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Air Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 24, 2020

We Have New Info And Photos From Yesterday’s Surprise B-1B Mission Across The Pacific (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

We Have New Info And Photos From Yesterday’s Surprise B-1B Mission Across The Pacific (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 23, 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu
U.S. Air Force

Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 22, 2020

A B-1B Bomber Just Flew Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula After Crossing The Bering Sea
Norwegian Air Force

A B-1B Bomber Just Flew Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula After Crossing The Bering Sea

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 22, 2020

Two Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria Action
U.S. Air Force

Two Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria Action

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 21, 2020

Air Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon Trucks
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 20, 2020

Air Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missile
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 20, 2020

The Air Force Abruptly Ends Its Continuous Bomber Presence On Guam After 16 Years
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Abruptly Ends Its Continuous Bomber Presence On Guam After 16 Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 17, 2020

Behold Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone It Is Building For The Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force

Behold Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone It Is Building For The Royal Australian Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 8, 2020

Air Force Wants To Use External Pylons To Arm The B-1B Bomber With 31 Hypersonic Missiles
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Wants To Use External Pylons To Arm The B-1B Bomber With 31 Hypersonic Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 8, 2020

Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them
U.S. Air Force

Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 7, 2020

New Details Emerge About Snap Deployment Of B-52s To Diego Garcia During Iran Crisis
U.S. Air Force

New Details Emerge About Snap Deployment Of B-52s To Diego Garcia During Iran Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 6, 2020

B-52 Bomber Spotted Flying Low Just Off Somali Coast (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

B-52 Bomber Spotted Flying Low Just Off Somali Coast (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 6, 2020

Here’s The Military’s Plan To Provide More Than Just Body Bags As COVID-19 Deaths Mount
U.S. Air Force

Here’s The Military’s Plan To Provide More Than Just Body Bags As COVID-19 Deaths Mount

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 2, 2020

The Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air Controllers
U.S. Air Force

The Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air Controllers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 1, 2020

The Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel Excessively
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel Excessively

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

Exclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy Drone
U.S. Air Force

Exclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed
U.S. Air Force

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

Nukes Drive Germany’s Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers
Air Forces

Nukes Drive Germany’s Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 26, 2020

When Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was Stationed
U.S. Air Force

When Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was Stationed

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Mar 25, 2020

This Is The First Video Of An Su-57 Firing A Missile From Its Side Weapon Bay, Or Is It?
Russian Air Force

This Is The First Video Of An Su-57 Firing A Missile From Its Side Weapon Bay, Or Is It?

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 25, 2020

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars
U.S. Air Force

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2020

Here Is What The Pentagon Is Not Answering About The Air Force And Recent UFO Encounters
U.S. Air Force

Here Is What The Pentagon Is Not Answering About The Air Force And Recent UFO Encounters

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 23, 2020

Air Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet Engine
U.S. Air Force

Air Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet Engine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 20, 2020

MV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

MV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 20, 2020

Offutt Air Force Base Is Evacuating All Flyable Aircraft
U.S. Air Force

Offutt Air Force Base Is Evacuating All Flyable Aircraft

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 19, 2020

Pakistani F-16 “Engaged” One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden Raid
Air Forces

Pakistani F-16 “Engaged” One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden Raid

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 19, 2020

Air Force Wants To Acquire Losing T-X Jet Trainers To Help Revolutionize Pilot Training
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Wants To Acquire Losing T-X Jet Trainers To Help Revolutionize Pilot Training

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 19, 2020

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