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Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick

Jul 14 2:51 AM EDT

Presidential Presser Cut Short After Typhoon Jets Have To Scramble To Intercept Russian Planes (Updated)

Presidential Presser Cut Short After Typhoon Jets Have To Scramble To Intercept Russian Planes (Updated) Presidential Presser Cut Short After Typhoon Jets Have To Scramble To Intercept Russian Planes (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Jul 9 9:05 AM EDT

Switzerland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter Jet

Switzerland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter Jet Switzerland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter Jet

By Thomas Newdick

Jul 1 5:18 AM EDT

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Jul 1 4:53 AM EDT

F-35B From British Carrier Flies Over Russian Forces Training To Sink Enemy Warships

F-35B From British Carrier Flies Over Russian Forces Training To Sink Enemy Warships F-35B From British Carrier Flies Over Russian Forces Training To Sink Enemy Warships

By Thomas Newdick

Jun 28 6:54 PM EDT

The Air Force Might Make Two Distinct Versions Of Its Next Multirole Stealth Fighter

The Air Force Might Make Two Distinct Versions Of Its Next Multirole Stealth Fighter The Air Force Might Make Two Distinct Versions Of Its Next Multirole Stealth Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Jun 18 3:38 PM EDT

Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)

Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated) Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Jun 17 11:18 AM EDT

Hawaii-Based F-22s Scrambled On FAA’s Request But Nobody Will Say Why (Updated)

Hawaii-Based F-22s Scrambled On FAA’s Request But Nobody Will Say Why (Updated) Hawaii-Based F-22s Scrambled On FAA’s Request But Nobody Will Say Why (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 14 11:20 PM EDT

Texan F-16 Viper Appears In Vietnam-Era Green And Tan Camouflage

Texan F-16 Viper Appears In Vietnam-Era Green And Tan Camouflage Texan F-16 Viper Appears In Vietnam-Era Green And Tan Camouflage

By Thomas Newdick

Jun 10 6:57 PM EDT

Mockup Of China’s Stealthy FC-31 Fighter Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Testing Rig

Mockup Of China’s Stealthy FC-31 Fighter Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Testing Rig Mockup Of China’s Stealthy FC-31 Fighter Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Testing Rig

By Thomas Newdick

Jun 9 4:13 AM EDT

The Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)

The Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated) The Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Jun 8 4:48 AM EDT

What It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG Squadron

What It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG Squadron What It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG Squadron

By Thomas Newdick

Jun 3 3:15 PM EDT

Croatia Is Getting French Rafale Multirole Fighters To Replace Its Veteran MiG-21s

Croatia Is Getting French Rafale Multirole Fighters To Replace Its Veteran MiG-21s Croatia Is Getting French Rafale Multirole Fighters To Replace Its Veteran MiG-21s

By Thomas Newdick

May 28 8:11 PM EDT

Navy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its Fleet

Navy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its Fleet Navy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its Fleet

By Thomas Newdick

May 28 8:00 PM EDT

The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon”

The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon” The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon”

By Joseph Trevithick

May 28 11:49 AM EDT

A Squadron’s Worth Of Paul Allen-Owned Warbirds Is Up For Sale

A Squadron’s Worth Of Paul Allen-Owned Warbirds Is Up For Sale A Squadron’s Worth Of Paul Allen-Owned Warbirds Is Up For Sale

By Thomas Newdick

May 27 9:22 PM EDT

Early F-35As May Get Axed Even Though Overall Readiness Has Improved Significantly

Early F-35As May Get Axed Even Though Overall Readiness Has Improved Significantly Early F-35As May Get Axed Even Though Overall Readiness Has Improved Significantly

By Thomas Newdick

May 25 7:30 PM EDT

The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky

The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky

By Tyler Rogoway

May 19 10:05 AM EDT

Crew Ejects From Qatari F-15QA Fighter While On The Ground At Airport Near St. Louis

Crew Ejects From Qatari F-15QA Fighter While On The Ground At Airport Near St. Louis Crew Ejects From Qatari F-15QA Fighter While On The Ground At Airport Near St. Louis

