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DARPA Is Developing Aircraft-Launched Missile-Like Drones That Fire Their Own Air-To-Air Missiles

DARPA Is Developing Aircraft-Launched Missile-Like Drones That Fire Their Own Air-To-Air Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 10, 2021
Sweden’s Bigger Badder Gripen Fighter Packs A Lot Of Punch In An Incredibly Efficient Package

Sweden’s Bigger Badder Gripen Fighter Packs A Lot Of Punch In An Incredibly Efficient Package

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Feb 4, 2021
Russia Developing First Brand-New Short-Range Air-To-Air Missile Since The End Of The Cold War

Russia Developing First Brand-New Short-Range Air-To-Air Missile Since The End Of The Cold War

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 4, 2021
Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Packing A Stealthy JASSM-ER Cruise Missile

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Packing A Stealthy JASSM-ER Cruise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 28, 2021
Air Force Fighters Almost Got An Air-Launched Ballistic Missile 40 Years Ago, Now They’re A Hot Item

Air Force Fighters Almost Got An Air-Launched Ballistic Missile 40 Years Ago, Now They’re A Hot Item

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 26, 2021
Fighter Pilots Reveal Why You Don’t Want To Mess With The A-10 Warthog In A Dogfight

Fighter Pilots Reveal Why You Don’t Want To Mess With The A-10 Warthog In A Dogfight

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Jan 26, 2021
New Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And Drones

New Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 21, 2021
How British Tornados Used A Special Weapon To Ravage Saddam’s Airfields In Daring Desert Storm Raids

How British Tornados Used A Special Weapon To Ravage Saddam’s Airfields In Daring Desert Storm Raids

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Jan 15, 2021
Report Adds Further Evidence Iran’s Soleimani Was Killed By New Highly Precise Missile

Report Adds Further Evidence Iran’s Soleimani Was Killed By New Highly Precise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 15, 2021
Black Flag Rises: New “Super Bowl Of Test Exercises” Pushes USAF’s Top Weapons To Their Limit

Black Flag Rises: New “Super Bowl Of Test Exercises” Pushes USAF’s Top Weapons To Their Limit

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Jan 13, 2021
This Is Our Best Look Yet At China’s Z-20F Seahawk Clone Toting Air-To-Surface Missiles

This Is Our Best Look Yet At China’s Z-20F Seahawk Clone Toting Air-To-Surface Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 13, 2021
Iran Just Fired Its Sidewinder Missile Clone From A Drone

Iran Just Fired Its Sidewinder Missile Clone From A Drone

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 6, 2021
China’s Z-20 Black Hawk Clone Is Now Packing Air-To-Ground Missiles

China’s Z-20 Black Hawk Clone Is Now Packing Air-To-Ground Missiles

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 31, 2020
Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range

Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 29, 2020
Russia’s Predator-Style Drone With Big Export Potential Has Launched Its First Missiles

Russia’s Predator-Style Drone With Big Export Potential Has Launched Its First Missiles

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Dec 28, 2020
Qatar Executes An Incredible “Elephant Walk” Showcasing Its Growing Air Combat Might

Qatar Executes An Incredible “Elephant Walk” Showcasing Its Growing Air Combat Might

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 17, 2020
General Atomics Avenger Drone Flew An Autonomous Air-To-Air Mission Using An AI Brain

General Atomics Avenger Drone Flew An Autonomous Air-To-Air Mission Using An AI Brain

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 6, 2020
F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity

F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing

The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service

The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The Little Model Shop That Played A Big Role In Killing Osama Bin Laden

The Little Model Shop That Played A Big Role In Killing Osama Bin Laden

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Her Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air Force

Her Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air Force

By Rowland White
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
This Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile Externally

This Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile Externally

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 25, 2020
This May Be Our First Glimpse Of China’s New Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile

This May Be Our First Glimpse Of China’s New Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 9, 2020
StormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For War

StormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For War

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 14, 2020
India’s First Indigenous Air-Launched Radar-Killing Missile Is Headed For Service

India’s First Indigenous Air-Launched Radar-Killing Missile Is Headed For Service

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 9, 2020
Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tests Signal Potential New Capabilities For Flanker and Felon

Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tests Signal Potential New Capabilities For Flanker and Felon

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Oct 5, 2020
Air Force C-17 Launched A Pallet Of Mock Cruise Missiles During Recent Arsenal Plane Test

Air Force C-17 Launched A Pallet Of Mock Cruise Missiles During Recent Arsenal Plane Test

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 3, 2020
Navy P-8 Poseidon Flies Mission Armed With Harpoon Missiles In Asia-Pacific Show Of Force

Navy P-8 Poseidon Flies Mission Armed With Harpoon Missiles In Asia-Pacific Show Of Force

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 1, 2020
Taiwan Displays Air-Launched Cruise Missiles At Air Base In Heart Of Taiwan Strait

