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The Reaperettes Provide Critical Life Support For UK Based Eagle Pilots The Reaperettes Provide Critical Life Support For UK Based Eagle Pilots

By Rich Cooper

Posted on Sep 13, 2016

Air

Look at Boeing’s Entry for the USAF’s New Jet Trainer Competition Look at Boeing’s Entry for the USAF’s New Jet Trainer Competition

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 13, 2016

Air

Scathing Reports On Both The F-35 Program And The A-10 Divestment Plan Scathing Reports On Both The F-35 Program And The A-10 Divestment Plan

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 30, 2016

News & Features

Iran May Have Booted Russia from an Air Base for “Betraying Their Trust” Iran May Have Booted Russia from an Air Base for “Betraying Their Trust”

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 23, 2016

Air

Northrop Grumman’s T-X Jet Trainer Contender Emerges at Mojave Air and Space Port Northrop Grumman’s T-X Jet Trainer Contender Emerges at Mojave Air and Space Port

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 23, 2016

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F-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest Syria F-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest Syria

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 21, 2016

Air

Here We Go Again: USAF Aims to Stand Up Dedicated F-16 CAS Squadron At Nellis AFB Here We Go Again: USAF Aims to Stand Up Dedicated F-16 CAS Squadron At Nellis AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 19, 2016

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Russia Flies First Bomber Strikes From Iranian Base Under Unprecedented Agreement Russia Flies First Bomber Strikes From Iranian Base Under Unprecedented Agreement

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 16, 2016

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Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers Deploy To Western Iran: Report Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers Deploy To Western Iran: Report

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 16, 2016

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Ride Along In The Cockpit With This Apache Pilot For His Final Flight Ride Along In The Cockpit With This Apache Pilot For His Final Flight

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 13, 2016

Air

The B-1B ‘Bone’ Rolls Out Of The World’s Largest Anechoic Test Chamber The B-1B ‘Bone’ Rolls Out Of The World’s Largest Anechoic Test Chamber

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 13, 2016

News & Features

F-22 Raptor Grounded By Swarm F-22 Raptor Grounded By Swarm

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 11, 2016

News & Features

All Three Of the USAF’s Bomber Types Congregate Unexpectedly In Guam All Three Of the USAF’s Bomber Types Congregate Unexpectedly In Guam

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 11, 2016

News & Features

South China Sea Images Show Potential For Escalating Chinese Airpower South China Sea Images Show Potential For Escalating Chinese Airpower

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 10, 2016

News & Features

The Oregon Air National Guard Celebrates Its 75th Birthday With Amazing Formation Photos The Oregon Air National Guard Celebrates Its 75th Birthday With Amazing Formation Photos

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 7, 2016

Air

The USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to Go The USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to Go

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 4, 2016

News & Features

B-1 Lancers Headed to Guam for the First Time in a Decade B-1 Lancers Headed to Guam for the First Time in a Decade

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 1, 2016

Air

This C-17 Drops A Convoy Of Hummers From 5,000 Feet Like A Boss This C-17 Drops A Convoy Of Hummers From 5,000 Feet Like A Boss

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 30, 2016

News & Features

The Harrowing Tale of Erdogan’s Aerial Escape to Istanbul The Harrowing Tale of Erdogan’s Aerial Escape to Istanbul

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 19, 2016

Air

Rare Video of an RQ-170 Sentinel Making a Low Approach at Dawn Is Both Spooky And Glorious Rare Video of an RQ-170 Sentinel Making a Low Approach at Dawn Is Both Spooky And Glorious

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 12, 2016

Air

Watch This Dude Play the A-10 Warthog’s Cannon As a Musical Instrument Watch This Dude Play the A-10 Warthog’s Cannon As a Musical Instrument

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 6, 2016

News & Features

New “Highway Of Death” In Iraq As ISIS Convoy Gets Annihilated From The Air New “Highway Of Death” In Iraq As ISIS Convoy Gets Annihilated From The Air

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 1, 2016

News & Features

F-35 Gets the “Pot Of Gold” Treatment After Landing in the UK for the First Time F-35 Gets the “Pot Of Gold” Treatment After Landing in the UK for the First Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 30, 2016

News & Features

Israel Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B Models Israel Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B Models

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 24, 2016

Air

What USAF Chief Probably Meant When He Said He Wanted “A Flying Coke Machine” to Replace the A-10 Warthog What USAF Chief Probably Meant When He Said He Wanted “A Flying Coke Machine” to Replace the A-10 Warthog

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 22, 2016

News & Features

Was Russia’s Brazen Air Strike On US-Backed Anti-ISIS Fighters A Ploy? Was Russia’s Brazen Air Strike On US-Backed Anti-ISIS Fighters A Ploy?

