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New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s

By Jamie Hunter

Nov 27 6:15 PM EST

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting

By Jamie Hunter

Nov 27 6:13 PM EST

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set

By Tyler Rogoway

Nov 27 6:12 PM EST

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade

By Jamie Hunter

Nov 27 6:12 PM EST

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 27 6:02 PM EST

Here’s Who Bought Paul Allen’s Pristine MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter

Here’s Who Bought Paul Allen’s Pristine MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter Here’s Who Bought Paul Allen’s Pristine MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter

By Tyler Rogoway

Nov 23 8:21 PM EST

F-15E Strike Eagle’s New Electronic Warfare Suite Put To The Test In Major Exercise

F-15E Strike Eagle’s New Electronic Warfare Suite Put To The Test In Major Exercise F-15E Strike Eagle’s New Electronic Warfare Suite Put To The Test In Major Exercise

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 21 5:50 PM EST

New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge

New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 18 1:46 PM EST

Greece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: Report

Greece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: Report Greece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 17 5:00 PM EST

NSA Spied On Denmark As It Chose Its Future Fighter Aircraft: Report

NSA Spied On Denmark As It Chose Its Future Fighter Aircraft: Report NSA Spied On Denmark As It Chose Its Future Fighter Aircraft: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 16 1:39 PM EST

Israel’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-Country

Israel’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-Country Israel’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-Country

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 11 4:55 PM EST

Spad To The Bone: Texas F-16 Squadron Marks 75th Anniversary With Bold Paint Job

Spad To The Bone: Texas F-16 Squadron Marks 75th Anniversary With Bold Paint Job Spad To The Bone: Texas F-16 Squadron Marks 75th Anniversary With Bold Paint Job

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 5 1:37 PM EST

The Nanchang J-12 Is The Lightweight Chinese Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

The Nanchang J-12 Is The Lightweight Chinese Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard Of The Nanchang J-12 Is The Lightweight Chinese Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

By Thomas Newdick

Nov 5 7:14 AM EST

Aussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo Shoot

Aussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo Shoot Aussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo Shoot

By Tyler Rogoway

Nov 5 4:32 AM EST

The Blue Angels Just Said Goodbye To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet With A Final Sunset Flight

The Blue Angels Just Said Goodbye To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet With A Final Sunset Flight The Blue Angels Just Said Goodbye To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet With A Final Sunset Flight

By Tyler Rogoway

Nov 4 8:51 PM EST

It’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter

It’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter It’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 30 5:55 PM EDT

Trump Administration Wants To Sell UAE A Fleet Of 50 F-35s

Trump Administration Wants To Sell UAE A Fleet Of 50 F-35s Trump Administration Wants To Sell UAE A Fleet Of 50 F-35s

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 29 4:02 PM EDT

F-16 Pops Flares Grabbing Trump’s Attention After Plane Strays Into Airspace Over Rally

F-16 Pops Flares Grabbing Trump’s Attention After Plane Strays Into Airspace Over Rally F-16 Pops Flares Grabbing Trump’s Attention After Plane Strays Into Airspace Over Rally

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Oct 28 6:19 PM EDT

Squadron Showcases F-15E Strike Eagles Adorned With Villain-Themed Nose Art Ahead Of Halloween

Squadron Showcases F-15E Strike Eagles Adorned With Villain-Themed Nose Art Ahead Of Halloween Squadron Showcases F-15E Strike Eagles Adorned With Villain-Themed Nose Art Ahead Of Halloween

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 28 6:01 PM EDT

Turkey’s Forward Deployed F-16s In Azerbaijan Have Moved To A New Base

Turkey’s Forward Deployed F-16s In Azerbaijan Have Moved To A New Base Turkey’s Forward Deployed F-16s In Azerbaijan Have Moved To A New Base

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 26 9:47 PM EDT

Check Out The Hulk Of That C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern California

Check Out The Hulk Of That C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern California Check Out The Hulk Of That C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern California

By Tyler Rogoway

Oct 24 9:21 PM EDT

Japanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier Future

Japanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier Future Japanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier Future

