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Line abreast loop blue angels formation cockpit footage

Gorgeous Cockpit Video Of Blue Angels Flying Synchronized Loop

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 25 7:24 PM EDT
Norwegian F-35As have become the first aircraft of this type to operate from a road during an exercise in Finland.

F-35A Has Flown From A Highway For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 21 6:48 PM EDT
A-10 Warthog F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

A-10 Pilot’s Compelling Case For Replacing Warthogs With Super Hornets

By Patrick “BURT” Brown
Sep 20 10:56 AM EDT
New details about the crash of a Marine Corps F-35B on September 17, 2023, have emerged.

“He Just Lost It In The Weather” – Audio From F-35 Crash Response Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 19 3:24 PM EDT
US officials say debris from a Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter that went missing on September 17, 2023, has finally been found.

F-35 Debris Found In Field After Frantic Search For Missing Jet

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 18 7:18 PM EDT
The Air Force will announce details of a major restructuring Monday in Denver.

F-35 Can’t Be Found After Pilot Ejected (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Sep 18 1:19 AM EDT
North Korean Leader Kim visits KnAAPO

Will Russia Trade Fighter Jets For North Korean Artillery Shells?

By Thomas Newdick
Sep 15 3:46 PM EDT
Chinese J-20 aircraft on the runway

China’s J-20 Isn’t A “Dominating Aircraft,” USAF General Says

By Oliver Parken
Sep 13 7:00 PM EDT
CCA F-22

Collaborative Air Combat Drones Will Head To Pacific En Masse

By Hope Hodge Seck
Sep 13 1:53 PM EDT
Saab remote base Gripen

Sweden Considering Donating JAS 39 Gripens To Ukraine: Report

By Oliver Parken
Sep 12 8:17 PM EDT
For the very beginning, the B-21 Raider stealth bomber program has been about much more than only the bomber itself.

B-21 ‘Family Of Systems’ Details Emerge, Engine Test Runs Start

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 12 7:05 PM EDT
Su-34 Fullback Tires

Russian Su-34 Strike-Fighter Seen Covered In Tires

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Sep 8 4:17 PM EDT
Boeing says Poland has expressed an interest in buying F-15EX Eagle II fighters.

Poland Eyeing F-15EX Buy Amid Weapons Buying Spree

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 7 3:56 PM EDT
The Air Force says it is still considering employing its future Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones alongside B-21 bombers, and that the uncrewed aircraft might also serve as tankers and airlifters.

B-21 Raider Could Use Collaborative Drones Meant For Fighters

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 6 5:21 PM EDT
F-35 low departure

F-35 Nearly Trims The Trees In Incredible Boeing Field Departure

By Thomas Newdick
Sep 1 5:22 PM EDT
MIG-29 HUD DRONE KILL

Ukrainian MiG-29 Blasts Russian Drone In New Cockpit Video

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 29 1:29 PM EDT
CF-18 False canopy

False Canopies On Fighters Work, One Almost Killed Me

By Dan McWilliams
Aug 28 1:04 PM EDT
Andrii Pilshchykov Juice RIP

Ukraine’s Outspoken MiG-29 Pilot “Juice” Killed During Mission

By Stetson Payne, Tyler Rogoway
Aug 26 4:15 PM EDT
MARINE F/A-18 HORNET

F/A-18 Hornet Pilot Pronounced Dead In Crash At MCAS Miramar

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 25 12:30 PM EDT
A U.S. Air Force F-16 shot down a Turkish drone over Syria, a U.S. official tells The War Zone.

Ukrainians To Train On F-16s In The United States

By Howard Altman
Aug 24 8:13 PM EDT
JDAM-ER Su-27

Ukraine’s Su-27s Are Launching JDAM-ER Winged Bombs Too

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 24 2:28 PM EDT
IRST Taiwan F-16 Viper

Taiwan’s F-16s Cleared To Receive IRST Targeting Systems

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 23 5:22 PM EDT
Indonesia Emerges As First F-15EX Export Customer

Indonesia Emerges As First F-15EX Export Customer

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 22 5:34 PM EDT
The Netherlands and Denmark have agreed to provide F-16s to Ukraine.

Dozens Of F-16s Were Just Officially Pledged To Ukraine

By Howard Altman
Aug 20 2:19 PM EDT
F-16 Pilot Training Ukraine

Ukrainian F-16 Combat Proficiency At Scale Not Likely Before 2027, Air Force General Says

By Howard Altman
Aug 18 5:17 PM EDT
The US government has reportedly assured its Danish and Dutch counterparts that it will expedite approval of transfers of F-16s to Ukraine.

U.S. Now Promising To Fast-Track F-16 Fighters For Ukraine: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 17 8:04 PM EDT
Drone That Mimics Enemy Stealth Fighters Ordered By DoD

Drone That Mimics Enemy Stealth Fighters Ordered By DoD

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 17 6:06 PM EDT
US Marine Corps and US Air Force F-35s have been practicing tactics, techniques, and procedures they would use while working together with non-stealth fighters, like F-16s, in a future high-end fight during an exercise in Wisconsin.

F-35s Keep F-16s In The Fight During Northern Lightning

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 15 5:53 PM EDT
MIG-23 Crash Michigan

MiG-23 Flogger Crashes In Michigan (Updated)

By Stetson Payne
Aug 13 6:11 PM EDT
Ukraine won't likely have sufficient numbers of combat-capable pilots for years, a top U.S. Air Force general says.

Ukraine Situation Report: F-16 Pilot Training May Be Delayed Until January

By Howard Altman
Aug 11 9:49 PM EDT
A newly released report on the crash of a British F-35B into the Mediterranean Sea in 2021 includes a picture of the jet on the seafloor.

