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USAF Bomb Disposal Units Will Soon Get Laser-Armed Trucks To Rapidly Clear Mined Airfields
U.S. Air Force

USAF Bomb Disposal Units Will Soon Get Laser-Armed Trucks To Rapidly Clear Mined Airfields

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 24, 2018

USAF Upgrading Another C-32 ‘Air Force 2’ Interior For $16M, Here’s What The First Looks Like
U.S. Air Force

USAF Upgrading Another C-32 ‘Air Force 2’ Interior For $16M, Here’s What The First Looks Like

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 23, 2018

USAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight Emergency
U.S. Air Force

USAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight Emergency

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 22, 2018

The Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The End
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The End

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 22, 2018

This Video Makes Test Dropping A B61 Nuclear Bomb Look Like An Elegant Dance
U.S. Air Force

This Video Makes Test Dropping A B61 Nuclear Bomb Look Like An Elegant Dance

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 21, 2018

Exploding Engine Caused Aussie EA-18G Growler Crash At Nellis AFB Last January
Royal Australian Air Force

Exploding Engine Caused Aussie EA-18G Growler Crash At Nellis AFB Last January

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 21, 2018

Meet Stratolaunch’s Family Of Space Launch Vehicles For Its Huge ‘Roc’ Mothership
U.S. Air Force

Meet Stratolaunch’s Family Of Space Launch Vehicles For Its Huge ‘Roc’ Mothership

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 20, 2018

US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma
U.S. Air Force

US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 17, 2018

Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black Saw MV-22 Ospreys Escorted By Light Air Support Planes
Royal Australian Air Force

Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black Saw MV-22 Ospreys Escorted By Light Air Support Planes

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 16, 2018

USAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space Sensors
U.S. Air Force

USAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space Sensors

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 15, 2018

Harrowing Account Of How USAF C-130 Crews Snuck Into South Sudan To Evacuate Diplomats Under Fire
U.S. Air Force

Harrowing Account Of How USAF C-130 Crews Snuck Into South Sudan To Evacuate Diplomats Under Fire

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 9, 2018

Video Emerges Of C-5 Galaxy Making A Nose Gear Up Landing At Lackland Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force

Video Emerges Of C-5 Galaxy Making A Nose Gear Up Landing At Lackland Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 8, 2018

Boeing Reportedly Blocks Offer Of Used 767s For Israeli Air Force Tanker Competition
Israeli Air Force

Boeing Reportedly Blocks Offer Of Used 767s For Israeli Air Force Tanker Competition

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 7, 2018

USAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades Ago
U.S. Air Force

USAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades Ago

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 6, 2018

Here’s Why The USAF Is Suddenly Talking Cargo Drops From Space And Spying On Other Galaxies
U.S. Air Force

Here’s Why The USAF Is Suddenly Talking Cargo Drops From Space And Spying On Other Galaxies

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 4, 2018

Watch This F-35B Have A Bit Of Aerial Refueling Frustration On Its Way To The UK
Royal Air Force

Watch This F-35B Have A Bit Of Aerial Refueling Frustration On Its Way To The UK

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 3, 2018

Listen To This Highly Interesting Radio Recording Of The F-117’s Latest Flight Over Nevada
U.S. Air Force

Listen To This Highly Interesting Radio Recording Of The F-117’s Latest Flight Over Nevada

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 31, 2018

USAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy Plane
U.S. Air Force

USAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 28, 2018

Remembering When The 366th Wing Was An Experimental Rapid Response ‘Air Force In A Box’
U.S. Air Force

Remembering When The 366th Wing Was An Experimental Rapid Response ‘Air Force In A Box’

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 27, 2018

USAF C-17 Brings Remains Of American Troops To Osan Air Base From North Korea
U.S. Air Force

USAF C-17 Brings Remains Of American Troops To Osan Air Base From North Korea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 27, 2018

