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U.S. Air Force Buying Special Drone-Snagging Shotgun Shells
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U.S. Air Force Buying Special Drone-Snagging Shotgun Shells

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

F-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran Tensions
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F-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran Tensions

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 28, 2019

USAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm
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USAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 26, 2019

There is no official replacement for the F-22 Raptor, says the head of Air Combat Command. That could be another blow to the withering Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program.
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Air Force Admits F-22 Raptors Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Target On Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 24, 2019

Meet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile
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Meet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 22, 2019

The Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official Nickname
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The Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official Nickname

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 20, 2019

The B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of Choice
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The B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of Choice

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

Air Force Museum Condition Unknown As Wright Patterson AFB Says 150 Homes Hit By Tornado (Updated)
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Air Force Museum Condition Unknown As Wright Patterson AFB Says 150 Homes Hit By Tornado (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More
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Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

Air Force To Test Target Drone Turned Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
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Air Force To Test Target Drone Turned Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

Behold The First Flight Of A B-52 Bomber Carrying The AGM-183A Hypersonic Missile
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Behold The First Flight Of A B-52 Bomber Carrying The AGM-183A Hypersonic Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 18, 2019

Lockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good Thing
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Lockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good Thing

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 15, 2019

B-52 Bomber Flies For The First Time With New Hypersonic Missile Under Its Wing
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B-52 Bomber Flies For The First Time With New Hypersonic Missile Under Its Wing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 13, 2019

USAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection Seats
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USAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection Seats

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 5, 2019

USAF Wants More Airlift Capacity But With C-17 Out Of Production What Could Provide It?
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USAF Wants More Airlift Capacity But With C-17 Out Of Production What Could Provide It?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 5, 2019

The Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In Wyoming
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The Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In Wyoming

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2019

A Tornado Touched Down On Or Very Near Wright Patterson Air Force Base In Ohio (Updated)
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A Tornado Touched Down On Or Very Near Wright Patterson Air Force Base In Ohio (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 28, 2019

The Air Force Can’t Say What It Plans To Do With Its Retired B-2 Bombers
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The Air Force Can’t Say What It Plans To Do With Its Retired B-2 Bombers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 27, 2019

Boeing’s T-X Jet Trainer Takes to the Air as New Contender Emerges
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Boeing’s T-X Jet Trainer Takes to the Air as New Contender Emerges

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 27, 2019

Raptor Nest: To Escape Hurricane Matthew, Dozens Of F-22s Migrate West From Langley AFB
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Raptor Nest: To Escape Hurricane Matthew, Dozens Of F-22s Migrate West From Langley AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 27, 2019

You Have To Hear What Keeps The Head Of U.S. Strategic Command Up At Night
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You Have To Hear What Keeps The Head Of U.S. Strategic Command Up At Night

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 25, 2019

The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers
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The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 24, 2019

New Hangars Constructed At Edwards AFB Ahead Of B-21 Raider’s Arrival
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New Hangars Constructed At Edwards AFB Ahead Of B-21 Raider’s Arrival

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 22, 2019

The U.S. Military Wants Tiny Road Mobile Nuclear Reactors That Can Fit In A C-17
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The U.S. Military Wants Tiny Road Mobile Nuclear Reactors That Can Fit In A C-17

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 20, 2019

Air Force F-16 Aggressor Jet Emerges In Highly Anticipated “Ghost” Paint Scheme
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Air Force F-16 Aggressor Jet Emerges In Highly Anticipated “Ghost” Paint Scheme

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 18, 2019

The Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First Time
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The Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 18, 2019

Two F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost Teammate
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Two F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost Teammate

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019

Huge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A Mystery
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Huge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A Mystery

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019

Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals
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Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 17, 2019

New Video Of B-2 Bomber Dropping Mother Of All Bunker Busters Sends Ominous Message
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New Video Of B-2 Bomber Dropping Mother Of All Bunker Busters Sends Ominous Message

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019

Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed
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Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 16, 2019

A B-52H Nicknamed “Wise Guy” Becomes The Second To Ever Come Back From The Bone Yard
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A B-52H Nicknamed “Wise Guy” Becomes The Second To Ever Come Back From The Bone Yard

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2019

Air Force Tests Tiny Personnel Footprint For Operating Fighters In Austere Combat Zones
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Air Force Tests Tiny Personnel Footprint For Operating Fighters In Austere Combat Zones

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 14, 2019

Shot Down? The USAF Now Wants To Air-Drop An Air Taxi To Fly You Out To Safety
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Shot Down? The USAF Now Wants To Air-Drop An Air Taxi To Fly You Out To Safety

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 14, 2019

F-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile Loadout
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F-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile Loadout

