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‘They were just being good pilots’ — Inside the Osprey crash that killed 5 Marines
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‘They were just being good pilots’ — Inside the Osprey crash that killed 5 Marines

By Matt White

Posted on Jul 22, 2023

Iran corvette
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US Navy chases away Iranians before they can seize two oil tankers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 5, 2023

A-10 Warthog
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The A-10 is retiring and the Air Force has no close air support replacement

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 29, 2023

Chinook helicopter
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22 US troops injured in Syria helicopter crash

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jun 13, 2023

Air Force drone artificial intelligence
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Air Force said AI drone killed its human operator in a simulation

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jun 1, 2023

Ukrainian Drone School Instructors Teach Ukrainian Military Aerial Reconnaissance And Drone Control In Zaporizhzhia
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This drone-on-drone dogfight in Ukraine is a glimpse of the future of war

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 27, 2023

B-1Bs Lancer bomber payload upgrade
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The Air Force wants to load up the B-1B Lancer with more bombs than ever before

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 23, 2023

Grady Kurpasi
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The long journey home for a Marine veteran killed in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 23, 2023

Ukrainian Drone School Instructors Teach Ukrainian Military Aerial Reconnaissance And Drone Control In Zaporizhzhia
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Report: Ukraine is losing 10,000 drones per month

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 20, 2023

Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Northrop Grumman
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The Air Force is officially hunting for its first new fighter jet in decades

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 18, 2023

AT-802U Sky Warden armed overwatch
Tech & Tactics

Here comes Sky Warden, the crop duster that’s SOCOM’s newest armed overwatch aircraft

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 13, 2023

air force f-22 raptor rebuild naval Air Station Fallon mishap
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Air Force F-22 Raptor rejoins fleet 5 years after belly-flopping on takeoff

By Jared Keller

Posted on May 8, 2023

Air Force F-16 crashes in South Korea
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Air Force F-16 crashes in South Korea

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on May 6, 2023

Kremlin attack
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Russia claims Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Kremlin

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 3, 2023

Russian fighter jet
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Russian fighter jets have harassed US forces in Syria nearly 100 times in 2 months

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 2, 2023

Apache helicopters
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Apache helicopter collision kills 3 soldiers and injures 1 in Alaska

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 28, 2023

a-10 warthog small diameter bomb loadout
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The beloved A-10 Warthog has a brand new role: bomb truck

By Jared Keller

Posted on Apr 27, 2023

air force bomb
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Russia jams US GPS-guided weapons given to Ukraine, leaked info shows

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 13, 2023

30mm gun
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US providing Ukraine with 30mm gun trucks to blast Iranian drones out of the sky

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Apr 5, 2023

U.S. Army, crash, black hawk crash, HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, HH-60, helicopter
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Army identifies 9 soldiers killed in dual Black Hawk crashes

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 31, 2023

Silent Arrow GD-2000 glider drone resupply green berets
Tech & Tactics

Green Berets are testing a prototype glider drone for speedy resupply

By Jared Keller

Posted on Mar 31, 2023

Mq-9 reaper drone
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Footage captures moment a Russian Su-27 collided with MQ-9 Reaper drone over Black Sea

By James Clark

Posted on Mar 16, 2023

US Air Force drone crashes after colliding with Russian fighter over Black Sea
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US Air Force drone crashes after colliding with Russian fighter over Black Sea

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

JASSM
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Military buying more missiles and other weapons to fight China, Russia

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

Why the US military plans to start making its own jet fuel
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Why the US military plans to start making its own jet fuel

Posted on Mar 10, 2023

e-7 wedgetail
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The Air Force’s upcoming radar aircraft is already a combat veteran

By David Roza

Posted on Mar 2, 2023

F-22 firing an AIM9X Sidewinder missile
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How balloon encounters revealed gaps in NORAD’s warning system

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 23, 2023

u-2 chinese spy balloon selfie
Culture

A U-2 spy plane pilot took a selfie with the Chinese spy balloon

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 22, 2023

Chinese and Russian troops
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China is considering arming Russian forces in Ukraine, US says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 21, 2023

Somalia
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US launches another airstrike in Somalia, the next battlefield

