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Latest U.S. Air Force Stories
The Lowdown On Lockheed’s Newly Revealed Mako Hypersonic Missile
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Apr 11, 2024
B-1B ‘Lancelot’ Is Being Resurrected For Active Service
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Apr 8, 2024
F-16 Aggressor Squadron In Alaska Becomes Unique Air Defense Unit
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Apr 3, 2024
Hundreds Of Air Force Aircraft Risk Grounding Without Extra $1.5B Spare Parts Infusion
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 28, 2024
TU-2S Dragon Lady Resurrected For The Twilight Of The Spy Plane’s Service
By Oliver Parken / Updated Mar 25, 2024
Boom’s XB-1 Supersonic Test Jet Takes To The Skies
By Oliver Parken / Updated Mar 23, 2024
F-22 Spotted With New Stealth Wing Tanks, Infrared Sensor Pods
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 22, 2024
F-35A’s Beleaguered 25mm Cannon Is Finally “Effective”
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 22, 2024
A-10 Demo Team Announces Its Final Year As The Warthog’s End Draws Near
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Mar 20, 2024
Romanian Airfield’s Transformation Into A Giant NATO Base Is Underway
By Oliver Parken / Updated Mar 20, 2024
Unprecedented U.S. Hypersonic Weapons Test From Guam Has Occurred
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 19, 2024
AC-130 Gunship’s Laser Weapon Cancelled, 105mm Howitzer May Be Removed
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 19, 2024
Mysterious Drones Swarmed Langley AFB For Weeks
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 15, 2024
Air Force Wants To Slash MH-139 Grey Wolf Helicopter Purchases In Half
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 13, 2024
F-35 Cleared For Full-Rate Production 17 Years After Its First Flight
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Mar 13, 2024
Signs ARRW Hypersonic Missile Follow-On May Be In The Works
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 12, 2024
USAF Seeks NGAD Fighter Boost, Navy F/A-XX Investment Slows In New Budget
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 11, 2024
F-15EX Fleet To Be Cut Down To 98 Jets In New Air Force Budget
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 11, 2024
F-35A Is Officially Certified For Nuclear Strike
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Mar 9, 2024
V-22 Osprey Finally Cleared To Fly After Three Month Grounding
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 8, 2024
First Block 70 F-16s Are Out For Delivery (Updated)
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Mar 6, 2024
Unprecedented U.S. Hypersonic Weapon Test In West Pacific Appears Imminent
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 4, 2024
B-52 Armed With Hypersonic Missile Makes Appearance In Guam
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Mar 1, 2024
The XQ-67A Has A Secretive, Higher-Performance, Deadly Cousin
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 29, 2024
XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Drone Has Flown (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 29, 2024
The F-111 Was Faster Than You Think
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Feb 29, 2024
Tornado Ravages Air Force Museum Restoration Hangar At Wright Patterson AFB
By Oliver Parken / Updated Feb 28, 2024
B-52 Stratofortress Damaged After Engine Fire
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 26, 2024
Just How Fast Is The F-15EX Really?
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Feb 26, 2024
Everything New We Just Learned About The Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 23, 2024
New Sentinel ICBM’s Nose Shroud Separation Test A Flying Success
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 20, 2024
This Is How The Air Force’s New Wing Structure Will Actually Work
By Hope Hodge Seck / Updated Feb 18, 2024
Future Of Mayhem Hypersonic Strike-Recon Aircraft Program Murky
By Howard Altman / Updated Feb 16, 2024
Tests Planned For KC-135s That Can Fly Themselves, Act As Drone Motherships
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 16, 2024
We Talk New Features On The LITENING Large Aperture Targeting Pod
By Jamie Hunter / Updated Feb 15, 2024
Grounded V-22 Osprey “1980s Technology,” Still Critical Capability Says AFSOC Commander
By Hope Hodge Seck / Updated Feb 15, 2024
We Talk MUTANT, The Bending Missile, With The Air Force Research Lab
By Jamie Hunter / Updated Feb 14, 2024
Plans For Allies To Join Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program Laid Out By Air Force
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 13, 2024
“I Would Love To Have More F-15EXs,” Air Guard Boss Says
By Howard Altman / Updated Feb 13, 2024
USAF Set To Down-Select Collaborative Combat Aircraft Competitors
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 13, 2024
Air Force’s Big Restructuring Includes New Commands, New Deployment Plans
By Howard Altman / Updated Feb 12, 2024
Ukraine Using Thousands Of Networked Microphones To Track Russian Drones
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 12, 2024
C-17 Launching Mock Ballistic Missile Seen Like Never Before
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 9, 2024
Low-Cost Infrared Search And Track System For Aircraft Unveiled By Anduril
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 8, 2024
Mini Anti-Ship Cruise Missile That Fits Inside An F-35 Is On The Navy’s Wish List
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Feb 7, 2024
General Atomics’ XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Drone Breaks Cover
By Jamie Hunter / Updated Feb 7, 2024
This Is BAE Systems’ Reworked, Stealthier Uncrewed Combat Aircraft Concept
By Oliver Parken / Updated Feb 6, 2024
CMV-22B Osprey “Not Operationally Suitable” According To Test Report
By Howard Altman / Updated Feb 6, 2024
The Most Stunning F-117 Photos We’ve Seen Since Its ‘Retirement’
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Feb 4, 2024
Military May Get Its Own SpaceX Starship Rockets For Dangerous Missions
By Oliver Parken / Updated Feb 2, 2024
This Is What It Took To Defend A B-17 Bomber
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jan 31, 2024
Massive New Air Combat Exercise Underway Along The California Coast
By Jamie Hunter / Updated Jan 30, 2024
Masters Of The Air’s Aerial Sequences Are Terrifying, Game Changing
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jan 27, 2024
Anduril Is Helping The Air Force To Develop Its Loyal Wingman Drone
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 25, 2024
The Last USAF F-15C/D Eagle Instructor Pilots Are Now In Training
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jan 24, 2024
Flying The Block 70 F-16 ‘Ultimate’ Viper According To Its Test Pilot
By Jamie Hunter / Updated Jan 24, 2024
MQ-9 Reapers Were Ready To Blow Up A Rocket Booster Off California
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 23, 2024
B-21 Raider Now In Production Just Two Months After First Flight
By Howard Altman / Updated Jan 23, 2024
B-21 Raider Flight Testing Now Underway
By Howard Altman / Updated Jan 17, 2024
B-1B Bomber’s Crash Landing Path Seen In Satellite Image
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jan 9, 2024
A-10 Warthogs Have Refueled From A Contractor’s KC-135 Tanker
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 9, 2024
U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Planes Execute A Bittersweet Elephant Walk
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jan 7, 2024
Crashed B-1B Bomber Carcass Visible At South Dakota Base
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 5, 2024