By Thomas Newdick

May 18 1:11 PM EDT

F-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air Missile

F-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air Missile F-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick

May 17 7:37 PM EDT

New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22

New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22 New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22

By Thomas Newdick

May 14 4:16 PM EDT

Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans

Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans

By Thomas Newdick

May 13 1:41 PM EDT

Taiwanese F-16s Have Fired AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Locally For The First Time

Taiwanese F-16s Have Fired AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Locally For The First Time Taiwanese F-16s Have Fired AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Locally For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

May 12 12:25 PM EDT

Five JASSM Stealth Missiles Have Been Loaded On An F-15E Strike Eagle For The First Time

Five JASSM Stealth Missiles Have Been Loaded On An F-15E Strike Eagle For The First Time Five JASSM Stealth Missiles Have Been Loaded On An F-15E Strike Eagle For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

May 11 5:21 PM EDT

It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now

It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now

By Thomas Newdick

May 11 2:37 PM EDT

The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave

The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave

By Thomas Newdick

May 11 6:00 AM EDT

Honeywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)

Honeywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated) Honeywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

May 10 4:15 PM EDT

Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets

Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets

By Thomas Newdick

May 7 7:02 PM EDT

The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails

The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails

By Tyler Rogoway

May 6 4:57 PM EDT

F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots

F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots

By Thomas Newdick

May 3 5:55 PM EDT

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth

By Thomas Newdick

May 3 2:00 PM EDT

F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator

F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Apr 30 4:18 PM EDT

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 29 8:26 PM EDT

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 28 2:40 PM EDT

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 26 5:15 PM EDT

Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles

Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 20 5:02 AM EDT

We Talk F-15EX’s New Radar With The Woman Who Runs The Program Behind It

We Talk F-15EX’s New Radar With The Woman Who Runs The Program Behind It We Talk F-15EX’s New Radar With The Woman Who Runs The Program Behind It

By Tyler Rogoway

Apr 19 7:58 PM EDT

Project FoX Brings Tablet-Based Apps To F-35 Stealth Fighter Cockpits

Project FoX Brings Tablet-Based Apps To F-35 Stealth Fighter Cockpits Project FoX Brings Tablet-Based Apps To F-35 Stealth Fighter Cockpits

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 16 8:13 PM EDT

Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile

Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 15 3:15 PM EDT

F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test

F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Apr 14 4:26 PM EDT

Today’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General

Today’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General Today’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 12 8:04 PM EDT

Meet South Korea’s New KF-21 “Hawk” Indigenous Fighter

Meet South Korea’s New KF-21 “Hawk” Indigenous Fighter Meet South Korea’s New KF-21 “Hawk” Indigenous Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 9 6:55 PM EDT

The F-15EX Is Now Officially Named The Eagle II

The F-15EX Is Now Officially Named The Eagle II The F-15EX Is Now Officially Named The Eagle II

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 7 12:43 PM EDT

Russian Knights Aerobatic Jet Team Launches Live Missile

Russian Knights Aerobatic Jet Team Launches Live Missile Russian Knights Aerobatic Jet Team Launches Live Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Apr 6 8:22 PM EDT

Saab Has Begun Testing 3D Printing To Repair Battle-Damaged Fighter Jets

Saab Has Begun Testing 3D Printing To Repair Battle-Damaged Fighter Jets Saab Has Begun Testing 3D Printing To Repair Battle-Damaged Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 30 4:51 PM EDT

Three New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force Base

Three New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force Base Three New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force Base

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 30 2:35 PM EDT

A Marine F-35B Fighter Jet Accidentally Shot Itself With Its Own Gun Pod (Updated)

A Marine F-35B Fighter Jet Accidentally Shot Itself With Its Own Gun Pod (Updated) A Marine F-35B Fighter Jet Accidentally Shot Itself With Its Own Gun Pod (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 29 5:28 PM EDT

