U.S. Air Force (Page 13)

HH-60W Driving Overhaul Of Air Force’s Search And Rescue Playbook

Posted on Aug 10, 2022

A-10 Warthog’s Tusks Are Being Sharpened For A High-End Fight

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

Nellis AFB Is The Epicenter Of The USAF’s Future

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

20 Percent Of The USAF’s B-2 Force Is Deployed ‘Down Under’

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

Huge Armada Of Allied Ships Gather For U.S. Navy’s RIMPAC Photo Op (Updated)

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

F-35s, Many Other Types, Grounded Over Ejection Seat Issues (Updated)

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

The Time A Navy Sub Hunter Found A Lost B-58 Hustler In Great Salt Lake

By Kevin Noonan

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

Global Hawk Retirement Points Again To RQ-180 Waiting In The Wings

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth utilized a Silver Bullet Command and Control module on his first overseas trip.

C-17’s Airstream ‘Silver Bullet’ VVIP Pods Weren’t Airworthy For 20 Years

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

F-22 Raptors Are Heading To Poland

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

Air Force Wants Blended Wing-Body Aircraft Demonstrator Flying By 2026

Posted on Jul 22, 2022

No Engine, No Fly: Ongoing Propulsion Program Problems Are Grounding F-35s

Posted on Jul 22, 2022

Aircraft From Area 51 Are Flying In Latest Air Force Red Flag Exercise

Posted on Jul 22, 2022

Giving A-10 Warthogs To Ukraine Isn’t Off The Table

Posted on Jul 21, 2022

Mysterious Pod Carried By Air Force Reaper Drone That Crashed In Romania

Posted on Jul 20, 2022

Boom’s Overture Supersonic Airliner Gains Northrop Grumman As Military Partner

Posted on Jul 20, 2022

New HH-60W Rescue Helicopter Had Its First Dogfight With An Mi-24 Hind

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

Single Pilot KC-46 Tanker Operations Eyed By Air Force For Major Conflicts

Posted on Jul 18, 2022

This Is What Top Missile Defense Executives Just Said About UFOs

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 16, 2022

Lackland's newest F-16 students take on Coronet Cactus

Plan To Train Ukrainian Pilots On U.S. Jets Passed By House Of Representatives

Posted on Jul 15, 2022

A Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 radar installed on an F-16 Viper fighter jet.

New Radars Are Giving Old Air Force F-16s Capabilities Like Never Before

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 15, 2022

Why The Legacy Of Robin Olds Lives On In Today’s Fighter Pilots

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

Graphics depicting possible basing concepts for the Cold War-era MX missile program overlaid on top of a rendering of the Air Force's future LGM-35A ICBM.

Firing ICBMs From Lakes, Tunnels Considered Before Air Force Picked New Missile

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

The U.S. Just Racked Up Two Successful Hypersonic Missile Tests

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

Nearly Complete Invictus Armed Scout Helicopter Looks Wicked In New Photos

Posted on Jul 13, 2022

A depiction of an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter flying together with various different drone designs as part of a distributed manned-unmanned team.

Vision For Future Manned-Unmanned Air Combat Laid Out By Skunk Works

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 12, 2022

First Laser Weapon For A Fighter Delivered To The Air Force

Posted on Jul 11, 2022

These Photos From The B-1B’s Latest Guam Deployment Are Just Ridiculous

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

Reentry Vehicle Test For America’s New ICBM Failed Just After Launch

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

China is aquiring weapons 5-6 times fast than US

China Acquiring New Weapons Five Times Faster Than U.S. Warns Top Official

Posted on Jul 6, 2022

Optical Bar Camera film retirement U2 Beale

The U-2 Dragon Lady Finally Says Goodbye To Film Cameras At Beale AFB

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 1, 2022

Air Force’s First ‘New’ Constant Phoenix Nuke-Sniffing Jet Has Flown

Posted on Jun 30, 2022

Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Is Still Being Competed

Posted on Jun 28, 2022

Here’s What’s In The House’s Massive $37B Defense Budget Boost

Posted on Jun 22, 2022

Don’t Retire Oldest F-22 Raptors, Upgrade Them, Demands Congress

Posted on Jun 21, 2022

Cascading Issues Keeping Air Force, Navy Planes Grounded Watchdog Says

Posted on Jun 16, 2022

A satellite image showing Tinian International Airport on the island of Tinian on June 6, 2022, with construction work visible on the northern side of the facility.

Construction Of Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out Has Begun

Posted on Jun 15, 2022

First F-35 Aggressor Dedicated To Replicating Chinese Threats Unveiled

Posted on Jun 9, 2022

Tankers off southern california with USS Nimitz

Mysterious Exercise Off Baja Brought Nellis AFB, USS Nimitz Aircraft Together

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 8, 2022

F-16 Nose-Down Landing In Hawaii Is The Third In Just A Month

Posted on Jun 8, 2022

Aerial ‘Show Of Force’ Missions Are Back Over South Korea

Posted on Jun 7, 2022

KC-46A aircraft assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing perform an elephant walk formation on the runway at Pease Air National Guard Base, Sept. 8, 2021.

KC-46 Tanker’s Recent “97 Percent” Milestone Isn’t The Whole Story

Posted on Jun 5, 2022

Four B-1B Bombers Appear At Andersen AFB In Guam

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 4, 2022

The World’s Most Secretive 737 Just Migrated To Oklahoma

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 3, 2022

Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Program Enters New Stage

Posted on Jun 2, 2022

New Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five Years

By Dan Parsons

Posted on May 25, 2022

B-21 Raider’s First Flight Has Been Grounded Until 2023

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 24, 2022

Air Force’s Black Flag Test Exercise Goes International With Focus On China

Posted on May 20, 2022

An artist's conception of a drone swarm overlaid on a map of Taiwan.

Massive Drone Swarm Over Strait Decisive In Taiwan Conflict Wargames

Posted on May 19, 2022

No, U.S. Tankers Didn’t Refuel Israeli Jets Taking Part In Iran Strike Exercise

Posted on May 18, 2022

B-52 Successfully Tests Hypersonic Missile After Three Failed Tries (Updated)

Posted on May 17, 2022

KC-135R Tanker Autopilots Still Suffering From Dangerous Anomalies

Posted on May 13, 2022

Conga Line Of C-17s Spotted Heading South Over Europe From Norway (Updated)

Posted on May 10, 2022

KC-46 Crew Flies Air Mobility Command’s Longest Flight Ever

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 10, 2022

Blistering Highlights From The Latest F-35 Sustainment Hearing

By Dan Parsons

Posted on May 9, 2022

F-14 Tomcat lost air show demonstration tapes

Behold The Lost F-14 Tomcat Demo Tapes

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka

Posted on May 6, 2022

The Air Force Has Abandoned Its 386 Squadron Goal

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 4, 2022

Watch The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Snap A Vessel In Two (Updated)

Posted on May 2, 2022

A rendering of a notional self-propelled large-caliber gun capable of firing hypervelocity projectiles at incoming missiles.

Railgun Ammo-Firing Cannon Being Eyed By Air Force For Cruise Missile Defense (Updated)

Posted on May 1, 2022

The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Has Sunk Its First Vessel

Posted on Apr 30, 2022

E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 29, 2022

USAF Simulator Train B52 KC135 Fairchild2

The B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold War

Updated on Apr 29, 2022

Boeing Unveils First T-7A Red Hawk Training Jet For The Air Force