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Air Force Munitions (Page 10)

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U.S. Strikes Back At Iranian Proxy Forces In Iraq And Syria After Deadly Rocket Attack (Updated)
Air-To-Ground

U.S. Strikes Back At Iranian Proxy Forces In Iraq And Syria After Deadly Rocket Attack (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2019

Air Force Tests Laser Guided Rockets In The Air-To-Air Role To Shoot Down Cruise Missiles
Laser Guided Rockets

Air Force Tests Laser Guided Rockets In The Air-To-Air Role To Shoot Down Cruise Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 23, 2019

Everything We Know About America’s Sword Blade Hellfire Missile And Its Latest Target
AGM-114 Hellfire

Everything We Know About America’s Sword Blade Hellfire Missile And Its Latest Target

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 10, 2019

America’s Missile That Uses Sword Blades Instead Of Explosives Has Struck Again In Syria
AGM-114 Hellfire

America’s Missile That Uses Sword Blades Instead Of Explosives Has Struck Again In Syria

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 8, 2019

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)
AGM-114 Hellfire

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 4, 2019

This Photo Proves How The Hellfire Missile That Uses Blades Instead Of Explosives Works
AGM-114 Hellfire

This Photo Proves How The Hellfire Missile That Uses Blades Instead Of Explosives Works

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 4, 2019

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Stuns By Brandishing Full Load Of Missiles At Zhuhai Air Show
Air-To-Air

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Stuns By Brandishing Full Load Of Missiles At Zhuhai Air Show

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

This A-10 Warthog Ground Trainer Still Has A ‘Tickler’ Muzzle Device On Its Cannon (Updated)
Air Force Munitions

This A-10 Warthog Ground Trainer Still Has A ‘Tickler’ Muzzle Device On Its Cannon (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

F-35’s Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy Skin
Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD)

F-35’s Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy Skin

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

SPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile Getting An Electronic Warfare Variant To Swarm With Is A Huge Deal
Air-To-Ground

SPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile Getting An Electronic Warfare Variant To Swarm With Is A Huge Deal

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Is This Mysterious Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tailored To Fit The Su-57’s Side Bays?
Air-To-Air

Is This Mysterious Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tailored To Fit The Su-57’s Side Bays?

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 26, 2019

The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service
Air-To-Ground

The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 25, 2019

Air Force Updates Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid New Iranian Nuclear Posturing
Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)

Air Force Updates Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid New Iranian Nuclear Posturing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 14, 2019

Satellite Photos Call Into Question Impact Of U.S. Bombing Its Own Syrian Base After Retreat
Air-To-Ground

Satellite Photos Call Into Question Impact Of U.S. Bombing Its Own Syrian Base After Retreat

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 23, 2019

USAF Fought ISIS With the Wrong Bombs and Tactics For Months
AGM-114 Hellfire

USAF Fought ISIS With the Wrong Bombs and Tactics For Months

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 11, 2019

Pentagon May Scrap 35 Million Depleted Uranium Rounds Used By The A-10 Warthog’s Gun
Air Force Munitions

Pentagon May Scrap 35 Million Depleted Uranium Rounds Used By The A-10 Warthog’s Gun

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 27, 2019

Is Raytheon’s Pint-Sized Peregrine The Air-To-Air Missile The Pentagon Has Been Waiting For?
AIM-120 AMRAAM

Is Raytheon’s Pint-Sized Peregrine The Air-To-Air Missile The Pentagon Has Been Waiting For?

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 19, 2019

The AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range Missile
AIM-9 Sidewinder

The AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range Missile

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 4, 2019

Cluster Bomb Toting F-15Es Are Patrolling The Persian Gulf To Counter Small Boat Swarms
Cluster Bombs

Cluster Bomb Toting F-15Es Are Patrolling The Persian Gulf To Counter Small Boat Swarms

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 15, 2019

Spanish Connection Emerges In Case Of Mysterious Qatari Missile Seized In Italy
Air-To-Air

Spanish Connection Emerges In Case Of Mysterious Qatari Missile Seized In Italy

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 17, 2019

Italian Cops Raid Neo-Fascists And Find Air-To-Air Missile That France Had Sold To Qatar
Air-To-Air

