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Joint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified Wargames
U.S. Air Force

Joint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified Wargames

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jul 27, 2021

Air Force Tweet Showing F-35As Protected By Lightning Rods Asks “Which Lightning Strikes Harder?”
F-35

Air Force Tweet Showing F-35As Protected By Lightning Rods Asks “Which Lightning Strikes Harder?”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 27, 2021

Jet-Powered Coyote Drone Defeats Swarm In Army Tests
Swarms

Jet-Powered Coyote Drone Defeats Swarm In Army Tests

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 26, 2021

MC-145B Wily Coyote Special Ops Planes Will Be Able To Launch Stealth Cruise Missiles
AGM-158 Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

MC-145B Wily Coyote Special Ops Planes Will Be Able To Launch Stealth Cruise Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 26, 2021

AI That Bested Air Force Pilot In “Digital Dogfights” Headed For L-39 Jet Trainer
U.S. Air Force

AI That Bested Air Force Pilot In “Digital Dogfights” Headed For L-39 Jet Trainer

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 26, 2021

Final F-14 Demo Crewman Remembers Legendary Tomcat Demo Pilot Dale “Snort” Snodgrass
F-14

Final F-14 Demo Crewman Remembers Legendary Tomcat Demo Pilot Dale “Snort” Snodgrass

By LCDR Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka

Updated on Jul 26, 2021

E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)
C-37

E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 25, 2021

Aircraft Spotter Thanked By F-15E Pilot After Alerting Him To Malfunctioning Jet
F-15

Aircraft Spotter Thanked By F-15E Pilot After Alerting Him To Malfunctioning Jet

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 24, 2021

Another Attempt To Retire A-10 Warthogs Isn’t Going Well For The Air Force
A-10

Another Attempt To Retire A-10 Warthogs Isn’t Going Well For The Air Force

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 24, 2021

U.S. Weighs Deploying Balloons To Provide Internet Access To Cubans During Crackdown
Airborne Communications

U.S. Weighs Deploying Balloons To Provide Internet Access To Cubans During Crackdown

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 23, 2021

The Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal Ship
P-8

The Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal Ship

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 22, 2021

Marine UH-1Y Venom Helicopters Have Been Assisting In The Hunt For Submarines
UH-1

Marine UH-1Y Venom Helicopters Have Been Assisting In The Hunt For Submarines

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 22, 2021

F-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War Games
Red Flag

F-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War Games

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 21, 2021

Russia Threat Could See U.K. Fighter Jets Operating From Highways Once Again
F-35

Russia Threat Could See U.K. Fighter Jets Operating From Highways Once Again

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 21, 2021

Air Force Directed Energy Report Argues Defensive Force Fields May Be “Just On The Horizon”
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Directed Energy Report Argues Defensive Force Fields May Be “Just On The Horizon”

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 21, 2021

Russia’s Checkmate Light Tactical Fighter Is Officially Unveiled (Updated)
Light Air Support

Russia’s Checkmate Light Tactical Fighter Is Officially Unveiled (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 21, 2021

The Strangest Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft We’ve Found In The FAA’s Huge Database (Updated)
Unmanned

The Strangest Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft We’ve Found In The FAA’s Huge Database (Updated)

By Adam Kehoe and Marc Cecotti

Updated on Jul 20, 2021

This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jul 20, 2021

MQ-9 Reaper Tests Prove It Can Operate From Unprepared Locations On The Fly
Q-9

MQ-9 Reaper Tests Prove It Can Operate From Unprepared Locations On The Fly

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jul 19, 2021

Russia’s New Fighter Design Seen Uncovered For The First Time (Updated)
Fighters

Russia’s New Fighter Design Seen Uncovered For The First Time (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 19, 2021

Now We Know Russia’s Mysterious New Fighter Is A Single-Engine Design (Updated)
Fighters

Now We Know Russia’s Mysterious New Fighter Is A Single-Engine Design (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 17, 2021

Russia’s New Fighter Jet Design Breaks Cover (Updated)
Fighters

Russia’s New Fighter Jet Design Breaks Cover (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 16, 2021

A Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For Guam
F-22

A Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For Guam

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 16, 2021

Watch This Black Hawk Clip Street Lights During Emergency Landing In Romanian Capital
UH-60

Watch This Black Hawk Clip Street Lights During Emergency Landing In Romanian Capital

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 16, 2021

Arctic Pit Stop A First For British Typhoon Fighter Jets
Typhoon

Arctic Pit Stop A First For British Typhoon Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 15, 2021

The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher
U.S. Air Force

The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 14, 2021

Explore Thousands Of FAA Drone And Unidentified Aircraft Incident Reports With Our Interactive Tool
Unmanned

Explore Thousands Of FAA Drone And Unidentified Aircraft Incident Reports With Our Interactive Tool

By Adam Kehoe

Updated on Jul 14, 2021

Fifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working Engines
F-35

Fifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working Engines

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 14, 2021

Gigantic Hangar Near Secretive Chinese Test Facilities Points To Exotic Airship Development

Gigantic Hangar Near Secretive Chinese Test Facilities Points To Exotic Airship Development

