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B-1B Bomber Crashes In South Dakota
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jan 4, 2024
B-52 Needs New Pylons To Carry Max Load Of Hypersonic Missiles
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 27, 2023
Second Pair Of F-15EX Eagle II Fighters Just Delivered To USAF
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 20, 2023
F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 18, 2023
Israel’s F-35I Combat Experience Is Providing Lessons For Future Pacific Fight
By Howard Altman / Updated Dec 13, 2023
First Picture Of B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Trainer On An F-16 In Europe Surfaces
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 13, 2023
X-32’s Makeover: Before And After
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 11, 2023
Loyal Wingman Drone Cost, Capability Concerns Emerge In Defense Bill
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 8, 2023
Boeing Exits Air Force’s ‘Doomsday Plane’ Competition (Updated)
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 5, 2023
F-35 “Franken-Bird” Being Made From Two Badly Damaged Jets
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 1, 2023
No, This Is Not A Secret UFO Crash Retrieval
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 29, 2023
Signs Point To Less Range, Higher Performance For CCA Drones
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 28, 2023
B-2 Spirit Now Operational With New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 27, 2023
Celebrate B-21 Raider’s First Flight With This Ghostly T-Shirt
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 27, 2023
New ‘Attack’ EA-37B Moniker For USAF Electronic Warfare Jets
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 21, 2023
AC-130 Ghostrider Gunship Strikes Iranian-Backed Militia In Iraq
By Howard Altman / Updated Nov 21, 2023
Skunk Works Teases Tailless NGAD Fighter Design In New Ad
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 20, 2023
New Plan To Augment C-32A ‘Air Force Two’ Fleet, Not Replace It
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 20, 2023
VTOL Lift Fan Tactical Transport Design Emerges Under DARPA Program
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 16, 2023
Private Aerial Refueling Tankers Are Now Gassing Up USAF Fighters
By Oliver Parken / Updated Nov 14, 2023
CCA Loyal Wingmen Drones To Cost Quarter To Third Of An F-35
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 13, 2023
B-21 Raider’s First Flight: What We Learned
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 10, 2023
AC-130 Laser Weapon Test Slip Raises Questions About Its Future
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 10, 2023
B-21 Raider Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 10, 2023
A-10s Brandish Intriguing Mix Of Weapons In Middle East
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 8, 2023
AC-130J Ghostriders Could Lose Their Big 105mm Guns
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 7, 2023
U-2 Retirement Moves Forward With Defense Secretary Decision
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 6, 2023
Secret Skunk Works Spy Drone Delivered To Air Force: Report
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 3, 2023
Thanatos Advanced Stealth Drone Design Breaks Cover
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 3, 2023
Minuteman III Ballistic Missile Ordered To Destroy Itself During Test Launch
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 1, 2023
A-10 Vs F-35 Close Air Support Flyoff Report Finally Emerges
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 1, 2023
B-1B Bombers Just Made Historic Visit To Turkey
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 31, 2023
“The Phantom” Is The Air Force’s Haunted KC-135 Tanker… Almost
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 31, 2023
Plans For More Destructive B61 Nuclear Bomb Unveiled
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 27, 2023
U.S. Strikes Back At Iranian-Linked Bases In Syria (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 26, 2023
Su-27 Absolutely Dwarfs All Jets Around It At Its New Home
By Oliver Parken / Updated Oct 26, 2023
Chinese Flanker’s “Unsafe” Intercept Seen From B-52’s Sniper Pod
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 26, 2023
Ukraine Situation Report: Ukrainian Pilots Have Begun F-16 Training In U.S.
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 25, 2023
B-21 Raider Has Begun Taxi Tests
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 25, 2023
Here’s Why Some B-52s Have White Wing Tips
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 24, 2023
Lockheed Bails On KC-135 Tanker Replacement Competition
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 23, 2023
B-52 To Make Very Rare Landing In South Korea This Week
By Howard Altman / Updated Oct 16, 2023
This May Be The Best F-22 Raptor Demo Shot Ever
By Oliver Parken / Updated Oct 10, 2023
MQ-20 Avenger Tests Recovery Line For Grabbing Smaller Drones Mid-Flight
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 10, 2023
“Multiple” New Versions Of The XQ-58 Valkyrie In The Works
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 6, 2023
KC-10 Extender Has Flown Its Last Combat Mission
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 5, 2023
U.S. F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria (Updated)
By Howard Altman / Updated Oct 5, 2023
Flight Testing Of Air Force’s New Nuclear-Armed Cruise Missile Well Underway
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 3, 2023
Moment Flare Released From F-35 Captured In Remarkable Photo
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Oct 3, 2023
Future Air Combat Drone Performance Focus Areas Emerge
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 2, 2023
Our First Glimpse Of The Air Force’s Hypersonic Cruise Missile
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 29, 2023
Airmen Design F-16 Boarding Ladder That Fits Inside Cockpit
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 27, 2023
Su-27 That Mysteriously Vanished After Private Sale Resurfaces
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 26, 2023
E-8 JSTARS Has Flown Its Last Operational Mission
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 26, 2023
William Tell Air Combat Competition Crowns Its Winners
By James Deboer / Updated Sep 19, 2023
North American Airspace Defense Getting Cloud-Based Backbone Next Month
By Hope Hodge Seck / Updated Sep 15, 2023
China’s J-20 Isn’t A “Dominating Aircraft,” USAF General Says
By Oliver Parken / Updated Sep 13, 2023
Collaborative Air Combat Drones Will Head To Pacific En Masse
By Hope Hodge Seck / Updated Sep 13, 2023
B-21 ‘Family Of Systems’ Details Emerge, Engine Test Runs Start
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 12, 2023
B-21 Raider Seen Like Never Before In New Images
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Sep 12, 2023
KC-135 Tankers Being Eyed For Drone Launcher Role
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 11, 2023
The Rise Of Fury
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 11, 2023
William Tell Has Fighter Pilots Competing For Trophies Once Again
By Jamie Hunter / Updated Sep 11, 2023
LongShot Air-To-Air Combat Drone Bid Won By General Atomics
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Sep 7, 2023