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USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh?

USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh? USAF Chief Just Said Next Air Refueling Tanker May Fly In Space… Huh?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 29, 2019

These Are A Renowned Combat Journalist’s Favorite Images From A Decade Of Deployments

These Are A Renowned Combat Journalist’s Favorite Images From A Decade Of Deployments These Are A Renowned Combat Journalist’s Favorite Images From A Decade Of Deployments

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 18, 2019

Singapore Moves Closer To Joining What China Calls The ‘U.S. F-35 Friends Circle’

Singapore Moves Closer To Joining What China Calls The ‘U.S. F-35 Friends Circle’ Singapore Moves Closer To Joining What China Calls The ‘U.S. F-35 Friends Circle’

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 18, 2019

Take In These Gorgeous Photos Of A B-2 And F-22s Soaring Together Over Hawaii

Take In These Gorgeous Photos Of A B-2 And F-22s Soaring Together Over Hawaii Take In These Gorgeous Photos Of A B-2 And F-22s Soaring Together Over Hawaii

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 17, 2019

Two Kadena F-15s Made Emergency Arrested Landings In Opposite Directions On The Same Runway

Two Kadena F-15s Made Emergency Arrested Landings In Opposite Directions On The Same Runway Two Kadena F-15s Made Emergency Arrested Landings In Opposite Directions On The Same Runway

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 16, 2019

Docs Show US To Massively Expand Footprint At Jordanian Air Base Amid Spats With Turkey, Iraq

Docs Show US To Massively Expand Footprint At Jordanian Air Base Amid Spats With Turkey, Iraq Docs Show US To Massively Expand Footprint At Jordanian Air Base Amid Spats With Turkey, Iraq

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 14, 2019

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 10, 2019

Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base

Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

USAF’s Next Budget Request Will Include New F-15X Advanced Eagle Fighter Jets: Report

USAF’s Next Budget Request Will Include New F-15X Advanced Eagle Fighter Jets: Report USAF’s Next Budget Request Will Include New F-15X Advanced Eagle Fighter Jets: Report

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 22, 2018

This USAF Gulfstream Went Jetting Off To St. Martin Ahead Of The Impending Government Shutdown

This USAF Gulfstream Went Jetting Off To St. Martin Ahead Of The Impending Government Shutdown This USAF Gulfstream Went Jetting Off To St. Martin Ahead Of The Impending Government Shutdown

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 22, 2018

Joint Threat Emitters Train Pilots How To Defeat Enemy Air Defenses And The USAF Wants More

Joint Threat Emitters Train Pilots How To Defeat Enemy Air Defenses And The USAF Wants More Joint Threat Emitters Train Pilots How To Defeat Enemy Air Defenses And The USAF Wants More

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 21, 2018

Edwards AFB Test Wing Commander Posted A List Of What A Week In His World Looks Like

Edwards AFB Test Wing Commander Posted A List Of What A Week In His World Looks Like Edwards AFB Test Wing Commander Posted A List Of What A Week In His World Looks Like

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 17, 2018

A USAF C-17 Flew A Secretive Mission Into Yemen To Rescue Wounded Emirati Troops In 2017

A USAF C-17 Flew A Secretive Mission Into Yemen To Rescue Wounded Emirati Troops In 2017 A USAF C-17 Flew A Secretive Mission Into Yemen To Rescue Wounded Emirati Troops In 2017

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 14, 2018

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 11, 2018

USAF Says Insurgent Drones Are Watching One Of Its Bases In Afghanistan ’24/7′

USAF Says Insurgent Drones Are Watching One Of Its Bases In Afghanistan ’24/7′ USAF Says Insurgent Drones Are Watching One Of Its Bases In Afghanistan ’24/7′

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 10, 2018

Conga Lines Of USAF Airlifters Filled The Night Sky Across U.S. For Joint Forcible Entry Drill

Conga Lines Of USAF Airlifters Filled The Night Sky Across U.S. For Joint Forcible Entry Drill Conga Lines Of USAF Airlifters Filled The Night Sky Across U.S. For Joint Forcible Entry Drill

