Featured in USAFBYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2020ShareThis Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword BladesThese missiles keep taking out terrorist leaders overseas by ripping through their vehicles and mortally slicing them up. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareAir Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling CompaniesBetween its aging KC-135 and KC-10 tanker fleets and problems with the new KC-46A, the Air Force is facing a worrying tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareWreckage Of The F-15C Eagle That Crashed Off The United Kingdom Has Been Found (Updated)A major search and rescue operation is underway in the North Sea and assets belonging to the UK and US Air Force are involved in the effort. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareAir Force Is Looking Beyond Traditional Orbits To Get An Upper Hand In SpaceConcerns about new threats and challenges, especially from China, are pushing efforts both closer to and farther away from Earth. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareAir Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In IraqThe aircraft was conducting a nighttime landing at a base north of Baghdad at the time. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020ShareF-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear BombsThe B61-12 is the latest in the B61 series, the longest-serving American nuclear bomb, and they will be worth more than their weight in gold. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 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 TrevithickJun 3, 2020ShareNavy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First FlightThe weapon is set to arm the Super Hornet, Growler, and Joint Strike Fighter and its modular nature means it is being adapted to other roles. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020ShareAir Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER MunitionThe Air Force is now actively pursuing a stand-off strike capability for its cargo aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareUSAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two YearsThe service envisions the artificial intelligence system eventually flying larger, more complex unmanned designs and in the cockpit with human pilots. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareX-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite WeaponsTechnology related to sending power via a microwave beam down to Earth could potentially be applied to taking out hostile targets in space. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2020ShareThe Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency BreakawayThe team’s training worked and the formation recovered from the scare remarkably fast. BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareF-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)The Raptor was on a local training mission when the pilot was forced to eject. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2020ShareU.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: ReportThe United States says the Chinese firm’s work on the United Kingdom’s national 5G network is a major security risk. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 1, 2020ShareBattle Damaged A-10 Warthog Gets Back In The Fight With Help From A Little TelemedicineEngineers working from their bedrooms and basements helped determine how serious the situation was and crafted a repair plan. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareAir Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”The highly detailed computer model will make it easier to identify potential points of failure to help keep the remaining bombers flying. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareTwo Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria ActionThe deployment showcased the Air Force’s ability to operate advanced aircraft from untraditional locations and put them closer to a strategic outpost. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareAir Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise MissileLockheed Martin will continue to develop new technologies to support the Raytheon-led program. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareBehold Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone It Is Building For The Royal Australian Air ForceThe company is planning for the prototype to make its first flight later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 7, 2020ShareMilitants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills ThemThe incident is a prime example of the armed overwatch missions that American unmanned aircraft have been flying for years now. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2020ShareNew Details Emerge About Snap Deployment Of B-52s To Diego Garcia During Iran CrisisThe bombers flew thousands of flight hours across dozens of sorties, including strikes in Afghanistan thousands of miles away. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2020ShareThe Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air ControllersThe deal will give the Vietnam War-era aircraft, which haven’t seen widespread U.S. military use in any capacity in decades, a new lease on life. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareExclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy DroneThe U.S. Intelligence Community led the development of this very quiet and high-efficiency unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareSale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes RevealedThe US Air Force says it won’t use the tankers for aerial refueling, except in an emergency, until critical fixes are completed years down the road. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareCIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From RadarsConcerns about advanced Soviet radars prompted the development of systems that could generate invisible radar-absorbing fields around the aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareAir Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet EngineThe Air Force funded the development of the engine as part of a project to develop low-cost cruise missiles, but it could have wider applications. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareThe Army And Navy Have Conducted The First Joint Test Of Their New Hypersonic WeaponThe Missile Defense Agency also observed the test to gather data that could be useful in developing anti-hypersonic defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareMV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)The complete operation appeared to involve multiple aerial refuelings for the Osprey over the Mediterranean Sea as it headed for Jordan. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2020ShareWarning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian GulfThe AC-130’s massive volume of fire, precision, magazine depth, and sensors make it a ferocious tool for mitigating the threat of small boat swarms. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 14, 2020ShareSpace Force Just Received Its First New Offensive WeaponThis is just one of two acknowledged US “counterspace” capabilities, but there are more in the classified realm. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 11, 2020ShareDoor Gunners On The Air Force’s New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero TempsThe first operational MH-139As will be guarding missile silos in areas where winter temperatures can drop to minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020ShareAir Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And CountermeasuresThe bolt-on upgrade will make aging F-16s more survivable by providing better awareness of missile threats and a better ability to fend them off. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareAustralia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USAThe adversary support contractor could get up to 46 of the surplus fighters, giving them one of the most capable private air forces in the world. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareAir Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship WeaponsThe US military sees the ability to reach out with airpower and take out enemy ships as increasingly critical to beating a major adversary. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2020ShareAbrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable DronesGeneral Atomics has supplied the backbone of America’s drone force for decades. Now that may be ending due to stark tactical realities. BYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020ShareAir Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of VietnamThe nickname originally referred to the “green footprints” the older rescue helicopters would leave when they landed in the fields of Vietnam. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2020ShareThe Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire ExerciseThe exercise will involve SpaceX Starlink satellites, a variety of military assets, and a new command and control system working together. BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareGeneral Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10sThe Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020ShareCheck Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite ImageOne of the biggest air combat exercises is underway at Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam and it even looks impressive from space. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2020ShareThis Is How The Air Force Gets Its New Survival Rifle To Fit Under An Ejection SeatThe Air Force has fielded 2,700 of the guns, which give fighter jet and bomber pilots extra firepower if they have to bail out over hostile territory. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareWatch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed BrakesU-2s are notoriously challenging to land under the best conditions. A loss of key mechanical systems would make doing so even more complicated. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareAir Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More MoneyThe Air Force will focus on a different hypersonic weapon, using a more complex boost-glide vehicle for its warhead, for its B-52 bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareNo, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMsIf personnel in a missile alert facility are incapacitated for some reason during a crisis, it doesn’t mean that the missiles launch automatically. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareAir Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision SystemAmid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 31, 2020ShareHere’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber RenderingsAlthough limited in detail, the new concept art offers new insights into the B-21’s inlets, other stealthy features, and overall size. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 31, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 2020ShareThe B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named SkyboltAir-launched ballistic missiles are back in vogue now, so it’s worth remembering that the Air Force was looking to adopt one more than 50 years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareLockheed Job Listing Offers New Details About Long-Range Ground-Launched Hypersonic WeaponThe Operational Fires system is intended to be a tactical weapon for the Army and could help in clearing paths for follow-on air and missile strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareThe Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”A simple shift in wind direction would have destroyed the nuclear weapons inside, scattering radioactive plutonium for miles around, or worse. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2020ShareReplacement For F-35’s Troubled ALIS Cloud-Based Brain Rebranded ODIN And Is Still Years AwayAfter years of work, the existing system is still riddled with problems and full of bad information, contributing to low F-35 availability rates. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2020ShareThe USAF Uses Huge Swords Fit For He-Man And The Thundercats To Honor OfficersThe Order of the Sword holds events full of pomp and ceremonial blades for officers, but its own lore is questionable. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2020Share1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)The base in Kenya is an important part of the American campaign against terrorists in neighboring Somalia. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 24, 2019ShareUSAF Is Spending Millions To Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats To Kick Them OutTurkey says it could shut down American military facilities if the United States sanctions it over buying Russian arms and its intervention in Syria. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareAir Force To Conduct Its First Space Launch From Guam Next Year Using A 747 Jumbo JetThe decision comes amid increasing interest in alternative space launch concepts and small satellites to respond to growing threats to space assets. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 19, 2019ShareCan The U.S. Military Make An Airplane Invisible To The Naked Eye?The development of visual stealth began in WWII and continues today. So, just how close has the military has come to realizing an invisible plane? BYBrett TingleyDec 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareAir Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”The name is also meant to reflect the helicopter’s “ability to roam large distances” while guarding America’s ballistic missile silos. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareF-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The FutureWith new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy’s door. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 11, 2019ShareRecently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space TechnologyRetired Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast says fantastic technology exists that could transport a human anywhere on earth within an hour. BYBrett TingleyDec 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareDeclassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold WarThe Blackbird had suffered an engine failure during a mission over the Baltic Sea and its crew feared that Soviet jets might be hunting for them. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThese Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and NukesThe presentations provide a window into what kinds of information he was receiving, and how, during a particularly critical time in history. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019SharePocket Force Of Stealthy Avenger Drones May Have Made Returning F-117s To Service UnnecessaryAvengers have flown over Syria and the secretive nature of who owns and operates the handful that have been delivered points to a clandestine program. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 2The requirement for this type of aircraft has only become more pressing in the new Millennium, which begs the question, where are the planes? BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareAir Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear BomberThe concept would have given the service a penetrating high-speed strike asset, something it is still interested in to this day. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1A labyrinth of programs and initiatives spanning nearly four decades was born out of a disastrous attempt to rescue U.S. hostages in Tehran. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share1…456…10