Unique Horse-Mounted USAF Unit Went Hunting For That RQ-4 Drone That Crashed On Mt. Whitney
U.S. Air Force

Unique Horse-Mounted USAF Unit Went Hunting For That RQ-4 Drone That Crashed On Mt. Whitney

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 26, 2018

USAF Offers New Details About New Air Force Ones, But Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Cost-Cutting Claims
U.S. Air Force

USAF Offers New Details About New Air Force Ones, But Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Cost-Cutting Claims

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 24, 2018

Those Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold Off
U.S. Air Force

Those Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 23, 2018

Watchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate Force
U.S. Air Force

Watchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate Force

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 21, 2018

The World’s Oldest Active Fighter Pilot, A Grandfather Of Four, Retires
Royal Australian Air Force

The World’s Oldest Active Fighter Pilot, A Grandfather Of Four, Retires

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 19, 2018

USAF Reveals Details About Some Of Its Most Secretive Drone Units With New Awards
U.S. Air Force

USAF Reveals Details About Some Of Its Most Secretive Drone Units With New Awards

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 13, 2018

Please, U.S. Air Force, Don’t Let Trump Schlock Up Air Force One’s Iconic Appearance
U.S. Air Force

Please, U.S. Air Force, Don’t Let Trump Schlock Up Air Force One’s Iconic Appearance

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 12, 2018

The OV-1 Mohawk Was One Of The U.S. Military’s First Forgotten Light Attack Planes
U.S. Air Force

The OV-1 Mohawk Was One Of The U.S. Military’s First Forgotten Light Attack Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 12, 2018

The U.S. Air Force Is Hiding Its Controversial Flyoff Between the A-10 and F-35
U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force Is Hiding Its Controversial Flyoff Between the A-10 and F-35

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 11, 2018

Wondering About Those Wedge-Shaped Fighter Jets Over Tucson? Here’s Your Answer!
U.S. Air Force

Wondering About Those Wedge-Shaped Fighter Jets Over Tucson? Here’s Your Answer!

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 9, 2018

You Have To See The Rest Of What May Be The Coolest Shot Ever Of The B-2 Stealth Bomber
U.S. Air Force

You Have To See The Rest Of What May Be The Coolest Shot Ever Of The B-2 Stealth Bomber

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 7, 2018

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane
U.S. Air Force

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 6, 2018

F-15’s Boarding Ladder Deployed Accidentally During 4th Of July Flyover (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

F-15’s Boarding Ladder Deployed Accidentally During 4th Of July Flyover (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 6, 2018

China Looks To Replace Its J-15 Carrier Fighter Jets Amid Reports Of Crashes
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

China Looks To Replace Its J-15 Carrier Fighter Jets Amid Reports Of Crashes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 6, 2018

Check Out These Sweet Aerial Photos From The Royal Air Force’s Centenary Flypast Rehearsal
Royal Air Force

Check Out These Sweet Aerial Photos From The Royal Air Force’s Centenary Flypast Rehearsal

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2018

B-2 Flies First ‘End-To-End’ Tests With New Nuclear Bomb Amid Growing Cost Concerns
U.S. Air Force

B-2 Flies First ‘End-To-End’ Tests With New Nuclear Bomb Amid Growing Cost Concerns

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 2, 2018

New Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation Conference
U.S. Air Force

New Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation Conference

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 29, 2018

Air Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After All
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After All

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2018

A-29 Super Tucano Crashed At White Sands Missile Range In New Mexico (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

A-29 Super Tucano Crashed At White Sands Missile Range In New Mexico (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 23, 2018

The Air Force Wants Its B-52s To Carry Mysterious 20,000lb Weapons Under Their Wings
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Wants Its B-52s To Carry Mysterious 20,000lb Weapons Under Their Wings

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 22, 2018

Canada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter Contract
Royal Canadian Air Force

