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F-5N Sundowner

Navy Aggressor F-5 Crashes Off Key West

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 31, 2023
New Air Force F-16 Aggressor Squadron Stands Up

New Air Force F-16 Aggressor Squadron Stands Up

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 16, 2023
Lockheed Martin's Darkstar illuminated in red

Lockheed Hints Again At The Existence Of A Secret High Speed Jet

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Mar 14, 2023
Hawker Hunter ATAC

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Pilot Recounts Ejection Right Out Of Top Gun

By Jan Tegler
Posted on Feb 16, 2023
Air Force Aggressors More Relevant Than Ever At 50

Air Force Aggressors More Relevant Than Ever At 50

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Jan 27, 2023
F-5s Team With Avenger Drone, Bizjet In Air-To-Air Infrared Sensor Test

F-5s Team With Avenger Drone, Bizjet In Air-To-Air Infrared Sensor Test

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 1, 2022
Tactical Air Support's F-5AT tests TacIRST

Private F-5 Aggressor Jet Flies With Built-In Infrared Search And Track System

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Oct 19, 2022
Camouflaged Aggressor F-16s Are Intercepting Russian Bombers In Alaska

Camouflaged Aggressor F-16s Are Intercepting Russian Bombers In Alaska

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Oct 19, 2022
Russian Aggressor Squadron Gets Its First Su-35S Fighter Jets

Russian Aggressor Squadron Gets Its First Su-35S Fighter Jets

By Piotr Butowski, Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 4, 2022
Luke AFB F-16 F-35

Inside The Air Force’s Biggest Fighter Wing

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Sep 14, 2022
JASDF_F-15J_MAVERICK

Japan Unveils Top Gun 2 Themed F-15 Eagle

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 2, 2022
Top Gun Maverick

What Top Gun 2 Got Right And Wrong About Navy Fighter Culture

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka
Posted on Aug 15, 2022
65th AGRS F-35

F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Revolutionizing The USAF’s Aggressor Force

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Aug 12, 2022
HH and Mi24

New HH-60W Rescue Helicopter Had Its First Dogfight With An Mi-24 Hind

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 19, 2022
top-gun-maverick formation super Hornet

This Is The Navy Weaponry That Top Gun 2’s Box Office Haul Could Buy

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 9, 2022
A Hawker Hunter takes off during Northern Edge, May 20, 2019, from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Northern Edge is an exercise showcasing the lethality of joint forces and the capabilities of U.S. forces in and around the Indo-Pacific region.

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Jet Crashes Off North Carolina (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman
Posted on Jun 20, 2022
A full-size mockup of the fictional Darkstar hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works helped create for the 2022 movie Top Gun: Maverick.

Darkstar Mockup From Top Gun: Maverick Looks Wicked In New Video

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 10, 2022
F-35 Aggressor Nellis

First F-35 Aggressor Dedicated To Replicating Chinese Threats Unveiled

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Jun 9, 2022
Embraer Carrier Top Gun Maverick

I Bet You’ve Never Seen A Private Jet Fly An Approach To An Aircraft Carrier Before

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 7, 2022
Artwork depicting the Darkstar stealthy hypersonic aircraft, a fictious design that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works created for the movie Top Gun: Maverick.

Skunk Works On How They Brought Top Gun: Maverick’s Darkstar To Life

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 3, 2022
A screen shot of a clip from the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick showing a fictional hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin helped craft.

Skunk Works Helped Create The Darkstar Jet For Top Gun: Maverick

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 6, 2022
Adversary Air Contract For Nellis Air Force Base Won’t Be Renewed

Adversary Air Contract For Nellis Air Force Base Won’t Be Renewed

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 8, 2022
New Top Gun Trailer Shows Dogfight Between F-14 And Su-57

New Top Gun Trailer Shows Dogfight Between F-14 And Su-57

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 29, 2022
Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crashed Near Luke Air Force Base (Updated)

Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crashed Near Luke Air Force Base (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 10, 2022
Inside The World’s Only Privately Owned F-16s That Are Flying As Advanced Aggressors

Inside The World’s Only Privately Owned F-16s That Are Flying As Advanced Aggressors

By James Deboer
Updated on Feb 10, 2022
Draken Doubles Its Fleet Of Private Aggressor F-16s With A Dozen Surplus Jets From Norway

Draken Doubles Its Fleet Of Private Aggressor F-16s With A Dozen Surplus Jets From Norway

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 5, 2021
Top Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These Documents

Top Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These Documents

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 17, 2021
Inside The Navy’s Top Aggressor Squadron That Is About To Trade Its Hornets For Super Hornets

Inside The Navy’s Top Aggressor Squadron That Is About To Trade Its Hornets For Super Hornets

