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A satellite image showing Tinian International Airport on the island of Tinian on June 6, 2022, with construction work visible on the northern side of the facility.
News & Features

Construction Of Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out Has Begun

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 15, 2022

Russian MIG C47 shoot down sweden
Air

Swedish Air Force Pays Tribute To Spy Plane Crew Shot Down By Russia 70 Years Ago

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 14, 2022

F-35 Aggressor Nellis
Air

First F-35 Aggressor Dedicated To Replicating Chinese Threats Unveiled

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jun 9, 2022

F-35I_ADIR_ISRAEL
News & Features

Israel Has Extended The Range Of Its F-35s: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 9, 2022

Tankers off southern california with USS Nimitz
Air

Mysterious Exercise Off Baja Brought Nellis AFB, USS Nimitz Aircraft Together

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 8, 2022

MIG29 Ukraine high visibility
News & Features

Ukraine Paints Refurbished Frontline MiG-29 In High-Visibility Scheme

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 8, 2022

F-16 Nose-Down Landing In Hawaii Is The Third In Just A Month
Air

F-16 Nose-Down Landing In Hawaii Is The Third In Just A Month

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jun 8, 2022

ROKAF USAF show of force
News & Features

Aerial ‘Show Of Force’ Missions Are Back Over South Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 7, 2022

A picture showing an odd array of commercial hardware reportedly recently donated to a Russian combat aviation unit.
News & Features

‘Crowdfunded’ Aid For Russian Jet Squadron Looks Like Someone Raided A Home Depot

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 7, 2022

J-16_FLARES
News & Features

Chinese Fighter’s Decoy Dump In Front Of A P-8 Sets Dangerous New Precedent (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 6, 2022

KC-46A aircraft assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing perform an elephant walk formation on the runway at Pease Air National Guard Base, Sept. 8, 2021.
Air

KC-46 Tanker’s Recent “97 Percent” Milestone Isn’t The Whole Story

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 5, 2022

B1B Guam Andersen AFB
Air

Four B-1B Bombers Appear At Andersen AFB In Guam

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 4, 2022

NT43 RAT55 Oklahoma Hangar
News & Features

The World’s Most Secretive 737 Just Migrated To Oklahoma

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 3, 2022

Afghan Mi-17 painted as Ukrainian
Air

Ex-Afghan Air Force Mi-17 Helicopters Are Now Flying For Ukraine

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Jun 2, 2022

NGAD-concept-Lockheed
Air

Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Program Enters New Stage

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 2, 2022

New Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five Years
Air

New Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five Years

By Dan Parsons

Posted on May 25, 2022

LANCER-C romania
News & Features

Romania Orders Its Grounded MiG-21 Lancers Back Into The Air

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 25, 2022

B-21 Raider’s First Flight Has Been Grounded Until 2023
Air

B-21 Raider’s First Flight Has Been Grounded Until 2023

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 24, 2022

Air Force’s Black Flag Test Exercise Goes International With Focus On China
Air

Air Force’s Black Flag Test Exercise Goes International With Focus On China

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 20, 2022

Su-57 fighter Russia Ukraine
News & Features

Let’s Talk About The Rumors That Russia’s Su-57 Is Participating In The War In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 20, 2022

An artist's conception of a drone swarm overlaid on a map of Taiwan.
Air

Massive Drone Swarm Over Strait Decisive In Taiwan Conflict Wargames

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 19, 2022

Israel Chariots Of Fire 707
News & Features

No, U.S. Tankers Didn’t Refuel Israeli Jets Taking Part In Iran Strike Exercise

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 18, 2022

Japan F-3 fighter
News & Features

Did America Just Miss Its Chance To Help Build Japan’s Future Fighter?

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 17, 2022

B-52 ARRW Hypersonic Launch
Air

B-52 Successfully Tests Hypersonic Missile After Three Failed Tries (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 17, 2022

S300 Israel F-16 Syria
Land

S-300 Surface-To-Air Missile Fired At Israeli Jets Over Syria For First Time: Report

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 17, 2022

A US Air Force KC-135R aerial refueling tanker comes in to land.
Air

KC-135R Tanker Autopilots Still Suffering From Dangerous Anomalies

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 13, 2022

CHINA_PLAN_AGI_SPY_SHIP
News & Features

Chinese Spy Ship Makes First Appearance Near Australian Submarine Communications Base

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 13, 2022

Russia claims Ukraine plotted to steal one of its Tu-22M3 Backfire bombers.
News & Features

We May Have Our First Sight Of A Russian Bomber Launching Missiles At Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 11, 2022

MC55A Peregrine
News & Features

Australia’s New MC-55 Peregrine Electronic Warfare Jet Breaks Cover (Updated)

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 11, 2022

Eight US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III airlifters at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway on May 10, 2022. The inset is a screen shot from an online flight tracking website showing the aircraft leaving Norway.
Air

Conga Line Of C-17s Spotted Heading South Over Europe From Norway (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 10, 2022