British Armed Forces Poised To Make Big Cuts To F-35 Plans And More

British Armed Forces Poised To Make Big Cuts To F-35 Plans And More British Armed Forces Poised To Make Big Cuts To F-35 Plans And More

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 24 10:32 AM EDT

AI-Controlled F-16s Are Now Working As A Team In DARPA’s Virtual Dogfights

AI-Controlled F-16s Are Now Working As A Team In DARPA’s Virtual Dogfights AI-Controlled F-16s Are Now Working As A Team In DARPA’s Virtual Dogfights

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 22 9:55 PM EDT

Taiwan’s Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Poised To Start Standing Alert Along The Taiwan Strait

Taiwan’s Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Poised To Start Standing Alert Along The Taiwan Strait Taiwan’s Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Poised To Start Standing Alert Along The Taiwan Strait

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 18 2:14 PM EDT

Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities

Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 16 3:07 PM EDT

British Typhoons Have Used Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles For The First Time In Combat

British Typhoons Have Used Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles For The First Time In Combat British Typhoons Have Used Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles For The First Time In Combat

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 16 3:40 AM EDT

F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida

F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 15 8:20 PM EDT

Top British F-35 Pilot On How His Fledgling Team Is Forging Its Own Path Forward

Top British F-35 Pilot On How His Fledgling Team Is Forging Its Own Path Forward Top British F-35 Pilot On How His Fledgling Team Is Forging Its Own Path Forward

By Jamie Hunter

Mar 15 4:37 PM EDT

Israel Could Be Waiting For Surplus U.S. Air Force F-15s Instead Of Buying New Advanced Eagles

Israel Could Be Waiting For Surplus U.S. Air Force F-15s Instead Of Buying New Advanced Eagles Israel Could Be Waiting For Surplus U.S. Air Force F-15s Instead Of Buying New Advanced Eagles

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 13 9:17 PM EST

Behold The Air Force’s Updated F-15 Eagle Family Portrait Including The New F-15EX

Behold The Air Force’s Updated F-15 Eagle Family Portrait Including The New F-15EX Behold The Air Force’s Updated F-15 Eagle Family Portrait Including The New F-15EX

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 12 6:47 PM EST

Drunken Ukrainian Air Force Officer Smashed His Volkswagen Into A MiG-29 Fighter

Drunken Ukrainian Air Force Officer Smashed His Volkswagen Into A MiG-29 Fighter Drunken Ukrainian Air Force Officer Smashed His Volkswagen Into A MiG-29 Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 12 1:57 PM EST

F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force

F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 11 5:47 PM EST

Belgium’s Hard-Worked F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet Has Just Been Grounded

Belgium’s Hard-Worked F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet Has Just Been Grounded Belgium’s Hard-Worked F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet Has Just Been Grounded

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 10 5:11 PM EST

Israeli F-15s Were Armed With Old Missiles During B-52 Escort

Israeli F-15s Were Armed With Old Missiles During B-52 Escort Israeli F-15s Were Armed With Old Missiles During B-52 Escort

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 8 7:17 AM EST

Watch Russia’s Su-57 Felon Advanced Combat Jet Let Its 30mm Cannon Rip

Watch Russia’s Su-57 Felon Advanced Combat Jet Let Its 30mm Cannon Rip Watch Russia’s Su-57 Felon Advanced Combat Jet Let Its 30mm Cannon Rip

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 3 5:03 PM EST

Air Force F-15Es Train To Launch Cruise Missiles Over The Baltic Sea

Air Force F-15Es Train To Launch Cruise Missiles Over The Baltic Sea Air Force F-15Es Train To Launch Cruise Missiles Over The Baltic Sea

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 2 6:02 PM EST

F-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb Transporter

F-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb Transporter F-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb Transporter

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 2 2:21 PM EST

F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Left The Navy’s Carrier Decks For The Last Time

F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Left The Navy’s Carrier Decks For The Last Time F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Left The Navy’s Carrier Decks For The Last Time

By Thomas Newdick

Feb 26 3:15 PM EST