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The Royal Air Force Just Can’t Get Enough Of The Chinook With 14 New Orders

The Royal Air Force Just Can’t Get Enough Of The Chinook With 14 New Orders

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 21, 2021
Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss

Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 20, 2021
Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles

Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 20, 2021
We Talk F-15EX’s New Radar With The Woman Who Runs The Program Behind It

We Talk F-15EX’s New Radar With The Woman Who Runs The Program Behind It

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 19, 2021
Project FoX Brings Tablet-Based Apps To F-35 Stealth Fighter Cockpits

Project FoX Brings Tablet-Based Apps To F-35 Stealth Fighter Cockpits

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 17, 2021
A B-1B Bomber Suffered Significant Engine Damage While Deployed To Norway

A B-1B Bomber Suffered Significant Engine Damage While Deployed To Norway

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 17, 2021
Targeting Pods Are Being Tested On Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Transports (Updated)

Targeting Pods Are Being Tested On Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Transports (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 16, 2021
Ex-Disney Employees Helped The Thunderbirds Create Their New Shortened Air Show Routine

Ex-Disney Employees Helped The Thunderbirds Create Their New Shortened Air Show Routine

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 15, 2021
Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile

Turkish F-16 Knocks Down Target Drone With New Indigenous Air-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 15, 2021
F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test

F-15 Eagle Scores “Longest Known” Air-To-Air Missile Shot During U.S. Air Force Test

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 14, 2021
Today’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General

Today’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 13, 2021
The Boscombe Down Incident Remains One Of Military Aviation’s Most Intriguing Mysteries

The Boscombe Down Incident Remains One Of Military Aviation’s Most Intriguing Mysteries

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Apr 8, 2021
The F-15EX Is Now Officially Named The Eagle II

The F-15EX Is Now Officially Named The Eagle II

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 7, 2021
New Telescopes Will Help Space Force Watch For Hostile Satellite Activity

New Telescopes Will Help Space Force Watch For Hostile Satellite Activity

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 6, 2021
Broken ARRW: Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Fails During Inaugural Test

Broken ARRW: Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Fails During Inaugural Test

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 6, 2021
Stealthy Valkyrie Drone Uses Weapons Bay For First Time To Launch Smaller Drone

Stealthy Valkyrie Drone Uses Weapons Bay For First Time To Launch Smaller Drone

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 6, 2021
Israel’s New Surveillance Jet Combines Two Other Aircraft’s Missions Into A Single Airframe

Israel’s New Surveillance Jet Combines Two Other Aircraft’s Missions Into A Single Airframe

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 5, 2021
U-2 Flight Along The Border Yesterday Wasn’t A Surveillance Mission

U-2 Flight Along The Border Yesterday Wasn’t A Surveillance Mission

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 2, 2021
The World’s Most Secretive 737 Just Showed Its Bizarre Self Over The Mojave Desert

The World’s Most Secretive 737 Just Showed Its Bizarre Self Over The Mojave Desert

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 2, 2021
Air Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In Belgium

Air Force Shows Off Squadron Logo Highlighting Stockpile Of Nuclear Bombs In Belgium

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 31, 2021
Watch A Saudi F-15 Fighter Swoop In Low To Blast A Houthi Rebel Drone Out Of The Sky

Watch A Saudi F-15 Fighter Swoop In Low To Blast A Houthi Rebel Drone Out Of The Sky

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 30, 2021
Three New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force Base

Three New F-35 Squadrons To Be Based At Florida’s Previously Storm-Ravaged Tyndall Air Force Base

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 30, 2021
The First Flight Test Of The Air Force’s New Hypersonic Missile Appears To Be Imminent

The First Flight Test Of The Air Force’s New Hypersonic Missile Appears To Be Imminent

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 29, 2021
NORAD Fighters Are Using Arresting Gear For Year-Round Ops At Greenland’s Thule Air Base

NORAD Fighters Are Using Arresting Gear For Year-Round Ops At Greenland’s Thule Air Base

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 29, 2021
The “Birth” Of A Chinook Is The Weirdest Helicopter Display You Will Ever See

The “Birth” Of A Chinook Is The Weirdest Helicopter Display You Will Ever See

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 26, 2021
The Air Force Spent $134M To Repair 39 Hail-Damaged T-1 Jet Trainers It’s About To Retire

The Air Force Spent $134M To Repair 39 Hail-Damaged T-1 Jet Trainers It’s About To Retire

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 25, 2021
Canada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To Die

Canada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To Die

By Stephen Walker
Posted on Mar 25, 2021
British Armed Forces Poised To Make Big Cuts To F-35 Plans And More

British Armed Forces Poised To Make Big Cuts To F-35 Plans And More

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 24, 2021
Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?

Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 22, 2021
Russia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: Reports

Russia Is Jamming Royal Air Force Transport Aircraft Flying Out Of Cyprus: Reports

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 19, 2021
High-Performance Target Drone Washes Up On Florida Beach (Updated)

High-Performance Target Drone Washes Up On Florida Beach (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 19, 2021
Massive New Chinese Military Heliport Taking Shape Right Across From Taiwan

Massive New Chinese Military Heliport Taking Shape Right Across From Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 18, 2021
Taiwan’s Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Poised To Start Standing Alert Along The Taiwan Strait

Taiwan’s Upgraded F-16V Fighter Jets Poised To Start Standing Alert Along The Taiwan Strait

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 18, 2021
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers And B-1B Lancers Team Up For Arctic Show Of Force

B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers And B-1B Lancers Team Up For Arctic Show Of Force

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 17, 2021
Pentagon Unveils Details On Effort To Equip Its Services With Massive Swarms Of Deadly Drones

Pentagon Unveils Details On Effort To Equip Its Services With Massive Swarms Of Deadly Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 17, 2021
Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities

Air Force Wants To Give Its F-15s Game-Changing Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capabilities

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 16, 2021
British Typhoons Have Used Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles For The First Time In Combat

British Typhoons Have Used Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles For The First Time In Combat

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 16, 2021
F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida

F-22 Stealth Fighter Ends Up Nose Down On The Runway At Eglin Air Force Base In Florida

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 16, 2021
Top British F-35 Pilot On How His Fledgling Team Is Forging Its Own Path Forward

Top British F-35 Pilot On How His Fledgling Team Is Forging Its Own Path Forward

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Mar 15, 2021
This Photo Of A Pair Of A-10 Warthogs Is Mesmerizing

This Photo Of A Pair Of A-10 Warthogs Is Mesmerizing

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 15, 2021
Israel Could Be Waiting For Surplus U.S. Air Force F-15s Instead Of Buying New Advanced Eagles

Israel Could Be Waiting For Surplus U.S. Air Force F-15s Instead Of Buying New Advanced Eagles

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 14, 2021
Behold The Air Force’s Updated F-15 Eagle Family Portrait Including The New F-15EX

Behold The Air Force’s Updated F-15 Eagle Family Portrait Including The New F-15EX

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 12, 2021
Drunken Ukrainian Air Force Officer Smashed His Volkswagen Into A MiG-29 Fighter

Drunken Ukrainian Air Force Officer Smashed His Volkswagen Into A MiG-29 Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 12, 2021
F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force

F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 11, 2021
Air Force Combines Wargames To Make The Mother Of All Airpower Testing Events

Air Force Combines Wargames To Make The Mother Of All Airpower Testing Events

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Mar 11, 2021
Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Drone Replacement Requirements Now Include Air-To-Air Combat Capability

Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Drone Replacement Requirements Now Include Air-To-Air Combat Capability

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 10, 2021
B-1B Bomber Makes Arctic Pit Stop For The First Time

B-1B Bomber Makes Arctic Pit Stop For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 9, 2021
Israeli F-15s Were Armed With Old Missiles During B-52 Escort

Israeli F-15s Were Armed With Old Missiles During B-52 Escort

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Mar 8, 2021
The Air Force Says Its First Hypersonic Missile Will Make Its Inaugural Flight Within 30 Days

The Air Force Says Its First Hypersonic Missile Will Make Its Inaugural Flight Within 30 Days

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 6, 2021
Air Force Is Buying Eight Of These Missiles That Are Set To Become Its First Hypersonic Weapons

Air Force Is Buying Eight Of These Missiles That Are Set To Become Its First Hypersonic Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 5, 2021
Yes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War II

Yes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War II

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 5, 2021
Golden Horde Swarming Munitions Program Back On Target After Second Round Of Tests

Golden Horde Swarming Munitions Program Back On Target After Second Round Of Tests

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 3, 2021
Air Force F-15Es Train To Launch Cruise Missiles Over The Baltic Sea

Air Force F-15Es Train To Launch Cruise Missiles Over The Baltic Sea

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 2, 2021
F-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb Transporter

F-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb Transporter

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 2, 2021
Australia’s Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone Has Flown For The First Time

Australia’s Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone Has Flown For The First Time

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 2, 2021
The Air Force Is Having To Reverse Engineer Parts Of Its Own Stealth Bomber

The Air Force Is Having To Reverse Engineer Parts Of Its Own Stealth Bomber

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 1, 2021
Here’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ Program

Here’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ Program

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 1, 2021
A-10 Warthog Emerges Painted In Green And Tan Camouflage

A-10 Warthog Emerges Painted In Green And Tan Camouflage

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 27, 2021
Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)

Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 26, 2021
Laser Defense Pod For The Air Force’s Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking Shape

Laser Defense Pod For The Air Force’s Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking Shape

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 23, 2021
The First F-15EX Fighter Jet Has Now Flown In Its Air Force Colors

The First F-15EX Fighter Jet Has Now Flown In Its Air Force Colors

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 23, 2021
B-1B Bomber That Was Just Retired Almost Got Scrapped More Than A Decade Ago

B-1B Bomber That Was Just Retired Almost Got Scrapped More Than A Decade Ago

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 18, 2021
Air Force Boss Wants Clean-Sheet Fighter That’s Less Advanced Than F-35 To Replace F-16

Air Force Boss Wants Clean-Sheet Fighter That’s Less Advanced Than F-35 To Replace F-16

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 18, 2021
The Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft

The Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 18, 2021