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Air Forces (Page 23)

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Osprey Maintenance
U.S. Air Force

Marines, Navy Still Flying Ospreys After Air Force Grounded Its Fleet

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 18, 2022

Air Force Holding Off Developing New F-16 Replacement For Now
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Holding Off Developing New F-16 Replacement For Now

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

65th AGRS F-35
U.S. Air Force

F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Revolutionizing The USAF’s Aggressor Force

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Aug 12, 2022

AFSOC_A-29-scaled
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Wants To Liquidate Its Tiny Light Attack Plane Fleet

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

New Evidence Of AGM-88 Anti-Radiation Missile Use By Ukraine Emerges
Ukrainian Air Force

New Evidence Of AGM-88 Anti-Radiation Missile Use By Ukraine Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

High-speed anti-radiation missile
Ukrainian Air Force

How Ukraine Could’ve Quickly Put AGM-88 Anti-Radiation Missiles To Use

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

F-22 Raptor Being Readied For AIM-260 Missile By ‘Green Bats’ Testers
U.S. Air Force

F-22 Raptor Being Readied For AIM-260 Missile By ‘Green Bats’ Testers

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

Global Hawk Has Left Beale Air Force Base For Good
U.S. Air Force

Global Hawk Has Left Beale Air Force Base For Good

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

HH-60 Whiskey
U.S. Air Force

HH-60W Driving Overhaul Of Air Force’s Search And Rescue Playbook

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Aug 10, 2022

Su-25 Ukraine
Ukrainian Air Force

Ukrainian Su-24 Back In The Fight And Armed With A Laser-Guided Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 10, 2022

A-10 Warthog’s Tusks Are Being Sharpened For A High-End Fight
U.S. Air Force

A-10 Warthog’s Tusks Are Being Sharpened For A High-End Fight

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

Chinese military surrounds Taiwan
Republic Of China Air Force (Taiwan)

New Chinese Drills Spark Fears Of Prolonged Squeeze On Taiwan

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

Nellis AFB Is The Epicenter Of The USAF’s Future
U.S. Air Force

Nellis AFB Is The Epicenter Of The USAF’s Future

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

MIG29 Upgrade Ukraine
Ukrainian Air Force

Ukraine’s Uniquely Upgraded MiG-29 Fulcrum Is Back

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

USAF B2s in Australia
Royal Air Force

20 Percent Of The USAF’s B-2 Force Is Deployed ‘Down Under’

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

PAK DA_PATENT
Russian Air Force

Does This Patent Give Us A Glimpse Of Russia’s New Bomber Design?

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 3, 2022

Huge Armada Of Allied Ships Gather For U.S. Navy’s RIMPAC Photo Op (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Huge Armada Of Allied Ships Gather For U.S. Navy’s RIMPAC Photo Op (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

F-35s, Many Other Types, Grounded Over Ejection Seat Issues (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

F-35s, Many Other Types, Grounded Over Ejection Seat Issues (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

B-58 Hustler
U.S. Air Force

The Time A Navy Sub Hunter Found A Lost B-58 Hustler In Great Salt Lake

By Kevin Noonan

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

Global Hawk Retirement Points Again To RQ-180 Waiting In The Wings
U.S. Air Force

Global Hawk Retirement Points Again To RQ-180 Waiting In The Wings

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth utilized a Silver Bullet Command and Control module on his first overseas trip.
U.S. Air Force

C-17’s Airstream ‘Silver Bullet’ VVIP Pods Weren’t Airworthy For 20 Years

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

F-22 Raptors land at RAF Lakenheath
U.S. Air Force

F-22 Raptors Are Heading To Poland

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

Extremely Rare Photos Inside Taiwan’s Underground Fighter Jet Caves
Republic Of China Air Force (Taiwan)

Extremely Rare Photos Inside Taiwan’s Underground Fighter Jet Caves

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jul 27, 2022

IAF S-300 Russia Syria
Israeli Air Force

Russian-Operated S-300 SAM System Fired At Israeli Jets Over Syria Says Top Official

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 26, 2022

Blended Wing Body
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Wants Blended Wing-Body Aircraft Demonstrator Flying By 2026

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 22, 2022

F135 engine
U.S. Air Force

No Engine, No Fly: Ongoing Propulsion Program Problems Are Grounding F-35s

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 22, 2022

Aircraft From Area 51 Are Flying In Latest Air Force Red Flag Exercise
U.S. Air Force

Aircraft From Area 51 Are Flying In Latest Air Force Red Flag Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 22, 2022

Giving A-10 Warthogs To Ukraine Isn’t Off The Table
U.S. Air Force

Giving A-10 Warthogs To Ukraine Isn’t Off The Table

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 21, 2022

Tempest Design
Royal Air Force

Let’s Look At The UK’s Plan To Fly A Tempest Fighter Demonstrator In Just Five Years

