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Missile-Laden F-16s Head To Romania Amid Fears Of Imminent War In Ukraine
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Missile-Laden F-16s Head To Romania Amid Fears Of Imminent War In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 12, 2022

Podded Laser Weapon Took Center Stage In Latest Air Force Virtual Wargame
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Podded Laser Weapon Took Center Stage In Latest Air Force Virtual Wargame

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Feb 11, 2022

B-52 Bombers Return To Europe At A Very Tense Time
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B-52 Bombers Return To Europe At A Very Tense Time

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 11, 2022

Air Force Restricts Use Of Autopilot On Upgraded KC-135 Tankers Again
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Air Force Restricts Use Of Autopilot On Upgraded KC-135 Tankers Again

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 11, 2022

Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crashed Near Luke Air Force Base (Updated)
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Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crashed Near Luke Air Force Base (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 10, 2022

Fully Armed Grim Reaper F-15 Eagles Arrive In Poland In Response To Russian Build-Up
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Fully Armed Grim Reaper F-15 Eagles Arrive In Poland In Response To Russian Build-Up

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 10, 2022

A Sixth B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Now Being Built
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A Sixth B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is Now Being Built

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 10, 2022

The Search To Replace The Air Force’s Geriatric E-3 Sentry Radar Jets Has Officially Begun (Updated)
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The Search To Replace The Air Force’s Geriatric E-3 Sentry Radar Jets Has Officially Begun (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 9, 2022

F-22 Raptor Spotted Flying With Stealthy Underwing Pods
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F-22 Raptor Spotted Flying With Stealthy Underwing Pods

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 8, 2022

X-32’s Test Pilot On Why It Lost To What Became The F-35
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X-32’s Test Pilot On Why It Lost To What Became The F-35

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Feb 4, 2022

Critical Repair Could Allow Air Force F-35s To Fly Near Lightning Storms
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Critical Repair Could Allow Air Force F-35s To Fly Near Lightning Storms

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Feb 4, 2022

Autonomous Resupply Gliders Made Successful Deliveries On Their First Overseas Deployment
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Autonomous Resupply Gliders Made Successful Deliveries On Their First Overseas Deployment

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Feb 2, 2022

Why Fighter Pilots Work Intensely For Eight Hours Just To Fly For 30 Minutes
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Why Fighter Pilots Work Intensely For Eight Hours Just To Fly For 30 Minutes

By Colin ‘Farva’ Price

Updated on Feb 1, 2022

Lockheed’s Plan To Bring Its Version Of The Airbus A330 Tanker To America (Updated)
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Lockheed’s Plan To Bring Its Version Of The Airbus A330 Tanker To America (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 1, 2022

The F-15EX Has Fired Its First Missile
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The F-15EX Has Fired Its First Missile

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jan 31, 2022

Plan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report Says
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Plan To Fix Troubled KC-46 Tanker Risks Making Same Mistakes New Report Says

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 28, 2022

The Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With Satellites
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The Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With Satellites

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jan 27, 2022

F-35 And F-117 Spotted Flying With Mysterious Mirror-Like Skin
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F-35 And F-117 Spotted Flying With Mysterious Mirror-Like Skin

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 24, 2022

AC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm Howitzer
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AC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm Howitzer

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 20, 2022

The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised
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The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 13, 2022

Incoming North Korean Missile Warning Prompted FAA’s Mysterious Air Traffic Halt
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Incoming North Korean Missile Warning Prompted FAA’s Mysterious Air Traffic Halt

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 13, 2022

Heavy Traffic: A B-52 Bomber Is Being Trucked Across The Central United States (Updated)
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Heavy Traffic: A B-52 Bomber Is Being Trucked Across The Central United States (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Brett Tingley

Updated on Jan 9, 2022

Air Force’s Small Telescope Tech Will Help Detect Enemy Satellites Sneaking Up On Friendly Ones
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Air Force’s Small Telescope Tech Will Help Detect Enemy Satellites Sneaking Up On Friendly Ones

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jan 6, 2022

Air Force Releases List Of What’s In Its Famous ‘Petting Zoo’ Threat Training Facility
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Air Force Releases List Of What’s In Its Famous ‘Petting Zoo’ Threat Training Facility

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jan 4, 2022

Biden Briefly Stuck On Air Force One After Snow Storm Landing At Andrews AFB (Updated)
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Biden Briefly Stuck On Air Force One After Snow Storm Landing At Andrews AFB (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 3, 2022

Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew
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Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 31, 2021

Infrared Search And Track Pods Spotted On USAF F-15 Eagles Based In Japan
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Infrared Search And Track Pods Spotted On USAF F-15 Eagles Based In Japan

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 31, 2021

Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base
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Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2021

U.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS Radar Jet Flies Rare Sortie Directly Over Eastern Ukraine
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U.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS Radar Jet Flies Rare Sortie Directly Over Eastern Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 28, 2021

The Air Force’s Christmas Present-Delivering Rocket Isn’t Real But Its Rocket Cargo Program Is
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The Air Force’s Christmas Present-Delivering Rocket Isn’t Real But Its Rocket Cargo Program Is

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 24, 2021

Third Test Of The Air Force’s Hypersonic Weapon Has Failed Like The Ones Before It
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Third Test Of The Air Force’s Hypersonic Weapon Has Failed Like The Ones Before It

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 23, 2021

The Air Force’s 60-Year-Old B-52 Bombers Are Getting Their First USB Ports
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The Air Force’s 60-Year-Old B-52 Bombers Are Getting Their First USB Ports

