Featured in stealthBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBAE Systems Wants Its MAGMA Drone to Maneuver Using Only Supersonic Blasts of AirThe system could eliminate the need for physical control surfaces, which could be a very big deal, especially for stealthy aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIsrael’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way?The Israeli Air Force can make a statement by putting the new jets to use, but not without certain risks. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Navy Is Changing Its Plans for its Dumbed-Down Zumwalts and Their Ammoless GunsLooking to give the ships a niche, the service now wants them to focus on attacking other ships at sea. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareChina Says It’s Building a “Ghost Imaging” Satellite to Detect Stealth JetsThe complex physics behind the system work in principle, but building an operational system is easier said than done. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGermany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its TornadosThe country’s air force says only a fifth generation design will do, but it’s not clear if that’s a realistic option. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman Bails on Navy’s Watered-Down Tanker Drone CompetitionThe company says it didn’t feel it could make an “attractive offer” after seeing the final requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThis USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”It’s officially a “generic” airplane, but it sure looks like someone got their inspiration from the fictitious design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBoeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super HornetsThe service life extension program will give the jets thousands more flight hours, but could include other upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGeneral Atomics Gives First Clues About its MQ-25 Drone Tanker DesignA US government agency is already flying its Avenger and a foreign customer is interested in buying nearly 100 more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman MQ-25 Drone Tanker Testbed Emerges At Plant 42 In CaliforniaIt’s not clear whether the company is using the X-47B aircraft as a surrogate or an actual prototype design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Navy May Have Watered Down Its MQ-25 Drone Even MoreReported draft requirements focus almost entirely on tanking with no clear mention of intelligence missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussia Says It Has Plans For Not One, but Two More All-New Combat AircraftThe Kremlin hasn’t yet explained how it plans to pay for the new fifth-generation interceptors and carrier fighters. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareFrance and Germany Want to Build Their Own 5th Generation Fighter JetThe proposal is a big deal, but there’s still a lot the two countries will have to figure out for it to work. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22 Raptors Have Intercepted Russian Su-35s Near Alaska For the First TimeAs tensions with the United States persist, Russia sends its most advanced fighter jets to join long-range patrols near Alaska. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 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 Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareLockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And MoreThe team plans to pitch the A330-based tanker’s services to the Pentagon and jointly develop all new tanker concepts. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 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, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 15, 2019ShareLockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good ThingThe external tanks could give F-35s significantly valuable extra range and loiter time for certain key missions and circumstances. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019ShareF-35 Hit With Cluster Bomb Of Damning Reports As Pentagon Eyes Full Rate ProductionSome Joint Strike Fighter variants are hard to control during certain combat maneuvers, risk major damage during supersonic flight, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2019ShareCheck Out These Detailed Images Taken Aboard the Navy’s New Stealth DestroyerThe most advanced surface combatant ever built makes its first port of call. BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 21, 2019ShareRussia’s ‘Hunter’ Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Is A Big BeastSatellite imagery confirms that the drone has a wider wingspan than a Su-34 Fullback combat jet and a relatively aggressive wing sweep. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 21, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019ShareF-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile LoadoutIt’s just another tiny piece of an increasingly puzzling set of circumstances regarding the sudden need for the U.S. to deter Iranian aggression. BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 9, 2019ShareF-35 Aggressor Squadron To Be Activated At Nellis Air Force Base (Updated)The F-35 will bring revolutionary and badly needed capabilities to the aggressor mission. BYTyler RogowayMay 9, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareAir Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling BoomPackaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 30, 2019ShareUSAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders FittedThe F-35As flew in a less than stealthy configuration as the aircraft’s low observable capabilities weren’t needed—at least not yet. BYTyler RogowayApr 30, 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, 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, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 4, 2019ShareScaled Composites’ Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy’s Top Flight Test BaseThe Model 401, nicknamed internally “Son Of Ares,” popped up a long ways from home at an airport in Kentucky before flying to NAS Patuxent River. BYTyler RogowayApr 4, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 4, 2019ShareHere’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To ComeThe Block III program will take deliveries of new and revamped jets out to 2033 and Boeing also sees big potential for export sales and more upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 4, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2019ShareSkunk Works’ Helendale Radar Signature Test Range Is Where Stealth Dreams Become RealitySome of the biggest leaps in modern combat aircraft design have been made with the help of these facilities, many of which remain classified. BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 19, 2019ShareF-117 Sported Mysterious “Dark Knights” Tail Flash During Recent Mojave Desert FlightsThe Dark Knights officially don’t exist. We look into what this surprise moniker could mean and where it might have come from. BYTyler RogowayMar 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 18, 2019ShareAir Force To Turn Navy Air Defense Busting Missile Into High-Speed Critical Strike WeaponThe new missile will give the service’s F-35As a key tool to rapidly destroy air defenses, ballistic and cruise missile launchers, and other threats. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 18, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareAir Force’s Secretive XQ-58A Valkyrie Experimental Combat Drone Emerges After First FlightThe QX-58 may lead to a whole new class of highly-flexible and affordable unmanned combat air vehicles that could revolutionize how the USAF fights. BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2019ShareBehold The Most Detailed Photo Taken Of An Airborne F-117 Nighthawk In Over A Decade (Updated)The “retired” stealth jet has been photographed in the air once again, but this time while ripping around down low over Death Valley in California. BYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2019ShareBoeing Will Unveil This ‘Loyal Wingman’ Combat Drone For Australia’s Air Force Tomorrow (Updated)Boeing reportedly developed the all-new stealthy drone specifically for the Australians as part of a classified program. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2019ShareLockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35sThe company is still pitching the rebranded advanced F-16 variant as a ‘made-in-India’ contender for the country’s major fighter jet competition. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2019ShareNavy’s First Stealthy Zumwalt Class Destroyer Photographed With 30mm Guns FittedThe 30mm Bushmasters don’t come without controversy. The ship was originally slated to get much more capable 57mm guns housed in stealthy enclosures. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 8, 2019ShareNavy To Field Cruise Missile Variant Of Its Smart JSOW Glide Bomb That Will Fit Inside F-35CThe new weapon will give the service’s fighter jets important extra stand-off firepower in the face of increasing threats. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 8, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareThis Elite B-2 Stealth Bomber Test Unit’s Challenge Coin May Be The Coolest Ever‘Round metal objects’ get ever more ornate and complex as the years go by, but this one is just about the best we have ever seen. BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 24, 2019ShareDetailed New Photos Of Russia’s ‘Hunter’ Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Emerge: Our AnalysisRussia’s UCAV is impressive in size, but the current configuration’s empennage shows signs of major technological weaknesses. BYTyler RogowayJan 24, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 24, 2019ShareIs This Russia’s ‘Hunter’ Stealthy Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle?The new image appeared as a specially configured Su-57 emerged with markings indicating it will be directly involved in the drone’s test program. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 24, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019ShareIntel Report Confirms China Developing Stealthy Tactical Bomber In Addition To Strategic BomberNews of China’s development of a long-range stealth fighter bomber is a punch to the gut to those who long championed a similar concept for the USAF. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2019ShareSpain To Pit Its Eurofighters Against France’s Stealth Unmanned Combat Air VehicleThe trials will show how well, or not, the fighter’s sensors can spot the drone, which could impact various air combat developments in both countries. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 4, 2018ShareEurofighter Consortium 2.0 Takes Shape As Spain Set To Join Franco-German Stealth Jet ProgramThe Spanish Ministry of Defense also says the Italians and the Dutch have joined the United Kingdom’s Tempest program. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 4, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 20, 2018SharePics Of USS Zumwalt While Replenishing At Sea Show Yet Another Non-Stealthy AntennaThe stealth destroyer’s capabilities have been progressively diluted after the Navy slashed the type’s production run. BYTyler RogowayNov 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2018ShareRussia Releases First Official Video Of Its Su-57s On Their Absurdly Short Trip To SyriaRussia has implied the jets flew strike missions while they were there, but security concerns may have cut the deployment short. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 6, 2018ShareChina Reveals Prototype Configuration Of Jam Resistant And Counter-Stealth ‘Quantum Radar’The Chinese will still need to overcome major hurdles in order to get the system out of the laboratory and onto the battlefield. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 2, 2018ShareChina’s Biggest Airshow Offers More Evidence Of Beijing’s Stealth Drone FocusChina is investing heavily in penetrating unmanned aircraft with a possible eye toward developing a drone that will fly from one its future carriers. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 2, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2018ShareLook Back At The Birth Of The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber In This Intimate New Video SeriesWith the upcoming 30th anniversary of the B-2’s roll-out, a video series packed full of new images and video spotlights those who made it all happen. BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2018ShareChina Reportedly Plans To Unveil H-20 Stealth Bomber At Air Force Anniversary Parade In 2019The news comes after the Chinese Air Force revealed a new logo showing the silhouette of an unknown flying-wing-type aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2018ShareChina Says H-20 Stealth Bomber Makes ‘Great Progress’ Stirring Talk Of A First Flight SoonWord of the bomber’s developmental progress comes amid a growing rift between the Chinese and American governments. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 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 TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 12, 2018ShareNavy’s Revamped Stealth Destroyer Looks Less Stealthy As It Leaves San Diego For TrialsZumwalt class destroyers consistently shed capabilities as costs ballooned. Now the Navy is bolting components directly to their stealthy deckhouses. BYTyler RogowaySep 12, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 24, 2018ShareRecent MALD-X Advanced Air Launched Decoy Test Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds LikeIt’s not the most glamorous weapons program in the Pentagon’s portfolio, but it is absolutely essential to the future of American air dominance. BYTyler RogowayAug 24, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 31, 2018ShareHigh-Quality Shots Of Unpainted Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Offer New Capability InsightsChina is giving us increasingly better views of their top fighter design which are helping to answer some important capability questions. BYTyler RogowayJul 31, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2018ShareNew Video Of F-117s Flying Out Of Tonopah Emerges Despite Their Fates Being SealedF-117s are still zipping around the skies of Southern Nevada even after Congress mandated the jets begin to be put to rest once and for all. BYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2018ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareNo, Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Program Isn’t Dead, At Least Not YetMoscow is deferring mass production of the fighter for a number of possible reasons, but it hasn’t canceled the program outright. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareThe U.K.’s New ‘Tempest’ Stealth Fighter Project Already Faces Serious ChallengesThe country is eager to remain competitive militarily and economically, but it’s not clear if they can afford their own advanced fighter jet. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 6, 2018ShareYou Have To See The Rest Of What May Be The Coolest Shot Ever Of The B-2 Stealth BomberThis totally unique photo of the most expensive combat aircraft ever made looks like it is was taken in the future and of a spaceship. BYTyler RogowayJul 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareNew Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation ConferenceThere is no doubt that the USAF is getting more concerned over the vulnerability of their tanker fleet during a peer-state conflict. BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018ShareJournalists Had A Surprise Close Encounter With An RQ-170 Sentinel At Vandenberg AFBThe chance encounter is the closest the press has gotten to the notoriously secretive stealth drones. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018ShareImage Of China’s Stealthy ‘Dark Sword’ Fighter-Like Combat Drone EmergesThe image shows a mature design that leverages existing elements found on other Chinese tactical aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018ShareIsrael Says Its F-35Is Have Flown Strikes As The Drumbeat For War With Iran Gets LouderThe head of the Israeli Air Force made the rare public announcement at a conference, which comes after numerous rumors about the jet’s combat debut. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018Share12345
