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The U.S. Air Force’s Unique Climate Testing Lab Has Blown Up
U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force’s Unique Climate Testing Lab Has Blown Up

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 27, 2019

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021
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New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 24, 2019

U.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goal Amid Spare Parts Supply Problems
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U.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goal Amid Spare Parts Supply Problems

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 18, 2019

A Guide To The Pentagon’s Shadowy Network Of Bases In Africa
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A Guide To The Pentagon’s Shadowy Network Of Bases In Africa

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 16, 2019

Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)
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Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 16, 2019

Nearly All F-15Es Photographed Arriving In Middle East Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pods
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Nearly All F-15Es Photographed Arriving In Middle East Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pods

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 11, 2019

AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat Missions
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AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat Missions

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 11, 2019

One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory
U.S. Air Force

One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 10, 2019

This C-17 Rocketed Through Star Wars Canyon Like A Fighter Jet
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This C-17 Rocketed Through Star Wars Canyon Like A Fighter Jet

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2019

New AIM-260 Missiles Are So Secretive They Will Require A Custom Storage Bunker At Hill AFB
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New AIM-260 Missiles Are So Secretive They Will Require A Custom Storage Bunker At Hill AFB

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 1, 2019

U.S. Air Force Is Planning Something Big in the Nevada Desert
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U.S. Air Force Is Planning Something Big in the Nevada Desert

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 1, 2019

Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane
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Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

All US Military Branches, Including The Coast Guard, Are Buying The Army’s New Pistol
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All US Military Branches, Including The Coast Guard, Are Buying The Army’s New Pistol

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Iraq Near the Syrian Border (Updated)
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U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Iraq Near the Syrian Border (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual Plan
U.S. Air Force

USAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual Plan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail
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The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months
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A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Is The USAF’s “Safer” Carbon Fiber Bomb That’s Also Extraordinarily Expensive
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This Is The USAF’s “Safer” Carbon Fiber Bomb That’s Also Extraordinarily Expensive

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Getting ‘Cast Ductile Iron Bomb’ Cluster Munition Replacement Despite Policy Change
U.S. Air Force

USAF Getting ‘Cast Ductile Iron Bomb’ Cluster Munition Replacement Despite Policy Change

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor Trucks
U.S. Air Force

USAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Admits It Won’t Be Buying Any Light Attack Aircraft For Years
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The US Air Force Admits It Won’t Be Buying Any Light Attack Aircraft For Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing Planes
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The US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the Russians
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USAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the Russians

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea
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USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War
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Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Did the U.S. Air Force Bomb a Rogue SpaceX Booster Rocket?
U.S. Air Force

Did the U.S. Air Force Bomb a Rogue SpaceX Booster Rocket?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Let’s Face It, The USAF Isn’t Serious About Buying a Light Attack Aircraft
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Let’s Face It, The USAF Isn’t Serious About Buying a Light Attack Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Puts it On a Collision Course With US Forces
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Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Puts it On a Collision Course With US Forces

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At Risk
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US Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At Risk

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size Ever
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The USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size Ever

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work Reliably
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The USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work Reliably

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones
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The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”
U.S. Air Force

USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Shadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over Syria
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Shadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over Syria

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130Hs
U.S. Air Force

USAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130Hs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod
U.S. Air Force

USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress
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Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses
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USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s
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U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel
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Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Still Has At Least One MAC-10 Submachine Gun
U.S. Air Force

The US Air Force Still Has At Least One MAC-10 Submachine Gun

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

That Massive Cross-Country USAF Airlift Exercise Was the Largest of Its Kind, Ever
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That Massive Cross-Country USAF Airlift Exercise Was the Largest of Its Kind, Ever

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded
U.S. Air Force

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Military Goes on Alert Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Move US Embassy into Jerusalem
U.S. Air Force

US Military Goes on Alert Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Move US Embassy into Jerusalem

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Here’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition Policy
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Here’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition Policy

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Jaded Thunder Exercise Trains Elite Troops to Call in Almost Any Sort of Fire Support
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Jaded Thunder Exercise Trains Elite Troops to Call in Almost Any Sort of Fire Support

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships
U.S. Air Force

The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

B-52s Are Dropping Hundreds of Dumb Bombs in Afghanistan to Literally Shape the Terrain
U.S. Air Force

B-52s Are Dropping Hundreds of Dumb Bombs in Afghanistan to Literally Shape the Terrain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis
U.S. Air Force

Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Now in the Public Eye, American Troops in Niger Celebrate Thanksgiving
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Now in the Public Eye, American Troops in Niger Celebrate Thanksgiving

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s
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The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Air Force Reveals There May Have Been Another Attempted Terrorist Attack in Niger
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US Air Force Reveals There May Have Been Another Attempted Terrorist Attack in Niger

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets
U.S. Air Force

USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper Doors
U.S. Air Force

This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper Doors

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

No One Seems Sure What’s Been Holding up Drone Strikes in Niger
U.S. Air Force

No One Seems Sure What’s Been Holding up Drone Strikes in Niger

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week
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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence
U.S. Air Force

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in Afghanistan
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The US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

No, the USAF Hasn’t Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet
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No, the USAF Hasn’t Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”
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This USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF and Raytheon Say Cost Overruns Won’t Slow Delivery of Vital New Bomb
U.S. Air Force

USAF and Raytheon Say Cost Overruns Won’t Slow Delivery of Vital New Bomb

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF’s AC-130W Gunships Are in Desperate Need of Special Ammunition
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The USAF’s AC-130W Gunships Are in Desperate Need of Special Ammunition

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs
U.S. Air Force

USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Houthi Rebels Shoot Down U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Over Yemen
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Houthi Rebels Shoot Down U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Over Yemen

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019