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Marines Moving To Composite Hornet Squadrons Made Up Of F/A-18Ds And F/A-18Cs

Marines Moving To Composite Hornet Squadrons Made Up Of F/A-18Ds And F/A-18Cs Marines Moving To Composite Hornet Squadrons Made Up Of F/A-18Ds And F/A-18Cs

By Tyler Rogoway

Jul 8 8:32 PM EDT

Check Out The Copious Amount Of Vapor Spilling Off This F-35A During Chicago Air Show

Check Out The Copious Amount Of Vapor Spilling Off This F-35A During Chicago Air Show Check Out The Copious Amount Of Vapor Spilling Off This F-35A During Chicago Air Show

By Tyler Rogoway

Jul 8 6:52 AM EDT

Turkey Reportedly Hoarding Spare F-16 Parts As It Faces Sanctions Over S-400 Purchases

Turkey Reportedly Hoarding Spare F-16 Parts As It Faces Sanctions Over S-400 Purchases Turkey Reportedly Hoarding Spare F-16 Parts As It Faces Sanctions Over S-400 Purchases

By Joseph Trevithick

Jul 3 10:13 PM EDT

India Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter Development

India Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter Development India Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter Development

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 3:06 PM EDT

Navy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC Squadrons

Navy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC Squadrons Navy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC Squadrons

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 3:06 PM EDT

Russia Admits Su-57s Were In Syria But Claims They Left After Just Two Days

Russia Admits Su-57s Were In Syria But Claims They Left After Just Two Days Russia Admits Su-57s Were In Syria But Claims They Left After Just Two Days

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Jun 30 3:04 PM EDT

Freezing Navy EA-18G Crew In Ice Filled Cockpit Navigated Home Using Their Smart Watches

Freezing Navy EA-18G Crew In Ice Filled Cockpit Navigated Home Using Their Smart Watches Freezing Navy EA-18G Crew In Ice Filled Cockpit Navigated Home Using Their Smart Watches

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 3:03 PM EDT

India Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine Jets

India Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine Jets India Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 3:02 PM EDT

Did Russia Just Send Su-57 Stealth Fighters to Syria? (Updated)

Did Russia Just Send Su-57 Stealth Fighters to Syria? (Updated) Did Russia Just Send Su-57 Stealth Fighters to Syria? (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 3:02 PM EDT

Super Hornet Will Compete In Canada’s Fighter Contest As US Navy Funds Conformal Fuel Tanks

Super Hornet Will Compete In Canada’s Fighter Contest As US Navy Funds Conformal Fuel Tanks Super Hornet Will Compete In Canada’s Fighter Contest As US Navy Funds Conformal Fuel Tanks

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 3:01 PM EDT

Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War

Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 2:59 PM EDT

Navy Orders Development Of New Air Defense Blasting Missile That Will Fit Inside F-35

Navy Orders Development Of New Air Defense Blasting Missile That Will Fit Inside F-35 Navy Orders Development Of New Air Defense Blasting Missile That Will Fit Inside F-35

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Jun 30 2:55 PM EDT

Watch These Russian Su-30 And Su-34 Jets Do Touch-and-Gos on a Highway

Watch These Russian Su-30 And Su-34 Jets Do Touch-and-Gos on a Highway Watch These Russian Su-30 And Su-34 Jets Do Touch-and-Gos on a Highway

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 2:54 PM EDT

Turkey Wants to Link Its F-35 Computer Brains to Networks That Will Include Russian Systems

Turkey Wants to Link Its F-35 Computer Brains to Networks That Will Include Russian Systems Turkey Wants to Link Its F-35 Computer Brains to Networks That Will Include Russian Systems

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 2:52 PM EDT

A-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic Limbo

A-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic Limbo A-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic Limbo

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 2:49 PM EDT

U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s

U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 2:49 PM EDT

Germany Reportedly Favors Typhoon to Replace Tornado, Also Eyeing F-15, F/A-18

Germany Reportedly Favors Typhoon to Replace Tornado, Also Eyeing F-15, F/A-18 Germany Reportedly Favors Typhoon to Replace Tornado, Also Eyeing F-15, F/A-18

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 12:00 AM EDT

Israel’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way?

Israel’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way? Israel’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way?

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 12:00 AM EDT

F-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War Rise

F-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War Rise F-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War Rise

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:59 PM EDT

Saudis Join UAE in Push to Buy F-35s as Concerns About the Jet’s Computer Network Grow

Saudis Join UAE in Push to Buy F-35s as Concerns About the Jet’s Computer Network Grow Saudis Join UAE in Push to Buy F-35s as Concerns About the Jet’s Computer Network Grow

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:53 PM EDT

Blue Flag Exercise Has Dozens of Foreign Fighter Jets Over Israel Training For War

Blue Flag Exercise Has Dozens of Foreign Fighter Jets Over Israel Training For War Blue Flag Exercise Has Dozens of Foreign Fighter Jets Over Israel Training For War

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:53 PM EDT

Germany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its Tornados

Germany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its Tornados Germany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its Tornados

