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MC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike Mission
MC-130

MC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 7, 2021

Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal
U.S. Air Force

Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 1, 2021

Here Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget Proposal
U.S. Homeland

Here Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget Proposal

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 1, 2021

Plan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force Nominee
B-21

Plan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force Nominee

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 26, 2021

Early F-35As May Get Axed Even Though Overall Readiness Has Improved Significantly
F-35

Early F-35As May Get Axed Even Though Overall Readiness Has Improved Significantly

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 25, 2021

The New Air Force One’s Custom Hangar Facility Is Taking Shape
Air Force One

The New Air Force One’s Custom Hangar Facility Is Taking Shape

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 22, 2021

Special Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL Aircraft
CV-22

Special Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 20, 2021

How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat
Air Combat Exercises

How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on May 18, 2021

F-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air Missile
F-15

F-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 17, 2021

A-10 Warthog Pilots Are Using The Digital Combat Simulator Video Game To Train In VR
A-10

A-10 Warthog Pilots Are Using The Digital Combat Simulator Video Game To Train In VR

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 17, 2021

The Army Has Finally Revealed The Range Of Its New Hypersonic Weapon
Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)

The Army Has Finally Revealed The Range Of Its New Hypersonic Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 14, 2021

Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans
F-22

Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 13, 2021

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials
Skyborg

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 10, 2021

Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft
Q-4

Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2021

B-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War Games
Northern Edge

B-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War Games

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2021

Crash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone Program
Iraq

Crash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 4, 2021

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East
F-15

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 28, 2021

France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On
French Navy

France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

Watch This CV-22 Osprey’s Rotor Downwash Absolutely Demolish A Hospital’s Helipad
CV-22

Watch This CV-22 Osprey’s Rotor Downwash Absolutely Demolish A Hospital’s Helipad

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 22, 2021

Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss
U.S. Homeland

Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2021

Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles
Japan

Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 20, 2021

A B-1B Bomber Suffered Significant Engine Damage While Deployed To Norway
B-1

A B-1B Bomber Suffered Significant Engine Damage While Deployed To Norway

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 17, 2021

F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test
F-15

F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 14, 2021

Targeting Pods Are Being Tested On Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Transports (Updated)
C-130

Targeting Pods Are Being Tested On Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Transports (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 16, 2021

Ex-Disney Employees Helped The Thunderbirds Create Their New Shortened Air Show Routine
U.S. Navy

Ex-Disney Employees Helped The Thunderbirds Create Their New Shortened Air Show Routine

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 15, 2021

Today’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General
F-35

Today’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 13, 2021

The Boscombe Down Incident Remains One Of Military Aviation’s Most Intriguing Mysteries
Royal Air Force

The Boscombe Down Incident Remains One Of Military Aviation’s Most Intriguing Mysteries

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Apr 8, 2021

The F-15EX Is Now Officially Named The Eagle II
F-15

The F-15EX Is Now Officially Named The Eagle II

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 7, 2021

Broken ARRW: Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Fails During Inaugural Test
ARRW

Broken ARRW: Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Fails During Inaugural Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 6, 2021

Air Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In Belgium
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In Belgium

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 31, 2021

The First Flight Test Of The Air Force’s New Hypersonic Missile Appears To Be Imminent
ARRW

The First Flight Test Of The Air Force’s New Hypersonic Missile Appears To Be Imminent

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 29, 2021

NORAD Fighters Are Using Arresting Gear For Year-Round Ops At Greenland’s Thule Air Base
Arctic

NORAD Fighters Are Using Arresting Gear For Year-Round Ops At Greenland’s Thule Air Base

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 29, 2021

Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?
RC-135

Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 22, 2021

Pentagon Unveils Details On Effort To Equip Its Services With Massive Swarms Of Deadly Drones
U.S. Homeland

Pentagon Unveils Details On Effort To Equip Its Services With Massive Swarms Of Deadly Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 17, 2021

Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities
F-15

Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 16, 2021

F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida
F-22

F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 16, 2021

Modular Solar Generators Could Be Key In Helping Power Remote Bases During A Major Conflict

Modular Solar Generators Could Be Key In Helping Power Remote Bases During A Major Conflict

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Mar 12, 2021

F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force
F-15

F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 11, 2021

The Air Force Says Its First Hypersonic Missile Will Make Its Inaugural Flight Within 30 Days
ARRW

The Air Force Says Its First Hypersonic Missile Will Make Its Inaugural Flight Within 30 Days

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 6, 2021

Air Force F-15Es Train To Launch Cruise Missiles Over The Baltic Sea
F-15

Air Force F-15Es Train To Launch Cruise Missiles Over The Baltic Sea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 2, 2021

Here’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ Program
Drones

Here’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

B-1B Bomber That Was Just Retired Almost Got Scrapped More Than A Decade Ago
B-1

B-1B Bomber That Was Just Retired Almost Got Scrapped More Than A Decade Ago

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 18, 2021

The Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

The Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 18, 2021

Super Bowl Flyover Offered A Glimpse Of A Future Where Multiple Bomber Types Join Forces In Combat
U.S. Homeland

Super Bowl Flyover Offered A Glimpse Of A Future Where Multiple Bomber Types Join Forces In Combat

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 12, 2021

Boeing’s Chief F-15 Test Pilot Talks Flying The Air Force’s New Eagle On Its Maiden Flight
F-15

Boeing’s Chief F-15 Test Pilot Talks Flying The Air Force’s New Eagle On Its Maiden Flight

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Feb 8, 2021

B-52s Return To The Middle East In Show Of Force As Biden Weighs Iran Policy
B-52

B-52s Return To The Middle East In Show Of Force As Biden Weighs Iran Policy

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 27, 2021

Fighter Pilots Reveal Why You Don’t Want To Mess With The A-10 Warthog In A Dogfight
A-10

Fighter Pilots Reveal Why You Don’t Want To Mess With The A-10 Warthog In A Dogfight

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jan 26, 2021

New Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And Drones
Q-9

New Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 21, 2021

The Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force Test
Swarms

The Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force Test

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 8, 2021

Imagine Following This On The Highway: A Truckload Of Nuclear Training Bombs
B61

Imagine Following This On The Highway: A Truckload Of Nuclear Training Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 29, 2020

The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane
U.S. Navy

The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

Space Force Troops Finally Have A Name: Guardians
U.S. Space Force

Space Force Troops Finally Have A Name: Guardians

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 19, 2020

Here Is What The Air Force’s New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable Of
U.S. Air Force

Here Is What The Air Force’s New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable Of

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission
U-2

U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots
U.S. Air Force

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets
F-15

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

One Of The Navy’s First Female Submarine Officers May Be Headed To The Moon
U.S. Navy

One Of The Navy’s First Female Submarine Officers May Be Headed To The Moon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 10, 2020

These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain
Skyborg

These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 7, 2020

The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades
HH-60

The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 7, 2020

This Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile Externally
B-1

This Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile Externally

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 25, 2020

All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber
U.S. Air Force

All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Watch An F-35 Drop A B61 Nuclear Bomb In This First-Ever Declassified Video
F-35

Watch An F-35 Drop A B61 Nuclear Bomb In This First-Ever Declassified Video

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 6, 2021

New Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright Miserable
U.S. Homeland

New Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright Miserable

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 20, 2020

Enlisted Airmen Can Now Get A Taste Of Air Force Flight Training
U.S. Air Force

Enlisted Airmen Can Now Get A Taste Of Air Force Flight Training

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 19, 2020