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Finland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter: Report
Finnish Air Force

Finland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 6, 2021

Draken Doubles Its Fleet Of Private Aggressor F-16s With A Dozen Surplus Jets From Norway
Norwegian Air Force

Draken Doubles Its Fleet Of Private Aggressor F-16s With A Dozen Surplus Jets From Norway

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 5, 2021

A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California
U.S. Air Force

A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 4, 2021

The U.S. Military Has A Missing Explosives Problem
U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Military Has A Missing Explosives Problem

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 3, 2021

T-38 Jets In Recent Fatal Crash Were Executing A Formation Approach: Report
U.S. Air Force

T-38 Jets In Recent Fatal Crash Were Executing A Formation Approach: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 2, 2021

The Air Force Wants A New Generation Of Affordable Air-To-Ground Munitions With Swappable Warheads
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Wants A New Generation Of Affordable Air-To-Ground Munitions With Swappable Warheads

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 2, 2021

It’s Official, Canada Has Rejected The F/A-18 Super Hornet As Its Next Fighter
Royal Canadian Air Force

It’s Official, Canada Has Rejected The F/A-18 Super Hornet As Its Next Fighter

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 2, 2021

Australia Says Farewell To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet As Its Final Flight Looms (Updated)
Royal Australian Air Force

Australia Says Farewell To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet As Its Final Flight Looms (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 30, 2021

Flurry Of Air Force Transports Head To East Africa As Potential For Ethiopia Evacuation Grows
U.S. Air Force

Flurry Of Air Force Transports Head To East Africa As Potential For Ethiopia Evacuation Grows

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 29, 2021

Italian Air Force Boss Envisions Merger Of Europe’s Next-Generation Combat Aircraft Programs
Air Forces

Italian Air Force Boss Envisions Merger Of Europe’s Next-Generation Combat Aircraft Programs

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 24, 2021

Testing Of The Secretive New AIM-260 Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Is Well Underway
U.S. Air Force

Testing Of The Secretive New AIM-260 Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Is Well Underway

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 22, 2021

F-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB
U.S. Air Force

F-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 22, 2021

Taiwan Has Declared Its Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Fully Operational
Republic Of China Air Force (Taiwan)

Taiwan Has Declared Its Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Fully Operational

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 22, 2021

Two T-38 Talons Involved In Deadly Incident On Laughlin AFB’s Runway (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Two T-38 Talons Involved In Deadly Incident On Laughlin AFB’s Runway (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 21, 2021

Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard
Afghan Air Force

Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 20, 2021

Secret RQ-180 “White Bat” Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force Video
U.S. Air Force

Secret RQ-180 “White Bat” Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force Video

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 18, 2021

Confessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress Maintainer
U.S. Air Force

Confessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress Maintainer

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 17, 2021

B-52 Bomber’s Wing Torn Up After Hitting Fence At Barksdale Air Force Base (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

B-52 Bomber’s Wing Torn Up After Hitting Fence At Barksdale Air Force Base (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 12, 2021

Air Force F-16 Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Alongside B-1 Bombers On Red Sea Mission
U.S. Air Force

Air Force F-16 Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Alongside B-1 Bombers On Red Sea Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 12, 2021

This Combat Doctor’s Patient Handoff Is A Master Class On Clear Communication (Updated)
Royal Canadian Air Force

This Combat Doctor’s Patient Handoff Is A Master Class On Clear Communication (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 10, 2021

Afghan Pilots That Fled To Tajikistan Are Finally About To Leave With U.S. Help
Afghan Air Force

Afghan Pilots That Fled To Tajikistan Are Finally About To Leave With U.S. Help

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 10, 2021

Watch This Hypersonic Test Aircraft Wow A Crowd With Its Afterburner
U.S. Air Force

Watch This Hypersonic Test Aircraft Wow A Crowd With Its Afterburner

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 9, 2021

Check Out This Super Grimy B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Test Article
U.S. Air Force

Check Out This Super Grimy B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Test Article

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 9, 2021

Saudis Cleared To Buy Hundreds More AMRAAM Missiles They’ve Been Using To Shoot Down Drones
Royal Saudi Air Force

Saudis Cleared To Buy Hundreds More AMRAAM Missiles They’ve Been Using To Shoot Down Drones

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 5, 2021

Rare Pod Simulated AIM-120 Missile Engagements During Massive War Game
U.S. Air Force

