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SkyRange RQ-4 RangeHawk

How Repurposed Global Hawks Will Hugely Accelerate Hypersonic Testing

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Oct 4, 2022
Boeing’s Modular Air-To-Air Missile Concept Gets Air Force Funding

Boeing’s Modular Air-To-Air Missile Concept Gets Air Force Funding

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 30, 2022
E-7 E-3 replacement

Geriatric E-3 Sentry Has Caused Dire Airborne Early Warning Gap: General

By Howard Altman
Posted on Sep 29, 2022
This Is What The B-52 Will Look Like With Its New Rolls-Royce Engines

This Is What The B-52 Will Look Like With Its New Rolls-Royce Engines

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Sep 27, 2022
NGAD CCA unmanned collaborate combat aircraft

New Details On The Secretive Air Force Plan For Teaming Fighter Pilots With Drones

By Howard Altman
Posted on Sep 26, 2022
Air Force Generals Aren’t “Losing Sleep” Over China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter

Air Force Generals Aren’t “Losing Sleep” Over China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 23, 2022
B-2 damaged Palmdale landing

Damaged B-2 Returns To Palmdale For Repairs A Year After Landing Mishap

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 23, 2022
GA-ASI Gambit series drones

General Atomics’ Gambit Drones To Have Different Airframes With Common ‘Cores’

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Sep 22, 2022
New Look At Air Force’s Ship-Killing Smart Bomb In Action, Seeker Details Revealed

New Look At Air Force’s Ship-Killing Smart Bomb In Action, Seeker Details Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 22, 2022
F-35B_NIGHT_AFTERBURNER

XA100 Next Generation Adaptive Engine Could Now Power F-35B, Too

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 22, 2022
C-130 Amphibian

C-130 Seaplane Should Fly In 2023 Says Air Force Special Ops Commander

By Howard Altman
Posted on Sep 21, 2022
KC-390 Millennium tanker

KC-390 With A Boom Could Be The Agile Tanker The Air Force Needs

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 21, 2022
Northrop Grumman Unmanned Teaming

Drones Teamed With Manned Aircraft Will Help Counter China: Pacific Air Forces Chief

By Howard Altman
Posted on Sep 20, 2022
B-21 Raider

B-21 Raider Will Be Rolled Out In Early December

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 20, 2022
EC-37B Compass Call

Officer Explains What New EC-37 Electronic Warfare Jets Can Do, Warns Program Is Underfunded

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Sep 19, 2022
F-16 Carrying AQM-37 High-Speed Drone Seen In Rare Image

F-16 Carrying AQM-37 High-Speed Drone Seen In Rare Image

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Sep 15, 2022
Luke AFB F-16 F-35

Inside The Air Force’s Biggest Fighter Wing

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Sep 14, 2022
KC-135 pacific B-1b

KC-135 Boom-Down Emergency Landing Was Result Of Incident With B-1

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 14, 2022
A-10 Warthogs at Hawgsmoke 2022

Bbrrrtttiful Images Of A Flightline Packed With A-10s For Hawgsmoke 2022

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Sep 10, 2022
Chinese Alloy Is In Every F-35, Pentagon Seeks Waiver To Continue Deliveries

Chinese Alloy Is In Every F-35, Pentagon Seeks Waiver To Continue Deliveries

By Howard Altman
Posted on Sep 9, 2022
B1B Fishing Boats

B-1B Bombers Are Hunting Illegal Fishing Boats Off South America

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 9, 2022
Secret Competition For Air Force Loyal Wingman Drone Coming Soon

Secret Competition For Air Force Loyal Wingman Drone Coming Soon

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 7, 2022
F35 production china allow

F-35 Deliveries Halted After Chinese Alloy Discovered In Key Component (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Posted on Sep 7, 2022
Boeing Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Loyal Wingman Drone Is In The U.S.

Boeing Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Loyal Wingman Drone Is In The U.S.

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 6, 2022
AC-130 Gunships Used ‘Big Ass Green Lasers’ During Kabul Evacuation

AC-130 Gunships Used ‘Big Ass Green Lasers’ During Kabul Evacuation

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 2, 2022
Our First Look At An AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship’s New 105mm Gun

Our First Look At An AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship’s New 105mm Gun

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 31, 2022
B-52 ACES BOCS exercise

B-52 Bomber Is Now Also A Cargo Hauler

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Aug 30, 2022
KC-46 Tanker Spotted With Puzzling Whitewashed Belly (Updated)

KC-46 Tanker Spotted With Puzzling Whitewashed Belly (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 26, 2022
B-2’s First Launch Of Stealthy JASSM-ER Cruise Missile Disclosed

B-2’s First Launch Of Stealthy JASSM-ER Cruise Missile Disclosed

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 26, 2022
Boom KC46 Landing

KC-46 Tanker Made Emergency Landing With Its Boom Deployed (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Aug 24, 2022
MQ28 Ghost Bat

USAF Eyeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat For Next Gen Air Dominance Program

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 24, 2022
Stealthy Target Drones Sought As QF-16 Program Winds Down

Stealthy Target Drones Sought As QF-16 Program Winds Down

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 23, 2022
Air Force’s Next Gen ‘Fighter’ Engine Competition Shakes Up Status Quo

