Featured in fighter jetsBYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021ShareNavy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over KabulThe Pentagon says American combat aircraft are covering the evacuations, but have not flown shows of force maneuvers or carried out any strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareSkunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret AircraftSkunk Works’ knack for innovation enters the “digital” age with a factory able to spit out advanced aircraft faster and cheaper than ever before. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareLawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing DesignsLegislators have concerns about potentially serious tactical airpower gaps amid a shift in resources to new advanced fighter development projects. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2021ShareDozens Of Chinese Warplanes Fly South Of Taiwan After Beijing Blasts Criticism From G7A recent joint statement from the G7 group of industrialized nations had called for the easing of tensions on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 20, 2021ShareNorthrop Grumman Reveals Its “LongShot” Air-Launched Missile-Toting Drone Concept (Updated)A DARPA program is seeking drone concepts that can help extend the range of friendly aircraft and make them less vulnerable in aerial engagements. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021ShareToday’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force GeneralComments from one of the Air Force’s top officers adds fuel to a newly-swirling and already fiery debate about the future F-35 program, as a whole. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2021ShareAir Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In BelgiumThough an ‘open secret,’ the Belgian government does not confirm or deny it hosts these weapons, which its F-16 fighter jets could carry in a crisis. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2021ShareWatch A Saudi F-15 Fighter Swoop In Low To Blast A Houthi Rebel Drone Out Of The SkyThe action-packed clip underscores the immense expenditure of resources on the part of the Saudis to respond to these relatively low-cost threats. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph 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 TrevithickMar 11, 2021ShareF-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air ForceThe formal delivery of the Air Force’s first new F-15 in years comes as the service is looking at making major changes to its force structure plans. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 10, 2021ShareDARPA Is Developing Aircraft-Launched Missile-Like Drones That Fire Their Own Air-To-Air MissilesThe LongShot program could enable aircraft to engage aerial threats further away, remain less vulnerable while doing so, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2021ShareFlood Of Chinese Aircraft South Of Taiwan Continues Days After Mock Attack Runs On U.S. CarrierChinese bombers, fighters, and other military aircraft started flying markedly more sorties in the area just days after President Biden took office. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 28, 2020ShareF-16 Pops Flares Grabbing Trump’s Attention After Plane Strays Into Airspace Over RallyTrump and the crowd below were not exactly sure what was going on, but cheered as the F-16 intercepted the wayward aircraft. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2020ShareTurkey’s Forward Deployed F-16s In Azerbaijan Have Moved To A New BaseIt seems the Turkish F-16s left their original base of operations in Azerbaijan after the area came under Armenian attack. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 7, 2020ShareSatellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To AzerbaijanF-16s appear to have remained in Azerbaijan long after Turkey sent them there for an exercise months ago, despite denials from Ankara and Baku. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareTurkey And Azerbaijan Deny Turkish F-16 Fighter Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Attack JetThe Armenian claim, which is so far unsubstantiated, follows days of major fighting with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2020ShareNew F-16s Will All Be Sold In A Single Base Model Configuration With A Standardized PriceLockheed Martin says the new sales concept will save time and money, both in the contracting process and when it comes to actually producing the jets. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020ShareB-52 Bombers Fly Unprecedented Patrol Along Edge Of Russian-Controlled Territory In Ukraine (Updated)American and British spy planes lurked in the Black Sea during the B-52’s highly unique visit to Ukrainian airspace. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2020ShareRussian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic SeaThe incident took place on the same day another Flanker performed an unsafe maneuver very close to a B-52 flying over the Black Sea. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020ShareHere’s How The U.S. Could Allay Israeli Concerns Over Selling F-35s To UAEIsrael is presently the only F-35 operator in the Middle East and Israeli officials and politicians have been vocal about keeping it that way. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2020ShareSix B-52 Strategic Bombers Fly Alongside Norwegian Fighters In A Clear Signal To RussiaThe latest deployment of the nuclear-capable bombers to Europe comes amid ongoing nuclear arms control negotiations with Moscow. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2020ShareBoeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To CanadaBoeing’s Super Hornet is now formally competing against Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Saab’s Gripen E to become Canada’s next fighter jet. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels Have Officially Received Their First F/A-18E Super HornetThe famous flight demonstration team is set to get a total of 18 Super Hornets to replace its existing F/A-18 Hornets by the end of the year. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareThis Crazy Video Of An F-14 Tomcat Blasting By Another At High-Altitude Will Make Your DayVF-31 ‘Tomcatters” F-14D is seen raging through the skies during the final weeks of the type’s service in 2006. BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareApproval Of Mega F-35 Sale For Japan Is A Huge Step Towards Its Aircraft Carrier AmbitionsJapan would become the second-largest Lightning II operator in the world if it bought all 105 jets in the proposed deal. BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareIsrael Is Getting A Single F-35 Test Jet Unlike Any OtherThe Israeli Air Force’s special testbed will only make the country’s Joint Strike Fighter fleet more unique. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020ShareF-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air ForceThe service still plans to hold an open competition to formally decide on what engine will power the bulk of the jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2020ShareHere’s Who’s In The Running To Build The Royal Air Force’s First Loyal Wingman DronesThese drones could eventually fly together with the RAF’s F-35s and future Tempest fighter jets and will be a key part of its broader unmanned future. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareCanada Cleared To Upgrade Its Aging CF-18 Hornets With New Radars, AIM-9X SidewindersThe Royal Canadian Air Force is looking at a Hornet Extension Program amid an ongoing saga over buying new fighter jets that it needed years ago. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJun 16, 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2020ShareMiG-29 Fighter Jet Reportedly Appears Over Key Libyan City That Is Now Under SiegeSeparately, Turkish warships blocked the Greek Navy from boarding a cargo ship in the Mediterranean suspected of carrying arms to Libya. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareTaiwanese Fighters Drive Off Chinese Jets After Navy Transport Plane Flies Over The IslandThe unusual flight certainly caught the attention of Beijing, which appears to be more focused on Taiwan’s independence than ever before. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareMore Than Half Of Finland’s F-18 Hornets Take Part In An “Elephant Walk” Readiness DrillThese types of exercises show off an air force’s ability to launch large numbers of aircraft quickly in a crisis. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2020ShareManned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like ShowdownThe planned test is part of a project to develop an artificial intelligence-driven drone that could change the face of air combat. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareB-1B Bombers Fly With Ukrainian Flankers and MiGs Over The Black Sea For First Time EverMiGs from Poland and Romania, as well as other foreign fighter jets and tankers, also took part in the long-range training sortie. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2020ShareThe Navy’s Next Jet Trainer Won’t Be Able To Land Or Take Off From An Aircraft CarrierThis would be a huge change for the Navy’s tactical jet Naval Aviator training pipeline. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2020ShareWe’ve Got A Close Up Look At Syria’s MiG-29s And It Isn’t PrettyAfter nearly a decade of fighting and international sanctions, the jets are looking very rough. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 27, 2020SharePhotographer Hikes Sequoia National Forest To Get Insane Shots Of Fighter Jets Blasting ByThe photos you are about to see required intense planning, long off-trail hikes, and facing certain dangers to capture. The results are well worth it. BYTyler RogowayApr 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareWatch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain AirportThe French jet makes an incredibly steep descent before it comes zooming in low and touches down. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2020ShareWatch Boeing’s F-15QA For Qatar Make A Spectacular “Viking Takeoff” On Its First FlightThe F-15QA is now the most advanced variant of the venerable Eagle that has ever flown. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020ShareAir Force Wants To Acquire Losing T-X Jet Trainers To Help Revolutionize Pilot TrainingThe Air Force wants advanced jet trainers to start experimenting with radical new pilot training concepts now before its first T-7A Red Hawks arrive. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2020ShareElon Musk Says Era Of Fighter Jet Is Over And F-35 Should Have Drone CompetitorThe SpaceX and Tesla founder pulled no punches in his remarks, which are bound to raise the eyebrows of Air Force and defense industry officials. BYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareA Swedish Air Force Gripen Fighter Jet Just Literally Bombed A Forest FireOfficials decided to try this approach to help contain a fire spreading at a military training range that is threatening nearby communities. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareTop Gun 2’s Aerial Coordinator Describes The Cameraships That Captured The Flying MagicPlanes, helicopters, and drones grabbed the aerial footage for the film, including of “high-energy” dogfights, that so many of us are waiting to see. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019ShareA Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2’s Flying Sequences Were ShotThe production team on the film is making the case that nothing like this has been done before and may not be done ever again. BYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareMysterious Airspace Violation That Triggered D.C. Lockdowns Highlights Air Defense ChallengesReports now say a flock of birds, a balloon, or something else, may have been the culprit, but the response to it was telling, regardless. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2019ShareOur Analysis Of New Info And Video From The Raid That Killed ISIS Head Al BaghdadiNew facts, videos, and imagery give new insights as to how U.S. forces got to the compound and then obliterated it after the operation was complete. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 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 TrevithickSep 17, 2019ShareHere’s The Air Force’s Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five YearsThe service says it can outpace potential enemies by producing multiple short runs of fighters in tiny periods of time. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 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 TrevithickAug 30, 2019ShareCheck Out These Photos Of USAF B-2s And RAF F-35Bs Flying Together For The First TimeThree B-2s are in the United Kingdom to take part in various training exercises including these first-of-their-kind sorties with foreign F-35s. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019Share“We’re Buying This One?” Turkey’s Erdogan Asks Putin In Front Of Su-57 Fighter At Air ShowTurkey is in the market for a new advanced fighter after getting locked out of the F-35 program over its purchase of the S-400 air defense system. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2019ShareTaiwan Announces It’s Getting New Block 70 F-16s As U.S. Government Advances DealThe process of approving the sale remains informal, but Taiwan and Congress are treating it like a done deal and its still sure to enrage China. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareStealthy Flying Wing Jet Pin Among Others From China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corp EmergesThe pin design shares numerous similarities to an equally curious unnamed drone that China unveiled at the biennial Zhuhai Airshow in 2018. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2019ShareMoscow Disputes Seoul’s Account Of Unprecedented Aerial Altercation Over Sea Of JapanSouth Korea says its F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets fired a total of 360 warning shots after a Russian A-50 radar plane flew near disputed islets. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareSpanish Connection Emerges In Case Of Mysterious Qatari Missile Seized In ItalyQatar says it sold the missile, which Italian cops found when arresting a number of neo-fascists earlier this week, to a “friendly nation” in 1994. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019ShareU.S. OKs Sales of M1 Abrams Tanks, Stinger Missiles To Taiwan, But Where Are The F-16s?Any arms sales to Taiwan will prompt Chinese protests, but the fighter jet deal is a “red line” that would threaten U.S.-China trade negotiations. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2019ShareTurkey Reportedly Hoarding Spare F-16 Parts As It Faces Sanctions Over S-400 PurchasesThe Turkish military is also said to be stockpiling spares for other systems amid fears the U.S. could block access to much more than the F-35. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter DevelopmentIndian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNavy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC SquadronsThe service will use the retired aircraft as parts sources to keep other jets flyable before turning those planes over to the Marines. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareRussia Admits Su-57s Were In Syria But Claims They Left After Just Two DaysRussian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu offers the first official confirmation, but his comments raise more questions than they answer. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine JetsLockheed Martin led the existing competition with its F-16IN Viper, but will now likely face Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and France’s Rafale. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDid Russia Just Send Su-57 Stealth Fighters to Syria? (Updated)Even if these reports turn out to be false, it’s still likely only a matter of time before these aircraft make an appearance in the conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share1234
