U.S. Air Force (Page 14)

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

Air

The Truth About The Air Force’s Biggest Changes To Pilot Training Since The Dawn Of The Jet Age The Truth About The Air Force’s Biggest Changes To Pilot Training Since The Dawn Of The Jet Age

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Aug 3, 2021

Lasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind Tunnels Lasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind Tunnels

Updated on Aug 3, 2021

Air

Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight

Posted on Aug 2, 2021

Air

Highly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-Plane Highly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-Plane

Updated on Jul 31, 2021

Air

Barksdale B-52 Brandishes Its Modern Arsenal In New Loadout Photos Barksdale B-52 Brandishes Its Modern Arsenal In New Loadout Photos

Posted on Jul 30, 2021

Air

Challenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk Emerges Challenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk Emerges

Updated on Jul 30, 2021

Air

Second Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Fails Second Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Fails

Updated on Jul 30, 2021

Air

A-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First Time A-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First Time

Posted on Jul 29, 2021

Air

Lawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing Designs Lawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing Designs

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

Air

Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated) Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated)

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

Sea

Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters

Posted on Jul 28, 2021

Air

The First XQ-58A Valkyrie Is Already Headed To A Museum (Updated) The First XQ-58A Valkyrie Is Already Headed To A Museum (Updated)

Updated on Jul 28, 2021

What It Takes For U.S. Jets To Keep Fighting In Afghanistan From “Over The Horizon” What It Takes For U.S. Jets To Keep Fighting In Afghanistan From “Over The Horizon”

Posted on Jul 28, 2021

Joint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified Wargames Joint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified Wargames

Posted on Jul 27, 2021

Air

Air Force Tweet Showing F-35As Protected By Lightning Rods Asks “Which Lightning Strikes Harder?” Air Force Tweet Showing F-35As Protected By Lightning Rods Asks “Which Lightning Strikes Harder?”

Posted on Jul 27, 2021

AI That Bested Air Force Pilot In “Digital Dogfights” Headed For L-39 Jet Trainer AI That Bested Air Force Pilot In “Digital Dogfights” Headed For L-39 Jet Trainer

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 26, 2021

Air

E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated) E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)

Updated on Jul 25, 2021

Air

Aircraft Spotter Thanked By F-15E Pilot After Alerting Him To Malfunctioning Jet Aircraft Spotter Thanked By F-15E Pilot After Alerting Him To Malfunctioning Jet

Updated on Jul 24, 2021

Air

Another Attempt To Retire A-10 Warthogs Isn’t Going Well For The Air Force Another Attempt To Retire A-10 Warthogs Isn’t Going Well For The Air Force

Updated on Jul 24, 2021

Air

The Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal Ship The Case For Stripping The P-8 Poseidon Down Into An RB-8 Multi-Role Arsenal Ship

Updated on Jul 22, 2021

Air

F-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War Games F-117 Aggressors Photographed Low Over The Nevada Desert During Red Flag War Games

Posted on Jul 21, 2021

Air

Air Force Directed Energy Report Argues Defensive Force Fields May Be “Just On The Horizon” Air Force Directed Energy Report Argues Defensive Force Fields May Be “Just On The Horizon”

Updated on Jul 21, 2021

Air

MQ-9 Reaper Tests Prove It Can Operate From Unprepared Locations On The Fly MQ-9 Reaper Tests Prove It Can Operate From Unprepared Locations On The Fly

Posted on Jul 19, 2021

Air

A Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For Guam A Fifth Of The Air Force’s Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For Guam

Posted on Jul 16, 2021

Air

The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher

Posted on Jul 14, 2021

Air

Fifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working Engines Fifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working Engines

Posted on Jul 14, 2021

Air

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff

Updated on Jul 14, 2021

War Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web” War Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web”

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Jul 10, 2021

Space

NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Air

The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Air

Warhead For Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Tested For The First Time Warhead For Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Tested For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 8, 2021

Air

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated) New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)

Updated on Jul 7, 2021

Air

Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

Air

Skyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone Skyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone

Posted on Jun 30, 2021

Air

New Systems For Navigation In GPS Denied Combat Environments Tested In Air Force’s Agile Pod New Systems For Navigation In GPS Denied Combat Environments Tested In Air Force’s Agile Pod

