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These Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good.
U.S. Air Force

These Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good.

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 25, 2021

Massive Expansion Underway At Russia’s Northernmost Arctic Air Base (Updated)
Russian Air Force

Massive Expansion Underway At Russia’s Northernmost Arctic Air Base (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 24, 2021

Pentagon Dismisses The Idea Of Retaking Bagram Air Base To Support Kabul Evacuations (Updated)
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Pentagon Dismisses The Idea Of Retaking Bagram Air Base To Support Kabul Evacuations (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 23, 2021

Night Stalker Special Ops Helicopters Now In Kabul Could Be Critical To Evacuation (Updated)
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Night Stalker Special Ops Helicopters Now In Kabul Could Be Critical To Evacuation (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 21, 2021

Packed C-17 Cargo Jet Out Of Kabul Actually Had 823 People Onboard Setting New Record (Updated)
C-17

Packed C-17 Cargo Jet Out Of Kabul Actually Had 823 People Onboard Setting New Record (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 20, 2021

Radio Transmissions From Police Helicopter’s Chase Of Bizarre Craft Over Tucson Add To Mystery
Unmanned

Radio Transmissions From Police Helicopter’s Chase Of Bizarre Craft Over Tucson Add To Mystery

By Brett Tingley and Marc Cecotti

Updated on Aug 20, 2021

Want Uncle Sam To Get You Out Of Kabul? It Could Cost You Thousands Of Dollars… Or Maybe Not?
U.S. Air Force

Want Uncle Sam To Get You Out Of Kabul? It Could Cost You Thousands Of Dollars… Or Maybe Not?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 20, 2021

Navy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over Kabul
F/A-18

Navy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over Kabul

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 19, 2021

The State Department Has Abandoned Its CH-46 Helicopters In Afghanistan
H-46

The State Department Has Abandoned Its CH-46 Helicopters In Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 19, 2021

The Truth About Cyber Warfare’s Impact On Airpower
Airborne Electronic Warfare

The Truth About Cyber Warfare’s Impact On Airpower

By Justin Bronk

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

Dozens Of U.S.-Bought Afghan Air Force Aircraft Are Now Orphaned At An Uzbek Airfield
Light Air Support

Dozens Of U.S.-Bought Afghan Air Force Aircraft Are Now Orphaned At An Uzbek Airfield

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

Five Decades After Evacuating The Embassy In Saigon The CH-46 Phrog Did It Again In Kabul
H-46

Five Decades After Evacuating The Embassy In Saigon The CH-46 Phrog Did It Again In Kabul

By Adam Kehoe and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 17, 2021

RC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

RC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 17, 2021

Situation At Kabul Airport “Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict” Says Pentagon Spokesman (Updated)
C-17

Situation At Kabul Airport “Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict” Says Pentagon Spokesman (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 17, 2021

800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet (Updated)
C-17

800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 16, 2021

U.S. Troops Kill Two Armed Afghans At Unsecured Kabul Airport, Thousands More Being Sent (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

U.S. Troops Kill Two Armed Afghans At Unsecured Kabul Airport, Thousands More Being Sent (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 16, 2021

Apache Helicopters Chase Afghans Swarming A C-17 On Kabul Airport’s Runway (Updated)
C-17

Apache Helicopters Chase Afghans Swarming A C-17 On Kabul Airport’s Runway (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 16, 2021

Fall Of Kabul To Taliban Imminent As Surprised United States Races To Get Its People Out (Updated)
H-46

Fall Of Kabul To Taliban Imminent As Surprised United States Races To Get Its People Out (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 15, 2021

Shadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated)
KC-135

Shadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 14, 2021

Emergency Troop Surge Now Needed For Afghan Withdrawal (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Emergency Troop Surge Now Needed For Afghan Withdrawal (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 13, 2021

Skunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft
NGAD

Skunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 13, 2021

Watch This F-22 Raptor’s Tailhook Catch The Arresting Wire During An Emergency Landing
F-22

Watch This F-22 Raptor’s Tailhook Catch The Arresting Wire During An Emergency Landing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

Mysterious High-Altitude Airspace Closure Appears Alongside Nellis Range Complex
Area 51

Mysterious High-Altitude Airspace Closure Appears Alongside Nellis Range Complex

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

Veteran S-3 Viking Crewman Breaks Down Everything Happening In This E-2 Hawkeye Carrier Launch Video
S-3

Veteran S-3 Viking Crewman Breaks Down Everything Happening In This E-2 Hawkeye Carrier Launch Video

By Kevin Noonan

Posted on Aug 11, 2021

These Contenders Are Vying To Replace The Navy’s T-45 Goshawk With A New Jet Trainer
T-45

These Contenders Are Vying To Replace The Navy’s T-45 Goshawk With A New Jet Trainer

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 11, 2021

F-15 Uses New Infrared Pod To Shoot Down Target F-16 With AIM-120 Missile
F-15

F-15 Uses New Infrared Pod To Shoot Down Target F-16 With AIM-120 Missile

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 11, 2021

Watch The Meditative-Like Ritual The Blue Angels Go Through Before Every Flight Demo
Naval Aviation

Watch The Meditative-Like Ritual The Blue Angels Go Through Before Every Flight Demo

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 10, 2021

New Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program Manager
U.S. Air Force

New Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program Manager

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 10, 2021

Small Unmanned Helicopters Used Lasers To Map Littorals In Recent U.S. Navy Tests
Unmanned