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 23 7:26 PM EDT

Spain To Buy More Eurofighter Typhoons To Replace Aging F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jets

Spain To Buy More Eurofighter Typhoons To Replace Aging F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jets Spain To Buy More Eurofighter Typhoons To Replace Aging F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 21 8:18 AM EDT

Navy Hires Boeing To Develop A Very Fast And Long-Range Strike Missile Demonstrator

Navy Hires Boeing To Develop A Very Fast And Long-Range Strike Missile Demonstrator Navy Hires Boeing To Develop A Very Fast And Long-Range Strike Missile Demonstrator

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 20 8:46 PM EDT

Navy Fighter Jet Crashes In The Desert Near China Lake Test Base (Updated)

Navy Fighter Jet Crashes In The Desert Near China Lake Test Base (Updated) Navy Fighter Jet Crashes In The Desert Near China Lake Test Base (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 20 3:28 PM EDT

Brazil’s Upgraded Tiger IIs Might Be The Most Capable F-5s In The World

Brazil’s Upgraded Tiger IIs Might Be The Most Capable F-5s In The World Brazil’s Upgraded Tiger IIs Might Be The Most Capable F-5s In The World

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 20 8:19 AM EDT

Britain Banks On Tempest Future Fighter Program As Its Next Great Hope In Combat Airpower

Britain Banks On Tempest Future Fighter Program As Its Next Great Hope In Combat Airpower Britain Banks On Tempest Future Fighter Program As Its Next Great Hope In Combat Airpower

By Jamie Hunter

Oct 16 6:21 PM EDT

Of Course Japan Rejected A Plan For A New Unmanned Fighter Because It Makes No Sense

Of Course Japan Rejected A Plan For A New Unmanned Fighter Because It Makes No Sense Of Course Japan Rejected A Plan For A New Unmanned Fighter Because It Makes No Sense

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Oct 14 12:09 PM EDT

All The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB Crash

All The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB Crash All The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB Crash

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 12 8:47 AM EDT

Kim Jong Un Just Showed The World The War Machine He Built While Feinting Diplomacy

Kim Jong Un Just Showed The World The War Machine He Built While Feinting Diplomacy Kim Jong Un Just Showed The World The War Machine He Built While Feinting Diplomacy

By Tyler Rogoway

Oct 11 6:38 PM EDT

Here’s The Full List Of Kit Offered To Finland If It Chooses F-35 Or Super Hornet

Here’s The Full List Of Kit Offered To Finland If It Chooses F-35 Or Super Hornet Here’s The Full List Of Kit Offered To Finland If It Chooses F-35 Or Super Hornet

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 9 5:56 PM EDT

F/A-18 Super Hornets Are Flying Middle East Combat Missions With New Infrared Sensor Pod

F/A-18 Super Hornets Are Flying Middle East Combat Missions With New Infrared Sensor Pod F/A-18 Super Hornets Are Flying Middle East Combat Missions With New Infrared Sensor Pod

By Tyler Rogoway

Oct 8 7:18 PM EDT

Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan

Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan Satellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To Azerbaijan

By Joseph Trevithick

Oct 7 9:43 PM EDT

Behold HMS Queen Elizabeth’s First Carrier Strike Group

Behold HMS Queen Elizabeth’s First Carrier Strike Group Behold HMS Queen Elizabeth’s First Carrier Strike Group

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 6 2:18 PM EDT

Russian Flight Test Center Flew A “Cabriolet” Su-57 Fighter Jet

Russian Flight Test Center Flew A “Cabriolet” Su-57 Fighter Jet Russian Flight Test Center Flew A “Cabriolet” Su-57 Fighter Jet

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 5 5:43 PM EDT

Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tests Signal Potential New Capabilities For Flanker and Felon

Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tests Signal Potential New Capabilities For Flanker and Felon Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tests Signal Potential New Capabilities For Flanker and Felon

