Aircraft Archives

Pedestrians walk under a large video screen showing images of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a news update in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2022.

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

Helicopters

Dramatic video shows why Russian helicopters are sitting ducks in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

Aircraft

Navy jet considered ‘beyond repair’ returns to flight 5 years after mid-air collision

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 31, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

The Air Force plans to replace its F-15 force in Japan with more modern fighter jets

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 29, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

Why the Air Force uses a ‘chicken gun’ to launch bird carcasses at its own aircraft

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 28, 2022

Drones

This video of a drone airdropping an armed robot dog is the stuff of dystopian nightmares

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

Bombers

That time the Air Force designed a tiny fighter jet to launch from strategic bombers

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

Why a US F-16 that deployed to Saudi Arabia has a hand of cards painted on its tail

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 26, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

We salute this F-15 fighter jet for rocking the most ‘Murica paint job ever

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Aircraft

Russian warplane slams into a residential building in second crash in less than a week

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 23, 2022

HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter

Helicopters

The Air Force’s new combat rescue helicopter is officially ready to come save your ass

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 22, 2022

XM1211 High Explosive Proximity (HEP) round

Drones

The Army is fielding a new ‘proximity’ round to take out incoming drones

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 21, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

Listen to Air Force fighter pilots intercept a ‘renegade’ plane intruding on Biden’s airspace

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 21, 2022

Aircraft

Watch the Army lose a perfectly good Humvee in the latest airdrop gone wrong

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 18, 2022

Drones

Russia’s kamikaze drone strikes against Ukraine aren’t the sign of strength Putin thinks

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 17, 2022

Aircraft

An Air Force F-22 Raptor unit just fired off a record number of air-to-air missiles

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 16, 2022

Helicopters

Air Force crew performs first-ever rescue in brand new search-and-rescue helicopter

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 12, 2022

A U.S. Marine from the 3/5 Lima company points his rifle at a building as it burns in the restive city of Fallujah,14 November 2004, 50 kms west of Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP photo by Patrick Baz via Getty Images)

Drones

Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

Drones

What it might be like for Air Force fighter pilots to command a team of drones in battle

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 6, 2022

Aircraft

How Air Force maintainers achieved a rare perfect inspection on a 49-year-old aircraft

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 28, 2022

Aircraft

Air Force pilot explains what it takes to be the top A-10 gun in the West

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 15, 2022

Drones

Video of US soldiers training against drone swarm offers glimpse at future of warfare

By Max Hauptman, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 13, 2022

Helicopters

Lack of training, maintenance likely led to Taliban pilot crashing Black Hawk, military aviator explains

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 12, 2022

Aircraft

The Air Force’s ‘Hawgsmoke’ A-10 Warthog competition is like the Olympics of close air support

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Sep 12, 2022

Aircraft

Video shows paratrooper pull their reserve parachute right before impact, narrowly avoiding disaster

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 9, 2022

Aircraft

The unexpected link between the A-10 Warthog and the hit Kanye West song ‘Jesus Walks’

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 7, 2022

Aircraft

Inside Norway’s complex plan to save a stranded Air Force Osprey

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Sep 6, 2022

Aircraft

A-10 pilot explains why the snow speeder is the Warthog of the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 5, 2022

Aircraft

The Air Force hopes this tiny box will help pilots fly through a chemical weapons attack

By David Roza

Posted on Sep 2, 2022

Helicopters

The Army grounds its fleet of CH-47 Chinooks, one of its oldest and most versatile aircraft

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 31, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

That time the Air Force delivered a heart transplant on a supersonic bomber

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 26, 2022

Helicopters

US calls in Apaches, AC-130s, and artillery to take on militants after Syria rocket attacks

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 25, 2022

Drones

How an Air Force Reaper drone helped save lives aboard a burning ship in the Pacific

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 24, 2022

Drones

After 64 days, the Army’s drone that wouldn’t die has died [Updated]

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 21, 2022

Bombers

Here’s how the US military can win a war against China

By David Geaney

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

Bombers

The Air Force is shuttering a pair of critical programs that trained foreign air forces in Afghanistan and beyond

