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F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now Undergoing Ski Jump Launch Trials For The Indian Navy

F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now Undergoing Ski Jump Launch Trials For The Indian Navy

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 20 3:40 PM EDT
Air Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMs

Air Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 19 2:40 PM EDT
Trio Of B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed To The Island Of Diego Garcia As Seen From Space

Trio Of B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed To The Island Of Diego Garcia As Seen From Space

By Tyler Rogoway
Aug 19 6:20 AM EDT
Two MQ-9 Reaper Drones Collide Over Syria After Days Of Sightings From Those On The Ground

Two MQ-9 Reaper Drones Collide Over Syria After Days Of Sightings From Those On The Ground

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 18 9:41 PM EDT
Australia’s Loyal Wingman Drone It’s Developing With Boeing Has Been Photographed In The Wild

Australia’s Loyal Wingman Drone It’s Developing With Boeing Has Been Photographed In The Wild

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 18 1:24 PM EDT
Air Force One Just Had A Near Miss With A Drone According To Reporter Onboard (Updated)

Air Force One Just Had A Near Miss With A Drone According To Reporter Onboard (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Aug 17 9:50 PM EDT
Lightning Rods Protect F-35 Lightnings From Lightning At Exercise Northern Lightning

Lightning Rods Protect F-35 Lightnings From Lightning At Exercise Northern Lightning

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 17 9:17 PM EDT
The Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched Drones

The Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 17 2:24 PM EDT
New Chinese Air-Launched Glide Weapon Designed To Be An Airfield Killer

New Chinese Air-Launched Glide Weapon Designed To Be An Airfield Killer

By Jamie Hunter
Aug 17 2:07 PM EDT
Israeli Air Force Jets Touch Down In Germany For Historic Air Combat Exercise

Israeli Air Force Jets Touch Down In Germany For Historic Air Combat Exercise

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 17 1:24 PM EDT
Portland Air National Guard Base Will Be Home To The First Operational F-15EX Eagle Unit

Portland Air National Guard Base Will Be Home To The First Operational F-15EX Eagle Unit

By Tyler Rogoway
Aug 14 10:01 PM EDT
Is The Stargazer Air-Launch Mothership About To Test A Secretive Air Force Payload?

Is The Stargazer Air-Launch Mothership About To Test A Secretive Air Force Payload?

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Aug 13 4:28 PM EDT
Marine MV-22 Ospreys Flew In An RQ-21 Drone Unit During An Exercise For The First Time

Marine MV-22 Ospreys Flew In An RQ-21 Drone Unit During An Exercise For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick
Aug 12 9:02 PM EDT
Check Out These Images Of Russia’s Second Su-57 Felon Fighter Under Construction

Check Out These Images Of Russia’s Second Su-57 Felon Fighter Under Construction

By Jamie Hunter
Aug 12 5:56 PM EDT
B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is “Starting To Look Like An Airplane”

B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is “Starting To Look Like An Airplane”

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 11 6:42 PM EDT
Chinese Z-10A Attack Helicopter Shows Off New Missile During Live-Fire Exercise

Chinese Z-10A Attack Helicopter Shows Off New Missile During Live-Fire Exercise

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 11 5:01 PM EDT
South Korea Officially Unveils Plan For F-35B Light Carrier

South Korea Officially Unveils Plan For F-35B Light Carrier

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 11 2:24 PM EDT
Trio Of B-2 Stealth Bombers Deploy To The Remote Island Outpost Of Diego Garcia

Trio Of B-2 Stealth Bombers Deploy To The Remote Island Outpost Of Diego Garcia

By Jamie Hunter
Aug 11 1:27 PM EDT
British A400M Transport Gets Tasked With Low-Level Patrols To Track Migrant Boats From France

British A400M Transport Gets Tasked With Low-Level Patrols To Track Migrant Boats From France

By Jamie Hunter
Aug 10 4:35 PM EDT
Israel Now Has Two Combat Ready F-35 Squadrons

Israel Now Has Two Combat Ready F-35 Squadrons

By Jamie Hunter and Thomas Newdick
Aug 10 2:44 PM EDT
Chinese Fighters Cross Into Taiwan’s Side Of The Strait As High-Level U.S. Visit Begins