KC-46 longest flight
Air

KC-46 Crew Flies Air Mobility Command’s Longest Flight Ever

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 10, 2022

F-35 Readiness
Air

Blistering Highlights From The Latest F-35 Sustainment Hearing

By Dan Parsons

Posted on May 9, 2022

Su-27 Strike on Snake Island
News & Features

Ukraine Strikes Back: Su-27s Bomb Occupied Snake Island In Daring Raid

By Stetson Payne

Posted on May 7, 2022

F-14 Tomcat lost air show demonstration tapes
Air

Behold The Lost F-14 Tomcat Demo Tapes

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka

Posted on May 6, 2022

386 squadrons USAF
Air

The Air Force Has Abandoned Its 386 Squadron Goal

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 4, 2022

A frame from a video the US Air Force released showing a modified JDAM precision-guided bomb striking a target ship in the Gulf of Mexico during a test in April 2022.
Air

Watch The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Snap A Vessel In Two (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 2, 2022

A rendering of a notional self-propelled large-caliber gun capable of firing hypervelocity projectiles at incoming missiles.
Air

Railgun Ammo-Firing Cannon Being Eyed By Air Force For Cruise Missile Defense (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 1, 2022

The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Has Sunk Its First Vessel
Air

The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Has Sunk Its First Vessel

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 30, 2022

E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots
Air

E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 29, 2022

USAF Simulator Train B52 KC135 Fairchild2
Air

The B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold War

By Emma Helfrich

Updated on Apr 29, 2022

T-7A Red Hawk Jet
Air

Boeing Unveils First T-7A Red Hawk Training Jet For The Air Force

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 28, 2022

The Air Force two F-15EX test jets fly together.
Air

Some F-15C Units May Not Get A Replacement Fighter At All

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 28, 2022

F22 upgrades NGAD Fuel Tanks pods
Air

F-22 Raptor’s Future Upgrades Appear In Art Posted By Air Force General

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 28, 2022

Father Flew First F-15 Eagles Into Europe, Son Just Flew Them Out
Air

Father Flew First F-15 Eagles Into Europe, Son Just Flew Them Out

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Apr 27, 2022

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft.
Air

Air Force To Buy E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jets To Replace Aging E-3s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 27, 2022

F-15EX missile shot
Air

The F-15EX Program Is In Trouble

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 26, 2022

F22 NGAD Budget
Air

F-22 Being Used To Test Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Tech

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 26, 2022

A-12 Blackbird canards
Air

SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Looked Even Cooler With Canards

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 22, 2022

Mysterious ‘Phoenix Ghost’ Suicide Drones Headed To Ukraine
Air

Mysterious ‘Phoenix Ghost’ Suicide Drones Headed To Ukraine

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Apr 21, 2022

B1 fire dyess
Air

B-1 Bomber’s Engine Burst Into Flames At Dyess Air Force Base

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 21, 2022

RC-135S Satan Missile Formation
Air

RC-135 Jets Flew Unprecedented Mission To Spy On Russia’s New ICBM

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2022

Navy F-16 adversary with Hornet from NAWDC
Sea

The Navy Just Received Its First Surplus F-16s From The Air Force (Updated)

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Apr 20, 2022

MiG29 parts Ukraine
News & Features

No, Additional Fighter Jets Haven’t Been Delivered To Ukraine

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 20, 2022

YJ-21 H6 anti-ship ballistic missile
News & Features

This Is Our Best Look Yet At China’s Air-Launched ‘Carrier Killer’ Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2022

View of USAF B-52 Stratofortress Bomber in Flight
Air

A Look Back At All The B-52 Variants As The Iconic Bomber Hits 70

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 16, 2022

Ukrainian Air Force Crowdfunding Effort Asks ‘Buy Me A Fighter Jet!’
Air

Ukrainian Air Force Crowdfunding Effort Asks ‘Buy Me A Fighter Jet!’

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 15, 2022

China’s Y-20 Cargo Jet Has An Upper Passenger Deck That Can Be Installed In Its Hold
News & Features

China’s Y-20 Cargo Jet Has An Upper Passenger Deck That Can Be Installed In Its Hold

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 12, 2022

Half A Dozen Chinese Y-20 Cargo Jets Popped Up Over Europe Last Night (Updated)
News & Features

Half A Dozen Chinese Y-20 Cargo Jets Popped Up Over Europe Last Night (Updated)

By Stetson Payne and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 10, 2022

Adversary Air Contract For Nellis Air Force Base Won’t Be Renewed
Air

Adversary Air Contract For Nellis Air Force Base Won’t Be Renewed

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 8, 2022

America’s Latest Hypersonic Cruise Missile Made A Secret Test Flight
News & Features

America’s Latest Hypersonic Cruise Missile Made A Secret Test Flight

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 5, 2022

The Air Force Plans To Test-Launch A Mysterious New Air-To-Air Missile
Air

The Air Force Plans To Test-Launch A Mysterious New Air-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 4, 2022

Just Pick A Fighter And Start Training Ukrainian Pilots On It As Soon As Possible
News & Features

Just Pick A Fighter And Start Training Ukrainian Pilots On It As Soon As Possible

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 2, 2022

Ukrainian MiG-29 Pilot’s Front-Line Account Of The Air War Against Russia
News & Features

Ukrainian MiG-29 Pilot’s Front-Line Account Of The Air War Against Russia

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 2, 2022

Air Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New Budget
Air

Air Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 1, 2022