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 16, 2023

f-22 raptor chinese spy balloon kill victory marking
Culture

No, an F-22 isn’t rocking an aerial victory marking for that Chinese spy balloon — yet

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 16, 2023

russia ukraine war drones
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DIA report confirms Russia’s use of Iranian drones in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 15, 2023

UFO
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A brief history of the Pentagon’s efforts to track and identify UFOs

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 14, 2023

F-16
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Why is the US military suddenly shooting down every UFO in the sky?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 13, 2023

a-10 warthog cow kill victory marking
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The real story behind how an A-10 Warthog ended up with a cow kill marking

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 10, 2023

Turkey earthquake
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How the US military is sending life-saving assistance to Turkey after a devastating earthquake

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 8, 2023

cv-22
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V-22 Ospreys grounded over hard clutch issue

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 5, 2023

army helicopters
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US special operators surprised the hell out of San Diego residents during urban combat training

By Jared Keller

Posted on Feb 4, 2023

Liberty Lifter DARPA flying boat exranoplan
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The Pentagon wants to develop a giant seaplane with the cargo capacity of a C-17

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Feb 3, 2023

Chinese spy balloon
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Pentagon decides not to shoot down Chinese spy balloon over US

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 2, 2023

kc-10
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Airmen prepare to bid farewell to beloved ‘Big Sexy’ refueling tanker after 30 years of service

By David Roza

Posted on Feb 1, 2023

Marker UGV Russia Ukraine tanks
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Russia says it will fast-track testing of tank-killing robot in Ukraine

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 31, 2023

Al-Shabaab
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US airstrike in Somalia kills roughly 30 al-Shabaab fighters

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 23, 2023

F-16 F-15 War Thunder forums leak
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‘War Thunder’ players are once again leaking sensitive military technology information on a video game forum

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 20, 2023

er-2
History

How a Cold War spy plane went from watching the Soviets to watching the weather for NASA

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 20, 2023

Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet repairs
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Sailors brought a dead F/A-18 back to life in just 33 days while at sea

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 18, 2023

hh-60w pararescue
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The Air Force’s newest rescue helicopter just pulled off its first life-or-death save during a deployment

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 12, 2023

Air Force C-17 flight
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Watch 24 C-17s roll out from an Air Force base in a matter of minutes

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 11, 2023

military call signs
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Here’s why raunchy military call signs keep showing up on flight trackers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 10, 2023

kc-135
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‘I’m gonna miss you’ – Airman says goodbye to 65-year-old tanker he spent 12 years fixing

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 10, 2023

F-15EX
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Air Force test fires its latest missile configuration for the new F-15EX

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 4, 2023

air force rapid dragon
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This unusual new Air Force tactic is likely raising alarms in China, expert says

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 4, 2023

Robert Certain
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Former POW recalls captivity in Vietnam on New Year’s Eve 1972, months before his release

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 31, 2022

ISIS
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US troops conducted 313 missions and killed 686 ISIS fighters in 2022

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

arctic, air force
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How airmen overcame -77 degree weather, frostnip to fix a C-130 in Antarctica

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

Patriot Missiles
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The US is officially sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 21, 2022

Russian drone attacks
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The Russian military continues its drone blitz on Kyiv

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 19, 2022

b-2 spirit bomber
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B-2 Spirits hit with stand down order following emergency landing

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 18, 2022

Wrong call sign
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Air Force says KC-135 broadcast inappropriate call sign [Updated]

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 16, 2022

china air force plaaf
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Worried about China’s air force? Here’s everything you need to know

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 16, 2022

Ukrainian Drone School Instructors Teach Ukrainian Military Aerial Reconnaissance And Drone Control In Zaporizhzhia
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Ukrainian drones are making life hell for Russian troops in Crimea

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 15, 2022

A-10 Warthog
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Air Force to start retiring A-10 Warthogs after a decade of legislative wrangling

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 12, 2022

b-2 spirit
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B-2 Spirit makes emergency landing, catches fire, following malfunction

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 11, 2022

Old Air Force A-10 Warthog learns new trick: Covering fire for B-1B bombers
Tech & Tactics

Old Air Force A-10 Warthog learns new trick: Covering fire for B-1B bombers

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 7, 2022