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021ShareNavy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over KabulThe Pentagon says American combat aircraft are covering the evacuations, but have not flown shows of force maneuvers or carried out any strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareSkunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret AircraftSkunk Works’ knack for innovation enters the “digital” age with a factory able to spit out advanced aircraft faster and cheaper than ever before. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareLawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing DesignsLegislators have concerns about potentially serious tactical airpower gaps amid a shift in resources to new advanced fighter development projects. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2021ShareDozens Of Chinese Warplanes Fly South Of Taiwan After Beijing Blasts Criticism From G7A recent joint statement from the G7 group of industrialized nations had called for the easing of tensions on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 20, 2021ShareNorthrop Grumman Reveals Its “LongShot” Air-Launched Missile-Toting Drone Concept (Updated)A DARPA program is seeking drone concepts that can help extend the range of friendly aircraft and make them less vulnerable in aerial engagements. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021ShareToday’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force GeneralComments from one of the Air Force’s top officers adds fuel to a newly-swirling and already fiery debate about the future F-35 program, as a whole. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2021ShareAir Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In BelgiumThough an ‘open secret,’ the Belgian government does not confirm or deny it hosts these weapons, which its F-16 fighter jets could carry in a crisis. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2021ShareWatch A Saudi F-15 Fighter Swoop In Low To Blast A Houthi Rebel Drone Out Of The SkyThe action-packed clip underscores the immense expenditure of resources on the part of the Saudis to respond to these relatively low-cost threats. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2021Share
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 TrevithickMar 11, 2021ShareF-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air ForceThe formal delivery of the Air Force’s first new F-15 in years comes as the service is looking at making major changes to its force structure plans. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 10, 2021ShareDARPA Is Developing Aircraft-Launched Missile-Like Drones That Fire Their Own Air-To-Air MissilesThe LongShot program could enable aircraft to engage aerial threats further away, remain less vulnerable while doing so, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2021ShareFlood Of Chinese Aircraft South Of Taiwan Continues Days After Mock Attack Runs On U.S. CarrierChinese bombers, fighters, and other military aircraft started flying markedly more sorties in the area just days after President Biden took office. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 28, 2020ShareF-16 Pops Flares Grabbing Trump’s Attention After Plane Strays Into Airspace Over RallyTrump and the crowd below were not exactly sure what was going on, but cheered as the F-16 intercepted the wayward aircraft. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2020ShareTurkey’s Forward Deployed F-16s In Azerbaijan Have Moved To A New BaseIt seems the Turkish F-16s left their original base of operations in Azerbaijan after the area came under Armenian attack. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 7, 2020ShareSatellite Images Confirm Turkish F-16 Fighters Secretly Deployed To AzerbaijanF-16s appear to have remained in Azerbaijan long after Turkey sent them there for an exercise months ago, despite denials from Ankara and Baku. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020ShareTurkey And Azerbaijan Deny Turkish F-16 Fighter Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Attack JetThe Armenian claim, which is so far unsubstantiated, follows days of major fighting with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2020ShareNew F-16s Will All Be Sold In A Single Base Model Configuration With A Standardized PriceLockheed Martin says the new sales concept will save time and money, both in the contracting process and when it comes to actually producing the jets. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020ShareB-52 Bombers Fly Unprecedented Patrol Along Edge Of Russian-Controlled Territory In Ukraine (Updated)American and British spy planes lurked in the Black Sea during the B-52’s highly unique visit to Ukrainian airspace. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2020ShareRussian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic SeaThe incident took place on the same day another Flanker performed an unsafe maneuver very close to a B-52 flying over the Black Sea. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020ShareHere’s How The U.S. Could Allay Israeli Concerns Over Selling F-35s To UAEIsrael is presently the only F-35 operator in the Middle East and Israeli officials and politicians have been vocal about keeping it that way. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2020ShareSix B-52 Strategic Bombers Fly Alongside Norwegian Fighters In A Clear Signal To RussiaThe latest deployment of the nuclear-capable bombers to Europe comes amid ongoing nuclear arms control negotiations with Moscow. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2020ShareBoeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To CanadaBoeing’s Super Hornet is now formally competing against Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Saab’s Gripen E to become Canada’s next fighter jet. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels Have Officially Received Their First F/A-18E Super HornetThe famous flight demonstration team is set to get a total of 18 Super Hornets to replace its existing F/A-18 Hornets by the end of the year. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020ShareThis Crazy Video Of An F-14 Tomcat Blasting By Another At High-Altitude Will Make Your DayVF-31 ‘Tomcatters” F-14D is seen raging through the skies during the final weeks of the type’s service in 2006. BYJamie HunterJul 14, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareApproval Of Mega F-35 Sale For Japan Is A Huge Step Towards Its Aircraft Carrier AmbitionsJapan would become the second-largest Lightning II operator in the world if it bought all 105 jets in the proposed deal. BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareIsrael Is Getting A Single F-35 Test Jet Unlike Any OtherThe Israeli Air Force’s special testbed will only make the country’s Joint Strike Fighter fleet more unique. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020ShareF-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air ForceThe service still plans to hold an open competition to formally decide on what engine will power the bulk of the jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2020ShareHere’s Who’s In The Running To Build The Royal Air Force’s First Loyal Wingman DronesThese drones could eventually fly together with the RAF’s F-35s and future Tempest fighter jets and will be a key part of its broader unmanned future. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 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
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareCanada Cleared To Upgrade Its Aging CF-18 Hornets With New Radars, AIM-9X SidewindersThe Royal Canadian Air Force is looking at a Hornet Extension Program amid an ongoing saga over buying new fighter jets that it needed years ago. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJun 16, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2020ShareMiG-29 Fighter Jet Reportedly Appears Over Key Libyan City That Is Now Under SiegeSeparately, Turkish warships blocked the Greek Navy from boarding a cargo ship in the Mediterranean suspected of carrying arms to Libya. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareTaiwanese Fighters Drive Off Chinese Jets After Navy Transport Plane Flies Over The IslandThe unusual flight certainly caught the attention of Beijing, which appears to be more focused on Taiwan’s independence than ever before. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareMore Than Half Of Finland’s F-18 Hornets Take Part In An “Elephant Walk” Readiness DrillThese types of exercises show off an air force’s ability to launch large numbers of aircraft quickly in a crisis. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2020ShareManned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like ShowdownThe planned test is part of a project to develop an artificial intelligence-driven drone that could change the face of air combat. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020ShareB-1B Bombers Fly With Ukrainian Flankers and MiGs Over The Black Sea For First Time EverMiGs from Poland and Romania, as well as other foreign fighter jets and tankers, also took part in the long-range training sortie. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2020ShareThe Navy’s Next Jet Trainer Won’t Be Able To Land Or Take Off From An Aircraft CarrierThis would be a huge change for the Navy’s tactical jet Naval Aviator training pipeline. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2020ShareWe’ve Got A Close Up Look At Syria’s MiG-29s And It Isn’t PrettyAfter nearly a decade of fighting and international sanctions, the jets are looking very rough. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 27, 2020SharePhotographer Hikes Sequoia National Forest To Get Insane Shots Of Fighter Jets Blasting ByThe photos you are about to see required intense planning, long off-trail hikes, and facing certain dangers to capture. The results are well worth it. BYTyler RogowayApr 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareWatch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain AirportThe French jet makes an incredibly steep descent before it comes zooming in low and touches down. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2020ShareWatch Boeing’s F-15QA For Qatar Make A Spectacular “Viking Takeoff” On Its First FlightThe F-15QA is now the most advanced variant of the venerable Eagle that has ever flown. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 15, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020ShareAir Force Wants To Acquire Losing T-X Jet Trainers To Help Revolutionize Pilot TrainingThe Air Force wants advanced jet trainers to start experimenting with radical new pilot training concepts now before its first T-7A Red Hawks arrive. