Featured in Nellis AFBBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareThe Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 FightersThe demise of the Soviet Union provided the Pentagon with a windfall in the shape of then-modern MiG-29 Fulcrums from Moldova. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 4, 2022ShareAir Force Releases List Of What’s In Its Famous ‘Petting Zoo’ Threat Training FacilityNellis Air Force Base’s ‘Petting Zoo’ houses a big collection of foreign military equipment for use in familiarization, training, and threat analysis. BYBrett TingleyJan 4, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 22, 2021ShareF-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFBAn exotic test jet has been spotted wearing a similar coating in the past, but an F-22 wearing it is a major development. BYTyler RogowayNov 22, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 25, 2021ShareE-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)Seldom, if ever, do E-4Bs visit Tonopah Test Range Airport in Nevada and, in this case, the Secretary of Defense might have been onboard. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 25, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 16, 2021ShareProject FoX Brings Tablet-Based Apps To F-35 Stealth Fighter CockpitsThe new initiative envisages an air combat ‘app store’ that has software for all types of uses that can run on a tablet in the cockpit. BYThomas NewdickApr 16, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2021ShareThis Rising B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Intricate Belly Is Positively Otherworldly LookingThe image looks like the arrival of an ominous alien spaceship while also showcasing how complex the B-2’s smooth underside really is. BYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterJan 26, 2021ShareFighter Pilots Reveal Why You Don’t Want To Mess With The A-10 Warthog In A DogfightPilots discuss how the A-10 Warthog’s tight turning radius coupled with its big gun means it can sting even the best fighters in a dogfight. BYJamie HunterJan 26, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterJan 13, 2021ShareBlack Flag Rises: New “Super Bowl Of Test Exercises” Pushes USAF’s Top Weapons To Their LimitThe full story behind the Air Force’s new war games that will ensure interoperability and get new capabilities and tactics to front line units faster. BYJamie HunterJan 13, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 15, 2020ShareHere Is What The Air Force’s New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable OfThe Air Force is officially putting robot dogs into operational use. Here’s how they will be used today and how they will likely be used tomorrow. BYBrett TingleyDec 15, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterDec 15, 2020ShareInside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top PilotsJourney into the shadowy world of the aggressors—where they came from, where they’re going, what it takes to become one, and what it’s like being one. BYJamie HunterDec 15, 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, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareNew Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s65th Aggressor Squadron will be re-established in 2021 and it will feature newer F-16s to complement its F-35s. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A DecadeA new large-area cockpit display and additional weapons are all in the grand plans to get the A-10 ready for higher-end missions. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2020ShareF-117s Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB For The First Time In Over A DecadeThe small flying force of F-117s continues to come out of its secretive bubble and is now operating out of Nellis AFB in Las Vegas. BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2020ShareBYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowaySep 7, 2020ShareThe Air Force Just Tested “Robot Dogs” For Use In Base SecurityThe quadrupedal robots secured the perimeter of a base during a recent test of the USAF’s Advanced Battle Management System. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowaySep 7, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterAug 4, 2020ShareRed Flag Is Back In Business As Two Of The Big Air Combat Exercises Kick Off SimultaneouslyTwo Red Flag exercises are underway this August as the U.S. Air Force strives to get high-end war-fighting training back on track. BYJamie HunterAug 4, 2020Share12
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareThe Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 FightersThe demise of the Soviet Union provided the Pentagon with a windfall in the shape of then-modern MiG-29 Fulcrums from Moldova. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 4, 2022ShareAir Force Releases List Of What’s In Its Famous ‘Petting Zoo’ Threat Training FacilityNellis Air Force Base’s ‘Petting Zoo’ houses a big collection of foreign military equipment for use in familiarization, training, and threat analysis. BYBrett TingleyJan 4, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 22, 2021ShareF-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFBAn exotic test jet has been spotted wearing a similar coating in the past, but an F-22 wearing it is a major development. BYTyler RogowayNov 22, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 25, 2021ShareE-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)Seldom, if ever, do E-4Bs visit Tonopah Test Range Airport in Nevada and, in this case, the Secretary of Defense might have been onboard. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 25, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 16, 2021ShareProject FoX Brings Tablet-Based Apps To F-35 Stealth Fighter CockpitsThe new initiative envisages an air combat ‘app store’ that has software for all types of uses that can run on a tablet in the cockpit. BYThomas NewdickApr 16, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2021ShareThis Rising B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Intricate Belly Is Positively Otherworldly LookingThe image looks like the arrival of an ominous alien spaceship while also showcasing how complex the B-2’s smooth underside really is. BYTyler RogowayFeb 7, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterJan 26, 2021ShareFighter Pilots Reveal Why You Don’t Want To Mess With The A-10 Warthog In A DogfightPilots discuss how the A-10 Warthog’s tight turning radius coupled with its big gun means it can sting even the best fighters in a dogfight. BYJamie HunterJan 26, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterJan 13, 2021ShareBlack Flag Rises: New “Super Bowl Of Test Exercises” Pushes USAF’s Top Weapons To Their LimitThe full story behind the Air Force’s new war games that will ensure interoperability and get new capabilities and tactics to front line units faster. BYJamie HunterJan 13, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 15, 2020ShareHere Is What The Air Force’s New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable OfThe Air Force is officially putting robot dogs into operational use. Here’s how they will be used today and how they will likely be used tomorrow. BYBrett TingleyDec 15, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterDec 15, 2020ShareInside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top PilotsJourney into the shadowy world of the aggressors—where they came from, where they’re going, what it takes to become one, and what it’s like being one. BYJamie HunterDec 15, 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
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareNew Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s65th Aggressor Squadron will be re-established in 2021 and it will feature newer F-16s to complement its F-35s. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A DecadeA new large-area cockpit display and additional weapons are all in the grand plans to get the A-10 ready for higher-end missions. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2020ShareF-117s Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB For The First Time In Over A DecadeThe small flying force of F-117s continues to come out of its secretive bubble and is now operating out of Nellis AFB in Las Vegas. BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2020Share
BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowaySep 7, 2020ShareThe Air Force Just Tested “Robot Dogs” For Use In Base SecurityThe quadrupedal robots secured the perimeter of a base during a recent test of the USAF’s Advanced Battle Management System. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowaySep 7, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterAug 4, 2020ShareRed Flag Is Back In Business As Two Of The Big Air Combat Exercises Kick Off SimultaneouslyTwo Red Flag exercises are underway this August as the U.S. Air Force strives to get high-end war-fighting training back on track. BYJamie HunterAug 4, 2020Share
