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Let’s Face It, The USAF Isn’t Serious About Buying a Light Attack Aircraft

Let’s Face It, The USAF Isn’t Serious About Buying a Light Attack Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Puts it On a Collision Course With US Forces

Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Puts it On a Collision Course With US Forces

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
US Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At Risk

US Uses a Private Helicopter Force to Get Around Kabul And Intel Woes Might Put It At Risk

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size Ever

The USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size Ever

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work Reliably

The USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work Reliably

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones

The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”

USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Watch These Russian Su-30 And Su-34 Jets Do Touch-and-Gos on a Highway

Watch These Russian Su-30 And Su-34 Jets Do Touch-and-Gos on a Highway

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Russia Says it Blew Up Terrorists Behind Syria Drone Attacks With Laser-Guided Artillery

Russia Says it Blew Up Terrorists Behind Syria Drone Attacks With Laser-Guided Artillery

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Russia Offers New Details About Syrian Mass Drone Attack, Now Implies Ukrainian Connection

Russia Offers New Details About Syrian Mass Drone Attack, Now Implies Ukrainian Connection

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Russia Implies Drone Swarm Attack On Its Base in Syria Linked to US P-8 Patrol Plane

Russia Implies Drone Swarm Attack On Its Base in Syria Linked to US P-8 Patrol Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Shadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over Syria

Shadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over Syria

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
USAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130Hs

USAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130Hs

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Russia Confirms Syria Attack But Denies Seven Aircraft Got Destroyed As Photos Emerge

Russia Confirms Syria Attack But Denies Seven Aircraft Got Destroyed As Photos Emerge

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod

USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress

Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses

USAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy Defenses

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s

U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Afghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at Night

Afghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at Night

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel

Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The US Air Force Still Has At Least One MAC-10 Submachine Gun

The US Air Force Still Has At Least One MAC-10 Submachine Gun

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term

Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
That Massive Cross-Country USAF Airlift Exercise Was the Largest of Its Kind, Ever

That Massive Cross-Country USAF Airlift Exercise Was the Largest of Its Kind, Ever

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Israel’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way?

Israel’s F-35I Adir Is Ready for Combat, But When Will It Be Headed Into Harm’s Way?

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
US Military Goes on Alert Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Move US Embassy into Jerusalem

US Military Goes on Alert Ahead of Trump’s Plan to Move US Embassy into Jerusalem

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Israel Launches Flurry of Strikes in Syria as its Air War in the Country Turns to Iran

Israel Launches Flurry of Strikes in Syria as its Air War in the Country Turns to Iran

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Here’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition Policy

Here’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition Policy

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Jaded Thunder Exercise Trains Elite Troops to Call in Almost Any Sort of Fire Support

Jaded Thunder Exercise Trains Elite Troops to Call in Almost Any Sort of Fire Support

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships

The USAF Is Rebuilding World War II-Era 40mm Shells for its AC-130U Gunships

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
B-52s Are Dropping Hundreds of Dumb Bombs in Afghanistan to Literally Shape the Terrain

B-52s Are Dropping Hundreds of Dumb Bombs in Afghanistan to Literally Shape the Terrain

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis

Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Now in the Public Eye, American Troops in Niger Celebrate Thanksgiving

Now in the Public Eye, American Troops in Niger Celebrate Thanksgiving

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s

The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Russia Rolls Out New Tu-160M2, But Are Moscow’s Bomber Ambitions Realistic?

Russia Rolls Out New Tu-160M2, But Are Moscow’s Bomber Ambitions Realistic?

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
US Air Force Reveals There May Have Been Another Attempted Terrorist Attack in Niger

US Air Force Reveals There May Have Been Another Attempted Terrorist Attack in Niger

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Germany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its Tornados

Germany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its Tornados

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets

USAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter Jets

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper Doors

This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper Doors

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
No One Seems Sure What’s Been Holding up Drone Strikes in Niger

No One Seems Sure What’s Been Holding up Drone Strikes in Niger

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough Week

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

Official USAF Twitter Jokes About Nuclear War and Questions Santa’s Existence

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in Afghanistan

The US Is Crafting a Joint Air Force-Army Search and Rescue Super Team in Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Just How Closely Are US and French Forces Cooperating in Niger?

Just How Closely Are US and French Forces Cooperating in Niger?

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
All The New Details We Learned About The Ambush In Niger From America’s Top General

All The New Details We Learned About The Ambush In Niger From America’s Top General

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
No, the USAF Hasn’t Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet

No, the USAF Hasn’t Put its Nuclear Bombers Back on 24/7 Alert, Yet

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
This USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”

This USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The U.S. Military’s Incident In Niger Has Been a Long Time Coming

The U.S. Military’s Incident In Niger Has Been a Long Time Coming

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
USAF and Raytheon Say Cost Overruns Won’t Slow Delivery of Vital New Bomb

USAF and Raytheon Say Cost Overruns Won’t Slow Delivery of Vital New Bomb

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Greece Plans to Spend Billions Upgrading Its F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet

Greece Plans to Spend Billions Upgrading Its F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The USAF’s AC-130W Gunships Are in Desperate Need of Special Ammunition

The USAF’s AC-130W Gunships Are in Desperate Need of Special Ammunition

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
At Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship Variant

At Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship Variant

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs

USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Houthi Rebels Shoot Down U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Over Yemen

Houthi Rebels Shoot Down U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Over Yemen

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Mysterious US Army Spy Plane Turns Up at the Boneyard in Arizona

Mysterious US Army Spy Plane Turns Up at the Boneyard in Arizona

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Over 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To Fight

Over 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To Fight

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
As First UH-60s Arrive, US Plan to Dump Afghan Mi-17s Is Still Problematic

As First UH-60s Arrive, US Plan to Dump Afghan Mi-17s Is Still Problematic

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Here Are Some Technical Highlights We Saw at the Air Force Association Expo

Here Are Some Technical Highlights We Saw at the Air Force Association Expo

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Watch This Russian KA-52 Attack Chopper Accidentally Fire Rockets at Exercise Observers

Watch This Russian KA-52 Attack Chopper Accidentally Fire Rockets at Exercise Observers

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Four Big Takeaways From Day One Of The Air Force Association’s Big Annual Bash

Four Big Takeaways From Day One Of The Air Force Association’s Big Annual Bash

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
B-52s Are Back In The Skies Of Afghanistan Dropping Bombs Once Again

B-52s Are Back In The Skies Of Afghanistan Dropping Bombs Once Again

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
It’s Official, the USAF’s Next Jamming Plane Will Be a Gulfstream BizJet

It’s Official, the USAF’s Next Jamming Plane Will Be a Gulfstream BizJet

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Afghanistan Is Getting More Ill-Suited Attack Choppers it May Not Even Be Able to Fly

Afghanistan Is Getting More Ill-Suited Attack Choppers it May Not Even Be Able to Fly

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Let’s Talk About The USAF’s Claim Of ‘Fully Combat Capable’ F-35s

Let’s Talk About The USAF’s Claim Of ‘Fully Combat Capable’ F-35s

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019