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Feel The Speed In These Incredible Photos From The Air Force’s Rocket Sled Track

Feel The Speed In These Incredible Photos From The Air Force’s Rocket Sled Track

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 15, 2021
Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater

Why Multi-Billion Dollar Nuclear Submarines Still Run Into Things Underwater

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 11, 2021
Have You Ever Seen An AV-8B Harrier Use The Meatball To Land On An Amphibious Assault Ship?

Have You Ever Seen An AV-8B Harrier Use The Meatball To Land On An Amphibious Assault Ship?

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 7, 2021
These Images Of Aussie C-17s Flying Among Skyscrapers In Brisbane Are The Best We’ve Ever Seen

These Images Of Aussie C-17s Flying Among Skyscrapers In Brisbane Are The Best We’ve Ever Seen

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Oct 5, 2021
The Story Behind The Modified Falcon Business Jets That Bring America’s Fallen Heroes Home

The Story Behind The Modified Falcon Business Jets That Bring America’s Fallen Heroes Home

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Oct 1, 2021
The Army Acquired Its Own Hovercraft In The 1980s. It Didn’t Go Well.

The Army Acquired Its Own Hovercraft In The 1980s. It Didn’t Go Well.

By Brian O’Rourke
Updated on Sep 23, 2021
This Is The Most Incredible Super Hornet Footage We Have Ever Seen

This Is The Most Incredible Super Hornet Footage We Have Ever Seen

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Sep 23, 2021
The Air Force Blew It When It Decided Not To Give Its KC-135s Winglets 40 Years Ago

The Air Force Blew It When It Decided Not To Give Its KC-135s Winglets 40 Years Ago

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Sep 20, 2021
Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated)

Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Sep 20, 2021
What 9/11 Was Like For The Only American That Watched It From Space

What 9/11 Was Like For The Only American That Watched It From Space

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 11, 2021
What It’s Like Being A Royal Air Force Photographer Capturing The Action On Deployment

What It’s Like Being A Royal Air Force Photographer Capturing The Action On Deployment

By Corporal ‘Matty’ Matthews, Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 8, 2021
This Video Of A Red Bull Stunt Pilot Flying Through Two Tunnels Is Absolutely Bonkers

This Video Of A Red Bull Stunt Pilot Flying Through Two Tunnels Is Absolutely Bonkers

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 5, 2021
These Two Images Represent The Beginning And The End Of America’s War In Afghanistan

These Two Images Represent The Beginning And The End Of America’s War In Afghanistan

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Aug 31, 2021
This Remote Alaskan Lighthouse’s Wooden Helipad Belongs In Star Wars

This Remote Alaskan Lighthouse’s Wooden Helipad Belongs In Star Wars

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Aug 27, 2021
The Truth About Cyber Warfare’s Impact On Airpower

The Truth About Cyber Warfare’s Impact On Airpower

By Justin Bronk
Updated on Aug 18, 2021
Skunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft

Skunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 13, 2021
Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers

Surface-Launched Version Of The Tomcat’s AIM-54 Phoenix Missile Nearly Armed Cold War Carriers

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 11, 2021
Veteran S-3 Viking Crewman Breaks Down Everything Happening In This E-2 Hawkeye Carrier Launch Video

Veteran S-3 Viking Crewman Breaks Down Everything Happening In This E-2 Hawkeye Carrier Launch Video

By Kevin Noonan
Posted on Aug 11, 2021
New Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program Manager

New Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program Manager

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Aug 10, 2021
Watch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane

Watch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 9, 2021
Watch This C-17 Engage Its Thrust Reversers In Mid-Air To Make An Extremely Rapid Descent

Watch This C-17 Engage Its Thrust Reversers In Mid-Air To Make An Extremely Rapid Descent

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Aug 4, 2021
C-17 Pilot Who Made That Intense Takeoff From Portland Explains The Maneuver

C-17 Pilot Who Made That Intense Takeoff From Portland Explains The Maneuver

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 29, 2021
This Kamikaze Impact Mark On A British Cruiser Is A Testament To The Brutality Of The Pacific War

This Kamikaze Impact Mark On A British Cruiser Is A Testament To The Brutality Of The Pacific War

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jul 27, 2021
Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated)

Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 29, 2021
This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky

This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jul 20, 2021
The Strangest Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft We’ve Found In The FAA’s Huge Database (Updated)

The Strangest Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft We’ve Found In The FAA’s Huge Database (Updated)

By Adam Kehoe and Marc Cecotti
Updated on Jul 20, 2021
The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher

The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 14, 2021
Explore Thousands Of FAA Drone And Unidentified Aircraft Incident Reports With Our Interactive Tool

Explore Thousands Of FAA Drone And Unidentified Aircraft Incident Reports With Our Interactive Tool

By Adam Kehoe
Updated on Jul 14, 2021
Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jul 14, 2021
Behold The Awesomeness Of This Black A-10 Warthog

Behold The Awesomeness Of This Black A-10 Warthog

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 10, 2021
Watch A Russian Tu-95MS Bear Bomber Unleash Its Cold War-Era Tail Guns

