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B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber still damaged on Whiteman Air Force Base's only runway

Crashed B-2 Still Blocking Whiteman AFB’s Runway, Spirit Fleet Grounded

By Emma Helfrich
Dec 19 5:11 PM EST
Mayhem Hypersonic Strike-Recon Jet Contract Awarded To Leidos

Mayhem Hypersonic Strike-Recon Jet Contract Awarded To Leidos

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 16 8:25 PM EST
JDAM Operation Iraqi Freedom

What Joint Direct Attack Munitions Could Do For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Dec 15 4:15 PM EST
Air War Ukraine

A MiG-29 Pilot’s Inside Account Of The Changing Air War Over Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 15 2:29 PM EST
B-1B Bomber’s New Ultra Long-Range Focus Hints At Future B-21 Ops

B-1B Bomber’s New Ultra Long-Range Focus Hints At Future B-21 Ops

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 14 5:30 PM EST
Inside Ukraine’s Desperate Fight Against Drones With MiG-29 Pilot “Juice”

Inside Ukraine’s Desperate Fight Against Drones With MiG-29 Pilot “Juice”

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 13 3:40 PM EST
ATB Skunk Works Lockheed Senior Peg

This Is What Lockheed’s Stealth Bomber Would Have Looked Like

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick
Dec 12 7:23 PM EST
Whiteman Air Force Base's only runway closed

Runway At Whiteman AFB Remains Closed After B-2 Bomber Accident

By Emma Helfrich
Dec 12 5:24 PM EST
Success! Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Completes Full Test With Flying Colors

Success! Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Completes Full Test With Flying Colors

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 12 2:42 PM EST
B-2 Whiteman

B-2 Stealth Bomber Damaged During Emergency Landing

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 10 9:18 PM EST
Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Su-25 Belly Landing Caught On Video

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Su-25 Belly Landing Caught On Video

By Stetson Payne
Dec 10 6:13 PM EST
Russian Su-35s Could Soon Be Delivered To Iran, Pilots Trained Last Spring

Russian Su-35s Could Soon Be Delivered To Iran, Pilots Trained Last Spring

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 9 6:54 PM EST
Su-27SM TOPSHOT

Our First Detailed Look At Russian Su-27 Flanker Jets In The Ukraine War

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 7 2:25 PM EST
B-21 test pilots

B-21 Raider Test Pilots Talk About Its Upcoming First Flight

By Howard Altman
Dec 4 5:18 PM EST
B-21 hangar

This Is The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
Dec 2 8:17 PM EST
new topshot f-15e

F-15Es Brandish Live Munitions During Drills With Israel Aimed At Iran

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 2 2:11 PM EST
Surge In Russian Bombers At Air Base Not As Unusual As Reports Claim

Surge In Russian Bombers At Air Base Not As Unusual As Reports Claim

By Joseph Trevithick, Sim Tack
Dec 1 6:39 PM EST
Su57 Russia

Su-57 Felon To Enter Service With Elite Russian Air Force Unit

By Piotr Butowski
Dec 1 2:07 PM EST
Exercise Spirit Vigilance

Behold 40% Of B-2 Bomber Fleet Executing An ‘Elephant Walk’

By Thomas Newdick
Nov 29 7:05 PM EST
Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bomber

First B-21 Raider Test Jet Aims To More Closely Mirror Production Examples

By Emma Helfrich
Nov 28 7:56 PM EST
Raytheon’s Weapon Triad Targets A Future Of Air Dominance

Raytheon’s Weapon Triad Targets A Future Of Air Dominance

By Jamie Hunter
Nov 28 6:00 PM EST
Air Force mounts dual M240 machine guns to HH-60G Pave Hawk

Check Out The New Twin M240 Door Guns For HH-60 Rescue Helicopters

By Emma Helfrich
Nov 23 6:15 PM EST
Autonomy With Limits Essential For Future Drones Air Force Generals Say (Updated)

Autonomy With Limits Essential For Future Drones Air Force Generals Say (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 19 3:28 PM EST
WILD_DUCKS_TOPSHOT

Luke’s Last F-16 Squadron Sends Its Block 25 Vipers To The Boneyard

By Jamie Hunter
Nov 14 7:04 PM EST
Our First Full Look At China’s Own ‘Mother Of All Bombs’

Our First Full Look At China’s Own ‘Mother Of All Bombs’

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 11 5:36 PM EST
X-58A Valkyrie drones arrive at Eglin Air Force Base

XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Has Joined Eglin Air Force Base’s Test Wing

By Emma Helfrich
Nov 11 1:35 PM EST
432nd FW F-15E

What It’s Really Like Going From Flying Air Force F-15s To Airline 737s

By Jamie Hunter
Nov 10 3:18 PM EST
MiG-31 Foxhound ukraine operations

Russia’s MiG-31 Foxhounds Proving To Be A Threat To Ukrainian Aircraft

By Piotr Butowski, Thomas Newdick
Nov 10 1:57 PM EST
Special Ops C-130 Tests Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missiles In The Arctic

Special Ops C-130 Tests Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missiles In The Arctic

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 9 4:32 PM EST
A-10s Train With Air-Launched Decoys Alongside B-1B Bombers

A-10s Train With Air-Launched Decoys Alongside B-1B Bombers

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 8 7:03 PM EST
Electronic Warfare in future conflicts

Air Force’s Electronic Warfare Boss On Fighting Future Conflicts In The Most Contested Domain

