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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

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
Space Force Just Received Its First New Offensive Weapon

Space Force Just Received Its First New Offensive Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 14, 2020
Door Gunners On The Air Force’s New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero Temps

Door Gunners On The Air Force’s New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero Temps

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 12, 2020
Edwards AFB Upgrades Point To Unexpected Home For B-21 Raider, Other Secretive Programs

Edwards AFB Upgrades Point To Unexpected Home For B-21 Raider, Other Secretive Programs

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 10, 2020
The U.S. Military Says It Has Supported The Taliban In Fighting ISIS In Afghanistan

The U.S. Military Says It Has Supported The Taliban In Fighting ISIS In Afghanistan

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 10, 2020
Air Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And Countermeasures

Air Force F-16s Are Getting Pylons With Built-In Missile Warning Sensors And Countermeasures

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 9, 2020
Can And Should B-1B Bomber Crews’ Low-Level Flying Skills Be Saved?

Can And Should B-1B Bomber Crews’ Low-Level Flying Skills Be Saved?

By Stephen Walker
Updated on Mar 6, 2020
Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 4, 2020
Concerns About U.S. Military Supply Chains And Readiness Grow As COVID-19 Coronavirus Spreads

Concerns About U.S. Military Supply Chains And Readiness Grow As COVID-19 Coronavirus Spreads

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 3, 2020
Elon Musk Says Era Of Fighter Jet Is Over And F-35 Should Have Drone Competitor

Elon Musk Says Era Of Fighter Jet Is Over And F-35 Should Have Drone Competitor

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 28, 2020
Abrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable Drones

Abrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable Drones

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 27, 2020
Air Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of Vietnam

Air Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of Vietnam

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 27, 2020
Watch NBA Legend Karl Malone Take The Controls Of A B-52 Bomber In Flight

Watch NBA Legend Karl Malone Take The Controls Of A B-52 Bomber In Flight

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 26, 2020
The Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire Exercise

The Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire Exercise

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Feb 26, 2020
General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s

General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 25, 2020
Internal Air Force Emails Show Confusion And Concern Over Colorado’s Mystery Drones

Internal Air Force Emails Show Confusion And Concern Over Colorado’s Mystery Drones

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Feb 24, 2020