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USAF Reveals Details About Some Of Its Most Secretive Drone Units With New Awards
Q-1

USAF Reveals Details About Some Of Its Most Secretive Drone Units With New Awards

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 13, 2018

Take An Amazing Flight On The Tail Of The An-225 Mriya, The World’s Largest Plane
Transports

Take An Amazing Flight On The Tail Of The An-225 Mriya, The World’s Largest Plane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 13, 2018

Please, U.S. Air Force, Don’t Let Trump Schlock Up Air Force One’s Iconic Appearance
Air Force One

Please, U.S. Air Force, Don’t Let Trump Schlock Up Air Force One’s Iconic Appearance

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 12, 2018

Syrian Drone Prompts Israel To Retaliate As Netanyahu and Putin Try to Cut a Deal
Unmanned

Syrian Drone Prompts Israel To Retaliate As Netanyahu and Putin Try to Cut a Deal

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 12, 2018

The OV-1 Mohawk Was One Of The U.S. Military’s First Forgotten Light Attack Planes
OV-10

The OV-1 Mohawk Was One Of The U.S. Military’s First Forgotten Light Attack Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 12, 2018

The U.S. Air Force Is Hiding Its Controversial Flyoff Between the A-10 and F-35
F-35

The U.S. Air Force Is Hiding Its Controversial Flyoff Between the A-10 and F-35

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 11, 2018

Russia Executes Mock Special Operations Raid On Remote Island Off Finland
Special Operations Aviation

Russia Executes Mock Special Operations Raid On Remote Island Off Finland

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 11, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Rides in Gun-Toting “Embassy Air” Helicopter In Afghanistan
H-46

U.S. Secretary of State Rides in Gun-Toting “Embassy Air” Helicopter In Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 9, 2018

Wondering About Those Wedge-Shaped Fighter Jets Over Tucson? Here’s Your Answer!
U.S. Air Force

Wondering About Those Wedge-Shaped Fighter Jets Over Tucson? Here’s Your Answer!

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 9, 2018

Israel Denies It Met With the UAE Over the F-35 Despite Growing Ties Between The Countries
F-35

Israel Denies It Met With the UAE Over the F-35 Despite Growing Ties Between The Countries

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 9, 2018

Draken Begins Assembly Of First Mirage F1M Destined For Advanced Aggressor Duty
Draken International

Draken Begins Assembly Of First Mirage F1M Destined For Advanced Aggressor Duty

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 9, 2018

Israel Posts Pic Of CH-53 Yasur Helicopter With Unknown Roll-On Electronic Warfare Suite
Airborne Electronic Warfare

Israel Posts Pic Of CH-53 Yasur Helicopter With Unknown Roll-On Electronic Warfare Suite

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 7, 2018

You Have To See The Rest Of What May Be The Coolest Shot Ever Of The B-2 Stealth Bomber
B-2

You Have To See The Rest Of What May Be The Coolest Shot Ever Of The B-2 Stealth Bomber

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 7, 2018

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 6, 2018

Northrop Grumman Wants In On Japan’s Stealth Fighter Project
Fighters

Northrop Grumman Wants In On Japan’s Stealth Fighter Project

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 6, 2018

F-15’s Boarding Ladder Deployed Accidentally During 4th Of July Flyover (Updated)
F-15

F-15’s Boarding Ladder Deployed Accidentally During 4th Of July Flyover (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 6, 2018

China Looks To Replace Its J-15 Carrier Fighter Jets Amid Reports Of Crashes
Flankers

China Looks To Replace Its J-15 Carrier Fighter Jets Amid Reports Of Crashes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 6, 2018

Check Out These Sweet Aerial Photos From The Royal Air Force’s Centenary Flypast Rehearsal
C-130

Check Out These Sweet Aerial Photos From The Royal Air Force’s Centenary Flypast Rehearsal

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2018

B-2 Flies First ‘End-To-End’ Tests With New Nuclear Bomb Amid Growing Cost Concerns
B-2

B-2 Flies First ‘End-To-End’ Tests With New Nuclear Bomb Amid Growing Cost Concerns