Watch A Russian Tu-95MS Bear Bomber Unleash Its Cold War-Era Tail Guns

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jul 9, 2021
Marines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In Vietnam

Marines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In Vietnam

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jul 9, 2021
The CIA’s Bird-Shaped Aquiline Drones Could Still Be Caged Up At Area 51

The CIA’s Bird-Shaped Aquiline Drones Could Still Be Caged Up At Area 51

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Jun 28, 2021
An Air Cushion Patrol Seaplane Was Once In The Works With The U.S. And Japan

An Air Cushion Patrol Seaplane Was Once In The Works With The U.S. And Japan

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jun 18, 2021
The U.S. Military Doesn’t Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses, And It Has Lost Thousands

The U.S. Military Doesn’t Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses, And It Has Lost Thousands

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jun 16, 2021
The Soviet-Era Hurricane High-Speed Missile Boat Had Absolutely Gargantuan Hydrofoils

The Soviet-Era Hurricane High-Speed Missile Boat Had Absolutely Gargantuan Hydrofoils

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jun 12, 2021
The Navy Concluded Transmedium Flying Submersibles Were Possible A Decade Ago

The Navy Concluded Transmedium Flying Submersibles Were Possible A Decade Ago

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Jun 12, 2021
These Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737

These Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 8, 2021
What It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG Squadron

What It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG Squadron

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 3, 2021
The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon”

The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon”

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 28, 2021
Nobody Told Me Someone Built This Crazy Mansion With A Full-Size Airwolf Replica On The Roof

Nobody Told Me Someone Built This Crazy Mansion With A Full-Size Airwolf Replica On The Roof

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 25, 2021
The History Of American Presidents Flying Aboard Doomsday Planes

The History Of American Presidents Flying Aboard Doomsday Planes

By Robert Hopkins
Updated on Jun 2, 2021
How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat

How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on May 18, 2021
The U.S. Government Hides Some Of Its Darkest Secrets At The Department Of Energy

The U.S. Government Hides Some Of Its Darkest Secrets At The Department Of Energy

By Brett Tingley
Updated on May 13, 2021
USS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating Submarine

USS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating Submarine

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 12, 2021
The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails

The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 6, 2021
With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 5, 2021
How A Presidential “Beast” Limo Almost Got Overrun In The Slums Of Mumbai

How A Presidential “Beast” Limo Almost Got Overrun In The Slums Of Mumbai

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 2, 2021
Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 30, 2021
Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 26, 2021
The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar

The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar

By Juan Rivera
Updated on Apr 23, 2021
Watch This CV-22 Osprey’s Rotor Downwash Absolutely Demolish A Hospital’s Helipad

Watch This CV-22 Osprey’s Rotor Downwash Absolutely Demolish A Hospital’s Helipad

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 22, 2021
The Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese Lagoon

The Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese Lagoon

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 15, 2021
Articulated Gun Pods Allowed Soviet Aircraft To Fire Backwards, Downwards, And Even Sideways

Articulated Gun Pods Allowed Soviet Aircraft To Fire Backwards, Downwards, And Even Sideways

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 12, 2021
Netflix’s The Crown Is A Love Letter To Aviation

Netflix’s The Crown Is A Love Letter To Aviation

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 5, 2021
The Cheyenne Attack Helicopter Had A Crazy Rotating Gunner’s Seat Right Out Of Star Wars

The Cheyenne Attack Helicopter Had A Crazy Rotating Gunner’s Seat Right Out Of Star Wars

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 2, 2021
This Is The Early Warning Radar Helicopter The Royal Navy Could Have Had

This Is The Early Warning Radar Helicopter The Royal Navy Could Have Had

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 1, 2021
The “Birth” Of A Chinook Is The Weirdest Helicopter Display You Will Ever See

The “Birth” Of A Chinook Is The Weirdest Helicopter Display You Will Ever See

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 26, 2021
Canada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To Die

Canada’s CF-105 Arrow Interceptor Is The Cold War Legend That Refuses To Die

By Stephen Walker
Posted on Mar 25, 2021
Multiple Destroyers Were Swarmed By Mysterious ‘Drones’ Off California Over Numerous Nights

Multiple Destroyers Were Swarmed By Mysterious ‘Drones’ Off California Over Numerous Nights

By Adam Kehoe and Marc Cecotti
Updated on May 23, 2021
Nothing But Images Of Precision Guided Weapons Taken Just Before They Obliterate Their Targets

Nothing But Images Of Precision Guided Weapons Taken Just Before They Obliterate Their Targets

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 21, 2021
The Navy Experimented With Turning Its Attack Jets Into Submarine Hunters 50 Years Ago

The Navy Experimented With Turning Its Attack Jets Into Submarine Hunters 50 Years Ago

By Kevin Noonan
Posted on Mar 18, 2021
This Myth-Busting Walk-Around Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Is A Must-Watch

This Myth-Busting Walk-Around Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Is A Must-Watch

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 10, 2021
This Cockpit View Of A C-17’s Wild Ride Through Star Wars Canyon Is Bonkers

This Cockpit View Of A C-17’s Wild Ride Through Star Wars Canyon Is Bonkers

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Mar 17, 2021