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Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters

Area 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk Helicopters

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Here’s Who Has Been Flying The F-117 Stealth Jets And Why According To The Air Force

Here’s Who Has Been Flying The F-117 Stealth Jets And Why According To The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
The U.S. Can’t Buy Greenland But Thule Air Base Is Set To Become More Vital Than Ever Before

The U.S. Can’t Buy Greenland But Thule Air Base Is Set To Become More Vital Than Ever Before

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy

Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy

By Tim McMillan and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated)

Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 25, 2019
The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service

The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Nov 25, 2019
Behold The Nellis Air Power Demonstration In All Its Flare Popping Glory

Behold The Nellis Air Power Demonstration In All Its Flare Popping Glory

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 21, 2019
USAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already Has

USAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already Has

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 15, 2019
Air Force Updates Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid New Iranian Nuclear Posturing

Air Force Updates Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs Amid New Iranian Nuclear Posturing

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 14, 2019
Air Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each Other

Air Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each Other

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 13, 2019
Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 6, 2019
Former Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges Timeline

Former Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges Timeline

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 25, 2019
Air Force Sends B-1B Bombers To Saudi Arabia Amid U.S. Military Buildup In The Kingdom

Air Force Sends B-1B Bombers To Saudi Arabia Amid U.S. Military Buildup In The Kingdom

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 25, 2019
Boeing Fears End Of Its Work On New Air Force ICBM As Lockheed Wins Reentry Vehicle Deal

Boeing Fears End Of Its Work On New Air Force ICBM As Lockheed Wins Reentry Vehicle Deal

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 24, 2019
Air Force Hires Seven Companies In Long-Awaited Mega Adversary Air Support Contract

Air Force Hires Seven Companies In Long-Awaited Mega Adversary Air Support Contract

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 22, 2019
This Containerized Launcher For The XQ-58A Valkyrie Combat Drone Could Be A Game Changer

This Containerized Launcher For The XQ-58A Valkyrie Combat Drone Could Be A Game Changer

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 17, 2019
U.S. Airpower Makes Show Of Force To Protect Troops In Syria As Security Situation Unravels

U.S. Airpower Makes Show Of Force To Protect Troops In Syria As Security Situation Unravels

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 16, 2019
USAF Fought ISIS With the Wrong Bombs and Tactics For Months

USAF Fought ISIS With the Wrong Bombs and Tactics For Months

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 11, 2019
Air Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Suffers Damage After Third Flight Test

Air Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Suffers Damage After Third Flight Test

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 10, 2019
Air Force Just Tested Its Big Backup Plan If Its Air Ops Center In Qatar Gets Attacked

Air Force Just Tested Its Big Backup Plan If Its Air Ops Center In Qatar Gets Attacked

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 1, 2019
Air Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone “Phaser” Microwave Weapon Overseas

Air Force Set To Deploy Its Counter-Drone “Phaser” Microwave Weapon Overseas

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 24, 2019
Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully Operational

Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing’s Faulty New Tankers Are Fully Operational

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 19, 2019
Is Raytheon’s Pint-Sized Peregrine The Air-To-Air Missile The Pentagon Has Been Waiting For?

Is Raytheon’s Pint-Sized Peregrine The Air-To-Air Missile The Pentagon Has Been Waiting For?

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Sep 19, 2019
Here’s The Air Force’s Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five Years

Here’s The Air Force’s Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five Years

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 17, 2019
The Air Force’s New T-X Jet Trainer Now Has An Official Name And Designation

The Air Force’s New T-X Jet Trainer Now Has An Official Name And Designation

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Sep 16, 2019
This Spin Recovery Clip From Microsoft’s Upcoming Flight Simulator Is Absolutely Insane

This Spin Recovery Clip From Microsoft’s Upcoming Flight Simulator Is Absolutely Insane

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Sep 14, 2019
USAF F-35As and F-15Es Flatten ISIS “Infested” Island In Iraq With 80K Pounds Of Bombs (Updated)

USAF F-35As and F-15Es Flatten ISIS “Infested” Island In Iraq With 80K Pounds Of Bombs (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 11, 2019
The F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy Radars

The F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy Radars

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 9, 2019
This Video Of A Rocket Sled Doing 6,599mph At Holloman AFB Is Absolute Insanity

This Video Of A Rocket Sled Doing 6,599mph At Holloman AFB Is Absolute Insanity

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Sep 8, 2019
Air Force Touts B-1B Bomber’s Potential To Carry Huge Hypersonic Missiles And External Stores

Air Force Touts B-1B Bomber’s Potential To Carry Huge Hypersonic Missiles And External Stores

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Sep 7, 2019
“B-21s With Air-To-Air Capabilities,” Drones, Not 6th Gen Fighters To Dominate Future Air Combat

