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Navy Drops Air Force’s Mission From Its Next ‘Doomsday Plane’

Navy Drops Air Force’s Mission From Its Next ‘Doomsday Plane’

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 4, 2023
Poland MIG-29 ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: Polish MiG-29s Delivered

By Howard Altman
Posted on Apr 3, 2023
JDAM-ER bomb

Ukraine Confirms JDAM Precision Bombs Are Now Being Used In Combat

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 31, 2023
AGM-183 ARRW

Air Force Pulls Plug On Much-Hyped Hypersonic Missile

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 31, 2023
KC-135 stratotanker

KC-135 Tankers To Finally Get Fuel-Saving Winglets

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 28, 2023
Eglin F-16 CCA autonomy

Six F-16s Getting Autonomous Computer Brains For Combat Drone Trials

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Mar 28, 2023
Big Emphasis On “Spectral Warfare” In Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance Plans

Big Emphasis On “Spectral Warfare” In Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance Plans

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 27, 2023
E-3 balloon intercept texas

Balloon Intercepted By U.S. Air Force Over Texas

By Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman
Updated on Mar 26, 2023
Four Nordic nations have signed an air defense alliance.

Nordic Air Defense Pact Combines Forces Of Hundreds Of Fighter Aircraft

By Howard Altman
Posted on Mar 25, 2023
Aerial Refueling Boom

Podded Aerial Refueling Boom Design Has Been Completed For Air Force

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 24, 2023
F-15E Syria Iran

F-15Es Strike Back After Deadly Iranian-Made Drone Attack On U.S. Base In Syria (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Posted on Mar 24, 2023
Tinker Air Force Base E-3 Sentry aircraft perform an elephant walk

E-3 Sentry Jets Elephant Walk During Dangerous Weather Escape Drill

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Mar 23, 2023
RC-135 Finland

U.S. RC-135 Surveillance Jet Has Flown Unprecedented Mission Over Finland (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 23, 2023
MIG-29 Ukraine

Four Slovakian MiG-29s Flown Directly To Ukraine To Join Its Air Force

By Howard Altman
Posted on Mar 23, 2023
Air Force already requesting funding to modernize the B-21 Raider bomber

Air Force Asking For Funds To Modernize B-21 Before It Has Even Flown

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Mar 21, 2023
F-15EX Conformal Tank Funds Sought, Fleet Size Questions Reemerge (Updated)

F-15EX Conformal Tank Funds Sought, Fleet Size Questions Reemerge (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 20, 2023
E-7 radar jet USAF

This Is What USAF’s Future E-7 Radar Jet Is Actually Capable Of

By Howard Altman
Posted on Mar 20, 2023
ANKA 3 Stealth Drone

Turkey’s ANKA-3 Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Emerges

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Mar 19, 2023
Our First Full Look At Turkey’s New TF-X Stealthy Fighter

Our First Full Look At Turkey’s New TF-X Stealthy Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 17, 2023
MIG-29 Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: Delivery Of Polish MiG-29s Imminent

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 16, 2023
F-15E Strike Eagle Fleet To Be Slashed By Over Half: Report

F-15E Strike Eagle Fleet To Be Slashed By Over Half: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 16, 2023
Su-27 MQ-9 Black Sea

MQ-9 Sensor Video Showing Collision With Russian Su-27 Released (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 16, 2023
U-2 retirement

U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Planes Are Facing The Axe Again: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 16, 2023
MQ-9 Su-27 VIDEO

Video Purports To Show Russian Su-27’s Close Encounter With An MQ-9 (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 15, 2023
AIM-9X Reaper

MQ-9 Reaper Is Capable Of Defending Itself With Air-To-Air Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 15, 2023
Poland MiG-29

Ukraine Situation Report: Poland Could Give Ukraine MiG-29s “Within Four To Six Weeks”

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 14, 2023
Russian Su-27 Collided With U.S. MQ-9 Over Black Sea (Updated)

Russian Su-27 Collided With U.S. MQ-9 Over Black Sea (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman
Posted on Mar 14, 2023
KC-10 Retirement budget

Hundreds Of Aircraft Headed To The Boneyard In New USAF Budget

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 13, 2023
F-15EX 104 inventory

F-15EX Eagle II Total Buy Increases From 80 To 104 In New USAF Budget

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 13, 2023
KAI unveils first images of Polands new FA-50 light fighters

Poland’s New FA-50 Light Fighter Emerges

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Mar 11, 2023
‘Affordable Mass’ Concept Driving Air Force’s New Advanced Drone Initiative

‘Affordable Mass’ Concept Driving Air Force’s New Advanced Drone Initiative

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 11, 2023
C-130J simulator explores one pilot-one loadmaster concept

Single Pilot C-130J Operations Being Explored By Air Force

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Mar 10, 2023
KC Campbell Pilot A-10 Iraq missile landing

