Air Forces

John Glenn’s Combat Nickname Was “Old Magnet Ass” For All The Right Reasons

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

U.S. Air Force

This Bird Strike Reminds Us it Doesn’t Take a Missile to Down a Fighter

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

U.S. Air Force

The “Toxic Death” Paint Scheme Was The F-117 Nighthawk’s Most Outrageous

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Now the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start Bandwagon

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

U.S. Air Force

The 10 Best Military Arcade Games of the 80s

By Chris Cantle

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

U.S. Air Force

The Alarming Case of the USAF’s Mysteriously Missing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

U.S. Air Force

How a Small-Town Girl Ended Up in the Cockpit of an A-10 Warthog

By Frank Crebas, Rich Cooper and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Air Forces

Look At These Stunning Photos From Axalp, Switzerland’s Mountaintop Military Air Show

By René Vink

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

U.S. Air Force

F-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 2, 2020

U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

U.S. Air Force

F-16 Viper Fighter Jet Has Crashed At Shaw Air Force Base In South Carolina (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 1, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Airlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of Guam

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 1, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

Royal Air Force

Here’s Who’s In The Running To Build The Royal Air Force’s First Loyal Wingman Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Here Are The Air Force’s Reports On Aircrew Encounters With Unidentified Flying Craft

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 26, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 25, 2020

Royal Air Force

British Government Says It Might Pass On $27M Upgrade For Some Of Its F-35s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 24, 2020

U.S. Air Force

F-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training Plan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 24, 2020

U.S. Air Force

The USAF Is Finally Ditching The Last Of Its Cold War Revolvers For New Semi-Auto Pistols

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 23, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 23, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Instructor Fighter Pilot Screams “Kill Him! Kill Him!” At Student In Hilarious Dogfight Video

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 23, 2020

U.S. Air Force

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 19, 2020

Russian Air Force

Russia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 19, 2020

U.S. Air Force

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 17, 2020

Royal Canadian Air Force

Canada Cleared To Upgrade Its Aging CF-18 Hornets With New Radars, AIM-9X Sidewinders

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 17, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 16, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Wreckage Of The F-15C Eagle That Crashed Off The United Kingdom Has Been Found (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 16, 2020

U.S. Air Force

The Mysterious Case Of The Air Force’s New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling Past

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 15, 2020

Royal Air Force

RAF Bentwaters Has This Bizarre-Looking Cold War Bunker Called The Star Wars Building

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 12, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Senate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 11, 2020

Russian Air Force

MiG-29 Fighter Jet Reportedly Appears Over Key Libyan City That Is Now Under Siege

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 10, 2020

People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

Taiwanese Fighters Drive Off Chinese Jets After Navy Transport Plane Flies Over The Island

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 9, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Air Force Reveals B-1Bs Were Practicing Decapitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Week

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

Finnish Air Force

More Than Half Of Finland’s F-18 Hornets Take Part In An “Elephant Walk” Readiness Drill

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Air Force Is Looking Beyond Traditional Orbits To Get An Upper Hand In Space

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Air Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In Iraq

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

U.S. Air Force

F-35’s Gear Collapses After Landing At Hill Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 8, 2020

U.S. Air Force

F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 8, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 6, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Manned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like Showdown

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 5, 2020

U.S. Air Force

B-1B Bombers Fly With Ukrainian Flankers and MiGs Over The Black Sea For First Time Ever

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 29, 2020

Russian Air Force

MiG-29 Fighters Were At Russia’s Air Base In Syria Just Before Showing Up In Libya (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 28, 2020

Russian Air Force

Close-Up Images Emerge Of Unmarked MiG-29 Fighters At Russia’s Air Base In Syria

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 28, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2020

Russian Air Force

Russia Now Has At Least 14 Combat Jets In Libya As Satellite Images Reveal New Details

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 27, 2020

U.S. Air Force

B-1B Bomber Made Bold Flight Into The Sea Of Okhotsk That Is Surrounded By Russian Territory

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 23, 2020

U.S. Air Force

The Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has Begun

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 22, 2020

U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Thunderbirds Say They Are Done With America Strong Flyovers

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 22, 2020

U.S. Air Force

F-117 Stealth Jets Flew Directly Over Los Angeles On Another Mission Off The California Coast (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 21, 2020

U.S. Air Force

F-35 Has Crashed In Florida, Second Aircraft Loss For Eglin Air Force Base In Five Days

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 20, 2020

U.S. Air Force

USAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 19, 2020

U.S. Air Force

The Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency Breakaway

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 16, 2020

U.S. Air Force

F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2020

Russian Air Force

B-52 Bomber Made Run Straight At Crimea During Long Range Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2020

