Featured in F-22BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2021ShareF-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In FloridaThe pilot did not need to eject, but was taken to an on-base medical facility for an evaluation after the mishap. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2020ShareStealthy XQ-58 Drone Busts The Networking Logjam Between F-22 And F-35During a major test, the drone acted as an airborne translator for the F-22 and F-35, while also flying in formation alongside them. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThis Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely InsanePhotographing three different U.S. Air Force tactical jets with gobs of vapor pouring off of them while flying in formation is far from common. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYJamie 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, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareF-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War IngenuityIt was the Air Force’s first supersonic interceptor. In order to obtain that title, it carried its weapons internally via some remarkable engineering. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThis F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie SetVery few things are simple in the fighter aircraft business, including storing and moving around giant external fuel tanks. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 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 NewdickOct 30, 2020ShareIt’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next FighterAerospace firms in the United States and the United Kingdom are likely to compete for work in co-developing Japan’s next-generation combat aircraft. BYThomas NewdickOct 30, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 3, 2020SharePhotos Show South Korea’s Next-Generation Fighter Jet Rapidly Taking ShapeProduction of the first of South Korea’s KF-X advanced fighter prototypes has advanced to an impressive degree. BYThomas NewdickSep 3, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020ShareF-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical RegionEielson Air Force Base’s huge new F-35 wing will rapidly become one of the U.S. Air Force’s most important units. BYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020ShareThis Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is BonkersThe video highlights just how much fly-by-wire automation is needed to make the Raptor’s super maneuverability a reality. BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareStudy On Restarting F-22 Production Has Finally Arrived, Here’s The VerdictThe report has finally been delivered to the House Armed Services Committee, and its secret, but its findings are already emerging. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareChina’s Own “Catfish” Flying Avionics Testbed For The J-20 Fighter EmergesLifting a play from western 5th generation fighter development methodology, China is facing its own challenges with 5th-gen fighter sensor fusion in the air. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareF-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With ItThe Raptor will never reach its full potential without a helmet mounted display, something that was promised with the jet nearly 30 years ago. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThe Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth TankerFielding a stealthy tanker would go a long way to remedy the USAF’s near-sighted practice of betting heavily on relatively short-ranged stealth fighters, but it won’t be cheap. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareNow the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start BandwagonAnother pass in the ongoing dogfight of priorities within the USAF. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020ShareF-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training PlanF-22s, which are in notoriously short supply, could perform other duties, including playing the bad guy, if new pilots needed fewer training sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareF-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)The Raptor was on a local training mission when the pilot was forced to eject. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 12, 2020ShareWatch Every F-22 Raptor Air Show Maneuver From Inside The Cockpit For The First TimeExperience the F-22 Raptor’s extreme agility like never before. BYTyler RogowayApr 12, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2020ShareHere Is What The Pentagon Is Not Answering About The Air Force And Recent UFO EncountersThe Air Force attempted to answer our questions, but the DoD official in charge of UFO inquiries didn’t share their findings or anything at all. BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2020ShareThis Slow Motion Footage Of An F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is MesmerizingThe clip shows all the work being done by the Raptor’s huge control surfaces and thrust vectoring nozzles to make the maneuvers happen. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareSetting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape StormsOutrage over F-22s left behind at Tyndall AFB as Michael hit and statements saying they should have all been flown away are divorced from reality. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThese Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are FascinatingThe photos are a reminder of just how much work goes into keeping the F-22’s skin ready for combat and the amazing science behind its stealthy design. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2019ShareBehold The Nellis Air Power Demonstration In All Its Flare Popping GloryNo other air base on earth can put on a display quite like this! BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019ShareAir Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each OtherAn XQ-58 working as a stealthy data fusion and relay node would give America’s two stealth fighters the ability to fight together like never before. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019ShareNavy Super Hornets Hit Big 80 Percent Readiness Goal, But Sustaining It Is Another Question (Updated)Air Force F-16s look set to be the only other U.S. fighter jets to reach this goal, which former Secretary of Defense Mattis laid out last year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 18, 2019ShareIs Raytheon’s Pint-Sized Peregrine The Air-To-Air Missile The Pentagon Has Been Waiting For?The new missile would give fighter jets more magazine depth, which is especially valuable for stealth fighters that carry their weapons internally. