Air (Page 9)

Posted on Aug 11, 2025

A B-2 bomber left a smiley face made out of bomb craters on the 'runway' of a mock airfield during a test some two decades ago.

B-2

B-2 Bombed A Smiley Face Of Craters Into The Ground Because It Ran Out Of Targets

Updated on Aug 8, 2025

The turboprop-powered Zlin Z-137 Agro Turbo is seen swooping low over a Ukrainian cornfield, very much its traditional operating environment. In this case, however, it sports a single R-73 air-to-air missile under each wing. The agricultural plane also appears to have received a military-style dull gray overall paint scheme, with white identification stripes on the rear fuselage to reduce the risk of ‘friendly fire.’ Details of the date and location of the video are not immediately available.

Ukrainian Air Force

Crop Duster Armed With Air-To-Air Missiles Appears In Ukraine

Posted on Aug 8, 2025

For all the new capabilities the B-21 Raider will bring as an individual aircraft, the U.S. Air Force's top bomber officer says he is most excited about the sheer numbers of those aircraft that are set to enter service in the coming years.

B-2

For B-21, Quantity Is Its Most Critical Quality Top Bomber Officer Says

Posted on Aug 7, 2025

Uncrewed Boats Launch FPV Drone Strike On Key Russian Radars Located On Crimea’s Southern Tip

Posted on Aug 7, 2025

F/A-XX

F/A-XX Next Generation Naval Fighter Concept Art Emerges From Northrop Grumman

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 7, 2025

Cybertrucks Wanted By Air Force As Missile Targets

Updated on Aug 7, 2025

AGM-114 Hellfire

AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Getting Articulated Warhead Capable Of Blasting In Different Directions

Posted on Aug 6, 2025

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has provided us with a look at the future, stealthier version of its KF-21 fighter, which is now known as the KF-21EX. Concept artwork of the refined version of the jet has been released, with internal weapons carriage being its distinguishing feature. This is part of an effort to make the KF-21 more survivable in the face of ever more capable air defense systems, although the resulting aircraft will not offer the same level of low observability as the F-35, which is also operated by South Korea.

Republic of Korea Air Force

South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter To Get Stealthier With Internal Weapons Bays

Posted on Aug 6, 2025

A 9th Reconnaissance Wing TU-2S Dragon Lady piloted by Cory “ULTRALORD” Bartholomew, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (RS) assigned flight safety officer and U-2 instructor pilot, and Lt. Col. “JETHRO”, 1st RS instructor pilot and U-2 chief pilot, lands at Beale Air Force Base (AFB), California, Aug. 1st, 2025. “ULTRALORD” and “JETHRO”’s flight took place on the 70th anniversary of the U-2’s first flight and broke the endurance records for the U-2, flying longer than 14 hours and traveled over 6,000 nautical miles. This flight tested the capabilities of the U-2 and its pilots to its limit and showcased Beale AFB’s capacity as a power projection platform to rapidly respond to adversary actions anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Frederick A. Brown)

U-2

U-2 Pilot On What It Took To Make Record-Setting 14-Hour Flight A Reality

Updated on Aug 6, 2025

A fuel venting issue has emerged in some of the U.S. Air Force's new F-15EX Eagle II fighters, which has reportedly left them sidelined.

F-15

F-15EX Fuel Venting Troubles Emerge, Boeing Testing Fixes

Posted on Aug 5, 2025

The latest addition to China’s growing family of Shenyang J-15 carrier-based fighter series, the J-15DT electronic warfare version, appears to have entered operational service. Crucially, this electronic attack Flanker is equipped for operations aboard catapult-equipped aircraft carriers like the Fujian, which recently began to host fixed-wing aircraft trials. Progress with the J-15DT points not only to China’s the scope of carrier aviation ambitions, but the growing focus on catapult assisted takeoff but arrested recovery (CATOBAR) operations, which offer many advantages.

Flankers

Our Best Look At China’s New J-15DT Carrier-Based Electronic Warfare Jet

Posted on Aug 5, 2025

Another chinese stealthy tailless combat jet emerges.

Loyal Wingman

New Chinese Stealth Tactical Jet Breaks Cover

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 5, 2025

E-3

Tracking Moving Aircraft Via Radar Satellites Instead Of Surveillance Jets Still Far From Reality

Updated on Aug 4, 2025

AIM-120 AMRAAM

Biggest AIM-120 Missile Order Ever Just Signed By Pentagon

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 3, 2025

U-2 dragon lady's 70th anniversary record setting.

U-2

U-2 Just Set New Records On The 70th Anniversary Of Its First Flight (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 2, 2025

Ukraine rescued a stranded soldier via drone and electric bike

Drone-Dropped Electric Bikes Save Ukrainian Soldier Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 1, 2025

The Senate Appropriations Committee has advanced a draft defense spending bill that would reverse the Pentagon's plan to freeze the U.S. Navy's F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based combat jet program.

E-7

Congress Moves To Save Gutted F/A-XX 6th Generation Naval Fighter Program

Updated on Jul 31, 2025

F-35

F-35C Crashes At Naval Air Station Lemoore (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 31, 2025

The U.S. Navy is scrapping a P-8A Poseidon that ended up in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay back in 2023, marking the first total loss of one of these aircraft.

P-8

Navy Scraps P-8 Poseidon That Ran Off The Runway In Hawaii Two Years Ago

Posted on Jul 30, 2025

An American who invests in defense technology for Ukraine opens up about why the country has become a global powerhouse and why you should care.

Critical Weapons Development Lessons From Ukraine Are Not Being Learned By The West

Posted on Jul 30, 2025

MQ-25

MQ-25 Stingray Carrier-Based Uncrewed Tanker Ground Testing Now Underway

Posted on Jul 29, 2025

Air-Launched Hypersonic Missiles

Turkey’s New Super-Sized Ballistic Missile Reflects Global Trends

Updated on Jul 28, 2025

F/A-18

Spanish F/A-18 Hornet Seen Nearly Crashing Into Surf During Beach Airshow (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 28, 2025

Sig M18 Pistol Restrictions Expand To USAF Air Combat Command Units

Posted on Jul 28, 2025

F-16

Egypt Finally Cleared To Buy AIM-120 AMRAAMs

Updated on Jul 25, 2025

Russia appears to be using a new type of air-to-air missile in its war in Ukraine. Evidence is mounting that the R-77M — a significantly upgraded version of the R-77 beyond-visual-range missile known to NATO as the AA-12 Adder — is not only operational but being employed in combat. The arrival of the new weapon presents another major challenge for the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as other potential adversaries.

Flankers

Signs Russia’s Using New R-77M Air-To-Air Missile In Ukraine

Posted on Jul 25, 2025

F-16I has taken part in all aspects of Israeli operations since the October 7th attacks.

F-16

Israeli F-16I Navigator Opens Up About Striking Iran

Updated on Jul 25, 2025

What Gun Will Bomber Crews Fly With Now That The Sig M18 Is Pulled From Use?

Updated on Jul 24, 2025

A Royal Thai Air Force F-16 takes off from the Korat Air Base runway during Exercise Thai Boomerang 2015.

F-16

Thai F-16 Strikes As Border Dispute With Cambodia Erupts

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

By The War Zone

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

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

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.

Israeli Air Force

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

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

Posted on Jul 16, 2025

Israeli Air Force

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

By Tyler Rogoway

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)