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 9, 2018

USAF Plans To Have Dozens Of F-35s Take The Place Of F-22s At Rebuilt Tyndall Air Force Base

USAF Plans To Have Dozens Of F-35s Take The Place Of F-22s At Rebuilt Tyndall Air Force Base USAF Plans To Have Dozens Of F-35s Take The Place Of F-22s At Rebuilt Tyndall Air Force Base

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 7, 2018

USAF Flies Sudden Open Skies Recon Flight Over Ukraine As Russia And Ukraine Hold Missile Drills

USAF Flies Sudden Open Skies Recon Flight Over Ukraine As Russia And Ukraine Hold Missile Drills USAF Flies Sudden Open Skies Recon Flight Over Ukraine As Russia And Ukraine Hold Missile Drills

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 6, 2018

F-15s Arrive For Rebooted “Cope India” Air Combat Drill As US-Indian Relations Tighten

F-15s Arrive For Rebooted “Cope India” Air Combat Drill As US-Indian Relations Tighten F-15s Arrive For Rebooted “Cope India” Air Combat Drill As US-Indian Relations Tighten

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 4, 2018

Air Force Rescue Helicopters Raced To The Aid Of Special Operators In Somalia

Air Force Rescue Helicopters Raced To The Aid Of Special Operators In Somalia Air Force Rescue Helicopters Raced To The Aid Of Special Operators In Somalia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 2, 2018

Sacked Thunderbirds Boss Took Formation Supersonic, Placed Hands Around Neck Of Pilot

Sacked Thunderbirds Boss Took Formation Supersonic, Placed Hands Around Neck Of Pilot Sacked Thunderbirds Boss Took Formation Supersonic, Placed Hands Around Neck Of Pilot

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 22, 2018

USAF Wing Boss Is Crowdsourcing New Paint Scheme For Aggressor F-16

USAF Wing Boss Is Crowdsourcing New Paint Scheme For Aggressor F-16 USAF Wing Boss Is Crowdsourcing New Paint Scheme For Aggressor F-16

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 21, 2018

Two USAF Fighter Wings Line Up 35 F-35s During Type’s First-Ever ‘Elephant Walk’ Exercise (Updated)

Two USAF Fighter Wings Line Up 35 F-35s During Type’s First-Ever ‘Elephant Walk’ Exercise (Updated) Two USAF Fighter Wings Line Up 35 F-35s During Type’s First-Ever ‘Elephant Walk’ Exercise (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 20, 2018

Star Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force Budget

Star Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force Budget Star Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 16, 2018

What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?

What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress? What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 15, 2018

Yet Another USAF T-38 Talon Trainer Has Crashed, The Fifth In 12 Months (Updated)

Yet Another USAF T-38 Talon Trainer Has Crashed, The Fifth In 12 Months (Updated) Yet Another USAF T-38 Talon Trainer Has Crashed, The Fifth In 12 Months (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 14, 2018

New 3D Audio Will Allow A-10 Pilots To Hear Alerts Come From The Direction Of The Threat

New 3D Audio Will Allow A-10 Pilots To Hear Alerts Come From The Direction Of The Threat New 3D Audio Will Allow A-10 Pilots To Hear Alerts Come From The Direction Of The Threat

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 7, 2018

The Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come Back

The Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come Back The Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come Back

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 2, 2018

USAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane Michael

USAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane Michael USAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane Michael

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 31, 2018

Look Back At The Birth Of The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber In This Intimate New Video Series

Look Back At The Birth Of The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber In This Intimate New Video Series Look Back At The Birth Of The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber In This Intimate New Video Series

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 31, 2018

American Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly Fragments

American Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly Fragments American Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly Fragments

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 31, 2018

Watch This F-15C Eagle Make A Very Hard Hook-Down Emergency Landing

Watch This F-15C Eagle Make A Very Hard Hook-Down Emergency Landing Watch This F-15C Eagle Make A Very Hard Hook-Down Emergency Landing

