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By Thomas Newdick Mar 2, 2021

F-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb Transporter

The plan isn’t for the jet to drop a full load of smart bombs on enemy targets, but to carry its own reloads and spare bombs for stealth jets.
By Thomas Newdick Mar 1, 2021

The Air Force Is Having To Reverse Engineer Parts Of Its Own Stealth Bomber

Twenty-one years after the last Spirit was delivered, the Air Force is working out how to build the exotic spare parts the bomber requires.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 26, 2021

F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Left The Navy’s Carrier Decks For The Last Time

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets returned home after the type’s final carrier deployment aboard USS Nimitz.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 25, 2021

Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)

Details are still emerging about an incident involving a contracted “red air” adversary jet at the sprawling Florida base.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 24, 2021

Check Out The Mystery Drone Model On The Desk Of This General Atomics Executive

This model, and another we could identify, provide a tantalizing glimpse into the company’s work on high-tech combat drones.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 24, 2021

Iran’s Latest Indigenous Drone Is A Predator Lookalike

The appearance of the new drone follows longstanding Iranian claims of having captured one of the U.S.-made Predators.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 23, 2021

The First F-15EX Fighter Jet Has Now Flown In Its Air Force Colors

The aircraft is slated to be one of the first two F-15EXs to be handed over to the Air Force for test work in the coming months.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 23, 2021

Laser Defense Pod For The Air Force's Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking Shape

The much-delayed SHiELD program is finally coming together, with official plans to deliver the finished demonstrator pod later this year.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 22, 2021

Russia Provides A Glimpse Of Its Orion Drone Executing Combat Trials In Syria

The Orion drone, now said to be in production for Russia, is seen releasing both apparent guided munitions and dumb bombs. 
By Thomas Newdick Feb 22, 2021

It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now

Assisted by U.S. financing, the Israeli Air Force will boost its stealth fleet and overhaul its tanker and rotary-lift capabilities.   
By Thomas Newdick Feb 19, 2021

Airbus C295 Transport Testbed Emerges Loaded With Turkish Guided Bombs

Photos of the bomb-laden transport prove the flight-test campaign for the mini-gunship is gathering pace. 
By Thomas Newdick Feb 19, 2021

There Were Doomsday Ships Ready To Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before There Were Doomsday Planes

Had nuclear war broken out, three different presidents could have sought refuge aboard the Navy’s unique ‘Floating White Houses.’
By Thomas Newdick Feb 18, 2021

New Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear War

Newly released 1983 ‘War Scare’ documents reveal alarming details of the Soviet nuclear attack preparations.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 18, 2021

Air Force Boss Wants Clean-Sheet Fighter That’s Less Advanced Than F-35 To Replace F-16

With a “son of F-16” under study, the Air Force's original procurement plan for the F-35 is looking increasingly precarious.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 17, 2021

Russia Claims Its Su-57 Felon Fighter Has Been Testing A New Hypersonic Missile

Unverified statements suggest Russia is working on an all-new hypersonic air-to-ground missile.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 16, 2021

Air Force F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Now Operating From Guam’s Austere Airfield

The drills brought F-35s and F-16s to a jungle-encircled airstrip and are likely a glimpse into the future of tactical jet operations in the Pacific.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 15, 2021

Take A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning System

As Russia’s early warning network marks 50 years of service, one of its satellite control centers opened its doors. 
By Thomas Newdick Feb 15, 2021

All You Need To Know About Italy’s F-35 Carrier That Just Arrived In The US

The Italian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier is about to begin operations with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter off the U.S. East Coast.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 12, 2021

Russia's New Helicopter-Transportable Armored Buggy Looks Like A Plague Doctor Mobile

Russia wants an armored, mine resistant truck that can be easily airlifted. Apparently, this thing is what they came up with.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 12, 2021

There’s One Place In The World Where AC-47 Spooky Gunships Still Fly

Veterans of the country’s counterinsurgency campaigns, the Colombian Air Force’s antique Fantasma gunships are still going strong.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 11, 2021

The Iconic Learjet Will Come To An End After Six Decades Of Defining Private Air Travel

Time is up for the classic bizjet as Bombardier announces the end of Learjet production at its Wichita plant.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 11, 2021

A Group Of Israelis Secretly Built And Tested Suicide Drones For An Unknown Asian Customer

The Israeli Police and state security service have been investigating a clandestine plan to illegally export the loitering munitions.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 10, 2021

The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other

The remarkable sub's story includes launching fighter-sized cruise missiles, attempting to rescue Vietnam War PoWs, and getting painted bright orange.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 10, 2021

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Strike Airliner In New Drone Attack On Saudi Airport

The attack on the airport came less than a week after the U.S. stopped aiding the Saudi-led campaign against the Yemeni rebels.
By Thomas Newdick Feb 9, 2021

Russia Bolsters Its Arctic Defenses With MiG-31 Interceptor Rotation In The Far North

The airbase at Rogachevo has begun hosting Foxhound interceptors, and similar deployments are now planned elsewhere in the region.