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 20, 2016

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The RAF Celebrated The Queen’s 90th Today With This Aerial Parade Over Buckingham Palace The RAF Celebrated The Queen’s 90th Today With This Aerial Parade Over Buckingham Palace

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 11, 2016

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What If Iran Started Flying Combat Missions From Syria? What If Iran Started Flying Combat Missions From Syria?

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 11, 2016

News & Features

Jets From Both The Russian Knights and The Patrouille Suisse Jet Display Teams Crashed Today Jets From Both The Russian Knights and The Patrouille Suisse Jet Display Teams Crashed Today

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 10, 2016

Air

The USAF’s Pilot Shortage Has Reached Disastrous Levels The USAF’s Pilot Shortage Has Reached Disastrous Levels

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 2, 2016

News & Features

Two F/A-18F Super Hornets Collided Off The Coast Of North Carolina Two F/A-18F Super Hornets Collided Off The Coast Of North Carolina

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 27, 2016

News & Features

Did ISIS Really Take Out A Squadron Of Russian Attack Helicopters At A Remote Airfield In Central Syria? Did ISIS Really Take Out A Squadron Of Russian Attack Helicopters At A Remote Airfield In Central Syria?

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 25, 2016

Air

Surprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021 Surprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 24, 2016

News & Features

Ride Along For Strafing Practice In Afghanistan’s Spunky Little MD530 Attack Chopper Ride Along For Strafing Practice In Afghanistan’s Spunky Little MD530 Attack Chopper

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 21, 2016

News & Features

Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe

By Rich Cooper

Posted on May 12, 2016

News & Features

Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 11, 2016

News & Features

China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 10, 2016

News & Features

Watch This German Tornado Rip Up a Steep Canyon at Extremely Low Level Watch This German Tornado Rip Up a Steep Canyon at Extremely Low Level

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 10, 2016

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The Reaperettes Provide Critical Life Support For UK Based Eagle Pilots The Reaperettes Provide Critical Life Support For UK Based Eagle Pilots

Look at Boeing’s Entry for the USAF’s New Jet Trainer Competition Look at Boeing’s Entry for the USAF’s New Jet Trainer Competition

Scathing Reports On Both The F-35 Program And The A-10 Divestment Plan Scathing Reports On Both The F-35 Program And The A-10 Divestment Plan

Iran May Have Booted Russia from an Air Base for “Betraying Their Trust” Iran May Have Booted Russia from an Air Base for “Betraying Their Trust”

Northrop Grumman’s T-X Jet Trainer Contender Emerges at Mojave Air and Space Port Northrop Grumman’s T-X Jet Trainer Contender Emerges at Mojave Air and Space Port

F-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest Syria F-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest Syria

Here We Go Again: USAF Aims to Stand Up Dedicated F-16 CAS Squadron At Nellis AFB Here We Go Again: USAF Aims to Stand Up Dedicated F-16 CAS Squadron At Nellis AFB

Russia Flies First Bomber Strikes From Iranian Base Under Unprecedented Agreement Russia Flies First Bomber Strikes From Iranian Base Under Unprecedented Agreement

Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers Deploy To Western Iran: Report Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers Deploy To Western Iran: Report

Ride Along In The Cockpit With This Apache Pilot For His Final Flight Ride Along In The Cockpit With This Apache Pilot For His Final Flight

The B-1B ‘Bone’ Rolls Out Of The World’s Largest Anechoic Test Chamber The B-1B ‘Bone’ Rolls Out Of The World’s Largest Anechoic Test Chamber

F-22 Raptor Grounded By Swarm F-22 Raptor Grounded By Swarm

All Three Of the USAF’s Bomber Types Congregate Unexpectedly In Guam All Three Of the USAF’s Bomber Types Congregate Unexpectedly In Guam

South China Sea Images Show Potential For Escalating Chinese Airpower South China Sea Images Show Potential For Escalating Chinese Airpower

The Oregon Air National Guard Celebrates Its 75th Birthday With Amazing Formation Photos The Oregon Air National Guard Celebrates Its 75th Birthday With Amazing Formation Photos

The USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to Go The USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to Go

B-1 Lancers Headed to Guam for the First Time in a Decade B-1 Lancers Headed to Guam for the First Time in a Decade

This C-17 Drops A Convoy Of Hummers From 5,000 Feet Like A Boss This C-17 Drops A Convoy Of Hummers From 5,000 Feet Like A Boss

The Harrowing Tale of Erdogan’s Aerial Escape to Istanbul The Harrowing Tale of Erdogan’s Aerial Escape to Istanbul

Rare Video of an RQ-170 Sentinel Making a Low Approach at Dawn Is Both Spooky And Glorious Rare Video of an RQ-170 Sentinel Making a Low Approach at Dawn Is Both Spooky And Glorious

Watch This Dude Play the A-10 Warthog’s Cannon As a Musical Instrument Watch This Dude Play the A-10 Warthog’s Cannon As a Musical Instrument

New “Highway Of Death” In Iraq As ISIS Convoy Gets Annihilated From The Air New “Highway Of Death” In Iraq As ISIS Convoy Gets Annihilated From The Air

F-35 Gets the “Pot Of Gold” Treatment After Landing in the UK for the First Time F-35 Gets the “Pot Of Gold” Treatment After Landing in the UK for the First Time

Israel Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B Models Israel Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B Models

What USAF Chief Probably Meant When He Said He Wanted “A Flying Coke Machine” to Replace the A-10 Warthog What USAF Chief Probably Meant When He Said He Wanted “A Flying Coke Machine” to Replace the A-10 Warthog

Was Russia’s Brazen Air Strike On US-Backed Anti-ISIS Fighters A Ploy? Was Russia’s Brazen Air Strike On US-Backed Anti-ISIS Fighters A Ploy?

The RAF Celebrated The Queen’s 90th Today With This Aerial Parade Over Buckingham Palace The RAF Celebrated The Queen’s 90th Today With This Aerial Parade Over Buckingham Palace

What If Iran Started Flying Combat Missions From Syria? What If Iran Started Flying Combat Missions From Syria?

Jets From Both The Russian Knights and The Patrouille Suisse Jet Display Teams Crashed Today Jets From Both The Russian Knights and The Patrouille Suisse Jet Display Teams Crashed Today

The USAF’s Pilot Shortage Has Reached Disastrous Levels The USAF’s Pilot Shortage Has Reached Disastrous Levels

Two F/A-18F Super Hornets Collided Off The Coast Of North Carolina Two F/A-18F Super Hornets Collided Off The Coast Of North Carolina

Did ISIS Really Take Out A Squadron Of Russian Attack Helicopters At A Remote Airfield In Central Syria? Did ISIS Really Take Out A Squadron Of Russian Attack Helicopters At A Remote Airfield In Central Syria?

Surprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021 Surprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021

Ride Along For Strafing Practice In Afghanistan’s Spunky Little MD530 Attack Chopper Ride Along For Strafing Practice In Afghanistan’s Spunky Little MD530 Attack Chopper

Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe

Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea

China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time

Watch This German Tornado Rip Up a Steep Canyon at Extremely Low Level Watch This German Tornado Rip Up a Steep Canyon at Extremely Low Level

Air Forces(Page 40)

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The Reaperettes Provide Critical Life Support For UK Based Eagle Pilots The Reaperettes Provide Critical Life Support For UK Based Eagle Pilots

Look at Boeing’s Entry for the USAF’s New Jet Trainer Competition Look at Boeing’s Entry for the USAF’s New Jet Trainer Competition

Scathing Reports On Both The F-35 Program And The A-10 Divestment Plan Scathing Reports On Both The F-35 Program And The A-10 Divestment Plan

Iran May Have Booted Russia from an Air Base for “Betraying Their Trust” Iran May Have Booted Russia from an Air Base for “Betraying Their Trust”

Northrop Grumman’s T-X Jet Trainer Contender Emerges at Mojave Air and Space Port Northrop Grumman’s T-X Jet Trainer Contender Emerges at Mojave Air and Space Port

F-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest Syria F-22 Raptors Swoop in to Protect US Special Ops Forces in Northwest Syria

Here We Go Again: USAF Aims to Stand Up Dedicated F-16 CAS Squadron At Nellis AFB Here We Go Again: USAF Aims to Stand Up Dedicated F-16 CAS Squadron At Nellis AFB

