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Drone strike AI test
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Colonel Now Says Drone That Turned On Its Operator Was A “Thought Experiment”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 1, 2023

J-16 RC-135 INTERCEPT
U.S. Air Force

Chinese J-16 Seen ‘Head Butting’ U.S. RC-135 In Cockpit Video

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 30, 2023

F-15EX Klamath Falls F-35
U.S. Air Force

F-15EX No Longer Heading To Oregon Training Unit, F-35 Instead

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 26, 2023

Digital Engineering Kendall
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Boss Gives Reality Check On “Over-Hyped” Digital Engineering Revolution

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 25, 2023

Avoiding F-35 “Acquisition Malpractice” Aim Of Next Gen Air Dominance Fighter
U.S. Air Force

Avoiding F-35 “Acquisition Malpractice” Aim Of Next Gen Air Dominance Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 23, 2023

B-2 Spirits Return To The Sky After Six Month Grounding
U.S. Air Force

B-2 Spirits Return To The Sky After Six Month Grounding

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 23, 2023

F-117 Alaska
U.S. Air Force

F-117 Nighthawks Soar Over Alaska

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 22, 2023

B-1 Bone Bombers Taking Over Hypersonic Testing From B-52s
U.S. Air Force

B-1 Bone Bombers Taking Over Hypersonic Testing From B-52s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 22, 2023

High power microwave, counter drone weapon, THOR
U.S. Air Force

THOR Microwave Anti-Drone System Downs Swarms In Test

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 19, 2023

Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Competition Has Begun
U.S. Air Force

Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Competition Has Begun

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 18, 2023

NGAD concept NG
U.S. Air Force

New Views Of Northrop Grumman’s Totally Notional Long-Range Stealth Fighter

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 17, 2023

New Air Force F-16 Aggressor Squadron Stands Up
U.S. Air Force

New Air Force F-16 Aggressor Squadron Stands Up

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 16, 2023

F-15 Seen Damaged In Drainage Canal After Landing Mishap (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

F-15 Seen Damaged In Drainage Canal After Landing Mishap (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 16, 2023

AC-130 Gunship AESA
U.S. Air Force

AC-130J Ghostrider Could Get Huge Upgrade From AESA Radar

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 15, 2023

T-7 Red Hawk delays
U.S. Air Force

T-7A Delays Compound Pilot Shortage, Expose Digital Engineering Pitfalls

By Jan Tegler

Posted on May 12, 2023

New Era Of Deception Tactics Key To Air Force Surviving Pacific Fight
U.S. Air Force

New Era Of Deception Tactics Key To Air Force Surviving Pacific Fight

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 8, 2023

MOP Bunker Buster
U.S. Air Force

Our Best Look Yet At The Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bunker Buster Bomb

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 4, 2023

Reaper MQ-9 Wyoming
U.S. Air Force

MQ-9 Reaper Has Operated From A Highway For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 3, 2023

Air Force personnel make their way into nuclear missile silo B-06
U.S. Air Force

Watch Air Force Security Forces Train To Recapture A Nuclear Missile Silo

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 3, 2023

Classified AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missiles To Arm Future Air Force Drones
U.S. Air Force

Classified AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missiles To Arm Future Air Force Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 2, 2023

Elephant Walk Holloman
U.S. Air Force

Take An MQ-9 Reaper’s View Of Holloman Air Force Base’s Elephant Walk

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 2, 2023

F-22s Intercepted “Spherical Object” Off Hawaii In Latest Balloon Chase
U.S. Air Force

F-22s Intercepted “Spherical Object” Off Hawaii In Latest Balloon Chase

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 2, 2023

F-35 Patrols Near Russia Highlight Case For Cognitive Electronic Warfare
U.S. Air Force

F-35 Patrols Near Russia Highlight Case For Cognitive Electronic Warfare

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 28, 2023

An HH-60W Jolly Green II connected with a HC-130J
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Admits New HH-60Ws Rescue Helicopters Not “Particularly Helpful” In China Fight

By Tyler Rogoway, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 28, 2023

F-117 Nighthawk Low level
U.S. Air Force

F-117 Nighthawks Caught Roaring Through A Canyon In Awesome Images

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 25, 2023

SDB A-10 Warthog
U.S. Air Force

A-10 Warthog To Soon Carry 16 Small Diameter Bombs In Combat

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Apr 25, 2023

Moment E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Crew Ordered ICBM Launch Seen In Image (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Moment E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Crew Ordered ICBM Launch Seen In Image (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 24, 2023

RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Drones May Have Flown Sorties Off Crimea
U.S. Air Force

RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Drones May Have Flown Sorties Off Crimea

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 20, 2023

Russian Su-35 Encounters Over Syria Seen In Newly Declassified Videos
U.S. Air Force

Russian Su-35 Encounters Over Syria Seen In Newly Declassified Videos

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 20, 2023

Air Force Announces F-15EXs Are Headed To Two New Bases
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Announces F-15EXs Are Headed To Two New Bases

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 19, 2023

B-2 Stealth Bomber Spotted In Hawaii During Fleet-Wide Grounding (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

B-2 Stealth Bomber Spotted In Hawaii During Fleet-Wide Grounding (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 18, 2023

B-1B Cope India
U.S. Air Force

B-1B Lancers Fight With And Against Indian Air Force In Historic First

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 18, 2023

A-10 Warthogs Sent To Boneyard For The First Time In Years
U.S. Air Force

A-10 Warthogs Sent To Boneyard For The First Time In Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 13, 2023

