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USAF’s Next Budget Request Will Include New F-15X Advanced Eagle Fighter Jets: Report
F-15

USAF’s Next Budget Request Will Include New F-15X Advanced Eagle Fighter Jets: Report

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 22, 2018

Failure To Launch? Pentagon’s Space Force Plan Could Hamstring The New Service’s Leadership
U.S. Space Force

Failure To Launch? Pentagon’s Space Force Plan Could Hamstring The New Service’s Leadership

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 21, 2018

Joint Threat Emitters Train Pilots How To Defeat Enemy Air Defenses And The USAF Wants More
U.S. Air Force

Joint Threat Emitters Train Pilots How To Defeat Enemy Air Defenses And The USAF Wants More

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 21, 2018

A West Virginia Air Guard C-130H Was Responsible For Massive Chaff Cloud Over Midwest
U.S. Homeland

A West Virginia Air Guard C-130H Was Responsible For Massive Chaff Cloud Over Midwest

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 12, 2018

Huge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A Mystery
U.S. Homeland

Huge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A Mystery

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 11, 2018

The USAF Uses Huge Swords Fit For He-Man And The Thundercats To Honor Officers
U.S. Air Force

The USAF Uses Huge Swords Fit For He-Man And The Thundercats To Honor Officers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 13, 2020

USAF Says Insurgent Drones Are Watching One Of Its Bases In Afghanistan ’24/7′
U.S. Air Force

USAF Says Insurgent Drones Are Watching One Of Its Bases In Afghanistan ’24/7′

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 10, 2018

Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More
U.S. Homeland

Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

F-15s Arrive For Rebooted “Cope India” Air Combat Drill As US-Indian Relations Tighten
China

F-15s Arrive For Rebooted “Cope India” Air Combat Drill As US-Indian Relations Tighten

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 4, 2018

U.S. Is Betting Big On Naval Mine Warfare With These New Sub-Launched and Air-Dropped Types
U.S. Air Force

U.S. Is Betting Big On Naval Mine Warfare With These New Sub-Launched and Air-Dropped Types

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

Declassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold War
Cold War

Declassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Sacked Thunderbirds Boss Took Formation Supersonic, Placed Hands Around Neck Of Pilot
U.S. Air Force

Sacked Thunderbirds Boss Took Formation Supersonic, Placed Hands Around Neck Of Pilot

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 22, 2018

Two USAF Fighter Wings Line Up 35 F-35s During Type’s First-Ever ‘Elephant Walk’ Exercise (Updated)
F-35

Two USAF Fighter Wings Line Up 35 F-35s During Type’s First-Ever ‘Elephant Walk’ Exercise (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 20, 2018

Star Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force Budget
U.S. Air Force

Star Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 16, 2018

What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?
A-10

What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 15, 2018

Boeing Is Selling Off Its Historic C-17 Production Line Facility In Long Beach
C-17

Boeing Is Selling Off Its Historic C-17 Production Line Facility In Long Beach

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 8, 2018

New 3D Audio Will Allow A-10 Pilots To Hear Alerts Come From The Direction Of The Threat
A-10

New 3D Audio Will Allow A-10 Pilots To Hear Alerts Come From The Direction Of The Threat

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 7, 2018

American Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly Fragments
Air-launched hypersonic boost glide vehicles

American Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly Fragments

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 31, 2018

Wild Days In The Services: Rough Seas Damage Navy Ship And C-17 Dumps A Humvee Into A Neighborhood
U.S. Navy

Wild Days In The Services: Rough Seas Damage Navy Ship And C-17 Dumps A Humvee Into A Neighborhood

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 5, 2019

US, South Korea Cancel Another Big Combat Exercise As Ties Between Seoul and Pyongyang Grow
North Korea

US, South Korea Cancel Another Big Combat Exercise As Ties Between Seoul and Pyongyang Grow

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 19, 2018

USAF Frantically Stole Parts From One RC-135 To Get Another Airborne To Spy On A Missile Launch
RC-135

USAF Frantically Stole Parts From One RC-135 To Get Another Airborne To Spy On A Missile Launch

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 18, 2018

USAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic Weapon
Air-launched hypersonic boost glide vehicles

USAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 12, 2018

U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes
F-35

U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 11, 2018

These Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The Start
Q-1

These Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The Start

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 9, 2018

Navy Spends Millions On Sub-Launched Hypersonics As USAF Touts New Hypersonic X-Plane
U.S. Navy

Navy Spends Millions On Sub-Launched Hypersonics As USAF Touts New Hypersonic X-Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 5, 2018

Marine F-35Bs Fly First-Ever Strike Missions Against ‘Fixed Targets’ in Afghanistan (Updated)
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine F-35Bs Fly First-Ever Strike Missions Against ‘Fixed Targets’ in Afghanistan (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 27, 2018

Marine F-35Bs Flew Surveillance Missions Near Somalia And Were Ready To Strike If Necessary
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine F-35Bs Flew Surveillance Missions Near Somalia And Were Ready To Strike If Necessary

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 26, 2018

Dark Horse Contender Boeing Snags Air Force Deal To Replace Aging UH-1N Hueys With MH-139
UH-1

Dark Horse Contender Boeing Snags Air Force Deal To Replace Aging UH-1N Hueys With MH-139

