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Requirements For New Air Force Doomsday Planes Seem To Preclude Anything But 747s

Requirements For New Air Force Doomsday Planes Seem To Preclude Anything But 747s

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 18, 2021
Air Force F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Now Operating From Guam’s Austere Airfield

Air Force F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Now Operating From Guam’s Austere Airfield

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 16, 2021
This Montage Of Bad U-2 Landings Shows How Hard It Is To Tame The Dragon Lady

This Montage Of Bad U-2 Landings Shows How Hard It Is To Tame The Dragon Lady

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 16, 2021
All You Need To Know About Italy’s F-35 Carrier That Just Arrived In The US

All You Need To Know About Italy’s F-35 Carrier That Just Arrived In The US

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 15, 2021
Code Brown As This F-4 Phantom Nearly Collides With A Mosque’s Minaret

Code Brown As This F-4 Phantom Nearly Collides With A Mosque’s Minaret

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Feb 15, 2021
There’s One Place In The World Where AC-47 Spooky Gunships Still Fly

There’s One Place In The World Where AC-47 Spooky Gunships Still Fly

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 12, 2021
Super Bowl Flyover Offered A Glimpse Of A Future Where Multiple Bomber Types Join Forces In Combat

Super Bowl Flyover Offered A Glimpse Of A Future Where Multiple Bomber Types Join Forces In Combat

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 12, 2021
Boeing’s Chief F-15 Test Pilot Talks Flying The Air Force’s New Eagle On Its Maiden Flight

Boeing’s Chief F-15 Test Pilot Talks Flying The Air Force’s New Eagle On Its Maiden Flight

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Feb 8, 2021
Air Force Doubles Down On E-11A BACN Communications Jets With Plans To Triple Fleet Size

Air Force Doubles Down On E-11A BACN Communications Jets With Plans To Triple Fleet Size

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 8, 2021
This Rising B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Intricate Belly Is Positively Otherworldly Looking

This Rising B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Intricate Belly Is Positively Otherworldly Looking

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 7, 2021
Turkey Prepares To Extend The Life Of Its Massive F-16 Fleet After F-35 Embargo

Turkey Prepares To Extend The Life Of Its Massive F-16 Fleet After F-35 Embargo

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 4, 2021
Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up

Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 4, 2021
The B-21 Raider Bomber Combined Test Force Has A Ridiculously Sinister Shakespearean Motto

The B-21 Raider Bomber Combined Test Force Has A Ridiculously Sinister Shakespearean Motto

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 3, 2021
B-1 Bombers Are Deploying To Norway For The First Time With An Eye On Nearby Russia And The Arctic

B-1 Bombers Are Deploying To Norway For The First Time With An Eye On Nearby Russia And The Arctic

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 3, 2021
The Air Force’s New F-15EX Eagle Just Took To The Sky For The First Time (Updated)

The Air Force’s New F-15EX Eagle Just Took To The Sky For The First Time (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 2, 2021
Air Force Says KC-46 Is A “Lemon” That It’s Trying To Make Lemonade Out Of

Air Force Says KC-46 Is A “Lemon” That It’s Trying To Make Lemonade Out Of

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 2, 2021
Flood Of Chinese Aircraft South Of Taiwan Continues Days After Mock Attack Runs On U.S. Carrier

Flood Of Chinese Aircraft South Of Taiwan Continues Days After Mock Attack Runs On U.S. Carrier

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 1, 2021
Boeing Can Now Offer The F-15EX To India, But Does Buying It Really Make Sense?

Boeing Can Now Offer The F-15EX To India, But Does Buying It Really Make Sense?

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 1, 2021
F-117s Cleared To Refuel From All KC-135s As “Retired” Stealth Jets Expand Operations

F-117s Cleared To Refuel From All KC-135s As “Retired” Stealth Jets Expand Operations

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jan 30, 2021
How The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In Disaster

How The Iran Hostage Rescue Was Supposed To Go Down If It Hadn’t Ended Early In Disaster

By Edward Chang
Updated on Jan 28, 2021
F-35s And F-16s Set To Operate From Austere Jungle Airfield During Major Exercise On Guam

F-35s And F-16s Set To Operate From Austere Jungle Airfield During Major Exercise On Guam

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jan 28, 2021
B-52s Return To The Middle East In Show Of Force As Biden Weighs Iran Policy

B-52s Return To The Middle East In Show Of Force As Biden Weighs Iran Policy

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 27, 2021
Air Force Fighters Almost Got An Air-Launched Ballistic Missile 40 Years Ago, Now They’re A Hot Item

Air Force Fighters Almost Got An Air-Launched Ballistic Missile 40 Years Ago, Now They’re A Hot Item

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 26, 2021
Fighter Pilots Reveal Why You Don’t Want To Mess With The A-10 Warthog In A Dogfight

Fighter Pilots Reveal Why You Don’t Want To Mess With The A-10 Warthog In A Dogfight

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Jan 26, 2021
The United Kingdom Has Chosen Who Will Build Its First Prototype Loyal Wingman Combat Drone

The United Kingdom Has Chosen Who Will Build Its First Prototype Loyal Wingman Combat Drone

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 25, 2021
Air Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16s

Air Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16s

By The War Zone staff
Updated on Jan 23, 2021
The Truth About Going From Flying Airplanes To Helicopters

The Truth About Going From Flying Airplanes To Helicopters

By Stephen Walker
Updated on Jan 22, 2021
New Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And Drones

New Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 21, 2021
The Air Force’s New Report On Ballistic And Cruise Missiles Misses Its Target

The Air Force’s New Report On Ballistic And Cruise Missiles Misses Its Target

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 21, 2021
Royal Air Force Turned A Torpedo Bomber Into A Flying Flamethrower During World War II

Royal Air Force Turned A Torpedo Bomber Into A Flying Flamethrower During World War II

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 20, 2021
How British Tornados Used A Special Weapon To Ravage Saddam’s Airfields In Daring Desert Storm Raids

How British Tornados Used A Special Weapon To Ravage Saddam’s Airfields In Daring Desert Storm Raids

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Jan 15, 2021
Black Flag Rises: New “Super Bowl Of Test Exercises” Pushes USAF’s Top Weapons To Their Limit

Black Flag Rises: New “Super Bowl Of Test Exercises” Pushes USAF’s Top Weapons To Their Limit

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Jan 13, 2021
First Peacetime Terror Attack On The Air Force Destroyed Eight A-7 Attack Jets 40 Years Ago

First Peacetime Terror Attack On The Air Force Destroyed Eight A-7 Attack Jets 40 Years Ago

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 13, 2021
China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter First Flew 10 Years Ago Today. A Two-Seater Could Be Next.

China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter First Flew 10 Years Ago Today. A Two-Seater Could Be Next.

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 11, 2021
This Stretched Super FB-111 Was A Low-Cost Challenger To The B-1 Bomber

This Stretched Super FB-111 Was A Low-Cost Challenger To The B-1 Bomber

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 9, 2021
The Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force Test

The Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force Test

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 8, 2021
Greece Joins Forces With Israel To Revamp Its Fighter Pilot Training Program

Greece Joins Forces With Israel To Revamp Its Fighter Pilot Training Program

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 5, 2021
Let’s Talk About This Intriguing Object Seen In The Scoot-And-Hide Hangar At Area 51

Let’s Talk About This Intriguing Object Seen In The Scoot-And-Hide Hangar At Area 51

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 5, 2021
The B-2 Bomber Looks Positively Alien In These Images

The B-2 Bomber Looks Positively Alien In These Images

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 4, 2021
First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese Airliner

First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese Airliner

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 4, 2021
Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 2, 2021
It’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On Hold

It’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On Hold

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 31, 2020
B-2 Bombers Practice Stealth Team Tactics With F-35 Pilot Trainees For The First Time

B-2 Bombers Practice Stealth Team Tactics With F-35 Pilot Trainees For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 30, 2020
Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range

Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 29, 2020
Watch Flight Tracks Of Contractor Adversary Jets Bum-Rush A Carrier Group For Training

Watch Flight Tracks Of Contractor Adversary Jets Bum-Rush A Carrier Group For Training

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 28, 2020
This Is All The Survival Gear That Apache Attack Helicopter Crews Fly Into Combat With

This Is All The Survival Gear That Apache Attack Helicopter Crews Fly Into Combat With

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 28, 2020
Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur

Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 24, 2020
Fighter Pilots Are Taking Full Advantage Of The Air Force’s Lifted Ban On Custom Helmet Art

Fighter Pilots Are Taking Full Advantage Of The Air Force’s Lifted Ban On Custom Helmet Art

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Dec 23, 2020
America’s East Africa Military Hub Sees Spike In Activity As Somalia Withdrawals Continue

America’s East Africa Military Hub Sees Spike In Activity As Somalia Withdrawals Continue

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 23, 2020
You Can Buy The Royal Air Force’s Impressive Sentinel Radar Planes, But Only In Pieces

You Can Buy The Royal Air Force’s Impressive Sentinel Radar Planes, But Only In Pieces

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 23, 2020
South Korea Scrambles Fighters To Intercept Russian And Chinese Bombers On Joint Maneuvers (Updated)

South Korea Scrambles Fighters To Intercept Russian And Chinese Bombers On Joint Maneuvers (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 22, 2020
F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska

F-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In Alaska

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 22, 2020
An Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15

An Eagle Named Opus: The Legend Of The Air Force’s Most Notorious F-15

By Patrick Koepke
Updated on Dec 22, 2020
Space Force Troops Finally Have A Name: Guardians

Space Force Troops Finally Have A Name: Guardians

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 19, 2020
F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage

F-16s Rescue Desperate Special Operators In This Chilling Account With Gun Camera Footage

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 18, 2020
India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals

India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 18, 2020
Artificial Intelligence Takes Control Of A U-2 Spy Plane’s Sensors In Historic Flight Test

Artificial Intelligence Takes Control Of A U-2 Spy Plane’s Sensors In Historic Flight Test

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 16, 2020
Here Is What The Air Force’s New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable Of

Here Is What The Air Force’s New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable Of

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Dec 15, 2020
Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Aggressor Program With One Of Its Top Pilots

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Dec 15, 2020
U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission

U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 15, 2020
No, Russia Really Doesn’t Need A New Single-Engine Fighter

No, Russia Really Doesn’t Need A New Single-Engine Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 11, 2020
Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets

Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S Jets

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 11, 2020
Navy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy Banks

Navy’s New Controversial Shipbuilding Plan Raids Air Force And Army’s Piggy Banks

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 10, 2020
Russia Is Using Augmented Reality To Produce Its Su-57 Fighter

Russia Is Using Augmented Reality To Produce Its Su-57 Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 10, 2020