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2020ShareElon Musk Says Era Of Fighter Jet Is Over And F-35 Should Have Drone CompetitorThe SpaceX and Tesla founder pulled no punches in his remarks, which are bound to raise the eyebrows of Air Force and defense industry officials. BYTyler RogowayFeb 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareA Swedish Air Force Gripen Fighter Jet Just Literally Bombed A Forest FireOfficials decided to try this approach to help contain a fire spreading at a military training range that is threatening nearby communities. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareTop Gun 2’s Aerial Coordinator Describes The Cameraships That Captured The Flying MagicPlanes, helicopters, and drones grabbed the aerial footage for the film, including of “high-energy” dogfights, that so many of us are waiting to see. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019ShareA Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2’s Flying Sequences Were ShotThe production team on the film is making the case that nothing like this has been done before and may not be done ever again. BYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareMysterious Airspace Violation That Triggered D.C. Lockdowns Highlights Air Defense ChallengesReports now say a flock of birds, a balloon, or something else, may have been the culprit, but the response to it was telling, regardless. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2019ShareOur Analysis Of New Info And Video From The Raid That Killed ISIS Head Al BaghdadiNew facts, videos, and imagery give new insights as to how U.S. forces got to the compound and then obliterated it after the operation was complete. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 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 TrevithickSep 17, 2019ShareHere’s The Air Force’s Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five YearsThe service says it can outpace potential enemies by producing multiple short runs of fighters in tiny periods of time. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 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 TrevithickAug 30, 2019ShareCheck Out These Photos Of USAF B-2s And RAF F-35Bs Flying Together For The First TimeThree B-2s are in the United Kingdom to take part in various training exercises including these first-of-their-kind sorties with foreign F-35s. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019Share“We’re Buying This One?” Turkey’s Erdogan Asks Putin In Front Of Su-57 Fighter At Air ShowTurkey is in the market for a new advanced fighter after getting locked out of the F-35 program over its purchase of the S-400 air defense system. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2019ShareTaiwan Announces It’s Getting New Block 70 F-16s As U.S. Government Advances DealThe process of approving the sale remains informal, but Taiwan and Congress are treating it like a done deal and its still sure to enrage China. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareStealthy Flying Wing Jet Pin Among Others From China’s Chengdu Aircraft Corp EmergesThe pin design shares numerous similarities to an equally curious unnamed drone that China unveiled at the biennial Zhuhai Airshow in 2018. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2019ShareMoscow Disputes Seoul’s Account Of Unprecedented Aerial Altercation Over Sea Of JapanSouth Korea says its F-15K and KF-16 fighter jets fired a total of 360 warning shots after a Russian A-50 radar plane flew near disputed islets. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareSpanish Connection Emerges In Case Of Mysterious Qatari Missile Seized In ItalyQatar says it sold the missile, which Italian cops found when arresting a number of neo-fascists earlier this week, to a “friendly nation” in 1994. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019ShareU.S. OKs Sales of M1 Abrams Tanks, Stinger Missiles To Taiwan, But Where Are The F-16s?Any arms sales to Taiwan will prompt Chinese protests, but the fighter jet deal is a “red line” that would threaten U.S.-China trade negotiations. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2019ShareTurkey Reportedly Hoarding Spare F-16 Parts As It Faces Sanctions Over S-400 PurchasesThe Turkish military is also said to be stockpiling spares for other systems amid fears the U.S. could block access to much more than the F-35. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter DevelopmentIndian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNavy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC SquadronsThe service will use the retired aircraft as parts sources to keep other jets flyable before turning those planes over to the Marines. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareRussia Admits Su-57s Were In Syria But Claims They Left After Just Two DaysRussian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu offers the first official confirmation, but his comments raise more questions than they answer. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine JetsLockheed Martin led the existing competition with its F-16IN Viper, but will now likely face Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and France’s Rafale. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDid Russia Just Send Su-57 Stealth Fighters to Syria? (Updated)Even if these reports turn out to be false, it’s still likely only a matter of time before these aircraft make an appearance in the conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share