How The F-35’s Lack Of Spare Parts Became As Big A Threat As Enemy Missiles
U.S. Air Force

How The F-35’s Lack Of Spare Parts Became As Big A Threat As Enemy Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 13, 2023

Air Defender 23 will be NATO's largest air exercise in history
U.S. Air Force

NATO Will Hold Its Biggest Air Exercise In History This Summer

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Apr 13, 2023

F-22 Raptor pilots are testing the new Next-Generation Fixed Wing Helmet
U.S. Air Force

F-22 Raptor Pilots Give New Helmets A Spin

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Apr 12, 2023

Retirement Of MC-130H Speeds Up MC-130J Low-Flying Radar Upgrade
U.S. Air Force

Retirement Of MC-130H Speeds Up MC-130J Low-Flying Radar Upgrade

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 11, 2023

The AFRL's Networked Weapons Laboratory is using small drones to develop missiles
U.S. Air Force

How The Air Force Is Using Small Drones To Prove Big Capabilities

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Apr 10, 2023

Navy Carrier-Based Drones Will Be Able To Be Controlled By The Air Force
U.S. Air Force

Navy Carrier-Based Drones Will Be Able To Be Controlled By The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 5, 2023

Navy Drops Air Force’s Mission From Its Next ‘Doomsday Plane’
U.S. Air Force

Navy Drops Air Force’s Mission From Its Next ‘Doomsday Plane’

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 4, 2023

AGM-183 ARRW
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Pulls Plug On Much-Hyped Hypersonic Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 31, 2023

KC-135 stratotanker
U.S. Air Force

KC-135 Tankers To Finally Get Fuel-Saving Winglets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 28, 2023

Eglin F-16 CCA autonomy
U.S. Air Force

Six F-16s Getting Autonomous Computer Brains For Combat Drone Trials

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 28, 2023

Big Emphasis On ‘Spectral Warfare’ In Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance Plans
U.S. Air Force

Big Emphasis On ‘Spectral Warfare’ In Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance Plans

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 27, 2023

E-3 balloon intercept texas
U.S. Air Force

Balloon Intercepted By U.S. Air Force Over Texas

By Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman

Updated on Mar 26, 2023

Aerial Refueling Boom
U.S. Air Force

Podded Aerial Refueling Boom Design Has Been Completed For Air Force

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 24, 2023

F-15E Syria Iran
U.S. Air Force

F-15Es Strike Back After Deadly Iranian-Made Drone Attack On U.S. Base In Syria (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 24, 2023

Tinker Air Force Base E-3 Sentry aircraft perform an elephant walk
U.S. Air Force

E-3 Sentry Jets Elephant Walk During Dangerous Weather Escape Drill

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 23, 2023

RC-135 Finland
U.S. Air Force

U.S. RC-135 Surveillance Jet Has Flown Unprecedented Mission Over Finland (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 23, 2023

Air Force already requesting funding to modernize the B-21 Raider bomber
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Asking For Funds To Modernize B-21 Before It Has Even Flown

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 21, 2023

F-15EX Conformal Tank Funds Sought, Fleet Size Questions Reemerge (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

F-15EX Conformal Tank Funds Sought, Fleet Size Questions Reemerge (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 20, 2023

E-7 radar jet USAF
U.S. Air Force

This Is What USAF’s Future E-7 Radar Jet Is Actually Capable Of

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 20, 2023

F-15E Strike Eagle Fleet To Be Slashed By Over Half: Report
U.S. Air Force

F-15E Strike Eagle Fleet To Be Slashed By Over Half: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 16, 2023

Su-27 MQ-9 Black Sea
U.S. Air Force

MQ-9 Sensor Video Showing Collision With Russian Su-27 Released (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 16, 2023

U-2 retirement
U.S. Air Force

U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Planes Are Facing The Axe Again: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 16, 2023

MQ-9 Su-27 VIDEO
U.S. Air Force

Video Purports To Show Russian Su-27’s Close Encounter With An MQ-9 (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 15, 2023

AIM-9X Reaper
U.S. Air Force

MQ-9 Reaper Is Capable Of Defending Itself With Air-To-Air Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 15, 2023

Russian Su-27 Collided With U.S. MQ-9 Over Black Sea (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Russian Su-27 Collided With U.S. MQ-9 Over Black Sea (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

KC-10 Retirement budget
U.S. Air Force

Hundreds Of Aircraft Headed To The Boneyard In New USAF Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 13, 2023

F-15EX 104 inventory
U.S. Air Force

F-15EX Eagle II Total Buy Increases From 80 To 104 In New USAF Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 13, 2023

‘Affordable Mass’ Concept Driving Air Force’s New Advanced Drone Initiative
U.S. Air Force

‘Affordable Mass’ Concept Driving Air Force’s New Advanced Drone Initiative

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 11, 2023

C-130J simulator explores one pilot-one loadmaster concept
U.S. Air Force

Single Pilot C-130J Operations Being Explored By Air Force

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 10, 2023

KC Campbell Pilot A-10 Iraq missile landing
U.S. Air Force

A-10 Pilot’s Diary Entry From The Day She Was Nearly Shot Down

By Kim “KC” Campbell, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 9, 2023

USAF Testing ‘Mutant’ Missiles That Twist In Mid-Air To Hit Their Targets
U.S. Air Force

USAF Testing ‘Mutant’ Missiles That Twist In Mid-Air To Hit Their Targets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 9, 2023