Air (Page 8)

Posted on Jul 24, 2025

The first Druze Israeli Air Force aviator opens up about breaking barriers.

F-16

This F-16I Navigator Is The First Druze Aviator In Israeli Air Force History

Posted on Jul 23, 2025

The Spirit Of Digital

Posted on Jul 23, 2025

Typhoon

Turkey Lines Up Eurofighter Typhoon As Its Next Fighter

Posted on Jul 23, 2025

F-16

Ukrainian F-16s Get Specialized Vehicles For Operating Constantly On The Move

Posted on Jul 23, 2025

U.S. Air Force

Sig M18 Pistols Pulled From Use By Air Force Global Strike Command (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 22, 2025

A Ukrainian Mirage 2000 fighter has crashed, the first loss of one of these French-donated jets.

Ukrainian Air Force

Ukraine Marks First Loss Of Mirage 2000 Fighter

Updated on Jul 22, 2025

An official familiar with operations confirmed to us that U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered 10 F-35 Joint Strike fighters to head to Puerto Rico to take part in ongoing counter-narcotics opertions(

F-35

Reworked F-35 Pitched As ‘Bridging Fighter’ Ahead Of F-47

Posted on Jul 22, 2025

Unmanned

Army Touting Grenade Dropping Drone Shows Just How Alarmingly Behind The Curve It Still Is

Posted on Jul 21, 2025

Satellite imagery of preparations for a major upcoming military parade in China points to the possibility that one or more 'loyal wingman' type drones, or at least mockups thereof, are set to be revealed.

Stealth

China’s New Drone Wingmen Look Set For Military Parade Unveiling

Updated on Jul 21, 2025

F-35A

Major Indications Nuclear Bombs Are Back At USAF Air Base In England

Posted on Jul 21, 2025

British F-35 Pilot On The Combined Power Of The European Lightning Force

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jul 21, 2025

A new photo suggests that China’s Shenyang J-35, its next-generation carrier-based fighter, has now entered limited series production and is also in service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The photo joins a succession of imagery showing some of China’s latest military aircraft in great detail, including previous views of the same type of jet, although still in prototype form, as you can see in our previous coverage here.

J-31

China’s J-35 Naval Stealth Fighter Looks Set For Service

Posted on Jul 19, 2025

XQ-58

XQ-58 Valkyrie Heading To European Market With Kratos-Airbus Team-Up

Posted on Jul 18, 2025

Spanish photographer Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero captured some amazing images of a Eurofighter striking a bird.

Typhoon

Eurofighter Typhoon Canopy-Shattering Bird Strike Captured In Amazing Images

Posted on Jul 18, 2025

L3Harris has formally rolled out its modular Wolf family of "launched effects vehicles," which includes the Red Wolf, configured for long-range precision strikes against targets on land or at sea, and the Green Wolf fitted with an electronic warfare payload.

Air-To-Ground

‘Wolf Pack’ Of Modular Mini Cruise Missiles Unveiled By L3Harris

Posted on Jul 18, 2025

The Argentine Navy has brought back to service an example of the classic Cold War-era Grumman S-2 Tracker anti-submarine warfare aircraft. Returning to duty a remarkable 73 years after the type first took to the air, the S-2T in question is currently the only example of the Tracker in active military service anywhere in the world. At the same time, the fact that the aircraft has been reactivated points to the very limited resources available to modernize the Argentine Navy’s aging air component.

Maritime Patrol

This S-2 Tracker Is The Last Of Its Kind In Military Use

Updated on Jul 17, 2025

A first rendering has been released showing the new fighter demonstrator being built in the United Kingdom as part of the Tempest next-generation air combat program. The crewed flight test vehicle, which is planned to take to the air in 2027, will feed into the design of the Tempest, which is being developed as a stealthy fighter for the U.K.’s Royal Air Force, as well as for Italy and Japan, and is expected to be in service by 2035.

Typhoon

This Is What The UK’s New Stealth Fighter Demonstrator Will Look Like

Posted on Jul 17, 2025

Israeli just bombed the Syrian Defense Ministry and presidential palace in Damascus claiming support for the Druze community in southern Syria.

Israel Strikes At The Heart Of Syria’s Military Command In Dramatic Escalation (Updated)

Updated on Jul 16, 2025

New details emerge about the mysterious flight of the Condor over Kyiv

An-124

Details Emerge About An-124 Condor’s Mystery Flight Through Kyiv’s Restricted Airspace

Posted on Jul 16, 2025

USAF Denies It Refueled Israel’s Fighters During War With Iran

AGM-158 Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

Updated on Jul 16, 2025

A Pentagon budget document states that the U.S. military has been firing AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) in the course of recent operations in or around the Middle East.

Has The U.S. Been Firing AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles In The Middle East?