F-35 Crash Report Includes Sonar Image Of It On Seafloor

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 11 7:54 PM EDT
NGAD Multi-purpose array

How NGAD Will Sense, Communicate, And Jam Could Be Revolutionary

By Tyler Rogoway
Aug 9 4:36 PM EDT
F-35B EABO California highway

F-35B Just Touched Down On The Old Pacific Coast Highway

By James Deboer
Aug 2 8:52 PM EDT
TAIWAN MIRAGE 2000

Taiwan Looks To Upgrade Mirage 2000s To Bridge F-16 Delays

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 1 3:49 PM EDT
Nortrhop Grumman has dropped out of the running to be the prime contractor to design and build the US Air Force's future sixth-generation NGAD stealth combat jet.

Northrop Grumman Bails On Next Generation Fighter Competition

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 27 2:01 PM EDT
F-16s for Ukraine U.S. delivery

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Now Pushing To Deliver F-16s “As Fast As Possible”

By Howard Altman
Jul 21 9:45 PM EDT
Rafale M

India Clears The Way For Naval Rafale Fighter Purchase

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Jul 13 8:03 PM EDT
F-35 Highway Operations RAF

British F-35Bs To Bring Vertical Landing Abilities To Highways

By Thomas Newdick
Jul 13 2:21 PM EDT
NGAD fighter lockheed martin

NGAD Fighter’s Performance: What Can We Expect?

By Tyler Rogoway
Jul 12 4:37 PM EDT
Turkey F-16 fighter

Turkey Finally Looks Set To Get New F-16s

By Thomas Newdick
Jul 11 7:07 PM EDT
A deal has been struck to begin training Ukrainian pilots, maintainers and support staff to operate F-16s

Ukraine, Allies Agree To F-16 Training Program

By Howard Altman
Jul 11 3:44 PM EDT
A Top Aces F-16A takes off from Eglin AFB.

Top Aces’ Viper The “Most Maneuverable F-16 I Have Ever Flown”

By Jamie Hunter
Jul 10 3:50 PM EDT
MiG-29 Fulcrums Are Ukraine’s JDAM-ER Bomb Trucks

MiG-29 Fulcrums Are Ukraine’s JDAM-ER Bomb Trucks

By Stetson Payne
Jul 8 7:38 PM EDT
Next Generation Air Dominance

NGAD Future Air Combat Program Test Unit Stands Up

By Thomas Newdick
Jul 3 5:16 PM EDT
HURRICANE MURMANSK

Hurricane Fighters From WWII Unearthed In Ukrainian Forest

By Thomas Newdick
Jul 3 1:46 PM EDT
Next generation air dominance Lockheed

Skunk Works Cryptically Teases NGAD-Like Aircraft Silhouette

By Tyler Rogoway
Jul 1 6:04 PM EDT
Signs point to the first flight of a J-20 stealth fighter with two WS-15 engines.

China’s J-20 Fighter With Long-Awaited WS-15 Engines May Have Flown

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 29 6:23 PM EDT
The transfer of F-16s from Denmark and The Netherlands to Ukraine is now underway, U.S., Danish and Dutch officials say.

Denmark Accelerating F-16 Retirement, Could Benefit Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 26 2:27 PM EDT
NGAD demonstrator

Three Demonstrators Now Part Of Next Gen Air Dominance Fighter Program: Report

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 23 1:23 PM EDT
Pratt Whitney F35 engine

War Over Future Of F-35’s Engine Explodes Publicly

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 23 12:48 PM EDT
Romanian F-16 Fighting Falcon

Romania Could Host F-16 Training For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 21 5:31 PM EDT
F-35 Intercept California

Watch F-35 ‘Headbutt’ Private Plane During Low-Level Intercept Over Marin

By Oliver Parken
Jun 20 9:18 PM EDT
MIG-29 UKRAINE PYLON

Ukrainian MiG-29 Fighter Appears With Mystery Weapon Pylons

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Jun 20 7:03 PM EDT
Hornet decoy flares

The Instant Flares Are Released From An F/A-18 Hornet Seen In Incredible Photo

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 17 5:19 PM EDT
Ukrainian pilots and other personnel to train on Swedish Gripen fighter jets.

Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Will Get Training On Sweden’s JAS-39 Gripen

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 16 4:29 PM EDT
Live Fire Missile Combat Archer Gulf of Mexico

Chasing Missile Shooters Over The Gulf Of Mexico In An F-15

By Jamie Hunter
Jun 16 11:48 AM EDT
Ukraine F/A-18

Ukraine Studying Condition Of Australian F/A-18 Hornets

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Jun 14 8:42 PM EDT
F-22s deploy to Middle East amid tensions with Russia in Syria.

F-22 Deployment To Middle East Aimed Squarely At Russia In Syria

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 14 7:40 PM EDT
TEMPEST EJECTION TEST

Tempest Fighter Begins To Take Shape With Ejection Seat Tests

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 14 1:09 PM EDT
Red Flag F-35

Latest F-35s Will Go Directly Into Storage Until Upgrade Woes Ironed Out

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 13 2:42 PM EDT
F/A-18F IRST POD

F/A-18’s Infrared Search And Track System Plagued By Delays

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 9 2:28 PM EDT
This Is Why F-15EX Deliveries Have Been Delayed

This Is Why F-15EX Deliveries Have Been Delayed

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 8 6:19 PM EDT
F-16 Dutch Ukraine

Dozens Of Dutch F-16s Were Just Freed Up Potentially For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 7 1:28 PM EDT
F-16 loadout ukraine

Ukraine’s F-16s Could Come With These Weapons

By Tyler Rogoway
Jun 6 4:38 PM EDT

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