The Extraordinary Story Of The Last Fighter Mission Over Afghanistan
F-15E Strike Eagle crews watched over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and were overhead as the final C-17 took off.
Tag: Close Air Support
Night Stalker Special Ops Helicopters Now In Kabul Could Be Critical To Evacuation (Updated)
The elite Night Stalkers provides multiple capabilities for this operation, but its ability to supply unrivaled surgical close air support may be most valuable.
Navy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over Kabul
The Pentagon says American combat aircraft are covering the evacuations, but have not flown shows of force maneuvers or carried out any strikes.
The Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal Ship
A non-maritime patrol variant of the P-8 could provide the Air Force with a flexible platform for augmenting the bomber force and much more.
F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage
F-16 pilot Edward Linch recounts a harrowing mission over war-torn Iraq that resulted in him being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
This Man Owns The World’s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets
We talked to the owner of Air USA about probably the most incredible private aircraft purchase of all time and the future of his adversary business.
DARPA Wants Millions To Design An Unmanned ‘Flying Gun’ Under Its New Gunslinger Program
Tucked away inside the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s most recent budget proposal is a request for millions of dollars to explore what one could best describe as an unmanned flying gun pod capable of engaging targets on the ground and it in the air. This comes around a year and a half after DARPA first announced it was working on what it called a “Flying Missile Rail” that combat jets could use to simply carry AIM-120 air-to-air missiles under their wings or launch like a drone, which would then engage aerial targets with those weapons.
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Idahoans Sue Air Force To Stop It From Using Their Towns For Targeting Practice
The USAF wants to use towns in Idaho for urban close air support drills, but some citizens say they never had a proper warning or a say in the matter.
A-10s Come To The Rescue Of Desperate Troops In Afghanistan In This Awesome Gun Camera Footage
The video is another reminder of the thoroughbred close air support capabilities the A-10 and its specially trained pilots bring to the fight.