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Here Are The Air Force’s Reports On Aircrew Encounters With Unidentified Flying Craft

Here Are The Air Force’s Reports On Aircrew Encounters With Unidentified Flying Craft

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 26, 2020
Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program

Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 25, 2020
F-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training Plan

F-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force’s Radical New Training Plan

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 24, 2020
The USAF Is Finally Ditching The Last Of Its Cold War Revolvers For New Semi-Auto Pistols

The USAF Is Finally Ditching The Last Of Its Cold War Revolvers For New Semi-Auto Pistols

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 23, 2020
Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images

Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 23, 2020
Instructor Fighter Pilot Screams “Kill Him! Kill Him!” At Student In Hilarious Dogfight Video

Instructor Fighter Pilot Screams “Kill Him! Kill Him!” At Student In Hilarious Dogfight Video

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 23, 2020
No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 19, 2020
Russia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk (Updated)

Russia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 19, 2020
This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 17, 2020
Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies

Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 16, 2020
Wreckage Of The F-15C Eagle That Crashed Off The United Kingdom Has Been Found (Updated)

Wreckage Of The F-15C Eagle That Crashed Off The United Kingdom Has Been Found (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 16, 2020
The Mysterious Case Of The Air Force’s New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling Past

The Mysterious Case Of The Air Force’s New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling Past

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 15, 2020
Senate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next Budget

Senate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next Budget

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 11, 2020
Air Force Reveals B-1Bs Were Practicing Decapitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Week

Air Force Reveals B-1Bs Were Practicing Decapitating Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Last Week

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 9, 2020
Air Force Is Looking Beyond Traditional Orbits To Get An Upper Hand In Space

Air Force Is Looking Beyond Traditional Orbits To Get An Upper Hand In Space

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 9, 2020
Air Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In Iraq

Air Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In Iraq

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 9, 2020
F-35’s Gear Collapses After Landing At Hill Air Force Base

F-35’s Gear Collapses After Landing At Hill Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 8, 2020
F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs

F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force’s New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 8, 2020
Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone

Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 6, 2020
Manned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like Showdown

Manned Fighter To Face Autonomous Drone Next Year In Sci-Fi Movie-Like Showdown

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 5, 2020
B-1B Bombers Fly With Ukrainian Flankers and MiGs Over The Black Sea For First Time Ever

B-1B Bombers Fly With Ukrainian Flankers and MiGs Over The Black Sea For First Time Ever

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 29, 2020
Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 28, 2020
B-1B Bomber Made Bold Flight Into The Sea Of Okhotsk That Is Surrounded By Russian Territory

B-1B Bomber Made Bold Flight Into The Sea Of Okhotsk That Is Surrounded By Russian Territory

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 23, 2020
The Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has Begun

The Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has Begun

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 22, 2020
The Air Force Thunderbirds Say They Are Done With America Strong Flyovers

The Air Force Thunderbirds Say They Are Done With America Strong Flyovers

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 22, 2020
F-117 Stealth Jets Flew Directly Over Los Angeles On Another Mission Off The California Coast (Updated)

F-117 Stealth Jets Flew Directly Over Los Angeles On Another Mission Off The California Coast (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 21, 2020
F-35 Has Crashed In Florida, Second Aircraft Loss For Eglin Air Force Base In Five Days

F-35 Has Crashed In Florida, Second Aircraft Loss For Eglin Air Force Base In Five Days

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 20, 2020
USAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two Years

USAF Plans For Its “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain To Be Flying Drones In The Next Two Years

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 19, 2020
The Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency Breakaway

The Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency Breakaway

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 16, 2020
F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)

F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 15, 2020
B-52 Bomber Made Run Straight At Crimea During Long Range Mission

B-52 Bomber Made Run Straight At Crimea During Long Range Mission

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 15, 2020
X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

X-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

By Brett Tingley
Updated on May 14, 2020
B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam

B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 10, 2020
U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 6, 2020
Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base

Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 4, 2020
The F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering Art

The F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering Art

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 3, 2020
Arizona-Based Air Force Jets Filled The Sky Over Phoenix For Jaw-Droppingly Huge Flying Salute

Arizona-Based Air Force Jets Filled The Sky Over Phoenix For Jaw-Droppingly Huge Flying Salute

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 2, 2020
Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 29, 2020
Air Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”

Air Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its “Digital Twin”

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 24, 2020
We Have New Info And Photos From Yesterday’s Surprise B-1B Mission Across The Pacific (Updated)

We Have New Info And Photos From Yesterday’s Surprise B-1B Mission Across The Pacific (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 23, 2020
Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu

Hawaii Air National Guard F-22s, KC-135, And C-17 Do The “Elephant Walk” In Honolulu

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 22, 2020
A B-1B Bomber Just Flew Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula After Crossing The Bering Sea

A B-1B Bomber Just Flew Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula After Crossing The Bering Sea

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 22, 2020
Two Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria Action

Two Air Force F-35s Make Rapid Deployment To Jordan To Get Closer To Syria Action

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 21, 2020
Air Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon Trucks

Air Force Eyes “Bomb Bay In A Box” To Rapidly Turn Airlifters Into Flying Weapon Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 20, 2020
Air Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missile

Air Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 20, 2020
The Air Force Abruptly Ends Its Continuous Bomber Presence On Guam After 16 Years

The Air Force Abruptly Ends Its Continuous Bomber Presence On Guam After 16 Years

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 17, 2020
Air Force Wants To Use External Pylons To Arm The B-1B Bomber With 31 Hypersonic Missiles

Air Force Wants To Use External Pylons To Arm The B-1B Bomber With 31 Hypersonic Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 8, 2020
Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them

Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 7, 2020
New Details Emerge About Snap Deployment Of B-52s To Diego Garcia During Iran Crisis

New Details Emerge About Snap Deployment Of B-52s To Diego Garcia During Iran Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 6, 2020
B-52 Bomber Spotted Flying Low Just Off Somali Coast (Updated)

B-52 Bomber Spotted Flying Low Just Off Somali Coast (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 6, 2020
Here’s The Military’s Plan To Provide More Than Just Body Bags As COVID-19 Deaths Mount

Here’s The Military’s Plan To Provide More Than Just Body Bags As COVID-19 Deaths Mount

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 2, 2020
The Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air Controllers

The Bronco Is Back! A Fleet Of OV-10s Will Help Train Air Force Forward Air Controllers

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 1, 2020
The Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel Excessively

The Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel Excessively

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 31, 2020
Exclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy Drone

Exclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy Drone

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 31, 2020
Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 31, 2020
When Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was Stationed

When Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was Stationed

By Stephen Walker
Updated on Mar 25, 2020
CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 25, 2020
Here Is What The Pentagon Is Not Answering About The Air Force And Recent UFO Encounters

Here Is What The Pentagon Is Not Answering About The Air Force And Recent UFO Encounters

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 23, 2020
Air Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet Engine

Air Force’s Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet Engine

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 20, 2020
MV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)

MV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 20, 2020
Offutt Air Force Base Is Evacuating All Flyable Aircraft

Offutt Air Force Base Is Evacuating All Flyable Aircraft

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 19, 2020
Air Force Wants To Acquire Losing T-X Jet Trainers To Help Revolutionize Pilot Training

Air Force Wants To Acquire Losing T-X Jet Trainers To Help Revolutionize Pilot Training

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 19, 2020
Warning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian Gulf

Warning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian Gulf

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 17, 2020
F-15E Strike Eagle Spotted Flying With An Inert B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Out Of Nellis AFB

F-15E Strike Eagle Spotted Flying With An Inert B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Out Of Nellis AFB

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 14, 2020