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Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Packing A Stealthy JASSM-ER Cruise Missile
F-15

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Packing A Stealthy JASSM-ER Cruise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 28, 2021

The First Contractor-Operated F-16 Aggressor Jets Are Heading To North America
F-16

The First Contractor-Operated F-16 Aggressor Jets Are Heading To North America

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 27, 2021

Air Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16s
F-16

Air Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16s

By The War Zone staff

Updated on Jan 23, 2021

The Truth About Going From Flying Airplanes To Helicopters
Fighters

The Truth About Going From Flying Airplanes To Helicopters

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Jan 22, 2021

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter First Flew 10 Years Ago Today. A Two-Seater Could Be Next.
J-20

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter First Flew 10 Years Ago Today. A Two-Seater Could Be Next.

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 11, 2021

The Iraqi Air Force’s F-16 Fleet Is On The Brink Of Collapse Despite Showy Flybys
F-16

The Iraqi Air Force’s F-16 Fleet Is On The Brink Of Collapse Despite Showy Flybys

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 7, 2021

It’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On Hold
F-35

It’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On Hold

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 31, 2020

The Navy Got Its Hands On Its First Operational F-4 Phantom Sixty Years Ago Today
F-4

The Navy Got Its Hands On Its First Operational F-4 Phantom Sixty Years Ago Today

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 30, 2020

B-2 Bombers Practice Stealth Team Tactics With F-35 Pilot Trainees For The First Time
F-35

B-2 Bombers Practice Stealth Team Tactics With F-35 Pilot Trainees For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 30, 2020

Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range
F-15

Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 29, 2020

Watch A Marine Corps F-35B Fire Its Gun Pod While Flying Off The Coast Of Somalia
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Watch A Marine Corps F-35B Fire Its Gun Pod While Flying Off The Coast Of Somalia

By Joseph Trevithick and Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 24, 2020

Fighter Pilots Are Taking Full Advantage Of The Air Force’s Lifted Ban On Custom Helmet Art
Fighters

Fighter Pilots Are Taking Full Advantage Of The Air Force’s Lifted Ban On Custom Helmet Art

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Dec 23, 2020

F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska
F-16

F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

An Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15
F-15

An Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15

By Patrick Koepke

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

Why The Navy Is Looking To End Carrier Qualifications Entirely For Its Pilots In Training
F-35C

Why The Navy Is Looking To End Carrier Qualifications Entirely For Its Pilots In Training

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Dec 21, 2020

We Talk Tomcats With A Veteran Navy Test Pilot On The F-14’s 50th Birthday
F-14

We Talk Tomcats With A Veteran Navy Test Pilot On The F-14’s 50th Birthday

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 21, 2020

Watch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian Navy
F/A-18

Watch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian Navy

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 21, 2020

F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage
F-16

F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 18, 2020

Stealthy XQ-58 Drone Busts The Networking Logjam Between F-22 And F-35
F-22

Stealthy XQ-58 Drone Busts The Networking Logjam Between F-22 And F-35

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 15, 2020

No, Russia Really Doesn’t Need A New Single-Engine Fighter
Fighters

No, Russia Really Doesn’t Need A New Single-Engine Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets
F-15

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

F-16 Belonging To The Wisconsin Air National Guard Crashes In Michigan (Updated)
F-16

F-16 Belonging To The Wisconsin Air National Guard Crashes In Michigan (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 11, 2020

Russia Is Using Augmented Reality To Produce Its Su-57 Fighter
Su-57

Russia Is Using Augmented Reality To Produce Its Su-57 Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

Marine Corps F-35Cs Make First Arrested Landings At An Expeditionary Airfield
F-35C

Marine Corps F-35Cs Make First Arrested Landings At An Expeditionary Airfield

By James Deboer

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

Nigeria’s MiG-21 Fighter Jet Force Is Up For Sale
MiG-21

Nigeria’s MiG-21 Fighter Jet Force Is Up For Sale

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 9, 2020

Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff
F/A-18

Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 9, 2020

France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets
Rafale

France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 4, 2020

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor
F/A-18

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 2, 2020

What It Is Like Flying The Most Advanced F-15 Eagle Ever Built
F-15

What It Is Like Flying The Most Advanced F-15 Eagle Ever Built

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 30, 2020

Australia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five Years
F/A-18

Australia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five Years

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 30, 2020

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars
MiG-29

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane
F-22

This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System
F-22

Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum
MiG-29

How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission
F-16

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Why Russia’s MiG-35 Is Starting To Look Like A Dead Duck
Fulcrums

Why Russia’s MiG-35 Is Starting To Look Like A Dead Duck

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display
F-22

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Navy F/A-18 Squadron Commander’s Take On AI Repeatedly Beating Real Pilot In Dogfight
F/A-18

Navy F/A-18 Squadron Commander’s Take On AI Repeatedly Beating Real Pilot In Dogfight

By Commander Colin 'Farva' Price

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E
F-15

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing
F-15

The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is
NGAD

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets
Fighters

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service
F/A-18

The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard Base
F-15

How This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

You Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000
Fighters

You Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes
Fighters

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond Movie
MiG-21

How Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond Movie

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron
MiG-29

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

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

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

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

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

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

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade
F-35

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

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms
F-4

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 24, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 21, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 18, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 17, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 16, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 11, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 5, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 5, 2020

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 5, 2020

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 5, 2020

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 30, 2020