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBAE Systems Wants Its MAGMA Drone to Maneuver Using Only Supersonic Blasts of AirThe system could eliminate the need for physical control surfaces, which could be a very big deal, especially for stealthy aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIsrael’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way?The Israeli Air Force can make a statement by putting the new jets to use, but not without certain risks. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Navy Is Changing Its Plans for its Dumbed-Down Zumwalts and Their Ammoless GunsLooking to give the ships a niche, the service now wants them to focus on attacking other ships at sea. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareChina Says It’s Building a “Ghost Imaging” Satellite to Detect Stealth JetsThe complex physics behind the system work in principle, but building an operational system is easier said than done. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGermany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its TornadosThe country’s air force says only a fifth generation design will do, but it’s not clear if that’s a realistic option. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman Bails on Navy’s Watered-Down Tanker Drone CompetitionThe company says it didn’t feel it could make an “attractive offer” after seeing the final requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThis USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”It’s officially a “generic” airplane, but it sure looks like someone got their inspiration from the fictitious design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBoeing Might Include Stealthy Features on Overhauled US Navy Super HornetsThe service life extension program will give the jets thousands more flight hours, but could include other upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGeneral Atomics Gives First Clues About its MQ-25 Drone Tanker DesignA US government agency is already flying its Avenger and a foreign customer is interested in buying nearly 100 more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNorthrop Grumman MQ-25 Drone Tanker Testbed Emerges At Plant 42 In CaliforniaIt’s not clear whether the company is using the X-47B aircraft as a surrogate or an actual prototype design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Navy May Have Watered Down Its MQ-25 Drone Even MoreReported draft requirements focus almost entirely on tanking with no clear mention of intelligence missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussia Says It Has Plans For Not One, but Two More All-New Combat AircraftThe Kremlin hasn’t yet explained how it plans to pay for the new fifth-generation interceptors and carrier fighters. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareFrance and Germany Want to Build Their Own 5th Generation Fighter JetThe proposal is a big deal, but there’s still a lot the two countries will have to figure out for it to work. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareF-22 Raptors Have Intercepted Russian Su-35s Near Alaska For the First TimeAs tensions with the United States persist, Russia sends its most advanced fighter jets to join long-range patrols near Alaska. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
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 Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareLockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And MoreThe team plans to pitch the A330-based tanker’s services to the Pentagon and jointly develop all new tanker concepts. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 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
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 15, 2019ShareLockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good ThingThe external tanks could give F-35s significantly valuable extra range and loiter time for certain key missions and circumstances. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019ShareF-35 Hit With Cluster Bomb Of Damning Reports As Pentagon Eyes Full Rate ProductionSome Joint Strike Fighter variants are hard to control during certain combat maneuvers, risk major damage during supersonic flight, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2019ShareCheck Out These Detailed Images Taken Aboard the Navy’s New Stealth DestroyerThe most advanced surface combatant ever built makes its first port of call. BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 21, 2019ShareRussia’s ‘Hunter’ Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Is A Big BeastSatellite imagery confirms that the drone has a wider wingspan than a Su-34 Fullback combat jet and a relatively aggressive wing sweep. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 21, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019ShareF-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile LoadoutIt’s just another tiny piece of an increasingly puzzling set of circumstances regarding the sudden need for the U.S. to deter Iranian aggression. BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 9, 2019ShareF-35 Aggressor Squadron To Be Activated At Nellis Air Force Base (Updated)The F-35 will bring revolutionary and badly needed capabilities to the aggressor mission. BYTyler RogowayMay 9, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareAir Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling BoomPackaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 30, 2019ShareUSAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders FittedThe F-35As flew in a less than stealthy configuration as the aircraft’s low observable capabilities weren’t needed—at least not yet. BYTyler RogowayApr 30, 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