Chinese Fighters Cross Into Taiwan’s Side Of The Strait As High-Level U.S. Visit Begins

By Jamie Hunter and Tyler Rogoway
Aug 10 10:04 AM EDT
Night Stalker MH-47 Emerges With Mystery Modifications During Training In Colorado

Night Stalker MH-47 Emerges With Mystery Modifications During Training In Colorado

By Tyler Rogoway
Aug 9 10:57 PM EDT
Check Out This B-52 Stratofortress Carrying Two AGM-183 Hypersonic Test Missiles

Check Out This B-52 Stratofortress Carrying Two AGM-183 Hypersonic Test Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway
Aug 9 6:56 AM EDT
This Is The Most Stunning Photo Of A B-1B Bomber Night Launch We’ve Ever Seen

This Is The Most Stunning Photo Of A B-1B Bomber Night Launch We’ve Ever Seen

By Tyler Rogoway
Aug 8 12:09 AM EDT
Royal Air Force P-8A Poseidon Shadows Russian Warship On The Jet’s First Operational Sortie

Royal Air Force P-8A Poseidon Shadows Russian Warship On The Jet’s First Operational Sortie

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 7 3:14 PM EDT
Stealth Is Put To The Test In Huge Exercise Teaming RQ-170s, F-35s, B-2s With Other Jets

Stealth Is Put To The Test In Huge Exercise Teaming RQ-170s, F-35s, B-2s With Other Jets

By Joseph Trevithick and Jamie Hunter
Aug 6 4:33 PM EDT
Air Force Eyes Hypersonic VIP Passenger Aircraft In New Deal With Aviation Startup

Air Force Eyes Hypersonic VIP Passenger Aircraft In New Deal With Aviation Startup

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 6 4:07 PM EDT
Stripped F-117 Nighthawk Arrives At Hill Aerospace Museum Direct From Tonopah

Stripped F-117 Nighthawk Arrives At Hill Aerospace Museum Direct From Tonopah

By Jamie Hunter
Aug 6 2:49 PM EDT
Taiwanese F-16s Begin Flying Patrols With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Deter China

Taiwanese F-16s Begin Flying Patrols With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Deter China

By Jamie Hunter
Aug 6 1:38 PM EDT
Russian MiG-29 And Su-24 Combat Jets Caught In-Flight At Libyan Base In New Satellite Images

Russian MiG-29 And Su-24 Combat Jets Caught In-Flight At Libyan Base In New Satellite Images

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 6 11:48 AM EDT
Red Flag Is Back In Business As Two Of The Big Air Combat Exercises Kick Off Simultaneously

Red Flag Is Back In Business As Two Of The Big Air Combat Exercises Kick Off Simultaneously

By Jamie Hunter
Aug 4 6:57 PM EDT
Now Russia Wants Its First Okhotnik Combat Drone In Service By 2024

Now Russia Wants Its First Okhotnik Combat Drone In Service By 2024

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 4 5:02 PM EDT
Test Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)

Test Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 4 4:44 PM EDT
Watch These Russian IL-76 Transports Execute A Stunning Mass Flare Dump

Watch These Russian IL-76 Transports Execute A Stunning Mass Flare Dump

By Jamie Hunter
Aug 3 9:30 PM EDT
Australian Attack Helicopters Come To The Rescue Of Castaways On Deserted Pacific Island

Australian Attack Helicopters Come To The Rescue Of Castaways On Deserted Pacific Island

By The War Zone staff
Aug 3 3:56 PM EDT
Video Of Chinese Fighters Over South China Sea Gives Insight Into Long-Range Missions

Video Of Chinese Fighters Over South China Sea Gives Insight Into Long-Range Missions

By Jamie Hunter
Aug 3 3:28 PM EDT
Let’s Talk About The Air Force Potentially Replacing The F-15E With The F-15EX

Let’s Talk About The Air Force Potentially Replacing The F-15E With The F-15EX

By tyler rogoway and jamie hunter
Aug 2 10:49 PM EDT
Boeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To Canada

Boeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To Canada

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 31 6:45 PM EDT
Buying Our A-10 Warthog Masks Raised $18,180 For Those On The Front Lines Of The COVID-19 Fight

Buying Our A-10 Warthog Masks Raised $18,180 For Those On The Front Lines Of The COVID-19 Fight

