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KC-10 Extender Has Flown Its Last Combat Mission
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 5, 2023
U.S. F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria (Updated)
By Howard Altman / Updated Oct 5, 2023
Flight Testing Of Air Force’s New Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile Well Underway
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 3, 2023
Moment Flare Released From F-35 Captured In Remarkable Photo
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 3, 2023
Future Air Combat Drone Performance Focus Areas Emerge
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 2, 2023
Tu-95 Decoys Are Being Painted On Russian Air Base’s Apron
By Stetson Payne / Updated Sep 30, 2023
Our First Glimpse Of The Air Force’s Hypersonic Cruise Missile
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 29, 2023
Claims Swirl Around Possible Friendly Fire Shoot-Down Of Russian Su-35 Near Tokmak
By Howard Altman / Updated Sep 29, 2023
Airmen Design F-16 Boarding Ladder That Fits Inside Cockpit
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 27, 2023
Su-27 That Mysteriously Vanished After Private Sale Resurfaces
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 26, 2023
E-8 JSTARS Has Flown Its Last Operational Mission
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 26, 2023
F-35A Has Flown From A Highway For The First Time
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 21, 2023
Claims Swirl Around ‘Sabotage Raid’ On Airbase Near Moscow
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 20, 2023
A-10 Pilot’s Compelling Case For Replacing Warthogs With Super Hornets
By Patrick “BURT” Brown / Updated Sep 20, 2023
Let’s Talk About Russia’s New Long-Range Kh-BD Cruise Missile
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 19, 2023
William Tell Air Combat Competition Crowns Its Winners
By James Deboer / Updated Sep 19, 2023
North American Airspace Defense Getting Cloud-Based Backbone Next Month
By Hope Hodge Seck / Updated Sep 15, 2023
China’s J-20 Isn’t A “Dominating Aircraft,” USAF General Says
By Oliver Parken / Updated Sep 13, 2023
Collaborative Air Combat Drones Will Head To Pacific En Masse
By Hope Hodge Seck / Updated Sep 13, 2023
Sweden Considering Donating JAS 39 Gripens To Ukraine: Report
By Oliver Parken / Updated Sep 12, 2023
B-21 ‘Family Of Systems’ Details Emerge, Engine Test Runs Start
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 12, 2023
Britain’s New Jackdaw Combat Drone Aims To Be “Disposable”
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 12, 2023
B-21 Raider Seen Like Never Before In New Images
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Sep 12, 2023
KC-135 Tankers Being Eyed For Drone Launcher Role
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 11, 2023
The Rise Of Fury
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 11, 2023
William Tell Has Fighter Pilots Competing For Trophies Once Again
By Jamie Hunter / Updated Sep 11, 2023
Russian Su-34 Strike-Fighter Seen Covered In Tires
By Howard Altman / Updated Sep 8, 2023
LongShot Air-To-Air Combat Drone Bid Won By General Atomics
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 7, 2023
Poland Eyeing F-15EX Buy Amid Weapons Buying Spree
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 7, 2023
B-21 Raider Could Use Collaborative Drones Meant For Fighters
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 6, 2023
The U-2 Dragon Lady As You Have Never Seen It Before
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 6, 2023
Russia Is Using Tires To Protect Its Bombers From Aerial Attack
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 4, 2023
Iran Receives Russian Yak-130 Advanced Trainer Jets
By Stetson Payne / Updated Sep 2, 2023
F-35 Nearly Trims The Trees In Incredible Boeing Field Departure
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 1, 2023
Ukraine’s AIM-9M Sidewinders Can Be Used In Multiple Ways
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 31, 2023
Polish Su-22 Drops Photo Flash Flares In Rare Nighttime Display
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 30, 2023
This ICBM-Launched Satellite Could Transmit Nuclear Codes When Nothing Else Was Left To
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 29, 2023
Ukrainian MiG-29 Blasts Russian Drone In New Cockpit Video
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 29, 2023
False Canopies On Fighters Work, One Almost Killed Me
By Dan McWilliams / Updated Aug 28, 2023
Ukraine’s Outspoken MiG-29 Pilot “Juice” Killed During Mission
By Stetson Payne / Updated Aug 26, 2023
Ukrainians To Train On F-16s In The United States
By Howard Altman / Updated Aug 24, 2023
Ukraine’s Su-27s Are Launching JDAM-ER Winged Bombs Too
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 24, 2023
Defecting Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Was Lured To Ukraine: Reports
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 23, 2023
Destroyed Tu-22M Seen At Now Empty Russian Airbase
By Howard Altman / Updated Aug 22, 2023
Air Force Tight-Lipped On Canceled Hypersonic Missile’s Latest Test
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 22, 2023
Ukraine Situation Report: Spy Agency Takes Credit For Strikes On Russian Airbases
By Howard Altman / Updated Aug 21, 2023
Dozens Of F-16s Were Just Officially Pledged To Ukraine
By Howard Altman / Updated Aug 20, 2023
Top Ukraine War Lessons From USAF’s Commander In Europe
By Howard Altman / Updated Aug 18, 2023
U.S. Combat Rescue Helicopters Train With Old Foe Serbia For First Time
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 18, 2023
Ukrainian F-16 Combat Proficiency At Scale Not Likely Before 2027, Air Force General Says
By Howard Altman / Updated Aug 18, 2023
U.S. Now Promising To Fast-Track F-16 Fighters For Ukraine: Report
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 17, 2023
F-111 Aardvark’s Crew Escape Module Ejected The Whole Cockpit
By Oliver Parken / Updated Aug 17, 2023
Blended Wing Body Demonstrator Jet Contract Awarded By Air Force (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 16, 2023
Germany Cans Its A340 ‘Air Force One’ Jets After Two Failures In 24 Hours
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 15, 2023
Ukraine Situation Report: F-16 Pilot Training May Be Delayed Until January
By Howard Altman / Updated Aug 11, 2023
Guam’s Airspace Set To Be Most Defended On Earth In New Plans
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 11, 2023
How NGAD Will Sense, Communicate, And Jam Could Be Revolutionary
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Aug 9, 2023
Red Flag Expands Out Into The Pacific With An Eye On China
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 8, 2023
Let’s Talk About This Video Of A Ukrainian NASAMS Firing A ‘Mystery’ Missile
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 7, 2023
Japan Eyes Turning C-2 Cargo Jets Into Standoff Missile Carriers
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Aug 7, 2023
XQ-58 Valkyrie Solves Air Combat ‘Challenge Problem’ While Under AI Control
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 3, 2023
Pilots Are Seeing Some Very Strange Things In Arizona’s Military Training Ranges
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 2, 2023
Ukraine’s Mi-24 Hinds Now Armed With U.S. 70mm Hydra Rockets
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Aug 1, 2023
Cockpit View Of Flying From Finland’s New Highway Runway
By Oliver Parken / Updated Aug 1, 2023