Taiwan Displays Air-Launched Cruise Missiles At Air Base In Heart Of Taiwan Strait

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 22, 2020
MQ-9 Reaper, Howitzer, Rocket Toting F-16 All Shoot Down Mock Cruise Missiles In Huge Test

MQ-9 Reaper, Howitzer, Rocket Toting F-16 All Shoot Down Mock Cruise Missiles In Huge Test

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 11, 2020
Check Out These F-35s Dropping Full Loads Of Small Diameter Bombs During A Test Mission

Check Out These F-35s Dropping Full Loads Of Small Diameter Bombs During A Test Mission

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Aug 23, 2020
Two MQ-9 Reaper Drones Collide Over Syria After Days Of Sightings From Those On The Ground

Two MQ-9 Reaper Drones Collide Over Syria After Days Of Sightings From Those On The Ground

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 19, 2020
New Chinese Air-Launched Glide Weapon Designed To Be An Airfield Killer

New Chinese Air-Launched Glide Weapon Designed To Be An Airfield Killer

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Aug 17, 2020
Chinese Z-10A Attack Helicopter Shows Off New Missile During Live-Fire Exercise

Chinese Z-10A Attack Helicopter Shows Off New Missile During Live-Fire Exercise

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 11, 2020
Taiwanese F-16s Begin Flying Patrols With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Deter China

Taiwanese F-16s Begin Flying Patrols With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Deter China

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Aug 6, 2020
Boeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To Canada

Boeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To Canada

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 31, 2020
Navy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural Cruise

Navy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural Cruise

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Jul 28, 2020
Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward

Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 22, 2020
Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 22, 2020
F-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X Sidewinder

F-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X Sidewinder

By Jamie Hunter and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 16, 2020
Air Force Close To Test Firing Low-Cost Cruise Missile As Work On Swarming Munitions Progresses

Air Force Close To Test Firing Low-Cost Cruise Missile As Work On Swarming Munitions Progresses

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 15, 2020
Is The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria?

Is The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria?

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 5, 2020
The AGM-122 “Sidearm” Came To Be From A Novel Missile Recycling Scheme

The AGM-122 “Sidearm” Came To Be From A Novel Missile Recycling Scheme

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 5, 2020
This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load

This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 5, 2020
Israel Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner Missile

Israel Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner Missile

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 5, 2020
F-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With It

F-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With It

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 3, 2020
Is the European Meteor Air-To-Air Missile Really the Best in the World?

Is the European Meteor Air-To-Air Missile Really the Best in the World?

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 2, 2020
Those Old OV-10 Broncos Sent To Fight ISIS Were Laser Rocket-Slinging Manhunters

Those Old OV-10 Broncos Sent To Fight ISIS Were Laser Rocket-Slinging Manhunters

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 2, 2020
No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 19, 2020
This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 17, 2020
Navy Super Hornet Conducts First Guided Launch Of Impressive ‘Stormbreaker” Miniature Bomb

Navy Super Hornet Conducts First Guided Launch Of Impressive ‘Stormbreaker” Miniature Bomb

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 15, 2020
Air Force Reveals B-1Bs Were Practicing Decapitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Week

Air Force Reveals B-1Bs Were Practicing Decapitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Week

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 9, 2020
Navy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First Flight

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

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 3, 2020
Watch A JAS-39 Gripen Fighter Fire A New Ground Attack Version Of The Sidewinder Missile

Watch A JAS-39 Gripen Fighter Fire A New Ground Attack Version Of The Sidewinder Missile

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 2, 2020
Stealth Missile Marks On F-15Es All But Prove They Dealt Final Blow To Al Baghdadi’s Compound

Stealth Missile Marks On F-15Es All But Prove They Dealt Final Blow To Al Baghdadi’s Compound

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 29, 2020
Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

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

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 28, 2020
B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam

B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 10, 2020
Air Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon Trucks

Air Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 20, 2020
This Is The First Video Of An Su-57 Firing A Missile From Its Side Weapon Bay, Or Is It?

This Is The First Video Of An Su-57 Firing A Missile From Its Side Weapon Bay, Or Is It?

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 25, 2020
Here’s Everything We Know About America’s Airstrikes On Iranian-Related Targets In Iraq

Here’s Everything We Know About America’s Airstrikes On Iranian-Related Targets In Iraq

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 13, 2020
American Retaliatory Strikes Against Iranian-Backed Militias In Iraq Have Begun (Updated)

American Retaliatory Strikes Against Iranian-Backed Militias In Iraq Have Begun (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 13, 2020
Watch A Russian Il-76 Cargo Jet Bomb Targets And Strafe Them With Its Tail Gun

Watch A Russian Il-76 Cargo Jet Bomb Targets And Strafe Them With Its Tail Gun

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 4, 2020