Featured in ACEBYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarine F-35s Fight F-117 Aggressors, Train For Very Long-Range Combat In Huge West Coast ExerciseWinter Fury ’22 is a major example of the Marines pivoting toward preparing for a peer-state conflict over great distances. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022ShareStealth Bomber Drone To Complement The B-21 Raider Could Be Pushed Into Development SoonThe Secretary of the Air Force outlined a vision for a strictly unmanned aircraft with the same range as the B-21 stealth bomber. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022ShareU.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious PlaneWhile plans for an amphibious MC-130 transport take shape, Cope North 2022 provided an opportunity to see the capabilities of the US-2 firsthand. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareKC-46 Tanker Shows It Can Rapidly Unload Tons Of Fuel To Thirsty Fighters At Austere AirstripsThe KC-46 is plagued with issues but its ability to move fuel to austere locations during combat operations looks promising. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 29, 2021ShareA-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First TimeWe have seen USAF highway exercises in Europe and the Pacific, and now they are coming closer to home. BYThomas NewdickJul 29, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 26, 2021ShareAI That Bested Air Force Pilot In “Digital Dogfights” Headed For L-39 Jet TrainerThe artificial intelligence software will be installed in an L-39 Albatros to kickstart DARPA’s live-flying trials. BYThomas NewdickJul 26, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareB-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War GamesThe Air Force touted its first end-to-end simulated hypersonic weapon strike, but new networking concepts that made it possible may be the real star. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021ShareAI-Controlled F-16s Are Now Working As A Team In DARPA’s Virtual DogfightsThe dogfighting AI DARPA is developing is set to make the challenging migration from a synthetic environment to the real world soon. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2021ShareF-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb TransporterThe plan isn’t for the jet to drop a full load of smart bombs on enemy targets, but to carry its own reloads and spare bombs for stealth jets. BYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareAir Force F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Now Operating From Guam’s Austere AirfieldThe drills brought F-35s and F-16s to a jungle-encircled airstrip and are likely a glimpse into the future of tactical jet operations in the Pacific. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021Share
BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022ShareMarine F-35s Fight F-117 Aggressors, Train For Very Long-Range Combat In Huge West Coast ExerciseWinter Fury ’22 is a major example of the Marines pivoting toward preparing for a peer-state conflict over great distances. BYJames DeboerMar 18, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022ShareStealth Bomber Drone To Complement The B-21 Raider Could Be Pushed Into Development SoonThe Secretary of the Air Force outlined a vision for a strictly unmanned aircraft with the same range as the B-21 stealth bomber. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022ShareU.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious PlaneWhile plans for an amphibious MC-130 transport take shape, Cope North 2022 provided an opportunity to see the capabilities of the US-2 firsthand. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareKC-46 Tanker Shows It Can Rapidly Unload Tons Of Fuel To Thirsty Fighters At Austere AirstripsThe KC-46 is plagued with issues but its ability to move fuel to austere locations during combat operations looks promising. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 29, 2021ShareA-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First TimeWe have seen USAF highway exercises in Europe and the Pacific, and now they are coming closer to home. BYThomas NewdickJul 29, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 26, 2021ShareAI That Bested Air Force Pilot In “Digital Dogfights” Headed For L-39 Jet TrainerThe artificial intelligence software will be installed in an L-39 Albatros to kickstart DARPA’s live-flying trials. BYThomas NewdickJul 26, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021ShareB-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War GamesThe Air Force touted its first end-to-end simulated hypersonic weapon strike, but new networking concepts that made it possible may be the real star. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 6, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021ShareAI-Controlled F-16s Are Now Working As A Team In DARPA’s Virtual DogfightsThe dogfighting AI DARPA is developing is set to make the challenging migration from a synthetic environment to the real world soon. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2021ShareF-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb TransporterThe plan isn’t for the jet to drop a full load of smart bombs on enemy targets, but to carry its own reloads and spare bombs for stealth jets. BYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021ShareAir Force F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Now Operating From Guam’s Austere AirfieldThe drills brought F-35s and F-16s to a jungle-encircled airstrip and are likely a glimpse into the future of tactical jet operations in the Pacific. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2021Share