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 25, 2018

SpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’
U.S. Homeland

SpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 21, 2018

Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF
U.S. Air Force

Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 20, 2018

Heat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During Exercise
Q-9

Heat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 19, 2018

USAF Wants Units To Rapidly Build And Fly From New Bases In The Middle Of A Future War
U.S. Air Force

USAF Wants Units To Rapidly Build And Fly From New Bases In The Middle Of A Future War

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 19, 2018

USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 18, 2018

Here’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force Right
U.S. Air Force

Here’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force Right

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 18, 2018

Air Force Says It Knows Why T-6 Trainers Are Choking Pilots, But It’ll Take Years To Fix
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Says It Knows Why T-6 Trainers Are Choking Pilots, But It’ll Take Years To Fix

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 14, 2018

The Pentagon’s Tiny Covert Mics That Clip Onto Your Teeth Are A Game Changer
Soldier Systems

The Pentagon’s Tiny Covert Mics That Clip Onto Your Teeth Are A Game Changer

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 12, 2018

USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’
RQ-4

USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 11, 2018

The B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of Choice
B-52

The B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of Choice

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber
B-52

Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 28, 2018

USAF Bomb Disposal Units Will Soon Get Laser-Armed Trucks To Rapidly Clear Mined Airfields
U.S. Air Force

USAF Bomb Disposal Units Will Soon Get Laser-Armed Trucks To Rapidly Clear Mined Airfields

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 24, 2018

USAF Upgrading Another C-32 ‘Air Force 2’ Interior For $16M, Here’s What The First Looks Like
C-32

USAF Upgrading Another C-32 ‘Air Force 2’ Interior For $16M, Here’s What The First Looks Like

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 23, 2018

USAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight Emergency
F-35

USAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight Emergency

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 22, 2018

The Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The End
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The End

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 22, 2018

NASA Puts Its F/A-18s and F-15s To Work To Help Solve Pilot Oxygen Deprivation Mystery
NASA

NASA Puts Its F/A-18s and F-15s To Work To Help Solve Pilot Oxygen Deprivation Mystery

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 21, 2018

Meet Stratolaunch’s Family Of Space Launch Vehicles For Its Huge ‘Roc’ Mothership
Launch Vehicles

Meet Stratolaunch’s Family Of Space Launch Vehicles For Its Huge ‘Roc’ Mothership

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 20, 2018

U.S. Helicopter Crash Kills One In Iraq After Reported Special Operations Raid
Iraq

U.S. Helicopter Crash Kills One In Iraq After Reported Special Operations Raid

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 21, 2018

US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma
T-38

US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 17, 2018

USAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space Sensors
U.S. Air Force

USAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space Sensors

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 15, 2018

Harrowing Account Of How USAF C-130 Crews Snuck Into South Sudan To Evacuate Diplomats Under Fire
C-130

Harrowing Account Of How USAF C-130 Crews Snuck Into South Sudan To Evacuate Diplomats Under Fire

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 9, 2018

USAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades Ago
U.S. Air Force

USAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades Ago

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 6, 2018

Here’s Why The USAF Is Suddenly Talking Cargo Drops From Space And Spying On Other Galaxies
U.S. Air Force

Here’s Why The USAF Is Suddenly Talking Cargo Drops From Space And Spying On Other Galaxies

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 4, 2018

Here’s How The Pentagon Plans To Create A New U.S. Space Command Within Months
U.S. Space Force

Here’s How The Pentagon Plans To Create A New U.S. Space Command Within Months

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 10, 2019

USAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy Plane
U-2

USAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 28, 2018

Unique Horse-Mounted USAF Unit Went Hunting For That RQ-4 Drone That Crashed On Mt. Whitney
U.S. Homeland

Unique Horse-Mounted USAF Unit Went Hunting For That RQ-4 Drone That Crashed On Mt. Whitney

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 26, 2018

USAF Offers New Details About New Air Force Ones, But Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Cost-Cutting Claims
Air Force One

USAF Offers New Details About New Air Force Ones, But Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Cost-Cutting Claims

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 24, 2018

Those Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold Off
OV-10

Those Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 23, 2018

Watchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate Force
F-22

Watchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate Force

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 21, 2018

USAF Reveals Details About Some Of Its Most Secretive Drone Units With New Awards
Q-1

USAF Reveals Details About Some Of Its Most Secretive Drone Units With New Awards

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 13, 2018

The OV-1 Mohawk Was One Of The U.S. Military’s First Forgotten Light Attack Planes
OV-10

The OV-1 Mohawk Was One Of The U.S. Military’s First Forgotten Light Attack Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 12, 2018

The U.S. Air Force Is Hiding Its Controversial Flyoff Between the A-10 and F-35
F-35

The U.S. Air Force Is Hiding Its Controversial Flyoff Between the A-10 and F-35

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 11, 2018

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 6, 2018

The Air Force Can’t Say What It Plans To Do With Its Retired B-2 Bombers
B-2

The Air Force Can’t Say What It Plans To Do With Its Retired B-2 Bombers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 27, 2019

B-2 Flies First ‘End-To-End’ Tests With New Nuclear Bomb Amid Growing Cost Concerns
B-2

B-2 Flies First ‘End-To-End’ Tests With New Nuclear Bomb Amid Growing Cost Concerns

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 2, 2018