Italian Cops Raid Neo-Fascists And Find Air-To-Air Missile That France Had Sold To Qatar

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 15, 2019

Qatar To Get New AMRAAM-ER Surface To Air Missiles, U.S. Capital May Be Next
AIM-120 AMRAAM

Qatar To Get New AMRAAM-ER Surface To Air Missiles, U.S. Capital May Be Next

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 12, 2019

New AIM-260 Missiles Are So Secretive They Will Require A Custom Storage Bunker At Hill AFB
AIM-260

New AIM-260 Missiles Are So Secretive They Will Require A Custom Storage Bunker At Hill AFB

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 1, 2019

U.S. Launches Rare Strike On Al Qaeda In Western Syria Amid Shifting Regional Agenda
Air-To-Ground

U.S. Launches Rare Strike On Al Qaeda In Western Syria Amid Shifting Regional Agenda

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 1, 2019

Get To Know America’s Long Serving B61 Family Of Nuclear Bombs
Bunker Busters

Get To Know America’s Long Serving B61 Family Of Nuclear Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Iran Claims It Turned a Sidewinder Into a “New” Anti-Tank Missile
AIM-9 Sidewinder

Iran Claims It Turned a Sidewinder Into a “New” Anti-Tank Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Is The USAF’s “Safer” Carbon Fiber Bomb That’s Also Extraordinarily Expensive
Air Force Munitions

This Is The USAF’s “Safer” Carbon Fiber Bomb That’s Also Extraordinarily Expensive

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Getting ‘Cast Ductile Iron Bomb’ Cluster Munition Replacement Despite Policy Change
Cluster Bombs

USAF Getting ‘Cast Ductile Iron Bomb’ Cluster Munition Replacement Despite Policy Change

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea
Bunker Busters

USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Navy Orders Development Of New Air Defense Blasting Missile That Will Fit Inside F-35
Air-To-Ground

Navy Orders Development Of New Air Defense Blasting Missile That Will Fit Inside F-35

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses
Air-To-Ground

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Afghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at Night
Laser Guided Rockets

Afghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at Night

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Here’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition Policy
Cluster Bombs

Here’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition Policy

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF and Raytheon Say Cost Overruns Won’t Slow Delivery of Vital New Bomb
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)/Stormbreaker

USAF and Raytheon Say Cost Overruns Won’t Slow Delivery of Vital New Bomb

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Rumors Fly That Russia Has Dropped “The Father of All Bombs” in Syria
Air-To-Ground

Rumors Fly That Russia Has Dropped “The Father of All Bombs” in Syria

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

A-10 Warthogs Drop Bunker Buster Bombs in Combat for the First Time
Bunker Busters

A-10 Warthogs Drop Bunker Buster Bombs in Combat for the First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Message On Bunker Buster Bomb Tells ISIS “This Is For Making Me Miss Game of Thrones”
Bunker Busters

Message On Bunker Buster Bomb Tells ISIS “This Is For Making Me Miss Game of Thrones”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The U.S. Air Force Wants to Buy More Reliable Bunker Buster Bombs
Bunker Busters

The U.S. Air Force Wants to Buy More Reliable Bunker Buster Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

USAF Reaper Drones Can Finally Drop GPS Guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions
Air Force Munitions

USAF Reaper Drones Can Finally Drop GPS Guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Miniature Smart Bombs Could Help Give the F-35 Firepower It Desperately Needs
Air Force Munitions

Miniature Smart Bombs Could Help Give the F-35 Firepower It Desperately Needs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

USAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm
Air Force Munitions

USAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 26, 2019

Meet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile
AIM-260

Meet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 22, 2019

New Video Of B-2 Bomber Dropping Mother Of All Bunker Busters Sends Ominous Message
Bunker Busters

New Video Of B-2 Bomber Dropping Mother Of All Bunker Busters Sends Ominous Message

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019

F-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile Loadout
AIM-9 Sidewinder

F-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile Loadout

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 14, 2019

Secret Hellfire Missile With Sword-Like Blades Made Mysterious Strike On Terror Leader In Syria
AGM-114 Hellfire

