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Reentry Vehicle Test For America’s New ICBM Failed Just After Launch
News & Features

Reentry Vehicle Test For America’s New ICBM Failed Just After Launch

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

China is aquiring weapons 5-6 times fast than US
News & Features

China Acquiring New Weapons Five Times Faster Than U.S. Warns Top Official

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 6, 2022

Optical Bar Camera film retirement U2 Beale
Air

The U-2 Dragon Lady Finally Says Goodbye To Film Cameras At Beale AFB

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 1, 2022

Air Force’s First ‘New’ Constant Phoenix Nuke-Sniffing Jet Has Flown
Air

Air Force’s First ‘New’ Constant Phoenix Nuke-Sniffing Jet Has Flown

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jun 30, 2022

NGAD Northrop Grumman
News & Features

Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Is Still Being Competed

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 28, 2022

Freedom Class LCS
News & Features

Here’s What’s In The House’s Massive $37B Defense Budget Boost

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 22, 2022

F-22 Raptors
Air

Don’t Retire Oldest F-22 Raptors, Upgrade Them, Demands Congress

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 21, 2022

F22 maintenance
Air

Cascading Issues Keeping Air Force, Navy Planes Grounded Watchdog Says

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 16, 2022

A satellite image showing Tinian International Airport on the island of Tinian on June 6, 2022, with construction work visible on the northern side of the facility.
News & Features

Construction Of Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out Has Begun

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 15, 2022

F-35 Aggressor Nellis
Air

First F-35 Aggressor Dedicated To Replicating Chinese Threats Unveiled

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jun 9, 2022

Tankers off southern california with USS Nimitz
Air

Mysterious Exercise Off Baja Brought Nellis AFB, USS Nimitz Aircraft Together

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 8, 2022

F-16 Nose-Down Landing In Hawaii Is The Third In Just A Month
Air

F-16 Nose-Down Landing In Hawaii Is The Third In Just A Month

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jun 8, 2022

ROKAF USAF show of force
News & Features

Aerial ‘Show Of Force’ Missions Are Back Over South Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 7, 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.
Air

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
Air

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 4, 2022

NT43 RAT55 Oklahoma Hangar
News & Features

The World’s Most Secretive 737 Just Migrated To Oklahoma

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 3, 2022

NGAD-concept-Lockheed
Air

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

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 2, 2022

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

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

By Dan Parsons

Posted on May 25, 2022

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

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

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 24, 2022

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 20, 2022

An artist's conception of a drone swarm overlaid on a map of Taiwan.
Air

Massive Drone Swarm Over Strait Decisive In Taiwan Conflict Wargames

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 19, 2022

Israel Chariots Of Fire 707
News & Features

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

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 18, 2022

B-52 ARRW Hypersonic Launch
Air

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 17, 2022

A US Air Force KC-135R aerial refueling tanker comes in to land.
Air

KC-135R Tanker Autopilots Still Suffering From Dangerous Anomalies

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 13, 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.
Air

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 10, 2022

KC-46 longest flight
Air

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

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 10, 2022

F-35 Readiness
Air

Blistering Highlights From The Latest F-35 Sustainment Hearing

By Dan Parsons

Posted on May 9, 2022

F-14 Tomcat lost air show demonstration tapes
Air

Behold The Lost F-14 Tomcat Demo Tapes

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka

Posted on May 6, 2022

386 squadrons USAF
Air

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.
Air

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 2, 2022

A rendering of a notional self-propelled large-caliber gun capable of firing hypervelocity projectiles at incoming missiles.
Air

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 1, 2022

The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Has Sunk Its First Vessel
Air

The Air Force’s New Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Has Sunk Its First Vessel

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 30, 2022

E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots
Air

E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 29, 2022

USAF Simulator Train B52 KC135 Fairchild2
Air

The B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold War

By Emma Helfrich

Updated on Apr 29, 2022

T-7A Red Hawk Jet
Air

Boeing Unveils First T-7A Red Hawk Training Jet For The Air Force

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 28, 2022

The Air Force two F-15EX test jets fly together.
Air

Some F-15C Units May Not Get A Replacement Fighter At All

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 28, 2022

F22 upgrades NGAD Fuel Tanks pods
Air

F-22 Raptor’s Future Upgrades Appear In Art Posted By Air Force General

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 28, 2022

Father Flew First F-15 Eagles Into Europe, Son Just Flew Them Out
Air

Father Flew First F-15 Eagles Into Europe, Son Just Flew Them Out

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Apr 27, 2022

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft.
Air

Air Force To Buy E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jets To Replace Aging E-3s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 27, 2022

