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First Official Rendering Of China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Emerges In Glitzy Recruiting Video
H-20

First Official Rendering Of China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Emerges In Glitzy Recruiting Video

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 6, 2021

An A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crashed Near Area 51 In 1967. This Is How One Explorer Found It.
Area 51

An A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crashed Near Area 51 In 1967. This Is How One Explorer Found It.

By Sarah Scoles—Popular Science

Posted on Jan 5, 2021

Greece Joins Forces With Israel To Revamp Its Fighter Pilot Training Program
Hellenic Air Force

Greece Joins Forces With Israel To Revamp Its Fighter Pilot Training Program

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 5, 2021

Let’s Talk About This Intriguing Object Seen In The Scoot-And-Hide Hangar At Area 51
U.S. Air Force

Let’s Talk About This Intriguing Object Seen In The Scoot-And-Hide Hangar At Area 51

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 5, 2021

The B-2 Bomber Looks Positively Alien In These Images
B-2

The B-2 Bomber Looks Positively Alien In These Images

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 4, 2021

First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese Airliner
Airborne Radar

First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese Airliner

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 4, 2021

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn
SR-71

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 2, 2021

It’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On Hold
F-35

It’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On Hold

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 31, 2020

China’s Z-20 Black Hawk Clone Is Now Packing Air-To-Ground Missiles
AGM-114 Hellfire

China’s Z-20 Black Hawk Clone Is Now Packing Air-To-Ground Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 31, 2020

The Navy Got Its Hands On Its First Operational F-4 Phantom Sixty Years Ago Today
F-4

The Navy Got Its Hands On Its First Operational F-4 Phantom Sixty Years Ago Today

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 30, 2020

Reflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine Hunter
Maritime Patrol

Reflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine Hunter

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

Fighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 Viking
S-3

Fighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 Viking

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

Confessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold War
S-3

Confessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold War

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman
S-3

The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman

By Kevin Noonan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2020

B-2 Bombers Practice Stealth Team Tactics With F-35 Pilot Trainees For The First Time
F-35

B-2 Bombers Practice Stealth Team Tactics With F-35 Pilot Trainees For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 30, 2020

Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range
F-15

Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 29, 2020

Russia’s Predator-Style Drone With Big Export Potential Has Launched Its First Missiles
Air Force Munitions

Russia’s Predator-Style Drone With Big Export Potential Has Launched Its First Missiles

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 28, 2020

Watch Flight Tracks Of Contractor Adversary Jets Bum-Rush A Carrier Group For Training
U.S. Air Force

Watch Flight Tracks Of Contractor Adversary Jets Bum-Rush A Carrier Group For Training

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 28, 2020

This Is All The Survival Gear That Apache Attack Helicopter Crews Fly Into Combat With
AH-64

This Is All The Survival Gear That Apache Attack Helicopter Crews Fly Into Combat With

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 28, 2020

Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur
Airborne Radar

Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 24, 2020

Watch A Marine Corps F-35B Fire Its Gun Pod While Flying Off The Coast Of Somalia
F-35

Watch A Marine Corps F-35B Fire Its Gun Pod While Flying Off The Coast Of Somalia

By Joseph Trevithick and Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 24, 2020

Fighter Pilots Are Taking Full Advantage Of The Air Force’s Lifted Ban On Custom Helmet Art
U.S. Air Force

Fighter Pilots Are Taking Full Advantage Of The Air Force’s Lifted Ban On Custom Helmet Art

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Dec 23, 2020

America’s East Africa Military Hub Sees Spike In Activity As Somalia Withdrawals Continue
U.S. Air Force

America’s East Africa Military Hub Sees Spike In Activity As Somalia Withdrawals Continue

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 23, 2020

You Can Buy The Royal Air Force’s Impressive Sentinel Radar Planes, But Only In Pieces
Airborne Radar

You Can Buy The Royal Air Force’s Impressive Sentinel Radar Planes, But Only In Pieces

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 23, 2020

10 Fictional ‘Black Jet’ Toys, Models, And Video Games From The 1980s To Today
Topgun

10 Fictional ‘Black Jet’ Toys, Models, And Video Games From The 1980s To Today

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 23, 2020

South Korea Scrambles Fighters To Intercept Russian And Chinese Bombers On Joint Maneuvers (Updated)
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

South Korea Scrambles Fighters To Intercept Russian And Chinese Bombers On Joint Maneuvers (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska
KC-135

F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane
C-130

The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

An Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15
F-15

An Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15

By Patrick Koepke

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

Why The Navy Is Looking To End Carrier Qualifications Entirely For Its Pilots In Training
F-35C

Why The Navy Is Looking To End Carrier Qualifications Entirely For Its Pilots In Training

