Featured in C-17BYThomas NewdickDec 3, 2020ShareChina’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet EnginesThe Y-20, China’s largest indigenous aircraft, needs new, more powerful engines to reach its full potential. BYThomas NewdickDec 3, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyOct 14, 2020ShareThe Military’s Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17’s Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated)A new partnership with SpaceX and other companies could revolutionize how quickly the DoD can deliver cargo worldwide, but major questions remain. BYBrett TingleyOct 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareWatch This C-17 Crew Experience Sinister-Looking St. Elmo’s FireThe phenomenon occurs when electricity in the air causes it to glow in a very eerie way around parts of an aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareAirlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of GuamThe operation saw Air Force C-17s laden with airborne troops fly thousands of miles across the Pacific to raid Andersen AFB. BYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020ShareHawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In HonoluluBehold an amazing display of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s resident airpower. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon TrucksA palletized munition system would allow the Air Force to turn its cargo aircraft into low-cost strike platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 2, 2019ShareWhat Aircraft Snuck Trump Out Of Florida On His Way To Afghanistan For Thanksgiving?We have the likely answer as well as some major questions as to how Air Force One was able to reach Afghanistan without aerial refueling. BYTyler RogowayDec 2, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 26, 2019ShareAustralia Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Is A Fantasy But Other Options ExistThe chances of Australia being allowed or actually wanting to buy B-21s is next to none, but it doesn’t need them to chuck missiles far from home. BYTyler RogowayNov 26, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 30, 2019ShareThis Cockpit Video Of An Aussie C-17 Dodging Skyscrapers Is A Must WatchWe finally get to see what rocketing at low-level through Brisbane for its annual Rivefire celebration looks like from inside a C-17A Globemaster III. BYTyler RogowaySep 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2019ShareWait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?The Air Force says it might just source chase cars there if it can’t cut through various red tape to fly them. Why isn’t it doing that already? BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New Base In Niger Is Getting A Major Addition Before It Even OpensSatellite imagery shows work on a new hangar with a separate apron and taxiway as the base gets set to open for flying operations later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2019ShareThis C-17 Rocketed Through Star Wars Canyon Like A Fighter JetThe big cargo hauler executed a knife edge turn and dived down into the canyon in a way that would make an F-16 blush. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThat Massive Cross-Country USAF Airlift Exercise Was the Largest of Its Kind, EverThe service’s latest Joint Forcible Entry Exercise looked like a particularly impressive spectacle, because it was. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareUSAF Wants More Airlift Capacity But With C-17 Out Of Production What Could Provide It?Not all airlift sorties involve landing on short fields or hauling tanks. Commercial types offer better reliability and efficiency for many missions. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 8, 2019ShareThose Lights In The Sky Seen Across The U.S. Were Big Formations Of Military AirliftersThe armada of transports are likely participating in a large scale drill called Joint Forceable Entry Exercise. BYTyler RogowayApr 8, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2019Share24 F-22 Raptors Do The “Elephant Walk” In Alaska To Tout Their Readiness To Fight (Updated)Roughly 20 percent of the Air Force’s entire combat coded F-22 fleet was on a single runway at one time for a massive show of force drill. BYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2019ShareCheck Out This Crazy Shot Of A C-17 Ingesting A Big Bird On Takeoff At The Avalon Air ShowEven the Air Force’s mightiest jets are far from immune from the danger posed by low-flying birds. BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2019ShareDocs Show US To Massively Expand Footprint At Jordanian Air Base Amid Spats With Turkey, IraqTens of millions of dollars will turn this base in Jordan into a new major regional hub for combat jets, drones, cargo planes, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 29, 2018ShareRussia Wants To Replace Its Giant An-124 Airlifters With Updated Decades-Old DesignIlyushin began working on the IL-106 decades ago, but an updated version is in the works that aims to replace the An-124 and possibly other aircraft. BYTyler RogowayDec 29, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 26, 2018ShareTrump Is Finally Winging His Way To The Middle East To Visit The Troops (Updated)After much criticism, it appears that the 45th Commander In Chief is visiting his deployed forces in the turbulent CENTCOM area of operations BYTyler RogowayDec 26, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018ShareA USAF C-17 Flew A Secretive Mission Into Yemen To Rescue Wounded Emirati Troops In 2017Congress may be debating pulling the plug on U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in the country, but America’s own shadowy war will continue. