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USMC KC-130 Hercules Crashes and Burns in Mississippi Killing 16 (Updated)
KC-130

USMC KC-130 Hercules Crashes and Burns in Mississippi Killing 16 (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Sikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated)
Future Vertical Lift

Sikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

We May Finally Know What JADE HELM Has Stood For All Along
C-130

We May Finally Know What JADE HELM Has Stood For All Along

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The USAF Tested an Advanced, Modular Sensor Pod on a Vintage Airliner
Q-9

The USAF Tested an Advanced, Modular Sensor Pod on a Vintage Airliner

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

USAF Wants Someone With A Helicopter To Recover Its Downed Global Hawk, ASAP
U.S. Air Force

USAF Wants Someone With A Helicopter To Recover Its Downed Global Hawk, ASAP

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

This F-16 Unit Battling ISIS Has Legendarily Rebellious Revolutionary War Roots
F-16

This F-16 Unit Battling ISIS Has Legendarily Rebellious Revolutionary War Roots

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

“Identity Intel Ops” Turn US Special Operators Into Combat Detectives
Special Operations Aviation

“Identity Intel Ops” Turn US Special Operators Into Combat Detectives

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Senators Add Big Bucks for a Fleet Of Light Attack Planes to the Defense Budget
U.S. Air Force

Senators Add Big Bucks for a Fleet Of Light Attack Planes to the Defense Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Deck Crews for Royal Navy’s New Carrier Train With These “Faux” F-35s
F-35

Deck Crews for Royal Navy’s New Carrier Train With These “Faux” F-35s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Congress Could Throw Millions Into the Defense Budget for New A-10 Wings
A-10

Congress Could Throw Millions Into the Defense Budget for New A-10 Wings

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Legislators Want To Know Fate Of Navy’s Reserve F/A-18 Aggressor Squadrons
F/A-18

Legislators Want To Know Fate Of Navy’s Reserve F/A-18 Aggressor Squadrons

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The U.S. Air Force Wants to Buy More Reliable Bunker Buster Bombs
U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force Wants to Buy More Reliable Bunker Buster Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Lockheed Made A Three Minute Long Cartoon Just To Explain F-35’s ALIS
F-35B

Lockheed Made A Three Minute Long Cartoon Just To Explain F-35’s ALIS

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

South Africa’s Gripen Fighter Jets Will Stalk Rhino Poachers
Gripen

South Africa’s Gripen Fighter Jets Will Stalk Rhino Poachers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Missile Laden Su-27 Gets Between NATO F-16 And Russian Defense Minister’s Jet
Su-27

Missile Laden Su-27 Gets Between NATO F-16 And Russian Defense Minister’s Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Armed Crop Duster Is At The Paris Air Show
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Armed Crop Duster Is At The Paris Air Show

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Russia Says Its Future Bombers Will Have Protection From “All Missiles”
Tu-160

Russia Says Its Future Bombers Will Have Protection From “All Missiles”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Timing Of Qatar Finally Signing $12 Billion F-15 Deal Is Wildly Controversial
F-15

Timing Of Qatar Finally Signing $12 Billion F-15 Deal Is Wildly Controversial

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

USAF and USN Both Come To Terms With Long 4th Generation Fighter Futures
F/A-18E/F

USAF and USN Both Come To Terms With Long 4th Generation Fighter Futures

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Navy Reveals Which Carriers Will First Field Their Dumbed-Down MQ-25 Drone
MQ-25

Navy Reveals Which Carriers Will First Field Their Dumbed-Down MQ-25 Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

U.S. Drones May Have Been Gunning For Top Somali Terrorists in New Strike
Unmanned

U.S. Drones May Have Been Gunning For Top Somali Terrorists in New Strike

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

This Russian Su-27 Pulled Off The Ultimate Photo Bomb On U.S. Bombers
Su-27

This Russian Su-27 Pulled Off The Ultimate Photo Bomb On U.S. Bombers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Now The USAF Wants to Cut A-10 Squadrons and Stop Re-Winging The Fleet
A-10

Now The USAF Wants to Cut A-10 Squadrons and Stop Re-Winging The Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

We Finally Know Exactly What The Saudis Are Getting In That Huge Arms Deal
Royal Saudi Air Force

We Finally Know Exactly What The Saudis Are Getting In That Huge Arms Deal

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

F-15E Shot Down “Predator-Sized” Drone That Attacked Coalition Forces In Syria
F-15

F-15E Shot Down “Predator-Sized” Drone That Attacked Coalition Forces In Syria

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Air Force Now Wants to Get Sidelined C-5 Galaxy Transports Back In the Air
C-5

Air Force Now Wants to Get Sidelined C-5 Galaxy Transports Back In the Air

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Protests Mount Against USAF Plan to Replace Aging Jamming Planes
C-130

Protests Mount Against USAF Plan to Replace Aging Jamming Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Trump’s Budget Would Keep the A-10 Warthog Flying, at Least For Now
A-10

Trump’s Budget Would Keep the A-10 Warthog Flying, at Least For Now

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The US Plan to Give Afghanistan a Fleet of Black Hawks Is Deeply Flawed
UH-60

The US Plan to Give Afghanistan a Fleet of Black Hawks Is Deeply Flawed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Germany Might Join the F-35 Program
F-35

Germany Might Join the F-35 Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The U.S. Air Force Only Has One Upgraded Ejection Seat for its F-35A Fleet
F-35A

The U.S. Air Force Only Has One Upgraded Ejection Seat for its F-35A Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Three Planes Will Square Off in the USAF’s Light Attack Experiment
U.S. Air Force

