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US Navy Expects Its Carrier Onboard Delivery Ospreys to be Fully Operational By 2024
C-2

US Navy Expects Its Carrier Onboard Delivery Ospreys to be Fully Operational By 2024

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Confirms Syria Attack But Denies Seven Aircraft Got Destroyed As Photos Emerge
Su-24

Russia Confirms Syria Attack But Denies Seven Aircraft Got Destroyed As Photos Emerge

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod
U.S. Air Force

USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress
A-10

Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses
Swarms

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

A-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic Limbo
F-35

A-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic Limbo

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s
F-16

U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Army Wants to Buy 150 Helicopters for Allies and “Other Government Agencies”
B407

The US Army Wants to Buy 150 Helicopters for Allies and “Other Government Agencies”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Document Offers New Details About Those OV-10 Broncos That Went to Fight ISIS
OV-10

Document Offers New Details About Those OV-10 Broncos That Went to Fight ISIS

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Afghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at Night
Afghan Air Force

Afghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at Night

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel
B-52

Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Still Has At Least One MAC-10 Submachine Gun
U.S. Air Force

The US Air Force Still Has At Least One MAC-10 Submachine Gun

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Boeing Unveils Prototype For The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone Tanker Competition (Updated)
MQ-25

Boeing Unveils Prototype For The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone Tanker Competition (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term
UH-60

Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

That Massive Cross-Country USAF Airlift Exercise Was the Largest of Its Kind, Ever
U.S. Air Force

That Massive Cross-Country USAF Airlift Exercise Was the Largest of Its Kind, Ever

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

BAE Systems Wants Its MAGMA Drone to Maneuver Using Only Supersonic Blasts of Air
Stealth

BAE Systems Wants Its MAGMA Drone to Maneuver Using Only Supersonic Blasts of Air

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Draken Picks Up a Dozen South African Cheetahs to Emulate 4th Generation Adversaries
Draken International

Draken Picks Up a Dozen South African Cheetahs to Emulate 4th Generation Adversaries

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Decades Ago The Navy Tested A Maritime Patrol U-2 Variant That Was Way Ahead Of Its Time
MQ-4C

Decades Ago The Navy Tested A Maritime Patrol U-2 Variant That Was Way Ahead Of Its Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Germany Reportedly Favors Typhoon to Replace Tornado, Also Eyeing F-15, F/A-18
F-15

Germany Reportedly Favors Typhoon to Replace Tornado, Also Eyeing F-15, F/A-18

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Israel’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way?
F-35

Israel’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded
A-10

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Blackwater Founder’s Private Afghan Air Arm Pitch Included An-26 Gunships And AH-1 Cobras
AH-1

Blackwater Founder’s Private Afghan Air Arm Pitch Included An-26 Gunships And AH-1 Cobras

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Military Goes on Alert Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Move US Embassy into Jerusalem
U.S. Air Force

US Military Goes on Alert Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Move US Embassy into Jerusalem

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Israel Launches Flurry of Strikes in Syria as its Air War in the Country Turns to Iran
Israeli Air Force

Israel Launches Flurry of Strikes in Syria as its Air War in the Country Turns to Iran

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

F-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War Rise
F-22

F-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War Rise

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Here’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition Policy
U.S. Air Force

Here’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition Policy

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Jaded Thunder Exercise Trains Elite Troops to Call in Almost Any Sort of Fire Support
Air Combat Exercises

Jaded Thunder Exercise Trains Elite Troops to Call in Almost Any Sort of Fire Support

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships
AC-130

The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

China Says It’s Building a “Ghost Imaging” Satellite to Detect Stealth Jets
Stealth

China Says It’s Building a “Ghost Imaging” Satellite to Detect Stealth Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

B-52s Are Dropping Hundreds of Dumb Bombs in Afghanistan to Literally Shape the Terrain
B-52

B-52s Are Dropping Hundreds of Dumb Bombs in Afghanistan to Literally Shape the Terrain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis
RC-135

Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Armed UN Little Bird Helicopters Are a Big Deal for Peacekeepers in Mali
MH-6/AH-6

Armed UN Little Bird Helicopters Are a Big Deal for Peacekeepers in Mali

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Despite a String of False Reports, Time Is Running Out To Find Missing Argentine Sub
Search And Rescue

Despite a String of False Reports, Time Is Running Out To Find Missing Argentine Sub