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
BYTyler RogowayApr 4, 2019ShareScaled Composites’ Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy’s Top Flight Test BaseThe Model 401, nicknamed internally “Son Of Ares,” popped up a long ways from home at an airport in Kentucky before flying to NAS Patuxent River. BYTyler RogowayApr 4, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 4, 2019ShareHere’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To ComeThe Block III program will take deliveries of new and revamped jets out to 2033 and Boeing also sees big potential for export sales and more upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 4, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2019ShareSkunk Works’ Helendale Radar Signature Test Range Is Where Stealth Dreams Become RealitySome of the biggest leaps in modern combat aircraft design have been made with the help of these facilities, many of which remain classified. BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 19, 2019ShareF-117 Sported Mysterious “Dark Knights” Tail Flash During Recent Mojave Desert FlightsThe Dark Knights officially don’t exist. We look into what this surprise moniker could mean and where it might have come from. BYTyler RogowayMar 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 18, 2019ShareAir Force To Turn Navy Air Defense Busting Missile Into High-Speed Critical Strike WeaponThe new missile will give the service’s F-35As a key tool to rapidly destroy air defenses, ballistic and cruise missile launchers, and other threats. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 18, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019ShareAir Force’s Secretive XQ-58A Valkyrie Experimental Combat Drone Emerges After First FlightThe QX-58 may lead to a whole new class of highly-flexible and affordable unmanned combat air vehicles that could revolutionize how the USAF fights. BYTyler RogowayMar 6, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2019ShareBehold The Most Detailed Photo Taken Of An Airborne F-117 Nighthawk In Over A Decade (Updated)The “retired” stealth jet has been photographed in the air once again, but this time while ripping around down low over Death Valley in California. BYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2019ShareBoeing Will Unveil This ‘Loyal Wingman’ Combat Drone For Australia’s Air Force Tomorrow (Updated)Boeing reportedly developed the all-new stealthy drone specifically for the Australians as part of a classified program. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2019ShareLockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35sThe company is still pitching the rebranded advanced F-16 variant as a ‘made-in-India’ contender for the country’s major fighter jet competition. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2019ShareNavy’s First Stealthy Zumwalt Class Destroyer Photographed With 30mm Guns FittedThe 30mm Bushmasters don’t come without controversy. The ship was originally slated to get much more capable 57mm guns housed in stealthy enclosures. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 8, 2019ShareNavy To Field Cruise Missile Variant Of Its Smart JSOW Glide Bomb That Will Fit Inside F-35CThe new weapon will give the service’s fighter jets important extra stand-off firepower in the face of increasing threats. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 8, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019ShareThis Elite B-2 Stealth Bomber Test Unit’s Challenge Coin May Be The Coolest Ever‘Round metal objects’ get ever more ornate and complex as the years go by, but this one is just about the best we have ever seen. BYTyler RogowayFeb 6, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 24, 2019ShareDetailed New Photos Of Russia’s ‘Hunter’ Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Emerge: Our AnalysisRussia’s UCAV is impressive in size, but the current configuration’s empennage shows signs of major technological weaknesses. BYTyler RogowayJan 24, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 24, 2019ShareIs This Russia’s ‘Hunter’ Stealthy Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle?The new image appeared as a specially configured Su-57 emerged with markings indicating it will be directly involved in the drone’s test program. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 24, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019ShareIntel Report Confirms China Developing Stealthy Tactical Bomber In Addition To Strategic BomberNews of China’s development of a long-range stealth fighter bomber is a punch to the gut to those who long championed a similar concept for the USAF. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2019ShareSpain To Pit Its Eurofighters Against France’s Stealth Unmanned Combat Air VehicleThe trials will show how well, or not, the fighter’s sensors can spot the drone, which could impact various air combat developments in both countries. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 4, 2018ShareEurofighter Consortium 2.0 Takes Shape As Spain Set To Join Franco-German Stealth Jet ProgramThe Spanish Ministry of Defense also says the Italians and the Dutch have joined the United Kingdom’s Tempest program. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 4, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 20, 2018SharePics Of USS Zumwalt While Replenishing At Sea Show Yet Another Non-Stealthy AntennaThe stealth destroyer’s capabilities have been progressively diluted after the Navy slashed the type’s production run. BYTyler RogowayNov 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2018ShareRussia Releases First Official Video Of Its Su-57s On Their Absurdly Short Trip To SyriaRussia has implied the jets flew strike missions while they were there, but security concerns may have cut the deployment short. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 6, 2018ShareChina Reveals Prototype Configuration Of Jam Resistant And Counter-Stealth ‘Quantum Radar’The Chinese will still need to overcome major hurdles in order to get the system out of the laboratory and onto the battlefield. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 2, 2018ShareChina’s Biggest Airshow Offers More Evidence Of Beijing’s Stealth Drone FocusChina is investing heavily in penetrating unmanned aircraft with a possible eye toward developing a drone that will fly from one its future carriers. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 2, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2018ShareLook Back At The Birth Of The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber In This Intimate New Video SeriesWith the upcoming 30th anniversary of the B-2’s roll-out, a video series packed full of new images and video spotlights those who made it all happen. BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2018ShareChina Reportedly Plans To Unveil H-20 Stealth Bomber At Air Force Anniversary Parade In 2019The news comes after the Chinese Air Force revealed a new logo showing the silhouette of an unknown flying-wing-type aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2018ShareChina Says H-20 Stealth Bomber Makes ‘Great Progress’ Stirring Talk Of A First Flight SoonWord of the bomber’s developmental progress comes amid a growing rift between the Chinese and American governments. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 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 TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 12, 2018ShareNavy’s Revamped Stealth Destroyer Looks Less Stealthy As It Leaves San Diego For TrialsZumwalt class destroyers consistently shed capabilities as costs ballooned. Now the Navy is bolting components directly to their stealthy deckhouses. BYTyler RogowaySep 12, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 24, 2018ShareRecent MALD-X Advanced Air Launched Decoy Test Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds LikeIt’s not the most glamorous weapons program in the Pentagon’s portfolio, but it is absolutely essential to the future of American air dominance. BYTyler RogowayAug 24, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 31, 2018ShareHigh-Quality Shots Of Unpainted Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Offer New Capability InsightsChina is giving us increasingly better views of their top fighter design which are helping to answer some important capability questions. BYTyler RogowayJul 31, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2018ShareNew Video Of F-117s Flying Out Of Tonopah Emerges Despite Their Fates Being SealedF-117s are still zipping around the skies of Southern Nevada even after Congress mandated the jets begin to be put to rest once and for all. BYTyler RogowayJul 29, 2018Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareNo, Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Program Isn’t Dead, At Least Not YetMoscow is deferring mass production of the fighter for a number of possible reasons, but it hasn’t canceled the program outright. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareThe U.K.’s New ‘Tempest’ Stealth Fighter Project Already Faces Serious ChallengesThe country is eager to remain competitive militarily and economically, but it’s not clear if they can afford their own advanced fighter jet. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 6, 2018ShareYou Have To See The Rest Of What May Be The Coolest Shot Ever Of The B-2 Stealth BomberThis totally unique photo of the most expensive combat aircraft ever made looks like it is was taken in the future and of a spaceship. BYTyler RogowayJul 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareNew Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation ConferenceThere is no doubt that the USAF is getting more concerned over the vulnerability of their tanker fleet during a peer-state conflict. BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018ShareJournalists Had A Surprise Close Encounter With An RQ-170 Sentinel At Vandenberg AFBThe chance encounter is the closest the press has gotten to the notoriously secretive stealth drones. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018ShareImage Of China’s Stealthy ‘Dark Sword’ Fighter-Like Combat Drone EmergesThe image shows a mature design that leverages existing elements found on other Chinese tactical aircraft. BYTyler RogowayJun 5, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018ShareIsrael Says Its F-35Is Have Flown Strikes As The Drumbeat For War With Iran Gets LouderThe head of the Israeli Air Force made the rare public announcement at a conference, which comes after numerous rumors about the jet’s combat debut. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018Share