Featured in AFGSCBYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareMinuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed IssueThe aborted launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base comes amid debate about the future of the ICBM force. BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 24, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile ExternallyThe Air Force hopes its B-1s will eventually be able to carry up to a dozen of the missiles, and potentially hypersonic weapons, on external pylons. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020ShareNew Mobile Operations Center Used To Support B-2 Stealth Bomber Deployment To Diego GarciaThe new deployable operations center is a key component of the Air Force’s ambitions to rapidly stage its stealth bombers at forward operating bases. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareB-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is “Starting To Look Like An Airplane”The Air Force has said that it is aiming for the prototype to take its first flight in December 2021, but that this milestone could be delayed. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareAir Force Wants To Use External Pylons To Arm The B-1B Bomber With 31 Hypersonic MissilesThe configuration would revolutionize the B-1’s standoff strike capability and it would keep the jet relevant as it enters the twilight of its career. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareAir Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”The name is also meant to reflect the helicopter’s “ability to roam large distances” while guarding America’s ballistic missile silos. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareGlobal Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser TweetThe service will officially announce the moniker for the helicopters, which will help guard America’s missile silos, at a ceremony later this week. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2018ShareDark Horse Contender Boeing Snags Air Force Deal To Replace Aging UH-1N Hueys With MH-139Partnered with Italian defense contractor Leonardo, the company was the only one to offer a chopper that’s not already in U.S. military service. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2018Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareMinuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed IssueThe aborted launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base comes amid debate about the future of the ICBM force. BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 24, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile ExternallyThe Air Force hopes its B-1s will eventually be able to carry up to a dozen of the missiles, and potentially hypersonic weapons, on external pylons. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020ShareNew Mobile Operations Center Used To Support B-2 Stealth Bomber Deployment To Diego GarciaThe new deployable operations center is a key component of the Air Force’s ambitions to rapidly stage its stealth bombers at forward operating bases. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareB-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is “Starting To Look Like An Airplane”The Air Force has said that it is aiming for the prototype to take its first flight in December 2021, but that this milestone could be delayed. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareAir Force Wants To Use External Pylons To Arm The B-1B Bomber With 31 Hypersonic MissilesThe configuration would revolutionize the B-1’s standoff strike capability and it would keep the jet relevant as it enters the twilight of its career. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareAir Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”The name is also meant to reflect the helicopter’s “ability to roam large distances” while guarding America’s ballistic missile silos. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019ShareGlobal Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser TweetThe service will officially announce the moniker for the helicopters, which will help guard America’s missile silos, at a ceremony later this week. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2018ShareDark Horse Contender Boeing Snags Air Force Deal To Replace Aging UH-1N Hueys With MH-139Partnered with Italian defense contractor Leonardo, the company was the only one to offer a chopper that’s not already in U.S. military service. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2018Share
