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By Jamie Hunter Sep 28, 2020

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

Video from the flightline at RAF Lakenheath includes details of the important relationship between the F-15E's pilot and weapon systems officer.

By Jamie Hunter Sep 16, 2020

The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service

Major upgrades and a smart fleet management plan will give the Marines the most potent Hornets ever during the twilight of the type's service.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 18, 2020

Check Out This AC-130 Gunship Pilot Wearing A Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display

AC-130W pilots get a huge boost in situational awareness and more from the helmet mounted display that is usually found on fighters.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 18, 2020

F-15 Eagle Pilot Explains Exactly How He Downed Three Migs During Two Wars

Cesar “Rico” Rodriguez gives a remarkable account of how he brought down three enemy fighters, two during Desert Storm and one during Allied Force.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 17, 2020

New Chinese Air-Launched Glide Weapon Designed To Be An Airfield Killer

This latest weapon closely resembles the American AGM-154 JSOW and its design is optimized for standoff attacks primarily against airfields.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 13, 2020

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet's New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission

Rapid deployment of a new AESA radar with the Air National Guard is being followed-up with advanced testing for the full suite of F-16 missions.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 12, 2020

Check Out These Images Of Russia's Second Su-57 Felon Fighter Under Construction

The latest Felon was shown off on Air Force Day in Russia, months after the first production aircraft crashed.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 11, 2020

Trio Of B-2 Stealth Bombers Deploy To The Remote Island Outpost Of Diego Garcia

Forward deploying the B-2s to the Indian Ocean puts them well within reach of hotspots in the Middle East and Asia.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 10, 2020

British A400M Transport Gets Tasked With Low-Level Patrols To Track Migrant Boats From France

Airbus Atlas patrols the English Channel for hours as Royal Air Force steps in to help police busy sea lanes.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 6, 2020

Stripped F-117 Nighthawk Arrives At Hill Aerospace Museum Direct From Tonopah

The USAF continues to send a handful of F-117s to museums while a few of the stealth jets continue to operate under secretive circumstances.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 6, 2020

Taiwanese F-16s Begin Flying Patrols With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles To Deter China

The armed anti-ship patrols began amid concerns over expected Chinese island-grabbing exercises in the South China Sea.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 5, 2020

Check Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted Display

While initiatives and tests came and went, the F-22 still doesn't have a helmet-mounted display a decade and a half after being declared operational.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 4, 2020

Red Flag Is Back In Business As Two Of The Big Air Combat Exercises Kick Off Simultaneously

Two Red Flag exercises are underway this August as the U.S. Air Force strives to get high-end war-fighting training back on track.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 3, 2020

Watch These Russian IL-76 Transports Execute A Stunning Mass Flare Dump

Russian airlifters put on a lively demonstration of their self-defense capabilities during anniversary celebrations.

By Jamie Hunter Aug 3, 2020

Video Of Chinese Fighters Over South China Sea Gives Insight Into Long-Range Missions

Su-30 Flanker crews make a 10-hour round trip training flight from the Chinese mainland to the Spratly Islands.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 31, 2020

Topgun Receives Its First F-35C Lightning II

First F-35 joins the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center as Fallon training and tactics support steps up a notch.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 30, 2020

The Inside Story Of How The UK Culled Its Entire Harrier Jet Force In Just Two Months

Retired RAF Harrier chief recalls how painful decision-making resulted in the abrupt end of an icon before its time.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 30, 2020

India's First French-Built Rafale Fighters Have Finally Arrived

Eight years after first being selected, the arrival of the Rafales couldn't come soon enough as China and Pakistan weight heavily on Indian minds.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 29, 2020

The F-15 "Japanese Super Interceptor" Eagle Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality

Boeing and Mitsubishi move forward with joint plans to implement F-15JSI upgrade to complement Japan’s big new F-35 fleet.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 28, 2020

Full Scope Of Air Force's Big Contract Awards To Private Aggressor Firms Revealed

Three firms share in the spoils of the first big round of adversary air support contract awards.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 28, 2020

Navy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural Cruise

The “Argonauts” have been on the road as the USS Carl Vinson readies for historic deployment.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 27, 2020

Aggressor Mirage F1 Fighters Headed To Holloman And Luke Air Force Bases

Air Force is finally awarding contracts to private aggressor firms for its massive "red air" adversary support initiative.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 24, 2020

Huge Pacific Exercise Centered On Guam Brings Allies Together Amid Growing China Threat

Australian, Japanese and U.S. forces combine to demonstrate an impressive show of integrated air and sea power in the tense Pacific.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 23, 2020

F-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical Region

Eielson Air Force Base's huge new F-35 wing will rapidly become one of the U.S. Air Force’s most important units.

By Jamie Hunter Jul 23, 2020

Here Are The First Photos Of Egypt’s New Su-35 “Super Flankers”

Sukhoi Su-35s will join Egypt’s impressive fleet of modern warplanes that includes new MiG-29s and Rafales, and it could soon add Eurofighters too.