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 23, 2021

The Last Class Of Air Force F-15C Eagle Weapons Instructors Has Graduated
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The Last Class Of Air Force F-15C Eagle Weapons Instructors Has Graduated

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 22, 2021

Incredible Images Of A Stripped-Down F-22 Raptor Being Rebuilt After A Belly Landing
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Incredible Images Of A Stripped-Down F-22 Raptor Being Rebuilt After A Belly Landing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 21, 2021

Hypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force’s Shadowy Project Mayhem
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Hypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force’s Shadowy Project Mayhem

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 20, 2021

Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)
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Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 17, 2021

U.S. Air Force’s First European-Based F-35s Have Arrived In England
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U.S. Air Force’s First European-Based F-35s Have Arrived In England

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 16, 2021

StormBreaker Mini Glide Bombs Take Longer To Load Onto Strike Eagles Due To Their Data Links
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StormBreaker Mini Glide Bombs Take Longer To Load Onto Strike Eagles Due To Their Data Links

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 15, 2021

This Is Our First Look At Kratos’ Shadowy New Drone Design For The U.S. Air Force
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This Is Our First Look At Kratos’ Shadowy New Drone Design For The U.S. Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 14, 2021

Latest AMRAAM Air-To-Air Missile Aims To Keep Pace With China
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Latest AMRAAM Air-To-Air Missile Aims To Keep Pace With China

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 13, 2021

F-35s Could Get New Engines As Soon As 2027
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F-35s Could Get New Engines As Soon As 2027

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 11, 2021

Dozens Of Afghan Helicopters Have Now Arrived At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard
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Dozens Of Afghan Helicopters Have Now Arrived At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 10, 2021

Enlisted Pilots Operating Global Hawk Drones Could Soon Be A Thing Of The Past
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Enlisted Pilots Operating Global Hawk Drones Could Soon Be A Thing Of The Past

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 9, 2021

Two New Secret Drone Programs Could Emerge In The Air Force’s Next Budget Proposal
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Two New Secret Drone Programs Could Emerge In The Air Force’s Next Budget Proposal

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 7, 2021

A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California
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A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 4, 2021

The U.S. Military Has A Missing Explosives Problem
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The U.S. Military Has A Missing Explosives Problem

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 3, 2021

T-38 Jets In Recent Fatal Crash Were Executing A Formation Approach: Report
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T-38 Jets In Recent Fatal Crash Were Executing A Formation Approach: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 2, 2021

The Air Force Wants A New Generation Of Affordable Air-To-Ground Munitions With Swappable Warheads
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The Air Force Wants A New Generation Of Affordable Air-To-Ground Munitions With Swappable Warheads

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 2, 2021

Flurry Of Air Force Transports Head To East Africa As Potential For Ethiopia Evacuation Grows
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Flurry Of Air Force Transports Head To East Africa As Potential For Ethiopia Evacuation Grows

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 29, 2021

Testing Of The Secretive New AIM-260 Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Is Well Underway
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Testing Of The Secretive New AIM-260 Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Is Well Underway

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 22, 2021

F-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB
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F-22 Raptor Covered In Mirror-Like Coating Photographed Flying Out Of Nellis AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 22, 2021

Two T-38 Talons Involved In Deadly Incident On Laughlin AFB’s Runway (Updated)
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Two T-38 Talons Involved In Deadly Incident On Laughlin AFB’s Runway (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 21, 2021

Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard
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Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 20, 2021

Secret RQ-180 “White Bat” Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force Video
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Secret RQ-180 “White Bat” Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force Video

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 18, 2021

Confessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress Maintainer
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Confessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress Maintainer

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 17, 2021

B-52 Bomber’s Wing Torn Up After Hitting Fence At Barksdale Air Force Base (Updated)
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B-52 Bomber’s Wing Torn Up After Hitting Fence At Barksdale Air Force Base (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 12, 2021

Air Force F-16 Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Alongside B-1 Bombers On Red Sea Mission
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Air Force F-16 Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Alongside B-1 Bombers On Red Sea Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 12, 2021

Watch This Hypersonic Test Aircraft Wow A Crowd With Its Afterburner
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Watch This Hypersonic Test Aircraft Wow A Crowd With Its Afterburner

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 9, 2021

Check Out This Super Grimy B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Test Article
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Check Out This Super Grimy B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Test Article

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 9, 2021

Rare Pod Simulated AIM-120 Missile Engagements During Massive War Game
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Rare Pod Simulated AIM-120 Missile Engagements During Massive War Game

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 4, 2021

Glitzy Northrop Grumman Ad Teases Totally Notional New Long-Range Stealth Fighter (Updated)
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Glitzy Northrop Grumman Ad Teases Totally Notional New Long-Range Stealth Fighter (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 2, 2021

Hundreds Of South Korean And U.S. Warplanes Are Conducting A Secretive Exercise In Korea
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Hundreds Of South Korean And U.S. Warplanes Are Conducting A Secretive Exercise In Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 2, 2021

A B-1B Bomber That Just Circumnavigated The Arabian Peninsula Has Stunning Photos To Show For It
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A B-1B Bomber That Just Circumnavigated The Arabian Peninsula Has Stunning Photos To Show For It

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 31, 2021

An OV-10 Bronco Pilot’s Adventure Teaching Thai Flyers Forward Air Control
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An OV-10 Bronco Pilot’s Adventure Teaching Thai Flyers Forward Air Control

By Thomas Newdick, ‘Danno’

Updated on Oct 28, 2021