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F/A-18 Pilot Gives Virtual Flyers Highly Detailed Explanation Of How To Land On A Carrier

F/A-18 Pilot Gives Virtual Flyers Highly Detailed Explanation Of How To Land On A Carrier F/A-18 Pilot Gives Virtual Flyers Highly Detailed Explanation Of How To Land On A Carrier

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 5 3:21 PM EDT

USAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection Seats

USAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection Seats USAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection Seats

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 5 1:47 PM EDT

Navy’s F-35C Stealth Fighters Won’t Fly From Troubled New Ford Class Carriers For Years

Navy’s F-35C Stealth Fighters Won’t Fly From Troubled New Ford Class Carriers For Years Navy’s F-35C Stealth Fighters Won’t Fly From Troubled New Ford Class Carriers For Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 4 2:51 PM EDT

Carrier Group In Recent UFO Encounters Had New Air Defense Tech Like Nimitz In 2004 Incident

Carrier Group In Recent UFO Encounters Had New Air Defense Tech Like Nimitz In 2004 Incident Carrier Group In Recent UFO Encounters Had New Air Defense Tech Like Nimitz In 2004 Incident

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

May 31 11:55 AM EDT

Multiple F/A-18 Pilots Disclose Recent UFOs Encounters, New Radar Tech Key In Detection

Multiple F/A-18 Pilots Disclose Recent UFOs Encounters, New Radar Tech Key In Detection Multiple F/A-18 Pilots Disclose Recent UFOs Encounters, New Radar Tech Key In Detection

By Tyler Rogoway

May 27 8:22 PM EDT

Raptor Nest: To Escape Hurricane Matthew, Dozens Of F-22s Migrate West From Langley AFB

Raptor Nest: To Escape Hurricane Matthew, Dozens Of F-22s Migrate West From Langley AFB Raptor Nest: To Escape Hurricane Matthew, Dozens Of F-22s Migrate West From Langley AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

May 27 3:26 AM EDT

U.S. Military Is Sending Fighter Jets, Recon Aircraft, Engineers, and More To The Middle East (Updated)

U.S. Military Is Sending Fighter Jets, Recon Aircraft, Engineers, and More To The Middle East (Updated) U.S. Military Is Sending Fighter Jets, Recon Aircraft, Engineers, and More To The Middle East (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

May 24 4:03 PM EDT

Video Of Pilot Ejecting From F-16 Just Before Crash In California Surfaces

Video Of Pilot Ejecting From F-16 Just Before Crash In California Surfaces Video Of Pilot Ejecting From F-16 Just Before Crash In California Surfaces

By Tyler Rogoway

May 22 4:40 AM EDT

Has Israel Actually Sent The F-35 Into Combat Already?

Has Israel Actually Sent The F-35 Into Combat Already? Has Israel Actually Sent The F-35 Into Combat Already?

By Tyler Rogoway

May 20 8:14 AM EDT

Air Force F-16 Aggressor Jet Emerges In Highly Anticipated “Ghost” Paint Scheme

Air Force F-16 Aggressor Jet Emerges In Highly Anticipated “Ghost” Paint Scheme Air Force F-16 Aggressor Jet Emerges In Highly Anticipated “Ghost” Paint Scheme

By Tyler Rogoway

May 18 3:11 PM EDT

F-15C Eagle’s New Infrared Search And Track Pod Spotted At Huge Exercise In Alaska

F-15C Eagle’s New Infrared Search And Track Pod Spotted At Huge Exercise In Alaska F-15C Eagle’s New Infrared Search And Track Pod Spotted At Huge Exercise In Alaska

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

May 18 3:05 PM EDT

Two F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost Teammate

Two F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost Teammate Two F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost Teammate

By Tyler Rogoway

May 17 3:23 PM EDT

Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals

Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals

By Joseph Trevithick

May 17 12:50 PM EDT

An F-16 Has Crashed Near March Air Reserve Base In Southern California (Updated)

An F-16 Has Crashed Near March Air Reserve Base In Southern California (Updated) An F-16 Has Crashed Near March Air Reserve Base In Southern California (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

May 16 10:43 PM EDT

Russia Now Claims It Will Buy 76 Su-57 Advanced Fighter Jets By 2028

Russia Now Claims It Will Buy 76 Su-57 Advanced Fighter Jets By 2028 Russia Now Claims It Will Buy 76 Su-57 Advanced Fighter Jets By 2028