By Ethan Brown

Posted on Aug 12, 2022

Drones

This Air Force drone just proved it can be a ‘Grunt Angel’ in a war with China

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 10, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

How the MiG-29 went from the ‘bad guy’ plane to the underdog against Russia

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 10, 2022

Helicopters

The 82nd Airborne awarded soldiers for the Kabul evacuation, then took the medals back for now

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 9, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

The Air Force made a hype video for a new fighter wing commander. He was fired a year later

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 8, 2022

Drones

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Aug 4, 2022

Aircraft

Experts doubt China is gearing up to invade Taiwan under the guise of training

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 3, 2022

Aircraft

This little-known Air Force jet just became the most-watched aircraft in history

By David Roza

Posted on Aug 2, 2022

Drones

Here’s what all those UFO sightings might be — and what the military may know

By Dan Reedy

Posted on Aug 2, 2022

Drones

The Army has a drone flying over the American Southwest that refuses to die

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jul 31, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

The bulk of the Air Force’s F-35 fleet just got grounded over faulty ejection seats

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

An Air Force Security Forces truck got impaled by a fighter jet

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 27, 2022

Bombers

The story behind the ‘pickle’ button that US military pilots use to drop bombs

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 27, 2022

Aircraft

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog’s depleted uranium rounds turn tank armor against itself

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 27, 2022

Aircraft

Nancy Pelosi may travel to Taiwan on a military plane, raising concerns about how China might react

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 25, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

‘I need a cleanup crew’ — Navy pilot describes crapping his pants at 30,000 feet

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jul 21, 2022

Helicopters

Air Force pits helicopter pilots against Russian-made Hinds in rare mock battle

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

Helicopters

Army helicopter crew earns rare ‘broken wing award’ after surviving ‘catastrophic’ incident in Afghanistan

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

Aircraft

The Air Force is very sorry about killing your pets

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jul 19, 2022

Bombers

More people have gone into space than have piloted the Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 18, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

This whimsical machine gun-toting bunny is the Air Force’s latest squadron mascot

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 12, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

Air Force F-16 pilot explains how he dodged 6 missiles during insane Gulf War mission

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 11, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

‘Do you wish you were a real pilot?’ — Comedian grills her F-35 pilot fiancé in hilarious interview

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 11, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

How an F-15 scored an air-to-air kill by dropping a bomb on an enemy helicopter

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

Navy Blue Angels had to change their show after jet caused $180,000 in building damage

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

Helicopters

Army pilots expertly land Black Hawk helicopter on knife’s edge ridge to save injured hiker

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 6, 2022

Aircraft

A Marine’s Bronze Star offers insight into US troops’ heroism during the Kabul evacuation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 5, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

The Air Force now has a golden F-16

By David Roza

Posted on Jul 1, 2022

Drones

Off the shelf, above the fight: How cheap drones are completely changing warfare

By Ivan F. Ingraham

Posted on Jul 1, 2022

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North Korea’s ballistic missile barrage signals a potentially dangerous escalation

Dramatic video shows why Russian helicopters are sitting ducks in Ukraine

Navy jet considered ‘beyond repair’ returns to flight 5 years after mid-air collision

The Air Force plans to replace its F-15 force in Japan with more modern fighter jets

Why the Air Force uses a ‘chicken gun’ to launch bird carcasses at its own aircraft

This video of a drone airdropping an armed robot dog is the stuff of dystopian nightmares

That time the Air Force designed a tiny fighter jet to launch from strategic bombers

Why a US F-16 that deployed to Saudi Arabia has a hand of cards painted on its tail

We salute this F-15 fighter jet for rocking the most ‘Murica paint job ever

Russian warplane slams into a residential building in second crash in less than a week

The Air Force’s new combat rescue helicopter is officially ready to come save your ass

The Army is fielding a new ‘proximity’ round to take out incoming drones

Listen to Air Force fighter pilots intercept a ‘renegade’ plane intruding on Biden’s airspace

Watch the Army lose a perfectly good Humvee in the latest airdrop gone wrong

Russia’s kamikaze drone strikes against Ukraine aren’t the sign of strength Putin thinks

An Air Force F-22 Raptor unit just fired off a record number of air-to-air missiles

Air Force crew performs first-ever rescue in brand new search-and-rescue helicopter

Who gets to call themselves a ‘combat veteran’?

