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Air Force Makes Extremely Rare Mention Of Deployment Of RQ-170 Stealth Drones

Air Force Makes Extremely Rare Mention Of Deployment Of RQ-170 Stealth Drones Air Force Makes Extremely Rare Mention Of Deployment Of RQ-170 Stealth Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 13, 2021

Bell’s Plan To Finally Realize A Rotorcraft That Flies Like A Jet But Hovers Like A Helicopter

Bell’s Plan To Finally Realize A Rotorcraft That Flies Like A Jet But Hovers Like A Helicopter Bell’s Plan To Finally Realize A Rotorcraft That Flies Like A Jet But Hovers Like A Helicopter

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 10, 2021

North Korea Trades Missiles For Militias At Its Latest Parade

North Korea Trades Missiles For Militias At Its Latest Parade North Korea Trades Missiles For Militias At Its Latest Parade

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 9, 2021

What It’s Like Being A Royal Air Force Photographer Capturing The Action On Deployment

What It’s Like Being A Royal Air Force Photographer Capturing The Action On Deployment What It’s Like Being A Royal Air Force Photographer Capturing The Action On Deployment

By Corporal ‘Matty’ Matthews, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 8, 2021

The Air Force Is Developing Smart Bombs With ‘Torpedo-Like’ Ship Killing Capability

The Air Force Is Developing Smart Bombs With ‘Torpedo-Like’ Ship Killing Capability The Air Force Is Developing Smart Bombs With ‘Torpedo-Like’ Ship Killing Capability

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 2, 2021

Taliban Show Off Captured Aircraft And Other Spoils After Taking Over Kabul’s Airport (Updated)

Taliban Show Off Captured Aircraft And Other Spoils After Taking Over Kabul’s Airport (Updated) Taliban Show Off Captured Aircraft And Other Spoils After Taking Over Kabul’s Airport (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 31, 2021

Here’s What The U.S. Military Left Behind At Kabul Airport

Here’s What The U.S. Military Left Behind At Kabul Airport Here’s What The U.S. Military Left Behind At Kabul Airport

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 31, 2021

These Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good.

These Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good. These Are The Military’s Options For Extending Evacuations In Afghanistan. None Of Them Are Good.

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 25, 2021

Massive Expansion Underway At Russia’s Northernmost Arctic Air Base (Updated)

Massive Expansion Underway At Russia’s Northernmost Arctic Air Base (Updated) Massive Expansion Underway At Russia’s Northernmost Arctic Air Base (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 24, 2021

Packed C-17 Cargo Jet Out Of Kabul Actually Had 823 People Onboard Setting New Record (Updated)

Packed C-17 Cargo Jet Out Of Kabul Actually Had 823 People Onboard Setting New Record (Updated) Packed C-17 Cargo Jet Out Of Kabul Actually Had 823 People Onboard Setting New Record (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 20, 2021

Want Uncle Sam To Get You Out Of Kabul? It Could Cost You Thousands Of Dollars… Or Maybe Not?

Want Uncle Sam To Get You Out Of Kabul? It Could Cost You Thousands Of Dollars… Or Maybe Not? Want Uncle Sam To Get You Out Of Kabul? It Could Cost You Thousands Of Dollars… Or Maybe Not?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 20, 2021

Dozens Of U.S.-Bought Afghan Air Force Aircraft Are Now Orphaned At An Uzbek Airfield

Dozens Of U.S.-Bought Afghan Air Force Aircraft Are Now Orphaned At An Uzbek Airfield Dozens Of U.S.-Bought Afghan Air Force Aircraft Are Now Orphaned At An Uzbek Airfield

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 18, 2021

RC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)

RC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated) RC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 17, 2021

Situation At Kabul Airport “Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict” Says Pentagon Spokesman (Updated)

Situation At Kabul Airport “Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict” Says Pentagon Spokesman (Updated) Situation At Kabul Airport “Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict” Says Pentagon Spokesman (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 17, 2021