By Joseph Trevithick

May 16 4:49 PM EDT

Watch This Ultra Rare Cockpit Video Of An F-22 Raptor Blasting Through The Skies

Watch This Ultra Rare Cockpit Video Of An F-22 Raptor Blasting Through The Skies Watch This Ultra Rare Cockpit Video Of An F-22 Raptor Blasting Through The Skies

By Tyler Rogoway

May 16 4:07 PM EDT

Half Of Russia’s Su-57 Fleet Escorted Putin To Military Test Facility Ahead Of Pompeo Meeting (Updated)

Half Of Russia’s Su-57 Fleet Escorted Putin To Military Test Facility Ahead Of Pompeo Meeting (Updated) Half Of Russia’s Su-57 Fleet Escorted Putin To Military Test Facility Ahead Of Pompeo Meeting (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

May 15 1:29 AM EDT

An Oral Account Of The Birth Of A Sky Penis

An Oral Account Of The Birth Of A Sky Penis An Oral Account Of The Birth Of A Sky Penis

By Tyler Rogoway

May 14 9:10 PM EDT

F-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile Loadout

F-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile Loadout F-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile Loadout

By Tyler Rogoway

May 13 11:09 PM EDT

Fully Armed F-15Cs Have Arrived In The Middle East Amid Accusations Of Iranian Threats (Updated)

Fully Armed F-15Cs Have Arrived In The Middle East Amid Accusations Of Iranian Threats (Updated) Fully Armed F-15Cs Have Arrived In The Middle East Amid Accusations Of Iranian Threats (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

May 10 5:54 PM EDT

U.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely Unrecovered

U.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely Unrecovered U.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely Unrecovered

By Joseph Trevithick

May 10 12:23 AM EDT

F-35 Aggressor Squadron To Be Activated At Nellis Air Force Base (Updated)

F-35 Aggressor Squadron To Be Activated At Nellis Air Force Base (Updated) F-35 Aggressor Squadron To Be Activated At Nellis Air Force Base (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

May 9 9:54 PM EDT

Canada’s CF-18 Replacement Competition Structure Seems To Have Already Disqualified The F-35

Canada’s CF-18 Replacement Competition Structure Seems To Have Already Disqualified The F-35 Canada’s CF-18 Replacement Competition Structure Seems To Have Already Disqualified The F-35

By Joseph Trevithick

May 8 7:17 PM EDT

Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse

Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse

By Joseph Trevithick

May 8 11:03 AM EDT

New Lockheed Concept Shows Navy F-35C Armed With Hypersonic Cruise Missiles

New Lockheed Concept Shows Navy F-35C Armed With Hypersonic Cruise Missiles New Lockheed Concept Shows Navy F-35C Armed With Hypersonic Cruise Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

May 7 12:36 AM EDT

Right On Cue, Russia Says It’s Ready To Offer Turkey Su-57 Fighters In Place Of F-35s

Right On Cue, Russia Says It’s Ready To Offer Turkey Su-57 Fighters In Place Of F-35s Right On Cue, Russia Says It’s Ready To Offer Turkey Su-57 Fighters In Place Of F-35s

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

May 3 9:10 PM EDT

USAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders Fitted

USAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders Fitted USAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders Fitted

By Tyler Rogoway

Apr 30 7:03 PM EDT

The U.S. Military Now Denies That Japan’s Missing F-35A Has Been Found

The U.S. Military Now Denies That Japan’s Missing F-35A Has Been Found The U.S. Military Now Denies That Japan’s Missing F-35A Has Been Found

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 30 1:21 PM EDT

Pentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35

Pentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35 Pentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 25 3:42 PM EDT

Lockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: Report

Lockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: Report Lockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: Report

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Apr 24 4:29 PM EDT

We Finally Know How Many F-22s Were Left Behind At Tyndall AFB During Hurricane Michael

We Finally Know How Many F-22s Were Left Behind At Tyndall AFB During Hurricane Michael We Finally Know How Many F-22s Were Left Behind At Tyndall AFB During Hurricane Michael

By Tyler Rogoway

Apr 22 7:37 PM EDT

Lockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 Valor

Lockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 Valor Lockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 Valor

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 17 1:41 AM EDT

U.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has Begun

U.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has Begun U.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has Begun

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 15 6:43 PM EDT

Japanese F-35A Has Gone Missing Over The Pacific Ocean (Updated)

Japanese F-35A Has Gone Missing Over The Pacific Ocean (Updated) Japanese F-35A Has Gone Missing Over The Pacific Ocean (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Apr 10 12:25 AM EDT

