Featured in F-15CBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2021ShareInfrared Search And Track Pods Spotted On USAF F-15 Eagles Based In JapanThe long-awaited arrival of infrared search and track pods represents a big capability boost for Kadena Air Base’s F-15s. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareF-15 Uses New Infrared Pod To Shoot Down Target F-16 With AIM-120 MissileThe F-15’s new Infrared Search and Track pod has just proved its ability to provide targeting data needed to make a long-range missile kill. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 28, 2021ShareC-17 Pilot Who Made That Intense Takeoff From Portland Explains The ManeuverCrews have to train to be able to operate from short airfields and get into the air quick enough to avoid getting riddled with hostile fire. BYTyler RogowayJul 28, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareLegion Infrared Search And Track Pods Can Now Carry Their Own Datalinks For More Lethal TargetingA new datalink in the IRST pod not only boosts accuracy but could serve as a future communications pathway. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMay 10, 2021ShareKratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg TrialsFlying autonomously alongside an F-16, the drone now has a large serpentine air intake and what appears to be an infrared search and track sensor. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMay 10, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 12, 2021ShareBehold The Air Force’s Updated F-15 Eagle Family Portrait Including The New F-15EXThe Air Force just took delivery of its first F-15 in 17 years, and that’s a very exciting thing. BYTyler RogowayMar 12, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2021ShareF-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb TransporterThe plan isn’t for the jet to drop a full load of smart bombs on enemy targets, but to carry its own reloads and spare bombs for stealth jets. BYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareThe Air Force’s New F-15EX Eagle Just Took To The Sky For The First Time (Updated)The flight comes nearly 50 years after the F-15A first flew. This latest Eagle iteration is set to replace the USAF’s F-15C/D fleet, and maybe more. BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareBYPatrick KoepkeDec 21, 2020ShareAn Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15Aircraft have their own unique personalities. One F-15 Eagle, in particular, had an especially ‘colorful’ disposition and history, to say the least. BYPatrick KoepkeDec 21, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareF-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two WarsCesar “Rico” Rodriguez gives a remarkable account of how he brought down three enemy fighters, two during Desert Storm and one during Allied Force. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareAir Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War GamesPast participants recall incredible highlights from the big international exercise that plays out over Australia’s vast Northern Territory. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before LandingThe jet’s landing gear malfunctioned and it had to refuel with its gear down multiple times as a plan to safely ditch its ordnance came together. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 14, 2020SharePortland Air National Guard Base Will Be Home To The First Operational F-15EX Eagle UnitThe 142nd Fighter Wing will transition to the F-15EX after the schoolhouse in Klamath Falls receives the type. BYTyler RogowayAug 14, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareF-15 Eagle Seen Loaded With Loyal Wingman Drone For Previously Unknown TestsF-15s carrying loyal wingmen into the fight is a fascinating proposition, but what these tests could be for beyond that is even more intriguing. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareFully Armed Kadena F-15 Eagles Soar Over Saudi Arabia Wearing Some Awesome Nose ArtU.S. Air Force F-15 squadrons lead the way when it comes to keeping the tradition alive of painting-up their aircraft while on deployment. BYJamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020ShareSenate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next BudgetA proposed draft of the annual defense policy bill would prohibit services from getting rid of certain aircraft and order them to buy more of others. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020Share12
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2021ShareInfrared Search And Track Pods Spotted On USAF F-15 Eagles Based In JapanThe long-awaited arrival of infrared search and track pods represents a big capability boost for Kadena Air Base’s F-15s. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareF-15 Uses New Infrared Pod To Shoot Down Target F-16 With AIM-120 MissileThe F-15’s new Infrared Search and Track pod has just proved its ability to provide targeting data needed to make a long-range missile kill. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 28, 2021ShareC-17 Pilot Who Made That Intense Takeoff From Portland Explains The ManeuverCrews have to train to be able to operate from short airfields and get into the air quick enough to avoid getting riddled with hostile fire. BYTyler RogowayJul 28, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareLegion Infrared Search And Track Pods Can Now Carry Their Own Datalinks For More Lethal TargetingA new datalink in the IRST pod not only boosts accuracy but could serve as a future communications pathway. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMay 10, 2021ShareKratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg TrialsFlying autonomously alongside an F-16, the drone now has a large serpentine air intake and what appears to be an infrared search and track sensor. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMay 10, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 12, 2021ShareBehold The Air Force’s Updated F-15 Eagle Family Portrait Including The New F-15EXThe Air Force just took delivery of its first F-15 in 17 years, and that’s a very exciting thing. BYTyler RogowayMar 12, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2021ShareF-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb TransporterThe plan isn’t for the jet to drop a full load of smart bombs on enemy targets, but to carry its own reloads and spare bombs for stealth jets. BYThomas NewdickMar 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021ShareThe Air Force’s New F-15EX Eagle Just Took To The Sky For The First Time (Updated)The flight comes nearly 50 years after the F-15A first flew. This latest Eagle iteration is set to replace the USAF’s F-15C/D fleet, and maybe more. BYThomas NewdickFeb 2, 2021Share
BYPatrick KoepkeDec 21, 2020ShareAn Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15Aircraft have their own unique personalities. One F-15 Eagle, in particular, had an especially ‘colorful’ disposition and history, to say the least. BYPatrick KoepkeDec 21, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareF-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two WarsCesar “Rico” Rodriguez gives a remarkable account of how he brought down three enemy fighters, two during Desert Storm and one during Allied Force. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareAir Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War GamesPast participants recall incredible highlights from the big international exercise that plays out over Australia’s vast Northern Territory. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before LandingThe jet’s landing gear malfunctioned and it had to refuel with its gear down multiple times as a plan to safely ditch its ordnance came together. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 14, 2020SharePortland Air National Guard Base Will Be Home To The First Operational F-15EX Eagle UnitThe 142nd Fighter Wing will transition to the F-15EX after the schoolhouse in Klamath Falls receives the type. BYTyler RogowayAug 14, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareF-15 Eagle Seen Loaded With Loyal Wingman Drone For Previously Unknown TestsF-15s carrying loyal wingmen into the fight is a fascinating proposition, but what these tests could be for beyond that is even more intriguing. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 21, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareFully Armed Kadena F-15 Eagles Soar Over Saudi Arabia Wearing Some Awesome Nose ArtU.S. Air Force F-15 squadrons lead the way when it comes to keeping the tradition alive of painting-up their aircraft while on deployment. BYJamie HunterJul 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020ShareSenate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next BudgetA proposed draft of the annual defense policy bill would prohibit services from getting rid of certain aircraft and order them to buy more of others. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2020Share
