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A US Air Force RC-135U Combat Sent electronic intelligence aircraft photographed at Kadena Air Base on the Japanese Island of Okinawa in 2009.

U.S. RC-135U Spy Plane Just Surveilled China’s Strategic Southern Coast

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 6, 2022
J-16_FLARES

Chinese Fighter’s Decoy Dump In Front Of A P-8 Sets Dangerous New Precedent (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 6, 2022
KC-46A aircraft assigned to the 157th Air Refueling Wing perform an elephant walk formation on the runway at Pease Air National Guard Base, Sept. 8, 2021.

KC-46 Tanker’s Recent “97 Percent” Milestone Isn’t The Whole Story

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 5, 2022
B1B Guam Andersen AFB

Four B-1B Bombers Appear At Andersen AFB In Guam

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 4, 2022
A U.S. Marine Corps Hero-400 loitering munition drone is staged before flight on San Clemente Island, California, May 25, 2022. The Hero-400 is a loitering munition that the United States Marine Corps and other Department of Defense entities are beginning to incorporate into specific mission sets. This initial training flight develops the UAS pilots’ confidence and abilities to be able to operate the Hero-400 in any clime and place, and enabling 3rd MAW to remain a more lethal and ready force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Childs)

Marines Handoff Loitering Munition Control Between Air, Sea, Land Platforms

By Dan Parsons
Posted on Jun 3, 2022
Holloman Rocket Sled

Rocket Sled Track Sets Mach 5.8 Recoverable Test Speed Record

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Jun 3, 2022
NT43 RAT55 Oklahoma Hangar

The World’s Most Secretive 737 Just Migrated To Oklahoma

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 3, 2022
Artwork depicting the Darkstar stealthy hypersonic aircraft, a fictious design that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works created for the movie Top Gun: Maverick.

Skunk Works On How They Brought Top Gun: Maverick’s Darkstar To Life

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 3, 2022
Afghan Mi-17 painted as Ukrainian

Ex-Afghan Air Force Mi-17 Helicopters Are Now Flying For Ukraine

By Dan Parsons
Posted on Jun 2, 2022
NGAD-concept-Lockheed

Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Program Enters New Stage

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jun 2, 2022
MQ1C Gray Eagle Ukraine

U.S. Plans To Sell Ukraine Armed MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drones: Report

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 1, 2022
Germany chooses CH-47 Chinook.

Germany Picks Chinook Over King Stallion For New Heavy-Lift Helicopter

By Dan Parsons
Posted on Jun 1, 2022
Commercia Drone Estonia

Estonian-Russian Citizen Tried To Smuggle Commercial Drones To The Russian Army

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jun 1, 2022
KA52 low level ukraine near crash

Russian Ka-52 Attack Helicopter’s Ludicrous Stunt Nearly Ends In Disaster

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 31, 2022
CURTISS_F9C_USS_MACON

Remembering The Navy’s Doomed Aircraft-Carrying Airships

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 27, 2022
Inside Ukraine’s Daring Helicopter Missions Into Russian-Occupied Mariupol

Inside Ukraine’s Daring Helicopter Missions Into Russian-Occupied Mariupol

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 25, 2022
New Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five Years

New Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five Years

By Dan Parsons
Posted on May 25, 2022
LANCER-C romania

Romania Orders Its Grounded MiG-21 Lancers Back Into The Air

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 25, 2022
Switchblade Drone attack tank Ukraine

Watch This Switchblade Suicide Drone Attack A Russian Tank In Ukraine

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on May 25, 2022
Drone edge 22

28-Drone Swarm Just Led The Way For A Simulated Air Assault Mission

By Dan Parsons
Posted on May 24, 2022
topshot

63-Year-Old Retired Russian Fighter Pilot Shot Down In Su-25 Over Ukraine

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 24, 2022
B-21 Raider’s First Flight Has Been Grounded Until 2023

B-21 Raider’s First Flight Has Been Grounded Until 2023

By Oliver Parken
Posted on May 24, 2022
The An-225, known as Mryia, taking off from Ukraine.

$800M Needed To Build A New An-225 Mriya Cargo Jet Zelensky Says

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 23, 2022
Navy Ship Drone Swarm 2019 Southern California UAP

Navy Ships Swarmed By Drones, Not UFOs, Defense Officials Confirm

By Adam Kehoe
Posted on May 21, 2022
Air Force’s Black Flag Test Exercise Goes International With Focus On China

Air Force’s Black Flag Test Exercise Goes International With Focus On China

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 20, 2022
This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on May 20, 2022
Su-57 fighter Russia Ukraine

Let’s Talk About The Rumors That Russia’s Su-57 Is Participating In The War In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 20, 2022
Eaglet Drone ALE General Atomics

Eaglet Air-Launched Drone Aims To Help Its Mothership Survive In Army Tests

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 19, 2022
Little Bird’s Future Laid Out In New Night Stalkers Aviation Plan

Little Bird’s Future Laid Out In New Night Stalkers Aviation Plan

By Dan Parsons
Posted on May 19, 2022
An artist's conception of a drone swarm overlaid on a map of Taiwan.

Massive Drone Swarm Over Strait Decisive In Taiwan Conflict Wargames

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 19, 2022
ekranoplan Liberty Lifter

Cargo Hauling Ekranoplan X-Plane Being Developed By DARPA

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 19, 2022
A Russian-backed separatist holds what is claimed to be an improvised counter-drone system.