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2020ShareThis Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword BladesThese missiles keep taking out terrorist leaders overseas by ripping through their vehicles and mortally slicing them up. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareAir Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling CompaniesBetween its aging KC-135 and KC-10 tanker fleets and problems with the new KC-46A, the Air Force is facing a worrying tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020ShareWreckage Of The F-15C Eagle That Crashed Off The United Kingdom Has Been Found (Updated)A major search and rescue operation is underway in the North Sea and assets belonging to the UK and US Air Force are involved in the effort. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareAir Force Is Looking Beyond Traditional Orbits To Get An Upper Hand In SpaceConcerns about new threats and challenges, especially from China, are pushing efforts both closer to and farther away from Earth. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020ShareAir Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In IraqThe aircraft was conducting a nighttime landing at a base north of Baghdad at the time. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020ShareF-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear BombsThe B61-12 is the latest in the B61 series, the longest-serving American nuclear bomb, and they will be worth more than their weight in gold. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 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 TrevithickJun 3, 2020ShareNavy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First FlightThe weapon is set to arm the Super Hornet, Growler, and Joint Strike Fighter and its modular nature means it is being adapted to other roles. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020ShareAir Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER MunitionThe Air Force is now actively pursuing a stand-off strike capability for its cargo aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareUSAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two YearsThe service envisions the artificial intelligence system eventually flying larger, more complex unmanned designs and in the cockpit with human pilots. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020ShareX-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite WeaponsTechnology related to sending power via a microwave beam down to Earth could potentially be applied to taking out hostile targets in space. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2020ShareThe Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency BreakawayThe team’s training worked and the formation recovered from the scare remarkably fast. BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020ShareF-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)The Raptor was on a local training mission when the pilot was forced to eject. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2020ShareU.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: ReportThe United States says the Chinese firm’s work on the United Kingdom’s national 5G network is a major security risk. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 1, 2020ShareBattle Damaged A-10 Warthog Gets Back In The Fight With Help From A Little TelemedicineEngineers working from their bedrooms and basements helped determine how serious the situation was and crafted a repair plan. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020ShareAir Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”The highly detailed computer model will make it easier to identify potential points of failure to help keep the remaining bombers flying. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareTwo Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria ActionThe deployment showcased the Air Force’s ability to operate advanced aircraft from untraditional locations and put them closer to a strategic outpost. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareAir Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise MissileLockheed Martin will continue to develop new technologies to support the Raytheon-led program. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020ShareBehold Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone It Is Building For The Royal Australian Air ForceThe company is planning for the prototype to make its first flight later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 7, 2020ShareMilitants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills ThemThe incident is a prime example of the armed overwatch missions that American unmanned aircraft have been flying for years now. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2020ShareNew Details Emerge About Snap Deployment Of B-52s To Diego Garcia During Iran CrisisThe bombers flew thousands of flight hours across dozens of sorties, including strikes in Afghanistan thousands of miles away. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2020ShareThe Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air ControllersThe deal will give the Vietnam War-era aircraft, which haven’t seen widespread U.S. military use in any capacity in decades, a new lease on life. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareExclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy DroneThe U.S. Intelligence Community led the development of this very quiet and high-efficiency unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020ShareSale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes RevealedThe US Air Force says it won’t use the tankers for aerial refueling, except in an emergency, until critical fixes are completed years down the road. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareCIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From RadarsConcerns about advanced Soviet radars prompted the development of systems that could generate invisible radar-absorbing fields around the aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareAir Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet EngineThe Air Force funded the development of the engine as part of a project to develop low-cost cruise missiles, but it could have wider applications. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareThe Army And Navy Have Conducted The First Joint Test Of Their New Hypersonic WeaponThe Missile Defense Agency also observed the test to gather data that could be useful in developing anti-hypersonic defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareMV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)The complete operation appeared to involve multiple aerial refuelings for the Osprey over the Mediterranean Sea as it headed for Jordan. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2020ShareWarning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian GulfThe AC-130’s massive volume of fire, precision, magazine depth, and sensors make it a ferocious tool for mitigating the threat of small boat swarms. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 14, 2020ShareSpace Force Just Received Its First New Offensive WeaponThis is just one of two acknowledged US “counterspace” capabilities, but there are more in the classified realm. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 11, 2020ShareDoor Gunners On The Air Force’s New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero TempsThe first operational MH-139As will be guarding missile silos in areas where winter temperatures can drop to minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020ShareAir Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And CountermeasuresThe bolt-on upgrade will make aging F-16s more survivable by providing better awareness of missile threats and a better ability to fend them off. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareAustralia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USAThe adversary support contractor could get up to 46 of the surplus fighters, giving them one of the most capable private air forces in the world. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMar 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareAir Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship WeaponsThe US military sees the ability to reach out with airpower and take out enemy ships as increasingly critical to beating a major adversary. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2020ShareAbrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable DronesGeneral Atomics has supplied the backbone of America’s drone force for decades. Now that may be ending due to stark tactical realities. BYTyler RogowayFeb 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020ShareAir Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of VietnamThe nickname originally referred to the “green footprints” the older rescue helicopters would leave when they landed in the fields of Vietnam. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2020ShareThe Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire ExerciseThe exercise will involve SpaceX Starlink satellites, a variety of military assets, and a new command and control system working together. BYBrett TingleyFeb 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareGeneral Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10sThe Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020ShareCheck Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite ImageOne of the biggest air combat exercises is underway at Andersen Air Force Base on the island of Guam and it even looks impressive from space. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2020ShareThis Is How The Air Force Gets Its New Survival Rifle To Fit Under An Ejection SeatThe Air Force has fielded 2,700 of the guns, which give fighter jet and bomber pilots extra firepower if they have to bail out over hostile territory. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareWatch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed BrakesU-2s are notoriously challenging to land under the best conditions. A loss of key mechanical systems would make doing so even more complicated. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareAir Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More MoneyThe Air Force will focus on a different hypersonic weapon, using a more complex boost-glide vehicle for its warhead, for its B-52 bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareNo, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMsIf personnel in a missile alert facility are incapacitated for some reason during a crisis, it doesn’t mean that the missiles launch automatically. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020ShareAir Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision SystemAmid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 31, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 31, 2020ShareHere’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber RenderingsAlthough limited in detail, the new concept art offers new insights into the B-21’s inlets, other stealthy features, and overall size. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 31, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 2020ShareThe B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named SkyboltAir-launched ballistic missiles are back in vogue now, so it’s worth remembering that the Air Force was looking to adopt one more than 50 years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareLockheed Job Listing Offers New Details About Long-Range Ground-Launched Hypersonic WeaponThe Operational Fires system is intended to be a tactical weapon for the Army and could help in clearing paths for follow-on air and missile strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareThe Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”A simple shift in wind direction would have destroyed the nuclear weapons inside, scattering radioactive plutonium for miles around, or worse. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2020ShareReplacement For F-35’s Troubled ALIS Cloud-Based Brain Rebranded ODIN And Is Still Years AwayAfter years of work, the existing system is still riddled with problems and full of bad information, contributing to low F-35 availability rates. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2020ShareThe USAF Uses Huge Swords Fit For He-Man And The Thundercats To Honor OfficersThe Order of the Sword holds events full of pomp and ceremonial blades for officers, but its own lore is questionable. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2020Share1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)The base in Kenya is an important part of the American campaign against terrorists in neighboring Somalia. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 24, 2019ShareUSAF Is Spending Millions To Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats To Kick Them OutTurkey says it could shut down American military facilities if the United States sanctions it over buying Russian arms and its intervention in Syria. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareAir Force To Conduct Its First Space Launch From Guam Next Year Using A 747 Jumbo JetThe decision comes amid increasing interest in alternative space launch concepts and small satellites to respond to growing threats to space assets. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 19, 2019ShareCan The U.S. Military Make An Airplane Invisible To The Naked Eye?The development of visual stealth began in WWII and continues today. So, just how close has the military has come to realizing an invisible plane? BYBrett TingleyDec 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019ShareAir Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”The name is also meant to reflect the helicopter’s “ability to roam large distances” while guarding America’s ballistic missile silos. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareF-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The FutureWith new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy’s door. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 11, 2019ShareRecently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space TechnologyRetired Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast says fantastic technology exists that could transport a human anywhere on earth within an hour. BYBrett TingleyDec 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareDeclassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold WarThe Blackbird had suffered an engine failure during a mission over the Baltic Sea and its crew feared that Soviet jets might be hunting for them. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThese Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and NukesThe presentations provide a window into what kinds of information he was receiving, and how, during a particularly critical time in history. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019SharePocket Force Of Stealthy Avenger Drones May Have Made Returning F-117s To Service UnnecessaryAvengers have flown over Syria and the secretive nature of who owns and operates the handful that have been delivered points to a clandestine program. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 2The requirement for this type of aircraft has only become more pressing in the new Millennium, which begs the question, where are the planes? BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareAir Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear BomberThe concept would have given the service a penetrating high-speed strike asset, something it is still interested in to this day. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1A labyrinth of programs and initiatives spanning nearly four decades was born out of a disastrous attempt to rescue U.S. hostages in Tehran. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share