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Su-57 Felon Advanced Fighter Crashes In Russia (Updated)
Su-57

Su-57 Felon Advanced Fighter Crashes In Russia (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 24, 2019

Top Gun 2’s Aerial Coordinator Describes The Cameraships That Captured The Flying Magic
Topgun

Top Gun 2’s Aerial Coordinator Describes The Cameraships That Captured The Flying Magic

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 24, 2019

Air Force Tests Laser Guided Rockets In The Air-To-Air Role To Shoot Down Cruise Missiles
Swarms

Air Force Tests Laser Guided Rockets In The Air-To-Air Role To Shoot Down Cruise Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 23, 2019

This Cockpit Video Of A KC-10 Refueling Another KC-10 Is Amazing
KC-10

This Cockpit Video Of A KC-10 Refueling Another KC-10 Is Amazing

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 23, 2019

Here Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The Time
U.S. Air Force

Here Is How Much Those Decoy Flares Cost That Military Aircraft Fire Off All The Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 21, 2019

Air Force To Conduct Its First Space Launch From Guam Next Year Using A 747 Jumbo Jet
U.S. Air Force

Air Force To Conduct Its First Space Launch From Guam Next Year Using A 747 Jumbo Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 19, 2019

Can The U.S. Military Make An Airplane Invisible To The Naked Eye?
U.S. Air Force

Can The U.S. Military Make An Airplane Invisible To The Naked Eye?

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 19, 2019

Air Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 19, 2019

New Owner Of Stratolaunch And World’s Largest Plane To Refocus On Hypersonic Testing
Hypersonics Aircraft

New Owner Of Stratolaunch And World’s Largest Plane To Refocus On Hypersonic Testing

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 18, 2019

A Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2’s Flying Sequences Were Shot
Topgun

A Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2’s Flying Sequences Were Shot

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 18, 2019

Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”
U.S. Air Force

Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 17, 2019

Global Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser Tweet
U.S. Air Force

Global Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser Tweet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 16, 2019

The Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And All
SR-72

The Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And All

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 16, 2019

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport
MiG-23

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 16, 2019

Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today
E-6

Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 14, 2019

F-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The Future
F-35

F-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The Future

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 13, 2019

Visitors To Area 51 Have To Wear “Foggles” That Severely Limit Vision When Moving About
Area 51

Visitors To Area 51 Have To Wear “Foggles” That Severely Limit Vision When Moving About

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 13, 2019

Pentagon Conducts First Test Of Non-Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Post-INF Treaty (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Pentagon Conducts First Test Of Non-Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Post-INF Treaty (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 12, 2019

Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology
U.S. Air Force

Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 12, 2019

Behold The First Image Of A Navy CMV-22 Osprey That Will Replace The C-2 Greyhound
C-2

Behold The First Image Of A Navy CMV-22 Osprey That Will Replace The C-2 Greyhound

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 11, 2019

F-117 Spotted Playing Stealthy Aggressor Against F-15s And F-22s Over Nellis Range
F-15

F-117 Spotted Playing Stealthy Aggressor Against F-15s And F-22s Over Nellis Range

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 10, 2019

Everything We Know About America’s Sword Blade Hellfire Missile And Its Latest Target
AGM-114 Hellfire

Everything We Know About America’s Sword Blade Hellfire Missile And Its Latest Target

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 10, 2019

Highly Impressive Lineup Of Chinese Air Combat Drone Types Caught By Satellite
Swarms

Highly Impressive Lineup Of Chinese Air Combat Drone Types Caught By Satellite

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 8, 2019

America’s Missile That Uses Sword Blades Instead Of Explosives Has Struck Again In Syria
AGM-114 Hellfire

America’s Missile That Uses Sword Blades Instead Of Explosives Has Struck Again In Syria

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 8, 2019

Navy Boss Hints At A Very Different Looking Future Fleet Of Naval Combat Aircraft
Naval Aviation

Navy Boss Hints At A Very Different Looking Future Fleet Of Naval Combat Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 6, 2019

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification
RC-135

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 6, 2019

U.S. Seizes Missile Parts Headed To Yemen Amid Reports Of New Iranian Threats (Updated)
Loitering Munitions

U.S. Seizes Missile Parts Headed To Yemen Amid Reports Of New Iranian Threats (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 5, 2019

The Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside Down
Military Aviation History

The Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside Down

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 5, 2019

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)
AGM-114 Hellfire

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 4, 2019

This Photo Proves How The Hellfire Missile That Uses Blades Instead Of Explosives Works
AGM-114 Hellfire

This Photo Proves How The Hellfire Missile That Uses Blades Instead Of Explosives Works

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 4, 2019

China’s New Surveillance Blimp In The South China Sea Is Likely Just The Beginning

China’s New Surveillance Blimp In The South China Sea Is Likely Just The Beginning

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 3, 2019

Russia Plans To Set Up Massive New Radar Array To Help “Control” The Arctic Region
Airborne Radar

Russia Plans To Set Up Massive New Radar Array To Help “Control” The Arctic Region

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 3, 2019

What Aircraft Snuck Trump Out Of Florida On His Way To Afghanistan For Thanksgiving?
Air Force One

What Aircraft Snuck Trump Out Of Florida On His Way To Afghanistan For Thanksgiving?