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Dec 21, 2020

We Talk Tomcats With A Veteran Navy Test Pilot On The F-14’s 50th Birthday
F-14

We Talk Tomcats With A Veteran Navy Test Pilot On The F-14’s 50th Birthday

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 21, 2020

Watch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian Navy
F/A-18

Watch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian Navy

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 21, 2020

Space Force Troops Finally Have A Name: Guardians
U.S. Air Force

Space Force Troops Finally Have A Name: Guardians

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 19, 2020

F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage
F-16

F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 18, 2020

India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals
Airborne Radar

India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 18, 2020

Watch This Chinese Z-8 Naval Helicopter Fly Just Feet Off The Ground Along A Highway
Naval Aviation

Watch This Chinese Z-8 Naval Helicopter Fly Just Feet Off The Ground Along A Highway

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 17, 2020

Qatar Executes An Incredible “Elephant Walk” Showcasing Its Growing Air Combat Might
C-130

Qatar Executes An Incredible “Elephant Walk” Showcasing Its Growing Air Combat Might

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 17, 2020

Russia’s Reborn Il-114 Transport Aircraft Eyed For Specialized Military Roles
Airborne Electronic Warfare

Russia’s Reborn Il-114 Transport Aircraft Eyed For Specialized Military Roles

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 17, 2020

Artificial Intelligence Takes Control Of A U-2 Spy Plane’s Sensors In Historic Flight Test
U-2

Artificial Intelligence Takes Control Of A U-2 Spy Plane’s Sensors In Historic Flight Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 16, 2020

Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands
RC-135

Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Dec 16, 2020

Stealthy XQ-58 Drone Busts The Networking Logjam Between F-22 And F-35
XQ-58

Stealthy XQ-58 Drone Busts The Networking Logjam Between F-22 And F-35

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 15, 2020

Here Is What The Air Force’s New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable Of
U.S. Air Force

Here Is What The Air Force’s New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable Of

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots
U.S. Air Force

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission
U-2

U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

This Navigator Aboard A Russian Il-76 Looks Like A TIE Fighter Pilot From Star Wars
Il-76

This Navigator Aboard A Russian Il-76 Looks Like A TIE Fighter Pilot From Star Wars

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 14, 2020

Metallic Coating-Clad ARES Experimental Jet Flies Alongside Its Successors In Mysterious Tests
Infrared Search And Track

Metallic Coating-Clad ARES Experimental Jet Flies Alongside Its Successors In Mysterious Tests

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 13, 2020

DARPA’s Gremlins Drones Were “Just Inches” From Successfully Being Recovered In Flight
C-130

DARPA’s Gremlins Drones Were “Just Inches” From Successfully Being Recovered In Flight

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

No, Russia Really Doesn’t Need A New Single-Engine Fighter
Russian Air Force

No, Russia Really Doesn’t Need A New Single-Engine Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets
F-15

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

F-16 Belonging To The Wisconsin Air National Guard Crashes In Michigan (Updated)
F-16

F-16 Belonging To The Wisconsin Air National Guard Crashes In Michigan (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 11, 2020

Navy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker Drones
MQ-25

Navy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker Drones

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

Navy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy Banks
U.S. Air Force

Navy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy Banks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

Russia Is Using Augmented Reality To Produce Its Su-57 Fighter
Su-57

Russia Is Using Augmented Reality To Produce Its Su-57 Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

Marine Corps F-35Cs Make First Arrested Landings At An Expeditionary Airfield
F-35C

Marine Corps F-35Cs Make First Arrested Landings At An Expeditionary Airfield

By James Deboer

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

Nigeria’s MiG-21 Fighter Jet Force Is Up For Sale
MiG-21

Nigeria’s MiG-21 Fighter Jet Force Is Up For Sale

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 9, 2020

Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff
F/A-18

Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 9, 2020

Chuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew
U.S. Air Force

Chuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 9, 2020

Here’s What’s In New Guidelines For Defending Infrastructure Against Drone Attacks
Loitering Munitions

Here’s What’s In New Guidelines For Defending Infrastructure Against Drone Attacks

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 8, 2020

These Bizarre Infrared Pods Put Missile Seekers And Countermeasures To The Test
Infrared Search And Track

These Bizarre Infrared Pods Put Missile Seekers And Countermeasures To The Test

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 8, 2020

These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain
Skyborg

These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 7, 2020

The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades
HH-60

The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 7, 2020

Thieves Broke Into Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday Plane

Thieves Broke Into Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday Plane

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 7, 2020

This Video Of The Navy’s Only Special Operations Helicopter Squadron In Action Is Nuts
MH-60/AH-60

This Video Of The Navy’s Only Special Operations Helicopter Squadron In Action Is Nuts

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 7, 2020

General Atomics Avenger Drone Flew An Autonomous Air-To-Air Mission Using An AI Brain
Avenger

General Atomics Avenger Drone Flew An Autonomous Air-To-Air Mission Using An AI Brain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 6, 2020