What You Need to Know: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie epitomized Cold War aerospace innovation. Designed to replace the B-52, the Valkyrie boasted speeds exceeding Mach 3 and an altitude ...

Summary and Key Points: The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, conceived in the late 1950s, was an ambitious project to create the world’s fastest and highest-flying bomber. With its futuristic ...

The pilot at Sheppard Air Force Base was injured when the ejection seat of the trainer aircraft, a T-6A Texan II, released at about 2 p.m. Monday.

The Air Force grounded about 70 T-6As in 2022 after flaws in the explosives used in ejection seats were discovered.

The Air Force says an instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the turboprop aircraft was still on the ground at a Texas military base.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday. The ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday. The ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday. The ...

Ejection seats have been credited with saving pilots' lives, but they also have failed at critical moments in aircraft accidents.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — An Air Force instructor pilot was killed when the ejection seat activated while the jet was still on the ground at a Texas military base, the Air Force said Tuesday. The ...