The United States military is the world leader in air power, and has been for several decades since before the US Air Force was even formally established as a service branch. Since the early days of the Army Air Corps and the dawn of carrier aviation in the US Navy, the US military has jumped, leaped, and bounded, and invented a long list of aerospace technologies. These began as weapon systems but have even gone on to be instrumental in developing spacecraft and improving commercial flying. In 2026, the US military is well underway with what was once the largest…