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Here’s Why Aggressor Learjets Were Making Mock Attack Runs Towards Philly Last Night
Aggressors

Here’s Why Aggressor Learjets Were Making Mock Attack Runs Towards Philly Last Night

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 22, 2021

The New Air Force One’s Custom Hangar Facility Is Taking Shape
Air Force One

The New Air Force One’s Custom Hangar Facility Is Taking Shape

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 22, 2021

Land-Based Strike Version Of Navy’s Long-Range Air Defense Blasting Missile Breaks Cover
AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM)

Land-Based Strike Version Of Navy’s Long-Range Air Defense Blasting Missile Breaks Cover

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 21, 2021

Northrop Grumman Reveals Its “LongShot” Air-Launched Missile-Toting Drone Concept (Updated)
Loyal Wingman

Northrop Grumman Reveals Its “LongShot” Air-Launched Missile-Toting Drone Concept (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 20, 2021

Special Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL Aircraft
CV-22

Special Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 20, 2021

Amphibious MC-130J Transport Is On Special Operations Command’s Wishlist
MC-130

Amphibious MC-130J Transport Is On Special Operations Command’s Wishlist

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 20, 2021

Mysterious Secluded Facility With Large Hangar Emerges At Chinese Bomber Base
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

Mysterious Secluded Facility With Large Hangar Emerges At Chinese Bomber Base

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 19, 2021

The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky
F-16

The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 19, 2021

Watch This Lynx Helicopter Land On A Crazy Mock Pitching Flight Deck
Helicopters

Watch This Lynx Helicopter Land On A Crazy Mock Pitching Flight Deck

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 18, 2021

How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat
Air Combat Exercises

How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on May 18, 2021

Crew Ejects From Qatari F-15QA Fighter While On The Ground At Airport Near St. Louis
F-15

Crew Ejects From Qatari F-15QA Fighter While On The Ground At Airport Near St. Louis

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 18, 2021

What We Know About The High-Altitude Balloons Recently Lingering Off America’s Coastlines

What We Know About The High-Altitude Balloons Recently Lingering Off America’s Coastlines

By Adam Kehoe

Updated on May 18, 2021

Secretive Army Suicide Drone Smashed Mock Air Defenses During Advanced War Games
Loitering Munitions

Secretive Army Suicide Drone Smashed Mock Air Defenses During Advanced War Games

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 18, 2021

F-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air Missile
F-15

F-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 17, 2021

Two US Navy T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainers Collide In Mid-Air Over Texas
T-45

Two US Navy T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainers Collide In Mid-Air Over Texas

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 17, 2021

A-10 Warthog Pilots Are Using The Digital Combat Simulator Video Game To Train In VR
A-10

A-10 Warthog Pilots Are Using The Digital Combat Simulator Video Game To Train In VR

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 17, 2021

New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22
F-22

New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 14, 2021

Continuous Mass Rocket Attacks Pose New Challenges For Israel’s Iron Dome System
Air-To-Ground

Continuous Mass Rocket Attacks Pose New Challenges For Israel’s Iron Dome System

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 14, 2021

The Army Is Testing Arming Its Light Tactical Vehicles With Drones (Updated)
Loitering Munitions

The Army Is Testing Arming Its Light Tactical Vehicles With Drones (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 14, 2021

Palestinian Militants Are Now Launching Suicide Drones At Israel
Loitering Munitions

Palestinian Militants Are Now Launching Suicide Drones At Israel

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 13, 2021

Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans
F-22

Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 13, 2021

Taiwanese F-16s Have Fired AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Locally For The First Time
F-16

Taiwanese F-16s Have Fired AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Locally For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 12, 2021

Largest Rocket Barrage From Gaza Ever Hits Central Israel Amid Fears Of An Imminent War
Air-To-Ground

Largest Rocket Barrage From Gaza Ever Hits Central Israel Amid Fears Of An Imminent War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Five JASSM Stealth Missiles Have Been Loaded On An F-15E Strike Eagle For The First Time
F-15

Five JASSM Stealth Missiles Have Been Loaded On An F-15E Strike Eagle For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 11, 2021