A-10 Pilot’s Diary Entry From The Day She Was Nearly Shot Down

By Kim “KC” Campbell, Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 9, 2023
USAF Testing ‘Mutant’ Missiles That Twist In Mid-Air To Hit Their Targets

USAF Testing ‘Mutant’ Missiles That Twist In Mid-Air To Hit Their Targets

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 9, 2023
Air Force boss says Block 4 electronic warfare capabilities critical to F-35 program

New Electronic Warfare Suite Top Feature Of F-35 Block 4, Air Combat Boss Says

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Mar 9, 2023
F-15EX

Buying Just 80 F-15EXs Makes No Sense

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Mar 9, 2023
Arming Ukrainian Fighters With AIM-120 Missiles Is A Complex Proposition

Arming Ukrainian Fighters With AIM-120 Missiles Is A Complex Proposition

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 8, 2023
NGAD

200 NGAD Fighters, 1,000 Advanced Drones In USAF’s Future Plans

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 7, 2023
MQ-9 Special Operations Sky Guardian

USAF Special Ops Buys MQ-9B SkyGuardians To Test Air-Launched Drone Concepts

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Mar 7, 2023
B-21 Raider

B-21 Raider Seen From Above In New Image

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Mar 7, 2023
JDAM-ER Trial

Winged JDAM Smart Bombs Are Now Operational In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 7, 2023
AC-130 Ghostrider

AC-130J Gunship Unleashes Hell On South Korean Island

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 7, 2023
C-130 no markings AMC

Air Mobility Command’s Fleet Of Tankers, Cargo Planes Go Incognito

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Mar 4, 2023
KC-46 Airfield Marking Pattern

KC-46 Expands Its Austere Airfield Capabilities, Could Include Roadways In Future

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Mar 4, 2023
Rolls-Royce testing new F130 engines for B-52 CERP

Rolls-Royce Offers Peek At The B-52’s New Engines Undergoing Testing

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Mar 2, 2023
Cruise Missiles Could Get Added To MQ-9’s Arsenal

Cruise Missiles Could Get Added To MQ-9’s Arsenal

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 1, 2023
E-7 WEDGETAIL

Air Force Orders First E-7 Jets To Replace Aging E-3 Sentry

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 1, 2023
Boeing To End F/A-18 Super Hornet Production In Two Years

Boeing To End F/A-18 Super Hornet Production In Two Years

By Joseph Trevithick, Oliver Parken
Posted on Feb 24, 2023
Our Best Look Yet At The Chinese Spy Balloon’s Massive Payload

Our Best Look Yet At The Chinese Spy Balloon’s Massive Payload

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 22, 2023
U-2 Pilot’s Selfie Flying Alongside Chinese Spy Balloon Leaks (Updated)

U-2 Pilot’s Selfie Flying Alongside Chinese Spy Balloon Leaks (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 21, 2023
ISRAEL MIG-29

Israel’s Secretive MiG-29 Fulcrum Test Program

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 15, 2023
F-16 BALLOON INTERCEPT

Listen To F-16 Pilots Intercept The Octagon Object Over Lake Huron

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 13, 2023
Octagonal Object shoot down Lake Huron

F-16 Shoots Down “Octagonal Object” Over Lake Huron (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 12, 2023
F-22 shoot down

F-22 Shoots Down Another Object, This Time Over Canada (Updated)

By Stetson Payne
Posted on Feb 11, 2023
A-10

A-10 Warthog Emerges In New Camouflage

By Oliver Parken
Updated on Feb 10, 2023
Su-57 MAKS 2022

Here Is What Russia’s Military Aircraft And Missiles Actually Cost

By Piotr Butowski, Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 9, 2023
This Is How Long It Would Really Take Ukraine’s Pilots To Convert To F-16s

This Is How Long It Would Really Take Ukraine’s Pilots To Convert To F-16s

By Jamie Hunter, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Feb 8, 2023
RAF T2 Hawks

U.K. Commits To Training Ukrainian Fighter Pilots, Many Questions Remain

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 8, 2023
F-4 IRAN UNDERGROUND

Iran Unveils Underground ‘Fighter Caves’ Housing F-4 Phantoms

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Feb 7, 2023
F-22 Balloon shoot down china

The Shooting Down Of China’s Spy Balloon In Moment-By-Moment Audio

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 7, 2023
U-2 Spy Planes Snooped On Chinese Surveillance Balloon

U-2 Spy Planes Snooped On Chinese Surveillance Balloon

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Feb 6, 2023
Chinese Spy Balloon shot down

F-22 Shoots Down Chinese Spy Balloon Off Carolinas With Missile (Updated)

By Stetson Payne, Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Feb 4, 2023
MAC MC-130

C-130 Seaplane Program Put On Back Burner (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Updated on Feb 2, 2023
Gambit Drone Chosen To Fly Under Secretive Off-Board Sensing Station Program

Gambit Drone Chosen To Fly Under Secretive Off-Board Sensing Station Program

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 2, 2023