By Tyler Rogoway
Jul 31 5:02 PM EDT
Topgun Receives Its First F-35C Lightning II

Topgun Receives Its First F-35C Lightning II

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 31 1:57 PM EDT
The Inside Story Of How The UK Culled Its Entire Harrier Jet Force In Just Two Months

The Inside Story Of How The UK Culled Its Entire Harrier Jet Force In Just Two Months

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 30 4:20 PM EDT
India’s First French-Built Rafale Fighters Have Finally Arrived

India’s First French-Built Rafale Fighters Have Finally Arrived

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 30 4:01 PM EDT
We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B

We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B

By Brett Tingley
Jul 30 2:50 PM EDT
Dramatic Photos Emerge Online Showing What A Chinook Looks Like After A Power Line Strike

Dramatic Photos Emerge Online Showing What A Chinook Looks Like After A Power Line Strike

By The War Zone staff
Jul 30 1:32 PM EDT
Australia, Serbia Emerge As First Potential T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Export Customers

Australia, Serbia Emerge As First Potential T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Export Customers

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 30 1:00 PM EDT
The Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant

The Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Jul 30 10:03 AM EDT
The F-15 “Japanese Super Interceptor” Eagle Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality

The F-15 “Japanese Super Interceptor” Eagle Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 29 1:45 PM EDT
Full Scope Of Air Force’s Big Contract Awards To Private Aggressor Firms Revealed

Full Scope Of Air Force’s Big Contract Awards To Private Aggressor Firms Revealed

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 28 7:02 PM EDT
Navy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural Cruise

Navy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural Cruise

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 28 3:03 PM EDT
Aggressor Mirage F1 Fighters Headed To Holloman And Luke Air Force Bases

Aggressor Mirage F1 Fighters Headed To Holloman And Luke Air Force Bases

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 27 10:29 PM EDT
The Blue Angels Have Officially Received Their First F/A-18E Super Hornet

The Blue Angels Have Officially Received Their First F/A-18E Super Hornet

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 27 4:03 PM EDT
Navy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track Sensor

Navy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track Sensor

By Tyler Rogoway
Jul 27 3:42 PM EDT
RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Spy Drone Photographed Landing At Plant 42 In Palmdale

RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Spy Drone Photographed Landing At Plant 42 In Palmdale

By Tyler Rogoway
Jul 26 5:23 PM EDT
No, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland Protesters

No, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland Protesters

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 24 9:12 PM EDT
Huge Pacific Exercise Centered On Guam Brings Allies Together Amid Growing China Threat

Huge Pacific Exercise Centered On Guam Brings Allies Together Amid Growing China Threat

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 24 5:22 PM EDT
New Details Emerge About F-15 Intercept Of Iranian Airbus Over Syria

New Details Emerge About F-15 Intercept Of Iranian Airbus Over Syria

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 24 4:17 PM EDT
U.S. Says Its F-15s Intercepted Iranian Airliner That Made Erratic Maneuvers (Updated)

U.S. Says Its F-15s Intercepted Iranian Airliner That Made Erratic Maneuvers (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 24 3:24 PM EDT
F-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical Region

F-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical Region

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 23 6:52 PM EDT
Here Are The First Photos Of Egypt’s New Su-35 “Super Flankers”

Here Are The First Photos Of Egypt’s New Su-35 “Super Flankers”

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 23 12:39 PM EDT
Fighter Pilots Warn Of Newly Trained Pilots’ Lack Of Actual Flying Experience

Fighter Pilots Warn Of Newly Trained Pilots’ Lack Of Actual Flying Experience

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 22 4:33 PM EDT
Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward

Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 22 1:51 PM EDT
Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 22 10:43 AM EDT
F-15 Eagle Seen Loaded With Loyal Wingman Drone For Previously Unknown Tests

F-15 Eagle Seen Loaded With Loyal Wingman Drone For Previously Unknown Tests

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick and Jamie Hunter
Jul 21 9:02 PM EDT
Fully Armed Kadena F-15 Eagles Soar Over Saudi Arabia Wearing Some Awesome Nose Art

Fully Armed Kadena F-15 Eagles Soar Over Saudi Arabia Wearing Some Awesome Nose Art

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 21 6:51 PM EDT