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Five JASSM Stealth Missiles Have Been Loaded On An F-15E Strike Eagle For The First Time
U.S. Air Force

Five JASSM Stealth Missiles Have Been Loaded On An F-15E Strike Eagle For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 11, 2021

It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now
Israeli Air Force

It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 11, 2021

The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave
Iranian Air Force

The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials
U.S. Air Force

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 10, 2021

Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft
U.S. Air Force

Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2021

B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding
U.S. Air Force

B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 6, 2021

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue
U.S. Air Force

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 5, 2021

First Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman Drone
U.S. Air Force

First Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 5, 2021

F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots
U.S. Air Force

F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 3, 2021

Declassified Docs Offer New Details About A Growing RQ-170 “Wraith” Force
U.S. Air Force

Declassified Docs Offer New Details About A Growing RQ-170 “Wraith” Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 3, 2021

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth
Royal Air Force

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 3, 2021

Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case
U.S. Air Force

Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 1, 2021

Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks
Israeli Air Force

Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 30, 2021

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 30, 2021

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East
U.S. Air Force

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 28, 2021

France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On
U.S. Air Force

France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action
Royal Air Force

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 26, 2021

Help Us Identify This Mysterious SR-71-Looking “Tow Target”
U.S. Air Force

Help Us Identify This Mysterious SR-71-Looking “Tow Target”

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 26, 2021

All B-1B Bombers Have Been Grounded (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

All B-1B Bombers Have Been Grounded (Updated)

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Apr 22, 2021

Watch This CV-22 Osprey’s Rotor Downwash Absolutely Demolish A Hospital’s Helipad
U.S. Air Force

Watch This CV-22 Osprey’s Rotor Downwash Absolutely Demolish A Hospital’s Helipad

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 22, 2021

The Royal Air Force Just Can’t Get Enough Of The Chinook With 14 New Orders
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force Just Can’t Get Enough Of The Chinook With 14 New Orders

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 21, 2021

Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss
U.S. Air Force

Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2021

Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles
U.S. Air Force

Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 20, 2021

We Talk F-15EX’s New Radar With The Woman Who Runs The Program Behind It
U.S. Air Force

We Talk F-15EX’s New Radar With The Woman Who Runs The Program Behind It

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 19, 2021

Project FoX Brings Tablet-Based Apps To F-35 Stealth Fighter Cockpits
U.S. Air Force

Project FoX Brings Tablet-Based Apps To F-35 Stealth Fighter Cockpits

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 17, 2021

A B-1B Bomber Suffered Significant Engine Damage While Deployed To Norway
U.S. Air Force

A B-1B Bomber Suffered Significant Engine Damage While Deployed To Norway

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 17, 2021

Targeting Pods Are Being Tested On Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Transports (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Targeting Pods Are Being Tested On Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Transports (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 16, 2021

Ex-Disney Employees Helped The Thunderbirds Create Their New Shortened Air Show Routine
U.S. Air Force

Ex-Disney Employees Helped The Thunderbirds Create Their New Shortened Air Show Routine

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 15, 2021

Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile
Turkish Air Force

Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 15, 2021

F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test
U.S. Air Force

F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 14, 2021

Today’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General
U.S. Air Force

Today’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 13, 2021

The Boscombe Down Incident Remains One Of Military Aviation’s Most Intriguing Mysteries
Royal Air Force

The Boscombe Down Incident Remains One Of Military Aviation’s Most Intriguing Mysteries

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Apr 8, 2021

The F-15EX Is Now Officially Named The Eagle II
U.S. Air Force

The F-15EX Is Now Officially Named The Eagle II

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 7, 2021

New Telescopes Will Help Space Force Watch For Hostile Satellite Activity
U.S. Air Force

New Telescopes Will Help Space Force Watch For Hostile Satellite Activity

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 6, 2021

Broken ARRW: Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Fails During Inaugural Test
U.S. Air Force

Broken ARRW: Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Fails During Inaugural Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 6, 2021

Stealthy Valkyrie Drone Uses Weapons Bay For First Time To Launch Smaller Drone
U.S. Air Force

Stealthy Valkyrie Drone Uses Weapons Bay For First Time To Launch Smaller Drone

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 6, 2021

Israel’s New Surveillance Jet Combines Two Other Aircraft’s Missions Into A Single Airframe
Israeli Air Force

Israel’s New Surveillance Jet Combines Two Other Aircraft’s Missions Into A Single Airframe

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 5, 2021

U-2 Flight Along The Border Yesterday Wasn’t A Surveillance Mission
U.S. Air Force

