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Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane

Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 1, 2021
Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jul 1, 2021
Skyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone

Skyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jun 30, 2021
New Systems For Navigation In GPS Denied Combat Environments Tested In Air Force’s Agile Pod

New Systems For Navigation In GPS Denied Combat Environments Tested In Air Force’s Agile Pod

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jun 29, 2021
The CIA’s Bird-Shaped Aquiline Drones Could Still Be Caged Up At Area 51

The CIA’s Bird-Shaped Aquiline Drones Could Still Be Caged Up At Area 51

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Jun 28, 2021
U.S. Is Betting Big On Naval Mine Warfare With These New Sub-Launched and Air-Dropped Types

U.S. Is Betting Big On Naval Mine Warfare With These New Sub-Launched and Air-Dropped Types

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 28, 2021
Air Force Finds New Need For Low-Cost Engine Tech Used On Nazi Buzz Bombs

Air Force Finds New Need For Low-Cost Engine Tech Used On Nazi Buzz Bombs

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 24, 2021
Air Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect Them

Air Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect Them

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jun 22, 2021
Israel Has Shot Down Drones With An Airborne High-Power Laser

Israel Has Shot Down Drones With An Airborne High-Power Laser

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Jun 21, 2021
Giant Studio Model Of Broken Arrow’s B-3 Stealth Bomber Is On The Auction Block

Giant Studio Model Of Broken Arrow’s B-3 Stealth Bomber Is On The Auction Block

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 19, 2021
The Air Force Might Make Two Distinct Versions Of Its Next Multirole Stealth Fighter

The Air Force Might Make Two Distinct Versions Of Its Next Multirole Stealth Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jun 18, 2021
Chinese Pilots Are Also Dueling With AI Opponents In Simulated Dogfights And Losing: Report

Chinese Pilots Are Also Dueling With AI Opponents In Simulated Dogfights And Losing: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 18, 2021
Air Force Says Hypersonic Missile Tests Could Kill Four Snails And 90 Clams

Air Force Says Hypersonic Missile Tests Could Kill Four Snails And 90 Clams

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Jun 18, 2021
Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)

Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 17, 2021
Air Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already Buying

Air Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already Buying

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 17, 2021
The U.S. Military Doesn’t Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses, And It Has Lost Thousands

The U.S. Military Doesn’t Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses, And It Has Lost Thousands

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jun 16, 2021
Texan F-16 Viper Appears In Vietnam-Era Green And Tan Camouflage

Texan F-16 Viper Appears In Vietnam-Era Green And Tan Camouflage

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 10, 2021
Drone Used High Power Microwaves To Knock Down Other Drones In DARPA Demo

Drone Used High Power Microwaves To Knock Down Other Drones In DARPA Demo

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Jun 10, 2021
Air Force Corrects Top Official’s Statement On B-21 Bomber Progress (Updated)

Air Force Corrects Top Official’s Statement On B-21 Bomber Progress (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jun 10, 2021
Huge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not Ladybugs

Huge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not Ladybugs

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Jun 8, 2021
These Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737

These Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 8, 2021
MC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike Mission

MC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike Mission

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 7, 2021
FAA Data Shows Strange Pattern Of Military Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft

FAA Data Shows Strange Pattern Of Military Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft

By Adam Kehoe and Marc Cecotti
Updated on Jun 4, 2021
‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport Research

‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport Research

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jun 4, 2021
This Is What Pilots Actually See Inside Red 6’s Augmented Reality Dogfighting Goggles

This Is What Pilots Actually See Inside Red 6’s Augmented Reality Dogfighting Goggles

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 3, 2021
Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal

Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 1, 2021
16 Chinese Airlifters Made A Run Over The South China Sea At Malaysian Airspace

16 Chinese Airlifters Made A Run Over The South China Sea At Malaysian Airspace

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jun 1, 2021
Here Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget Proposal

Here Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget Proposal

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 1, 2021
Navy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its Fleet

Navy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its Fleet

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 29, 2021
Mysterious Black Towed Target Was Built To Support Airborne Laser Tests

Mysterious Black Towed Target Was Built To Support Airborne Laser Tests

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 28, 2021
That Mysterious Black Target From Kirtland AFB Was Related To A Program Called TDU-X

That Mysterious Black Target From Kirtland AFB Was Related To A Program Called TDU-X

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 28, 2021
The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon”

The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon”

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 28, 2021
Here Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 Budget

Here Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 Budget

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 28, 2021
KC-46A’s Long-Troubled Vision System Can’t Even Reliably Show The End Of The Refueling Boom

KC-46A’s Long-Troubled Vision System Can’t Even Reliably Show The End Of The Refueling Boom

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 27, 2021
Plan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force Nominee

Plan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force Nominee

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 26, 2021
Early F-35As May Get Axed Even Though Overall Readiness Has Improved Significantly

Early F-35As May Get Axed Even Though Overall Readiness Has Improved Significantly

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 25, 2021
Pilot Dies In Crash Of Contractor-Owned Mirage F1 Adversary Jet Near Nellis AFB (Updated)

Pilot Dies In Crash Of Contractor-Owned Mirage F1 Adversary Jet Near Nellis AFB (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 25, 2021
The New Air Force One’s Custom Hangar Facility Is Taking Shape

The New Air Force One’s Custom Hangar Facility Is Taking Shape

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 22, 2021
Special Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL Aircraft

Special Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 20, 2021
Mysterious Secluded Facility With Large Hangar Emerges At Chinese Bomber Base

Mysterious Secluded Facility With Large Hangar Emerges At Chinese Bomber Base

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 19, 2021
How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat

How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on May 18, 2021
Secretive Army Suicide Drone Smashed Mock Air Defenses During Advanced War Games

Secretive Army Suicide Drone Smashed Mock Air Defenses During Advanced War Games

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 18, 2021
New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22

New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 14, 2021
Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans

Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 13, 2021
Five JASSM Stealth Missiles Have Been Loaded On An F-15E Strike Eagle For The First Time

Five JASSM Stealth Missiles Have Been Loaded On An F-15E Strike Eagle For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 11, 2021
It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now

It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 11, 2021
The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave

The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 11, 2021
Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 10, 2021
Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft

Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 7, 2021
B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding

B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 6, 2021
Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 5, 2021
First Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman Drone

First Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman Drone

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 5, 2021
F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots

F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 3, 2021
Declassified Docs Offer New Details About A Growing RQ-170 “Wraith” Force

Declassified Docs Offer New Details About A Growing RQ-170 “Wraith” Force

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 3, 2021
British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 3, 2021
Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case

Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 1, 2021
Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks

Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 30, 2021
Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 30, 2021
F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 28, 2021
France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On

France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 28, 2021
Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 26, 2021
Help Us Identify This Mysterious SR-71-Looking “Tow Target”

Help Us Identify This Mysterious SR-71-Looking “Tow Target”

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 26, 2021
All B-1B Bombers Have Been Grounded (Updated)

All B-1B Bombers Have Been Grounded (Updated)

By Stephen Walker
Updated on Apr 22, 2021
Watch This CV-22 Osprey’s Rotor Downwash Absolutely Demolish A Hospital’s Helipad

Watch This CV-22 Osprey’s Rotor Downwash Absolutely Demolish A Hospital’s Helipad

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 22, 2021