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Navy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First Flight
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First Flight

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 3, 2020

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2020

X-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite Weapons
X-37B

X-37B’s Power Beaming Payload A Reminder Of Potential Orbital Microwave Anti-Satellite Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 19, 2020

The Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency Breakaway
U.S. Homeland

The Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency Breakaway

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 16, 2020

F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2020

U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report
RC-135

U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 6, 2020

Battle Damaged A-10 Warthog Gets Back In The Fight With Help From A Little Telemedicine
A-10

Battle Damaged A-10 Warthog Gets Back In The Fight With Help From A Little Telemedicine

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 1, 2020

Air Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”
B-1

Air Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 24, 2020

Two Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria Action
F-35

Two Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria Action

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 21, 2020

Air Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missile
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 20, 2020

Behold Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone It Is Building For The Royal Australian Air Force
Loyal Wingman

Behold Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Drone It Is Building For The Royal Australian Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 8, 2020

Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them
Q-9

Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 7, 2020

New Details Emerge About Snap Deployment Of B-52s To Diego Garcia During Iran Crisis
Iran

New Details Emerge About Snap Deployment Of B-52s To Diego Garcia During Iran Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 6, 2020

The Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air Controllers
OV-10

The Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air Controllers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 1, 2020

Exclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy Drone
U.S. Air Force

Exclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars
SR-71

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2020

Air Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet Engine
U.S. Air Force

Air Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet Engine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 20, 2020

The Army And Navy Have Conducted The First Joint Test Of Their New Hypersonic Weapon
U.S. Army

The Army And Navy Have Conducted The First Joint Test Of Their New Hypersonic Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 20, 2020

Air Force Wants To Acquire Losing T-X Jet Trainers To Help Revolutionize Pilot Training
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Wants To Acquire Losing T-X Jet Trainers To Help Revolutionize Pilot Training

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 19, 2020

MV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)
MV-22

MV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 20, 2020

Warning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian Gulf
AC-130

Warning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian Gulf

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 17, 2020

Space Force Just Received Its First New Offensive Weapon
Anti-Satellite Capabilities

Space Force Just Received Its First New Offensive Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 14, 2020

Door Gunners On The Air Force’s New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero Temps
U.S. Air Force

Door Gunners On The Air Force’s New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero Temps

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 12, 2020

Air Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And Countermeasures
F-16

Air Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And Countermeasures

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 9, 2020

Australia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USA
Australia

Australia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USA

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 5, 2020

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons
HAWC

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 4, 2020

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed
Israel

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 31, 2020

Abrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable Drones
Q-9

Abrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable Drones

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 27, 2020

Air Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of Vietnam
HH-60

Air Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of Vietnam

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 27, 2020

The Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire Exercise
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire Exercise

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Feb 26, 2020

General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s
KC-10

General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 25, 2020

Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image
U.S. Homeland

Check Out All The Airpower On Guam For Exercise Cope North In This Exclusive Satellite Image

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 17, 2020

This Is How The Air Force Gets Its New Survival Rifle To Fit Under An Ejection Seat
U.S. Air Force

This Is How The Air Force Gets Its New Survival Rifle To Fit Under An Ejection Seat

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 14, 2020

Watch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed Brakes
U-2

Watch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed Brakes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 13, 2020

Air Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More Money
Air-launched hypersonic boost glide vehicles

Air Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More Money

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 11, 2020

Here Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 Budget
U.S. Homeland

Here Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2021

No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs
U.S. Homeland

No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 10, 2020

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System
KC-46

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 1, 2020

Here’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Renderings
B-21

Here’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Renderings

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 31, 2020

The B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named Skybolt
B-52

The B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named Skybolt

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 23, 2020

Lockheed Job Listing Offers New Details About Long-Range Ground-Launched Hypersonic Weapon
U.S. Army

Lockheed Job Listing Offers New Details About Long-Range Ground-Launched Hypersonic Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 20, 2020

Replacement For F-35’s Troubled ALIS Cloud-Based Brain Rebranded ODIN And Is Still Years Away
F-35

Replacement For F-35’s Troubled ALIS Cloud-Based Brain Rebranded ODIN And Is Still Years Away

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 17, 2020

1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 7, 2020

USAF Is Spending Millions To Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats To Kick Them Out
U.S. Air Force

USAF Is Spending Millions To Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats To Kick Them Out

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 24, 2019

Air Force To Conduct Its First Space Launch From Guam Next Year Using A 747 Jumbo Jet
U.S. Air Force

Air Force To Conduct Its First Space Launch From Guam Next Year Using A 747 Jumbo Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 19, 2019

Air Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Names Its Newest Helicopters “Grey Wolves” Because They Will Fly in “Packs”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 19, 2019

Can The U.S. Military Make An Airplane Invisible To The Naked Eye?
U.S. Homeland

Can The U.S. Military Make An Airplane Invisible To The Naked Eye?

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 19, 2019

F-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The Future
F-35

F-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The Future

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 13, 2019

Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology
U.S. Air Force

Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 12, 2019

Air Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each Other
XQ-58

Air Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each Other

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 13, 2019

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 6, 2019

The Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” For Nearly 70 Years
NASA

The Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” For Nearly 70 Years

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Here’s What We Know The Shadowy X-37B Was Up To During Its Record 780 Days In Space
X-37B

Here’s What We Know The Shadowy X-37B Was Up To During Its Record 780 Days In Space

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 28, 2019

Air Force Sends B-1B Bombers To Saudi Arabia Amid U.S. Military Buildup In The Kingdom
B-1

Air Force Sends B-1B Bombers To Saudi Arabia Amid U.S. Military Buildup In The Kingdom

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 25, 2019

Boeing Fears End Of Its Work On New Air Force ICBM As Lockheed Wins Reentry Vehicle Deal
U.S. Air Force

Boeing Fears End Of Its Work On New Air Force ICBM As Lockheed Wins Reentry Vehicle Deal

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 24, 2019

Air Force Hires Seven Companies In Long-Awaited Mega Adversary Air Support Contract
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Hires Seven Companies In Long-Awaited Mega Adversary Air Support Contract

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 22, 2019

This Containerized Launcher For The XQ-58A Valkyrie Combat Drone Could Be A Game Changer
XQ-58

This Containerized Launcher For The XQ-58A Valkyrie Combat Drone Could Be A Game Changer

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 17, 2019

U.S. Reviewing Options For Pulling Nuclear Bombs Out Of Turkey, Here’s How They Might Do It
Turkey

U.S. Reviewing Options For Pulling Nuclear Bombs Out Of Turkey, Here’s How They Might Do It

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 14, 2019

Air Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Suffers Damage After Third Flight Test
XQ-58

Air Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Suffers Damage After Third Flight Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 10, 2019

Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters
HH-60

Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

U.S. To Spend Hundreds Of Millions To Replace A $5 Part In Revamped Nuclear Weapons
U.S. Homeland

U.S. To Spend Hundreds Of Millions To Replace A $5 Part In Revamped Nuclear Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 26, 2019

Air Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone “Phaser” Microwave Weapon Overseas
Swarms

Air Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone “Phaser” Microwave Weapon Overseas

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 24, 2019

The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”
B-52

The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Is Getting An F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jet
U.S. Homeland

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Is Getting An F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 18, 2019