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 14, 2021

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff
F-15

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 14, 2021

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation Channels The X-Files With This Cryptic “UFO” Teaser (Updated)
Unmanned

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation Channels The X-Files With This Cryptic “UFO” Teaser (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 13, 2021

The Navy’s Exotic M80 Stiletto Test Ship Defeated Drone Swarms At Sea During Trials
Swarms

The Navy’s Exotic M80 Stiletto Test Ship Defeated Drone Swarms At Sea During Trials

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 12, 2021

War Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web”
Air Combat Exercises

War Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web”

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Jul 10, 2021

Behold The Awesomeness Of This Black A-10 Warthog
A-10

Behold The Awesomeness Of This Black A-10 Warthog

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 10, 2021

Watch A Russian Tu-95MS Bear Bomber Unleash Its Cold War-Era Tail Guns
Tu-95

Watch A Russian Tu-95MS Bear Bomber Unleash Its Cold War-Era Tail Guns

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers
Swarms

Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff
U.S. Air Force

NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Presidential Presser Cut Short After Typhoon Jets Have To Scramble To Intercept Russian Planes (Updated)
Typhoon

Presidential Presser Cut Short After Typhoon Jets Have To Scramble To Intercept Russian Planes (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Marines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In Vietnam
A-4

Marines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In Vietnam

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

The Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The Sunset
S-3

The Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The Sunset

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco
U.S. Air Force

The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

This Is What A Black Hawk Helicopter Looks Like Through The Army’s New Night Vision Goggles
UH-60

This Is What A Black Hawk Helicopter Looks Like Through The Army’s New Night Vision Goggles

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 8, 2021

Warhead For Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Tested For The First Time
ARRW

Warhead For Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Tested For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 8, 2021

Israel Might Ditch Its New Air Force One Jet Before It Even Enters Service
Air Force One

Israel Might Ditch Its New Air Force One Jet Before It Even Enters Service

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 7, 2021

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)
B-21

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 7, 2021

State Department’s New Black Hawks In Afghanistan Could Prove Especially Important After Withdrawal
HH-60

State Department’s New Black Hawks In Afghanistan Could Prove Especially Important After Withdrawal

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 3, 2021

Watch Pilots Get Rescued After Their Ditched 737 Sank Off Oahu (Updated)
H-65

Watch Pilots Get Rescued After Their Ditched 737 Sank Off Oahu (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2021

Flanker Fighter Appears Among Unmanned Aircraft At China’s Secretive Test Base
Skyborg

Flanker Fighter Appears Among Unmanned Aircraft At China’s Secretive Test Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2021

Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane
U.S. Air Force

Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

Switzerland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter Jet
F-35

Switzerland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter Jet

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets
F-16

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

Skyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone
Skyborg

Skyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jun 30, 2021

DoE’s Extreme-Security Nevada Test Site Touts The “Ultimate Playground” For Drone Tests
Swarms

DoE’s Extreme-Security Nevada Test Site Touts The “Ultimate Playground” For Drone Tests

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jun 30, 2021

New Systems For Navigation In GPS Denied Combat Environments Tested In Air Force’s Agile Pod
U.S. Air Force

New Systems For Navigation In GPS Denied Combat Environments Tested In Air Force’s Agile Pod

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jun 29, 2021

F-35B From British Carrier Flies Over Russian Forces Training To Sink Enemy Warships
F-35

F-35B From British Carrier Flies Over Russian Forces Training To Sink Enemy Warships

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

The CIA’s Bird-Shaped Aquiline Drones Could Still Be Caged Up At Area 51
U.S. Air Force

The CIA’s Bird-Shaped Aquiline Drones Could Still Be Caged Up At Area 51

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

U.S. Is Betting Big On Naval Mine Warfare With These New Sub-Launched and Air-Dropped Types
U.S. Air Force

U.S. Is Betting Big On Naval Mine Warfare With These New Sub-Launched and Air-Dropped Types

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

Marine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First Time
MV-22

Marine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 25, 2021

Russian MiG-31s Armed With Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Join Tu-22M3 Bombers In Syria
Tu-22

Russian MiG-31s Armed With Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Join Tu-22M3 Bombers In Syria

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 25, 2021

Police Helicopter Crew Says Mysterious Craft They Chased Was “Not Like Any Other” Drone
Helicopters

Police Helicopter Crew Says Mysterious Craft They Chased Was “Not Like Any Other” Drone

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jun 25, 2021

Air Force Finds New Need For Low-Cost Engine Tech Used On Nazi Buzz Bombs
Swarms

Air Force Finds New Need For Low-Cost Engine Tech Used On Nazi Buzz Bombs

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 24, 2021

The Most Replayed Carrier Crash In History Happened 70 Years Ago Today
Military Aviation History

The Most Replayed Carrier Crash In History Happened 70 Years Ago Today

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 23, 2021

Marines Pick Loitering Munition To Arm Light Vehicles And Drone Boats
Loitering Munitions

Marines Pick Loitering Munition To Arm Light Vehicles And Drone Boats

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 23, 2021

Air Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect Them
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect Them

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jun 22, 2021