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 28, 2018

B-2 That Made Emergency Landing In Colorado Had Engine Out, Couldn’t Talk To Tower: Audio

B-2 That Made Emergency Landing In Colorado Had Engine Out, Couldn’t Talk To Tower: Audio B-2 That Made Emergency Landing In Colorado Had Engine Out, Couldn’t Talk To Tower: Audio

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 26, 2018

USAF Frantically Stole Parts From One RC-135 To Get Another Airborne To Spy On A Missile Launch

USAF Frantically Stole Parts From One RC-135 To Get Another Airborne To Spy On A Missile Launch USAF Frantically Stole Parts From One RC-135 To Get Another Airborne To Spy On A Missile Launch

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 18, 2018

Lt. Col. Seth ‘Jethro’ Nehring Was USAF F-15 Pilot Who Died In Su-27 Crash In Ukraine

Lt. Col. Seth ‘Jethro’ Nehring Was USAF F-15 Pilot Who Died In Su-27 Crash In Ukraine Lt. Col. Seth ‘Jethro’ Nehring Was USAF F-15 Pilot Who Died In Su-27 Crash In Ukraine

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 18, 2018

USAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic Weapon

USAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic Weapon USAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic Weapon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 12, 2018

F-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Side After Making Emergency Landing In Alaska

F-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Side After Making Emergency Landing In Alaska F-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Side After Making Emergency Landing In Alaska

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 11, 2018

U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes

U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 11, 2018

Tyndall Air Force Base, Home Of F-22 Training, Just Took A Bullseye Hit From Hurricane Michael

Tyndall Air Force Base, Home Of F-22 Training, Just Took A Bullseye Hit From Hurricane Michael Tyndall Air Force Base, Home Of F-22 Training, Just Took A Bullseye Hit From Hurricane Michael

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 10, 2018

The Storm Chasing A-10 Thunderhog Program Is Officially Dead, Jet To Be Returned To USAF

The Storm Chasing A-10 Thunderhog Program Is Officially Dead, Jet To Be Returned To USAF The Storm Chasing A-10 Thunderhog Program Is Officially Dead, Jet To Be Returned To USAF

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 5, 2018

Navy Spends Millions On Sub-Launched Hypersonics As USAF Touts New Hypersonic X-Plane

Navy Spends Millions On Sub-Launched Hypersonics As USAF Touts New Hypersonic X-Plane Navy Spends Millions On Sub-Launched Hypersonics As USAF Touts New Hypersonic X-Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 5, 2018

Boeing’s T-X Win Is Really Much Bigger Than Just Building A Replacement For The T-38

Boeing’s T-X Win Is Really Much Bigger Than Just Building A Replacement For The T-38 Boeing’s T-X Win Is Really Much Bigger Than Just Building A Replacement For The T-38

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 28, 2018

Here Are The Specific Terms Of The USAF’s T-X Contract That Boeing Just Won

Here Are The Specific Terms Of The USAF’s T-X Contract That Boeing Just Won Here Are The Specific Terms Of The USAF’s T-X Contract That Boeing Just Won

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 28, 2018

Boeing Wins Big Again And Claims The USAF’s Huge T-X Jet Trainer Deal

Boeing Wins Big Again And Claims The USAF’s Huge T-X Jet Trainer Deal Boeing Wins Big Again And Claims The USAF’s Huge T-X Jet Trainer Deal

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 27, 2018

USAF’s T-X Jet Trainer Selection Could Come At Any Moment, Who Do You Think Will Win?

USAF’s T-X Jet Trainer Selection Could Come At Any Moment, Who Do You Think Will Win? USAF’s T-X Jet Trainer Selection Could Come At Any Moment, Who Do You Think Will Win?

