The U.S. Air Force is quietly rewriting how it grows new fighter pilots, and the most visible proof is now thousands of miles from home on Italian runways. What began as a bilateral experiment has ...

Flight training is a challenging yet rewarding process that demands significant time, effort, and mental/physical adaptation, with preparation being key to a positive experience. Initial lessons ...

For the first time the U.S. Air Force has chosen a foreign school to train its pilots, with the first 10 students arriving soon in Italy. The Italian Air Force and the U.S. Air Force announced a ...

Ten U.S. students are now enrolled at the International Flight Training School to complete a 133-day Basic Jet Training course in the T-346A Master. Following an agreement with the Italian Air Force ...

The T-7 Red Hawk is meant to teach student pilots how to fly fifth-generation aircraft such as the F-35. Air Force officials laid out their plans for teaching instructor pilots on the T-7, and then ...