Three Planes Will Square Off in the USAF’s Light Attack Experiment

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

This U.S. Army Manual Has New Official Details About the RQ-170 Sentinel Drone
RQ-170

This U.S. Army Manual Has New Official Details About the RQ-170 Sentinel Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

A Simple Screw Up Caused $4 Million in Damage to Air Force One
Air Force One

A Simple Screw Up Caused $4 Million in Damage to Air Force One

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

USAF Reaper Drones Can Finally Drop GPS Guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions
Q-9

USAF Reaper Drones Can Finally Drop GPS Guided Joint Direct Attack Munitions

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

F-22 Raptors Have Intercepted Russian Su-35s Near Alaska For the First Time
F-22

F-22 Raptors Have Intercepted Russian Su-35s Near Alaska For the First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The USAF Finally Gives Its AC-130W Gunship The Big Gun It Desperately Needs
AC-130

The USAF Finally Gives Its AC-130W Gunship The Big Gun It Desperately Needs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The US Military is Formally Ending its Hunt For Joseph Kony and the LRA
U.S. Air Force

The US Military is Formally Ending its Hunt For Joseph Kony and the LRA

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The USAF’s F-35s in Estonia Are a Message to Russia and Critics
F-35

The USAF’s F-35s in Estonia Are a Message to Russia and Critics

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The U.S. Army’s Laser-Armed Stryker Has Blasted Dozens of Drones
Unmanned

The U.S. Army’s Laser-Armed Stryker Has Blasted Dozens of Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

This Is How America Keeps Watch Over North Korea From The Sky
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

This Is How America Keeps Watch Over North Korea From The Sky

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

This Throw-Away Drone Could Rush Supplies to Marines in Need
Unmanned

This Throw-Away Drone Could Rush Supplies to Marines in Need

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

USAF To Keep Upgraded F-16s Till 2048 As Fate Of F-15C In Doubt
F-15

USAF To Keep Upgraded F-16s Till 2048 As Fate Of F-15C In Doubt

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Sikorsky and Boeing Give us a Glimpse of Their New Attack Helicopter Concept
UH-60

Sikorsky and Boeing Give us a Glimpse of Their New Attack Helicopter Concept

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Miniature Smart Bombs Could Help Give the F-35 Firepower It Desperately Needs
F-35

Miniature Smart Bombs Could Help Give the F-35 Firepower It Desperately Needs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

America Is Still Training Ukrainian Troops to Fly a Drone They Hate
Flight Training

America Is Still Training Ukrainian Troops to Fly a Drone They Hate

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The U.S. Army’s UH-60V Brings Older Black Hawks Into the Digital Age
UH-60

The U.S. Army’s UH-60V Brings Older Black Hawks Into the Digital Age

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

America Is Expanding Its Secretive War in Somalia
U.S. Air Force

America Is Expanding Its Secretive War in Somalia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

This Crazy Tandem Rotor Drone May One Day Rescue U.S. Army Casualties
Unmanned

This Crazy Tandem Rotor Drone May One Day Rescue U.S. Army Casualties

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The U.S. Army’s Newest Spy Plane Is in Action in Africa and Latin America
Manned ISR

The U.S. Army’s Newest Spy Plane Is in Action in Africa and Latin America

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

U.S. Air Force Buying Special Drone-Snagging Shotgun Shells
U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Buying Special Drone-Snagging Shotgun Shells

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

F-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran Tensions
F-22

F-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran Tensions

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 28, 2019

Navy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo Team
F/A-18

Navy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo Team

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 28, 2019

Russia Reportedly Developing Its Own AC-130-Like Gunship From Converted An-12 Cargo Planes
AC-130

Russia Reportedly Developing Its Own AC-130-Like Gunship From Converted An-12 Cargo Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 27, 2019

USAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm
U.S. Air Force

USAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 26, 2019

The United Kingdom Becomes The Third Country To Send F-35s Into Combat
F-35

The United Kingdom Becomes The Third Country To Send F-35s Into Combat

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 25, 2019

U.S. Navy Buys Blue Angels A Surplus Royal Air Force C-130J To Replace Fat Albert
C-130

U.S. Navy Buys Blue Angels A Surplus Royal Air Force C-130J To Replace Fat Albert

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 25, 2019

There is no official replacement for the F-22 Raptor, says the head of Air Combat Command. That could be another blow to the withering Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program.
F-22

Air Force Admits F-22 Raptors Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Target On Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 24, 2019

This Gorgeous Gallery From Russia’s Massive “Army 2017” Weapons Expo Is A Must View
Russian Air Force

This Gorgeous Gallery From Russia’s Massive “Army 2017” Weapons Expo Is A Must View

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 22, 2019

Meet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile
U.S. Air Force

Meet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 22, 2019

Here’s Everything We Know About The U.S. Strikes On Iran That Never Came
Q-4

Here’s Everything We Know About The U.S. Strikes On Iran That Never Came

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 21, 2019

Recent UFO Encounters With Navy Pilots Occurred Constantly Across Multiple Squadrons
Naval Aviation

Recent UFO Encounters With Navy Pilots Occurred Constantly Across Multiple Squadrons

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 21, 2019

Everything We Know About Iran’s Claim That It Shot Down A U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone (Updated)
MQ-4C

Everything We Know About Iran’s Claim That It Shot Down A U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 20, 2019

No Easy Decisions For U.S. Over How To React To Iran Shooting Down Navy Drone
Q-4

No Easy Decisions For U.S. Over How To React To Iran Shooting Down Navy Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 20, 2019