Air Force’s Next Gen ‘Fighter’ Engine Competition Shakes Up Status Quo

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 22, 2022
A10 roadway

Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Are Training On DIY A-10 Warthog Simulators

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Aug 20, 2022
EC-37B Compass Call

Our Best Look Yet At The Air Force’s EC-37B Compass Call Jamming Jet

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Aug 19, 2022
Osprey Maintenance

Marines, Navy Still Flying Ospreys After Air Force Grounded Its Fleet

By Howard Altman
Posted on Aug 18, 2022
Air Force Holding Off Developing New F-16 Replacement For Now

Air Force Holding Off Developing New F-16 Replacement For Now

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Aug 17, 2022
65th AGRS F-35

F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Revolutionizing The USAF’s Aggressor Force

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Aug 12, 2022
AFSOC_A-29-scaled

Air Force Wants To Liquidate Its Tiny Light Attack Plane Fleet

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 11, 2022
F-22 Raptor Being Readied For AIM-260 Missile By ‘Green Bats’ Testers

F-22 Raptor Being Readied For AIM-260 Missile By ‘Green Bats’ Testers

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Aug 11, 2022
Global Hawk Has Left Beale Air Force Base For Good

Global Hawk Has Left Beale Air Force Base For Good

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Aug 11, 2022
HH-60 Whiskey

HH-60W Driving Overhaul Of Air Force’s Search And Rescue Playbook

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Aug 10, 2022
A-10 Warthog’s Tusks Are Being Sharpened For A High-End Fight

A-10 Warthog’s Tusks Are Being Sharpened For A High-End Fight

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Aug 9, 2022
Nellis AFB Is The Epicenter Of The USAF’s Future

Nellis AFB Is The Epicenter Of The USAF’s Future

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Aug 8, 2022
USAF B2s in Australia

20 Percent Of The USAF’s B-2 Force Is Deployed ‘Down Under’

By Oliver Parken
Posted on Aug 4, 2022
Huge Armada Of Allied Ships Gather For U.S. Navy’s RIMPAC Photo Op (Updated)

Huge Armada Of Allied Ships Gather For U.S. Navy’s RIMPAC Photo Op (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jul 29, 2022
F-35s, Many Other Types, Grounded Over Ejection Seat Issues (Updated)

F-35s, Many Other Types, Grounded Over Ejection Seat Issues (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jul 29, 2022
B-58 Hustler

The Time A Navy Sub Hunter Found A Lost B-58 Hustler In Great Salt Lake

By Kevin Noonan
Posted on Jul 28, 2022
Global Hawk Retirement Points Again To RQ-180 Waiting In The Wings

Global Hawk Retirement Points Again To RQ-180 Waiting In The Wings

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 28, 2022
Silver Bullet C-17

C-17’s Airstream ‘Silver Bullet’ VVIP Pods Weren’t Airworthy For 20 Years

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jul 28, 2022
F-22 Raptors land at RAF Lakenheath

F-22 Raptors Are Heading To Poland

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jul 28, 2022
Blended Wing Body

Air Force Wants Blended Wing-Body Aircraft Demonstrator Flying By 2026

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 22, 2022
F135 engine

No Engine, No Fly: Ongoing Propulsion Program Problems Are Grounding F-35s

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jul 22, 2022
Aircraft From Area 51 Are Flying In Latest Air Force Red Flag Exercise

Aircraft From Area 51 Are Flying In Latest Air Force Red Flag Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 22, 2022
Giving A-10 Warthogs To Ukraine Isn’t Off The Table

Giving A-10 Warthogs To Ukraine Isn’t Off The Table

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 21, 2022
Mysterious Pod Carried By Air Force Reaper Drone That Crashed In Romania

Mysterious Pod Carried By Air Force Reaper Drone That Crashed In Romania

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 20, 2022
Boom Supersonic Overture

Boom’s Overture Supersonic Airliner Gains Northrop Grumman As Military Partner

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jul 20, 2022
HH and Mi24

New HH-60W Rescue Helicopter Had Its First Dogfight With An Mi-24 Hind

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 19, 2022
KC-46 single pilot operations

Single Pilot KC-46 Tanker Operations Eyed By Air Force For Major Conflicts

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 18, 2022
Cruise Missile Defense UAP

This Is What Top Missile Defense Executives Just Said About UFOs

By Dan Parsons, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 16, 2022
Lackland's newest F-16 students take on Coronet Cactus

Plan To Train Ukrainian Pilots On U.S. Jets Passed By House Of Representatives

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 15, 2022
A Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 radar installed on an F-16 Viper fighter jet.

New Radars Are Giving Old Air Force F-16s Capabilities Like Never Before

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 15, 2022
ROBIN OLDS

Why The Legacy Of Robin Olds Lives On In Today’s Fighter Pilots

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 14, 2022
Graphics depicting possible basing concepts for the Cold War-era MX missile program overlaid on top of a rendering of the Air Force's future LGM-35A ICBM.

Firing ICBMs From Lakes, Tunnels Considered Before Air Force Picked New Missile

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 14, 2022