Featured in SidewinderBYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareThe Legendary Sidewinder Missile Made Its First Kill Over The Taiwan Strait (Updated)Dogfights over the Taiwan Strait 63 years ago provided the perfect opportunity to test America’s promising new missile in combat. BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareTaiwanese F-16s Have Fired AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Locally For The First TimeWashington granted permission for the first-of-its-kind test amid continued tensions in the Taiwan Strait. BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 6, 2021ShareThe Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip RailsThe answer to why the Viper flies with heavier AIM-120s on its wingtips and lighter AIM-9 Sidewinders under its wings may surprise you. BYTyler RogowayMay 6, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2020ShareWatch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close RangeWe don’t often get the chance to see such a close-quarters aerial engagement with live weapons. BYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareThe Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East TimorAmid rising tensions, one Indonesian Air Force Hawk pilot had an intense aerial encounter with an Australian Hornet. BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2020ShareMQ-9 Reaper, Howitzer, Rocket Toting F-16 All Shoot Down Mock Cruise Missiles In Huge TestThe Air Force demonstrated the non-traditional forms of cruise missile defense while testing its new super command and control network. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2020ShareBYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareF-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X SidewinderLegion Pod will enable F-15s and F-16s to detect and engage even stealthy aircraft without having to turn on their radars. BYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareThe AGM-122 “Sidearm” Came To Be From A Novel Missile Recycling SchemeAnd we could use something like it now more than ever. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareNo, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A RadarThe “Black Jet” never got the ability to shoot down other aircraft, but not due to a lack of creativity on behalf of the Skunk Works team. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2020ShareWatch A JAS-39 Gripen Fighter Fire A New Ground Attack Version Of The Sidewinder MissileGermany had the bright idea of recycling its old Sidewinder missiles by turning them into laser-guided precision ground attack weapons. BYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareHere Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually CostArming America’s combat aircraft, drones, and helicopters is an extremely expensive business. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph 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, 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, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIran Claims It Turned a Sidewinder Into a “New” Anti-Tank MissileThe “Azarakhsh” missile could offer a cost-effective way to improve certain capabilities as Iran continues to face sanctions and economic upheaval. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share12
BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021ShareThe Legendary Sidewinder Missile Made Its First Kill Over The Taiwan Strait (Updated)Dogfights over the Taiwan Strait 63 years ago provided the perfect opportunity to test America’s promising new missile in combat. BYThomas NewdickSep 29, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareTaiwanese F-16s Have Fired AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Locally For The First TimeWashington granted permission for the first-of-its-kind test amid continued tensions in the Taiwan Strait. BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 6, 2021ShareThe Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip RailsThe answer to why the Viper flies with heavier AIM-120s on its wingtips and lighter AIM-9 Sidewinders under its wings may surprise you. BYTyler RogowayMay 6, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2020ShareWatch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close RangeWe don’t often get the chance to see such a close-quarters aerial engagement with live weapons. BYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2020ShareThe Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East TimorAmid rising tensions, one Indonesian Air Force Hawk pilot had an intense aerial encounter with an Australian Hornet. BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2020ShareMQ-9 Reaper, Howitzer, Rocket Toting F-16 All Shoot Down Mock Cruise Missiles In Huge TestThe Air Force demonstrated the non-traditional forms of cruise missile defense while testing its new super command and control network. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2020Share
BYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareF-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X SidewinderLegion Pod will enable F-15s and F-16s to detect and engage even stealthy aircraft without having to turn on their radars. BYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareThe AGM-122 “Sidearm” Came To Be From A Novel Missile Recycling SchemeAnd we could use something like it now more than ever. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareNo, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A RadarThe “Black Jet” never got the ability to shoot down other aircraft, but not due to a lack of creativity on behalf of the Skunk Works team. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 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
BYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2020ShareWatch A JAS-39 Gripen Fighter Fire A New Ground Attack Version Of The Sidewinder MissileGermany had the bright idea of recycling its old Sidewinder missiles by turning them into laser-guided precision ground attack weapons. BYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareHere Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually CostArming America’s combat aircraft, drones, and helicopters is an extremely expensive business. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020Share
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
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
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIran Claims It Turned a Sidewinder Into a “New” Anti-Tank MissileThe “Azarakhsh” missile could offer a cost-effective way to improve certain capabilities as Iran continues to face sanctions and economic upheaval. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
