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The Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With Satellites

The Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With Satellites

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jan 27, 2022
Qatar Surprises With A Second Advanced Jet Trainer Being Added To Its Expanding Air Force

Qatar Surprises With A Second Advanced Jet Trainer Being Added To Its Expanding Air Force

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 26, 2022
F-35 And F-117 Spotted Flying With Mysterious Mirror-Like Skin

F-35 And F-117 Spotted Flying With Mysterious Mirror-Like Skin

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 24, 2022
All The Crazy Quirks And Features On Russia’s Su-34 Fullback Strike Fighter

All The Crazy Quirks And Features On Russia’s Su-34 Fullback Strike Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 23, 2022
Photo Emerges Of Crashed British F-35B After It Was Hauled Out Of The Mediterranean

Photo Emerges Of Crashed British F-35B After It Was Hauled Out Of The Mediterranean

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 21, 2022
Chile Has Bought A Trio Of Retired E-3D Sentry Radar Planes From Britain: Reports

Chile Has Bought A Trio Of Retired E-3D Sentry Radar Planes From Britain: Reports

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 21, 2022
U.S. Clears The Way For Transferring Ex-Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters To Ukraine: Report

U.S. Clears The Way For Transferring Ex-Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters To Ukraine: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 20, 2022
AC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm Howitzer

AC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm Howitzer

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 20, 2022
Russian 747 Cargo Plane Made A Highly Peculiar Roundabout Flight Across Finland

Russian 747 Cargo Plane Made A Highly Peculiar Roundabout Flight Across Finland

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 18, 2022
The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised

The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 13, 2022
Incoming North Korean Missile Warning Prompted FAA’s Mysterious Air Traffic Halt

Incoming North Korean Missile Warning Prompted FAA’s Mysterious Air Traffic Halt

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 13, 2022
Taiwan Loses F-16V After Just Two Months Of Frontline Operations (Updated)

Taiwan Loses F-16V After Just Two Months Of Frontline Operations (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 11, 2022
Heavy Traffic: A B-52 Bomber Is Being Trucked Across The Central United States (Updated)

Heavy Traffic: A B-52 Bomber Is Being Trucked Across The Central United States (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Brett Tingley
Updated on Jan 9, 2022
The Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø Airbase

The Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø Airbase

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 6, 2022
Air Force’s Small Telescope Tech Will Help Detect Enemy Satellites Sneaking Up On Friendly Ones

Air Force’s Small Telescope Tech Will Help Detect Enemy Satellites Sneaking Up On Friendly Ones

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jan 6, 2022
Korean F-35 Fighters Grounded After ‘Major Systems Malfunction’ Leads To Belly Landing

Korean F-35 Fighters Grounded After ‘Major Systems Malfunction’ Leads To Belly Landing

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 5, 2022
Air Force Releases List Of What’s In Its Famous ‘Petting Zoo’ Threat Training Facility

Air Force Releases List Of What’s In Its Famous ‘Petting Zoo’ Threat Training Facility

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jan 4, 2022
Biden Briefly Stuck On Air Force One After Snow Storm Landing At Andrews AFB (Updated)

Biden Briefly Stuck On Air Force One After Snow Storm Landing At Andrews AFB (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 3, 2022
Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew

Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 31, 2021
Infrared Search And Track Pods Spotted On USAF F-15 Eagles Based In Japan

Infrared Search And Track Pods Spotted On USAF F-15 Eagles Based In Japan

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 31, 2021
Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base

Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 30, 2021
Aftermath Of Israel’s Bombardment Of Syrian Port Seen In Satellite Imagery

Aftermath Of Israel’s Bombardment Of Syrian Port Seen In Satellite Imagery

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 30, 2021
Israel Bombards Syrian Port Of Latakia In Nighttime Strike

Israel Bombards Syrian Port Of Latakia In Nighttime Strike

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 29, 2021
U.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS Radar Jet Flies Rare Sortie Directly Over Eastern Ukraine

U.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS Radar Jet Flies Rare Sortie Directly Over Eastern Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 28, 2021
The Air Force’s Christmas Present-Delivering Rocket Isn’t Real But Its Rocket Cargo Program Is

The Air Force’s Christmas Present-Delivering Rocket Isn’t Real But Its Rocket Cargo Program Is

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 24, 2021
How The Russian And Ukrainian Air Forces Stack Up Against Each Other

How The Russian And Ukrainian Air Forces Stack Up Against Each Other

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 23, 2021
Third Test Of The Air Force’s Hypersonic Weapon Has Failed Like The Ones Before It

Third Test Of The Air Force’s Hypersonic Weapon Has Failed Like The Ones Before It

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 23, 2021
The Air Force’s 60-Year-Old B-52 Bombers Are Getting Their First USB Ports

The Air Force’s 60-Year-Old B-52 Bombers Are Getting Their First USB Ports

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 23, 2021
The Last Class Of Air Force F-15C Eagle Weapons Instructors Has Graduated

The Last Class Of Air Force F-15C Eagle Weapons Instructors Has Graduated

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 22, 2021
United Kingdom Details Plans To Build Future Fighter Jet Engine With Japan