“B-21s With Air-To-Air Capabilities,” Drones, Not 6th Gen Fighters To Dominate Future Air Combat

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Sep 6, 2019
The AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range Missile

The AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range Missile

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 4, 2019
Air Force Wants Super Realistic Mock Launchers So It Can Replicate An S-300 SAM System

Air Force Wants Super Realistic Mock Launchers So It Can Replicate An S-300 SAM System

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 3, 2019
Check Out These Photos Of USAF B-2s And RAF F-35Bs Flying Together For The First Time

Check Out These Photos Of USAF B-2s And RAF F-35Bs Flying Together For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 30, 2019
USAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane Nearby

USAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane Nearby

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 30, 2019
51 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Remain In Inventory, None Destroyed Since 2008 (Updated)

51 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Remain In Inventory, None Destroyed Since 2008 (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 29, 2019
Wait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?

Wait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Aug 27, 2019
The B-2 Bomber Is Still Getting “Game-Changing” Upgrades As Focus Shifts To The B-21

The B-2 Bomber Is Still Getting “Game-Changing” Upgrades As Focus Shifts To The B-21

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 22, 2019
You Have To See The Rest Of This Shot Of An F-22 Tearing Across A Stormy Chicago Skyline

You Have To See The Rest Of This Shot Of An F-22 Tearing Across A Stormy Chicago Skyline

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Aug 22, 2019
There Are More Fighters On This Packed Ramp In Wisconsin Than In Some Entire Air Forces

There Are More Fighters On This Packed Ramp In Wisconsin Than In Some Entire Air Forces

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Aug 19, 2019
Watch This Crazy Cockpit Video Of The Thunderbirds Nailing A Perfect Bomb Burst Cross

Watch This Crazy Cockpit Video Of The Thunderbirds Nailing A Perfect Bomb Burst Cross

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Aug 16, 2019
Cluster Bomb Toting F-15Es Are Patrolling The Persian Gulf To Counter Small Boat Swarms

Cluster Bomb Toting F-15Es Are Patrolling The Persian Gulf To Counter Small Boat Swarms

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 15, 2019
Air Force Reveals Tests Of Supposed Record-Setting Scramjet Engine From Northrop Grumman

Air Force Reveals Tests Of Supposed Record-Setting Scramjet Engine From Northrop Grumman

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 13, 2019
The Air Force’s New Base In Niger Is Getting A Major Addition Before It Even Opens

The Air Force’s New Base In Niger Is Getting A Major Addition Before It Even Opens

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 13, 2019
Check Out This Totally Stripped Thunderbird F-16C Taking Off From Hill AFB’s Taxiway

Check Out This Totally Stripped Thunderbird F-16C Taking Off From Hill AFB’s Taxiway

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Aug 1, 2019
Here’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A Year

Here’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A Year

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 29, 2019
New Black And Red Aggressor Paint Job Slated For Nellis Based F-16 Adversary Jet

New Black And Red Aggressor Paint Job Slated For Nellis Based F-16 Adversary Jet

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 28, 2019
The U.S. Air Force’s Unique Climate Testing Lab Has Blown Up

The U.S. Air Force’s Unique Climate Testing Lab Has Blown Up

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 27, 2019
New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021

New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 24, 2019
U.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goal Amid Spare Parts Supply Problems

U.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goal Amid Spare Parts Supply Problems

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 18, 2019
A Guide To The Pentagon’s Shadowy Network Of Bases In Africa

A Guide To The Pentagon’s Shadowy Network Of Bases In Africa

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 16, 2019
Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)

Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 16, 2019
Nearly All F-15Es Photographed Arriving In Middle East Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pods

Nearly All F-15Es Photographed Arriving In Middle East Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pods

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 11, 2019
AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat Missions

AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat Missions

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 11, 2019
One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory

One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 10, 2019
This C-17 Rocketed Through Star Wars Canyon Like A Fighter Jet

This C-17 Rocketed Through Star Wars Canyon Like A Fighter Jet

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 2, 2019
New AIM-260 Missiles Are So Secretive They Will Require A Custom Storage Bunker At Hill AFB

New AIM-260 Missiles Are So Secretive They Will Require A Custom Storage Bunker At Hill AFB

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 1, 2019
U.S. Air Force Is Planning Something Big in the Nevada Desert

U.S. Air Force Is Planning Something Big in the Nevada Desert

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 1, 2019
Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane

Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
All US Military Branches, Including The Coast Guard, Are Buying The Army’s New Pistol

All US Military Branches, Including The Coast Guard, Are Buying The Army’s New Pistol

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Iraq Near the Syrian Border (Updated)

U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopter Crashes in Iraq Near the Syrian Border (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
USAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual Plan

USAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual Plan

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail

The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019