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 14, 2019

USAF Fighter Pilots Are Now Flying With These Converted M4 Rifles In Their Survival Kits
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USAF Fighter Pilots Are Now Flying With These Converted M4 Rifles In Their Survival Kits

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2019

Fully Armed F-15Cs Have Arrived In The Middle East Amid Accusations Of Iranian Threats (Updated)
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Fully Armed F-15Cs Have Arrived In The Middle East Amid Accusations Of Iranian Threats (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 10, 2019

F-35 Aggressor Squadron To Be Activated At Nellis Air Force Base (Updated)
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F-35 Aggressor Squadron To Be Activated At Nellis Air Force Base (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 10, 2019

USAF F-35As Will Get Navy’s New Air Defense Busting Missile Amid Talk Of Anti-Ship Variants
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USAF F-35As Will Get Navy’s New Air Defense Busting Missile Amid Talk Of Anti-Ship Variants

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2019

Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashed After Doing A “Barrel Roll” According To NTSB (Updated)
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Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashed After Doing A “Barrel Roll” According To NTSB (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 4, 2019

The Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter Aircraft
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The Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 3, 2019

Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom
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Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 3, 2019

Family Says Land Overlooking Area 51 Is Worth $116M—USAF Says $330k
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Family Says Land Overlooking Area 51 Is Worth $116M—USAF Says $330k

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 3, 2019

An HC-130J Combat King combat search and rescue plane is among a wave of U.S. military aircraft in or heading to the Middle East.
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USAF Wants To Turn HC-130J’s Self Defense Suite Into “Sauron’s Eye” Vision System

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 2, 2019

If The U.S. Isn’t About To Intervene In Venezuela, It Sure Seems To Be Building The Case
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If The U.S. Isn’t About To Intervene In Venezuela, It Sure Seems To Be Building The Case

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 2, 2019

U.S. Air Force T-6A Turboprop Training Plane Crashed Near Lake in Oklahoma
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U.S. Air Force T-6A Turboprop Training Plane Crashed Near Lake in Oklahoma

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 1, 2019

USAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders Fitted
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USAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders Fitted

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 30, 2019

Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Trucked To Air Base Near St. Louis For Flight Testing
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Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Trucked To Air Base Near St. Louis For Flight Testing

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 29, 2019

In CAS Of Emergency Grab One Of These Sweet A-10 Warthog T-Shirts!
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In CAS Of Emergency Grab One Of These Sweet A-10 Warthog T-Shirts!

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 26, 2019

Pentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35
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Pentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 25, 2019

We Finally Know How Many F-22s Were Left Behind At Tyndall AFB During Hurricane Michael
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We Finally Know How Many F-22s Were Left Behind At Tyndall AFB During Hurricane Michael

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 22, 2019

Tyndall Air Force Base In Ruins After Michael, Fighter Jets Seen Inside Roofless Hangars
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Tyndall Air Force Base In Ruins After Michael, Fighter Jets Seen Inside Roofless Hangars

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 22, 2019

More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather
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More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 18, 2019

U.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has Begun
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U.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has Begun

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 15, 2019

Idahoans Sue Air Force To Stop It From Using Their Towns For Targeting Practice
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Idahoans Sue Air Force To Stop It From Using Their Towns For Targeting Practice

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 12, 2019

USAF Secretary Gives Ominous Warning That Show Of Force Needed To Deter Space Attacks
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USAF Secretary Gives Ominous Warning That Show Of Force Needed To Deter Space Attacks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 12, 2019

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)
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A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 9, 2019

USAF Reveals Timelines And Basing Plans For Its Huge Adversary Support Contract
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USAF Reveals Timelines And Basing Plans For Its Huge Adversary Support Contract

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 9, 2019

Those Lights In The Sky Seen Across The U.S. Were Big Formations Of Military Airlifters
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Those Lights In The Sky Seen Across The U.S. Were Big Formations Of Military Airlifters

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 8, 2019

This Is What The Boom Operator’s Station On The New KC-46 Tanker Actually Looks Like
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This Is What The Boom Operator’s Station On The New KC-46 Tanker Actually Looks Like

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 3, 2019

Armada Of B-52s And F-16 Escorts Just Flew Off Norway Resulting In These Gorgeous Photos
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Armada Of B-52s And F-16 Escorts Just Flew Off Norway Resulting In These Gorgeous Photos

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 30, 2019

The USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central
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The USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 29, 2019

The Air Force Has Grounded Its B-1B Bomber Fleet For The Second Time In A Year
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The Air Force Has Grounded Its B-1B Bomber Fleet For The Second Time In A Year

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 28, 2019

Two Interceptors Launched From California To Swat ICBM In Most Ambitious Missile Defense Test Yet (Updated)
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Two Interceptors Launched From California To Swat ICBM In Most Ambitious Missile Defense Test Yet (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 26, 2019