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New Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation Conference
U.S. Air Force

New Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation Conference

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 29, 2018

USAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection Seats
U.S. Air Force

USAF Fighter And Bomber Crews Get Modified M4 Rifles That Fit Under Ejection Seats

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 5, 2019

Air Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After All
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After All

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2018

U.S. Navy Pilot Pronounced Dead In A-29 Super Tucano Crash At White Sands Missile Range
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Pilot Pronounced Dead In A-29 Super Tucano Crash At White Sands Missile Range

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 24, 2018

The Air Force Wants Its B-52s To Carry Mysterious 20,000lb Weapons Under Their Wings
B-52

The Air Force Wants Its B-52s To Carry Mysterious 20,000lb Weapons Under Their Wings

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 22, 2018

It’s Official, Contractor-Owned MQ-9 Reaper Drones Will Watch Over Marines in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

It’s Official, Contractor-Owned MQ-9 Reaper Drones Will Watch Over Marines in Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 21, 2018

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain
B-1

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 20, 2018

Watch This A-10 Fly Right Up Against The Side Of Star Wars Canyon
U.S. Homeland

Watch This A-10 Fly Right Up Against The Side Of Star Wars Canyon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 20, 2018

Six Down To Earth Questions We Have About Trump’s Space Force
U.S. Homeland

Six Down To Earth Questions We Have About Trump’s Space Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 19, 2018

Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers
Afghanistan

Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2018

The Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall Apart
U.S. Marine Corps

The Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall Apart

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2018

Czech And Israeli Team To Pitch Advanced L-159 Light Attack Jets To The U.S. Military
Israel

Czech And Israeli Team To Pitch Advanced L-159 Light Attack Jets To The U.S. Military

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 14, 2018

F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?
F-35

F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 13, 2018

‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing Plane
C-130

‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 12, 2018

Air Force Rescue Helicopters Raced To The Aid Of Special Operators In Somalia
Africa

Air Force Rescue Helicopters Raced To The Aid Of Special Operators In Somalia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 2, 2018

The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats
B-1

The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 8, 2018

USAF Reveals Timelines And Basing Plans For Its Huge Adversary Support Contract
U.S. Air Force

USAF Reveals Timelines And Basing Plans For Its Huge Adversary Support Contract

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 9, 2019

Senators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New Budget
U.S. Air Force

Senators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 1, 2018

New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog
A-10

New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 19, 2018

Air Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in Mississippi
T-38

Air Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in Mississippi

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 23, 2018

Night Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From Chad
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Night Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From Chad

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 16, 2018

A-10 Warthogs May Stop Firing Controversial Depleted Uranium Ammunition For Good
A-10

A-10 Warthogs May Stop Firing Controversial Depleted Uranium Ammunition For Good

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2018

U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia
Russia

U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 14, 2018

Here’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A Year
F-22

Here’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A Year

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 29, 2019

Retired General Says F-22 Production Was Killed So That A New Bomber Could Live
F-22

Retired General Says F-22 Production Was Killed So That A New Bomber Could Live

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 6, 2019

The Navy’s Stealthy Glide Bomb Is About To Get Way More Capable
U.S. Navy

The Navy’s Stealthy Glide Bomb Is About To Get Way More Capable

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 27, 2018

F-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Belly During Major Mishap Friday At NAS Fallon (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

F-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Belly During Major Mishap Friday At NAS Fallon (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 15, 2018

The Air Force May Have Managed A Way To Quietly Ground Roughly A Third Of The A-10 Fleet
A-10

The Air Force May Have Managed A Way To Quietly Ground Roughly A Third Of The A-10 Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 13, 2018

The F-35 Hits A Key Developmental Milestone, But With Watered-Down Requirements
F-35

The F-35 Hits A Key Developmental Milestone, But With Watered-Down Requirements

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 12, 2018

USAF Pararescuemen Fawn Over The Army’s Chinook Helicopters In This Video From Afghanistan
CH-47

USAF Pararescuemen Fawn Over The Army’s Chinook Helicopters In This Video From Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 6, 2019

A USAF F-16 Viper Has Crashed Near The Nevada Test and Training Range
U.S. Homeland

A USAF F-16 Viper Has Crashed Near The Nevada Test and Training Range

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 5, 2018

Shadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction Busting
North Korea

Shadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction Busting

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 28, 2018

This Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030
U.S. Air Force

This Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 26, 2018

The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess
KC-46

The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A Mess

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 17, 2018

Here’s A Handy Inventory List Of USAF Aircraft And Their Mission Capable Rates
U.S. Air Force

Here’s A Handy Inventory List Of USAF Aircraft And Their Mission Capable Rates

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 9, 2018

A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months
U.S. Homeland

A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Is The USAF’s “Safer” Carbon Fiber Bomb That’s Also Extraordinarily Expensive
U.S. Air Force

This Is The USAF’s “Safer” Carbon Fiber Bomb That’s Also Extraordinarily Expensive

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Getting ‘Cast Ductile Iron Bomb’ Cluster Munition Replacement Despite Policy Change
U.S. Air Force

USAF Getting ‘Cast Ductile Iron Bomb’ Cluster Munition Replacement Despite Policy Change

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Admits It Won’t Be Buying Any Light Attack Aircraft For Years
U.S. Air Force

The US Air Force Admits It Won’t Be Buying Any Light Attack Aircraft For Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing Planes
KC-135

The US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the Russians
U.S. Air Force

USAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the Russians

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea
U.S. Air Force

USAF Orders More Upgraded Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid Tensions with North Korea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War
Syria

Massive US Counterstrike Against Assad’s Forces Signals New Stage Of Syrian Civil War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Did the U.S. Air Force Bomb a Rogue SpaceX Booster Rocket?
U.S. Air Force

Did the U.S. Air Force Bomb a Rogue SpaceX Booster Rocket?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Let’s Face It, The USAF Isn’t Serious About Buying a Light Attack Aircraft
U.S. Air Force

Let’s Face It, The USAF Isn’t Serious About Buying a Light Attack Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size Ever
Q-9

The USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size Ever

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Is Jamming GPS In The Western U.S. For Largest Ever Red Flag Air War Exercise
Red Flag

USAF Is Jamming GPS In The Western U.S. For Largest Ever Red Flag Air War Exercise

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 26, 2018

The USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work Reliably
AC-130

The USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work Reliably

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones
U.S. Navy

The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”
A-10

USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Navy Wants to Hire Contractors to Fly Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drones in Afghanistan
U.S. Navy

US Navy Wants to Hire Contractors to Fly Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drones in Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Shadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over Syria
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Shadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over Syria

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod
U.S. Air Force

USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress
A-10

Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses
Swarms

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel
B-52

Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Draken Picks Up a Dozen South African Cheetahs to Emulate 4th Generation Adversaries
U.S. Homeland

Draken Picks Up a Dozen South African Cheetahs to Emulate 4th Generation Adversaries

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded
A-10

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

F-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War Rise
North Korea

F-22s, F-35s Join Hundreds of US and South Korean Jets in Drill as Fears of War Rise

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships
AC-130

The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis
RC-135

Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Now in the Public Eye, American Troops in Niger Celebrate Thanksgiving
U.S. Air Force

Now in the Public Eye, American Troops in Niger Celebrate Thanksgiving

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s
B-52

The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

SpaceX Is About to Launch A Mysterious Northrop Grumman Spacecraft Called “Zuma”
Falcon (SpaceX)

SpaceX Is About to Launch A Mysterious Northrop Grumman Spacecraft Called “Zuma”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019