Posted on Jun 29, 2021

The CIA’s Bird-Shaped Aquiline Drones Could Still Be Caged Up At Area 51 The CIA’s Bird-Shaped Aquiline Drones Could Still Be Caged Up At Area 51

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

Air

U.S. Is Betting Big On Naval Mine Warfare With These New Sub-Launched and Air-Dropped Types U.S. Is Betting Big On Naval Mine Warfare With These New Sub-Launched and Air-Dropped Types

Updated on Jun 28, 2021

Air

Air Force Finds New Need For Low-Cost Engine Tech Used On Nazi Buzz Bombs Air Force Finds New Need For Low-Cost Engine Tech Used On Nazi Buzz Bombs

Posted on Jun 24, 2021

Air

Air Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect Them Air Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect Them

Posted on Jun 22, 2021

Air

Giant Studio Model Of Broken Arrow’s B-3 Stealth Bomber Is On The Auction Block Giant Studio Model Of Broken Arrow’s B-3 Stealth Bomber Is On The Auction Block

Updated on Jun 19, 2021

Air

The Air Force Might Make Two Distinct Versions Of Its Next Multirole Stealth Fighter The Air Force Might Make Two Distinct Versions Of Its Next Multirole Stealth Fighter

Updated on Jun 18, 2021

Air

Air Force Says Hypersonic Missile Tests Could Kill Four Snails And 90 Clams Air Force Says Hypersonic Missile Tests Could Kill Four Snails And 90 Clams

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 18, 2021

Air

Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated) Questions Remain After Report That F-22s Scrambled Due To Major Russian Naval Exercise Near Hawaii (Updated)

Updated on Jun 17, 2021

Air

Air Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already Buying Air Force Plans To Buy A New Tanker As Problems Persist With The One It’s Already Buying

Posted on Jun 17, 2021

Air

The U.S. Military Doesn’t Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses, And It Has Lost Thousands The U.S. Military Doesn’t Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses, And It Has Lost Thousands

Posted on Jun 16, 2021

Texan F-16 Viper Appears In Vietnam-Era Green And Tan Camouflage Texan F-16 Viper Appears In Vietnam-Era Green And Tan Camouflage

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Air

Drone Used High Power Microwaves To Knock Down Other Drones In DARPA Demo Drone Used High Power Microwaves To Knock Down Other Drones In DARPA Demo

Updated on Jun 10, 2021

Air

Air Force Corrects Top Official’s Statement On B-21 Bomber Progress (Updated) Air Force Corrects Top Official’s Statement On B-21 Bomber Progress (Updated)

Updated on Jun 10, 2021

Air

Huge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not Ladybugs Huge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not Ladybugs

Updated on Jun 8, 2021

Air

These Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737 These Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737

Updated on Jun 8, 2021

Air

MC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike Mission MC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike Mission

Updated on Jun 7, 2021

By Adam Kehoe and Marc Cecotti

FAA Data Shows Strange Pattern Of Military Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft FAA Data Shows Strange Pattern Of Military Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft

Updated on Jun 4, 2021

Air

‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport Research ‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport Research

Updated on Jun 4, 2021

Air

This Is What Pilots Actually See Inside Red 6’s Augmented Reality Dogfighting Goggles This Is What Pilots Actually See Inside Red 6’s Augmented Reality Dogfighting Goggles

Updated on Jun 3, 2021

Air

Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal

Posted on Jun 1, 2021

Here Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget Proposal Here Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget Proposal

Updated on Jun 1, 2021

Sea

Navy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its Fleet Navy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its Fleet

Updated on May 29, 2021

Mysterious Black Towed Target Was Built To Support Airborne Laser Tests Mysterious Black Towed Target Was Built To Support Airborne Laser Tests

Updated on May 28, 2021

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

That Mysterious Black Target From Kirtland AFB Was Related To A Program Called TDU-X That Mysterious Black Target From Kirtland AFB Was Related To A Program Called TDU-X

Updated on May 28, 2021

Air

The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon” The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon”

Updated on May 28, 2021

Here Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 Budget Here Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 Budget

Updated on May 28, 2021

Air

KC-46A’s Long-Troubled Vision System Can’t Even Reliably Show The End Of The Refueling Boom KC-46A’s Long-Troubled Vision System Can’t Even Reliably Show The End Of The Refueling Boom

Posted on May 27, 2021

Air

Plan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force Nominee Plan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force Nominee