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By Tyler Rogoway Jun 25, 2020

Incredible Lecture By F-14 Designer Explains Why The Tomcat Owes A Lot To The F-111

The presentation is one of the best ever on the F-14's genesis and the incredible technological leap it brought to modern air combat. 
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 25, 2020

Behold The Controversial $1.1M Paint Job On The United Kingdom's Version Of Air Force One (Updated)

The VIP-configured tanker transport, which also serves in non-VIP transport roles, as needed, had previously worn a standard gray paint scheme.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 24, 2020

Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out "Skyborg" Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program

The presentation outlines potential future mission sets, including air-to-air combat, and how the drones will fit into the service's larger plans.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 24, 2020

This Is Our First Look At The Marines' New CH-53K King Stallion Flying From A Ship

In the years to come, the King Stallions will become a staple aboard U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships. 
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 24, 2020

British Government Says It Might Pass On $27M Upgrade For Some Of Its F-35s

Aircraft without the still-in-development Block 4 update would be left with reduced functionality and more limited capabilities.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 23, 2020

F-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force's Radical New Training Plan

F-22s, which are in notoriously short supply, could perform other duties, including playing the bad guy, if new pilots needed fewer training sorties.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 23, 2020

Unprecedented Public Report On UFOs Requested From Senate Intel Committee

Lawmakers want to know what data exists, how it's shared, what threats these craft might pose, and if an adversary has new breakthrough tech.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 23, 2020

Private Pilot Flew Over America's Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images

The images show Global Hawks and U-2 spy planes scattered around the ramp, and an interesting upgrade that may point to a new shadowy resident.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 22, 2020

New Marine One VH-92A Helicopters Could Be Joined By Fleet Of CH-92A Trainer-Transports

The CH-92As could help train Marine One crews and move around the White House staff and press corps, among other duties.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 22, 2020

Instructor Fighter Pilot Screams "Kill Him! Kill Him!" At Student In Hilarious Dogfight Video

It's so special when a teacher puts all of themselves into their work, even when they're frantically trying to get their pupil to kill the other guy.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 22, 2020

Congress Pushes Navy To Add Hypersonic Missiles To Its Stealthy Destroyers

The move could alter the Navy's timeline for deploying hypersonic weapons and it could lead to big changes for its Zumwalt class destroyers.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 20, 2020

Bunker Talk: Let's Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn't Cover This Week

We can talk about the F-117's weapons, submarine social hierarchy, geopolitics, mysterious 737 test jets—you know, no big whoop.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 19, 2020

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

The "Black Jet" never got the ability to shoot down other aircraft, but not due to a lack of creativity on behalf of the Skunk Works team.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 19, 2020

Stealthy 'Son Of Ares' Jet Seen Covered In Mirrors During Mysterious Test Flights

The alien-looking aircraft and its twin are being used for intriguing trials involving a number of other aircraft high above the Mojave Desert.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 19, 2020

Russia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk (Updated)

The sorties into the Sea of Okhotsk come amid an increase in American and Russian aerial activity around each others' borders.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 18, 2020

Turkey Now Has Swarming Suicide Drones It Could Export

This is yet another wake-up call to the threat that low-end weaponized hobby-like drones pose and how widespread they will become.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 18, 2020

Stealthy 'Son Of Ares' Mystery Jet Appears With Odd Markings And NASA F-15 Escort

The intriguing test flights have continued with new aircraft types joining a trio of Scaled Composites' aircraft high over the Mojave Desert.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 18, 2020

Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Crashed Into The Philippine Sea

Both crewmembers in the jet, which was part of Carrier Air Wing on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, were able to eject and were quickly rescued.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 18, 2020

Russian MiG-29 And Su-24 Combat Jets Caught In-Flight At Libyan Base In New Satellite Images

The images show that the jets that Russia sent to the North African country last month are increasingly active.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 17, 2020

Ukraine Cleared To Buy 16 Of The U.S. Navy's Newest Patrol Boats

A notable naval skirmish with Russian forces a year and a half ago underscored the country's desperate need for additional and more capable ships.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 17, 2020

The Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet Union

The F-117 was built with the ability to deliver nuclear bombs and the Air Force didn't forget that during the last years of the Cold War.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 17, 2020

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

These missiles keep taking out terrorist leaders overseas by ripping through their vehicles and mortally slicing them up.
By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick Jun 16, 2020

Canada Cleared To Upgrade Its Aging CF-18 Hornets With New Radars, AIM-9X Sidewinders

The Royal Canadian Air Force is looking at a Hornet Extension Program amid an ongoing saga over buying new fighter jets that it needed years ago.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 16, 2020

Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies

Between its aging KC-135 and KC-10 tanker fleets and problems with the new KC-46A, the Air Force is facing a worrying tanker gap.
By Aaron Amick Jun 16, 2020

Nukes, Nubs And Coners: The Unique Social Hierarchy Aboard A Nuclear Submarine

Getting assigned to your first sub doesn't make you a submariner and once you become one you'll find yourself in a social structure unlike any other.
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