It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now
KC-46

It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 11, 2021

The Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS Debacle
MH-60/AH-60

The Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS Debacle

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2021

The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave
F-16

The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night
Special Operations Aviation

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Honeywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)
F-22

Honeywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 10, 2021

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials
Skyborg

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 10, 2021

Navy SEALs And Army Night Stalkers Captured In Amazing Photos During Virginia Exercise
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Navy SEALs And Army Night Stalkers Captured In Amazing Photos During Virginia Exercise

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 10, 2021

Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets
F-16

Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 7, 2021

Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft
Q-4

Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2021

The Marine Corps Just Said Goodbye To Its Last Legacy C-130 Hercules Transport Plane
C-130

The Marine Corps Just Said Goodbye To Its Last Legacy C-130 Hercules Transport Plane

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 7, 2021

B-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War Games
Northern Edge

B-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War Games

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2021

Soviet-Designed An-2 Biplanes Are South Korea’s Secretive Aggressors
Aggressors

Soviet-Designed An-2 Biplanes Are South Korea’s Secretive Aggressors

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 6, 2021

The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails
F-16

The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 6, 2021

B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding
B-1

B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 6, 2021

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation
Military Aviation History

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 5, 2021

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue
U.S. Air Force

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 5, 2021

First Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman Drone
Skyborg

First Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 5, 2021

Turkey Now Has A High-Speed Missile-Like Drone That’s Launched From A Larger Drone
Loitering Munitions

Turkey Now Has A High-Speed Missile-Like Drone That’s Launched From A Larger Drone

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 4, 2021

Crash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone Program
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Crash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 4, 2021

F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots
F-16

F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 3, 2021

Declassified Docs Offer New Details About A Growing RQ-170 “Wraith” Force
RQ-170

Declassified Docs Offer New Details About A Growing RQ-170 “Wraith” Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 3, 2021

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth
F-35

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 3, 2021

Bin Laden Raid Pilot Says Unique Marine Air-To-Air Course Likely Saved Him From Pakistani F-16s
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Bin Laden Raid Pilot Says Unique Marine Air-To-Air Course Likely Saved Him From Pakistani F-16s

By tyler rogoway and jamie hunter

Posted on May 3, 2021

Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case
U.S. Air Force

Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 1, 2021

F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator
U-2

F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 30, 2021

Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks
A-4

Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 30, 2021

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 30, 2021

The RQ-180 Drone Will Emerge From The Shadows As The Centerpiece Of An Air Combat Revolution
RQ-180

The RQ-180 Drone Will Emerge From The Shadows As The Centerpiece Of An Air Combat Revolution

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 29, 2021

The Marines Are Already Ditching Their Young RQ-21 Blackjack Drones
Unmanned

The Marines Are Already Ditching Their Young RQ-21 Blackjack Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 29, 2021

Here’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually Do
Airborne Radar

Here’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually Do

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East
F-15

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 28, 2021

France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On
RC-135

France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

Photo Emerges Of Shadowy Intelligence Gathering “Ghost Plane” In Somalia
Manned ISR

Photo Emerges Of Shadowy Intelligence Gathering “Ghost Plane” In Somalia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action
Typhoon

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 26, 2021

Help Us Identify This Mysterious SR-71-Looking “Tow Target”
SR-71

Help Us Identify This Mysterious SR-71-Looking “Tow Target”

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 26, 2021

The Mighty Boeing 747 Supertanker May Have Fought Its Last Fire
Tankers

The Mighty Boeing 747 Supertanker May Have Fought Its Last Fire

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 24, 2021

U.S. Navy P-8 Maritime Patrol Plane To Join Hunt For Missing Indonesian Submarine
P-8

U.S. Navy P-8 Maritime Patrol Plane To Join Hunt For Missing Indonesian Submarine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 23, 2021

All B-1B Bombers Have Been Grounded (Updated)
B-1

All B-1B Bombers Have Been Grounded (Updated)

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Apr 22, 2021

Watch This CV-22 Osprey’s Rotor Downwash Absolutely Demolish A Hospital’s Helipad
CV-22

Watch This CV-22 Osprey’s Rotor Downwash Absolutely Demolish A Hospital’s Helipad

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 22, 2021