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 2, 2019

Setting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape Storms
T-38

Setting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape Storms

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Air Force One Has This Unique Navigator’s Cockpit Station That’s Unlike Any Other 747
Air Force One

Air Force One Has This Unique Navigator’s Cockpit Station That’s Unlike Any Other 747

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Censored Craft Near Hangar Appears In Satellite Image Of Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport
U.S. Air Force

Censored Craft Near Hangar Appears In Satellite Image Of Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Historic Topgun Hangar At Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Is Notoriously Haunted
Topgun

Historic Topgun Hangar At Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Is Notoriously Haunted

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51
U.S. Air Force

NKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Stuns By Brandishing Full Load Of Missiles At Zhuhai Air Show
J-20

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Stuns By Brandishing Full Load Of Missiles At Zhuhai Air Show

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

This Isn’t An Early B-2 Cockpit Mockup, It’s For A Previously Undisclosed Special Ops Transport
B-2

This Isn’t An Early B-2 Cockpit Mockup, It’s For A Previously Undisclosed Special Ops Transport

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

This Is What A Northrop F-23A Would’ve Looked Like If It Had Beaten Lockheed’s F-22
F-22

This Is What A Northrop F-23A Would’ve Looked Like If It Had Beaten Lockheed’s F-22

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The U.S. Sold This Unique Stealth Drone Called ‘Scarab’ To Egypt In The 1980s
Stealth

The U.S. Sold This Unique Stealth Drone Called ‘Scarab’ To Egypt In The 1980s

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Why F-5s Beat Out F-16s For The Navy’s Latest Commercial Aggressor Contract
F-16

Why F-5s Beat Out F-16s For The Navy’s Latest Commercial Aggressor Contract

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

This A-10 Warthog Ground Trainer Still Has A ‘Tickler’ Muzzle Device On Its Cannon (Updated)
A-10

This A-10 Warthog Ground Trainer Still Has A ‘Tickler’ Muzzle Device On Its Cannon (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Declassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold War
SR-71

Declassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Test Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret World
F-117

Test Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret World

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

B-52s Would Have Nuked Their Way Through Soviet Air Defenses With These Missiles
B-52

B-52s Would Have Nuked Their Way Through Soviet Air Defenses With These Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

We Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program Officials
Future Vertical Lift

We Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program Officials

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

These Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and Nukes
Air Force One

These Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and Nukes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior Variant
FARA

The Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior Variant

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Vandenberg AFB’s Space Shuttle Processing Facility Now Has A Very Mysterious Mission
SR-72

Vandenberg AFB’s Space Shuttle Processing Facility Now Has A Very Mysterious Mission

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 Lost
F-22

The Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 Lost

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Enough With The Indian Mig-21 Bison Versus Pakistani F-16 Viper Bullshit
F-16

Enough With The Indian Mig-21 Bison Versus Pakistani F-16 Viper Bullshit

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The EA-6B Prowler Has Been Retired, But Its Impact On Air Warfare Will Live On Forever
Airborne Electronic Warfare

The EA-6B Prowler Has Been Retired, But Its Impact On Air Warfare Will Live On Forever

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Pocket Force Of Stealthy Avenger Drones May Have Made Returning F-117s To Service Unnecessary
F-117

Pocket Force Of Stealthy Avenger Drones May Have Made Returning F-117s To Service Unnecessary

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Let’s Talk About The Rumor That F-117s Have Flown Missions In The Middle East Recently
F-117

Let’s Talk About The Rumor That F-117s Have Flown Missions In The Middle East Recently

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 2
U.S. Air Force

The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 2

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Confessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar Operator
E-2

Confessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar Operator

By Craig Picken and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Behold Arguably The Most Spectacular Photo Of NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Ever
U.S. Air Force

Behold Arguably The Most Spectacular Photo Of NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Ever

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Russians Just Did A Fly-By Of Area 51
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

The Russians Just Did A Fly-By Of Area 51

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

F-35’s Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy Skin
F-35

F-35’s Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy Skin

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Air Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear Bomber
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Trump “Had Never Seen Anything Like” His Secretive Flight To Iraq Aboard Air Force One
Air Force One

Trump “Had Never Seen Anything Like” His Secretive Flight To Iraq Aboard Air Force One

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019