Russian-Backed Separatist Shows Off Questionable Homemade Counter-Drone Jamming Gun

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on May 19, 2022
Israel Chariots Of Fire 707

No, U.S. Tankers Didn’t Refuel Israeli Jets Taking Part In Iran Strike Exercise

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 18, 2022
Drum Magazine Drone

Now There’s A Drum Magazine For Dropping Multiple Bombs From Commercial Drones

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on May 17, 2022
Japan F-3 fighter

Did America Just Miss Its Chance To Help Build Japan’s Future Fighter?

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 17, 2022
B-52 ARRW Hypersonic Launch

B-52 Successfully Tests Hypersonic Missile After Three Failed Tries (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 17, 2022
S300 Israel F-16 Syria

S-300 Surface-To-Air Missile Fired At Israeli Jets Over Syria For First Time: Report

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 17, 2022
Ka-52 Ukraine Vibration

Russia’s Ka-52 Attack Helicopters Have A Serious Vibration Problem

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 16, 2022
A US Air Force KC-135R aerial refueling tanker comes in to land.

KC-135R Tanker Autopilots Still Suffering From Dangerous Anomalies

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 13, 2022
CHINA_PLAN_AGI_SPY_SHIP

Chinese Spy Ship Makes First Appearance Near Australian Submarine Communications Base

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 13, 2022
Brimstone launcher

Truck-Mounted Brimstone Missile Launcher Emerges In Ukraine

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 12, 2022
Russia claims Ukraine plotted to steal one of its Tu-22M3 Backfire bombers.

We May Have Our First Sight Of A Russian Bomber Launching Missiles At Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 11, 2022
MC55A Peregrine

Australia’s New MC-55 Peregrine Electronic Warfare Jet Breaks Cover (Updated)

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 11, 2022
New Kit Will Allow MQ-9 Reaper To Fly From Navy Flattops

New Kit Will Allow MQ-9 Reaper To Fly From Navy Flattops

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 11, 2022
Changhe_Z-10

Chinese Z-10 Attack Helicopter Flew Into Taiwan’s Air Defense Zone For First Time (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 10, 2022
Eight US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III airlifters at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway on May 10, 2022. The inset is a screen shot from an online flight tracking website showing the aircraft leaving Norway.

Conga Line Of C-17s Spotted Heading South Over Europe From Norway (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 10, 2022
Tank-Busting Switchblade 600 Drones Have Not Arrived In Ukraine

Tank-Busting Switchblade 600 Drones Have Not Arrived In Ukraine

By Dan Parsons
Posted on May 10, 2022
Qatari Typhoon fighter

This Is Our First Look At A Typhoon Fighter Jet In Qatari Colors

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 10, 2022
KC-46 longest flight

KC-46 Crew Flies Air Mobility Command’s Longest Flight Ever

By Oliver Parken
Posted on May 10, 2022
Navy Nearly Got A Single-Seat A-6 Intruder Instead Of The A-7 Corsair II

Navy Nearly Got A Single-Seat A-6 Intruder Instead Of The A-7 Corsair II

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on May 9, 2022
F-35 Readiness

Blistering Highlights From The Latest F-35 Sustainment Hearing

By Dan Parsons
Posted on May 9, 2022
Su-27 Strike on Snake Island

Ukraine Strikes Back: Su-27s Bomb Occupied Snake Island In Daring Raid

By Stetson Payne
Posted on May 7, 2022
Doc Schultz Su-27 Red Hats Area 51 Crash

Area 51 Test Pilot Died During Heroic Su-27 Flight: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 7, 2022
A Serna-class LCU in a Bayraktar TB2's viewfinder.

Ukraine Situation Report: TB2s Strike Russian SAM-Carrying Landing Craft At Snake Island

By Stetson Payne
Posted on May 7, 2022
laser guided rocket

What Will Fire The Laser-Guided Rockets Donated To Ukraine Is Still A Mystery

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 7, 2022
F-14 Tomcat lost air show demonstration tapes

Behold The Lost F-14 Tomcat Demo Tapes

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka
Posted on May 6, 2022
A screen shot of a clip from the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick showing a fictional hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin helped craft.

Skunk Works Helped Create The Darkstar Jet For Top Gun: Maverick

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 6, 2022
UH-60 ukraine Mi-17

Ukraine Invasion Opens Eastern European Door For U.S. Helicopters

By Dan Parsons
Posted on May 5, 2022
An-225 Mriya’s First Pilot On The Tragic Destruction Of The World’s Biggest Plane

An-225 Mriya’s First Pilot On The Tragic Destruction Of The World’s Biggest Plane

By Howard Altman
Posted on May 4, 2022
386 squadrons USAF

The Air Force Has Abandoned Its 386 Squadron Goal

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 4, 2022
A frame from a video the US Air Force released showing a modified JDAM precision-guided bomb striking a target ship in the Gulf of Mexico during a test in April 2022.

Watch The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Snap A Vessel In Two (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 2, 2022
VH-92 Closer To Being ‘Marine One’ But Comms System Could Still Cause Delays

VH-92 Closer To Being ‘Marine One’ But Comms System Could Still Cause Delays

By Dan Parsons
Posted on May 2, 2022
BAYRAKTAR_TB2_BOAT_STRIKE

Ukraine Claims TB2 Drones Sunk Russian Patrol Boats Off Snake Island (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 2, 2022
A rendering of a notional self-propelled large-caliber gun capable of firing hypervelocity projectiles at incoming missiles.

Railgun Ammo-Firing Cannon Being Eyed By Air Force For Cruise Missile Defense (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 1, 2022