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USAF Mini-Documentary Takes You Behind The Scenes Of Its Top Secret Cold War MiG Squadron

USAF Mini-Documentary Takes You Behind The Scenes Of Its Top Secret Cold War MiG Squadron

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
USAF Commander Who Fired First Female Demo Team Leader Talks Mistakes, Redemption, And Leadership

USAF Commander Who Fired First Female Demo Team Leader Talks Mistakes, Redemption, And Leadership

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
US Spy Plane Pilot’s Account Indicates Soviet Russia Tested A ‘Dome Of Light’ Superweapon

US Spy Plane Pilot’s Account Indicates Soviet Russia Tested A ‘Dome Of Light’ Superweapon

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
A-4 Skyhawks Had These Crazy Thermal Shields To Protect Pilots From Nuclear Blasts

A-4 Skyhawks Had These Crazy Thermal Shields To Protect Pilots From Nuclear Blasts

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Nellis AFB Wing Boss Talks To Us About His Novel Aggressor Paint Job Facebook Contest And More

Nellis AFB Wing Boss Talks To Us About His Novel Aggressor Paint Job Facebook Contest And More

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
CIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch Mothership

CIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch Mothership

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Airwolf Pretty Much Shaped My Life And It Turns 35 Years Old Today

Airwolf Pretty Much Shaped My Life And It Turns 35 Years Old Today

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Veteran Navy Pilot Shares 10 Interesting Things About Flying Seahawk Helicopters

Veteran Navy Pilot Shares 10 Interesting Things About Flying Seahawk Helicopters

By Chris Harmer
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
The Navy’s Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone Swarms

The Navy’s Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone Swarms

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
The Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” For Nearly 70 Years

The Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” For Nearly 70 Years

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters

Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
China’s High-Speed Drone Is Rocket-Powered And All About Doing What Satellites Can’t

China’s High-Speed Drone Is Rocket-Powered And All About Doing What Satellites Can’t

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
No, Passive Radar Isn’t Going To Make Stealth Technology Obsolete Anytime Soon

No, Passive Radar Isn’t Going To Make Stealth Technology Obsolete Anytime Soon

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Here’s Who Has Been Flying The F-117 Stealth Jets And Why According To The Air Force

Here’s Who Has Been Flying The F-117 Stealth Jets And Why According To The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
The U.S. Can’t Buy Greenland But Thule Air Base Is Set To Become More Vital Than Ever Before

The U.S. Can’t Buy Greenland But Thule Air Base Is Set To Become More Vital Than Ever Before

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
SPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile Getting An Electronic Warfare Variant To Swarm With Is A Huge Deal

SPEAR Mini-Cruise Missile Getting An Electronic Warfare Variant To Swarm With Is A Huge Deal

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Here’s What The Ball On The Nose Of UAE’s Block 60 F-16E/F Desert Falcon Does

Here’s What The Ball On The Nose Of UAE’s Block 60 F-16E/F Desert Falcon Does

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
This Is What Grumman’s Proposed F-14 Super Tomcat 21 Would Have Actually Looked Like

This Is What Grumman’s Proposed F-14 Super Tomcat 21 Would Have Actually Looked Like

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
We Now Know What This Unique Pop-Up Nose Panel On Air Force One And Nightwatch 747s Is For

We Now Know What This Unique Pop-Up Nose Panel On Air Force One And Nightwatch 747s Is For

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
These Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are Fascinating

These Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are Fascinating

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy

Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy

By Tim McMillan and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Are Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?

Are Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Bell’s Bizarre Looking Stretched Huey Turned Out To Be A Rare But Sought After Workhorse

Bell’s Bizarre Looking Stretched Huey Turned Out To Be A Rare But Sought After Workhorse

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Explosive-Filled Dummies And Other Ruses Helped Clear The Way For Real Paratroopers On D-Day

Explosive-Filled Dummies And Other Ruses Helped Clear The Way For Real Paratroopers On D-Day

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Why Navy SEALs Almost Always Go Into Action Aboard Non-Navy Helicopters

Why Navy SEALs Almost Always Go Into Action Aboard Non-Navy Helicopters

By Chris “Ox” Harmer
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Ohio Guided Missile Submarines Were Designed To Be Drone-Carrying Clandestine Command Centers

Ohio Guided Missile Submarines Were Designed To Be Drone-Carrying Clandestine Command Centers

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Here Is What Really Happened With That Mysterious Washington D.C. Air Defense Scare

Here Is What Really Happened With That Mysterious Washington D.C. Air Defense Scare

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 29, 2019
Australia Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Is A Fantasy But Other Options Exist

Australia Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers Is A Fantasy But Other Options Exist

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 27, 2019
U.S. Inspectors Have Examined Russia’s Imminently Operational Hypersonic Missile

U.S. Inspectors Have Examined Russia’s Imminently Operational Hypersonic Missile

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 26, 2019
Is This Mysterious Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tailored To Fit The Su-57’s Side Bays?

Is This Mysterious Russian Air-To-Air Missile Tailored To Fit The Su-57’s Side Bays?

