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Warning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian Gulf
U.S. Air Force

Warning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian Gulf

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 17, 2020

F-15E Strike Eagle Spotted Flying With An Inert B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Out Of Nellis AFB
U.S. Air Force

F-15E Strike Eagle Spotted Flying With An Inert B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Out Of Nellis AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 14, 2020

Space Force Just Received Its First New Offensive Weapon
U.S. Air Force

Space Force Just Received Its First New Offensive Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 14, 2020

Door Gunners On The Air Force’s New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero Temps
U.S. Air Force

Door Gunners On The Air Force’s New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero Temps

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 12, 2020

Edwards AFB Upgrades Point To Unexpected Home For B-21 Raider, Other Secretive Programs
U.S. Air Force

Edwards AFB Upgrades Point To Unexpected Home For B-21 Raider, Other Secretive Programs

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 10, 2020

The U.S. Military Says It Has Supported The Taliban In Fighting ISIS In Afghanistan
U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Military Says It Has Supported The Taliban In Fighting ISIS In Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 10, 2020

Air Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And Countermeasures
U.S. Air Force

Air Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And Countermeasures

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 9, 2020

Can And Should B-1B Bomber Crews’ Low-Level Flying Skills Be Saved?
U.S. Air Force

Can And Should B-1B Bomber Crews’ Low-Level Flying Skills Be Saved?

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Mar 6, 2020

Australia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USA
Royal Australian Air Force

Australia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USA

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 5, 2020

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 4, 2020

Concerns About U.S. Military Supply Chains And Readiness Grow As COVID-19 Coronavirus Spreads
U.S. Air Force

Concerns About U.S. Military Supply Chains And Readiness Grow As COVID-19 Coronavirus Spreads

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 3, 2020

Elon Musk Says Era Of Fighter Jet Is Over And F-35 Should Have Drone Competitor
U.S. Air Force

Elon Musk Says Era Of Fighter Jet Is Over And F-35 Should Have Drone Competitor

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 28, 2020

Abrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable Drones
U.S. Air Force

Abrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable Drones

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 27, 2020

Air Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of Vietnam
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of Vietnam

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 27, 2020

Watch NBA Legend Karl Malone Take The Controls Of A B-52 Bomber In Flight
U.S. Air Force

Watch NBA Legend Karl Malone Take The Controls Of A B-52 Bomber In Flight

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 26, 2020

The Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire Exercise
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire Exercise

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Feb 26, 2020

General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s
U.S. Air Force

General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 25, 2020

Internal Air Force Emails Show Confusion And Concern Over Colorado’s Mystery Drones
U.S. Air Force

Internal Air Force Emails Show Confusion And Concern Over Colorado’s Mystery Drones

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Feb 24, 2020

Here Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually Cost
U.S. Air Force

Here Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually Cost

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 19, 2020

Proposed Facility Would Drastically Cut Down Time Required To Arm Bombers On Guam
U.S. Air Force

Proposed Facility Would Drastically Cut Down Time Required To Arm Bombers On Guam

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 18, 2020

Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image
Japan Air Self Defense Force

Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 17, 2020

B-1B Bombers Can No Longer Fly At Low-Level And Their Annual Flight Hours Have Been Restricted
U.S. Air Force

B-1B Bombers Can No Longer Fly At Low-Level And Their Annual Flight Hours Have Been Restricted

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Feb 14, 2020

This Is How The Air Force Gets Its New Survival Rifle To Fit Under An Ejection Seat
U.S. Air Force

This Is How The Air Force Gets Its New Survival Rifle To Fit Under An Ejection Seat

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 14, 2020

China’s Y-20 Airlifters Make Crisis Debut Bringing Medics And Cargo To Virus Plagued Wuhan
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

China’s Y-20 Airlifters Make Crisis Debut Bringing Medics And Cargo To Virus Plagued Wuhan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 13, 2020

Watch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed Brakes
U.S. Air Force

Watch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed Brakes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 13, 2020

The Claim That A New Cambodian Airfield Is Actually A Chinese Base Is Dubious At Best
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

The Claim That A New Cambodian Airfield Is Actually A Chinese Base Is Dubious At Best

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 12, 2020

Jets Fly Show Of Force During Gunfight Between US And Syrian Troops At Checkpoint (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Jets Fly Show Of Force During Gunfight Between US And Syrian Troops At Checkpoint (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 12, 2020

Air Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More Money
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More Money

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 11, 2020

No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs
U.S. Air Force

No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 10, 2020

Greece Is Sending Patriot Missiles To Saudi Arabia To Guard “Critical Energy Infrastructure”
Hellenic Air Force

Greece Is Sending Patriot Missiles To Saudi Arabia To Guard “Critical Energy Infrastructure”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 5, 2020

Wanting To Retire B-1B Bombers Is One Thing, Actually Making It Happen Is Another
U.S. Air Force

Wanting To Retire B-1B Bombers Is One Thing, Actually Making It Happen Is Another

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

This Is What Nellis Air Force Base’s Ongoing Red Flag Exercise Looks Like From Space
U.S. Air Force

This Is What Nellis Air Force Base’s Ongoing Red Flag Exercise Looks Like From Space

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 3, 2020

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 1, 2020

Here’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Renderings
U.S. Air Force