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:52 PM EDT

USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets

USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:51 PM EDT

UAE Could Become the First Middle Eastern Country After Israel to Get the F-35

UAE Could Become the First Middle Eastern Country After Israel to Get the F-35 UAE Could Become the First Middle Eastern Country After Israel to Get the F-35

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:51 PM EDT

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:48 PM EDT

This USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”

This USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter” This USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:46 PM EDT

Boeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super Hornets

Boeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super Hornets Boeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super Hornets

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:46 PM EDT

Greece Plans to Spend Billions Upgrading Its F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet

Greece Plans to Spend Billions Upgrading Its F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet Greece Plans to Spend Billions Upgrading Its F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:45 PM EDT

Russia Says Deal to Sell the UAE Su-35 Fighters Is Just Months Away

Russia Says Deal to Sell the UAE Su-35 Fighters Is Just Months Away Russia Says Deal to Sell the UAE Su-35 Fighters Is Just Months Away

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:41 PM EDT

Canada Gets Desperate After Trade Dispute Upends Super Hornet Plans

Canada Gets Desperate After Trade Dispute Upends Super Hornet Plans Canada Gets Desperate After Trade Dispute Upends Super Hornet Plans

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:40 PM EDT

Over 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To Fight

Over 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To Fight Over 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To Fight

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 11:37 PM EDT

Let’s Talk About The USAF’s Claim Of ‘Fully Combat Capable’ F-35s

Let’s Talk About The USAF’s Claim Of ‘Fully Combat Capable’ F-35s Let’s Talk About The USAF’s Claim Of ‘Fully Combat Capable’ F-35s

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 8:00 PM EDT

US Tries to Spice Up Tired Shows of Force Over Korean Peninsula With F-35s

US Tries to Spice Up Tired Shows of Force Over Korean Peninsula With F-35s US Tries to Spice Up Tired Shows of Force Over Korean Peninsula With F-35s

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 7:58 PM EDT

Trump Says Finland Is Buying New F/A-18 Hornets. They’re Not.

Trump Says Finland Is Buying New F/A-18 Hornets. They’re Not. Trump Says Finland Is Buying New F/A-18 Hornets. They’re Not.

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 7:56 PM EDT

F-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick Deployments

F-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick Deployments F-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick Deployments

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 7:51 PM EDT

The USAF Is Adding a Newish F-22 to its Fleet of Flight Test Raptors

The USAF Is Adding a Newish F-22 to its Fleet of Flight Test Raptors The USAF Is Adding a Newish F-22 to its Fleet of Flight Test Raptors

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 7:49 PM EDT

Russia Says It Has Plans For Not One, but Two More All-New Combat Aircraft

Russia Says It Has Plans For Not One, but Two More All-New Combat Aircraft Russia Says It Has Plans For Not One, but Two More All-New Combat Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 7:14 PM EDT

France and Germany Want to Build Their Own 5th Generation Fighter Jet

France and Germany Want to Build Their Own 5th Generation Fighter Jet France and Germany Want to Build Their Own 5th Generation Fighter Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 7:12 PM EDT

This F-16 Unit Battling ISIS Has Legendarily Rebellious Revolutionary War Roots

This F-16 Unit Battling ISIS Has Legendarily Rebellious Revolutionary War Roots This F-16 Unit Battling ISIS Has Legendarily Rebellious Revolutionary War Roots

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:54 PM EDT

Deck Crews for Royal Navy’s New Carrier Train With These “Faux” F-35s

Deck Crews for Royal Navy’s New Carrier Train With These “Faux” F-35s Deck Crews for Royal Navy’s New Carrier Train With These “Faux” F-35s

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:53 PM EDT

Legislators Want To Know Fate Of Navy’s Reserve F/A-18 Aggressor Squadrons

Legislators Want To Know Fate Of Navy’s Reserve F/A-18 Aggressor Squadrons Legislators Want To Know Fate Of Navy’s Reserve F/A-18 Aggressor Squadrons

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:52 PM EDT

Lockheed Made A Three Minute Long Cartoon Just To Explain F-35’s ALIS

Lockheed Made A Three Minute Long Cartoon Just To Explain F-35’s ALIS Lockheed Made A Three Minute Long Cartoon Just To Explain F-35’s ALIS

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:50 PM EDT

South Africa’s Gripen Fighter Jets Will Stalk Rhino Poachers

South Africa’s Gripen Fighter Jets Will Stalk Rhino Poachers South Africa’s Gripen Fighter Jets Will Stalk Rhino Poachers

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:48 PM EDT

Missile Laden Su-27 Gets Between NATO F-16 And Russian Defense Minister’s Jet

Missile Laden Su-27 Gets Between NATO F-16 And Russian Defense Minister’s Jet Missile Laden Su-27 Gets Between NATO F-16 And Russian Defense Minister’s Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:47 PM EDT

