Air Force Munitions (Page 9)

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Navy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural Cruise
AIM-120 AMRAAM

Navy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural Cruise

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Jul 28, 2020

Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward
Air-To-Air

Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 22, 2020

Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes
Air Force Munitions

Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 22, 2020

F-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X Sidewinder
AIM-9 Sidewinder

F-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X Sidewinder

By Jamie Hunter and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 16, 2020

Air Force Close To Test Firing Low-Cost Cruise Missile As Work On Swarming Munitions Progresses
Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD)

Air Force Close To Test Firing Low-Cost Cruise Missile As Work On Swarming Munitions Progresses

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 15, 2020

Is The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria?
Air-To-Ground

Is The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

The AGM-122 “Sidearm” Came To Be From A Novel Missile Recycling Scheme
Air-To-Air

The AGM-122 “Sidearm” Came To Be From A Novel Missile Recycling Scheme

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)

This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

Israel Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner Missile
Air-To-Air

Israel Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner Missile

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

F-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With It
AIM-120 AMRAAM

F-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With It

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Is the European Meteor Air-To-Air Missile Really the Best in the World?
Meteor

Is the European Meteor Air-To-Air Missile Really the Best in the World?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Those Old OV-10 Broncos Sent To Fight ISIS Were Laser Rocket-Slinging Manhunters
Laser Guided Rockets

Those Old OV-10 Broncos Sent To Fight ISIS Were Laser Rocket-Slinging Manhunters

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar
Air-To-Air

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 19, 2020

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades
AGM-114 Hellfire

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 17, 2020

Navy Super Hornet Conducts First Guided Launch Of Impressive ‘Stormbreaker” Miniature Bomb
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)/Stormbreaker

Navy Super Hornet Conducts First Guided Launch Of Impressive ‘Stormbreaker” Miniature Bomb

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2020

Air Force Reveals B-1Bs Were Practicing Decapitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Week
AGM-158 Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

Air Force Reveals B-1Bs Were Practicing Decapitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Week

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

Navy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First Flight
AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM)

Navy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First Flight

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 3, 2020

Watch A JAS-39 Gripen Fighter Fire A New Ground Attack Version Of The Sidewinder Missile
AIM-9 Sidewinder

Watch A JAS-39 Gripen Fighter Fire A New Ground Attack Version Of The Sidewinder Missile

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 2, 2020

Stealth Missile Marks On F-15Es All But Prove They Dealt Final Blow To Al Baghdadi’s Compound
AGM-158 Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

Stealth Missile Marks On F-15Es All But Prove They Dealt Final Blow To Al Baghdadi’s Compound

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 29, 2020

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition
Air Force Munitions

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2020

B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam
AGM-158 Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 10, 2020

Air Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon Trucks
Air Force Munitions

Air Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 20, 2020

This Is The First Video Of An Su-57 Firing A Missile From Its Side Weapon Bay, Or Is It?
Air-To-Air

This Is The First Video Of An Su-57 Firing A Missile From Its Side Weapon Bay, Or Is It?

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 25, 2020

Here’s Everything We Know About America’s Airstrikes On Iranian-Related Targets In Iraq
Air-To-Ground

Here’s Everything We Know About America’s Airstrikes On Iranian-Related Targets In Iraq

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 13, 2020

American Retaliatory Strikes Against Iranian-Backed Militias In Iraq Have Begun (Updated)
Air-To-Ground

American Retaliatory Strikes Against Iranian-Backed Militias In Iraq Have Begun (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 13, 2020

Watch A Russian Il-76 Cargo Jet Bomb Targets And Strafe Them With Its Tail Gun
Air Force Munitions

Watch A Russian Il-76 Cargo Jet Bomb Targets And Strafe Them With Its Tail Gun

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 4, 2020

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons
Air-To-Ground

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 4, 2020

Turkey Strikes Back And Calls For No-Fly-Zone After Its Troops Die In Syria Airstrikes (Updated)
Air-To-Ground

Turkey Strikes Back And Calls For No-Fly-Zone After Its Troops Die In Syria Airstrikes (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 29, 2020

Here Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually Cost
Air Force Munitions

Here Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually Cost

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 19, 2020

DARPA Wants Millions To Design An Unmanned ‘Flying Gun’ Under Its New Gunslinger Program
Air-To-Air

DARPA Wants Millions To Design An Unmanned ‘Flying Gun’ Under Its New Gunslinger Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 18, 2020

Navy To Greatly Expand P-8 Poseidon’s Mission With New Missiles, Mines, Bombs, And Decoys
Air Force Munitions

Navy To Greatly Expand P-8 Poseidon’s Mission With New Missiles, Mines, Bombs, And Decoys

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 4, 2020

Multiple Rockets Strike The American Embassy Compound In Iraq (Updated)
Air-To-Ground

Multiple Rockets Strike The American Embassy Compound In Iraq (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 27, 2020

America’s Shadowy Sword Wielding Hellfire Missile Has Migrated To The Afghan Battlefield
AGM-114 Hellfire

America’s Shadowy Sword Wielding Hellfire Missile Has Migrated To The Afghan Battlefield

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 12, 2020

Iran Strikes Back: Missiles Rain Down On American Forces In Iraq (Updated)
Air-To-Ground

Iran Strikes Back: Missiles Rain Down On American Forces In Iraq (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 8, 2020

Pentagon Deploys Six B-52s To Diego Garcia Beyond The Reach Of Iran’s Ballistic Missiles
Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)

Pentagon Deploys Six B-52s To Diego Garcia Beyond The Reach Of Iran’s Ballistic Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 7, 2020

New Details About Strike On Top Iranian Commander Emerge As Americans Are Told To Flee Iraq (Updated)
Air-To-Ground

New Details About Strike On Top Iranian Commander Emerge As Americans Are Told To Flee Iraq (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 4, 2020

World Holds Its Breath After An American Strike In Iraq Kills Top Iranian Commander (Updated)
Air-To-Ground

World Holds Its Breath After An American Strike In Iraq Kills Top Iranian Commander (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 3, 2020

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