Here’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Renderings

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 31, 2020

Here’s Why Patriot Missiles Weren’t Protecting US Troops In Iraq And Why They Still Aren’t
U.S. Air Force

Here’s Why Patriot Missiles Weren’t Protecting US Troops In Iraq And Why They Still Aren’t

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 30, 2020

E-11A Pilots Died Flying An Aircraft From A Fleet So Small None Are In The U.S. For Training
U.S. Air Force

E-11A Pilots Died Flying An Aircraft From A Fleet So Small None Are In The U.S. For Training

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

Highly Specialized Air Force E-11A Communications Aircraft Crashes And Burns In Afghanistan (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Highly Specialized Air Force E-11A Communications Aircraft Crashes And Burns In Afghanistan (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 30, 2020

This Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is Incredible
U.S. Air Force

This Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is Incredible

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

Details Emerge About The Secretive RQ-170 Stealth Drone’s First Trip To Korea
U.S. Air Force

Details Emerge About The Secretive RQ-170 Stealth Drone’s First Trip To Korea

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 29, 2020

The B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named Skybolt
U.S. Air Force

The B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named Skybolt

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 23, 2020

Congress Poised To Cancel Non-Nuclear Version Of Air Force’s Future Stealth Cruise Missile
U.S. Air Force

Congress Poised To Cancel Non-Nuclear Version Of Air Force’s Future Stealth Cruise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

Satellite Image Shows First Two B-52 Bombers Have Arrived In Diego Garcia Amid Iran Crisis
U.S. Air Force

Satellite Image Shows First Two B-52 Bombers Have Arrived In Diego Garcia Amid Iran Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

The Air Force’s B-52H Bomber Force Has Said Goodbye To Its Nuclear Bombs
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force’s B-52H Bomber Force Has Said Goodbye To Its Nuclear Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”
U.S. Air Force

The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

Replacement For F-35’s Troubled ALIS Cloud-Based Brain Rebranded ODIN And Is Still Years Away
U.S. Air Force

Replacement For F-35’s Troubled ALIS Cloud-Based Brain Rebranded ODIN And Is Still Years Away

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 17, 2020

This One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli Jets
Israeli Air Force

This One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli Jets

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 17, 2020

Experience Close Encounters Of The Military Kind With These Two Crazy Videos
Ukrainian Air Force

Experience Close Encounters Of The Military Kind With These Two Crazy Videos

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 16, 2020

This Massive Desert Base Is China’s Version Of America’s Nellis Air Force Base
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

This Massive Desert Base Is China’s Version Of America’s Nellis Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 15, 2020

The USAF Uses Huge Swords Fit For He-Man And The Thundercats To Honor Officers
U.S. Air Force

The USAF Uses Huge Swords Fit For He-Man And The Thundercats To Honor Officers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 13, 2020

Air Force Displays Model Of Exotic And Potentially Revolutionary Hybrid Electric Airlifter
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Displays Model Of Exotic And Potentially Revolutionary Hybrid Electric Airlifter

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 10, 2020

Satellite Images Show The Aftermath Of Iran’s Missile Strikes On Al Assad Air Base In Iraq (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Satellite Images Show The Aftermath Of Iran’s Missile Strikes On Al Assad Air Base In Iraq (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 8, 2020

Check Out These Wicked Shots Of The Air Force’s New Rescue Helicopter In An Anechoic Chamber
U.S. Air Force

Check Out These Wicked Shots Of The Air Force’s New Rescue Helicopter In An Anechoic Chamber

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 8, 2020

Pentagon Deploys Six B-52s To Diego Garcia Beyond The Reach Of Iran’s Ballistic Missiles
U.S. Air Force

Pentagon Deploys Six B-52s To Diego Garcia Beyond The Reach Of Iran’s Ballistic Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 7, 2020

Hill Air Force Base Executes The Mother Of All Elephant Walks With 52 F-35s
U.S. Air Force

Hill Air Force Base Executes The Mother Of All Elephant Walks With 52 F-35s

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 6, 2020

Congress Demands Aggressor Jet Modernization Plan Before Adversary F-35s Head To Nellis
U.S. Air Force

Congress Demands Aggressor Jet Modernization Plan Before Adversary F-35s Head To Nellis

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 3, 2020

Check Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo Nose
U.S. Air Force

Check Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo Nose

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 31, 2019

USAF Is Spending Millions To Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats To Kick Them Out
U.S. Air Force

USAF Is Spending Millions To Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats To Kick Them Out

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 24, 2019

Air Force Tests Laser Guided Rockets In The Air-To-Air Role To Shoot Down Cruise Missiles
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Tests Laser Guided Rockets In The Air-To-Air Role To Shoot Down Cruise Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 23, 2019

Here Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The Time
U.S. Air Force

Here Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 21, 2019

Air Force To Conduct Its First Space Launch From Guam Next Year Using A 747 Jumbo Jet
U.S. Air Force

Air Force To Conduct Its First Space Launch From Guam Next Year Using A 747 Jumbo Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 19, 2019

Can The U.S. Military Make An Airplane Invisible To The Naked Eye?
U.S. Air Force

Can The U.S. Military Make An Airplane Invisible To The Naked Eye?

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 19, 2019

Air Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 19, 2019

Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”
U.S. Air Force

Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 17, 2019

Global Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser Tweet
U.S. Air Force

Global Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser Tweet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 16, 2019