U-2 Flight Along The Border Yesterday Wasn’t A Surveillance Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 2, 2021

The World’s Most Secretive 737 Just Showed Its Bizarre Self Over The Mojave Desert
U.S. Air Force

The World’s Most Secretive 737 Just Showed Its Bizarre Self Over The Mojave Desert

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 2, 2021

Air Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In Belgium
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In Belgium

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 31, 2021

Watch A Saudi F-15 Fighter Swoop In Low To Blast A Houthi Rebel Drone Out Of The Sky
Royal Saudi Air Force

Watch A Saudi F-15 Fighter Swoop In Low To Blast A Houthi Rebel Drone Out Of The Sky

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 30, 2021

Three New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force

Three New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force Base

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 30, 2021

The First Flight Test Of The Air Force’s New Hypersonic Missile Appears To Be Imminent
U.S. Air Force

The First Flight Test Of The Air Force’s New Hypersonic Missile Appears To Be Imminent

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 29, 2021

NORAD Fighters Are Using Arresting Gear For Year-Round Ops At Greenland’s Thule Air Base
Royal Canadian Air Force

NORAD Fighters Are Using Arresting Gear For Year-Round Ops At Greenland’s Thule Air Base

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 29, 2021

The “Birth” Of A Chinook Is The Weirdest Helicopter Display You Will Ever See
Royal Australian Air Force

The “Birth” Of A Chinook Is The Weirdest Helicopter Display You Will Ever See

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 26, 2021

The Air Force Spent $134M To Repair 39 Hail-Damaged T-1 Jet Trainers It’s About To Retire
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Spent $134M To Repair 39 Hail-Damaged T-1 Jet Trainers It’s About To Retire

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 25, 2021

Canada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To Die
Royal Canadian Air Force

Canada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To Die

By Stephen Walker

Posted on Mar 25, 2021

British Armed Forces Poised To Make Big Cuts To F-35 Plans And More
Royal Air Force

British Armed Forces Poised To Make Big Cuts To F-35 Plans And More

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 24, 2021

Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?
U.S. Air Force

Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 22, 2021

Russia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: Reports
U.S. Air Force

Russia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 19, 2021

High-Performance Target Drone Washes Up On Florida Beach (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

High-Performance Target Drone Washes Up On Florida Beach (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 19, 2021

Massive New Chinese Military Heliport Taking Shape Right Across From Taiwan
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

Massive New Chinese Military Heliport Taking Shape Right Across From Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 18, 2021

Taiwan’s Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Poised To Start Standing Alert Along The Taiwan Strait
Republic Of China Air Force (Taiwan)

Taiwan’s Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Poised To Start Standing Alert Along The Taiwan Strait

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 18, 2021

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers And B-1B Lancers Team Up For Arctic Show Of Force
U.S. Air Force

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers And B-1B Lancers Team Up For Arctic Show Of Force

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 17, 2021

Pentagon Unveils Details On Effort To Equip Its Services With Massive Swarms Of Deadly Drones
U.S. Air Force

Pentagon Unveils Details On Effort To Equip Its Services With Massive Swarms Of Deadly Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 17, 2021

Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 16, 2021

British Typhoons Have Used Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles For The First Time In Combat
Royal Air Force

British Typhoons Have Used Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles For The First Time In Combat

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 16, 2021

F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida
U.S. Air Force

F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 16, 2021

Top British F-35 Pilot On How His Fledgling Team Is Forging Its Own Path Forward
Royal Air Force

Top British F-35 Pilot On How His Fledgling Team Is Forging Its Own Path Forward

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Mar 15, 2021

This Photo Of A Pair Of A-10 Warthogs Is Mesmerizing
U.S. Air Force

This Photo Of A Pair Of A-10 Warthogs Is Mesmerizing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 15, 2021

Israel Could Be Waiting For Surplus U.S. Air Force F-15s Instead Of Buying New Advanced Eagles
U.S. Air Force

Israel Could Be Waiting For Surplus U.S. Air Force F-15s Instead Of Buying New Advanced Eagles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 14, 2021

Behold The Air Force’s Updated F-15 Eagle Family Portrait Including The New F-15EX
U.S. Air Force

Behold The Air Force’s Updated F-15 Eagle Family Portrait Including The New F-15EX

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 12, 2021

Drunken Ukrainian Air Force Officer Smashed His Volkswagen Into A MiG-29 Fighter
Ukrainian Air Force

Drunken Ukrainian Air Force Officer Smashed His Volkswagen Into A MiG-29 Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 12, 2021

F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force
U.S. Air Force

F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 11, 2021