By Emma Helfrich
Nov 8 3:33 PM EST
XQ-58A Valkyrie Flies Longer, Higher, Heavier In Recent Test

XQ-58A Valkyrie Flies Longer, Higher, Heavier In Recent Test

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 4 4:53 PM EDT
IAF F-15 BAZ TOPSHOT

These Are The Best Photos Of Israeli F-15 ‘Baz’ Eagles We’ve Ever Seen

By Thomas Newdick
Nov 4 2:03 PM EDT
China’s H-6K Bomber Spotted With New Air-Launched Ballistic Missile

China’s H-6K Bomber Spotted With New Air-Launched Ballistic Missile

By Thomas Newdick
Nov 3 4:22 PM EDT
A-10 Warthogs Are Operating From A Tent Village In Palau

A-10 Warthogs Are Operating From A Tent Village In Palau

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 2 3:34 PM EDT
Ukraine Latvia Russia Sabatoge KA52

Sabotage Raid On Attack Helicopters At Base In Russia Supposedly Shown In Video

By Thomas Newdick
Nov 1 3:42 PM EDT
BACN Mediterranean

Air Force’s Prized BACN Networking Jets Now Operating Over The Mediterranean

By Amelia Smith, The War Zone staff
Oct 31 6:27 PM EDT
B52 australia upgrade tindal

Australian Airbase Gets Upgrades For American Bomber Deployments

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 31 4:12 PM EDT
KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Flies With A Single Pilot At The Controls

KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Flies With A Single Pilot At The Controls

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 28 8:36 PM EDT
Laser Weapons Key In Next Generation Air Dominance Program From The Start

Laser Weapons Key In Next Generation Air Dominance Program From The Start

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 28 4:29 PM EDT
Kadena F-15

Air Force Confirms Permanently Based U.S. F-15s Leaving Japan For Good

By Tyler Rogoway, Thomas Newdick
Oct 28 12:50 PM EDT
F-15 Eagles

U.S. F-15s To Leave Okinawa Without Permanent Replacement: Report

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 27 3:58 PM EDT
NGAD tanker lockheed

New Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Renderings From Lockheed

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Oct 26 4:51 PM EDT
RAF Typhoon Firing ASRAAM Missile

British Fighters Launch Record Number Of ASRAAM Dogfight Missiles

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 24 1:55 PM EDT
Su-30SM crash russia

Russian Su-30 Flanker Nosedives Into Residential Area (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Oct 23 4:18 PM EDT
Su-25 headcam ejection ukraine russia

Russian Pilot’s Ejection From An Su-25 Seen In Incredible Headcam Video

By Tyler Rogoway
Oct 23 2:25 PM EDT
F-35 F-16 Edwards AFB STEM

Spectacular Images From Edwards Air Force Base’s STEM Flyover

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Oct 21 7:55 PM EDT
Our First Look At What Fully Upgraded B-52 Bombers Will Look Like

Our First Look At What Fully Upgraded B-52 Bombers Will Look Like

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 20 8:15 PM EDT
Alert mission F-16

F-16 ‘Headbutted’ Wayward Cessna Three Times During Presidential Air Defense Mission

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 20 4:58 PM EDT
Su-27 Flanker

Russian Su-27 Released Missile During Intercept Of British RC-135 Spy Plane

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 20 12:20 PM EDT
Crash F-35 Hill AFB

F-35 Has Crashed At Hill Air Force Base (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Oct 19 9:01 PM EDT
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
Oct 19 4:03 PM EDT
Russian military jet crashes into apartment building

Russian Su-34 Fullback Jet Slams Into Apartment Building In A Ball Of Fire (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich
Oct 17 3:30 PM EDT
Edwards AFB Air Show

Edwards Air Force Base’s First Open House In 13 Years Seen From Space

By Tyler Rogoway
Oct 15 7:10 PM EDT
MIG-29 down Ukraine

Ukraine Claims MiG-29 Pilot Downed Five Drones Before Ejecting

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 13 3:50 PM EDT
MQ-9 long-range Hellfire missile

Hellfire Missile With Roughly Three Times More Range Tested By MQ-9

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Oct 8 6:04 PM EDT
How Fighter Jet Pilots Could Stop Worrying And Learn To Love The Drone

How Fighter Jet Pilots Could Stop Worrying And Learn To Love The Drone

By Howard Altman
Oct 7 4:50 PM EDT
Harrier Taiwan

The Time For Taiwan To Adopt Surplus AV-8B Harriers Is Now

By Tyler Rogoway
Oct 6 3:19 PM EDT
MQ28 Ghost Bat

Air Force Acquires Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Drone For Testing

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 6 12:30 PM EDT
South Korean F-15K

Seoul Scrambles 30 Fighters After North Korean Jets Approach Border

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 6 11:51 AM EDT
RAF E-3 sentry being converted into Navy E-6 mercury

Navy Turning British Surplus E-3 Sentry Into E-6B Doomsday Plane Trainer

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 5 2:38 PM EDT
SkyRange RQ-4 RangeHawk

How Repurposed Global Hawks Will Hugely Accelerate Hypersonic Testing

By Emma Helfrich
Oct 4 6:39 PM EDT
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
Oct 4 1:20 PM EDT
Boeing’s Modular Air-To-Air Missile Concept Gets Air Force Funding

Boeing’s Modular Air-To-Air Missile Concept Gets Air Force Funding

By Joseph Trevithick
Sep 30 5:27 PM EDT