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The United Kingdom Has Chosen Who Will Build Its First Prototype Loyal Wingman Combat Drone
Royal Air Force

The United Kingdom Has Chosen Who Will Build Its First Prototype Loyal Wingman Combat Drone

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 25, 2021

Air Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16s
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16s

By The War Zone staff

Updated on Jan 23, 2021

The Truth About Going From Flying Airplanes To Helicopters
U.S. Air Force

The Truth About Going From Flying Airplanes To Helicopters

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Jan 22, 2021

New Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And Drones
U.S. Air Force

New Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 21, 2021

The Air Force’s New Report On Ballistic And Cruise Missiles Misses Its Target
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force’s New Report On Ballistic And Cruise Missiles Misses Its Target

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 21, 2021

Royal Air Force Turned A Torpedo Bomber Into A Flying Flamethrower During World War II
Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force Turned A Torpedo Bomber Into A Flying Flamethrower During World War II

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 20, 2021

How British Tornados Used A Special Weapon To Ravage Saddam’s Airfields In Daring Desert Storm Raids
Royal Air Force

How British Tornados Used A Special Weapon To Ravage Saddam’s Airfields In Daring Desert Storm Raids

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Jan 15, 2021

Black Flag Rises: New “Super Bowl Of Test Exercises” Pushes USAF’s Top Weapons To Their Limit
U.S. Air Force

Black Flag Rises: New “Super Bowl Of Test Exercises” Pushes USAF’s Top Weapons To Their Limit

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Jan 13, 2021

First Peacetime Terror Attack On The Air Force Destroyed Eight A-7 Attack Jets 40 Years Ago
U.S. Air Force

First Peacetime Terror Attack On The Air Force Destroyed Eight A-7 Attack Jets 40 Years Ago

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 13, 2021

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter First Flew 10 Years Ago Today. A Two-Seater Could Be Next.
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter First Flew 10 Years Ago Today. A Two-Seater Could Be Next.

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 11, 2021

This Stretched Super FB-111 Was A Low-Cost Challenger To The B-1 Bomber
U.S. Air Force

This Stretched Super FB-111 Was A Low-Cost Challenger To The B-1 Bomber

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 9, 2021

The Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force Test
U.S. Air Force

The Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force Test

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 8, 2021

Greece Joins Forces With Israel To Revamp Its Fighter Pilot Training Program
Hellenic Air Force

Greece Joins Forces With Israel To Revamp Its Fighter Pilot Training Program

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 5, 2021

Let’s Talk About This Intriguing Object Seen In The Scoot-And-Hide Hangar At Area 51
U.S. Air Force

Let’s Talk About This Intriguing Object Seen In The Scoot-And-Hide Hangar At Area 51

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 5, 2021

The B-2 Bomber Looks Positively Alien In These Images
U.S. Air Force

The B-2 Bomber Looks Positively Alien In These Images

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 4, 2021

First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese Airliner
Royal Air Force

First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese Airliner

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 4, 2021

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn
U.S. Air Force

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 2, 2021

It’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On Hold
U.S. Air Force

It’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On Hold

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 31, 2020

B-2 Bombers Practice Stealth Team Tactics With F-35 Pilot Trainees For The First Time
U.S. Air Force

B-2 Bombers Practice Stealth Team Tactics With F-35 Pilot Trainees For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 30, 2020

Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range
U.S. Air Force

Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 29, 2020

Watch Flight Tracks Of Contractor Adversary Jets Bum-Rush A Carrier Group For Training
U.S. Air Force

Watch Flight Tracks Of Contractor Adversary Jets Bum-Rush A Carrier Group For Training

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 28, 2020

This Is All The Survival Gear That Apache Attack Helicopter Crews Fly Into Combat With
Royal Air Force

This Is All The Survival Gear That Apache Attack Helicopter Crews Fly Into Combat With

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 28, 2020

Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur
Royal Air Force

Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 24, 2020

Fighter Pilots Are Taking Full Advantage Of The Air Force’s Lifted Ban On Custom Helmet Art
U.S. Air Force

Fighter Pilots Are Taking Full Advantage Of The Air Force’s Lifted Ban On Custom Helmet Art

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Dec 23, 2020

America’s East Africa Military Hub Sees Spike In Activity As Somalia Withdrawals Continue
U.S. Air Force

America’s East Africa Military Hub Sees Spike In Activity As Somalia Withdrawals Continue

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 23, 2020

You Can Buy The Royal Air Force’s Impressive Sentinel Radar Planes, But Only In Pieces
Royal Air Force

You Can Buy The Royal Air Force’s Impressive Sentinel Radar Planes, But Only In Pieces

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 23, 2020

South Korea Scrambles Fighters To Intercept Russian And Chinese Bombers On Joint Maneuvers (Updated)
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

South Korea Scrambles Fighters To Intercept Russian And Chinese Bombers On Joint Maneuvers (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska
U.S. Air Force

F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

An Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15
U.S. Air Force

An Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15

By Patrick Koepke

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

Space Force Troops Finally Have A Name: Guardians
U.S. Air Force

Space Force Troops Finally Have A Name: Guardians

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 19, 2020

F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage
U.S. Air Force

F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 18, 2020

India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals
Indian Air Force

India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 18, 2020

Artificial Intelligence Takes Control Of A U-2 Spy Plane’s Sensors In Historic Flight Test
U.S. Air Force

Artificial Intelligence Takes Control Of A U-2 Spy Plane’s Sensors In Historic Flight Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 16, 2020

Here Is What The Air Force’s New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable Of
U.S. Air Force

Here Is What The Air Force’s New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable Of

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots
U.S. Air Force

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission
U.S. Air Force

U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

No, Russia Really Doesn’t Need A New Single-Engine Fighter
Russian Air Force

No, Russia Really Doesn’t Need A New Single-Engine Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets
Royal Saudi Air Force

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

Navy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy Banks
U.S. Air Force

Navy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy Banks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

Russia Is Using Augmented Reality To Produce Its Su-57 Fighter
Russian Air Force

Russia Is Using Augmented Reality To Produce Its Su-57 Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff
Royal Air Force

Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 9, 2020

Chuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew
U.S. Air Force

Chuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 9, 2020

These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain
U.S. Air Force

These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 7, 2020

The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 7, 2020

France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets
French Air Force

France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 4, 2020

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 3, 2020

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor
Royal Australian Air Force

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 2, 2020

Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999
U.S. Air Force

Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 2, 2020

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out
U.S. Air Force

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 2, 2020

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars
U.S. Air Force

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane
U.S. Air Force

This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

F-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War Games
U.S. Air Force

F-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War Games

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System
U.S. Air Force

Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum
Royal Canadian Air Force

How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission
U.S. Air Force

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Air Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War Games
Royal Australian Air Force

Air Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War Games

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Why Russia’s MiG-35 Is Starting To Look Like A Dead Duck
Russian Air Force

Why Russia’s MiG-35 Is Starting To Look Like A Dead Duck

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display
U.S. Air Force

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever
Royal Air Force

Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force

The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity
U.S. Air Force

F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E
Royal Air Force

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds
U.S. Air Force

Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020