By Thomas Newdick

Oct 5 2:02 PM EDT

Listen To Intense Air Traffic Control Audio Of KC-130J’s Collision With An F-35B

Listen To Intense Air Traffic Control Audio Of KC-130J’s Collision With An F-35B Listen To Intense Air Traffic Control Audio Of KC-130J’s Collision With An F-35B

By Tyler Rogoway

Sep 30 9:21 PM EDT

Video Emerges Of Marine F-35B Crashing In A Ball Of Fire After Colliding With A KC-130J

Video Emerges Of Marine F-35B Crashing In A Ball Of Fire After Colliding With A KC-130J Video Emerges Of Marine F-35B Crashing In A Ball Of Fire After Colliding With A KC-130J

By Joseph Trevithick

Sep 30 2:02 PM EDT

Marine F-35B And KC-130J Collide And Crash In Southern California (Updated)

Marine F-35B And KC-130J Collide And Crash In Southern California (Updated) Marine F-35B And KC-130J Collide And Crash In Southern California (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Sep 30 3:47 AM EDT

Turkey And Azerbaijan Deny Turkish F-16 Fighter Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Attack Jet

Turkey And Azerbaijan Deny Turkish F-16 Fighter Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Attack Jet Turkey And Azerbaijan Deny Turkish F-16 Fighter Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Attack Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Sep 29 2:12 PM EDT

This Is Our First Look At A Kuwait Air Force Super Hornet In Its Frontline Paint

This Is Our First Look At A Kuwait Air Force Super Hornet In Its Frontline Paint This Is Our First Look At A Kuwait Air Force Super Hornet In Its Frontline Paint

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 28 5:08 PM EDT

Russian Flanker Fighter Reportedly Downs Another With Its Cannon By Accident

Russian Flanker Fighter Reportedly Downs Another With Its Cannon By Accident Russian Flanker Fighter Reportedly Downs Another With Its Cannon By Accident

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 23 2:36 PM EDT

Behold A British Carrier Carrying The Most Stealth Fighters Of Any Warship To Date

Behold A British Carrier Carrying The Most Stealth Fighters Of Any Warship To Date Behold A British Carrier Carrying The Most Stealth Fighters Of Any Warship To Date

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 23 1:20 PM EDT

E/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi Pic

E/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi Pic E/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi Pic

By Joseph Trevithick

Sep 22 9:53 AM EDT

The Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old Pods

The Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old Pods The Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old Pods

By Joseph Trevithick

Sep 21 7:27 PM EDT

Storm Clouds Gather Over F-35B Lightning As United Kingdom Prepares Defense Review

Storm Clouds Gather Over F-35B Lightning As United Kingdom Prepares Defense Review Storm Clouds Gather Over F-35B Lightning As United Kingdom Prepares Defense Review

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 16 4:37 PM EDT

The Air Force’s First Overseas-Based F-35A Unit Is Revealed And Now It Needs A Name

The Air Force’s First Overseas-Based F-35A Unit Is Revealed And Now It Needs A Name The Air Force’s First Overseas-Based F-35A Unit Is Revealed And Now It Needs A Name

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 15 5:19 PM EDT

The U.S. Air Force Has Secretly Flown A Demonstrator For Its Next-Generation Fighter

The U.S. Air Force Has Secretly Flown A Demonstrator For Its Next-Generation Fighter The U.S. Air Force Has Secretly Flown A Demonstrator For Its Next-Generation Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 15 1:53 PM EDT

Greece Is Buying French Rafale Fighters In Light Of Tensions With Turkey

Greece Is Buying French Rafale Fighters In Light Of Tensions With Turkey Greece Is Buying French Rafale Fighters In Light Of Tensions With Turkey

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 15 2:49 AM EDT

Watch This F/A-18 Hornet Chuck Its External Fuel Tank During A Carrier Catapult Launch

Watch This F/A-18 Hornet Chuck Its External Fuel Tank During A Carrier Catapult Launch Watch This F/A-18 Hornet Chuck Its External Fuel Tank During A Carrier Catapult Launch

By Tyler Rogoway

Sep 14 6:10 PM EDT

Two Russian MiG-29s Have Crashed In Libya According To Top American Intel Official