Small Unmanned Helicopters Used Lasers To Map Littorals In Recent U.S. Navy Tests

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Aug 9, 2021

Japan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned Aircraft
Infrared Search And Track

Japan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 9, 2021

Watch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane
U-2

Watch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 9, 2021

Everything We Just Learned About The Fatal Iranian Drone Attack On A Tanker
Unmanned

Everything We Just Learned About The Fatal Iranian Drone Attack On A Tanker

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 6, 2021

RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashes Just Outside Of Grand Forks Air Force Base
Q-4

RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashes Just Outside Of Grand Forks Air Force Base

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 6, 2021

A-10 Warthogs Fly From A Michigan Highway (Updated)
A-10

A-10 Warthogs Fly From A Michigan Highway (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 6, 2021

Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane
C-130

Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 6, 2021

Kratos Says Secret “Off-Board Sensing Station” Unmanned Aircraft Will Be Transformative
OBSS

Kratos Says Secret “Off-Board Sensing Station” Unmanned Aircraft Will Be Transformative

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 5, 2021

Air Force Throws Millions At Startup Trying To Build Reusable Hypersonic Aircraft
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Throws Millions At Startup Trying To Build Reusable Hypersonic Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 5, 2021

Drone Makes First Autonomous Aerial Delivery Between Two Military Vessels
Unmanned

Drone Makes First Autonomous Aerial Delivery Between Two Military Vessels

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

F-35s Have Flown Their First “Red Air” Missions As Dedicated Stealth Aggressors
F-35

F-35s Have Flown Their First “Red Air” Missions As Dedicated Stealth Aggressors

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 4, 2021

Puzzling Hijacking Of Commercial Vessel In Gulf Of Oman Comes To An End
Maritime Patrol

Puzzling Hijacking Of Commercial Vessel In Gulf Of Oman Comes To An End

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 4, 2021

Watch This C-17 Engage Its Thrust Reversers In Mid-Air To Make An Extremely Rapid Descent
C-17

Watch This C-17 Engage Its Thrust Reversers In Mid-Air To Make An Extremely Rapid Descent

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

Retired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor Testbed
U.S. Air Force

Retired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor Testbed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

Mysterious “Potential Hijack” Of Commercial Ship Ongoing In The Gulf Of Oman (Updated)
Maritime Patrol

Mysterious “Potential Hijack” Of Commercial Ship Ongoing In The Gulf Of Oman (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 3, 2021

The Truth About The Air Force’s Biggest Changes To Pilot Training Since The Dawn Of The Jet Age
U.S. Air Force

The Truth About The Air Force’s Biggest Changes To Pilot Training Since The Dawn Of The Jet Age

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Aug 3, 2021

Lasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind Tunnels
U.S. Air Force

Lasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind Tunnels

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 3, 2021

Bell Unveils VTOL Aircraft Concepts That All Feature Fold-Away Rotors For Jet-Speed Flight
Helicopters

Bell Unveils VTOL Aircraft Concepts That All Feature Fold-Away Rotors For Jet-Speed Flight

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 2, 2021

First Live-Fire Test Of The Navy’s New Long-Range Anti-Radiation Missile Was A Success
AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM)

First Live-Fire Test Of The Navy’s New Long-Range Anti-Radiation Missile Was A Success

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Aug 2, 2021

Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight
F-16

Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 2, 2021

U.S. Threatens “Appropriate Response” After Blaming Iran For Drone Attack On Tanker
Loitering Munitions

U.S. Threatens “Appropriate Response” After Blaming Iran For Drone Attack On Tanker

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 2, 2021

Highly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-Plane
F-16

Highly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 31, 2021

Barksdale B-52 Brandishes Its Modern Arsenal In New Loadout Photos
B-52

Barksdale B-52 Brandishes Its Modern Arsenal In New Loadout Photos

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 30, 2021

Challenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk Emerges
F-117

Challenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 30, 2021

Fatal Attack On Tanker Off Oman Blamed On Suicide Drone: Report
Loitering Munitions

Fatal Attack On Tanker Off Oman Blamed On Suicide Drone: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 30, 2021

Second Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Fails
ARRW

Second Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Fails

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 30, 2021

New Swarming Capability Planned For The V-Bat Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone
Swarms

New Swarming Capability Planned For The V-Bat Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

A-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First Time
A-10

A-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 29, 2021

Lawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing Designs
NGAD

Lawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing Designs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated)
C-17

Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

C-17 Pilot Who Made That Intense Takeoff From Portland Explains The Maneuver
C-17

C-17 Pilot Who Made That Intense Takeoff From Portland Explains The Maneuver

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 29, 2021

Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters
EA-18G

Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 28, 2021

The First XQ-58A Valkyrie Is Already Headed To A Museum (Updated)
XQ-58

The First XQ-58A Valkyrie Is Already Headed To A Museum (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 28, 2021

What It Takes For U.S. Jets To Keep Fighting In Afghanistan From “Over The Horizon”
U.S. Air Force

What It Takes For U.S. Jets To Keep Fighting In Afghanistan From “Over The Horizon”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 28, 2021

General Atomics Unveils New “LongShot” Aircraft-Launched Air-To-Air Combat Drone Rendering
AIM-260

General Atomics Unveils New “LongShot” Aircraft-Launched Air-To-Air Combat Drone Rendering

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 28, 2021

This Is Our First Look At How General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone Will Get Caught In Mid-Air
Q-9

This Is Our First Look At How General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone Will Get Caught In Mid-Air

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 27, 2021