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A KC-10 Tanker’s Escape Slides Failed After An Aborted Take-Off In An Alarming Malfunction A KC-10 Tanker’s Escape Slides Failed After An Aborted Take-Off In An Alarming Malfunction

By Jeff Schogol

/ Jun 26 2018

News

Inside A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Mission Against ISIS In Libya Inside A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Mission Against ISIS In Libya

/ Jun 25 2018

News

The Legendary B-52 Stratofortress Is Getting A Buttload Of New Bombs The Legendary B-52 Stratofortress Is Getting A Buttload Of New Bombs

By Jared Keller

/ Jun 22 2018

Culture

Our Top 5 Badass Fictional Warplanes, Ranked Our Top 5 Badass Fictional Warplanes, Ranked

/ Jun 20 2018

Tech & Tactics

7 Wild Photos Of The SR-71 Blackbird’s Legendary Afterburners In Action 7 Wild Photos Of The SR-71 Blackbird’s Legendary Afterburners In Action

By

/ Jun 16 2018

Culture

Is That Another Sky Penis Above Another US Military Base? Is That Another Sky Penis Above Another US Military Base?

By Jared Keller

/ Jun 14 2018

Tech & Tactics

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s Achilles Heel The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s Achilles Heel

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/ Jun 8 2018

News

The A-10 Warthog Goes To Mars The A-10 Warthog Goes To Mars

/ Jun 6 2018

Culture

‘Top Gun’ Sequel Not Yet In The Danger Zone, DoD Says ‘Top Gun’ Sequel Not Yet In The Danger Zone, DoD Says

By Jeff Schogol

/ May 31 2018

Culture

‘Top Gun 2: Maverick’ Just Lit The Afterburners ‘Top Gun 2: Maverick’ Just Lit The Afterburners

/ May 31 2018

News

2 Air Force Pilots Are Safe After Their Training Jet Crashed In Mississippi 2 Air Force Pilots Are Safe After Their Training Jet Crashed In Mississippi

By Jeff Schogol

/ May 23 2018

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That Fiery B-1B Lancer Landing In Texas Was Reportedly A Commander’s Worst Nightmare That Fiery B-1B Lancer Landing In Texas Was Reportedly A Commander’s Worst Nightmare

/ May 21 2018

News

An Ammo Box Fell From A Black Hawk And Crashed Through The Roof Of A Texas School An Ammo Box Fell From A Black Hawk And Crashed Through The Roof Of A Texas School

By Jared Keller

/ May 18 2018

History

The Secret Christmas Day Dogfight Of World War II The Secret Christmas Day Dogfight Of World War II

/ May 17 2018

Culture

8 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About ‘Top Gun’ 8 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About ‘Top Gun’

By Sarah Sicard

/ May 16 2018

News

The Army’s Black Hawk Replacement is One Step Closer To Dropping You Off At Fort Bragg The Army’s Black Hawk Replacement is One Step Closer To Dropping You Off At Fort Bragg

By Jared Keller

/ May 16 2018

Tech & Tactics

Video Shows US Drones Blasting Attacking Taliban Fighters Video Shows US Drones Blasting Attacking Taliban Fighters

By Jeff Schogol

/ May 16 2018

News

Marines Unveil New Badges For Drone Operators, As If They Weren’t Already Cool Enough Marines Unveil New Badges For Drone Operators, As If They Weren’t Already Cool Enough

By Adam Linehan

/ May 16 2018

News

The Army Is Inspecting Its Entire Apache Helicopter Fleet For A Critical Defect The Army Is Inspecting Its Entire Apache Helicopter Fleet For A Critical Defect

By Jared Keller

/ May 15 2018

Tech & Tactics

Transforming The B-1B Bomber Into A Gunship Is A Terrible Idea Transforming The B-1B Bomber Into A Gunship Is A Terrible Idea

/ May 15 2018

Tech & Tactics

DARPA’s ‘Gremlin’ Drones Can Deploy From A Flying Carrier In Starcraft-Style Swarms DARPA’s ‘Gremlin’ Drones Can Deploy From A Flying Carrier In Starcraft-Style Swarms

/ May 14 2018

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Air Force On The New AC-130 Gunship: ‘That’s The Sound America Makes When She’s Angry’ Air Force On The New AC-130 Gunship: ‘That’s The Sound America Makes When She’s Angry’

By Jared Keller

/ May 11 2018

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What We Know About China’s Secretive New Stealth Bombers What We Know About China’s Secretive New Stealth Bombers