Iranian Air Force

Iran Equipped Its F-14s With Modified Hawk SAMs That Had Bombs Attached To Their Noses

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 14, 2020

U.S. Air Force

X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

By Brett Tingley

Updated on May 14, 2020

U.S. Air Force

B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 10, 2020

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 6, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 4, 2020

Royal Australian Air Force

Everything We Learned From Boeing About Its Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 4, 2020

U.S. Air Force

The F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering Art

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 3, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Arizona-Based Air Force Jets Filled The Sky Over Phoenix For Jaw-Droppingly Huge Flying Salute

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 2, 2020

U.S. Air Force

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 29, 2020

French Air Force

Watch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain Airport

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 24, 2020

Air Forces (Page 33)

Latest in Air Forces

John Glenn’s Combat Nickname Was “Old Magnet Ass” For All The Right Reasons

This Bird Strike Reminds Us it Doesn’t Take a Missile to Down a Fighter

The “Toxic Death” Paint Scheme Was The F-117 Nighthawk’s Most Outrageous

Now the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start Bandwagon

The 10 Best Military Arcade Games of the 80s

The Alarming Case of the USAF’s Mysteriously Missing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles

How a Small-Town Girl Ended Up in the Cockpit of an A-10 Warthog

Look At These Stunning Photos From Axalp, Switzerland’s Mountaintop Military Air Show

F-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air Force

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

F-16 Viper Fighter Jet Has Crashed At Shaw Air Force Base In South Carolina (Updated)

Airlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of Guam

Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives

Here’s Who’s In The Running To Build The Royal Air Force’s First Loyal Wingman Drones

Here Are The Air Force’s Reports On Aircrew Encounters With Unidentified Flying Craft

Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program

British Government Says It Might Pass On $27M Upgrade For Some Of Its F-35s

F-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training Plan

The USAF Is Finally Ditching The Last Of Its Cold War Revolvers For New Semi-Auto Pistols

Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images

Instructor Fighter Pilot Screams “Kill Him! Kill Him!” At Student In Hilarious Dogfight Video

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

Russia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk (Updated)

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

Canada Cleared To Upgrade Its Aging CF-18 Hornets With New Radars, AIM-9X Sidewinders

Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies

Wreckage Of The F-15C Eagle That Crashed Off The United Kingdom Has Been Found (Updated)

The Mysterious Case Of The Air Force’s New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling Past

RAF Bentwaters Has This Bizarre-Looking Cold War Bunker Called The Star Wars Building

Senate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next Budget

MiG-29 Fighter Jet Reportedly Appears Over Key Libyan City That Is Now Under Siege

Taiwanese Fighters Drive Off Chinese Jets After Navy Transport Plane Flies Over The Island

Air Force Reveals B-1Bs Were Practicing Decapitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Week

More Than Half Of Finland’s F-18 Hornets Take Part In An “Elephant Walk” Readiness Drill

Air Force Is Looking Beyond Traditional Orbits To Get An Upper Hand In Space

Air Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In Iraq

F-35’s Gear Collapses After Landing At Hill Air Force Base

F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs

Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone

Manned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like Showdown

B-1B Bombers Fly With Ukrainian Flankers and MiGs Over The Black Sea For First Time Ever

MiG-29 Fighters Were At Russia’s Air Base In Syria Just Before Showing Up In Libya (Updated)

Close-Up Images Emerge Of Unmarked MiG-29 Fighters At Russia’s Air Base In Syria

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

Russia Now Has At Least 14 Combat Jets In Libya As Satellite Images Reveal New Details

B-1B Bomber Made Bold Flight Into The Sea Of Okhotsk That Is Surrounded By Russian Territory

The Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has Begun

The Air Force Thunderbirds Say They Are Done With America Strong Flyovers

F-117 Stealth Jets Flew Directly Over Los Angeles On Another Mission Off The California Coast (Updated)

F-35 Has Crashed In Florida, Second Aircraft Loss For Eglin Air Force Base In Five Days

USAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two Years

The Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency Breakaway

F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)

B-52 Bomber Made Run Straight At Crimea During Long Range Mission

Iran Equipped Its F-14s With Modified Hawk SAMs That Had Bombs Attached To Their Noses

X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam

U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base

Everything We Learned From Boeing About Its Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone

The F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering Art

Arizona-Based Air Force Jets Filled The Sky Over Phoenix For Jaw-Droppingly Huge Flying Salute

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights

Watch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain Airport

The TWZ Newsletter