Two Russian MiG-29s Have Crashed In Libya According To Top American Intel Official Two Russian MiG-29s Have Crashed In Libya According To Top American Intel Official

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Sep 11 5:15 PM EDT

U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs Are About To Go Aboard A British Carrier And They Might Be There To Stay

U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs Are About To Go Aboard A British Carrier And They Might Be There To Stay U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs Are About To Go Aboard A British Carrier And They Might Be There To Stay

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 11 2:12 PM EDT

This Is The Royal Air Force’s First Aggressor Eurofighter Typhoon

This Is The Royal Air Force’s First Aggressor Eurofighter Typhoon This Is The Royal Air Force’s First Aggressor Eurofighter Typhoon

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 11 1:54 PM EDT

MQ-9 Reaper, Howitzer, Rocket Toting F-16 All Shoot Down Mock Cruise Missiles In Huge Test

MQ-9 Reaper, Howitzer, Rocket Toting F-16 All Shoot Down Mock Cruise Missiles In Huge Test MQ-9 Reaper, Howitzer, Rocket Toting F-16 All Shoot Down Mock Cruise Missiles In Huge Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Sep 11 9:35 AM EDT

New F-16s Will All Be Sold In A Single Base Model Configuration With A Standardized Price

New F-16s Will All Be Sold In A Single Base Model Configuration With A Standardized Price New F-16s Will All Be Sold In A Single Base Model Configuration With A Standardized Price

By Joseph Trevithick

Sep 10 11:24 AM EDT

Austria Wants To Offload Its Unwanted Eurofighter Typhoons On Indonesia

Austria Wants To Offload Its Unwanted Eurofighter Typhoons On Indonesia Austria Wants To Offload Its Unwanted Eurofighter Typhoons On Indonesia

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 7 4:13 PM EDT

This Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As Hell

This Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As Hell This Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As Hell

By Tyler Rogoway

Sep 6 5:55 AM EDT

Photos Show South Korea’s Next-Generation Fighter Jet Rapidly Taking Shape

Photos Show South Korea’s Next-Generation Fighter Jet Rapidly Taking Shape Photos Show South Korea’s Next-Generation Fighter Jet Rapidly Taking Shape

By Thomas Newdick

Sep 3 8:24 PM EDT

Over 200 Guard And Reserve F-16s Can Now Carry The Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod

Over 200 Guard And Reserve F-16s Can Now Carry The Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Over 200 Guard And Reserve F-16s Can Now Carry The Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod

By Tyler Rogoway

Sep 1 12:45 PM EDT

Russian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic Sea

Russian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic Sea Russian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic Sea

By Joseph Trevithick

Aug 31 2:10 PM EDT

Pentagon Releases Terrifying Video Of Russian Su-27 Turning Directly In Front Of A B-52

Pentagon Releases Terrifying Video Of Russian Su-27 Turning Directly In Front Of A B-52 Pentagon Releases Terrifying Video Of Russian Su-27 Turning Directly In Front Of A B-52

By Tyler Rogoway

Aug 31 11:50 AM EDT

Here’s How The U.S. Could Allay Israeli Concerns Over Selling F-35s To UAE

Here’s How The U.S. Could Allay Israeli Concerns Over Selling F-35s To UAE Here’s How The U.S. Could Allay Israeli Concerns Over Selling F-35s To UAE

By Joseph Trevithick

Aug 27 4:47 PM EDT

Check Out These F-35s Dropping Full Loads Of Small Diameter Bombs During A Test Mission

Check Out These F-35s Dropping Full Loads Of Small Diameter Bombs During A Test Mission Check Out These F-35s Dropping Full Loads Of Small Diameter Bombs During A Test Mission

By Tyler Rogoway

Aug 22 8:36 PM EDT

AI Claims “Flawless Victory” Going Undefeated In Digital Dogfight With Human Fighter Pilot

AI Claims “Flawless Victory” Going Undefeated In Digital Dogfight With Human Fighter Pilot AI Claims “Flawless Victory” Going Undefeated In Digital Dogfight With Human Fighter Pilot

By Joseph Trevithick

Aug 20 7:42 PM EDT