Secret Hellfire Missile With Sword-Like Blades Made Mysterious Strike On Terror Leader In Syria

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 10, 2019

USAF F-35As Will Get Navy’s New Air Defense Busting Missile Amid Talk Of Anti-Ship Variants
AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM)

USAF F-35As Will Get Navy’s New Air Defense Busting Missile Amid Talk Of Anti-Ship Variants

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2019

USAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders Fitted
AIM-9 Sidewinder

USAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders Fitted

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 30, 2019

New MD Explorer Gunship Features Internal Tubes For Launching Guided Munitions And Drones
Air Force Munitions

New MD Explorer Gunship Features Internal Tubes For Launching Guided Munitions And Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 17, 2019

Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds
Air-To-Ground

Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 14, 2019

India Shows Proof U.S. Made F-16s And AIM-120 Missiles Were Used By Pakistan In Aerial Brawl
AIM-120 AMRAAM

India Shows Proof U.S. Made F-16s And AIM-120 Missiles Were Used By Pakistan In Aerial Brawl

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 28, 2019

Oregon F-15 Eagle Fired Millions Worth Of Missiles Into The Sea Before Emergency Landing
Air Force Munitions

Oregon F-15 Eagle Fired Millions Worth Of Missiles Into The Sea Before Emergency Landing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 22, 2019

Israel Turns Ballistic Missile Surrogate Into Air Launched Bunker-Busting Missile
Bunker Busters

Israel Turns Ballistic Missile Surrogate Into Air Launched Bunker-Busting Missile

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 21, 2019

Navy To Field Cruise Missile Variant Of Its Smart JSOW Glide Bomb That Will Fit Inside F-35C
AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW)

Navy To Field Cruise Missile Variant Of Its Smart JSOW Glide Bomb That Will Fit Inside F-35C

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 8, 2019

Weapons Testers At China Lake Obliterate Everything In This Crazy ‘Greatest Hits’ Reel
Air-To-Ground

Weapons Testers At China Lake Obliterate Everything In This Crazy ‘Greatest Hits’ Reel

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 15, 2018

These Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The Start
AGM-114 Hellfire

These Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The Start

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 9, 2018

Northrop Grumman Shows Off Shipping Container-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile Concept
AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM)

Northrop Grumman Shows Off Shipping Container-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile Concept

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 9, 2018

The YF-23’s Weapons Bay Layout Was One Of Its Best Features And One Of Its Worst
AIM-120 AMRAAM

The YF-23’s Weapons Bay Layout Was One Of Its Best Features And One Of Its Worst

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 3, 2018

Heat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During Exercise
AIM-9 Sidewinder

Heat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 19, 2018

The Pentagon Spent Decades Developing Hypersonic Anti-Tank Missiles, Then They Vanished
AGM-114 Hellfire

The Pentagon Spent Decades Developing Hypersonic Anti-Tank Missiles, Then They Vanished

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 5, 2018

Russia Denies Flying Mystery Air Strike On Afghan Border, Claims Black Choppers Still Aiding ISIS
Air-To-Ground

Russia Denies Flying Mystery Air Strike On Afghan Border, Claims Black Choppers Still Aiding ISIS

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 28, 2018

Recent MALD-X Advanced Air Launched Decoy Test Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds Like
Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD)

Recent MALD-X Advanced Air Launched Decoy Test Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds Like

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 25, 2018

Whoops! Spanish Eurofighter Jet Accidentally Fires An Air-To-Air Missile Over Estonia
AIM-120 AMRAAM

Whoops! Spanish Eurofighter Jet Accidentally Fires An Air-To-Air Missile Over Estonia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 7, 2018

F-15SA Bristles With A Dozen AIM-120 Missiles During Star Wars Canyon Run
AIM-120 AMRAAM

F-15SA Bristles With A Dozen AIM-120 Missiles During Star Wars Canyon Run

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 25, 2018

The Air Force Wants Its B-52s To Carry Mysterious 20,000lb Weapons Under Their Wings
Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)

The Air Force Wants Its B-52s To Carry Mysterious 20,000lb Weapons Under Their Wings

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 22, 2018