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 6, 2019Share“B-21s With Air-To-Air Capabilities,” Drones, Not 6th Gen Fighters To Dominate Future Air CombatThe Air Force’s vision of the future of aerial combat has evolved greatly as of late and has moved away from plans for new, costly manned fighters. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 6, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareUpgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border WallThe Air Force had planned to award contracts for the infrastructure improvements, including a specialized repair facility, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 4, 2019ShareThe AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range MissileThe Navy is still funding work on a new rocket motor and other features that could fundamentally change the character of this “dogfighting” missile. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 4, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 22, 2019ShareYou Have To See The Rest Of This Shot Of An F-22 Tearing Across A Stormy Chicago SkylineThe epic image shows an F-22 rocketing past Hancock Tower as it pours vapor due to some very moist conditions. BYTyler RogowayAug 22, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019ShareCheck Out This Totally Stripped Thunderbird F-16C Taking Off From Hill AFB’s TaxiwayWith its main runway down for repair, Hill AFB’s thin taxiway is being used by aircraft getting overhauled at the installation’s service centers. BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2019ShareThese Exhilarating F-35 and F-22 Twilight Afterburner Passes Will Start Your Week Off RightRaptors and Lightnings tore up the skies over Oshkosh as the sun was setting last week resulting in this teeth-rattling video! BYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareHere’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A YearWe finally see the study that was oddly classified on arrival and it has new relevance based on Japan’s desire for a new stealth fighter. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMassive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil WarThree hour battle with Assad’s forces is a reminder that other parties may not give the US the choice of staying out of Syria’s civil war. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War RiseThe major exercise comes after North Korea’s test of a new monster missile and amid confusing US policy pronouncements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Is Adding a Newish F-22 to its Fleet of Flight Test RaptorsPulled from storage, the Raptor will help test a variety of modifications, possibly including classified upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareF-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran TensionsThe deployment comes after Iranian forces shot down a Navy drone last week, which pushed the United States and Iran to the brink of open conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2019ShareAir Force Admits F-22 Raptors Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Target On TimeThe service says it has made real progress toward that goal, but keeping availability rates up in the long term could still be challenging. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareTurkey Rolls Out A Mock-Up Of Its Indigenous Stealth Fighter To An Uncertain FutureSouring relations with the United States could have a serious impact on the Turkish fighter program, including its choice of engines. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2019ShareRaptor Nest: To Escape Hurricane Matthew, Dozens Of F-22s Migrate West From Langley AFB32 Raptors, worth many billions of dollars, all stuffed at the end of an apron is an impressive sight. BYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareCompany Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF ManualsThe charges stem from an online purchase in 2011 that ultimately led to a U.S. government sting operation. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2019ShareWatch This Ultra Rare Cockpit Video Of An F-22 Raptor Blasting Through The SkiesThe USAF is suddenly loosening its restrictions on video shot from inside the cockpits of its stealth combat aircraft. BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 24, 2019ShareLockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: ReportAccess to the F-35’s millions of lines of code could help sweeten the deal for Japan over other competing offers. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 24, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareWe Finally Know How Many F-22s Were Left Behind At Tyndall AFB During Hurricane MichaelOur initial reporting right after the storm hit stating that 30 percent of Tyndall’s Raptors were left behind has proven to be accurate. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareTyndall Air Force Base In Ruins After Michael, Fighter Jets Seen Inside Roofless HangarsThe sprawling installation has been devastated by Michael, with aircraft having been exposed to the elements after hangar roofs blew away. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2019ShareU.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has BegunThe Joint Strike Fighters will fill the gap left by the recent departure of the service’s F-22 Raptors and bring new capabilities, as well. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 29, 2019ShareThe USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor CentralThe proposal would put more than a third of the entire F-22 fleet in one place. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 29, 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 RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareRetired General Says F-22 Production Was Killed So That A New Bomber Could LiveOther revelations include the Next Generation Bomber was to be armed with air-to-air missiles and the B-21 is indeed one part of a family of systems. BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 17, 2019ShareTake In These Gorgeous Photos Of A B-2 And F-22s Soaring Together Over HawaiiB-2s are back in Oahu and this time around they got some pics alongside some resident F-22 Raptors over backdrops that only Hawaii can provide. BYTyler RogowayJan 17, 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, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Have Dozens Of F-35s Take The Place Of F-22s At Rebuilt Tyndall Air Force BaseA new Air Force plan would send the Raptors elsewhere for good, but rebuild the hurricane devastated base to accommodate three new squadrons. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareThe Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come BackThe base’s Raptors are moving to four other locations indefinitely and the fate of other aircraft that weathered Hurricane Michael remains unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareUSAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane MichaelThe service is trying to figure out why its assessments of how strong the buildings were got battered in the storm, too. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2018ShareF-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Side After Making Emergency Landing In AlaskaThe mishap is at least the third in just the last six months in which an F-22 suffered damage while landing. BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 10, 2018ShareTyndall Air Force Base, Home Of F-22 Training, Just Took A Bullseye Hit From Hurricane MichaelMichael’s eye passed directly over the coastal installation and could have caused significant damage to the critically important air base. BYTyler RogowayOct 10, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 3, 2018ShareThe YF-23’s Weapons Bay Layout Was One Of Its Best Features And One Of Its WorstNorthrop’s entry into the ATF tender had a big, ambiguous weapons bay that likely hurt its chances of being selected but would be prized today. BYTyler RogowayOct 3, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2018ShareStealth Pushes Forward: B-2s Refuel On Wake Island, F-22s Fly From Austere Base In MideastAmerica’s most capable and complex combat aircraft are beginning to operate from new, untraditional locales with minimal support. BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 31, 2018ShareLockheed Pitching U.S. Air Force On F-22-F-35 Hybrid Fighter Intended For JapanThere is an increasing possibility that the United States and Japan may join forces on the project, which could offer big benefits to both countries. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 31, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareWatchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate ForceA new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don’t require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareNorthrop Grumman Wants In On Japan’s Stealth Fighter ProjectJapanese officials have already talked with Lockheed Martin and are hoping a foreign partnership will help push the project forward. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2018ShareFlorida Air Base Hangar Turns Into A Raptor’s Nest As F-22s Take Refuge From AlbertoWith a tropical storm bearing down on the region, a flock of America’s most prized fighters is being stored indoors at Tyndall AFB. BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2018Share123
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2021ShareF-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In FloridaThe pilot did not need to eject, but was taken to an on-base medical facility for an evaluation after the mishap. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2020ShareStealthy XQ-58 Drone Busts The Networking Logjam Between F-22 And F-35During a major test, the drone acted as an airborne translator for the F-22 and F-35, while also flying in formation alongside them. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 15, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThis Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely InsanePhotographing three different U.S. Air Force tactical jets with gobs of vapor pouring off of them while flying in formation is far from common. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
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
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareF-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War IngenuityIt was the Air Force’s first supersonic interceptor. In order to obtain that title, it carried its weapons internally via some remarkable engineering. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThis F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie SetVery few things are simple in the fighter aircraft business, including storing and moving around giant external fuel tanks. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 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 NewdickOct 30, 2020ShareIt’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next FighterAerospace firms in the United States and the United Kingdom are likely to compete for work in co-developing Japan’s next-generation combat aircraft. BYThomas NewdickOct 30, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 3, 2020SharePhotos Show South Korea’s Next-Generation Fighter Jet Rapidly Taking ShapeProduction of the first of South Korea’s KF-X advanced fighter prototypes has advanced to an impressive degree. BYThomas NewdickSep 3, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020ShareF-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical RegionEielson Air Force Base’s huge new F-35 wing will rapidly become one of the U.S. Air Force’s most important units. BYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020ShareThis Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is BonkersThe video highlights just how much fly-by-wire automation is needed to make the Raptor’s super maneuverability a reality. BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareStudy On Restarting F-22 Production Has Finally Arrived, Here’s The VerdictThe report has finally been delivered to the House Armed Services Committee, and its secret, but its findings are already emerging. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareChina’s Own “Catfish” Flying Avionics Testbed For The J-20 Fighter EmergesLifting a play from western 5th generation fighter development methodology, China is facing its own challenges with 5th-gen fighter sensor fusion in the air. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareF-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With ItThe Raptor will never reach its full potential without a helmet mounted display, something that was promised with the jet nearly 30 years ago. