Featured in C-130BYBrett TingleyFeb 14, 2022ShareUnmanned Resupply Gliders Will Take Part In Largest Special Operations Exercise (Updated)Autonomous cargo gliders could get new capabilities, including water landings and radar signature reductions, under a new Pentagon contract. BYBrett TingleyFeb 14, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022ShareAutonomous Resupply Gliders Made Successful Deliveries On Their First Overseas DeploymentThe gliders can be dropped from a variety of aircraft and could revolutionize how the military resupplies small units deployed in the field. BYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2021ShareSpecial Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)Rapid Dragon is intended to offer a way to quickly turn cargo planes into launch platforms for cruise missiles and potentially other payloads. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareC-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In MidairRecent tests demonstrated that a mothership aircraft could launch and recover an X-61A Gremlins drone in flight. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Thomas NewdickSep 21, 2021ShareOur Best Look Yet At ‘Rapid Dragon’ Cargo Plane-Launched Stealth Cruise Missiles In ActionThe concept of arming airlifters with cruise missiles is evolving quickly, which is a big deal for the Air Force, and possibly other air arms as well. BYTyler Rogoway and Thomas NewdickSep 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareHere’s What The U.S. Military Left Behind At Kabul AirportAircraft, vehicles, and at least two defense systems able to shoot down rockets and artillery shells are just some of what was not airlifted out. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareThese Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good.There are no good options and each one has major operational hurdles and glaring pitfalls to overcome. BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareHoneywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)Technical drawings alleged to have been exported to China, among other countries, covered components used on various military aircraft, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 28, 2021ShareF-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle EastFor the first time, the Air Force’s F-15Es have worked as weapons transports, delivering guided bombs to forward operating locations. BYThomas NewdickApr 28, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021ShareFace-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack UpWith tensions rising over energy reserves in the Aegean Sea, the disgruntled neighbors have air arms that are well-equipped and at high readiness. BYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2020ShareAmerica’s East Africa Military Hub Sees Spike In Activity As Somalia Withdrawals ContinueSatellite imagery reveals an unusually large amount of American military aircraft at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareDARPA’s Gremlins Drones Were “Just Inches” From Successfully Being Recovered In FlightPreparations are already underway for more attempts to catch one of the Gremlins drones in mid-air. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020ShareCheck Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In FormationWith a crazy air show season coming to an end, the solo demo teams joined up on a C-130 for a rare and spectacular photo session. BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 17, 2020ShareIsraeli Air Force Jets Touch Down In Germany For Historic Air Combat ExerciseThe Israeli F-16 fighters will train alongside Luftwaffe Eurofighters and conduct commemoration flypasts over sites in Dachau and Munich. BYThomas NewdickAug 17, 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareAir Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In IraqThe aircraft was conducting a nighttime landing at a base north of Baghdad at the time. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020Share12
BYBrett TingleyFeb 14, 2022ShareUnmanned Resupply Gliders Will Take Part In Largest Special Operations Exercise (Updated)Autonomous cargo gliders could get new capabilities, including water landings and radar signature reductions, under a new Pentagon contract. BYBrett TingleyFeb 14, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022ShareAutonomous Resupply Gliders Made Successful Deliveries On Their First Overseas DeploymentThe gliders can be dropped from a variety of aircraft and could revolutionize how the military resupplies small units deployed in the field. BYBrett TingleyFeb 2, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2021ShareSpecial Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)Rapid Dragon is intended to offer a way to quickly turn cargo planes into launch platforms for cruise missiles and potentially other payloads. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareC-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In MidairRecent tests demonstrated that a mothership aircraft could launch and recover an X-61A Gremlins drone in flight. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Thomas NewdickSep 21, 2021ShareOur Best Look Yet At ‘Rapid Dragon’ Cargo Plane-Launched Stealth Cruise Missiles In ActionThe concept of arming airlifters with cruise missiles is evolving quickly, which is a big deal for the Air Force, and possibly other air arms as well. BYTyler Rogoway and Thomas NewdickSep 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareHere’s What The U.S. Military Left Behind At Kabul AirportAircraft, vehicles, and at least two defense systems able to shoot down rockets and artillery shells are just some of what was not airlifted out. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021ShareThese Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good.There are no good options and each one has major operational hurdles and glaring pitfalls to overcome. BYTyler RogowayAug 25, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareHoneywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)Technical drawings alleged to have been exported to China, among other countries, covered components used on various military aircraft, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 28, 2021ShareF-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle EastFor the first time, the Air Force’s F-15Es have worked as weapons transports, delivering guided bombs to forward operating locations. BYThomas NewdickApr 28, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021ShareFace-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack UpWith tensions rising over energy reserves in the Aegean Sea, the disgruntled neighbors have air arms that are well-equipped and at high readiness. BYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2020ShareAmerica’s East Africa Military Hub Sees Spike In Activity As Somalia Withdrawals ContinueSatellite imagery reveals an unusually large amount of American military aircraft at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareDARPA’s Gremlins Drones Were “Just Inches” From Successfully Being Recovered In FlightPreparations are already underway for more attempts to catch one of the Gremlins drones in mid-air. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020ShareCheck Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In FormationWith a crazy air show season coming to an end, the solo demo teams joined up on a C-130 for a rare and spectacular photo session. BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 17, 2020ShareIsraeli Air Force Jets Touch Down In Germany For Historic Air Combat ExerciseThe Israeli F-16 fighters will train alongside Luftwaffe Eurofighters and conduct commemoration flypasts over sites in Dachau and Munich. BYThomas NewdickAug 17, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareAir Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In IraqThe aircraft was conducting a nighttime landing at a base north of Baghdad at the time. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020Share