U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship Loaded With F-35s Operating Off Disputed South China Sea Shoal

U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship Loaded With F-35s Operating Off Disputed South China Sea Shoal U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship Loaded With F-35s Operating Off Disputed South China Sea Shoal

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 9 3:07 PM EDT

Indian Radar Data That Supposedly Proves They Downed An F-16 Is Far From “Irrefutable”

Indian Radar Data That Supposedly Proves They Downed An F-16 Is Far From “Irrefutable” Indian Radar Data That Supposedly Proves They Downed An F-16 Is Far From “Irrefutable”

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Apr 8 9:02 PM EDT

Navy’s Trash Is NASA’s Treasure As Surplus F/A-18Bs Begin Arriving At Armstrong Flight Test Center

Navy’s Trash Is NASA’s Treasure As Surplus F/A-18Bs Begin Arriving At Armstrong Flight Test Center Navy’s Trash Is NASA’s Treasure As Surplus F/A-18Bs Begin Arriving At Armstrong Flight Test Center

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 8 7:13 PM EDT

Marine F-5 Aggressors Becoming Far More Threatening Via “Red Net” Data Link Upgrade

Marine F-5 Aggressors Becoming Far More Threatening Via “Red Net” Data Link Upgrade Marine F-5 Aggressors Becoming Far More Threatening Via “Red Net” Data Link Upgrade

By Tyler Rogoway

Apr 8 12:21 PM EDT

Here’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To Come

Here’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To Come Here’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To Come

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 4 2:02 PM EDT

U.S. Withholding F-35 From Turkey Could Give Russia The Chance It Needs To Export SU-57

U.S. Withholding F-35 From Turkey Could Give Russia The Chance It Needs To Export SU-57 U.S. Withholding F-35 From Turkey Could Give Russia The Chance It Needs To Export SU-57

By Tyler Rogoway

Apr 2 6:17 PM EDT

U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35Bs

U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35Bs U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35Bs

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 1 8:54 PM EDT

Armada Of B-52s And F-16 Escorts Just Flew Off Norway Resulting In These Gorgeous Photos

Armada Of B-52s And F-16 Escorts Just Flew Off Norway Resulting In These Gorgeous Photos Armada Of B-52s And F-16 Escorts Just Flew Off Norway Resulting In These Gorgeous Photos

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 29 10:13 PM EDT

The USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central

The USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central The USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 29 4:25 PM EDT

24 F-22 Raptors Do The “Elephant Walk” In Alaska To Tout Their Readiness To Fight (Updated)

24 F-22 Raptors Do The “Elephant Walk” In Alaska To Tout Their Readiness To Fight (Updated) 24 F-22 Raptors Do The “Elephant Walk” In Alaska To Tout Their Readiness To Fight (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 27 4:28 AM EDT

Morocco Cleared To Buy 25 Advanced F-16s And Upgrade Its Existing Fleet To F-16V Standard

Morocco Cleared To Buy 25 Advanced F-16s And Upgrade Its Existing Fleet To F-16V Standard Morocco Cleared To Buy 25 Advanced F-16s And Upgrade Its Existing Fleet To F-16V Standard

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 26 8:32 AM EDT

Trump Admin Will Reportedly Approve Sale Of New F-16s To Taiwan And China Will Absolutely Freak

Trump Admin Will Reportedly Approve Sale Of New F-16s To Taiwan And China Will Absolutely Freak Trump Admin Will Reportedly Approve Sale Of New F-16s To Taiwan And China Will Absolutely Freak

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 22 1:54 PM EDT

The Navy’s “Operational” F-35C Is Fully Mission Capable Less Than Five Percent Of The Time

The Navy’s “Operational” F-35C Is Fully Mission Capable Less Than Five Percent Of The Time The Navy’s “Operational” F-35C Is Fully Mission Capable Less Than Five Percent Of The Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 20 1:50 PM EDT

Air Force To Turn Navy Air Defense Busting Missile Into High-Speed Critical Strike Weapon

Air Force To Turn Navy Air Defense Busting Missile Into High-Speed Critical Strike Weapon Air Force To Turn Navy Air Defense Busting Missile Into High-Speed Critical Strike Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Mar 18 9:59 PM EDT

8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget Request

8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget Request 8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget Request

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 14 5:16 PM EDT

Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds

Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 13 8:52 PM EDT

Blue Angels To Get 18 Early Production Super Hornets And Revised Routine For 2021 Season