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThe Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth TankerFielding a stealthy tanker would go a long way to remedy the USAF’s near-sighted practice of betting heavily on relatively short-ranged stealth fighters, but it won’t be cheap. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareNow the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start BandwagonAnother pass in the ongoing dogfight of priorities within the USAF. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020ShareF-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training PlanF-22s, which are in notoriously short supply, could perform other duties, including playing the bad guy, if new pilots needed fewer training sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareF-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)The Raptor was on a local training mission when the pilot was forced to eject. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 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
BYTyler RogowayApr 12, 2020ShareWatch Every F-22 Raptor Air Show Maneuver From Inside The Cockpit For The First TimeExperience the F-22 Raptor’s extreme agility like never before. BYTyler RogowayApr 12, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2020ShareHere Is What The Pentagon Is Not Answering About The Air Force And Recent UFO EncountersThe Air Force attempted to answer our questions, but the DoD official in charge of UFO inquiries didn’t share their findings or anything at all. BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2020ShareThis Slow Motion Footage Of An F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is MesmerizingThe clip shows all the work being done by the Raptor’s huge control surfaces and thrust vectoring nozzles to make the maneuvers happen. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareSetting The Record Straight On Why Fighter Jets Can’t All Simply Fly Away To Escape StormsOutrage over F-22s left behind at Tyndall AFB as Michael hit and statements saying they should have all been flown away are divorced from reality. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThese Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are FascinatingThe photos are a reminder of just how much work goes into keeping the F-22’s skin ready for combat and the amazing science behind its stealthy design. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2019ShareBehold The Nellis Air Power Demonstration In All Its Flare Popping GloryNo other air base on earth can put on a display quite like this! BYTyler RogowayNov 21, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019ShareAir Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each OtherAn XQ-58 working as a stealthy data fusion and relay node would give America’s two stealth fighters the ability to fight together like never before. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019ShareNavy Super Hornets Hit Big 80 Percent Readiness Goal, But Sustaining It Is Another Question (Updated)Air Force F-16s look set to be the only other U.S. fighter jets to reach this goal, which former Secretary of Defense Mattis laid out last year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 18, 2019ShareIs Raytheon’s Pint-Sized Peregrine The Air-To-Air Missile The Pentagon Has Been Waiting For?The new missile would give fighter jets more magazine depth, which is especially valuable for stealth fighters that carry their weapons internally. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 6, 2019Share“B-21s With Air-To-Air Capabilities,” Drones, Not 6th Gen Fighters To Dominate Future Air CombatThe Air Force’s vision of the future of aerial combat has evolved greatly as of late and has moved away from plans for new, costly manned fighters. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowaySep 6, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareUpgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border WallThe Air Force had planned to award contracts for the infrastructure improvements, including a specialized repair facility, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 4, 2019ShareThe AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range MissileThe Navy is still funding work on a new rocket motor and other features that could fundamentally change the character of this “dogfighting” missile. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 4, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 22, 2019ShareYou Have To See The Rest Of This Shot Of An F-22 Tearing Across A Stormy Chicago SkylineThe epic image shows an F-22 rocketing past Hancock Tower as it pours vapor due to some very moist conditions. BYTyler RogowayAug 22, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019ShareCheck Out This Totally Stripped Thunderbird F-16C Taking Off From Hill AFB’s TaxiwayWith its main runway down for repair, Hill AFB’s thin taxiway is being used by aircraft getting overhauled at the installation’s service centers. BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2019ShareThese Exhilarating F-35 and F-22 Twilight Afterburner Passes Will Start Your Week Off RightRaptors and Lightnings tore up the skies over Oshkosh as the sun was setting last week resulting in this teeth-rattling video! BYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareHere’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A YearWe finally see the study that was oddly classified on arrival and it has new relevance based on Japan’s desire for a new stealth fighter. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMassive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil WarThree hour battle with Assad’s forces is a reminder that other parties may not give the US the choice of staying out of Syria’s civil war. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War RiseThe major exercise comes after North Korea’s test of a new monster missile and amid confusing US policy pronouncements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Is Adding a Newish F-22 to its Fleet of Flight Test RaptorsPulled from storage, the Raptor will help test a variety of modifications, possibly including classified upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019ShareF-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran TensionsThe deployment comes after Iranian forces shot down a Navy drone last week, which pushed the United States and Iran to the brink of open conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2019ShareAir Force Admits F-22 Raptors Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Target On TimeThe service says it has made real progress toward that goal, but keeping availability rates up in the long term could still be challenging. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareTurkey Rolls Out A Mock-Up Of Its Indigenous Stealth Fighter To An Uncertain FutureSouring relations with the United States could have a serious impact on the Turkish fighter program, including its choice of engines. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2019ShareRaptor Nest: To Escape Hurricane Matthew, Dozens Of F-22s Migrate West From Langley AFB32 Raptors, worth many billions of dollars, all stuffed at the end of an apron is an impressive sight. BYTyler RogowayMay 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareCompany Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF ManualsThe charges stem from an online purchase in 2011 that ultimately led to a U.S. government sting operation. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2019ShareWatch This Ultra Rare Cockpit Video Of An F-22 Raptor Blasting Through The SkiesThe USAF is suddenly loosening its restrictions on video shot from inside the cockpits of its stealth combat aircraft. BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 24, 2019ShareLockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: ReportAccess to the F-35’s millions of lines of code could help sweeten the deal for Japan over other competing offers. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 24, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareWe Finally Know How Many F-22s Were Left Behind At Tyndall AFB During Hurricane MichaelOur initial reporting right after the storm hit stating that 30 percent of Tyndall’s Raptors were left behind has proven to be accurate. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019ShareTyndall Air Force Base In Ruins After Michael, Fighter Jets Seen Inside Roofless HangarsThe sprawling installation has been devastated by Michael, with aircraft having been exposed to the elements after hangar roofs blew away. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2019ShareU.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has BegunThe Joint Strike Fighters will fill the gap left by the recent departure of the service’s F-22 Raptors and bring new capabilities, as well. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 29, 2019ShareThe USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor CentralThe proposal would put more than a third of the entire F-22 fleet in one place. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 29, 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 RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareRetired General Says F-22 Production Was Killed So That A New Bomber Could LiveOther revelations include the Next Generation Bomber was to be armed with air-to-air missiles and the B-21 is indeed one part of a family of systems. BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 17, 2019ShareTake In These Gorgeous Photos Of A B-2 And F-22s Soaring Together Over HawaiiB-2s are back in Oahu and this time around they got some pics alongside some resident F-22 Raptors over backdrops that only Hawaii can provide. BYTyler RogowayJan 17, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Have Dozens Of F-35s Take The Place Of F-22s At Rebuilt Tyndall Air Force BaseA new Air Force plan would send the Raptors elsewhere for good, but rebuild the hurricane devastated base to accommodate three new squadrons. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareThe Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come BackThe base’s Raptors are moving to four other locations indefinitely and the fate of other aircraft that weathered Hurricane Michael remains unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareUSAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane MichaelThe service is trying to figure out why its assessments of how strong the buildings were got battered in the storm, too. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2018ShareF-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Side After Making Emergency Landing In AlaskaThe mishap is at least the third in just the last six months in which an F-22 suffered damage while landing. BYTyler RogowayOct 11, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 10, 2018ShareTyndall Air Force Base, Home Of F-22 Training, Just Took A Bullseye Hit From Hurricane MichaelMichael’s eye passed directly over the coastal installation and could have caused significant damage to the critically important air base. BYTyler RogowayOct 10, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 3, 2018ShareThe YF-23’s Weapons Bay Layout Was One Of Its Best Features And One Of Its WorstNorthrop’s entry into the ATF tender had a big, ambiguous weapons bay that likely hurt its chances of being selected but would be prized today. BYTyler RogowayOct 3, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2018ShareStealth Pushes Forward: B-2s Refuel On Wake Island, F-22s Fly From Austere Base In MideastAmerica’s most capable and complex combat aircraft are beginning to operate from new, untraditional locales with minimal support. BYTyler RogowaySep 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 31, 2018ShareLockheed Pitching U.S. Air Force On F-22-F-35 Hybrid Fighter Intended For JapanThere is an increasing possibility that the United States and Japan may join forces on the project, which could offer big benefits to both countries. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 31, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareWatchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate ForceA new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don’t require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareNorthrop Grumman Wants In On Japan’s Stealth Fighter ProjectJapanese officials have already talked with Lockheed Martin and are hoping a foreign partnership will help push the project forward. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2018ShareFlorida Air Base Hangar Turns Into A Raptor’s Nest As F-22s Take Refuge From AlbertoWith a tropical storm bearing down on the region, a flock of America’s most prized fighters is being stored indoors at Tyndall AFB. BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2018Share