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 2, 2018

Azerbaijani Reporter Gets Way Too Close To Low Flying Hind Attack Helicopter
Mi-24

Azerbaijani Reporter Gets Way Too Close To Low Flying Hind Attack Helicopter

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2018

New Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation Conference
U.S. Air Force

New Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation Conference

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 29, 2018

The USMC’s F/A-18 Hornets Are Getting New Jamming-Resistant GPS Gear
F/A-18

The USMC’s F/A-18 Hornets Are Getting New Jamming-Resistant GPS Gear

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 29, 2018

Air Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After All
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After All

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2018

There’s A Place Where Helicopters Fly On High-Wires And Get Pummeled By Missiles
Helicopters

There’s A Place Where Helicopters Fly On High-Wires And Get Pummeled By Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 28, 2018

U.S. Special Operators Want Propaganda Leaflets That Talk And Might Even Listen Back
Special Operations Aviation

U.S. Special Operators Want Propaganda Leaflets That Talk And Might Even Listen Back

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 28, 2018

Last Night We Heard What It Sounds Like Just Before A B-52 Begins The End Of The World
B-52

Last Night We Heard What It Sounds Like Just Before A B-52 Begins The End Of The World

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 28, 2018

U.S. Special Operators Eye Adding Suicide Drones To Their Stealthy Speedboats
Loitering Munitions

U.S. Special Operators Eye Adding Suicide Drones To Their Stealthy Speedboats

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 28, 2018

Australia Seals Deal To Buy MQ-4C Drones As Military Competition In the Pacific Heats Up
MQ-4C

Australia Seals Deal To Buy MQ-4C Drones As Military Competition In the Pacific Heats Up

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 26, 2018

Army Lays Out Plans For Pilot-Optional ‘Knife Fighter’ Attack Reconnaissance Rotorcraft
Helicopters

Army Lays Out Plans For Pilot-Optional ‘Knife Fighter’ Attack Reconnaissance Rotorcraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 26, 2018

F-15SA Bristles With A Dozen AIM-120 Missiles During Star Wars Canyon Run
F-15

F-15SA Bristles With A Dozen AIM-120 Missiles During Star Wars Canyon Run

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 25, 2018

U.S. Navy Pilot Pronounced Dead In A-29 Super Tucano Crash At White Sands Missile Range
Fighters

U.S. Navy Pilot Pronounced Dead In A-29 Super Tucano Crash At White Sands Missile Range

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 24, 2018

A-29 Super Tucano Crashed At White Sands Missile Range In New Mexico (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

A-29 Super Tucano Crashed At White Sands Missile Range In New Mexico (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 23, 2018

The Air Force Wants Its B-52s To Carry Mysterious 20,000lb Weapons Under Their Wings
B-52

The Air Force Wants Its B-52s To Carry Mysterious 20,000lb Weapons Under Their Wings

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 22, 2018

This Top Gun Cast Interview Shot By USS Enterprise Media Staff Is Solid Gold
Topgun

This Top Gun Cast Interview Shot By USS Enterprise Media Staff Is Solid Gold

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 22, 2018

Canada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter Contract
F/A-18

Canada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter Contract

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 22, 2018

Turkey’s F-35 Rollout Ceremony Got Pretty, Pretty, Weird
F-35

Turkey’s F-35 Rollout Ceremony Got Pretty, Pretty, Weird

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 21, 2018

The German Air Force Wants To Know If Its Eurofighters Can Carry U.S. Nuclear Bombs
Fighters

The German Air Force Wants To Know If Its Eurofighters Can Carry U.S. Nuclear Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 21, 2018

It’s Official, Contractor-Owned MQ-9 Reaper Drones Will Watch Over Marines in Afghanistan
Q-9

It’s Official, Contractor-Owned MQ-9 Reaper Drones Will Watch Over Marines in Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 21, 2018

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain
B-1

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 20, 2018

Watch This A-10 Fly Right Up Against The Side Of Star Wars Canyon
A-10

Watch This A-10 Fly Right Up Against The Side Of Star Wars Canyon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 20, 2018