F-15EX missile shot
Air

The F-15EX Program Is In Trouble

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 26, 2022

F22 NGAD Budget
Air

F-22 Being Used To Test Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Tech

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 26, 2022

A-12 Blackbird canards
Air

SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Looked Even Cooler With Canards

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 22, 2022

Mysterious ‘Phoenix Ghost’ Suicide Drones Headed To Ukraine
Air

Mysterious ‘Phoenix Ghost’ Suicide Drones Headed To Ukraine

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Apr 21, 2022

B1 fire dyess
Air

B-1 Bomber’s Engine Burst Into Flames At Dyess Air Force Base

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 21, 2022

RC-135S Satan Missile Formation
Air

RC-135 Jets Flew Unprecedented Mission To Spy On Russia’s New ICBM

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2022

Navy F-16 adversary with Hornet from NAWDC
Sea

The Navy Just Received Its First Surplus F-16s From The Air Force (Updated)

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Apr 20, 2022

View of USAF B-52 Stratofortress Bomber in Flight
Air

A Look Back At All The B-52 Variants As The Iconic Bomber Hits 70

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 16, 2022

Adversary Air Contract For Nellis Air Force Base Won’t Be Renewed
Air

Adversary Air Contract For Nellis Air Force Base Won’t Be Renewed

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 8, 2022

America’s Latest Hypersonic Cruise Missile Made A Secret Test Flight
News & Features

America’s Latest Hypersonic Cruise Missile Made A Secret Test Flight

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 5, 2022

The Air Force Plans To Test-Launch A Mysterious New Air-To-Air Missile
Air

The Air Force Plans To Test-Launch A Mysterious New Air-To-Air Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 4, 2022

Air Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New Budget
Air

Air Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 1, 2022

F-15 Eagle Driver On What It Is Like Flying Against Ukraine’s Fighter Pilots
Air

F-15 Eagle Driver On What It Is Like Flying Against Ukraine’s Fighter Pilots

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Mar 30, 2022

Watch This B-52 ‘Crabwalk’ Down The Runway In A Heavy Crosswind Like Only It Can
Air

Watch This B-52 ‘Crabwalk’ Down The Runway In A Heavy Crosswind Like Only It Can

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 22, 2022

Stealth Bomber Drone To Complement The B-21 Raider Could Be Pushed Into Development Soon
Air

Stealth Bomber Drone To Complement The B-21 Raider Could Be Pushed Into Development Soon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 8, 2022

First B-21 Raider Is Now Undergoing Calibration Tests As Official Rollout Approaches
Air

First B-21 Raider Is Now Undergoing Calibration Tests As Official Rollout Approaches

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 3, 2022

608 U.S. Air Force F-16s Are Getting The Type’s Largest Combined Upgrade Package Ever
Air

608 U.S. Air Force F-16s Are Getting The Type’s Largest Combined Upgrade Package Ever

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Mar 2, 2022

Navy Hovercraft Played Helicopter Hauler For Florida Air Base
Sea

Navy Hovercraft Played Helicopter Hauler For Florida Air Base

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Feb 25, 2022

U.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious Plane
Air

U.S. Air Force Trains With Japan’s US-2 Flying Boat As It Looks Forward To Its Own Amphibious Plane

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 23, 2022

NATO’s Eastern Flank To Be Fortified By U.S. F-35s, AH-64s, Troops
News & Features

NATO’s Eastern Flank To Be Fortified By U.S. F-35s, AH-64s, Troops

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 23, 2022

Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin
Air

Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 21, 2022

F-22s Scrambled To Investigate A Mysterious High-Altitude Balloon Off The Coast Of Hawaii (Updated)
Air

F-22s Scrambled To Investigate A Mysterious High-Altitude Balloon Off The Coast Of Hawaii (Updated)

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 19, 2022

The Extraordinary Story Of The Last Fighter Mission Over Afghanistan
News & Features

The Extraordinary Story Of The Last Fighter Mission Over Afghanistan

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Feb 17, 2022

KC-46 Tanker Shows It Can Rapidly Unload Tons Of Fuel To Thirsty Fighters At Austere Airstrips
Air

KC-46 Tanker Shows It Can Rapidly Unload Tons Of Fuel To Thirsty Fighters At Austere Airstrips

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 16, 2022

M1 Abrams Tank Tested With New System That Prevents It From Being Hacked
Land

M1 Abrams Tank Tested With New System That Prevents It From Being Hacked

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Feb 15, 2022