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France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets
Rafale

France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 4, 2020

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines
Y-20

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 3, 2020

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor
F/A-18

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 2, 2020

Russia’s Okhotnik Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Tests Air-To-Air Missiles: Report
S-70 Okhotnik-B

Russia’s Okhotnik Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Tests Air-To-Air Missiles: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 2, 2020

Pilot In A Real Aircraft Just Fought An AI-Driven Virtual Enemy Jet For The First Time
Flight Training

Pilot In A Real Aircraft Just Fought An AI-Driven Virtual Enemy Jet For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 2, 2020

Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999
F-117

Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 2, 2020

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out
U.S. Air Force

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 2, 2020

What It Is Like Flying The Most Advanced F-15 Eagle Ever Built
F-15

What It Is Like Flying The Most Advanced F-15 Eagle Ever Built

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 30, 2020

Australia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five Years
F/A-18

Australia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five Years

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 30, 2020

The Army Wants To Launch Drone Swarms Behind Enemy Lines From High-Altitude Balloons
Swarms

The Army Wants To Launch Drone Swarms Behind Enemy Lines From High-Altitude Balloons

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 30, 2020

Check Out This AC-130 Gunship Pilot Wearing A Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display
AC-130

Check Out This AC-130 Gunship Pilot Wearing A Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars
MiG-29

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane
F-22

This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

F-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War Games
Red Flag

F-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War Games

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System
F-22

Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum
MiG-29

How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission
F-16

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Air Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War Games
Royal Australian Air Force

Air Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War Games

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Why Russia’s MiG-35 Is Starting To Look Like A Dead Duck
Fulcrums

Why Russia’s MiG-35 Is Starting To Look Like A Dead Duck

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display
F-22

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk Helicopter
H-60

This Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever
Royal Air Force

Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Navy F/A-18 Squadron Commander’s Take On AI Repeatedly Beating Real Pilot In Dogfight
F/A-18

Navy F/A-18 Squadron Commander’s Take On AI Repeatedly Beating Real Pilot In Dogfight

By Commander Colin 'Farva' Price

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft Officially Breaks Cover
Manned ISR

The Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft Officially Breaks Cover

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force

The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity
U.S. Air Force

F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Drug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting Drones
Unmanned

Drug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E
F-15

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Forgotten Fireball Made The First Jet-Powered Carrier Landing By Accident
Military Aviation History

The Forgotten Fireball Made The First Jet-Powered Carrier Landing By Accident

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Area 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm Future
Swarms

Area 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm Future

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing
F-15

The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds
U.S. Air Force

Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is
NGAD

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets
U.S. Air Force

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Notoriously Shy RQ-170 Spy Drone Lands At Its Skunk Works Birthplace
RQ-170

Notoriously Shy RQ-170 Spy Drone Lands At Its Skunk Works Birthplace

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service
F/A-18

The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Mysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In Guam
Unmanned

Mysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In Guam

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Little Model Shop That Played A Big Role In Killing Osama Bin Laden
Air-To-Ground

The Little Model Shop That Played A Big Role In Killing Osama Bin Laden

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard Base
F-15

How This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off
U.S. Air Force

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

You Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000
Bombers

You Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes
Royal Air Force

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond Movie
MiG-21

How Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond Movie

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron
MiG-29

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s
F-16

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The State Department Is Now Warning Of Impending Drone Attacks And How To Survive Them
Swarms

The State Department Is Now Warning Of Impending Drone Attacks And How To Survive Them

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft
KC-135

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Her Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air Force
AIM-9 Sidewinder

Her Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air Force

By Rowland White

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In September
Area 51

Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In September

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting
EA-18G

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of Service
AH-1

The AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of Service

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set
F-22

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade
F-35

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Northrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous Drones
Q-9

Northrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous Drones

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Russia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its Weapons
Tu-160

Russia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its Weapons

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII
Luftwaffe

The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms
F-4

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

America’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa Possible
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

America’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa Possible

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die
CH-47

The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents
U.S. Air Force

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard
Airborne Radar

MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber
U.S. Air Force

All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

First AH-64E Apaches Arrive In UK, Will Serve As New Carriers’ Other Strike Capability
AH-64

First AH-64E Apaches Arrive In UK, Will Serve As New Carriers’ Other Strike Capability

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 Hind
Mi-24

This Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 Hind

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 25, 2020