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Poland MiG-29
MiG-29

Ukraine Situation Report: Poland Could Give Ukraine MiG-29s “Within Four To Six Weeks”

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

Russian Su-27 Collided With U.S. MQ-9 Over Black Sea (Updated)
Q-9

Russian Su-27 Collided With U.S. MQ-9 Over Black Sea (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

Navy’s Secretive F/A-XX Combat Jet Gets Big Funding In New Budget (Updated)
F/A-XX

Navy’s Secretive F/A-XX Combat Jet Gets Big Funding In New Budget (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

Lockheed Martin's Darkstar illuminated in red
SR-72

Lockheed Hints Again At The Existence Of A Secret High Speed Jet

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

KC-10 Retirement budget
U.S. Air Force

Hundreds Of Aircraft Headed To The Boneyard In New USAF Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 13, 2023

F-15EX 104 inventory
F-15

F-15EX Eagle II Total Buy Increases From 80 To 104 In New USAF Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 13, 2023

Russian-Iranian Deal For Su-35s Finalized, State Media Reports
Fighters

Russian-Iranian Deal For Su-35s Finalized, State Media Reports

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Mar 12, 2023

KAI unveils first images of Polands new FA-50 light fighters
Light Air Support

Poland’s New FA-50 Light Fighter Emerges

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 11, 2023

‘Affordable Mass’ Concept Driving Air Force’s New Advanced Drone Initiative
Loyal Wingman

‘Affordable Mass’ Concept Driving Air Force’s New Advanced Drone Initiative

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 11, 2023

Biden Dumps Trump’s Air Force One Paint Job For Iconic Design
Air Force One

Biden Dumps Trump’s Air Force One Paint Job For Iconic Design

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 10, 2023

C-130J simulator explores one pilot-one loadmaster concept
C-130

Single Pilot C-130J Operations Being Explored By Air Force

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 10, 2023

Russian Kh-47 hypersonic missile
Kinzhal

Largest Volley Of Russian Hypersonic Kinzhal Missiles Ever Descended On Ukraine

By Howard Altman

Updated on Mar 10, 2023

KC Campbell Pilot A-10 Iraq missile landing
A-10

A-10 Pilot’s Diary Entry From The Day She Was Nearly Shot Down

By Kim “KC” Campbell, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 9, 2023

USAF Testing ‘Mutant’ Missiles That Twist In Mid-Air To Hit Their Targets
U.S. Air Force

USAF Testing ‘Mutant’ Missiles That Twist In Mid-Air To Hit Their Targets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 9, 2023

Air Force boss says Block 4 electronic warfare capabilities critical to F-35 program
F-35

New Electronic Warfare Suite Top Feature Of F-35 Block 4, Air Combat Boss Says

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 9, 2023

F-15EX
F-15

Buying Just 80 F-15EXs Makes No Sense

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 9, 2023

Arming Ukrainian Fighters With AIM-120 Missiles Is A Complex Proposition
MiG-29

Arming Ukrainian Fighters With AIM-120 Missiles Is A Complex Proposition

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 8, 2023

Ukraine wants old U.S. Mk 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb submunitions to arm its drones
Cluster Bombs

Ukraine Wants U.S. Cluster Bombs But Not For What You Think

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 8, 2023

A-50 Belarus drone attack
A-50/A-100

Ukraine Situation Report: Belarus Admits Russian A-50 Radar Jet Damaged In Drone Attack

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 7, 2023

NGAD
NGAD

200 NGAD Fighters, 1,000 Advanced Drones In USAF’s Future Plans

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 7, 2023

MQ-9 Special Operations Sky Guardian
Q-9

USAF Special Ops Buys MQ-9B SkyGuardians To Test Air-Launched Drone Concepts

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 7, 2023

B-21 Raider
B-21

B-21 Raider Seen From Above In New Image

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 7, 2023

JDAM-ER Trial
U.S. Air Force

Winged JDAM Smart Bombs Are Now Operational In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 7, 2023

AC-130 Ghostrider
AC-130

AC-130J Gunship Unleashes Hell On South Korean Island

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 7, 2023

Ukraine’s Defense Chief Pleas For Western Jets, Just Not A-10s
A-10

Ukraine’s Defense Chief Pleas For Western Jets, Just Not A-10s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 6, 2023

C-130 no markings AMC
U.S. Air Force

Air Mobility Command’s Fleet Of Tankers, Cargo Planes Go Incognito

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 4, 2023

Su-34 Fullback shot down over Donetsk
Su-34

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Su-34 Fullback Goes Down In Flames Over Donetsk

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 4, 2023

KC-46 Airfield Marking Pattern
KC-46

KC-46 Expands Its Austere Airfield Capabilities, Could Include Roadways In Future

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 4, 2023

Belarus Drone A-50 attack
A-50/A-100

Video Shows Drone Landing On Russian A-50 Radar Jet That Was Supposedly Attacked (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 3, 2023

A-50 MAINSTAY IN BELARUS
A-50/A-100

Video Of Another Drone Landing On Russian A-50 Radar Jet In Belarus Emerges

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 3, 2023

Long-range improvised commercial kamikaze drone seen in Ukraine
Unmanned

Our Best Look At Ukraine’s Shadowy ‘Alibaba Drone’ Used For Long-Range Strikes

By Emma Helfrich

Updated on Mar 3, 2023

Chinese balloon-launched drones
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