Rare Pod Simulated AIM-120 Missile Engagements During Massive War Game

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 4, 2021

Glitzy Northrop Grumman Ad Teases Totally Notional New Long-Range Stealth Fighter (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Glitzy Northrop Grumman Ad Teases Totally Notional New Long-Range Stealth Fighter (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 2, 2021

Hundreds Of South Korean And U.S. Warplanes Are Conducting A Secretive Exercise In Korea
Republic of Korea Air Force

Hundreds Of South Korean And U.S. Warplanes Are Conducting A Secretive Exercise In Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 2, 2021

A B-1B Bomber That Just Circumnavigated The Arabian Peninsula Has Stunning Photos To Show For It
U.S. Air Force

A B-1B Bomber That Just Circumnavigated The Arabian Peninsula Has Stunning Photos To Show For It

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 31, 2021

Tailless Fighter-Like Airframe Spotted At Chinese Jet Manufacturer’s Test Airfield
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

Tailless Fighter-Like Airframe Spotted At Chinese Jet Manufacturer’s Test Airfield

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 30, 2021

An OV-10 Bronco Pilot’s Adventure Teaching Thai Flyers Forward Air Control
U.S. Air Force

An OV-10 Bronco Pilot’s Adventure Teaching Thai Flyers Forward Air Control

By Thomas Newdick, ‘Danno’

Updated on Oct 28, 2021

Iranian MiG-29 Blasts Target Out Of Sky In Bonkers Low-Level Display (Updated)
Iranian Air Force

Iranian MiG-29 Blasts Target Out Of Sky In Bonkers Low-Level Display (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 28, 2021

India’s Stealthy Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Demonstrator Breaks Cover (Updated)
Indian Air Force

India’s Stealthy Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Demonstrator Breaks Cover (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 28, 2021

Here’s Why This New Mysterious Air Force Drone Contract Is A Big Deal (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Here’s Why This New Mysterious Air Force Drone Contract Is A Big Deal (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 27, 2021

The Air Force Has A Plan To Make Jet Fuel Out Of Thin Air
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Has A Plan To Make Jet Fuel Out Of Thin Air

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 23, 2021

Navy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support Roles
U.S. Air Force

Navy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support Roles

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 22, 2021

Unwanted Global Hawk Drones Are Being Transformed To Support Hypersonic Missile Tests
U.S. Air Force

Unwanted Global Hawk Drones Are Being Transformed To Support Hypersonic Missile Tests

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 21, 2021

This Alaskan Air Base Will Host An Experimental Mini Nuclear Reactor
U.S. Air Force

This Alaskan Air Base Will Host An Experimental Mini Nuclear Reactor

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 21, 2021

B-1 Bombers Deploy To Diego Garcia For The First Time In Over 15 Years
U.S. Air Force

B-1 Bombers Deploy To Diego Garcia For The First Time In Over 15 Years

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 20, 2021

Turkey In Talks To Buy More F-16s As It Struggles To Revamp Fighter Fleet (Updated)
Hellenic Air Force

Turkey In Talks To Buy More F-16s As It Struggles To Revamp Fighter Fleet (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 19, 2021

Feel The Speed In These Incredible Photos From The Air Force’s Rocket Sled Track
U.S. Air Force

Feel The Speed In These Incredible Photos From The Air Force’s Rocket Sled Track

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 15, 2021

Air Force Wants Hundreds More Jet Trainers Despite Already Buying T-7 Red Hawks
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Wants Hundreds More Jet Trainers Despite Already Buying T-7 Red Hawks

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 15, 2021

F-35s Nearly Collided With F-22s Right After Last Year’s Raptor Crash
U.S. Air Force

F-35s Nearly Collided With F-22s Right After Last Year’s Raptor Crash

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 14, 2021

Ex-Air Force Tech Boss Eviscerates Pentagon For Already Losing The AI Race Against China (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Ex-Air Force Tech Boss Eviscerates Pentagon For Already Losing The AI Race Against China (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 14, 2021

Watch This B-1B Make A Crazy Steep Banking Climb After A Touch And Go At RAF Fairford
Royal Air Force

Watch This B-1B Make A Crazy Steep Banking Climb After A Touch And Go At RAF Fairford

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 14, 2021

The Air Force’s New 5,000-Pound Bunker Buster Bomb Breaks Cover
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force’s New 5,000-Pound Bunker Buster Bomb Breaks Cover