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 26, 2018

Dark Horse Contender Boeing Snags Air Force Deal To Replace Aging UH-1N Hueys With MH-139

Dark Horse Contender Boeing Snags Air Force Deal To Replace Aging UH-1N Hueys With MH-139 Dark Horse Contender Boeing Snags Air Force Deal To Replace Aging UH-1N Hueys With MH-139

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 25, 2018

Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF

Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF Lockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAF

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 20, 2018

B-52 Tested 2,000lb Quickstrike-ER Winged Standoff Naval Mines During Valiant Shield

B-52 Tested 2,000lb Quickstrike-ER Winged Standoff Naval Mines During Valiant Shield B-52 Tested 2,000lb Quickstrike-ER Winged Standoff Naval Mines During Valiant Shield

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 20, 2018

Heat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During Exercise

Heat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During Exercise Heat-Seeking Missile-Armed MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Target Drone During Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 19, 2018

USAF Wants Units To Rapidly Build And Fly From New Bases In The Middle Of A Future War

USAF Wants Units To Rapidly Build And Fly From New Bases In The Middle Of A Future War USAF Wants Units To Rapidly Build And Fly From New Bases In The Middle Of A Future War

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 19, 2018

USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated)

USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated) USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 18, 2018

Here’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force Right

Here’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force Right Here’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force Right

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 18, 2018

Let’s Talk About The Air Force’s Plan To Increase Squadrons From 312 To A Whopping 386

Let’s Talk About The Air Force’s Plan To Increase Squadrons From 312 To A Whopping 386 Let’s Talk About The Air Force’s Plan To Increase Squadrons From 312 To A Whopping 386

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 18, 2018

Watch This Guy Go Up To The Mysteriously Evacuated Sunspot Observatory And Walk All Around

Watch This Guy Go Up To The Mysteriously Evacuated Sunspot Observatory And Walk All Around Watch This Guy Go Up To The Mysteriously Evacuated Sunspot Observatory And Walk All Around

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 17, 2018

Mysteriously Evacuated Sunspot Observatory Set To Reopen According To Official Statement

Mysteriously Evacuated Sunspot Observatory Set To Reopen According To Official Statement Mysteriously Evacuated Sunspot Observatory Set To Reopen According To Official Statement

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 16, 2018

Mysterious Evacuation Of Solar Observatory Overlooking White Sands Smells Like Espionage

Mysterious Evacuation Of Solar Observatory Overlooking White Sands Smells Like Espionage Mysterious Evacuation Of Solar Observatory Overlooking White Sands Smells Like Espionage

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 15, 2018

Air Force Says It Knows Why T-6 Trainers Are Choking Pilots, But It’ll Take Years To Fix

Air Force Says It Knows Why T-6 Trainers Are Choking Pilots, But It’ll Take Years To Fix Air Force Says It Knows Why T-6 Trainers Are Choking Pilots, But It’ll Take Years To Fix

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 14, 2018

USAF Trying To Find Weapon Used In Mystery Attacks On US Diplomats As Evidence Points To Russia

USAF Trying To Find Weapon Used In Mystery Attacks On US Diplomats As Evidence Points To Russia USAF Trying To Find Weapon Used In Mystery Attacks On US Diplomats As Evidence Points To Russia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 12, 2018

The Pentagon’s Tiny Covert Mics That Clip Onto Your Teeth Are A Game Changer

The Pentagon’s Tiny Covert Mics That Clip Onto Your Teeth Are A Game Changer The Pentagon’s Tiny Covert Mics That Clip Onto Your Teeth Are A Game Changer

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 12, 2018

This Is The Army’s New Electronic Warfare Vehicle, The First Of Its Kind In Years

This Is The Army’s New Electronic Warfare Vehicle, The First Of Its Kind In Years This Is The Army’s New Electronic Warfare Vehicle, The First Of Its Kind In Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 11, 2018

Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months

Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 11, 2018

USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’

USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’ USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 11, 2018

Exclusive: U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashed Off Spain Last June

Exclusive: U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashed Off Spain Last June Exclusive: U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashed Off Spain Last June

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 7, 2018

Air Force Puts Out Contract Opportunity Announcement For Literally Anything Hypersonic

Air Force Puts Out Contract Opportunity Announcement For Literally Anything Hypersonic Air Force Puts Out Contract Opportunity Announcement For Literally Anything Hypersonic

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 1, 2018