Timing Of Qatar Finally Signing $12 Billion F-15 Deal Is Wildly Controversial

Timing Of Qatar Finally Signing $12 Billion F-15 Deal Is Wildly Controversial Timing Of Qatar Finally Signing $12 Billion F-15 Deal Is Wildly Controversial

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:46 PM EDT

USAF and USN Both Come To Terms With Long 4th Generation Fighter Futures

USAF and USN Both Come To Terms With Long 4th Generation Fighter Futures USAF and USN Both Come To Terms With Long 4th Generation Fighter Futures

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:46 PM EDT

This Russian Su-27 Pulled Off The Ultimate Photo Bomb On U.S. Bombers

This Russian Su-27 Pulled Off The Ultimate Photo Bomb On U.S. Bombers This Russian Su-27 Pulled Off The Ultimate Photo Bomb On U.S. Bombers

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:45 PM EDT

F-15E Shot Down “Predator-Sized” Drone That Attacked Coalition Forces In Syria

F-15E Shot Down “Predator-Sized” Drone That Attacked Coalition Forces In Syria F-15E Shot Down “Predator-Sized” Drone That Attacked Coalition Forces In Syria

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:44 PM EDT

Germany Might Join the F-35 Program

Germany Might Join the F-35 Program Germany Might Join the F-35 Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:34 PM EDT

The U.S. Air Force Only Has One Upgraded Ejection Seat for its F-35A Fleet

The U.S. Air Force Only Has One Upgraded Ejection Seat for its F-35A Fleet The U.S. Air Force Only Has One Upgraded Ejection Seat for its F-35A Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:33 PM EDT

F-22 Raptors Have Intercepted Russian Su-35s Near Alaska For the First Time

F-22 Raptors Have Intercepted Russian Su-35s Near Alaska For the First Time F-22 Raptors Have Intercepted Russian Su-35s Near Alaska For the First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:30 PM EDT

The USAF’s F-35s in Estonia Are a Message to Russia and Critics

The USAF’s F-35s in Estonia Are a Message to Russia and Critics The USAF’s F-35s in Estonia Are a Message to Russia and Critics

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:28 PM EDT

USAF To Keep Upgraded F-16s Till 2048 As Fate Of F-15C In Doubt

USAF To Keep Upgraded F-16s Till 2048 As Fate Of F-15C In Doubt USAF To Keep Upgraded F-16s Till 2048 As Fate Of F-15C In Doubt

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:27 PM EDT

Miniature Smart Bombs Could Help Give the F-35 Firepower It Desperately Needs

Miniature Smart Bombs Could Help Give the F-35 Firepower It Desperately Needs Miniature Smart Bombs Could Help Give the F-35 Firepower It Desperately Needs

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 29 6:25 PM EDT

F-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran Tensions

F-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran Tensions F-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran Tensions

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 28 4:11 PM EDT

Navy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo Team

Navy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo Team Navy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo Team

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 27 9:52 PM EDT

The United Kingdom Becomes The Third Country To Send F-35s Into Combat

The United Kingdom Becomes The Third Country To Send F-35s Into Combat The United Kingdom Becomes The Third Country To Send F-35s Into Combat

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 25 2:49 PM EDT

There is no official replacement for the F-22 Raptor, says the head of Air Combat Command. That could be another blow to the withering Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program.

Air Force Admits F-22 Raptors Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Target On Time Air Force Admits F-22 Raptors Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Target On Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 24 3:06 PM EDT

Lockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good Thing

Lockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good Thing Lockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good Thing

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Jun 15 4:42 PM EDT

F-35 Hit With Cluster Bomb Of Damning Reports As Pentagon Eyes Full Rate Production

F-35 Hit With Cluster Bomb Of Damning Reports As Pentagon Eyes Full Rate Production F-35 Hit With Cluster Bomb Of Damning Reports As Pentagon Eyes Full Rate Production

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Jun 12 4:32 PM EDT

Turkey Releases American Pastor But It Doesn’t Mean They’re Getting Their F-35s

Turkey Releases American Pastor But It Doesn’t Mean They’re Getting Their F-35s Turkey Releases American Pastor But It Doesn’t Mean They’re Getting Their F-35s

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 11 1:17 AM EDT

Navy F/A-18 Pilot Shares New Details About UFO Encounters During Middle East Deployment

Navy F/A-18 Pilot Shares New Details About UFO Encounters During Middle East Deployment Navy F/A-18 Pilot Shares New Details About UFO Encounters During Middle East Deployment

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 10 9:25 PM EDT

Remains Of Japanese F-35 Pilot Found As Search Is Called Off For Crashed Aircraft

Remains Of Japanese F-35 Pilot Found As Search Is Called Off For Crashed Aircraft Remains Of Japanese F-35 Pilot Found As Search Is Called Off For Crashed Aircraft

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 8 10:39 PM EDT

Here’s The Pentagon’s Roadmap For Booting Turkey Out Of The F-35 Program

Here’s The Pentagon’s Roadmap For Booting Turkey Out Of The F-35 Program Here’s The Pentagon’s Roadmap For Booting Turkey Out Of The F-35 Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 7 7:35 PM EDT