800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet (Updated)

800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet (Updated) 800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 16, 2021

U.S. Troops Kill Two Armed Afghans At Unsecured Kabul Airport, Thousands More Being Sent (Updated)

U.S. Troops Kill Two Armed Afghans At Unsecured Kabul Airport, Thousands More Being Sent (Updated) U.S. Troops Kill Two Armed Afghans At Unsecured Kabul Airport, Thousands More Being Sent (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 16, 2021

Apache Helicopters Chase Afghans Swarming A C-17 On Kabul Airport’s Runway (Updated)

Apache Helicopters Chase Afghans Swarming A C-17 On Kabul Airport’s Runway (Updated) Apache Helicopters Chase Afghans Swarming A C-17 On Kabul Airport’s Runway (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 16, 2021

Shadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated)

Shadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated) Shadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 14, 2021

Emergency Troop Surge Now Needed For Afghan Withdrawal (Updated)

Emergency Troop Surge Now Needed For Afghan Withdrawal (Updated) Emergency Troop Surge Now Needed For Afghan Withdrawal (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 13, 2021

Skunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft

Skunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft Skunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 13, 2021

Watch This F-22 Raptor’s Tailhook Catch The Arresting Wire During An Emergency Landing

Watch This F-22 Raptor’s Tailhook Catch The Arresting Wire During An Emergency Landing Watch This F-22 Raptor’s Tailhook Catch The Arresting Wire During An Emergency Landing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

New Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program Manager

New Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program Manager New Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program Manager

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 10, 2021

Watch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane

Watch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane Watch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 9, 2021

RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashes Just Outside Of Grand Forks Air Force Base

RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashes Just Outside Of Grand Forks Air Force Base RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashes Just Outside Of Grand Forks Air Force Base

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 6, 2021

Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane

Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 6, 2021

Kratos Says Secret “Off-Board Sensing Station” Unmanned Aircraft Will Be Transformative

Kratos Says Secret “Off-Board Sensing Station” Unmanned Aircraft Will Be Transformative Kratos Says Secret “Off-Board Sensing Station” Unmanned Aircraft Will Be Transformative

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 5, 2021

Air Force Throws Millions At Startup Trying To Build Reusable Hypersonic Aircraft

Air Force Throws Millions At Startup Trying To Build Reusable Hypersonic Aircraft Air Force Throws Millions At Startup Trying To Build Reusable Hypersonic Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 5, 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 F-35s Have Flown Their First “Red Air” Missions As Dedicated Stealth Aggressors

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 4, 2021

Watch This C-17 Engage Its Thrust Reversers In Mid-Air To Make An Extremely Rapid Descent

Watch This C-17 Engage Its Thrust Reversers In Mid-Air To Make An Extremely Rapid Descent Watch This C-17 Engage Its Thrust Reversers In Mid-Air To Make An Extremely Rapid Descent

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

Retired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor Testbed

Retired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor Testbed Retired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor Testbed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

The Truth About The Air Force’s Biggest Changes To Pilot Training Since The Dawn Of The Jet Age

The Truth About The Air Force’s Biggest Changes To Pilot Training Since The Dawn Of The Jet Age The Truth About The Air Force’s Biggest Changes To Pilot Training Since The Dawn Of The Jet Age

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Aug 3, 2021

Lasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind Tunnels

Lasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind Tunnels Lasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind Tunnels

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 3, 2021

Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight

Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 2, 2021

Highly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-Plane

Highly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-Plane Highly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 31, 2021

Barksdale B-52 Brandishes Its Modern Arsenal In New Loadout Photos

Barksdale B-52 Brandishes Its Modern Arsenal In New Loadout Photos Barksdale B-52 Brandishes Its Modern Arsenal In New Loadout Photos

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 30, 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 Challenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 30, 2021

