Featured in Air-to-air MissilesBYThomas NewdickApr 4, 2022ShareThe Air Force Plans To Test-Launch A Mysterious New Air-To-Air MissileThe previously unknown Modular Advanced Missile is the latest addition to a growing collection of in-development air dominance missiles. BYThomas NewdickApr 4, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 28, 2021ShareIranian MiG-29 Blasts Target Out Of Sky In Bonkers Low-Level Display (Updated)This is a rare chance to see an Iranian MiG-29 Fulcrum fire an R-73 missile and immediately destroy a target launched by an F-5. BYThomas NewdickOct 28, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 20, 2021ShareNorthrop Grumman Reveals Its “LongShot” Air-Launched Missile-Toting Drone Concept (Updated)A DARPA program is seeking drone concepts that can help extend the range of friendly aircraft and make them less vulnerable in aerial engagements. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 20, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterMay 18, 2021ShareHow The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual CombatLive-fire training is about giving aircrews vital experience outside of the heat of combat and making sure the weapons they would use actually work. BYJamie HunterMay 18, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 17, 2021ShareF-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air MissileThe disclosure of the mysterious weapon reflects U.S. plans to challenge China’s long-range missile developments. BYThomas NewdickMay 17, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 15, 2021ShareTurkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air MissileThe test of Turkey’s first domestically designed air-to-air missile reflects the country’s increasing ability to produce more advanced weaponry. BYThomas NewdickApr 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 10, 2021ShareDARPA Is Developing Aircraft-Launched Missile-Like Drones That Fire Their Own Air-To-Air MissilesThe LongShot program could enable aircraft to engage aerial threats further away, remain less vulnerable while doing so, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 10, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareRussia’s Okhotnik Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Tests Air-To-Air Missiles: ReportThe flying-wing drone has apparently begun tests carrying air-to-air missile surrogates for a planned “fighter-interceptor role.” BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareTiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves ForwardThese miniature weapons could provide a robust hard-kill defensive option for everything from stealth fighters to bombers to tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareNavy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort PlanesThe service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareIsrael Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner MissileStunner’s small frame, blistering speed, dual mode seeker, high maneuverability and hit-to-kill concept could make it the air combat missile to have. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareThe Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades AgoThe primary goal was to give bombers, such as the B-52, a means to destroy Soviet air defense sites and airborne early warning and control aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020ShareIran Equipped Its F-14s With Modified Hawk SAMs That Had Bombs Attached To Their NosesIran, reeling from embargoes, was in desperate need of additional weaponry for its Tomcats during the brutal Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019ShareIs This Mysterious Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tailored To Fit The Su-57’s Side Bays?It has long been unclear what missile the Su-57 was supposed to carry in its wing root bays. This could be the answer. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareSpanish Connection Emerges In Case Of Mysterious Qatari Missile Seized In ItalyQatar says it sold the missile, which Italian cops found when arresting a number of neo-fascists earlier this week, to a “friendly nation” in 1994. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019ShareMeet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air MissileConcerns about the improving capabilities of China’s air-to-air missiles pushed the services to quietly begin the program two years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019Share12
BYThomas NewdickApr 4, 2022ShareThe Air Force Plans To Test-Launch A Mysterious New Air-To-Air MissileThe previously unknown Modular Advanced Missile is the latest addition to a growing collection of in-development air dominance missiles. BYThomas NewdickApr 4, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 28, 2021ShareIranian MiG-29 Blasts Target Out Of Sky In Bonkers Low-Level Display (Updated)This is a rare chance to see an Iranian MiG-29 Fulcrum fire an R-73 missile and immediately destroy a target launched by an F-5. BYThomas NewdickOct 28, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 20, 2021ShareNorthrop Grumman Reveals Its “LongShot” Air-Launched Missile-Toting Drone Concept (Updated)A DARPA program is seeking drone concepts that can help extend the range of friendly aircraft and make them less vulnerable in aerial engagements. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 20, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterMay 18, 2021ShareHow The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual CombatLive-fire training is about giving aircrews vital experience outside of the heat of combat and making sure the weapons they would use actually work. BYJamie HunterMay 18, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 17, 2021ShareF-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air MissileThe disclosure of the mysterious weapon reflects U.S. plans to challenge China’s long-range missile developments. BYThomas NewdickMay 17, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 15, 2021ShareTurkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air MissileThe test of Turkey’s first domestically designed air-to-air missile reflects the country’s increasing ability to produce more advanced weaponry. BYThomas NewdickApr 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 10, 2021ShareDARPA Is Developing Aircraft-Launched Missile-Like Drones That Fire Their Own Air-To-Air MissilesThe LongShot program could enable aircraft to engage aerial threats further away, remain less vulnerable while doing so, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 10, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareRussia’s Okhotnik Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Tests Air-To-Air Missiles: ReportThe flying-wing drone has apparently begun tests carrying air-to-air missile surrogates for a planned “fighter-interceptor role.” BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareTiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves ForwardThese miniature weapons could provide a robust hard-kill defensive option for everything from stealth fighters to bombers to tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareNavy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort PlanesThe service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareIsrael Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner MissileStunner’s small frame, blistering speed, dual mode seeker, high maneuverability and hit-to-kill concept could make it the air combat missile to have. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareThe Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades AgoThe primary goal was to give bombers, such as the B-52, a means to destroy Soviet air defense sites and airborne early warning and control aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020ShareIran Equipped Its F-14s With Modified Hawk SAMs That Had Bombs Attached To Their NosesIran, reeling from embargoes, was in desperate need of additional weaponry for its Tomcats during the brutal Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019ShareIs This Mysterious Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tailored To Fit The Su-57’s Side Bays?It has long been unclear what missile the Su-57 was supposed to carry in its wing root bays. This could be the answer. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareSpanish Connection Emerges In Case Of Mysterious Qatari Missile Seized In ItalyQatar says it sold the missile, which Italian cops found when arresting a number of neo-fascists earlier this week, to a “friendly nation” in 1994. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019ShareMeet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air MissileConcerns about the improving capabilities of China’s air-to-air missiles pushed the services to quietly begin the program two years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019Share