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 1, 2021
U.S. Navy Adversary Unit Reveals Super Hornet Masquerading As Russia’s Top Fighter

U.S. Navy Adversary Unit Reveals Super Hornet Masquerading As Russia’s Top Fighter

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 1, 2021
These Are The Proposed Paint Schemes For The Navy’s New Adversary Super Hornets

These Are The Proposed Paint Schemes For The Navy’s New Adversary Super Hornets

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 1, 2021
China’s National Insignia Appears On U.S. Navy Adversary F/A-18 Hornet

China’s National Insignia Appears On U.S. Navy Adversary F/A-18 Hornet

By Joseph Trevithick and Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 1, 2021
Navy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support Roles

Navy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support Roles

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Oct 22, 2021
First Navy F-5 Aggressor Begins Upgrade That Will Make The Entire Fleet Far More Potent

First Navy F-5 Aggressor Begins Upgrade That Will Make The Entire Fleet Far More Potent

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 24, 2021
Augmented Reality Dogfight Training For Fighter Pilots Has Made A Major Leap In Capability

Augmented Reality Dogfight Training For Fighter Pilots Has Made A Major Leap In Capability

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 22, 2021
Behold F-117s On Their Historic Deployment To Fresno In These Stunning Shots

Behold F-117s On Their Historic Deployment To Fresno In These Stunning Shots

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 16, 2021
F-35s Have Flown Their First “Red Air” Missions As Dedicated Stealth Aggressors

F-35s Have Flown Their First “Red Air” Missions As Dedicated Stealth Aggressors

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 4, 2021
Challenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk Emerges

Challenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 30, 2021
F-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War Games

F-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War Games

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 21, 2021
Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jul 1, 2021
What It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG Squadron

What It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG Squadron

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 3, 2021
Pilot Dies In Crash Of Contractor-Owned Mirage F1 Adversary Jet Near Nellis AFB (Updated)

Pilot Dies In Crash Of Contractor-Owned Mirage F1 Adversary Jet Near Nellis AFB (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 25, 2021
Here’s Why Aggressor Learjets Were Making Mock Attack Runs Towards Philly Last Night

Here’s Why Aggressor Learjets Were Making Mock Attack Runs Towards Philly Last Night

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 22, 2021
The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky

The First Privately Owned F-16 Aggressor Jet Has Taken To The Sky

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 19, 2021
Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets

Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 7, 2021
Soviet-Designed An-2 Biplanes Are South Korea’s Secretive Aggressors

Soviet-Designed An-2 Biplanes Are South Korea’s Secretive Aggressors

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 6, 2021
Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks

Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 30, 2021
Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)

Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 26, 2021
How The World’s First Privately Owned Fleet Of F-16 Aggressor Jets Became A Reality

How The World’s First Privately Owned Fleet Of F-16 Aggressor Jets Became A Reality

By James Deboer
Updated on Feb 24, 2021
First Contractor-Owned F-16 Aggressors Include MiG Killers, Veteran Of Iraqi Reactor Raid (Updated)

First Contractor-Owned F-16 Aggressors Include MiG Killers, Veteran Of Iraqi Reactor Raid (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 28, 2021
The First Contractor-Operated F-16 Aggressor Jets Are Heading To North America

The First Contractor-Operated F-16 Aggressor Jets Are Heading To North America

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 27, 2021
Air Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16s

Air Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16s

By The War Zone staff
Updated on Jan 23, 2021
Watch Flight Tracks Of Contractor Adversary Jets Bum-Rush A Carrier Group For Training

Watch Flight Tracks Of Contractor Adversary Jets Bum-Rush A Carrier Group For Training

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 28, 2020
10 Fictional ‘Black Jet’ Toys, Models, And Video Games From The 1980s To Today

10 Fictional ‘Black Jet’ Toys, Models, And Video Games From The 1980s To Today

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Dec 23, 2020
Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Dec 15, 2020
F-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War Games

F-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War Games

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Here’s Who Bought Paul Allen’s Pristine MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter

Here’s Who Bought Paul Allen’s Pristine MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 24, 2020
Canadian Fighter Pilot Training Company To Buy FA-50 Light Combat Jets

Canadian Fighter Pilot Training Company To Buy FA-50 Light Combat Jets

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 6, 2020
Check Out These Close-Up Shots Of F-117s Deployed To Miramar

Check Out These Close-Up Shots Of F-117s Deployed To Miramar

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 22, 2020
F-117s Make Surprise Visit To Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (Updated)

F-117s Make Surprise Visit To Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 21, 2020
Red Flag Is Back In Business As Two Of The Big Air Combat Exercises Kick Off Simultaneously

Red Flag Is Back In Business As Two Of The Big Air Combat Exercises Kick Off Simultaneously

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Aug 4, 2020