Featured in F-22 RaptorBYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 18, 2022ShareF-22s Scrambled To Investigate A Mysterious High-Altitude Balloon Off The Coast Of Hawaii (Updated)The intercept of a suspicious balloon near Kauai’s north shore is peculiar for a number of reasons. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 18, 2022ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJan 13, 2022ShareThe F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally PromisedAn infrared search and track sensor was originally dropped from the F-22 on cost grounds, but now the Air Force wants to try and add it back. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJan 13, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 18, 2021ShareThe Air Force Might Make Two Distinct Versions Of Its Next Multirole Stealth FighterThe NGAD fighter will be able to tackle ground targets and could be produced in long-range and short-range versions. BYThomas NewdickJun 18, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 17, 2021ShareQuestions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)The stealth fighters were reportedly launched to investigate long-range aircraft during Russian naval maneuvers in waters not far from Hawaii. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 17, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021ShareNew Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22The F-22’s days may be numbered, but we now have a little better view as to what they want to replace it with and why. BYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 13, 2021ShareYes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter PlansThe Air Force has confirmed it’s looking at a radical reduction in tactical fighter jet types, but that’s easier said than done. BYThomas NewdickMay 13, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 30, 2021ShareThree New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force BaseAdding 72 of the stealth fighters to its roster will complete a remarkable, albeit controversial, turnaround for the hurricane-hit base. BYThomas NewdickMar 30, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterMar 11, 2021ShareAir Force Combines Wargames To Make The Mother Of All Airpower Testing EventsThe Air Force has melded its Orange and Black Flag test events, and their exotic participants, to bring new capabilities to the fight even faster. BYJamie HunterMar 11, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted DisplayWhile initiatives and tests came and went, the F-22 still doesn’t have a helmet-mounted display a decade and a half after being declared operational. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareOf Course Japan Rejected A Plan For A New Unmanned Fighter Because It Makes No SenseThe unmanned fighter proposal was just one of several options that Tokyo has studied as a replacement for the Mitsubishi F-2. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick DeploymentsA single task force of stealth fighters and rescue aircraft could offer a new model for crisis response missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22 Raptors Have Intercepted Russian Su-35s Near Alaska For the First TimeAs tensions with the United States persist, Russia sends its most advanced fighter jets to join long-range patrols near Alaska. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 18, 2022ShareF-22s Scrambled To Investigate A Mysterious High-Altitude Balloon Off The Coast Of Hawaii (Updated)The intercept of a suspicious balloon near Kauai’s north shore is peculiar for a number of reasons. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 18, 2022Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJan 13, 2022ShareThe F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally PromisedAn infrared search and track sensor was originally dropped from the F-22 on cost grounds, but now the Air Force wants to try and add it back. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJan 13, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 18, 2021ShareThe Air Force Might Make Two Distinct Versions Of Its Next Multirole Stealth FighterThe NGAD fighter will be able to tackle ground targets and could be produced in long-range and short-range versions. BYThomas NewdickJun 18, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 17, 2021ShareQuestions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)The stealth fighters were reportedly launched to investigate long-range aircraft during Russian naval maneuvers in waters not far from Hawaii. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 17, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021ShareNew Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22The F-22’s days may be numbered, but we now have a little better view as to what they want to replace it with and why. BYThomas NewdickMay 14, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 13, 2021ShareYes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter PlansThe Air Force has confirmed it’s looking at a radical reduction in tactical fighter jet types, but that’s easier said than done. BYThomas NewdickMay 13, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 30, 2021ShareThree New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force BaseAdding 72 of the stealth fighters to its roster will complete a remarkable, albeit controversial, turnaround for the hurricane-hit base. BYThomas NewdickMar 30, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterMar 11, 2021ShareAir Force Combines Wargames To Make The Mother Of All Airpower Testing EventsThe Air Force has melded its Orange and Black Flag test events, and their exotic participants, to bring new capabilities to the fight even faster. BYJamie HunterMar 11, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted DisplayWhile initiatives and tests came and went, the F-22 still doesn’t have a helmet-mounted display a decade and a half after being declared operational. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareOf Course Japan Rejected A Plan For A New Unmanned Fighter Because It Makes No SenseThe unmanned fighter proposal was just one of several options that Tokyo has studied as a replacement for the Mitsubishi F-2. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick DeploymentsA single task force of stealth fighters and rescue aircraft could offer a new model for crisis response missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22 Raptors Have Intercepted Russian Su-35s Near Alaska For the First TimeAs tensions with the United States persist, Russia sends its most advanced fighter jets to join long-range patrols near Alaska. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share