What it might be like for Air Force fighter pilots to command a team of drones in battle

How Air Force maintainers achieved a rare perfect inspection on a 49-year-old aircraft

Air Force pilot explains what it takes to be the top A-10 gun in the West

Video of US soldiers training against drone swarm offers glimpse at future of warfare

Lack of training, maintenance likely led to Taliban pilot crashing Black Hawk, military aviator explains

The Air Force’s ‘Hawgsmoke’ A-10 Warthog competition is like the Olympics of close air support

Video shows paratrooper pull their reserve parachute right before impact, narrowly avoiding disaster

The unexpected link between the A-10 Warthog and the hit Kanye West song ‘Jesus Walks’

Inside Norway’s complex plan to save a stranded Air Force Osprey

A-10 pilot explains why the snow speeder is the Warthog of the ‘Star Wars’ galaxy

The Air Force hopes this tiny box will help pilots fly through a chemical weapons attack

The Army grounds its fleet of CH-47 Chinooks, one of its oldest and most versatile aircraft

That time the Air Force delivered a heart transplant on a supersonic bomber

US calls in Apaches, AC-130s, and artillery to take on militants after Syria rocket attacks

How an Air Force Reaper drone helped save lives aboard a burning ship in the Pacific

After 64 days, the Army’s drone that wouldn’t die has died [Updated]

Here’s how the US military can win a war against China

The Air Force is shuttering a pair of critical programs that trained foreign air forces in Afghanistan and beyond

This Air Force drone just proved it can be a ‘Grunt Angel’ in a war with China

How the MiG-29 went from the ‘bad guy’ plane to the underdog against Russia

The 82nd Airborne awarded soldiers for the Kabul evacuation, then took the medals back for now

The Air Force made a hype video for a new fighter wing commander. He was fired a year later

‘Oh shit that’s my house’ — Iraq vet realizes Al Qaeda chief was killed while living in his old home

Experts doubt China is gearing up to invade Taiwan under the guise of training

This little-known Air Force jet just became the most-watched aircraft in history

Here’s what all those UFO sightings might be — and what the military may know

The Army has a drone flying over the American Southwest that refuses to die

The bulk of the Air Force’s F-35 fleet just got grounded over faulty ejection seats

An Air Force Security Forces truck got impaled by a fighter jet

The story behind the ‘pickle’ button that US military pilots use to drop bombs

A-10 pilot explains how the Warthog’s depleted uranium rounds turn tank armor against itself

Nancy Pelosi may travel to Taiwan on a military plane, raising concerns about how China might react

‘I need a cleanup crew’ — Navy pilot describes crapping his pants at 30,000 feet

Air Force pits helicopter pilots against Russian-made Hinds in rare mock battle

Army helicopter crew earns rare ‘broken wing award’ after surviving ‘catastrophic’ incident in Afghanistan

The Air Force is very sorry about killing your pets

More people have gone into space than have piloted the Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber

This whimsical machine gun-toting bunny is the Air Force’s latest squadron mascot

Air Force F-16 pilot explains how he dodged 6 missiles during insane Gulf War mission

‘Do you wish you were a real pilot?’ — Comedian grills her F-35 pilot fiancé in hilarious interview

How an F-15 scored an air-to-air kill by dropping a bomb on an enemy helicopter

Navy Blue Angels had to change their show after jet caused $180,000 in building damage

Army pilots expertly land Black Hawk helicopter on knife’s edge ridge to save injured hiker

A Marine’s Bronze Star offers insight into US troops’ heroism during the Kabul evacuation

The Air Force now has a golden F-16

Off the shelf, above the fight: How cheap drones are completely changing warfare

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