Second Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Fails

Second Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Fails Second Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Fails

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 30, 2021

A-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First Time

A-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First Time A-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 29, 2021

Lawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing Designs

Lawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing Designs Lawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing Designs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated)

Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated) Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters

Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 28, 2021

The First XQ-58A Valkyrie Is Already Headed To A Museum (Updated)

The First XQ-58A Valkyrie Is Already Headed To A Museum (Updated) The First XQ-58A Valkyrie Is Already Headed To A Museum (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 28, 2021

What It Takes For U.S. Jets To Keep Fighting In Afghanistan From “Over The Horizon”

What It Takes For U.S. Jets To Keep Fighting In Afghanistan From “Over The Horizon” What It Takes For U.S. Jets To Keep Fighting In Afghanistan From “Over The Horizon”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 28, 2021

Joint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified Wargames

Joint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified Wargames Joint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified Wargames

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jul 27, 2021

Air Force Tweet Showing F-35As Protected By Lightning Rods Asks “Which Lightning Strikes Harder?”

Air Force Tweet Showing F-35As Protected By Lightning Rods Asks “Which Lightning Strikes Harder?” Air Force Tweet Showing F-35As Protected By Lightning Rods Asks “Which Lightning Strikes Harder?”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 27, 2021

AI That Bested Air Force Pilot In “Digital Dogfights” Headed For L-39 Jet Trainer

AI That Bested Air Force Pilot In “Digital Dogfights” Headed For L-39 Jet Trainer AI That Bested Air Force Pilot In “Digital Dogfights” Headed For L-39 Jet Trainer

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 26, 2021

E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)

E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated) E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 25, 2021

Aircraft Spotter Thanked By F-15E Pilot After Alerting Him To Malfunctioning Jet

Aircraft Spotter Thanked By F-15E Pilot After Alerting Him To Malfunctioning Jet Aircraft Spotter Thanked By F-15E Pilot After Alerting Him To Malfunctioning Jet

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 24, 2021

Another Attempt To Retire A-10 Warthogs Isn’t Going Well For The Air Force

Another Attempt To Retire A-10 Warthogs Isn’t Going Well For The Air Force Another Attempt To Retire A-10 Warthogs Isn’t Going Well For The Air Force

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 24, 2021

The Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal Ship

The Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal Ship The Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal Ship

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 22, 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 F-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War Games

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 21, 2021

Russia Threat Could See U.K. Fighter Jets Operating From Highways Once Again

Russia Threat Could See U.K. Fighter Jets Operating From Highways Once Again Russia Threat Could See U.K. Fighter Jets Operating From Highways Once Again

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 21, 2021

Air Force Directed Energy Report Argues Defensive Force Fields May Be “Just On The Horizon”

Air Force Directed Energy Report Argues Defensive Force Fields May Be “Just On The Horizon” Air Force Directed Energy Report Argues Defensive Force Fields May Be “Just On The Horizon”

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jul 21, 2021

MQ-9 Reaper Tests Prove It Can Operate From Unprepared Locations On The Fly

MQ-9 Reaper Tests Prove It Can Operate From Unprepared Locations On The Fly MQ-9 Reaper Tests Prove It Can Operate From Unprepared Locations On The Fly

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jul 19, 2021

A Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For Guam

A Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For Guam A Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For Guam

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 16, 2021

Arctic Pit Stop A First For British Typhoon Fighter Jets

Arctic Pit Stop A First For British Typhoon Fighter Jets Arctic Pit Stop A First For British Typhoon Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 15, 2021

The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher

The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 14, 2021

Fifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working Engines

Fifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working Engines Fifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working Engines

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 14, 2021

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 14, 2021

War Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web”

War Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web” War Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web”

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Jul 10, 2021

NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff

NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco

The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Warhead For Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Tested For The First Time

Warhead For Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Tested For The First Time Warhead For Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Tested For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 8, 2021

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated) New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 7, 2021