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 20, 2022

Mysterious Pod Carried By Air Force Reaper Drone That Crashed In Romania
U.S. Air Force

Mysterious Pod Carried By Air Force Reaper Drone That Crashed In Romania

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 20, 2022

Boom Supersonic Overture
U.S. Air Force

Boom’s Overture Supersonic Airliner Gains Northrop Grumman As Military Partner

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jul 20, 2022

ROKAF_KF-21_FIRST_FLIGHT
Republic of Korea Air Force

South Korea’s KF-21 Homegrown Advanced Fighter Just Took To The Air

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

J-10D Big Spine
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

China’s J-10 Fighter Spotted In New ‘Big Spine’ Configuration (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway, Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

HH and Mi24
U.S. Air Force

New HH-60W Rescue Helicopter Had Its First Dogfight With An Mi-24 Hind

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

KC-46 single pilot operations
U.S. Air Force

Single Pilot KC-46 Tanker Operations Eyed By Air Force For Major Conflicts

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 18, 2022

Cruise Missile Defense UAP
U.S. Air Force

This Is What Top Missile Defense Executives Just Said About UFOs

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 16, 2022

Lackland's newest F-16 students take on Coronet Cactus
U.S. Air Force

Plan To Train Ukrainian Pilots On U.S. Jets Passed By House Of Representatives

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 15, 2022

A Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 radar installed on an F-16 Viper fighter jet.
U.S. Air Force

New Radars Are Giving Old Air Force F-16s Capabilities Like Never Before

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 15, 2022

ROBIN OLDS
Royal Air Force

Why The Legacy Of Robin Olds Lives On In Today’s Fighter Pilots

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

Graphics depicting possible basing concepts for the Cold War-era MX missile program overlaid on top of a rendering of the Air Force's future LGM-35A ICBM.
U.S. Air Force

Firing ICBMs From Lakes, Tunnels Considered Before Air Force Picked New Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

The U.S. Just Racked Up Two Successful Hypersonic Missile Tests
U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Just Racked Up Two Successful Hypersonic Missile Tests

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

Bell 360 head on
U.S. Air Force

Nearly Complete Invictus Armed Scout Helicopter Looks Wicked In New Photos

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 13, 2022

A depiction of an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter flying together with various different drone designs as part of a distributed manned-unmanned team.
U.S. Air Force

Vision For Future Manned-Unmanned Air Combat Laid Out By Skunk Works

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 12, 2022

F-16_SHIELD_LASER_POD
U.S. Air Force

First Laser Weapon For A Fighter Delivered To The Air Force

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 11, 2022

H-20_CONCEPT_ART_PLAAF
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

First Flight For China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Could Be Imminent: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 8, 2022

Bomber Task Force B-1B
U.S. Air Force

These Photos From The B-1B’s Latest Guam Deployment Are Just Ridiculous

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

Reentry Vehicle Test For America’s New ICBM Failed Just After Launch
U.S. Air Force

Reentry Vehicle Test For America’s New ICBM Failed Just After Launch

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

China is aquiring weapons 5-6 times fast than US
U.S. Air Force

China Acquiring New Weapons Five Times Faster Than U.S. Warns Top Official

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 6, 2022

KF21 taxi test
Republic of Korea Air Force

South Korea Readies Its KF-21 Next-Generation Fighter Jet For Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 5, 2022

Optical Bar Camera film retirement U2 Beale
U.S. Air Force

The U-2 Dragon Lady Finally Says Goodbye To Film Cameras At Beale AFB

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 1, 2022

Air Force’s First ‘New’ Constant Phoenix Nuke-Sniffing Jet Has Flown
U.S. Air Force

Air Force’s First ‘New’ Constant Phoenix Nuke-Sniffing Jet Has Flown

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jun 30, 2022

NGAD Northrop Grumman
U.S. Air Force

Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Is Still Being Competed

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 28, 2022

Mirage 2000 Retired
French Air Force

France Bids Its Classic Mirage 2000C Fighter Jet Adieu

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 23, 2022

Freedom Class LCS
U.S. Air Force

Here’s What’s In The House’s Massive $37B Defense Budget Boost

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 22, 2022

MQ-1C Ukraine
Ukrainian Air Force

Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Call B.S. On Need For Gray Eagle Drones

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 22, 2022

F-22 Raptors
U.S. Air Force

Don’t Retire Oldest F-22 Raptors, Upgrade Them, Demands Congress

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 21, 2022

F22 maintenance
U.S. Air Force

Cascading Issues Keeping Air Force, Navy Planes Grounded Watchdog Says

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 16, 2022

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.
U.S. Air Force

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 Forces

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
U.S. Air Force

First F-35 Aggressor Dedicated To Replicating Chinese Threats Unveiled

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jun 9, 2022

F-35I_ADIR_ISRAEL
Israeli Air Force

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
U.S. Air Force

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
Ukrainian Air Force

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
U.S. Air Force

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

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jun 8, 2022