/ May 10 2018

News

Sergeant Responsible For Epic Humvee Free-Fall Fiasco Found Guilty Sergeant Responsible For Epic Humvee Free-Fall Fiasco Found Guilty

By Adam Linehan

/ May 9 2018

News

The Military’s Aviation Crisis Is Definitely ‘Not A Crisis,’ Pentagon Insists The Military’s Aviation Crisis Is Definitely ‘Not A Crisis,’ Pentagon Insists

By Jared Keller

/ May 7 2018

Tech & Tactics

3 Reasons The Legendary B-52 Bomber Will Outlive All Of Us 3 Reasons The Legendary B-52 Bomber Will Outlive All Of Us

By Jeff Schogol

/ Apr 25 2018

News

An Air Force F-16 Crash In Arizona Is The Latest Military Aviation Mishap An Air Force F-16 Crash In Arizona Is The Latest Military Aviation Mishap

By Jeff Schogol

/ Apr 24 2018

Tech & Tactics

How The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter May Have Benefited from Soviet Technology How The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter May Have Benefited from Soviet Technology

/ Apr 24 2018

News

The ‘Most Powerful’ Helicopter Ever Fielded By The US Is Also The Most Expensive The ‘Most Powerful’ Helicopter Ever Fielded By The US Is Also The Most Expensive

By Jared Keller

/ Apr 23 2018

News

A Small Part Is Causing Big Problems For The Army’s Apache Fleet A Small Part Is Causing Big Problems For The Army’s Apache Fleet

By Jared Keller

/ Apr 20 2018

Tech & Tactics

Watch 3 F-15s Literally ‘Chase The Moon’ During A Solar Eclipse Watch 3 F-15s Literally ‘Chase The Moon’ During A Solar Eclipse

/ Apr 18 2018

Culture

Who Exactly Was The Bad Guy In ‘Top Gun’? Who Exactly Was The Bad Guy In ‘Top Gun’?

/ Apr 13 2018

Culture

5 Of The Most Dangerous Spy Plane Missions In US Military History 5 Of The Most Dangerous Spy Plane Missions In US Military History

/ Apr 10 2018

Tech & Tactics

Lockheed Martin’s New Tanker Drones Are A Glimpse At The Future Of Aerial Warfare Lockheed Martin’s New Tanker Drones Are A Glimpse At The Future Of Aerial Warfare

By Jared Keller

/ Apr 9 2018

News

This F-16 Cockpit Video Captures Fantastic Ultra Low-Level Flying Over Japan This F-16 Cockpit Video Captures Fantastic Ultra Low-Level Flying Over Japan

By Jared Keller

/ Apr 6 2018

News

More Troops Have Died In Aviation Mishaps Than In Afghanistan Combat Over The Past Year More Troops Have Died In Aviation Mishaps Than In Afghanistan Combat Over The Past Year

By Paul Szoldra

/ Apr 5 2018

News

4 Marines Die In A Helicopter Crash, The Second Marine Aircraft To Crash That Day 4 Marines Die In A Helicopter Crash, The Second Marine Aircraft To Crash That Day

By Jeff Schogol

/ Apr 4 2018

Tech & Tactics

F-22s Can’t Talk To F-35s, Because Of Course They Can’t F-22s Can’t Talk To F-35s, Because Of Course They Can’t

By Paul Szoldra

/ Apr 3 2018

Tech & Tactics

Drones Aren’t F&king Magic, People Drones Aren’t F&king Magic, People

By Kelsey Atherton

/ Mar 22 2018

News

Watch An A-10 Thunderbolt Obliterate A Taliban Truck Watch An A-10 Thunderbolt Obliterate A Taliban Truck

By Task & Purpose

/ Mar 20 2018

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The Air Force Has Identified The 7 Killed In A Helicopter Crash In Iraq The Air Force Has Identified The 7 Killed In A Helicopter Crash In Iraq

By Task & Purpose

/ Mar 17 2018

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7 US Troops Killed During Helicopter Crash In Iraq 7 US Troops Killed During Helicopter Crash In Iraq

By Jeff Schogol

/ Mar 15 2018

News

Two Navy Aviators Killed After Their F-18 Crashes Off NAS Key West Two Navy Aviators Killed After Their F-18 Crashes Off NAS Key West

By Jeff Schogol

/ Mar 14 2018

News

This Retro Army Training Video For Vietnam-Era Door Gunners Is Scarily Adorable This Retro Army Training Video For Vietnam-Era Door Gunners Is Scarily Adorable