United Kingdom Details Plans To Build Future Fighter Jet Engine With Japan

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 22, 2021
Incredible Images Of A Stripped-Down F-22 Raptor Being Rebuilt After A Belly Landing

Incredible Images Of A Stripped-Down F-22 Raptor Being Rebuilt After A Belly Landing

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 21, 2021
Hypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force’s Shadowy Project Mayhem

Hypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force’s Shadowy Project Mayhem

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 20, 2021
Alleged Israeli Airstrike Cratered The Runway At Syria’s Damascus International Airport

Alleged Israeli Airstrike Cratered The Runway At Syria’s Damascus International Airport

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 18, 2021
Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)

Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 17, 2021
U.S. Air Force’s First European-Based F-35s Have Arrived In England

U.S. Air Force’s First European-Based F-35s Have Arrived In England

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 16, 2021
StormBreaker Mini Glide Bombs Take Longer To Load Onto Strike Eagles Due To Their Data Links

StormBreaker Mini Glide Bombs Take Longer To Load Onto Strike Eagles Due To Their Data Links

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 15, 2021
This Is Our First Look At Kratos’ Shadowy New Drone Design For The U.S. Air Force

This Is Our First Look At Kratos’ Shadowy New Drone Design For The U.S. Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 14, 2021
Latest AMRAAM Air-To-Air Missile Aims To Keep Pace With China

Latest AMRAAM Air-To-Air Missile Aims To Keep Pace With China

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 13, 2021
F-35s Could Get New Engines As Soon As 2027

F-35s Could Get New Engines As Soon As 2027

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 11, 2021
Dozens Of Afghan Helicopters Have Now Arrived At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

Dozens Of Afghan Helicopters Have Now Arrived At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 10, 2021
Here’s How Finland Justified Its Decision To Buy 64 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters

Here’s How Finland Justified Its Decision To Buy 64 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 10, 2021
Enlisted Pilots Operating Global Hawk Drones Could Soon Be A Thing Of The Past

Enlisted Pilots Operating Global Hawk Drones Could Soon Be A Thing Of The Past

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 9, 2021
Kuwait Has Received Its First Typhoon Fighter Jets

Kuwait Has Received Its First Typhoon Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 8, 2021
Two New Secret Drone Programs Could Emerge In The Air Force’s Next Budget Proposal

Two New Secret Drone Programs Could Emerge In The Air Force’s Next Budget Proposal

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 7, 2021
Finland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter: Report

Finland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter: Report

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 6, 2021
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
A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California

A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 4, 2021
The U.S. Military Has A Missing Explosives Problem

The U.S. Military Has A Missing Explosives Problem

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 3, 2021
T-38 Jets In Recent Fatal Crash Were Executing A Formation Approach: Report

T-38 Jets In Recent Fatal Crash Were Executing A Formation Approach: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 2, 2021
The Air Force Wants A New Generation Of Affordable Air-To-Ground Munitions With Swappable Warheads

The Air Force Wants A New Generation Of Affordable Air-To-Ground Munitions With Swappable Warheads

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 2, 2021
It’s Official, Canada Has Rejected The F/A-18 Super Hornet As Its Next Fighter

It’s Official, Canada Has Rejected The F/A-18 Super Hornet As Its Next Fighter

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 2, 2021
Australia Says Farewell To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet As Its Final Flight Looms (Updated)

Australia Says Farewell To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet As Its Final Flight Looms (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 30, 2021
Flurry Of Air Force Transports Head To East Africa As Potential For Ethiopia Evacuation Grows

Flurry Of Air Force Transports Head To East Africa As Potential For Ethiopia Evacuation Grows

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 29, 2021
Italian Air Force Boss Envisions Merger Of Europe’s Next-Generation Combat Aircraft Programs

Italian Air Force Boss Envisions Merger Of Europe’s Next-Generation Combat Aircraft Programs

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 24, 2021
Testing Of The Secretive New AIM-260 Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Is Well Underway

Testing Of The Secretive New AIM-260 Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Is Well Underway

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 22, 2021
F-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB

F-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 22, 2021
Taiwan Has Declared Its Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Fully Operational

Taiwan Has Declared Its Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Fully Operational

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 22, 2021
Two T-38 Talons Involved In Deadly Incident On Laughlin AFB’s Runway (Updated)

Two T-38 Talons Involved In Deadly Incident On Laughlin AFB’s Runway (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 21, 2021
Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 20, 2021
Secret RQ-180 “White Bat” Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force Video

Secret RQ-180 “White Bat” Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force Video

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 18, 2021
Confessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress Maintainer

Confessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress Maintainer

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 17, 2021
B-52 Bomber’s Wing Torn Up After Hitting Fence At Barksdale Air Force Base (Updated)

B-52 Bomber’s Wing Torn Up After Hitting Fence At Barksdale Air Force Base (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 12, 2021
Air Force F-16 Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Alongside B-1 Bombers On Red Sea Mission

Air Force F-16 Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Alongside B-1 Bombers On Red Sea Mission

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 12, 2021
This Combat Doctor’s Patient Handoff Is A Master Class On Clear Communication (Updated)

This Combat Doctor’s Patient Handoff Is A Master Class On Clear Communication (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 10, 2021