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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

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport
U.S. Air Force

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 16, 2019

Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today
U.S. Air Force

Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 14, 2019

F-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The Future
U.S. Air Force

F-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The Future

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 13, 2019

Pentagon Conducts First Test Of Non-Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Post-INF Treaty (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Pentagon Conducts First Test Of Non-Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Post-INF Treaty (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 12, 2019

Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology
U.S. Air Force

Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 12, 2019

F-117 Spotted Playing Stealthy Aggressor Against F-15s And F-22s Over Nellis Range
U.S. Air Force

F-117 Spotted Playing Stealthy Aggressor Against F-15s And F-22s Over Nellis Range

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 10, 2019

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification
U.S. Air Force

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 6, 2019

Censored Craft Near Hangar Appears In Satellite Image Of Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport
U.S. Air Force

Censored Craft Near Hangar Appears In Satellite Image Of Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51
U.S. Air Force

NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Declassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold War
U.S. Air Force

Declassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

We Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program Officials
U.S. Air Force

We Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program Officials

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Vandenberg AFB’s Space Shuttle Processing Facility Now Has A Very Mysterious Mission
U.S. Air Force

Vandenberg AFB’s Space Shuttle Processing Facility Now Has A Very Mysterious Mission

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 Lost
U.S. Air Force

The Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 Lost

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Pocket Force Of Stealthy Avenger Drones May Have Made Returning F-117s To Service Unnecessary
U.S. Air Force

Pocket Force Of Stealthy Avenger Drones May Have Made Returning F-117s To Service Unnecessary

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Let’s Talk About The Rumor That F-117s Have Flown Missions In The Middle East Recently
U.S. Air Force

Let’s Talk About The Rumor That F-117s Have Flown Missions In The Middle East Recently

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 2
U.S. Air Force

The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 2

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Behold Arguably The Most Spectacular Photo Of NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Ever
U.S. Air Force

Behold Arguably The Most Spectacular Photo Of NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Ever

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Air Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear Bomber
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1
U.S. Air Force

The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

USAF Mini-Documentary Takes You Behind The Scenes Of Its Top Secret Cold War MiG Squadron
U.S. Air Force

USAF Mini-Documentary Takes You Behind The Scenes Of Its Top Secret Cold War MiG Squadron

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

USAF Commander Who Fired First Female Demo Team Leader Talks Mistakes, Redemption, And Leadership
U.S. Air Force

USAF Commander Who Fired First Female Demo Team Leader Talks Mistakes, Redemption, And Leadership

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

US Spy Plane Pilot’s Account Indicates Soviet Russia Tested A ‘Dome Of Light’ Superweapon
U.S. Air Force

US Spy Plane Pilot’s Account Indicates Soviet Russia Tested A ‘Dome Of Light’ Superweapon

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Nellis AFB Wing Boss Talks To Us About His Novel Aggressor Paint Job Facebook Contest And More
U.S. Air Force

Nellis AFB Wing Boss Talks To Us About His Novel Aggressor Paint Job Facebook Contest And More

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

CIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch Mothership
U.S. Air Force

CIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch Mothership

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” For Nearly 70 Years
U.S. Air Force

The Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” For Nearly 70 Years

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters
U.S. Air Force

Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Here’s Who Has Been Flying The F-117 Stealth Jets And Why According To The Air Force
U.S. Air Force

Here’s Who Has Been Flying The F-117 Stealth Jets And Why According To The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The U.S. Can’t Buy Greenland But Thule Air Base Is Set To Become More Vital Than Ever Before
U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Can’t Buy Greenland But Thule Air Base Is Set To Become More Vital Than Ever Before

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel
U.S. Air Force

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy
U.S. Air Force

Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy

By Tim McMillan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Australia Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Is A Fantasy But Other Options Exist
Royal Australian Air Force

Australia Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Is A Fantasy But Other Options Exist

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2019

Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 25, 2019

Turkey Tests F-16s And F-4s Against S-400 Radars In Defiance Of U.S. Sanctions Threats
Turkish Air Force

Turkey Tests F-16s And F-4s Against S-400 Radars In Defiance Of U.S. Sanctions Threats

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 25, 2019

The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service
U.S. Air Force

The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 25, 2019

This Photo Of An F-16 High Over Arizona At Sunset Is Mind Blowingingly Stunning
Royal Netherlands Air Force

This Photo Of An F-16 High Over Arizona At Sunset Is Mind Blowingingly Stunning

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 22, 2019