Russia Flies First Bomber Strikes From Iranian Base Under Unprecedented Agreement Russia Flies First Bomber Strikes From Iranian Base Under Unprecedented Agreement

Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers Deploy To Western Iran: Report Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers Deploy To Western Iran: Report

Ride Along In The Cockpit With This Apache Pilot For His Final Flight Ride Along In The Cockpit With This Apache Pilot For His Final Flight

The B-1B ‘Bone’ Rolls Out Of The World’s Largest Anechoic Test Chamber The B-1B ‘Bone’ Rolls Out Of The World’s Largest Anechoic Test Chamber

F-22 Raptor Grounded By Swarm F-22 Raptor Grounded By Swarm

All Three Of the USAF’s Bomber Types Congregate Unexpectedly In Guam All Three Of the USAF’s Bomber Types Congregate Unexpectedly In Guam

South China Sea Images Show Potential For Escalating Chinese Airpower South China Sea Images Show Potential For Escalating Chinese Airpower

The Oregon Air National Guard Celebrates Its 75th Birthday With Amazing Formation Photos The Oregon Air National Guard Celebrates Its 75th Birthday With Amazing Formation Photos

The USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to Go The USAF Declares Initial Operating Capability For The F-35A, But it Still Has a Long Way to Go

B-1 Lancers Headed to Guam for the First Time in a Decade B-1 Lancers Headed to Guam for the First Time in a Decade

This C-17 Drops A Convoy Of Hummers From 5,000 Feet Like A Boss This C-17 Drops A Convoy Of Hummers From 5,000 Feet Like A Boss

The Harrowing Tale of Erdogan’s Aerial Escape to Istanbul The Harrowing Tale of Erdogan’s Aerial Escape to Istanbul

Rare Video of an RQ-170 Sentinel Making a Low Approach at Dawn Is Both Spooky And Glorious Rare Video of an RQ-170 Sentinel Making a Low Approach at Dawn Is Both Spooky And Glorious

Watch This Dude Play the A-10 Warthog’s Cannon As a Musical Instrument Watch This Dude Play the A-10 Warthog’s Cannon As a Musical Instrument

New “Highway Of Death” In Iraq As ISIS Convoy Gets Annihilated From The Air New “Highway Of Death” In Iraq As ISIS Convoy Gets Annihilated From The Air

F-35 Gets the “Pot Of Gold” Treatment After Landing in the UK for the First Time F-35 Gets the “Pot Of Gold” Treatment After Landing in the UK for the First Time

Israel Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B Models Israel Wants to Buy at Least 75 F-35s, and Some of Those Could be B Models

What USAF Chief Probably Meant When He Said He Wanted “A Flying Coke Machine” to Replace the A-10 Warthog What USAF Chief Probably Meant When He Said He Wanted “A Flying Coke Machine” to Replace the A-10 Warthog

Was Russia’s Brazen Air Strike On US-Backed Anti-ISIS Fighters A Ploy? Was Russia’s Brazen Air Strike On US-Backed Anti-ISIS Fighters A Ploy?

The RAF Celebrated The Queen’s 90th Today With This Aerial Parade Over Buckingham Palace The RAF Celebrated The Queen’s 90th Today With This Aerial Parade Over Buckingham Palace

What If Iran Started Flying Combat Missions From Syria? What If Iran Started Flying Combat Missions From Syria?

Jets From Both The Russian Knights and The Patrouille Suisse Jet Display Teams Crashed Today Jets From Both The Russian Knights and The Patrouille Suisse Jet Display Teams Crashed Today

The USAF’s Pilot Shortage Has Reached Disastrous Levels The USAF’s Pilot Shortage Has Reached Disastrous Levels

Two F/A-18F Super Hornets Collided Off The Coast Of North Carolina Two F/A-18F Super Hornets Collided Off The Coast Of North Carolina

Did ISIS Really Take Out A Squadron Of Russian Attack Helicopters At A Remote Airfield In Central Syria? Did ISIS Really Take Out A Squadron Of Russian Attack Helicopters At A Remote Airfield In Central Syria?

Surprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021 Surprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021

Ride Along For Strafing Practice In Afghanistan’s Spunky Little MD530 Attack Chopper Ride Along For Strafing Practice In Afghanistan’s Spunky Little MD530 Attack Chopper

Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe

Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea

China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time

Watch This German Tornado Rip Up a Steep Canyon at Extremely Low Level Watch This German Tornado Rip Up a Steep Canyon at Extremely Low Level

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