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2018ShareConga Lines Of USAF Airlifters Filled The Night Sky Across U.S. For Joint Forcible Entry DrillNo, those lights in the sky aren’t Santa and company on a dry run. They’re the U.S. Air Force practicing to make good on its own naughty or nice list. BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 8, 2018ShareBoeing Is Selling Off Its Historic C-17 Production Line Facility In Long BeachThe property could be attractive to space launch and other aerospace firms, but there are also proposals to completely transform the area. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 8, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 4, 2018ShareCinema Aero: These Are The Aviation Videos You Absolutely Must Watch From The Last WeekThe past seven days have provided absolutely thrilling videos of some incredible and even downright dangerous flying. BYTyler RogowayOct 4, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareUSAF C-17 Brings Remains Of American Troops To Osan Air Base From North KoreaTrump had elicited a pledge from North Korea’s Kim to reboot this repatriation effort during their summit in Singapore. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2018ShareCheck Out These Sweet Aerial Photos From The Royal Air Force’s Centenary Flypast RehearsalThe impressive display of air power is just a taste of what will be seen over Buckingham Palace on July 10th. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2018ShareWatch This Special Ops Team Toss Their Stealthy Boats And Themselves Out Of A C-17Special Warfare Combat-craft Crewmen and their Combat Craft Assault boats perform the ultimate high-dive out the back of a USAF cargo jet. BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 1, 2017ShareMattis Used The USAF’s Flying Airstream Trailer “Silver Bullet” Pod On Afghanistan TripThe recreational vehicle turned flying command and control unit and executive suite may soon be replaced by a much more elaborate system. BYTyler RogowayOct 1, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2016ShareThis C-17 Drops A Convoy Of Hummers From 5,000 Feet Like A BossIt’s all about access. BYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2016Share12
BYThomas NewdickDec 3, 2020ShareChina’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet EnginesThe Y-20, China’s largest indigenous aircraft, needs new, more powerful engines to reach its full potential. BYThomas NewdickDec 3, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyOct 14, 2020ShareThe Military’s Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17’s Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated)A new partnership with SpaceX and other companies could revolutionize how quickly the DoD can deliver cargo worldwide, but major questions remain. BYBrett TingleyOct 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020ShareWatch This C-17 Crew Experience Sinister-Looking St. Elmo’s FireThe phenomenon occurs when electricity in the air causes it to glow in a very eerie way around parts of an aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020ShareAirlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of GuamThe operation saw Air Force C-17s laden with airborne troops fly thousands of miles across the Pacific to raid Andersen AFB. BYTyler RogowayJun 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020ShareHawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In HonoluluBehold an amazing display of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s resident airpower. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon TrucksA palletized munition system would allow the Air Force to turn its cargo aircraft into low-cost strike platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 2, 2019ShareWhat Aircraft Snuck Trump Out Of Florida On His Way To Afghanistan For Thanksgiving?We have the likely answer as well as some major questions as to how Air Force One was able to reach Afghanistan without aerial refueling. BYTyler RogowayDec 2, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 26, 2019ShareAustralia Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Is A Fantasy But Other Options ExistThe chances of Australia being allowed or actually wanting to buy B-21s is next to none, but it doesn’t need them to chuck missiles far from home. BYTyler RogowayNov 26, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 30, 2019ShareThis Cockpit Video Of An Aussie C-17 Dodging Skyscrapers Is A Must WatchWe finally get to see what rocketing at low-level through Brisbane for its annual Rivefire celebration looks like from inside a C-17A Globemaster III. BYTyler RogowaySep 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2019ShareWait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?The Air Force says it might just source chase cars there if it can’t cut through various red tape to fly them. Why isn’t it doing that already? BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New Base In Niger Is Getting A Major Addition Before It Even OpensSatellite imagery shows work on a new hangar with a separate apron and taxiway as the base gets set to open for flying operations later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2019ShareThis C-17 Rocketed Through Star Wars Canyon Like A Fighter JetThe big cargo hauler executed a knife edge turn and dived down into the canyon in a way that would make an F-16 blush. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThat Massive Cross-Country USAF Airlift Exercise Was the Largest of Its Kind, EverThe service’s latest Joint Forcible Entry Exercise looked like a particularly impressive spectacle, because it was. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019ShareUSAF Wants More Airlift Capacity But With C-17 Out Of Production What Could Provide It?Not all airlift sorties involve landing on short fields or hauling tanks. Commercial types offer better reliability and efficiency for many missions. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 8, 2019ShareThose Lights In The Sky Seen Across The U.S. Were Big Formations Of Military AirliftersThe armada of transports are likely participating in a large scale drill called Joint Forceable Entry Exercise. BYTyler RogowayApr 8, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2019Share24 F-22 Raptors Do The “Elephant Walk” In Alaska To Tout Their Readiness To Fight (Updated)Roughly 20 percent of the Air Force’s entire combat coded F-22 fleet was on a single runway at one time for a massive show of force drill. BYTyler RogowayMar 27, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2019ShareCheck Out This Crazy Shot Of A C-17 Ingesting A Big Bird On Takeoff At The Avalon Air ShowEven the Air Force’s mightiest jets are far from immune from the danger posed by low-flying birds. BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2019ShareDocs Show US To Massively Expand Footprint At Jordanian Air Base Amid Spats With Turkey, IraqTens of millions of dollars will turn this base in Jordan into a new major regional hub for combat jets, drones, cargo planes, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 29, 2018ShareRussia Wants To Replace Its Giant An-124 Airlifters With Updated Decades-Old DesignIlyushin began working on the IL-106 decades ago, but an updated version is in the works that aims to replace the An-124 and possibly other aircraft. BYTyler RogowayDec 29, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 26, 2018ShareTrump Is Finally Winging His Way To The Middle East To Visit The Troops (Updated)After much criticism, it appears that the 45th Commander In Chief is visiting his deployed forces in the turbulent CENTCOM area of operations BYTyler RogowayDec 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018ShareA USAF C-17 Flew A Secretive Mission Into Yemen To Rescue Wounded Emirati Troops In 2017Congress may be debating pulling the plug on U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in the country, but America’s own shadowy war will continue. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2018ShareConga Lines Of USAF Airlifters Filled The Night Sky Across U.S. For Joint Forcible Entry DrillNo, those lights in the sky aren’t Santa and company on a dry run. They’re the U.S. Air Force practicing to make good on its own naughty or nice list. BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 8, 2018ShareBoeing Is Selling Off Its Historic C-17 Production Line Facility In Long BeachThe property could be attractive to space launch and other aerospace firms, but there are also proposals to completely transform the area. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 8, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 4, 2018ShareCinema Aero: These Are The Aviation Videos You Absolutely Must Watch From The Last WeekThe past seven days have provided absolutely thrilling videos of some incredible and even downright dangerous flying. BYTyler RogowayOct 4, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareUSAF C-17 Brings Remains Of American Troops To Osan Air Base From North KoreaTrump had elicited a pledge from North Korea’s Kim to reboot this repatriation effort during their summit in Singapore. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2018ShareCheck Out These Sweet Aerial Photos From The Royal Air Force’s Centenary Flypast RehearsalThe impressive display of air power is just a taste of what will be seen over Buckingham Palace on July 10th. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2018ShareWatch This Special Ops Team Toss Their Stealthy Boats And Themselves Out Of A C-17Special Warfare Combat-craft Crewmen and their Combat Craft Assault boats perform the ultimate high-dive out the back of a USAF cargo jet. BYTyler RogowayApr 21, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 1, 2017ShareMattis Used The USAF’s Flying Airstream Trailer “Silver Bullet” Pod On Afghanistan TripThe recreational vehicle turned flying command and control unit and executive suite may soon be replaced by a much more elaborate system. BYTyler RogowayOct 1, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2016ShareThis C-17 Drops A Convoy Of Hummers From 5,000 Feet Like A BossIt’s all about access. BYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2016Share