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Russia’s ‘New’ Jet Trainer Design Is A 1990s Throwback
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 28, 2023
B-52 Needs New Pylons To Carry Max Load Of Hypersonic Missiles
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 27, 2023
Ukraine Situation Report: Are Air Losses Pushing A Shift In Russian Tactics?
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 26, 2023
Russian Warship Explodes In Massive Fireball After Cruise Missile Strike (Updated)
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 26, 2023
Ukraine Says It Shot Down Three Russian Su-34 Fullbacks
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 22, 2023
Second Pair Of F-15EX Eagle II Fighters Just Delivered To USAF
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 20, 2023
F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 18, 2023
Israel’s F-35I Combat Experience Is Providing Lessons For Future Pacific Fight
By Howard Altman / Updated Dec 13, 2023
First Picture Of B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Trainer On An F-16 In Europe Surfaces
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 13, 2023
Taiwanese Pilot Planned CH-47 Defection To China: Reports
By Oliver Parken / Updated Dec 11, 2023
X-32’s Makeover: Before And After
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 11, 2023
Loyal Wingman Drone Cost, Capability Concerns Emerge In Defense Bill
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 8, 2023
Taiwan’s Final Upgraded F-16V Completes Test Flights
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 6, 2023
Russian Su-24 Shot Down Over Black Sea Points To Tactical Shift
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 5, 2023
Boeing Exits Air Force’s ‘Doomsday Plane’ Competition (Updated)
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 5, 2023
Massive PL-17 Air-To-Air Missile Seen On Chinese J-16 Fighters
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 2, 2023
F-35 “Franken-Bird” Being Made From Two Badly Damaged Jets
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 1, 2023
Electronic Warfare Typhoon EK Fighter To Join German Air Force
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 30, 2023
No, This Is Not A Secret UFO Crash Retrieval
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 29, 2023
Signs Point To Less Range, Higher Performance For CCA Drones
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 28, 2023
B-2 Spirit Now Operational With New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 27, 2023
Aircraft Downed Inside Russia By Patriot System: Ukrainian Air Force
By Oliver Parken / Updated Nov 27, 2023
Celebrate B-21 Raider’s First Flight With This Ghostly T-Shirt
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 27, 2023
New ‘Attack’ EA-37B Moniker For USAF Electronic Warfare Jets
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 21, 2023
AC-130 Ghostrider Gunship Strikes Iranian-Backed Militia In Iraq
By Howard Altman / Updated Nov 21, 2023
Skunk Works Teases Tailless NGAD Fighter Design In New Ad
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 20, 2023
New Plan To Augment C-32A ‘Air Force Two’ Fleet, Not Replace It
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 20, 2023
VTOL Lift Fan Tactical Transport Design Emerges Under DARPA Program
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 16, 2023
Private Aerial Refueling Tankers Are Now Gassing Up USAF Fighters
By Oliver Parken / Updated Nov 14, 2023
CCA Loyal Wingmen Drones To Cost Quarter To Third Of An F-35
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 13, 2023
B-21 Raider’s First Flight: What We Learned
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 10, 2023
Dutch F-35s Gain Nuclear Strike Mission “Initial Certification”
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 10, 2023
AC-130 Laser Weapon Test Slip Raises Questions About Its Future
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 10, 2023
B-21 Raider Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 10, 2023
A-10s Brandish Intriguing Mix Of Weapons In Middle East
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 8, 2023
Ukraine Situation Report: Dutch F-16s For Ukrainian Training Arrive In Romania
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 7, 2023
AC-130J Ghostriders Could Lose Their Big 105mm Guns
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 7, 2023
Taiwan Is Finally Saying Goodbye To Its F-5 Tiger II Fighters
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 7, 2023
U-2 Retirement Moves Forward With Defense Secretary Decision
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 6, 2023
F-5 Pilot’s Early Struggles Aerial Refueling The Underpowered Jet
By Dan McWilliams / Updated Nov 6, 2023
Israeli AH-64 Apache Appears With Mysterious Hellfire Missile
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 6, 2023
F-15’s Tilting Air Intakes Showcased In Awesome Video
By Oliver Parken / Updated Nov 4, 2023
Secret Skunk Works Spy Drone Delivered To Air Force: Report
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 3, 2023
Thanatos Advanced Stealth Drone Design Breaks Cover
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 3, 2023
Adding Taurus Cruise Missiles To Ukraine’s Su-24s Would Take Six Months
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 2, 2023
Israel Scores F-35’s First Cruise Missile Kill
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 2, 2023
Minuteman III Ballistic Missile Ordered To Destroy Itself During Test Launch
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 1, 2023
A-10 Vs F-35 Close Air Support Flyoff Report Finally Emerges
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 1, 2023
B-1B Bombers Just Made Historic Visit To Turkey
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 31, 2023
Why Some Israeli AH-64 Apaches Have A Big Belly Bulge
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 31, 2023
“The Phantom” Is The Air Force’s Haunted KC-135 Tanker… Almost
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 31, 2023
Plans For More Destructive B61 Nuclear Bomb Unveiled
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 27, 2023
U.S. Strikes Back At Iranian-Linked Bases In Syria (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 26, 2023
Su-27 Absolutely Dwarfs All Jets Around It At Its New Home
By Oliver Parken / Updated Oct 26, 2023
Chinese Flanker’s “Unsafe” Intercept Seen From B-52’s Sniper Pod
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 26, 2023
Ukraine Situation Report: Ukrainian Pilots Have Begun F-16 Training In U.S.
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 25, 2023
B-21 Raider Has Begun Taxi Tests
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 25, 2023
Here’s Why Some B-52s Have White Wing Tips
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 24, 2023
Lockheed Bails On KC-135 Tanker Replacement Competition
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 23, 2023
B-52 To Make Very Rare Landing In South Korea This Week
By Howard Altman / Updated Oct 16, 2023
This May Be The Best F-22 Raptor Demo Shot Ever
By Oliver Parken / Updated Oct 10, 2023
MQ-20 Avenger Tests Recovery Line For Grabbing Smaller Drones Mid-Flight
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 10, 2023
It’s The Beginning Of The End For India’s MiG-21 Bison
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 9, 2023
“Multiple” New Versions Of The XQ-58 Valkyrie In The Works
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 6, 2023