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F-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest Syria

F-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest Syria F-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest Syria

By Tyler Rogoway

Aug 21 1:52 AM EDT

Here We Go Again: USAF Aims to Stand Up Dedicated F-16 CAS Squadron At Nellis AFB

Here We Go Again: USAF Aims to Stand Up Dedicated F-16 CAS Squadron At Nellis AFB Here We Go Again: USAF Aims to Stand Up Dedicated F-16 CAS Squadron At Nellis AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

Aug 19 7:48 PM EDT

F-22 Raptor Grounded By Swarm

F-22 Raptor Grounded By Swarm F-22 Raptor Grounded By Swarm

By Tyler Rogoway

Aug 11 9:57 AM EDT

The Oregon Air National Guard Celebrates Its 75th Birthday With Amazing Formation Photos

The Oregon Air National Guard Celebrates Its 75th Birthday With Amazing Formation Photos The Oregon Air National Guard Celebrates Its 75th Birthday With Amazing Formation Photos

By Tyler Rogoway

Aug 6 8:07 PM EDT

The USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to Go

The USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to Go The USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to Go

By Tyler Rogoway

Aug 3 8:30 PM EDT

Marine Hornet Squadron Loses Two F/A-18s In One Week And Three In Less Than A Year

Marine Hornet Squadron Loses Two F/A-18s In One Week And Three In Less Than A Year Marine Hornet Squadron Loses Two F/A-18s In One Week And Three In Less Than A Year

By Tyler Rogoway

Aug 3 2:19 PM EDT

Watch The F-35 Fire Its Gun Pod For The Very First Time

Watch The F-35 Fire Its Gun Pod For The Very First Time Watch The F-35 Fire Its Gun Pod For The Very First Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Jul 29 7:45 PM EDT

These Photos From The UK’s Two Most Massive Airshows Will Blow Your Mind

These Photos From The UK’s Two Most Massive Airshows Will Blow Your Mind These Photos From The UK’s Two Most Massive Airshows Will Blow Your Mind

By Tyler Rogoway

Jul 23 7:54 AM EDT

Watch This F-16 Fly Down A City Street at Night As a Possible Coup Begins In Turkey (Updated)

Watch This F-16 Fly Down A City Street at Night As a Possible Coup Begins In Turkey (Updated) Watch This F-16 Fly Down A City Street at Night As a Possible Coup Begins In Turkey (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Jul 15 8:36 PM EDT

Just Allow The F-22 To Be Exported To Japan Already

Just Allow The F-22 To Be Exported To Japan Already Just Allow The F-22 To Be Exported To Japan Already

By Tyler Rogoway

Jul 8 3:38 PM EDT

F-35 Gets the “Pot Of Gold” Treatment After Landing in the UK for the First Time

F-35 Gets the “Pot Of Gold” Treatment After Landing in the UK for the First Time F-35 Gets the “Pot Of Gold” Treatment After Landing in the UK for the First Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 30 2:39 PM EDT

Israel Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B Models

Israel Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B Models Israel Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B Models

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 23 9:30 PM EDT

Was Russia’s Brazen Air Strike On US-Backed Anti-ISIS Fighters A Ploy?

Was Russia’s Brazen Air Strike On US-Backed Anti-ISIS Fighters A Ploy? Was Russia’s Brazen Air Strike On US-Backed Anti-ISIS Fighters A Ploy?

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 20 6:15 PM EDT

EA-18G Growlers Appear In The Philippines As China Shadows US Carrier Group Nearby

EA-18G Growlers Appear In The Philippines As China Shadows US Carrier Group Nearby EA-18G Growlers Appear In The Philippines As China Shadows US Carrier Group Nearby

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 16 8:48 PM EDT

30 Hornets Pulled From Boneyard, Navy Eyes Ditching New Carrier Arresting Gear

30 Hornets Pulled From Boneyard, Navy Eyes Ditching New Carrier Arresting Gear 30 Hornets Pulled From Boneyard, Navy Eyes Ditching New Carrier Arresting Gear

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 14 3:12 PM EDT

Jets From Both The Russian Knights and The Patrouille Suisse Jet Display Teams Crashed Today

Jets From Both The Russian Knights and The Patrouille Suisse Jet Display Teams Crashed Today Jets From Both The Russian Knights and The Patrouille Suisse Jet Display Teams Crashed Today

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 9 8:05 PM EDT

New Video Appears To Show Deadly Blue Angels Crash In Tennessee

New Video Appears To Show Deadly Blue Angels Crash In Tennessee New Video Appears To Show Deadly Blue Angels Crash In Tennessee

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 8 6:08 PM EDT

Report Says Canada Will Buy Super Hornets As An Interim Fighter Solution

Report Says Canada Will Buy Super Hornets As An Interim Fighter Solution Report Says Canada Will Buy Super Hornets As An Interim Fighter Solution

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 6 3:30 PM EDT

Two F/A-18F Super Hornets Collided Off The Coast Of North Carolina

Two F/A-18F Super Hornets Collided Off The Coast Of North Carolina Two F/A-18F Super Hornets Collided Off The Coast Of North Carolina

By Tyler Rogoway

May 26 9:22 PM EDT

Surprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021

Surprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021 Surprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021

By Tyler Rogoway

May 23 10:00 PM EDT

Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe

Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe

By Rich Cooper

May 11 8:15 PM EDT

Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea

Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea

By Tyler Rogoway

May 11 3:58 PM EDT

China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time

China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time

By Tyler Rogoway

May 10 6:35 PM EDT