China Sees Balloon-Launched Drone Swarms In Its Future

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 2, 2023

Rolls-Royce testing new F130 engines for B-52 CERP
B-52

Rolls-Royce Offers Peek At The B-52’s New Engines Undergoing Testing

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 2, 2023

Cruise Missiles Could Get Added To MQ-9’s Arsenal
Q-9

Cruise Missiles Could Get Added To MQ-9’s Arsenal

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 1, 2023

E-7 WEDGETAIL
E-3

Air Force Orders First E-7 Jets To Replace Aging E-3 Sentry

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 1, 2023

BAE Systems Australia unveils STRIX multi-role VTOL drone
Unmanned

Meet Australia’s Home-Grown ‘STRIX’ VTOL Combat Drone Concept (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich, Roy Choo

Posted on Mar 1, 2023

Ukrainian Drone Gets Within 70 Miles Of Moscow
Unmanned

Ukrainian Drone Gets Within 70 Miles Of Moscow

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 28, 2023

Belarus A50 mainstay
A-50/A-100

Russian A-50 Radar Jet Intact After Claimed Drone Attack In Belarus

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 28, 2023

New Type Of Kamikaze Drone Appears In Russian City Near Ukraine Border
Loitering Munitions

New Type Of Kamikaze Drone Appears In Russian City Near Ukraine Border

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 28, 2023

MQ-9 Reaper Ukraine
Q-9

The Case For Ukraine Acquiring MQ-9 Reapers

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Feb 27, 2023

A-50 Belarus
A-50/A-100

Claims Swirl Around Supposed Strike On Russian A-50 Radar Jet In Belarus (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 27, 2023

T-62M Russia New Optical Sight
Tankers

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Tanks Reverting To Cold War Thermal Sights

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Feb 26, 2023

New Drones Ukraine Jump 20 Altius 600
Loitering Munitions

Ukraine Gets Huge Boost In Deadly Drone Capabilities From U.S.

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 24, 2023

F-35B Singapore
F-35

Singapore Commits To F-35B Stealth Jets With Follow-On Order

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 24, 2023

Boeing To End F/A-18 Super Hornet Production In Two Years
F/A-18

Boeing To End F/A-18 Super Hornet Production In Two Years

By Joseph Trevithick, Oliver Parken

Posted on Feb 24, 2023

F-35B Lightning USS America
Naval Aviation

Reviving The Use Of Navy Tactical Jets As Submarine-Hunters

By Kevin Noonan

Posted on Feb 23, 2023

Our Best Look Yet At The Chinese Spy Balloon’s Massive Payload
U-2

Our Best Look Yet At The Chinese Spy Balloon’s Massive Payload

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 22, 2023

Vandy-1-main copy
F/A-18

F/A-18 Super Hornet In Retro Gloss Black Paint Scheme Emerges

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Feb 22, 2023

JDAM-ER Trial
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)

Wing Kits For Ukraine’s JDAM Bombs Would Be A Big Problem For Russia

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 22, 2023

U-2 Pilot’s Selfie Flying Alongside Chinese Spy Balloon Leaks (Updated)
U-2

U-2 Pilot’s Selfie Flying Alongside Chinese Spy Balloon Leaks (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 21, 2023

UKRAINE UH-60 BLACK HAWK
UH-60

UH-60 Black Hawk Unexpectedly Appears In Ukrainian Military Service

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 21, 2023

Pilots Advised Of Large White High-Altitude Balloon East Of Hawaii (Updated)

Pilots Advised Of Large White High-Altitude Balloon East Of Hawaii (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 20, 2023

An AIM-120 On A AH-1 Cobra? Not Impossible, Say Marines
AH-1

An AIM-120 On A AH-1 Cobra? Not Impossible, Say Marines

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Feb 17, 2023

Navy To Test Ground-Launched Version Of New Radar-Busting Missile
P-8

Navy To Test Ground-Launched Version Of New Radar-Busting Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 17, 2023

‘Sharper Rules’ Coming To Tackle Airspace Incursions: Biden

‘Sharper Rules’ Coming To Tackle Airspace Incursions: Biden

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 16, 2023

QINETIQ DRONE UKRAINE
Loitering Munitions

Clandestine U.K. Program Developed 3D-Printed ‘Suicide’ Drone For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 16, 2023

Hawker Hunter ATAC
Topgun

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Pilot Recounts Ejection Right Out Of Top Gun

By Jan Tegler

Posted on Feb 16, 2023

Balloon Shot Down Search

Why Wreckage Of The Three Shot Down Objects Is So Hard To Find

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 16, 2023

UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Maintenance Test Flight
UH-60

UH-60 Black Hawk Falls Out Of The Sky In Alabama

By Oliver Parken

Updated on Feb 16, 2023

Balloons Shot Down Over Ukraine Point To New Russian Tactics

Balloons Shot Down Over Ukraine Point To New Russian Tactics

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 16, 2023

Drone seen entering building during recent Israeli security forces raid
Unmanned

Watch This Eerie Video Of Drone Floating Down Street, Entering Building Before Israeli Raid

By Emma Helfrich

Updated on Feb 16, 2023

ISRAEL MIG-29
MiG-29

Israel’s Secretive MiG-29 Fulcrum Test Program

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 15, 2023

F-16 BALLOON INTERCEPT
F-16

Listen To F-16 Pilots Intercept The Octagon Object Over Lake Huron

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 13, 2023

U.S. Scrambles To Get A Handle On Mysterious Aerial Incursions (Updated)

U.S. Scrambles To Get A Handle On Mysterious Aerial Incursions (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 13, 2023