Canada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter Contract

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 22, 2018

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain
U.S. Air Force

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 20, 2018

New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog
U.S. Air Force

New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 19, 2018

Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers
Afghan Air Force

Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2018

‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing Plane
U.S. Air Force

‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 12, 2018

Israel Turns Artillery Rocket Into Supersonic ‘Rampage’ Air-Launched Stand-Off Weapon
Israeli Air Force

Israel Turns Artillery Rocket Into Supersonic ‘Rampage’ Air-Launched Stand-Off Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 11, 2018

A USAF F-15C Eagle Crashed Off Okinawa, Pilot Rescued Alive After Ejection (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

A USAF F-15C Eagle Crashed Off Okinawa, Pilot Rescued Alive After Ejection (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 11, 2018

The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 8, 2018

Journalists Had A Surprise Close Encounter With An RQ-170 Sentinel At Vandenberg AFB
U.S. Air Force

Journalists Had A Surprise Close Encounter With An RQ-170 Sentinel At Vandenberg AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 6, 2018

Senators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New Budget
U.S. Air Force

Senators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 1, 2018

Florida Air Base Hangar Turns Into A Raptor’s Nest As F-22s Take Refuge From Alberto
U.S. Air Force

Florida Air Base Hangar Turns Into A Raptor’s Nest As F-22s Take Refuge From Alberto

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 28, 2018

The USAF Has Added Large Multi-Function Cockpit Displays To Its F-15C Fleet
U.S. Air Force

The USAF Has Added Large Multi-Function Cockpit Displays To Its F-15C Fleet

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 25, 2018

Air Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in Mississippi
U.S. Air Force

Air Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in Mississippi

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 23, 2018

Israel Says Its F-35Is Have Flown Strikes As The Drumbeat For War With Iran Gets Louder
Israeli Air Force

Israel Says Its F-35Is Have Flown Strikes As The Drumbeat For War With Iran Gets Louder

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 22, 2018

This Is What A Boeing F-32 Would’ve Looked Like If Lockheed Lost The JSF Competition
U.S. Air Force

This Is What A Boeing F-32 Would’ve Looked Like If Lockheed Lost The JSF Competition

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 20, 2018

Crazy Low-Flying Saudi C-130 Buzzes Right Over A Soldier On The Ground In Yemen
Royal Saudi Air Force

Crazy Low-Flying Saudi C-130 Buzzes Right Over A Soldier On The Ground In Yemen

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 18, 2018

The Air Force’s Elite Weapons School Has Given The F-35 A New Nickname
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force’s Elite Weapons School Has Given The F-35 A New Nickname

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2018

Photo Of Secretive French Spy Plane Supporting Campaign Against ISIS Slips Out Online
French Air Force

Photo Of Secretive French Spy Plane Supporting Campaign Against ISIS Slips Out Online

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 17, 2018

This Air Force Spoof On MTV Cribs Offers A Great Tour Of The C-5 Galaxy
U.S. Air Force

This Air Force Spoof On MTV Cribs Offers A Great Tour Of The C-5 Galaxy

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 16, 2018

A-10 Warthogs May Stop Firing Controversial Depleted Uranium Ammunition For Good
U.S. Air Force

A-10 Warthogs May Stop Firing Controversial Depleted Uranium Ammunition For Good

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2018

U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia
U.S. Air Force

U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 14, 2018

Mothership’s Day: China’s New Carrier Sets Sail, French Fly From USS George H.W. Bush
French Air Force

Mothership’s Day: China’s New Carrier Sets Sail, French Fly From USS George H.W. Bush

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 14, 2018

Watch These Pilots Wrangle Their B-52 Onto The Runway In This Awesome 360 Video
U.S. Air Force

Watch These Pilots Wrangle Their B-52 Onto The Runway In This Awesome 360 Video

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 13, 2018

Rockets Fly Over The Golan Heights As A Larger Conflict Between Israel and Iran Looms (Updated)
Israeli Air Force

Rockets Fly Over The Golan Heights As A Larger Conflict Between Israel and Iran Looms (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 10, 2018