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Supersonic testbed XB-1 on its first flight, March 22, 2024

Boom’s XB-1 Supersonic Test Jet Takes To The Skies

By Oliver Parken / Updated Mar 23, 2024

Pulsejet drone has flown.

Pulsejet Drone Flies, Could Have Big Impact On Cost Of Future Weapons

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Mar 6, 2024

Stratolaunch Roc aircraft conducts a captive-carry test flight with the Talon-A hypersonic vehicle.

World’s Largest Plane Is One Step Closer To Launching A Hypersonic Vehicle

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 4, 2023

A commercial KDC‐10 tanker aircraft refuels a U.S. Air Force F‐16 Fighting Falcon from the 51st Fighter Wing, enroute Commando Sling 23 at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, November 6, 2023.

Private Aerial Refueling Tankers Are Now Gassing Up USAF Fighters

By Oliver Parken / Updated Nov 14, 2023

The Beach Bum Has Flown West: Jimmy Buffett’s Legacy In The Sky

The Beach Bum Has Flown West: Jimmy Buffett’s Legacy In The Sky

By Stetson Payne / Updated Sep 2, 2023

MIG-23 Crash Michigan

MiG-23 Flogger Crashes In Michigan (Updated)

By Stetson Payne / Updated Aug 13, 2023

Oshkosh Airventure satellite image 2023

The World’s Largest Airshow As Seen From Space

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jul 31, 2023

Magnus LTA 20-1

This Alien-Looking Airship Design Used A Propulsion Method Unlike Any Other

By Oliver Parken / Updated Jul 19, 2023

Flight tracking military aircraft

Tracking U.S. Military Aircraft Online Could Become Much Harder

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 19, 2023

Logs offer an inside look into what a week's worth of activity on the FAA's Domestic Events Network looks like, including sightings of UAPs.

Multiple UAPs Reported On FAA’s Internal Hotline In Just A Week

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 14, 2023

US Air Force aircraft have been refueled by private tanker planes for the first time ever.

Private Aerial Refueling Tanker Has Gassed Up An Air Force Plane For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 12, 2023

F-35 Intercept California

Watch F-35 ‘Headbutt’ Private Plane During Low-Level Intercept Over Marin

By Oliver Parken / Updated Jun 20, 2023

Ukraine closer to receiving F-16s.

Citation Jet Crashes In Virginia After Supersonic Intercept By F-16s (Updated)

By Howard Altman / Updated Jun 4, 2023

UKRAINE BELL 427

Oligarch’s Bell 427 Is The Ukrainian Military’s Latest Helicopter

By Thomas Newdick / Updated May 31, 2023

Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter makes hard landing in Luxembourg

Cargolux 747 Scrapes Engine In White-Knuckle Landing Caught On Video

By Emma Helfrich / Updated Apr 17, 2023

Boston Runway boats block landing

Boston’s Airport Has A Runway Where Big Boats Can Block A Plane’s Approach

By Emma Helfrich / Updated Apr 7, 2023