New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog
A-10

New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 19, 2018

Senate Voted To Block Turkey From Getting Its F-35s As Spat Over Russian Missiles Grows
F-35

Senate Voted To Block Turkey From Getting Its F-35s As Spat Over Russian Missiles Grows

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 19, 2018

Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers
UH-60

Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2018

The Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall Apart
F-35

The Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall Apart

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2018

Czech And Israeli Team To Pitch Advanced L-159 Light Attack Jets To The U.S. Military
Draken International

Czech And Israeli Team To Pitch Advanced L-159 Light Attack Jets To The U.S. Military

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 14, 2018

F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?
F-35

F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 13, 2018

‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing Plane
C-130

‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 12, 2018

Israel Turns Artillery Rocket Into Supersonic ‘Rampage’ Air-Launched Stand-Off Weapon
Israeli Air Force

Israel Turns Artillery Rocket Into Supersonic ‘Rampage’ Air-Launched Stand-Off Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 11, 2018

A USAF F-15C Eagle Crashed Off Okinawa, Pilot Rescued Alive After Ejection (Updated)
F-15

A USAF F-15C Eagle Crashed Off Okinawa, Pilot Rescued Alive After Ejection (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 11, 2018

The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats
B-1

The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 8, 2018

Marines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar First
Airborne Radar

Marines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar First

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 8, 2018

It Takes 41,500 Hours Of Labor To Build A Single F-35A According To New Report
F-35

It Takes 41,500 Hours Of Labor To Build A Single F-35A According To New Report

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 7, 2018

Journalists Had A Surprise Close Encounter With An RQ-170 Sentinel At Vandenberg AFB
RQ-170

Journalists Had A Surprise Close Encounter With An RQ-170 Sentinel At Vandenberg AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 6, 2018

Use Of Raider Moniker For Modern Special Ops Marines Was Hotly Contested Internally
Special Operations Aviation

Use Of Raider Moniker For Modern Special Ops Marines Was Hotly Contested Internally

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 5, 2018

Image Of China’s Stealthy ‘Dark Sword’ Fighter-Like Combat Drone Emerges
Unmanned

Image Of China’s Stealthy ‘Dark Sword’ Fighter-Like Combat Drone Emerges

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 5, 2018

There Is A Magical Place Called Bomber Camp Where B-17s And B-24s Still Drop Bombs
Bombers

There Is A Magical Place Called Bomber Camp Where B-17s And B-24s Still Drop Bombs

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 5, 2018

Upgraded Old Cobra Gunships Offer Big Capabilities Without The Price Tag
AH-1

Upgraded Old Cobra Gunships Offer Big Capabilities Without The Price Tag

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 5, 2018

US Special Operators Need A Battle Ready Buggy They Can Cram Into A V-22 Osprey
V-22

US Special Operators Need A Battle Ready Buggy They Can Cram Into A V-22 Osprey

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 4, 2018

Kim’s Ousting Of Top Military Officials Ahead Of Summit May Be A Sign Of Instability At Home

Kim’s Ousting Of Top Military Officials Ahead Of Summit May Be A Sign Of Instability At Home

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 4, 2018

Senators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New Budget
U.S. Air Force

Senators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 1, 2018

Highlights From Twitter’s Defense Community’s Responses To Tom Cruise’s Top Gun 2 Teaser
Topgun

Highlights From Twitter’s Defense Community’s Responses To Tom Cruise’s Top Gun 2 Teaser

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 31, 2018

General Atomics Shows Off Engine That Will Power Its Proposed MQ-25 Drone Tanker
MQ-25

General Atomics Shows Off Engine That Will Power Its Proposed MQ-25 Drone Tanker

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 31, 2018

Listen To A P-82 Twin Mustang Purr, A Glorious Sound Not Heard In Over 30 Years
Military Aviation History

Listen To A P-82 Twin Mustang Purr, A Glorious Sound Not Heard In Over 30 Years

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 30, 2018

U.S. Guided Artillery Rockets Kill 50 Taliban Leaders In A Single Strike In Afghanistan
Air-To-Ground

U.S. Guided Artillery Rockets Kill 50 Taliban Leaders In A Single Strike In Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 30, 2018