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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

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets
U.S. Air Force

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off
U.S. Air Force

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes
Royal Air Force

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron
U.S. Air Force

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s
U.S. Air Force

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft
U.S. Air Force

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set
U.S. Air Force

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade
U.S. Air Force

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII
Luftwaffe

The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms
Japan Air Self Defense Force

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die
Royal Air Force

The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents
U.S. Air Force

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard
U.S. Air Force

MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber
U.S. Air Force

All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile Externally
U.S. Air Force

This Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile Externally

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 25, 2020

U.S. Navy Denies Russian Warship Forced Its Destroyer Out Of Disputed Pacific Waters
Russian Air Force

U.S. Navy Denies Russian Warship Forced Its Destroyer Out Of Disputed Pacific Waters

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 24, 2020

Check Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In Formation
U.S. Air Force

Check Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In Formation

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 21, 2020

New Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright Miserable
U.S. Air Force

New Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright Miserable

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 20, 2020

Everything We Know About The United Kingdom’s Big New Defense Spending Plan
Royal Air Force

Everything We Know About The United Kingdom’s Big New Defense Spending Plan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 19, 2020

Enlisted Airmen Can Now Get A Taste Of Air Force Flight Training
U.S. Air Force

Enlisted Airmen Can Now Get A Taste Of Air Force Flight Training

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 19, 2020

New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 18, 2020

Greece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: Report
Hellenic Air Force

Greece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 17, 2020

Watch The Biggest Unexploded World War Two Bomb Ever Found in Poland Blow Up
Royal Air Force

Watch The Biggest Unexploded World War Two Bomb Ever Found in Poland Blow Up

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 13, 2020

Israel’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-Country
Israeli Air Force

Israel’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-Country

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 11, 2020

This May Be Our First Glimpse Of China’s New Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

This May Be Our First Glimpse Of China’s New Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 9, 2020

Russian Mi-24 Hind Gunship Shot Down In Armenia Near Border With Azerbaijan (Updated)
Russian Air Force

Russian Mi-24 Hind Gunship Shot Down In Armenia Near Border With Azerbaijan (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 9, 2020

Spad To The Bone: Texas F-16 Squadron Marks 75th Anniversary With Bold Paint Job
U.S. Air Force

Spad To The Bone: Texas F-16 Squadron Marks 75th Anniversary With Bold Paint Job

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 5, 2020

The Nanchang J-12 Is The Lightweight Chinese Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

The Nanchang J-12 Is The Lightweight Chinese Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 5, 2020

Aussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo Shoot
Royal Air Force

Aussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo Shoot

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 5, 2020

Was The Secret RQ-180 Stealth Drone Really Photographed Over The Mojave Desert?
U.S. Air Force

Was The Secret RQ-180 Stealth Drone Really Photographed Over The Mojave Desert?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 2, 2020

F-117s Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB For The First Time In Over A Decade
U.S. Air Force

F-117s Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB For The First Time In Over A Decade

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 31, 2020

It’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter
Japan Air Self Defense Force

It’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 30, 2020

F-16 Pops Flares Grabbing Trump’s Attention After Plane Strays Into Airspace Over Rally
U.S. Air Force

F-16 Pops Flares Grabbing Trump’s Attention After Plane Strays Into Airspace Over Rally

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 28, 2020

Squadron Showcases F-15E Strike Eagles Adorned With Villain-Themed Nose Art Ahead Of Halloween
Royal Air Force

Squadron Showcases F-15E Strike Eagles Adorned With Villain-Themed Nose Art Ahead Of Halloween

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 28, 2020

Scaled Composites’ Stealthy Test Jet Now Flying With Possible Laser Weapon Modifications
U.S. Air Force

Scaled Composites’ Stealthy Test Jet Now Flying With Possible Laser Weapon Modifications

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 28, 2020

Air Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over Taiwan
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 23, 2020

Brazil’s Upgraded Tiger IIs Might Be The Most Capable F-5s In The World
Air Forces

Brazil’s Upgraded Tiger IIs Might Be The Most Capable F-5s In The World

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 20, 2020

U-2 Spy Plane Got New Target Recognition Capabilities In First-Ever In-Flight Software Update
U.S. Air Force

U-2 Spy Plane Got New Target Recognition Capabilities In First-Ever In-Flight Software Update

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 20, 2020

Britain Banks On Tempest Future Fighter Program As Its Next Great Hope In Combat Airpower
Royal Air Force

Britain Banks On Tempest Future Fighter Program As Its Next Great Hope In Combat Airpower

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Oct 16, 2020

StormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For War
U.S. Air Force

StormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 14, 2020

Air Force Says New Hypersonic Missile Will Hit Targets 1,000 Miles Away In Under 12 Minutes
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Says New Hypersonic Missile Will Hit Targets 1,000 Miles Away In Under 12 Minutes

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 13, 2020

All The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB Crash
U.S. Air Force

All The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB Crash

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 12, 2020

Boom Rolls Out Its XB-1 “Baby Boom” Supersonic Demonstrator Jet
U.S. Air Force

Boom Rolls Out Its XB-1 “Baby Boom” Supersonic Demonstrator Jet

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 12, 2020

Here’s The Full List Of Kit Offered To Finland If It Chooses F-35 Or Super Hornet
Air Forces

Here’s The Full List Of Kit Offered To Finland If It Chooses F-35 Or Super Hornet

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 9, 2020

India’s First Indigenous Air-Launched Radar-Killing Missile Is Headed For Service
Indian Air Force

India’s First Indigenous Air-Launched Radar-Killing Missile Is Headed For Service

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 9, 2020

RAF Tests Swarm Loaded With BriteCloud Electronic Warfare Decoys To Overwhelm Air Defenses
Royal Air Force

RAF Tests Swarm Loaded With BriteCloud Electronic Warfare Decoys To Overwhelm Air Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 8, 2020

Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan
Turkish Air Force

Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 8, 2020

Russian Flight Test Center Flew A “Cabriolet” Su-57 Fighter Jet
Russian Air Force

Russian Flight Test Center Flew A “Cabriolet” Su-57 Fighter Jet

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 5, 2020