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Now in the Public Eye, American Troops in Niger Celebrate Thanksgiving
U.S. Air Force

Now in the Public Eye, American Troops in Niger Celebrate Thanksgiving

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Bristling With Antennas, Russia’s A-100 Is Likely More Than Just A New Radar Plane
A-50/A-100

Bristling With Antennas, Russia’s A-100 Is Likely More Than Just A New Radar Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s
B-52

The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The Navy Says “Fly Before Buy” When It Comes To Its New MQ-25 Drone Tanker
MQ-25

The Navy Says “Fly Before Buy” When It Comes To Its New MQ-25 Drone Tanker

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Rolls Out New Tu-160M2, But Are Moscow’s Bomber Ambitions Realistic?
Tu-160

Russia Rolls Out New Tu-160M2, But Are Moscow’s Bomber Ambitions Realistic?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

SpaceX Is About to Launch A Mysterious Northrop Grumman Spacecraft Called “Zuma”
Area 51

SpaceX Is About to Launch A Mysterious Northrop Grumman Spacecraft Called “Zuma”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Air Force Reveals There May Have Been Another Attempted Terrorist Attack in Niger
U.S. Air Force

US Air Force Reveals There May Have Been Another Attempted Terrorist Attack in Niger

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Saudis Join UAE in Push to Buy F-35s as Concerns About the Jet’s Computer Network Grow
F-35

Saudis Join UAE in Push to Buy F-35s as Concerns About the Jet’s Computer Network Grow

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Blue Flag Exercise Has Dozens of Foreign Fighter Jets Over Israel Training For War
Air Combat Exercises

Blue Flag Exercise Has Dozens of Foreign Fighter Jets Over Israel Training For War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Germany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its Tornados
F-35

Germany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its Tornados

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The Presidential Motorcade Is on Full Display as Trump Tours Asia
Air Force One

The Presidential Motorcade Is on Full Display as Trump Tours Asia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

China Shows Off Hypersonic Vehicle Test Model After US Navy Weapon Test
Air-launched hypersonic boost glide vehicles

China Shows Off Hypersonic Vehicle Test Model After US Navy Weapon Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets
U.S. Air Force

USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

UAE Could Become the First Middle Eastern Country After Israel to Get the F-35
F-35

UAE Could Become the First Middle Eastern Country After Israel to Get the F-35

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Saudi Arabia Puts Textron’s Scorpion Light Attack Jet Through Its Paces
Attack

Saudi Arabia Puts Textron’s Scorpion Light Attack Jet Through Its Paces

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper Doors
C-130

This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper Doors

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

No One Seems Sure What’s Been Holding up Drone Strikes in Niger
U.S. Air Force

No One Seems Sure What’s Been Holding up Drone Strikes in Niger

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week
F-35

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Marines Want Pint-Sized Rocket Artillery They can Carry in an MV-22 Osprey
MV-22

US Marines Want Pint-Sized Rocket Artillery They can Carry in an MV-22 Osprey

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence
B-1

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Northrop Grumman Bails on Navy’s Watered-Down Tanker Drone Competition
MQ-25

Northrop Grumman Bails on Navy’s Watered-Down Tanker Drone Competition

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in Afghanistan
HH-60

The US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Just How Closely Are US and French Forces Cooperating in Niger?
French Air Force

Just How Closely Are US and French Forces Cooperating in Niger?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

All The New Details We Learned About The Ambush In Niger From America’s Top General
French Air Force

All The New Details We Learned About The Ambush In Niger From America’s Top General

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

No, the USAF Hasn’t Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet
B-2

No, the USAF Hasn’t Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”
U.S. Air Force

This USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The U.S. Military’s Incident In Niger Has Been a Long Time Coming
French Air Force

The U.S. Military’s Incident In Niger Has Been a Long Time Coming

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The Army’s Latest Spy Planes Are Flying Hundreds of Hours Overseas
Manned ISR

The Army’s Latest Spy Planes Are Flying Hundreds of Hours Overseas

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Boeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super Hornets
F/A-18E/F

Boeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super Hornets

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF and Raytheon Say Cost Overruns Won’t Slow Delivery of Vital New Bomb
U.S. Air Force

USAF and Raytheon Say Cost Overruns Won’t Slow Delivery of Vital New Bomb

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Greece Plans to Spend Billions Upgrading Its F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet
F-16

Greece Plans to Spend Billions Upgrading Its F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019