Blue Angels To Get 18 Early Production Super Hornets And Revised Routine For 2021 Season Blue Angels To Get 18 Early Production Super Hornets And Revised Routine For 2021 Season

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 8 8:44 AM EST

You’ve Never Seen Photos Of Low Flying Military Planes As Up Close And Personal As This

You’ve Never Seen Photos Of Low Flying Military Planes As Up Close And Personal As This You’ve Never Seen Photos Of Low Flying Military Planes As Up Close And Personal As This

By Tyler Rogoway

Mar 7 9:27 PM EST

We Cut Through The Conflicting Claims And Misinformation Surrounding India’s Strikes On Pakistan

We Cut Through The Conflicting Claims And Misinformation Surrounding India’s Strikes On Pakistan We Cut Through The Conflicting Claims And Misinformation Surrounding India’s Strikes On Pakistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Mar 7 5:08 PM EST

India Shows Proof U.S. Made F-16s And AIM-120 Missiles Were Used By Pakistan In Aerial Brawl

India Shows Proof U.S. Made F-16s And AIM-120 Missiles Were Used By Pakistan In Aerial Brawl India Shows Proof U.S. Made F-16s And AIM-120 Missiles Were Used By Pakistan In Aerial Brawl

By Joseph Trevithick

Feb 28 4:48 PM EST

Tear Through The Sky In The Cockpit Of An F-15E Strike Eagle In This Exhilarating Video

Tear Through The Sky In The Cockpit Of An F-15E Strike Eagle In This Exhilarating Video Tear Through The Sky In The Cockpit Of An F-15E Strike Eagle In This Exhilarating Video

By Tyler Rogoway

Feb 27 8:25 PM EST

Pakistan Says It Scrambled Fighters To Intercept Indian Jets Violating Its Airspace (Updated)

Pakistan Says It Scrambled Fighters To Intercept Indian Jets Violating Its Airspace (Updated) Pakistan Says It Scrambled Fighters To Intercept Indian Jets Violating Its Airspace (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Feb 26 12:09 PM EST

Oregon F-15 Eagle Fired Millions Worth Of Missiles Into The Sea Before Emergency Landing

Oregon F-15 Eagle Fired Millions Worth Of Missiles Into The Sea Before Emergency Landing Oregon F-15 Eagle Fired Millions Worth Of Missiles Into The Sea Before Emergency Landing

By Tyler Rogoway

Feb 22 4:23 PM EST

Watch This Oregon Air Guard F-15C Catch The Arresting Cable During Emergency Landing At PDX

Watch This Oregon Air Guard F-15C Catch The Arresting Cable During Emergency Landing At PDX Watch This Oregon Air Guard F-15C Catch The Arresting Cable During Emergency Landing At PDX

By Tyler Rogoway

Feb 21 5:45 PM EST

Lockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35s

Lockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35s Lockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35s

By Joseph Trevithick

Feb 20 4:35 PM EST

Photos Show F-14 Used In Top Gun 2 Production Snared In Carrier’s Crash Barricade

Photos Show F-14 Used In Top Gun 2 Production Snared In Carrier’s Crash Barricade Photos Show F-14 Used In Top Gun 2 Production Snared In Carrier’s Crash Barricade

By Tyler Rogoway

Feb 15 8:09 PM EST

An F-14 Tomcat Has Returned To The Deck Of An Operational Carrier For Top Gun 2 Production

An F-14 Tomcat Has Returned To The Deck Of An Operational Carrier For Top Gun 2 Production An F-14 Tomcat Has Returned To The Deck Of An Operational Carrier For Top Gun 2 Production

By Tyler Rogoway

Feb 15 7:37 PM EST

Navy’s Newest Carrier Needs Critical Updates To Launch And Recover Aircraft With Certain Loadouts

Navy’s Newest Carrier Needs Critical Updates To Launch And Recover Aircraft With Certain Loadouts Navy’s Newest Carrier Needs Critical Updates To Launch And Recover Aircraft With Certain Loadouts

By Joseph Trevithick

Feb 14 3:08 PM EST

India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage

India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage

By Joseph Trevithick

Feb 13 9:23 PM EST

Air Force Sacks First Female To Lead A Fighter Demonstration Team After Just Two Weeks

Air Force Sacks First Female To Lead A Fighter Demonstration Team After Just Two Weeks Air Force Sacks First Female To Lead A Fighter Demonstration Team After Just Two Weeks

By Tyler Rogoway

Feb 13 1:35 PM EST