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Now the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start Bandwagon
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Now the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start Bandwagon

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The 10 Best Military Arcade Games of the 80s
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The 10 Best Military Arcade Games of the 80s

By Chris Cantle

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The Alarming Case of the USAF’s Mysteriously Missing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles
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The Alarming Case of the USAF’s Mysteriously Missing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

How a Small-Town Girl Ended Up in the Cockpit of an A-10 Warthog
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How a Small-Town Girl Ended Up in the Cockpit of an A-10 Warthog

By Frank Crebas, Rich Cooper and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

F-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air Force
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F-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 2, 2020

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago
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The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

F-16 Viper Fighter Jet Has Crashed At Shaw Air Force Base In South Carolina (Updated)
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F-16 Viper Fighter Jet Has Crashed At Shaw Air Force Base In South Carolina (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 1, 2020

Airlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of Guam
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Airlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of Guam

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 1, 2020

Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives
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Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

Here Are The Air Force’s Reports On Aircrew Encounters With Unidentified Flying Craft
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Here Are The Air Force’s Reports On Aircrew Encounters With Unidentified Flying Craft

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 26, 2020

Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program
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Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 25, 2020

F-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training Plan
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F-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training Plan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 24, 2020

The USAF Is Finally Ditching The Last Of Its Cold War Revolvers For New Semi-Auto Pistols
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The USAF Is Finally Ditching The Last Of Its Cold War Revolvers For New Semi-Auto Pistols

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 23, 2020

Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images
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Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 23, 2020

Instructor Fighter Pilot Screams “Kill Him! Kill Him!” At Student In Hilarious Dogfight Video
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Instructor Fighter Pilot Screams “Kill Him! Kill Him!” At Student In Hilarious Dogfight Video

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 23, 2020

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar
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No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 19, 2020

Russia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk (Updated)
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Russia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 19, 2020

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades
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This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 17, 2020

Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies
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Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 16, 2020

Wreckage Of The F-15C Eagle That Crashed Off The United Kingdom Has Been Found (Updated)
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Wreckage Of The F-15C Eagle That Crashed Off The United Kingdom Has Been Found (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 16, 2020

The Mysterious Case Of The Air Force’s New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling Past
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The Mysterious Case Of The Air Force’s New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling Past

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 15, 2020

Senate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next Budget
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Senate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 11, 2020

Air Force Reveals B-1Bs Were Practicing Decapitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Week
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Air Force Reveals B-1Bs Were Practicing Decapitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Week

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

Air Force Is Looking Beyond Traditional Orbits To Get An Upper Hand In Space
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Air Force Is Looking Beyond Traditional Orbits To Get An Upper Hand In Space

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

Air Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In Iraq
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Air Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In Iraq

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

F-35’s Gear Collapses After Landing At Hill Air Force Base
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F-35’s Gear Collapses After Landing At Hill Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 8, 2020

F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs
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F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 8, 2020

Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone
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Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 6, 2020

Manned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like Showdown
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Manned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like Showdown

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 5, 2020

B-1B Bombers Fly With Ukrainian Flankers and MiGs Over The Black Sea For First Time Ever
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B-1B Bombers Fly With Ukrainian Flankers and MiGs Over The Black Sea For First Time Ever

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 29, 2020

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition
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Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2020

B-1B Bomber Made Bold Flight Into The Sea Of Okhotsk That Is Surrounded By Russian Territory
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B-1B Bomber Made Bold Flight Into The Sea Of Okhotsk That Is Surrounded By Russian Territory

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 23, 2020

The Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has Begun
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The Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has Begun

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 22, 2020

The Air Force Thunderbirds Say They Are Done With America Strong Flyovers
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The Air Force Thunderbirds Say They Are Done With America Strong Flyovers

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 22, 2020

F-117 Stealth Jets Flew Directly Over Los Angeles On Another Mission Off The California Coast (Updated)
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F-117 Stealth Jets Flew Directly Over Los Angeles On Another Mission Off The California Coast (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 21, 2020

F-35 Has Crashed In Florida, Second Aircraft Loss For Eglin Air Force Base In Five Days
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F-35 Has Crashed In Florida, Second Aircraft Loss For Eglin Air Force Base In Five Days

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 20, 2020

USAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two Years
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USAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 19, 2020

The Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency Breakaway
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The Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency Breakaway

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 16, 2020

F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)
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F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2020

B-52 Bomber Made Run Straight At Crimea During Long Range Mission
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B-52 Bomber Made Run Straight At Crimea During Long Range Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2020

X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems
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X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

By Brett Tingley

Updated on May 14, 2020

B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam
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B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 10, 2020

U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report
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U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 6, 2020

Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base
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Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 4, 2020

The F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering Art
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The F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering Art

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 3, 2020

Arizona-Based Air Force Jets Filled The Sky Over Phoenix For Jaw-Droppingly Huge Flying Salute
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Arizona-Based Air Force Jets Filled The Sky Over Phoenix For Jaw-Droppingly Huge Flying Salute

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 2, 2020

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights
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Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 29, 2020

Air Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”
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Air Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 24, 2020

We Have New Info And Photos From Yesterday’s Surprise B-1B Mission Across The Pacific (Updated)
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We Have New Info And Photos From Yesterday’s Surprise B-1B Mission Across The Pacific (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 23, 2020

Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu
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Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 22, 2020

A B-1B Bomber Just Flew Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula After Crossing The Bering Sea
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A B-1B Bomber Just Flew Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula After Crossing The Bering Sea

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 22, 2020

Two Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria Action
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Two Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria Action

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 21, 2020

Air Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon Trucks
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Air Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 20, 2020

Air Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missile
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Air Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 20, 2020

The Air Force Abruptly Ends Its Continuous Bomber Presence On Guam After 16 Years
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The Air Force Abruptly Ends Its Continuous Bomber Presence On Guam After 16 Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 17, 2020

Air Force Wants To Use External Pylons To Arm The B-1B Bomber With 31 Hypersonic Missiles
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Air Force Wants To Use External Pylons To Arm The B-1B Bomber With 31 Hypersonic Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 8, 2020

Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them
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Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 7, 2020

New Details Emerge About Snap Deployment Of B-52s To Diego Garcia During Iran Crisis
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New Details Emerge About Snap Deployment Of B-52s To Diego Garcia During Iran Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 6, 2020

B-52 Bomber Spotted Flying Low Just Off Somali Coast (Updated)
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B-52 Bomber Spotted Flying Low Just Off Somali Coast (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 6, 2020

Here’s The Military’s Plan To Provide More Than Just Body Bags As COVID-19 Deaths Mount
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Here’s The Military’s Plan To Provide More Than Just Body Bags As COVID-19 Deaths Mount

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 2, 2020

The Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air Controllers
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The Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air Controllers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 1, 2020

The Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel Excessively
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The Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel Excessively

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

Exclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy Drone
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Exclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed
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Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020