Featured in USAFBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018ShareHeat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During ExerciseThe late 2017 drill was another step toward giving the unmanned aircraft their own air-to-air capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018ShareUSAF Wants Units To Rapidly Build And Fly From New Bases In The Middle Of A Future WarThe USAF needs to adapt since adversaries would try to neutralize established facilities in the opening phases of any potential high-end conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareUSAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated)The two crew members were able to eject from the aircraft before it slammed into a grass field behind the mall. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareHere’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force RightThe proposal differs from the Pentagon’s own idea in key ways and points to a tense internal debate over plans for the U.S. military’s newest branch. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Knows Why T-6 Trainers Are Choking Pilots, But It’ll Take Years To FixThe service’s plans include a redesign of the plane’s oxygen system, new software to control it, and updated maintenance procedures. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018ShareThe Pentagon’s Tiny Covert Mics That Clip Onto Your Teeth Are A Game ChangerHidden inside your mouth, the device sends radio messages vibrating through the bones in your head straight into your inner ear. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’The plan is to try to cram a number of different cameras and a laser imager into one modular sensor pod. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareAir Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J BomberIn addition to new engines, the updated aircraft could have an improved cockpit, enhanced flight systems, defensive gear, sensors, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2018ShareUSAF Bomb Disposal Units Will Soon Get Laser-Armed Trucks To Rapidly Clear Mined AirfieldsThe vehicle-mounted directed energy weapon will help personnel clear airfields after attacks, but could also be useful in other roles. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2018ShareUSAF Upgrading Another C-32 ‘Air Force 2’ Interior For $16M, Here’s What The First Looks LikeIt will be modified to have an interior “more commensurate with the presidential section of the VC-25A,” but is this really necessary? BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareUSAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight EmergencyThe exact cause of the mishap and the extent of the damage to the stealth fighter jet aren’t clear yet. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareThe Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The EndDespite public perceptions, the service continues to emphasize that the program is focused on helping foreign air forces. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareU.S. Helicopter Crash Kills One In Iraq After Reported Special Operations RaidThis is the second fatal aviation accident American forces have suffered in Iraq in 2018 and is part of a concerning trend across the U.S. military. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareNASA Puts Its F/A-18s and F-15s To Work To Help Solve Pilot Oxygen Deprivation MysteryThe organization’s aviators are gathering baseline physiological and cockpit environment data to help figure out what’s choking military fliers. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareMeet Stratolaunch’s Family Of Space Launch Vehicles For Its Huge ‘Roc’ MothershipWith space now all the rage within the U.S. military, Paul Allen’s firm has laid out a whole menu of possible options for getting payloads into orbit. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 17, 2018ShareUS Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In OklahomaThis is the latest in a series of US military aircraft mishaps that have occurred in 2018 and it’s the third T-38 to crash in less than a year. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 17, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareUSAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space SensorsThe service is trying to push up the schedule for deploying its newest space-based sensor system, but it might not be fast enough for Congress. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 9, 2018ShareHarrowing Account Of How USAF C-130 Crews Snuck Into South Sudan To Evacuate Diplomats Under FireDocuments reveal new details about the mission to rescue dozens of Americans, including two at risk of dying, from the war-torn country. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 9, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareUSAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades AgoUnfortunately, under the present plan, it could still take years for the planes to finally arrive. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2018ShareHere’s Why The USAF Is Suddenly Talking Cargo Drops From Space And Spying On Other GalaxiesAs the push for a Space Force gains momentum, the service seems intent on showing it’s serious about space. Maybe too serious. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy PlaneThe Air Force is still exploring expanding the aircraft’s capabilities and mission sets even after more than 60 years of service. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2018ShareUnique Horse-Mounted USAF Unit Went Hunting For That RQ-4 Drone That Crashed On Mt. WhitneyThe Mounted Horse Patrol from Vandenberg Air Force Base was well equipped to scour the rugged terrain for parts of the drone. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareUSAF Offers New Details About New Air Force Ones, But Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Cost-Cutting ClaimsA formal justification of the deal with Boeing cites the president’s personal intervention in the program, but doesn’t say he saved any money. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareThose Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold OffThe planes are likely headed to the Philippines, but they might only be a stopgap until A-29 Super Tucanos replace the OV-10s for good. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareWatchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate ForceA new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don’t require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018ShareUSAF Reveals Details About Some Of Its Most Secretive Drone Units With New AwardsThe service gave out medals with a new “remote” operations device to one drone crew for their role in a controversial targeted strike. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018ShareThe OV-1 Mohawk Was One Of The U.S. Military’s First Forgotten Light Attack PlanesInfighting within the US Army and with the US Air Force meant the plane never got to reach its full potential. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2018ShareThe U.S. Air Force Is Hiding Its Controversial Flyoff Between the A-10 and F-35The evaluation was already almost certain to provoke a passionate debate and new information suggests the service may be rigging the tests. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareRed Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy PlaneThe can of energy drink exploded inside the cockpit, forcing the plane to return to base and costing over $100,000 in repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2018ShareB-2 Flies First ‘End-To-End’ Tests With New Nuclear Bomb Amid Growing Cost ConcernsThe B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs are set to enter service in 2020 and already cost nearly twice their literal weight in gold. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareNew Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation ConferenceThere is no doubt that the USAF is getting more concerned over the vulnerability of their tanker fleet during a peer-state conflict. BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After AllAfter insisting it needed to gather more information, the service says it might not need to finish the tests following a deadly accident. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2018ShareU.S. Navy Pilot Pronounced Dead In A-29 Super Tucano Crash At White Sands Missile RangeNaval Aviator Lt. Christopher Casey Short perished as a result of the incident. BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2018ShareThe Air Force Wants Its B-52s To Carry Mysterious 20,000lb Weapons Under Their WingsThe service says the bombers need new underwing pylons for particularly heavy bombs or missiles, but hasn’t identified any specific types. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018ShareIt’s Official, Contractor-Owned MQ-9 Reaper Drones Will Watch Over Marines in AfghanistanThe deal will be an important stepping stone for the service as it gets closer to acquiring bigger, multi-mission unmanned aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018ShareB-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still RemainThe Bones are no longer grounded over an ejection seat scare, but the process to identify and fix the underlying issues is still ongoing. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareWatch This A-10 Fly Right Up Against The Side Of Star Wars CanyonThe pilot from the U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Demonstration Flight Team shows why the Warthog is still the ultimate ‘mud fighter.’ BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareNew A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The WarthogDozens of older Warthogs are at imminent risk of getting grounded and the first new wing kits will only start arriving in 2022 at the earliest. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018ShareSix Down To Earth Questions We Have About Trump’s Space ForceThe president has told the U.S. military to get moving on standing up its sixth branch, but doing so will be easier said than done. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018SharePentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian ChoppersA new official report raises serious concerns about whether the new helicopters will actually hurt the Afghan military’s ability to operate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareThe Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall ApartFatigue tests have gone smoothly for the F-35A and C variants so far, but they have come screeching to a halt with regards to the B model. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareCzech And Israeli Team To Pitch Advanced L-159 Light Attack Jets To The U.S. MilitaryThe only problem is that they’re trying to wedge themselves into a closed competition that’s looking almost exclusively at turboprops. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareF-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?Lockheed Martin and Raytheon say the update will improve the jet’s capability and save money, but it could exacerbate existing sustainment issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 12, 2018Share‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing PlaneThe podded air sampling equipment will greatly expand the service’s ability to rapidly collect data on nuclear incidents abroad and at home. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018ShareThe Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection SeatsAn investigation into an in-flight emergency in May 2018 turned up the issue and the service doesn’t know when the jets will be back flying sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareSenators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New BudgetLawmakers are pushing for new aircraft in both services as the Air Force insists it is getting close to actually buying the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 23, 2018ShareAir Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in MississippiThis is the service’s fifth non-combat aircraft loss in 2018 and second T-38 crash in six months. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareNight Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From ChadEager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2018ShareA-10 Warthogs May Stop Firing Controversial Depleted Uranium Ammunition For GoodThe service’s existing stockpiles are getting old and it is taking the opportunity to see whether new rounds could use another metal instead. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareU.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor RussiaRepresentatives say they don’t want to pay for new aircraft to support the Open Skies Treaty until the Kremlin is again complying with the deal. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2018ShareThe Navy’s Stealthy Glide Bomb Is About To Get Way More CapableThe service is funding work on a powered version of the AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon and could give it new payloads in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 15, 2018ShareF-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Belly During Major Mishap Friday At NAS Fallon (Updated)Few solid details are available regarding this incident but USAF officials have confirmed that it did indeed occur and the damage is extensive. BYTyler RogowayApr 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2018ShareThe Air Force May Have Managed A Way To Quietly Ground Roughly A Third Of The A-10 FleetThe service is using accounting tricks to sideline dozens of A-10s, but it might not be able to keep up the charade for long. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareThe F-35 Hits A Key Developmental Milestone, But With Watered-Down RequirementsThe F-35 program has finished development flight tests, but serious deficiencies remain unsolved and won’t be for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickApr 5, 2018ShareA USAF F-16 Viper Has Crashed Near The Nevada Test and Training RangeIt is the third major mishap involving U.S. military aircraft in the space of 48 hours. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickApr 5, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 28, 2018ShareShadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction BustingSince February 2018, the essentially unmarked surveillance aircraft has been flying orbits over the East China Sea between North Korea and China. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 28, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareThis Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030A new Air Force Research Laboratory video depicts manned-unmanned teams, drone swarms, lasers and other advanced weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareThe KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A MessBoeing’s new tanker, which is now slated to first replace the KC-10 Extender fleet, looks like it is heading for more delays. BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2018ShareHere’s A Handy Inventory List Of USAF Aircraft And Their Mission Capable RatesThe list gives a historical snapshot over a number of years detailing the reliability of each Air Force aircraft and its quantity in inventory. BYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 26, 2018ShareUSAF Is Jamming GPS In The Western U.S. For Largest Ever Red Flag Air War ExerciseThe use of the mysterious jamming technology will impact the navigation of aircraft operating as far away from Nevada as Colorado. BYTyler RogowayJan 26, 2018ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 22, 2017ShareU.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashes in CaliforniaThe large unmanned aircraft came down in the Inyo National Forest, touching off a forest fire. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 22, 2017ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2017ShareU-2 Flies in Alaska Exercise for First Time, But Not as a Spy PlaneThe Dragon Lady carried a special communications package to help get information to and from other aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017ShareChinese Su-30 Flanker Goes Inverted Over USAF Nuke Sniffing PlaneIt’s not the first time a Chinese fighter has gone inverted over a US surveillance aircraft. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017Share1…678910
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018ShareHeat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During ExerciseThe late 2017 drill was another step toward giving the unmanned aircraft their own air-to-air capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018ShareUSAF Wants Units To Rapidly Build And Fly From New Bases In The Middle Of A Future WarThe USAF needs to adapt since adversaries would try to neutralize established facilities in the opening phases of any potential high-end conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareUSAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated)The two crew members were able to eject from the aircraft before it slammed into a grass field behind the mall. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareHere’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force RightThe proposal differs from the Pentagon’s own idea in key ways and points to a tense internal debate over plans for the U.S. military’s newest branch. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Knows Why T-6 Trainers Are Choking Pilots, But It’ll Take Years To FixThe service’s plans include a redesign of the plane’s oxygen system, new software to control it, and updated maintenance procedures. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018ShareThe Pentagon’s Tiny Covert Mics That Clip Onto Your Teeth Are A Game ChangerHidden inside your mouth, the device sends radio messages vibrating through the bones in your head straight into your inner ear. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’The plan is to try to cram a number of different cameras and a laser imager into one modular sensor pod. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareAir Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J BomberIn addition to new engines, the updated aircraft could have an improved cockpit, enhanced flight systems, defensive gear, sensors, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2018ShareUSAF Bomb Disposal Units Will Soon Get Laser-Armed Trucks To Rapidly Clear Mined AirfieldsThe vehicle-mounted directed energy weapon will help personnel clear airfields after attacks, but could also be useful in other roles. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 24, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2018ShareUSAF Upgrading Another C-32 ‘Air Force 2’ Interior For $16M, Here’s What The First Looks LikeIt will be modified to have an interior “more commensurate with the presidential section of the VC-25A,” but is this really necessary? BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareUSAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight EmergencyThe exact cause of the mishap and the extent of the damage to the stealth fighter jet aren’t clear yet. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareThe Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The EndDespite public perceptions, the service continues to emphasize that the program is focused on helping foreign air forces. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareU.S. Helicopter Crash Kills One In Iraq After Reported Special Operations RaidThis is the second fatal aviation accident American forces have suffered in Iraq in 2018 and is part of a concerning trend across the U.S. military. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareNASA Puts Its F/A-18s and F-15s To Work To Help Solve Pilot Oxygen Deprivation MysteryThe organization’s aviators are gathering baseline physiological and cockpit environment data to help figure out what’s choking military fliers. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareMeet Stratolaunch’s Family Of Space Launch Vehicles For Its Huge ‘Roc’ MothershipWith space now all the rage within the U.S. military, Paul Allen’s firm has laid out a whole menu of possible options for getting payloads into orbit. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 17, 2018ShareUS Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In OklahomaThis is the latest in a series of US military aircraft mishaps that have occurred in 2018 and it’s the third T-38 to crash in less than a year. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayAug 17, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareUSAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space SensorsThe service is trying to push up the schedule for deploying its newest space-based sensor system, but it might not be fast enough for Congress. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 9, 2018ShareHarrowing Account Of How USAF C-130 Crews Snuck Into South Sudan To Evacuate Diplomats Under FireDocuments reveal new details about the mission to rescue dozens of Americans, including two at risk of dying, from the war-torn country. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 9, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareUSAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades AgoUnfortunately, under the present plan, it could still take years for the planes to finally arrive. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2018ShareHere’s Why The USAF Is Suddenly Talking Cargo Drops From Space And Spying On Other GalaxiesAs the push for a Space Force gains momentum, the service seems intent on showing it’s serious about space. Maybe too serious. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareUSAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy PlaneThe Air Force is still exploring expanding the aircraft’s capabilities and mission sets even after more than 60 years of service. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2018ShareUnique Horse-Mounted USAF Unit Went Hunting For That RQ-4 Drone That Crashed On Mt. WhitneyThe Mounted Horse Patrol from Vandenberg Air Force Base was well equipped to scour the rugged terrain for parts of the drone. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareUSAF Offers New Details About New Air Force Ones, But Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Cost-Cutting ClaimsA formal justification of the deal with Boeing cites the president’s personal intervention in the program, but doesn’t say he saved any money. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareThose Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold OffThe planes are likely headed to the Philippines, but they might only be a stopgap until A-29 Super Tucanos replace the OV-10s for good. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareWatchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate ForceA new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don’t require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018ShareUSAF Reveals Details About Some Of Its Most Secretive Drone Units With New AwardsThe service gave out medals with a new “remote” operations device to one drone crew for their role in a controversial targeted strike. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018ShareThe OV-1 Mohawk Was One Of The U.S. Military’s First Forgotten Light Attack PlanesInfighting within the US Army and with the US Air Force meant the plane never got to reach its full potential. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2018ShareThe U.S. Air Force Is Hiding Its Controversial Flyoff Between the A-10 and F-35The evaluation was already almost certain to provoke a passionate debate and new information suggests the service may be rigging the tests. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018ShareRed Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy PlaneThe can of energy drink exploded inside the cockpit, forcing the plane to return to base and costing over $100,000 in repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2018ShareB-2 Flies First ‘End-To-End’ Tests With New Nuclear Bomb Amid Growing Cost ConcernsThe B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs are set to enter service in 2020 and already cost nearly twice their literal weight in gold. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 2, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018ShareNew Stealth Tanker Model Is Touted By Air Force Research Lab At Aviation ConferenceThere is no doubt that the USAF is getting more concerned over the vulnerability of their tanker fleet during a peer-state conflict. BYTyler RogowayJun 29, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After AllAfter insisting it needed to gather more information, the service says it might not need to finish the tests following a deadly accident. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2018ShareU.S. Navy Pilot Pronounced Dead In A-29 Super Tucano Crash At White Sands Missile RangeNaval Aviator Lt. Christopher Casey Short perished as a result of the incident. BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2018ShareThe Air Force Wants Its B-52s To Carry Mysterious 20,000lb Weapons Under Their WingsThe service says the bombers need new underwing pylons for particularly heavy bombs or missiles, but hasn’t identified any specific types. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018ShareIt’s Official, Contractor-Owned MQ-9 Reaper Drones Will Watch Over Marines in AfghanistanThe deal will be an important stepping stone for the service as it gets closer to acquiring bigger, multi-mission unmanned aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018ShareB-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still RemainThe Bones are no longer grounded over an ejection seat scare, but the process to identify and fix the underlying issues is still ongoing. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareWatch This A-10 Fly Right Up Against The Side Of Star Wars CanyonThe pilot from the U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Demonstration Flight Team shows why the Warthog is still the ultimate ‘mud fighter.’ BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareNew A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The WarthogDozens of older Warthogs are at imminent risk of getting grounded and the first new wing kits will only start arriving in 2022 at the earliest. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018ShareSix Down To Earth Questions We Have About Trump’s Space ForceThe president has told the U.S. military to get moving on standing up its sixth branch, but doing so will be easier said than done. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018SharePentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian ChoppersA new official report raises serious concerns about whether the new helicopters will actually hurt the Afghan military’s ability to operate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareThe Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall ApartFatigue tests have gone smoothly for the F-35A and C variants so far, but they have come screeching to a halt with regards to the B model. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareCzech And Israeli Team To Pitch Advanced L-159 Light Attack Jets To The U.S. MilitaryThe only problem is that they’re trying to wedge themselves into a closed competition that’s looking almost exclusively at turboprops. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareF-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?Lockheed Martin and Raytheon say the update will improve the jet’s capability and save money, but it could exacerbate existing sustainment issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 12, 2018Share‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing PlaneThe podded air sampling equipment will greatly expand the service’s ability to rapidly collect data on nuclear incidents abroad and at home. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018ShareThe Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection SeatsAn investigation into an in-flight emergency in May 2018 turned up the issue and the service doesn’t know when the jets will be back flying sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareSenators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New BudgetLawmakers are pushing for new aircraft in both services as the Air Force insists it is getting close to actually buying the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 23, 2018ShareAir Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in MississippiThis is the service’s fifth non-combat aircraft loss in 2018 and second T-38 crash in six months. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareNight Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From ChadEager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2018ShareA-10 Warthogs May Stop Firing Controversial Depleted Uranium Ammunition For GoodThe service’s existing stockpiles are getting old and it is taking the opportunity to see whether new rounds could use another metal instead. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareU.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor RussiaRepresentatives say they don’t want to pay for new aircraft to support the Open Skies Treaty until the Kremlin is again complying with the deal. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2018ShareThe Navy’s Stealthy Glide Bomb Is About To Get Way More CapableThe service is funding work on a powered version of the AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon and could give it new payloads in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 15, 2018ShareF-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Belly During Major Mishap Friday At NAS Fallon (Updated)Few solid details are available regarding this incident but USAF officials have confirmed that it did indeed occur and the damage is extensive. BYTyler RogowayApr 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2018ShareThe Air Force May Have Managed A Way To Quietly Ground Roughly A Third Of The A-10 FleetThe service is using accounting tricks to sideline dozens of A-10s, but it might not be able to keep up the charade for long. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareThe F-35 Hits A Key Developmental Milestone, But With Watered-Down RequirementsThe F-35 program has finished development flight tests, but serious deficiencies remain unsolved and won’t be for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickApr 5, 2018ShareA USAF F-16 Viper Has Crashed Near The Nevada Test and Training RangeIt is the third major mishap involving U.S. military aircraft in the space of 48 hours. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickApr 5, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 28, 2018ShareShadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction BustingSince February 2018, the essentially unmarked surveillance aircraft has been flying orbits over the East China Sea between North Korea and China. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 28, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018ShareThis Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030A new Air Force Research Laboratory video depicts manned-unmanned teams, drone swarms, lasers and other advanced weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareThe KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A MessBoeing’s new tanker, which is now slated to first replace the KC-10 Extender fleet, looks like it is heading for more delays. BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2018ShareHere’s A Handy Inventory List Of USAF Aircraft And Their Mission Capable RatesThe list gives a historical snapshot over a number of years detailing the reliability of each Air Force aircraft and its quantity in inventory. BYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 26, 2018ShareUSAF Is Jamming GPS In The Western U.S. For Largest Ever Red Flag Air War ExerciseThe use of the mysterious jamming technology will impact the navigation of aircraft operating as far away from Nevada as Colorado. BYTyler RogowayJan 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 22, 2017ShareU.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashes in CaliforniaThe large unmanned aircraft came down in the Inyo National Forest, touching off a forest fire. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 22, 2017Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2017ShareU-2 Flies in Alaska Exercise for First Time, But Not as a Spy PlaneThe Dragon Lady carried a special communications package to help get information to and from other aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017ShareChinese Su-30 Flanker Goes Inverted Over USAF Nuke Sniffing PlaneIt’s not the first time a Chinese fighter has gone inverted over a US surveillance aircraft. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2017Share