Featured in BoeingBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels Have Officially Received Their First F/A-18E Super HornetThe famous flight demonstration team is set to get a total of 18 Super Hornets to replace its existing F/A-18 Hornets by the end of the year. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Carrying A Refueling PodIllinois Senator Tammy Duckworth saw the prototype fitted with the pod during a recent tour of a Boeing facility in her state. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 15, 2020ShareBoeing Says India And Israel Are The Focus For Future Advanced F-15 Eagle SalesWith the Air Force contracting Boeing for as many as 200 F-15EXs, additional exports of advanced Eagles could soon follow suit. BYJamie HunterJul 15, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareSouth Korea Has Already Started A Search For New Airborne Early Warning Radar PlanesAustralia has also signaled that it wants to look for a new platform to replace or at least augment its 737-based E-7 radar jets. BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 13, 2020ShareHere Is Our First Look At One Of Boeing’s New F-15EX Eagle Fighter Jets For The Air ForceAir Force just awarded Boeing a contract worth nearly $23 billion related to these aircraft, which includes the purchase of the first lot. BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2020ShareThis Qatari 747-8i Jumbo Jet For Sale May Be The Worlds Most Lavish Flying Palace (Updated)The massive private jet has just over a thousand hours, is outfitted with an art deco interior fit for a king, and it could be yours! BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareHere’s How Hypersonic Weapons Could Completely Change the Face of WarfareMissiles and aircraft zipping around at Mach five and above could dramatically change how military forces attack and defend. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareChina’s Own “Catfish” Flying Avionics Testbed For The J-20 Fighter EmergesLifting a play from western 5th generation fighter development methodology, China is facing its own challenges with 5th-gen fighter sensor fusion in the air. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share15 Questions With One of VP-5’s ‘Mad Foxes’ on Flying the P-8 PoseidonWe talk with a P-8 pilot about how the jet is rapidly maturing into one of the Pentagon’s most versatile and in-demand assets—one that has now been deployed to most of the major hotspots around the globe. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020ShareBoeing To End 747 Jumbo Jet Production After More Than 50 Years: ReportDemand for the iconic four-engine jet has dwindled in recent years and other factors have further pushed Boeing to stop making them entirely. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020ShareF-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air ForceThe service still plans to hold an open competition to formally decide on what engine will power the bulk of the jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareMysterious Wave Glider Spotted Off Florida Keys Had Electronic Intel Gathering System (Updated)The craft could be part of one of a number of programs aimed at providing persistent maritime surveillance coverage for the U.S. Navy. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2020ShareThe Mysterious Case Of The Air Force’s New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling PastThe aircraft still wears its factory coating and has crude alterations, but its ownership history is just as curious as its configuration. BYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareMore Than Half Of Finland’s F-18 Hornets Take Part In An “Elephant Walk” Readiness DrillThese types of exercises show off an air force’s ability to launch large numbers of aircraft quickly in a crisis. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareTaiwan Wants Land-Based Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Counter Growing Chinese Naval PowerThe announcement comes as both of China’s aircraft carriers may be preparing to work together in a first-of-its-kind exercise. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareThe Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has BegunThe artificial intelligence-driven suite of systems could be flying loyal wingman type drones operationally in just a few years. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareGet Your First Look At The Navy’s Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test JetThis is the first of two jets the Navy will use for initial testing ahead of starting to receive fully upgraded jets later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2020ShareNavy Needed Targets To Mimic Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles So They Bought Real Ones From RussiaAfter the fall of the Soviet Union, the Navy acquired the same Kh-31 missiles that threatened its ships and made them into anti-ship missile targets. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2020ShareBoeing Is Being Paid $84 Million Just For Manuals For New Air Force One JetNothing is cheap in aviation and especially when it comes to flying the President, but an F-35’s worth of manuals is amazing to comprehend. BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2020ShareWatch Boeing’s F-15QA For Qatar Make A Spectacular “Viking Takeoff” On Its First FlightThe F-15QA is now the most advanced variant of the venerable Eagle that has ever flown. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareBehold Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone It Is Building For The Royal Australian Air ForceThe company is planning for the prototype to make its first flight later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel ExcessivelyThe announcement comes weeks after the Air Force said it would not use the aircraft for aerial refueling missions except in a major emergency. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareSale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes RevealedThe US Air Force says it won’t use the tankers for aerial refueling, except in an emergency, until critical fixes are completed years down the road. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareBoeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout HelicopterThe Army expects the winning design will replace nearly half of its AH-64 Apaches, which are also Boeing products. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareGeneral Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10sThe Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareNavy EA-18G Teamed With Two Other Growlers Flying Semi-Autonomously As Loyal WingmenAlthough the test is a promising step toward manned-unmanned air combat teaming, it is an echo of a much more promising past. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareAir Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision SystemAmid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareNavy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track PodThe infrared sensor is part of the Navy’s Block III upgrade program and will give its Super Hornets much needed new air-to-air capabilities. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareWatch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)The KC-46 has a number of issues with its refueling boom including requiring more force to connect with receiver aircraft than its predecessors. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareBoeing’s Starliner Spacecraft Got Confused And Won’t Reach The International Space StationThis launch was supposed to be an uncrewed end-to-end test ahead of a mission carrying real astronauts scheduled to take place next year. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareCrisis Averted As New Crew Successfully Blasts Off To The International Space StationAn earlier failed launch could have left the station operating in a risky unmanned mode. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph 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 1, 2019ShareThese Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and NukesThe presentations provide a window into what kinds of information he was receiving, and how, during a particularly critical time in history. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBehold Arguably The Most Spectacular Photo Of NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft EverThe Shuttle Program wouldn’t have been possible without these magnificent flying beasts of burden. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Time Air Force One Took Evasive Maneuvers To Defend Itself Against Syrian MiGsThe obscure incident is a reminder that Air Force One was and still is very much a military machine with crews prepared for anything. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2019ShareDisney’s Plan To Fly X-Wings Over Star Wars Park Speaks To Perception Manipulation TacticsIt looks like Boeing and Disney’s Imagineers have joined forces to make flyable X-Wings and it should remind us that seeing shouldn’t mean believing. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2019ShareBoeing Conducts Flight Test Of Surrogate Drones For Australia’s Loyal Wingman ProgramThe program is using lower-end jet drones to help demonstrate the concept that will eventually use stealthy fighter-sized drones. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareThis Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 EnginesThe new engines are larger and are encased in square nacelles. The extra power could allow the Chinook to better compete with Sikorsky’s CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBoeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53KA CH-47 with the upgraded engines could present an all-new challenge to the troubled CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019ShareV-22 Ospreys Still At Risk From Sand And Dust As Navy Attempts Third Engine Filter RedesignA new Pentagon report reveals that the existing particle separators cannot meet certain specifications for operation in desert environments. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019ShareJapan Cleared To Transform 98 Of Its F-15J Eagles Into “Japanese Super Interceptors”The new configuration includes a new radar, mission computer, electronic warfare suite, and will also ensure the F-15J flies for Japan for years to come. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 28, 2019ShareHere’s What We Know The Shadowy X-37B Was Up To During Its Record 780 Days In SpaceThe experimental X-37B is blazing a trail to new and more flexible space-based capabilities as threats to existing assets in orbit grow. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 28, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Stingray Carrier-Based Tanker Drone Demonstrator Flies For The First TimeThe company will be working with this test asset for at least the next two years as it crafts its first full prototypes for the U.S. Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2019ShareAir Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully OperationalProblems with the boom operator’s vision system and the boom itself persist and a recently disclosed issue prevents the aircraft from carrying cargo. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New T-X Jet Trainer Now Has An Official Name And DesignationThe jet’s name pays homage to the Tuskegee Airmen who fought against the Nazis and the racial biases that plagued the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII. BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter DevelopmentIndian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNavy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC SquadronsThe service will use the retired aircraft as parts sources to keep other jets flyable before turning those planes over to the Marines. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareWhite House’s Claim That Trump Cut Cost Of Final Air Force One Deal Just Doesn’t Add UpThe president has reportedly shaved more than a billion dollars from the project’s price tag, but the stated cost remains the same as its always been. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine JetsLockheed Martin led the existing competition with its F-16IN Viper, but will now likely face Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and France’s Rafale. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareSuper Hornet Will Compete In Canada’s Fighter Contest As US Navy Funds Conformal Fuel TanksA trade dispute may hurt Boeing’s chances of winning, but the project’s so fraught with issues Canada has banned competitors from talking about it. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North KoreaThe improved 33,000 pound bunker busters would be a key part of any “bloody nose” strike on the reclusive communist country. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”At a certain point, political opposition may not be enough to prevent more than 100 Warthogs from ending up unflyable. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNow The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less FuelThe service is firming up requirements for its re-engine effort as it plans to keep the bombers in service past 2050. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBoeing Unveils Prototype For The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone Tanker Competition (Updated)After teasing the reveal on social media, we finally get our first peak at the company’s clean-sheet, aircraft carrier-borne, unmanned tanker design. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52sThe service wants to modify each of the 76 bombers and possibly buy more 600 new engines as part of a multi-part deal. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBoeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super HornetsThe service life extension program will give the jets thousands more flight hours, but could include other upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareCanada Gets Desperate After Trade Dispute Upends Super Hornet PlansSpat between Bombardier and Boeing has Canadian officials scrounging abroad for second-hand F/A-18s. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHere Are Some Technical Highlights We Saw at the Air Force Association ExpoVendors brought models, mock ups, and samples of aircraft, weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Next Air Force One Aircraft Will Not Be Able to Refuel in MidairThe change seems almost entirely driven by the USAF’s desire to match one of President Trump’s off-the-cuff claims. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass CockpitDigital displays and other systems, along with improved software, could keep the aircraft going for more than 80 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareTrump Says Finland Is Buying New F/A-18 Hornets. They’re Not.The President made the incorrect claim before rambling incoherently about the size of the Finnish military. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBoeing Made A Six Minute Long Cartoon About Re-Engining the B-52The plane maker that built the bombers says only a new engine will keep the jets flying for the next 30 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNext Air Force One Will Be Orphaned Jumbo Jet Ordered By Defunct Russian AirlineU.S. Air Force looks to save money by buying abandoned airliners Boeing first built for now bankrupt Russian airline. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe United States and Australia Quietly Test Hypersonic MissilesWhile the latest tests gather scientific data, the USAF is looking for companies could build an actual weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share12345
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels Have Officially Received Their First F/A-18E Super HornetThe famous flight demonstration team is set to get a total of 18 Super Hornets to replace its existing F/A-18 Hornets by the end of the year. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At Boeing’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Carrying A Refueling PodIllinois Senator Tammy Duckworth saw the prototype fitted with the pod during a recent tour of a Boeing facility in her state. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 21, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 15, 2020ShareBoeing Says India And Israel Are The Focus For Future Advanced F-15 Eagle SalesWith the Air Force contracting Boeing for as many as 200 F-15EXs, additional exports of advanced Eagles could soon follow suit. BYJamie HunterJul 15, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareSouth Korea Has Already Started A Search For New Airborne Early Warning Radar PlanesAustralia has also signaled that it wants to look for a new platform to replace or at least augment its 737-based E-7 radar jets. BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 13, 2020ShareHere Is Our First Look At One Of Boeing’s New F-15EX Eagle Fighter Jets For The Air ForceAir Force just awarded Boeing a contract worth nearly $23 billion related to these aircraft, which includes the purchase of the first lot. BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2020ShareThis Qatari 747-8i Jumbo Jet For Sale May Be The Worlds Most Lavish Flying Palace (Updated)The massive private jet has just over a thousand hours, is outfitted with an art deco interior fit for a king, and it could be yours! BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareHere’s How Hypersonic Weapons Could Completely Change the Face of WarfareMissiles and aircraft zipping around at Mach five and above could dramatically change how military forces attack and defend. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareChina’s Own “Catfish” Flying Avionics Testbed For The J-20 Fighter EmergesLifting a play from western 5th generation fighter development methodology, China is facing its own challenges with 5th-gen fighter sensor fusion in the air. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share15 Questions With One of VP-5’s ‘Mad Foxes’ on Flying the P-8 PoseidonWe talk with a P-8 pilot about how the jet is rapidly maturing into one of the Pentagon’s most versatile and in-demand assets—one that has now been deployed to most of the major hotspots around the globe. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020ShareBoeing To End 747 Jumbo Jet Production After More Than 50 Years: ReportDemand for the iconic four-engine jet has dwindled in recent years and other factors have further pushed Boeing to stop making them entirely. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020ShareF-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air ForceThe service still plans to hold an open competition to formally decide on what engine will power the bulk of the jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareMysterious Wave Glider Spotted Off Florida Keys Had Electronic Intel Gathering System (Updated)The craft could be part of one of a number of programs aimed at providing persistent maritime surveillance coverage for the U.S. Navy. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2020ShareThe Mysterious Case Of The Air Force’s New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling PastThe aircraft still wears its factory coating and has crude alterations, but its ownership history is just as curious as its configuration. BYTyler RogowayJun 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareMore Than Half Of Finland’s F-18 Hornets Take Part In An “Elephant Walk” Readiness DrillThese types of exercises show off an air force’s ability to launch large numbers of aircraft quickly in a crisis. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareTaiwan Wants Land-Based Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Counter Growing Chinese Naval PowerThe announcement comes as both of China’s aircraft carriers may be preparing to work together in a first-of-its-kind exercise. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareThe Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has BegunThe artificial intelligence-driven suite of systems could be flying loyal wingman type drones operationally in just a few years. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareGet Your First Look At The Navy’s Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test JetThis is the first of two jets the Navy will use for initial testing ahead of starting to receive fully upgraded jets later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2020ShareNavy Needed Targets To Mimic Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles So They Bought Real Ones From RussiaAfter the fall of the Soviet Union, the Navy acquired the same Kh-31 missiles that threatened its ships and made them into anti-ship missile targets. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2020ShareBoeing Is Being Paid $84 Million Just For Manuals For New Air Force One JetNothing is cheap in aviation and especially when it comes to flying the President, but an F-35’s worth of manuals is amazing to comprehend. BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2020ShareWatch Boeing’s F-15QA For Qatar Make A Spectacular “Viking Takeoff” On Its First FlightThe F-15QA is now the most advanced variant of the venerable Eagle that has ever flown. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareBehold Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone It Is Building For The Royal Australian Air ForceThe company is planning for the prototype to make its first flight later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel ExcessivelyThe announcement comes weeks after the Air Force said it would not use the aircraft for aerial refueling missions except in a major emergency. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareSale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes RevealedThe US Air Force says it won’t use the tankers for aerial refueling, except in an emergency, until critical fixes are completed years down the road. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareBoeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout HelicopterThe Army expects the winning design will replace nearly half of its AH-64 Apaches, which are also Boeing products. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareGeneral Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10sThe Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020ShareNavy EA-18G Teamed With Two Other Growlers Flying Semi-Autonomously As Loyal WingmenAlthough the test is a promising step toward manned-unmanned air combat teaming, it is an echo of a much more promising past. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareAir Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision SystemAmid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareNavy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track PodThe infrared sensor is part of the Navy’s Block III upgrade program and will give its Super Hornets much needed new air-to-air capabilities. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020ShareWatch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)The KC-46 has a number of issues with its refueling boom including requiring more force to connect with receiver aircraft than its predecessors. BYTyler RogowayJan 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareBoeing’s Starliner Spacecraft Got Confused And Won’t Reach The International Space StationThis launch was supposed to be an uncrewed end-to-end test ahead of a mission carrying real astronauts scheduled to take place next year. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareCrisis Averted As New Crew Successfully Blasts Off To The International Space StationAn earlier failed launch could have left the station operating in a risky unmanned mode. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019Share
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 1, 2019ShareThese Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and NukesThe presentations provide a window into what kinds of information he was receiving, and how, during a particularly critical time in history. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBehold Arguably The Most Spectacular Photo Of NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft EverThe Shuttle Program wouldn’t have been possible without these magnificent flying beasts of burden. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Time Air Force One Took Evasive Maneuvers To Defend Itself Against Syrian MiGsThe obscure incident is a reminder that Air Force One was and still is very much a military machine with crews prepared for anything. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2019ShareDisney’s Plan To Fly X-Wings Over Star Wars Park Speaks To Perception Manipulation TacticsIt looks like Boeing and Disney’s Imagineers have joined forces to make flyable X-Wings and it should remind us that seeing shouldn’t mean believing. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2019ShareBoeing Conducts Flight Test Of Surrogate Drones For Australia’s Loyal Wingman ProgramThe program is using lower-end jet drones to help demonstrate the concept that will eventually use stealthy fighter-sized drones. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareThis Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 EnginesThe new engines are larger and are encased in square nacelles. The extra power could allow the Chinook to better compete with Sikorsky’s CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBoeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53KA CH-47 with the upgraded engines could present an all-new challenge to the troubled CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019ShareV-22 Ospreys Still At Risk From Sand And Dust As Navy Attempts Third Engine Filter RedesignA new Pentagon report reveals that the existing particle separators cannot meet certain specifications for operation in desert environments. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019ShareJapan Cleared To Transform 98 Of Its F-15J Eagles Into “Japanese Super Interceptors”The new configuration includes a new radar, mission computer, electronic warfare suite, and will also ensure the F-15J flies for Japan for years to come. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 28, 2019ShareHere’s What We Know The Shadowy X-37B Was Up To During Its Record 780 Days In SpaceThe experimental X-37B is blazing a trail to new and more flexible space-based capabilities as threats to existing assets in orbit grow. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 28, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019ShareBoeing’s MQ-25 Stingray Carrier-Based Tanker Drone Demonstrator Flies For The First TimeThe company will be working with this test asset for at least the next two years as it crafts its first full prototypes for the U.S. Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2019ShareAir Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully OperationalProblems with the boom operator’s vision system and the boom itself persist and a recently disclosed issue prevents the aircraft from carrying cargo. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New T-X Jet Trainer Now Has An Official Name And DesignationThe jet’s name pays homage to the Tuskegee Airmen who fought against the Nazis and the racial biases that plagued the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII. BYTyler RogowaySep 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter DevelopmentIndian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNavy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC SquadronsThe service will use the retired aircraft as parts sources to keep other jets flyable before turning those planes over to the Marines. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareWhite House’s Claim That Trump Cut Cost Of Final Air Force One Deal Just Doesn’t Add UpThe president has reportedly shaved more than a billion dollars from the project’s price tag, but the stated cost remains the same as its always been. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine JetsLockheed Martin led the existing competition with its F-16IN Viper, but will now likely face Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and France’s Rafale. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareSuper Hornet Will Compete In Canada’s Fighter Contest As US Navy Funds Conformal Fuel TanksA trade dispute may hurt Boeing’s chances of winning, but the project’s so fraught with issues Canada has banned competitors from talking about it. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North KoreaThe improved 33,000 pound bunker busters would be a key part of any “bloody nose” strike on the reclusive communist country. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”At a certain point, political opposition may not be enough to prevent more than 100 Warthogs from ending up unflyable. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNow The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less FuelThe service is firming up requirements for its re-engine effort as it plans to keep the bombers in service past 2050. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBoeing Unveils Prototype For The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone Tanker Competition (Updated)After teasing the reveal on social media, we finally get our first peak at the company’s clean-sheet, aircraft carrier-borne, unmanned tanker design. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52sThe service wants to modify each of the 76 bombers and possibly buy more 600 new engines as part of a multi-part deal. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBoeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super HornetsThe service life extension program will give the jets thousands more flight hours, but could include other upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareCanada Gets Desperate After Trade Dispute Upends Super Hornet PlansSpat between Bombardier and Boeing has Canadian officials scrounging abroad for second-hand F/A-18s. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHere Are Some Technical Highlights We Saw at the Air Force Association ExpoVendors brought models, mock ups, and samples of aircraft, weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Next Air Force One Aircraft Will Not Be Able to Refuel in MidairThe change seems almost entirely driven by the USAF’s desire to match one of President Trump’s off-the-cuff claims. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass CockpitDigital displays and other systems, along with improved software, could keep the aircraft going for more than 80 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareTrump Says Finland Is Buying New F/A-18 Hornets. They’re Not.The President made the incorrect claim before rambling incoherently about the size of the Finnish military. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBoeing Made A Six Minute Long Cartoon About Re-Engining the B-52The plane maker that built the bombers says only a new engine will keep the jets flying for the next 30 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNext Air Force One Will Be Orphaned Jumbo Jet Ordered By Defunct Russian AirlineU.S. Air Force looks to save money by buying abandoned airliners Boeing first built for now bankrupt Russian airline. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe United States and Australia Quietly Test Hypersonic MissilesWhile the latest tests gather scientific data, the USAF is looking for companies could build an actual weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share