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 12, 2021

This Is The Most Incredible Tour Of A B-52 Stratofortress We Have Ever Seen
U.S. Air Force

This Is The Most Incredible Tour Of A B-52 Stratofortress We Have Ever Seen

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 11, 2021

Become One Of The Last Starfighters By Buying This Pristine Mach Two Capable F-104
Royal Canadian Air Force

Become One Of The Last Starfighters By Buying This Pristine Mach Two Capable F-104

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 8, 2021

The AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For Testing
U.S. Air Force

The AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For Testing

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 8, 2021

Air Force Stumped By Sudden Pitch Down Events Reported On Upgraded KC-135 Tankers
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Stumped By Sudden Pitch Down Events Reported On Upgraded KC-135 Tankers

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 8, 2021

Watch Saudi F-15 Strike Eagles Unleash Harpoon Missiles Against Ship Targets
Royal Saudi Air Force

Watch Saudi F-15 Strike Eagles Unleash Harpoon Missiles Against Ship Targets

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 8, 2021

Japan’s C-2 Cargo Jet Absolutely Dwarfs The C-1 It Was Developed From In This Viral Video
Japan Air Self Defense Force

Japan’s C-2 Cargo Jet Absolutely Dwarfs The C-1 It Was Developed From In This Viral Video

By Brian O'Rourke, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 6, 2021

Watch An F-35 Drop A B61 Nuclear Bomb In This First-Ever Declassified Video
U.S. Air Force

Watch An F-35 Drop A B61 Nuclear Bomb In This First-Ever Declassified Video

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 6, 2021

F-35A Completes Final Inert Drop Test Of New B61-12 Nuclear Bomb
U.S. Air Force

F-35A Completes Final Inert Drop Test Of New B61-12 Nuclear Bomb

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 6, 2021

These Images Of Aussie C-17s Flying Among Skyscrapers In Brisbane Are The Best We’ve Ever Seen
Royal Australian Air Force

These Images Of Aussie C-17s Flying Among Skyscrapers In Brisbane Are The Best We’ve Ever Seen

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 5, 2021

The U.S. Air Force’s First Europe-Based F-35A Squadron Has Been Activated
U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force’s First Europe-Based F-35A Squadron Has Been Activated

By Brian O'Rourke

Posted on Oct 1, 2021

The Story Behind The Modified Falcon Business Jets That Bring America’s Fallen Heroes Home
U.S. Air Force

The Story Behind The Modified Falcon Business Jets That Bring America’s Fallen Heroes Home

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 1, 2021

Indian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This Year
Indian Air Force

Indian Su-30 Flankers To Dogfight Japanese Fighters Later This Year

By Michael Peck

Updated on Sep 30, 2021

20 KC-135s Were Rapidly Launched Out Of Fairchild AFB This Morning (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

20 KC-135s Were Rapidly Launched Out Of Fairchild AFB This Morning (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 29, 2021

Hypersonic Missile Tests For The B-1 Bomber Are Coming Next Year According To Boeing
U.S. Air Force

Hypersonic Missile Tests For The B-1 Bomber Are Coming Next Year According To Boeing

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 29, 2021

The Legendary Sidewinder Missile Made Its First Kill Over The Taiwan Strait (Updated)
Republic Of China Air Force (Taiwan)

The Legendary Sidewinder Missile Made Its First Kill Over The Taiwan Strait (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 29, 2021

A Plastic Cap In A KC-46’s Fuel Valve Generates More Turbulence For The Troubled Tanker
U.S. Air Force

A Plastic Cap In A KC-46’s Fuel Valve Generates More Turbulence For The Troubled Tanker

By Brian O'Rourke and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 28, 2021

DARPA Reveals Successful Hypersonic Cruise Missile Flight Test Has Occurred
U.S. Air Force

DARPA Reveals Successful Hypersonic Cruise Missile Flight Test Has Occurred

By Brian O'Rourke and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 27, 2021

Rolls Royce Will Provide Long-Awaited New Jet Engines For The B-52 Bomber Fleet
U.S. Air Force

Rolls Royce Will Provide Long-Awaited New Jet Engines For The B-52 Bomber Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 25, 2021

The Last Of 17 B-1B Bombers Slated For Early Retirement Has Arrived At The Boneyard
U.S. Air Force

The Last Of 17 B-1B Bombers Slated For Early Retirement Has Arrived At The Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 24, 2021