Posted on Jul 15, 2025

KC-46

KC-46 Crews Ordered To Drastically Curtail Use Of Jet’s Onboard Auxiliary Power Unit (Updated)

Updated on Jul 15, 2025

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II, assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., taxis on the runway after landing to participate in exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 at Andersen AFB, Guam, July 11, 2025. REFORPAC is a large-scale contingency response exercise, which prepares service members to maintain readiness and execute missions under stress.

F-15

F-15EX Arrives In Japan For The First Time As Part Of Massive Pacific Exercise

Posted on Jul 15, 2025

Footage from a recent Russian bombardment of the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi provides us with what is likely our best look so far at a Kh-101 cruise missile fitted with a cluster warhead. While Russian forces have made extensive use of a variety of cluster munitions in the conflict, resulting in many civilian deaths and serious injuries, it’s notable that the relatively high-end Kh-101 is also now being used in this capacity, suggesting it is finding favor as a terror weapon as Moscow steps up its campaign against cities across Ukraine.

Russian Air Force

Cluster Warhead Version Of Russian Kh-101 Cruise Missile Caught On Camera

Posted on Jul 14, 2025

E-2

Step Toward Blocking E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jet Program Cancellation Taken By Congress

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

Russian Navy's lone aircraft carrier, the Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov, is towed to the 35th squadron shipyard for maintenance and repair works in Murmansk, Russia on May 20, 2022. It is aimed to be completed the maintenance and repair works by the end of 2023.

Air

Russia May Finally Abandon Its Cursed Aircraft Carrier

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

An Antonov-124 Ruslan was spotted over Kyiv on Friday, the first such sighting since the all-out war began.

An-124

Lumbering An-124 Condor Cargo Jet Appears In Kyiv’s Highly-Restricted Airspace

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

U.S. special operations Long Endurance Aircraft (LEA) surveillance drones, which are based on a popular civilian powered glider design, are set to gain the ability to launch smaller uncrewed aerial systems.

Loitering Munitions

Super Quiet Special Operations Drones Being Modified To Launch Smaller Drones

Posted on Jul 11, 2025

The Pentagon has announced sweeping new changes intended to surge the fielding of small drones, including weaponized types, across the entire U.S. military.

Loitering Munitions

Pentagon Just Made A Massive, Long Overdue Shift To Arm Its Troops With Thousands Of Drones

Updated on Jul 11, 2025

The Pentagon is waiting for comprehensive battle damage assessment to see how well the MOP worked against Iranian nuclear facilities and how it can be improved.

B-2

GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator’s Results From Iran Strike Will Inform Its Future: Defense Officials

Updated on Jul 10, 2025

Image of HMS Vengeance returning to HMNB Clyde, after completing Operational Sea Training. The trials were conducted in Scottish exercise areas. HMS Vengeance is the fourth and final Vanguard-class submarine of the Royal Navy. Vengeance carries the Trident ballistic missile, the UK's nuclear deterrent.

French Air Force

UK And France To Join Forces For Nuclear Deterrence

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

An annual U.S. Navy wishlist sent to Congress reportedly includes $1.4 billion that would help keep its dreams of a next-generation carrier-based combat jet alive.

F-47

Navy Puts Gutted F/A-XX Next Generation Fighter Program In Wishlist To Congress: Reports

Posted on Jul 10, 2025

The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead to add new external pylons onto its B-1B Lancer bombers after years of experimentation.

B-1

B-1B To Finally Get New External Pylons Drastically Expanding Missile Carriage Potential (Updated)

Updated on Jul 9, 2025

While the J-20S was officially unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow last year, there are rumors that it might be publicly unveiled as an operational PLAAF asset in September of this year, when the PLAAF marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II.

J-20

China’s Two-Seat J-20 Stealth Fighter Poised To Enter Operational Service

Updated on Jul 8, 2025

KC-46

Boom On KC-46 Tanker Just Broke Off During F-22 Refueling Mission (Updated)

Updated on Jul 8, 2025

AH-64

South Korea Canceling AH-64 Apache Order A Sign Of What’s To Come

Posted on Jul 8, 2025

The U.S. Air Force is exploring new options to help with the development of improved fuzes for the 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bomb.

B-2

New Fuzes For GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators Requested By USAF

Posted on Jul 7, 2025

The unique RF-5E Tigergazer reconnaissance aircraft operated by the Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) has been stood down from service. The retirement of Taiwan’s RF-5Es comes after the country bid farewell to its F-5E Tiger II fighters at the end of 2023, after almost half a century of operations. With high levels of tension between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China, the ROCAF’s future tactical reconnaissance needs will be handled by drones and pod-equipped F-16 fighters.