By Jared Keller

/ Mar 12 2018

News

Ice Cream Man Doesn’t Want To Hear The Sound Of Freedom Ice Cream Man Doesn’t Want To Hear The Sound Of Freedom

By Paul Szoldra

/ Mar 5 2018

Tech & Tactics

Here’s Video Of A US Drone Strike Flattening A Russian-Made T-72 Tank In Syria Here’s Video Of A US Drone Strike Flattening A Russian-Made T-72 Tank In Syria

By

/ Feb 13 2018

Culture

Officials: ‘Clown Penis’ Is Not A Realistic Callsign For Pilots Officials: ‘Clown Penis’ Is Not A Realistic Callsign For Pilots

By Jeff Schogol

/ Jan 30 2018

News

Marines In Japan Are Starting The Year Off With Some Major Helo Problems Marines In Japan Are Starting The Year Off With Some Major Helo Problems

By Jared Keller

/ Jan 8 2018

News

This Is One Of US Military Planners’ Greatest Fears In A War With North Korea This Is One Of US Military Planners’ Greatest Fears In A War With North Korea

By Jared Keller

/ Jan 8 2018

News

Aerial Footage Reveals RAF Mildenhall Intruder Came Dangerously Close To US Military Aircraft Aerial Footage Reveals RAF Mildenhall Intruder Came Dangerously Close To US Military Aircraft

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 20 2017

History

Afghanistan Wants The US To Send The A-10 Warthog Back To Fight The Taliban Afghanistan Wants The US To Send The A-10 Warthog Back To Fight The Taliban

By

/ Dec 14 2017

News

A Marine Super Cobra Landed On A Baseball Field So The Pilot Could Pick Up His Phone A Marine Super Cobra Landed On A Baseball Field So The Pilot Could Pick Up His Phone

/ Nov 21 2017

History

F-22 Raptor Makes Afghanistan Debut As War Escalates Into 24/7 Bomb Fest F-22 Raptor Makes Afghanistan Debut As War Escalates Into 24/7 Bomb Fest

By Adam Linehan

/ Nov 21 2017

Culture

A (Very) Short History Of Military Personnel Drawing Dicks In The Sky A (Very) Short History Of Military Personnel Drawing Dicks In The Sky

By Jared Keller

/ Nov 20 2017

News

Mischievous Navy Pilot In Hot Water For Drawing Enormous Penis In The Sky Mischievous Navy Pilot In Hot Water For Drawing Enormous Penis In The Sky

By Adam Linehan

/ Nov 17 2017

Culture

Get On A Highway To The Danger Zone With This ’90s-Rific F-16 Training Video Get On A Highway To The Danger Zone With This ’90s-Rific F-16 Training Video

/ Oct 30 2017

Tech & Tactics

No, The Nuclear Bombers Aren’t Going Back On 24-Hour Alert — Yet No, The Nuclear Bombers Aren’t Going Back On 24-Hour Alert — Yet

By Jared Keller

/ Oct 23 2017

News

The Army’s New Modernization Program Could Be The Branch’s Biggest Shakeup Since The Vietnam War The Army’s New Modernization Program Could Be The Branch’s Biggest Shakeup Since The Vietnam War

By Matthew Moss

/ Oct 13 2017

Tech & Tactics

T-45C Goshawk Crash Kills 2 In Tennessee Amid Growing Mishap Worries T-45C Goshawk Crash Kills 2 In Tennessee Amid Growing Mishap Worries

By Jared Keller

/ Oct 2 2017

News

Royal Air Force Releases Footage Of Hellfire Strike Stopping Public Execution In Syria Royal Air Force Releases Footage Of Hellfire Strike Stopping Public Execution In Syria

By Adam Linehan

/ Sep 22 2017

News

DoD And DEA Paid $86M For A Spy Plane That Never Got Off The Ground DoD And DEA Paid $86M For A Spy Plane That Never Got Off The Ground

/ Sep 14 2017

News

Iraqi Pilot Killed In Arizona F-16 Fighting Falcon Crash Iraqi Pilot Killed In Arizona F-16 Fighting Falcon Crash

/ Sep 6 2017

News

Here’s What It’s Like To Fly A B-29 Superfortress Into The Eye Of A Hurricane Here’s What It’s Like To Fly A B-29 Superfortress Into The Eye Of A Hurricane

By Jared Keller

/ Aug 25 2017

Culture

You Can Now Own Maverick’s Actual Flight Suit From ‘Top Gun’ You Can Now Own Maverick’s Actual Flight Suit From ‘Top Gun’

By Sarah Sicard

/ Aug 23 2017