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 26, 2019
Area 51 Veteran And CIA Electronic Warfare Pioneer Weigh In On Navy UFO Encounters

Area 51 Veteran And CIA Electronic Warfare Pioneer Weigh In On Navy UFO Encounters

By Tim McMillan
Posted on Nov 25, 2019
Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated)

Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 25, 2019
Turkey Tests F-16s And F-4s Against S-400 Radars In Defiance Of U.S. Sanctions Threats

Turkey Tests F-16s And F-4s Against S-400 Radars In Defiance Of U.S. Sanctions Threats

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 25, 2019
The First Boom-Equipped Tanker For A Private Aerial Refueling Company Has Arrived

The First Boom-Equipped Tanker For A Private Aerial Refueling Company Has Arrived

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 25, 2019
The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service

The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Nov 25, 2019
This Photo Of An F-16 High Over Arizona At Sunset Is Mind Blowingingly Stunning

This Photo Of An F-16 High Over Arizona At Sunset Is Mind Blowingingly Stunning

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 22, 2019
Behold The Nellis Air Power Demonstration In All Its Flare Popping Glory

Behold The Nellis Air Power Demonstration In All Its Flare Popping Glory

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 21, 2019
Boeing Conducts Flight Test Of Surrogate Drones For Australia’s Loyal Wingman Program

Boeing Conducts Flight Test Of Surrogate Drones For Australia’s Loyal Wingman Program

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 19, 2019
New Video Offers Sweeping Views Of Secretive Tonopah Air Base

New Video Offers Sweeping Views Of Secretive Tonopah Air Base

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Nov 19, 2019
Russia Says UAE Could Help Build Su-57s As Gulf Nation Puts F-35 Ambitions On Hold

Russia Says UAE Could Help Build Su-57s As Gulf Nation Puts F-35 Ambitions On Hold

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 18, 2019
Kim Jong Un Oversees Huge Gathering Of His Country’s Antiquated Air Combat Force

Kim Jong Un Oversees Huge Gathering Of His Country’s Antiquated Air Combat Force

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 16, 2019
USAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already Has

USAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already Has

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 15, 2019
Chilean Protestors Down Drone By Dazzling It With Dozens Of Laser Pointers (Updated)

Chilean Protestors Down Drone By Dazzling It With Dozens Of Laser Pointers (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 15, 2019
This Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 Engines

This Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 Engines

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 14, 2019
Air Force Updates Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid New Iranian Nuclear Posturing

Air Force Updates Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid New Iranian Nuclear Posturing

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 14, 2019
Check Out These Exclusive Shots Of An F-117 Stealth Jet Arriving At The Reagan Library

Check Out These Exclusive Shots Of An F-117 Stealth Jet Arriving At The Reagan Library

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 14, 2019
Boeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53K

Boeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53K

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 13, 2019
Air Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each Other

Air Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each Other

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 13, 2019
Master Chart Showing US Military Aircraft And Their Data-Links Includes RQ-170 Sentinel

Master Chart Showing US Military Aircraft And Their Data-Links Includes RQ-170 Sentinel

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 12, 2019
V-22 Ospreys Still At Risk From Sand And Dust As Navy Attempts Third Engine Filter Redesign

V-22 Ospreys Still At Risk From Sand And Dust As Navy Attempts Third Engine Filter Redesign

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 12, 2019
Russia Shows Wind Tunnel Model Of An “Elephant” Airlifter Replacement For The An-124

Russia Shows Wind Tunnel Model Of An “Elephant” Airlifter Replacement For The An-124

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 12, 2019
Russian Tu-160 Bombers Touch Down In South Africa In Historic First-Ever African Visit (Updated)

Russian Tu-160 Bombers Touch Down In South Africa In Historic First-Ever African Visit (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 12, 2019
Stunning Video And Photos Of Skunk Works Preparing An F-117 For The Reagan Library

Stunning Video And Photos Of Skunk Works Preparing An F-117 For The Reagan Library

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 9, 2019
Russian Drone “Strike Groups” Jammed And Bombed Air Defenses During Huge Exercise

Russian Drone “Strike Groups” Jammed And Bombed Air Defenses During Huge Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 8, 2019
Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 6, 2019
Airbus’s Secret Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Research Program Breaks Cover (Updated)

Airbus’s Secret Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Research Program Breaks Cover (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 5, 2019
Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Raw Power In This Crazy Low-Light Afterburner Photo (Updated)

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Raw Power In This Crazy Low-Light Afterburner Photo (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 3, 2019
Army Medevac Black Hawks In Syria Are Flying With Unique Laser Countermeasures Installation

Army Medevac Black Hawks In Syria Are Flying With Unique Laser Countermeasures Installation

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 2, 2019
Whoops! First F-35A Based In The Netherlands Got A Foam Bath By Mistake

Whoops! First F-35A Based In The Netherlands Got A Foam Bath By Mistake

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 31, 2019
Japan Cleared To Transform 98 Of Its F-15J Eagles Into “Japanese Super Interceptors”

Japan Cleared To Transform 98 Of Its F-15J Eagles Into “Japanese Super Interceptors”

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 30, 2019
Everything We Know And Don’t Know About The Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi (Updated)

Everything We Know And Don’t Know About The Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 28, 2019
Chinese Stealth Bomber Wind Tunnel Model Emerges And It Looks Very Familiar

Chinese Stealth Bomber Wind Tunnel Model Emerges And It Looks Very Familiar

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 27, 2019
Former Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges Timeline

Former Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges Timeline

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 25, 2019