F-5

Taiwan’s RF-5 Tigergazer Reconnaissance Jets Have Retired

People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

Posted on Jul 7, 2025

China’s Mysterious Ekranoplan Seen In Full For First Time

Updated on Jul 5, 2025

Loyal Wingman

F-22 Raptors Will Be First To Control ‘Fighter Drone’ Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Updated on Jul 3, 2025

The U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor stealth fighters are set to get an array of new "viability" upgrades to help protect them from emerging threats and otherwise ensure their continued relevance in future conflicts.

F-22

New F-22 Upgrade Package To Keep The Jets Viable Laid Out

Posted on Jul 2, 2025

KC-135

KC-135 Tankers Set To Get Drone Launchers

Updated on Jul 2, 2025

F-15

A-10 Warthog Already Has The Capability To Use Laser-Guided Rockets To Shoot-Down Drones

Updated on Jul 1, 2025

F-35A

Plans To Finally Give F-35 External Fuel Tanks Emerge In New Air Force Budget (Updated)

Posted on Jun 30, 2025

Israel Vows To Maintain Air Superiority Over Iran

Posted on Jun 27, 2025

For the first time, at least publicly, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force are seeking funds – nearly $670.5 million in total – to support procurement of AIM-260A Joint Advanced Tactical Missiles (JATM) for operational use in its latest annual budget request.

AIM-120 AMRAAM

AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile Funding To Start Production Sought In New Budget

Posted on Jun 27, 2025

The Pentagon’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget fully commits to the U.S. Air Force's F-47 sixth-generation stealth fighter, while effectively shelving the U.S. Navy's plans for a next-generation carrier-based F/A-XX combat jet.

F-35

Pentagon “All In” On Air Force’s F-47, Puts Navy’s F/A-XX On Ice

Posted on Jun 27, 2025

F-15EX will have 129 aircraft in its fleet under trump.

F-15

F-15EX Planned Fleet Size Grows To 129 Jets

Updated on Jun 26, 2025

The Pentagon has shared extensive new information about the use of 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs in recent strikes on Iran, a mission it says was 15 years in the making.

B-2

Everything We Just Learned About The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Strikes On Iran

Updated on Jun 26, 2025

B-2 hawaii diverted during decoy operation

B-2

B-2 Used As Decoy For Iran Strike Mission Is Stuck In Hawaii

Posted on Jun 25, 2025

F-35A

Royal Air Force Goes Nuclear With F-35A

Posted on Jun 25, 2025

The U.S. Air Force's first combat employment of 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs in recent strikes on Iranian nuclear sites draws new attention to work toward a successor.

B-2

GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Successor In The Works

Posted on Jun 24, 2025

Satellite imagery shows clear evidence that Iran took steps to seal off its nuclear enrichment facility at Fordow in the days leading up to the U.S. strikes, which would have helped shield it against a potential ground raid.

B-2

Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Site Likely Sealed Up Before B-2 Strikes

Updated on Jun 24, 2025

The Israeli military said it had struck command centers belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and other domestic security forces responsible for “maintaining the regime’s stability.”

Israel Strikes Key Iranian Command And Control Sites In Tehran (Updated)

Updated on Jun 23, 2025

US base in qatar attacked by iranian ballistic missiles

U.S. Air Force

Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Revenge Strike On Al Udeid Air Base In Qatar (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 23, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine have now briefed TWZ and other reporters on the historic strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last night, dubbed Operation Might Hammer.

B-2

B-2 Strikes On Iran: What We Know About Operation Midnight Hammer (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 22, 2025

B-2

U.S. Has Attacked Iran’s Nuclear Facilities (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 22, 2025

At least two separate groups of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers are currently heading westward across the Pacific Ocean, but their exact final destination is currently unclear.

B-2

B-2 Bombers Head West Across Pacific Amidst Iran Crisis

Updated on Jun 21, 2025

Residents of the Tucson, Arizona area were startled earlier this week by a group of helicopters, including at least one Russian-made Mi-17 Hip, making very low nighttime flights as part of what turned out to be a U.S. military exercise.

Mi8/Mi-17

Secretive Russian-Made Mi-17 Helicopter Makes Unusual Appearance In Tucson

People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

Posted on Jun 20, 2025

A new photo provides our best view so far of the Shenyang J-35, China’s next-generation carrier-based fighter. It’s part of a relative flurry of imagery showing some of China’s latest military aircraft. In sharp contrast to the blurry or heavily edited shots we have become familiar with out of China in the past, these various higher-quality images provide a fascinating snapshot of the breadth of developments taking place right now in China’s military aerospace realm.

China’s J-35 Naval Stealth Fighter Seen Like Never Before

Posted on Jun 20, 2025

At least one Iranian ballistic missile impacted the port city of Haifa in northern Israel.

Iranian Ballistic Missiles Hit “Strategic Points” In Israeli Port City Of Haifa (Updated)

Updated on Jun 20, 2025

U.S. Decision On Striking Iran To Be Made In “Next Two Weeks” (Updated)