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Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff

Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 9, 2020
Chuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew

Chuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 9, 2020
These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain

These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 7, 2020
The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades

The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 7, 2020
France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets

France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 4, 2020
China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 3, 2020
The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 2, 2020
Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999

Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 2, 2020
Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 2, 2020
F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane

This Shot Of An A-10, F-35, And F-22 Billowing Vapor In Formation Is Absolutely Insane

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
F-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War Games

F-117 Nighthawks Now Appear To Be Flying As Adversaries In Red Flag Aerial War Games

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System

Test Pilot Explains The YF-23 Black Widow’s Awesomely Innovative Flight Control System

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum

How A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 Fulcrum

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Air Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War Games

Air Combat Tales From Australia’s Storied Pitch Black Aerial War Games

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Why Russia’s MiG-35 Is Starting To Look Like A Dead Duck

Why Russia’s MiG-35 Is Starting To Look Like A Dead Duck

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever

Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever

By Robert Hopkins
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base

The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity

F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds

Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft

By Robert Hopkins
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII

The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die

The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard

MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber

All The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
This Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile Externally

This Is Our First Look At A B-1 Bomber Carrying A Stealthy Cruise Missile Externally

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 25, 2020
U.S. Navy Denies Russian Warship Forced Its Destroyer Out Of Disputed Pacific Waters

U.S. Navy Denies Russian Warship Forced Its Destroyer Out Of Disputed Pacific Waters

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 24, 2020
Check Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In Formation

Check Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In Formation

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 21, 2020
New Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright Miserable

New Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright Miserable

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 20, 2020
Everything We Know About The United Kingdom’s Big New Defense Spending Plan

Everything We Know About The United Kingdom’s Big New Defense Spending Plan

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 19, 2020
Enlisted Airmen Can Now Get A Taste Of Air Force Flight Training

Enlisted Airmen Can Now Get A Taste Of Air Force Flight Training

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 19, 2020
New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge

New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 18, 2020
Greece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: Report

Greece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: Report

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 17, 2020
Watch The Biggest Unexploded World War Two Bomb Ever Found in Poland Blow Up

Watch The Biggest Unexploded World War Two Bomb Ever Found in Poland Blow Up

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 13, 2020
Israel’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-Country

Israel’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-Country

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 11, 2020
This May Be Our First Glimpse Of China’s New Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile

This May Be Our First Glimpse Of China’s New Air-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 9, 2020
Russian Mi-24 Hind Gunship Shot Down In Armenia Near Border With Azerbaijan (Updated)

Russian Mi-24 Hind Gunship Shot Down In Armenia Near Border With Azerbaijan (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 9, 2020
Spad To The Bone: Texas F-16 Squadron Marks 75th Anniversary With Bold Paint Job

Spad To The Bone: Texas F-16 Squadron Marks 75th Anniversary With Bold Paint Job

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 5, 2020
The Nanchang J-12 Is The Lightweight Chinese Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

The Nanchang J-12 Is The Lightweight Chinese Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 5, 2020
Aussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo Shoot

Aussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo Shoot

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Nov 5, 2020
Was The Secret RQ-180 Stealth Drone Really Photographed Over The Mojave Desert?

Was The Secret RQ-180 Stealth Drone Really Photographed Over The Mojave Desert?

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 2, 2020
F-117s Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB For The First Time In Over A Decade

F-117s Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB For The First Time In Over A Decade

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 31, 2020
It’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter

It’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 30, 2020
F-16 Pops Flares Grabbing Trump’s Attention After Plane Strays Into Airspace Over Rally

F-16 Pops Flares Grabbing Trump’s Attention After Plane Strays Into Airspace Over Rally

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 28, 2020
Squadron Showcases F-15E Strike Eagles Adorned With Villain-Themed Nose Art Ahead Of Halloween

Squadron Showcases F-15E Strike Eagles Adorned With Villain-Themed Nose Art Ahead Of Halloween

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 28, 2020
Scaled Composites’ Stealthy Test Jet Now Flying With Possible Laser Weapon Modifications

Scaled Composites’ Stealthy Test Jet Now Flying With Possible Laser Weapon Modifications

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 28, 2020
Air Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over Taiwan

Air Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 23, 2020
Brazil’s Upgraded Tiger IIs Might Be The Most Capable F-5s In The World

Brazil’s Upgraded Tiger IIs Might Be The Most Capable F-5s In The World

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Oct 20, 2020
U-2 Spy Plane Got New Target Recognition Capabilities In First-Ever In-Flight Software Update

U-2 Spy Plane Got New Target Recognition Capabilities In First-Ever In-Flight Software Update

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 20, 2020
Britain Banks On Tempest Future Fighter Program As Its Next Great Hope In Combat Airpower

Britain Banks On Tempest Future Fighter Program As Its Next Great Hope In Combat Airpower

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Oct 16, 2020
StormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For War

StormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For War

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 14, 2020