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Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane
U.S. Air Force

Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

All US Military Branches, Including The Coast Guard, Are Buying The Army’s New Pistol
U.S. Air Force

All US Military Branches, Including The Coast Guard, Are Buying The Army’s New Pistol

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Iraq Near the Syrian Border (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Iraq Near the Syrian Border (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual Plan
U.S. Air Force

USAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual Plan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

India Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter Development
Indian Air Force

India Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter Development

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Norway Says Russian Aircraft Ran Mock Attacks On A Secretive Radar Base
Russian Air Force

Norway Says Russian Aircraft Ran Mock Attacks On A Secretive Radar Base

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months
U.S. Air Force

A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Admits Su-57s Were In Syria But Claims They Left After Just Two Days
Russian Air Force

Russia Admits Su-57s Were In Syria But Claims They Left After Just Two Days

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Is The USAF’s “Safer” Carbon Fiber Bomb That’s Also Extraordinarily Expensive
U.S. Air Force

This Is The USAF’s “Safer” Carbon Fiber Bomb That’s Also Extraordinarily Expensive

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Getting ‘Cast Ductile Iron Bomb’ Cluster Munition Replacement Despite Policy Change
U.S. Air Force

USAF Getting ‘Cast Ductile Iron Bomb’ Cluster Munition Replacement Despite Policy Change

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor Trucks
U.S. Air Force

USAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

India Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine Jets
Indian Air Force

India Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Did Russia Just Send Su-57 Stealth Fighters to Syria? (Updated)
Russian Air Force

Did Russia Just Send Su-57 Stealth Fighters to Syria? (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Admits It Won’t Be Buying Any Light Attack Aircraft For Years
U.S. Air Force

The US Air Force Admits It Won’t Be Buying Any Light Attack Aircraft For Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Super Hornet Will Compete In Canada’s Fighter Contest As US Navy Funds Conformal Fuel Tanks
Royal Canadian Air Force

Super Hornet Will Compete In Canada’s Fighter Contest As US Navy Funds Conformal Fuel Tanks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing Planes
U.S. Air Force

The US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the Russians
U.S. Air Force

USAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the Russians

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea
U.S. Air Force

USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War
U.S. Air Force

Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Did the U.S. Air Force Bomb a Rogue SpaceX Booster Rocket?
U.S. Air Force

Did the U.S. Air Force Bomb a Rogue SpaceX Booster Rocket?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Let’s Face It, The USAF Isn’t Serious About Buying a Light Attack Aircraft
U.S. Air Force

Let’s Face It, The USAF Isn’t Serious About Buying a Light Attack Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Puts it On a Collision Course With US Forces
U.S. Air Force

Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Puts it On a Collision Course With US Forces

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At Risk
U.S. Air Force

US Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At Risk

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size Ever
U.S. Air Force

The USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size Ever

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work Reliably
U.S. Air Force

The USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work Reliably

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones
U.S. Air Force

The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”
U.S. Air Force

USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Watch These Russian Su-30 And Su-34 Jets Do Touch-and-Gos on a Highway
Russian Air Force

Watch These Russian Su-30 And Su-34 Jets Do Touch-and-Gos on a Highway

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Says it Blew Up Terrorists Behind Syria Drone Attacks With Laser-Guided Artillery
Russian Air Force

Russia Says it Blew Up Terrorists Behind Syria Drone Attacks With Laser-Guided Artillery

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Offers New Details About Syrian Mass Drone Attack, Now Implies Ukrainian Connection
Russian Air Force

Russia Offers New Details About Syrian Mass Drone Attack, Now Implies Ukrainian Connection

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Implies Drone Swarm Attack On Its Base in Syria Linked to US P-8 Patrol Plane
Russian Air Force

Russia Implies Drone Swarm Attack On Its Base in Syria Linked to US P-8 Patrol Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Shadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over Syria
U.S. Air Force

Shadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over Syria

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130Hs
U.S. Air Force

USAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130Hs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Confirms Syria Attack But Denies Seven Aircraft Got Destroyed As Photos Emerge
Russian Air Force

Russia Confirms Syria Attack But Denies Seven Aircraft Got Destroyed As Photos Emerge

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod
U.S. Air Force

USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress
U.S. Air Force

Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses
U.S. Air Force

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s
U.S. Air Force

U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Afghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at Night
Afghan Air Force

Afghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at Night

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel
U.S. Air Force

Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Still Has At Least One MAC-10 Submachine Gun
U.S. Air Force

The US Air Force Still Has At Least One MAC-10 Submachine Gun

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term
Afghan Air Force

Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

That Massive Cross-Country USAF Airlift Exercise Was the Largest of Its Kind, Ever
U.S. Air Force

That Massive Cross-Country USAF Airlift Exercise Was the Largest of Its Kind, Ever

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Israel’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way?
Israeli Air Force

Israel’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded
U.S. Air Force

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Military Goes on Alert Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Move US Embassy into Jerusalem
U.S. Air Force

US Military Goes on Alert Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Move US Embassy into Jerusalem

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Israel Launches Flurry of Strikes in Syria as its Air War in the Country Turns to Iran
Israeli Air Force

Israel Launches Flurry of Strikes in Syria as its Air War in the Country Turns to Iran

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Here’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition Policy
U.S. Air Force

Here’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition Policy

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Jaded Thunder Exercise Trains Elite Troops to Call in Almost Any Sort of Fire Support
U.S. Air Force

Jaded Thunder Exercise Trains Elite Troops to Call in Almost Any Sort of Fire Support

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships
U.S. Air Force

The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

B-52s Are Dropping Hundreds of Dumb Bombs in Afghanistan to Literally Shape the Terrain
U.S. Air Force

B-52s Are Dropping Hundreds of Dumb Bombs in Afghanistan to Literally Shape the Terrain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis
U.S. Air Force

Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Now in the Public Eye, American Troops in Niger Celebrate Thanksgiving
U.S. Air Force

Now in the Public Eye, American Troops in Niger Celebrate Thanksgiving

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s
U.S. Air Force

The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Rolls Out New Tu-160M2, But Are Moscow’s Bomber Ambitions Realistic?
Russian Air Force

Russia Rolls Out New Tu-160M2, But Are Moscow’s Bomber Ambitions Realistic?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Air Force Reveals There May Have Been Another Attempted Terrorist Attack in Niger
U.S. Air Force

US Air Force Reveals There May Have Been Another Attempted Terrorist Attack in Niger

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Germany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its Tornados
Luftwaffe

Germany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its Tornados

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets
U.S. Air Force

USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper Doors
U.S. Air Force

This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper Doors

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

No One Seems Sure What’s Been Holding up Drone Strikes in Niger
U.S. Air Force

No One Seems Sure What’s Been Holding up Drone Strikes in Niger

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week
U.S. Air Force

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence
U.S. Air Force

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in Afghanistan
U.S. Air Force

The US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019