U.S. Air Force (Page 18)

Updated on Jul 28, 2020

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No, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland Protesters No, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland Protesters

Updated on Jul 25, 2020

Huge Pacific Exercise Centered On Guam Brings Allies Together Amid Growing China Threat Huge Pacific Exercise Centered On Guam Brings Allies Together Amid Growing China Threat

Posted on Jul 24, 2020

New Details Emerge About F-15 Intercept Of Iranian Airbus Over Syria New Details Emerge About F-15 Intercept Of Iranian Airbus Over Syria

Updated on Jul 24, 2020

U.S. Says Its F-15s Intercepted Iranian Airliner That Made Erratic Maneuvers (Updated) U.S. Says Its F-15s Intercepted Iranian Airliner That Made Erratic Maneuvers (Updated)

Updated on Jul 24, 2020

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F-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical Region F-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical Region

Updated on Jul 23, 2020

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Fighter Pilots Warn Of Newly Trained Pilots’ Lack Of Actual Flying Experience Fighter Pilots Warn Of Newly Trained Pilots’ Lack Of Actual Flying Experience

Updated on Jul 22, 2020

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Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward Tiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves Forward

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick and Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jul 22, 2020

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F-15 Eagle Seen Loaded With Loyal Wingman Drone For Previously Unknown Tests F-15 Eagle Seen Loaded With Loyal Wingman Drone For Previously Unknown Tests

Updated on Jul 22, 2020

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Fully Armed Kadena F-15 Eagles Soar Over Saudi Arabia Wearing Some Awesome Nose Art Fully Armed Kadena F-15 Eagles Soar Over Saudi Arabia Wearing Some Awesome Nose Art

Updated on Jul 21, 2020

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The Time When The USAF Got Caught Trying To Sneak F-117s Through Austrian Airspace The Time When The USAF Got Caught Trying To Sneak F-117s Through Austrian Airspace

By Jamie Hunter and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 21, 2020

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F-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X Sidewinder F-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X Sidewinder

Updated on Jul 16, 2020

The Pentagon Moves To Launch Its Own Experimental Mini Space Station The Pentagon Moves To Launch Its Own Experimental Mini Space Station

Posted on Jul 16, 2020

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Air Force Close To Test Firing Low-Cost Cruise Missile As Work On Swarming Munitions Progresses Air Force Close To Test Firing Low-Cost Cruise Missile As Work On Swarming Munitions Progresses

Updated on Jul 15, 2020

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Pilot Ejects From F-16 During Landing At Holloman Air Force Base In New Mexico Pilot Ejects From F-16 During Landing At Holloman Air Force Base In New Mexico

By Joseph Trevithick and Jamie Hunter

Updated on Jul 14, 2020

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Here Is Our First Look At One Of Boeing’s New F-15EX Eagle Fighter Jets For The Air Force Here Is Our First Look At One Of Boeing’s New F-15EX Eagle Fighter Jets For The Air Force

Updated on Jul 14, 2020

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First KC-10 Extender Tanker Jet Heads To The Boneyard For Retirement (Updated) First KC-10 Extender Tanker Jet Heads To The Boneyard For Retirement (Updated)

Updated on Jul 14, 2020

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This Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is Bonkers This Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is Bonkers

Updated on Jul 11, 2020

Veteran Flight Tester On How The YA-7F Strikefighter Was Really A Jet Recycling Program Veteran Flight Tester On How The YA-7F Strikefighter Was Really A Jet Recycling Program

Updated on Jul 11, 2020

American Surveillance Aircraft Have Been Flooding Into The Airspace South Of Taiwan (Updated) American Surveillance Aircraft Have Been Flooding Into The Airspace South Of Taiwan (Updated)

Updated on Jul 10, 2020

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

This Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles Over Seattle For Days This Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles Over Seattle For Days

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

Is The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria? Is The United States Firing Off “Electricity Bombs” in Syria?

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

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The U.S. Air Force Almost Rented a Squadron of A-10 Warthogs to Colombia The U.S. Air Force Almost Rented a Squadron of A-10 Warthogs to Colombia

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

Major Airfield Expansion On Wake Island Seen By Satellite As U.S. Preps For Pacific Fight Major Airfield Expansion On Wake Island Seen By Satellite As U.S. Preps For Pacific Fight

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

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The U.S. Air Force’s Last Tail Gunner Has Retired The U.S. Air Force’s Last Tail Gunner Has Retired

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Ryan Aeronautical Had Big Plans for the Vertifan Jump Jet Ryan Aeronautical Had Big Plans for the Vertifan Jump Jet

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

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These Unassuming Planes Have Been Key Players in America’s War on Terror These Unassuming Planes Have Been Key Players in America’s War on Terror

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

By Paul Nickell And Tyler Rogoway

A Tomcat Pilot’s Early Struggles to Tame the Mighty F-14 A Tomcat Pilot’s Early Struggles to Tame the Mighty F-14

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

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USAF’s Deadliest F-16 Pilot Talks F-15 Retirement, Syria, and Pilot Shortage USAF’s Deadliest F-16 Pilot Talks F-15 Retirement, Syria, and Pilot Shortage

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

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Lockheed Once Pitched the Massive C-5 as a Flying Command Center Lockheed Once Pitched the Massive C-5 as a Flying Command Center

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

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F-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With It F-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With It

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

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The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

John Glenn’s Combat Nickname Was “Old Magnet Ass” For All The Right Reasons John Glenn’s Combat Nickname Was “Old Magnet Ass” For All The Right Reasons

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

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This Bird Strike Reminds Us it Doesn’t Take a Missile to Down a Fighter This Bird Strike Reminds Us it Doesn’t Take a Missile to Down a Fighter

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

The “Toxic Death” Paint Scheme Was The F-117 Nighthawk’s Most Outrageous The “Toxic Death” Paint Scheme Was The F-117 Nighthawk’s Most Outrageous

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

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Now the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start Bandwagon Now the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start Bandwagon

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The 10 Best Military Arcade Games of the 80s The 10 Best Military Arcade Games of the 80s

By Chris Cantle

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The Alarming Case of the USAF’s Mysteriously Missing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles The Alarming Case of the USAF’s Mysteriously Missing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

How a Small-Town Girl Ended Up in the Cockpit of an A-10 Warthog How a Small-Town Girl Ended Up in the Cockpit of an A-10 Warthog

By Frank Crebas, Rich Cooper and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

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F-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air Force F-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air Force

Posted on Jul 2, 2020

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The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

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F-16 Viper Fighter Jet Has Crashed At Shaw Air Force Base In South Carolina (Updated) F-16 Viper Fighter Jet Has Crashed At Shaw Air Force Base In South Carolina (Updated)

Updated on Jul 1, 2020

Airlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of Guam Airlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of Guam

Updated on Jul 1, 2020

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Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

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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

Updated on Jun 26, 2020

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

Posted on Jun 25, 2020

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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

Updated on Jun 24, 2020

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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

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

Posted on Jun 23, 2020

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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

Updated on Jun 23, 2020

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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

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)

Updated on Jun 19, 2020

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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

Updated on Jun 17, 2020

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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

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)

Updated on Jun 16, 2020

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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

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

Updated on Jun 11, 2020

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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

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

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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

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

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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

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

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

Posted on Jun 8, 2020

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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

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

Updated on Jun 6, 2020

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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