Aircraft Archives

Helicopters

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

Aircraft

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

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 11, 2023

Bombers

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 10, 2023

Aircraft

‘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

Fighter Aircraft

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

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Jan 4, 2023

Aircraft

This unusual new Air Force tactic is likely raising alarms in China, expert says

By David Roza

Posted on Jan 4, 2023

Bombers

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 31, 2022

Drones

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

Aircraft

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

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 29, 2022

Bombers

The US is officially sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 21, 2022

Drones

The Russian military continues its drone blitz on Kyiv

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 19, 2022

Aircraft

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

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 18, 2022

Aircraft

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 16, 2022

Aircraft

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

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 16, 2022

Drones

Ukrainian drones are making life hell for Russian troops in Crimea

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 15, 2022

Aircraft

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

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 12, 2022

Bombers

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

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 11, 2022

Aircraft

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

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 7, 2022

Helicopters

Everything we know about the Army’s new Black Hawk replacement, the Bell V-280 Valor

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 7, 2022

Helicopters

‘Land, load ’em, go’ — How Army helicopter crews risked their lives to save 10,000 during Afghanistan evacuation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 7, 2022

Helicopters

The Army has selected the V-280 Valor to replace its Black Hawk fleet

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 5, 2022

Bombers

Here’s your first look at the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 3, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

Watch an F-35 faceplant after a landing gear failure in Japan

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 1, 2022

Helicopters

The Air Force wants to triple the firepower of its HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Dec 1, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

Air Force F-35 maintainer shares what it’s like keeping ‘a flying computer’ ready to fight

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 30, 2022

Aircraft

Air Force A-10 pilot recognized for saving ground troops’ lives in Afghanistan

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 28, 2022

Fighter Aircraft

All-mom flight of Air Force F-15 fighter pilots takes to the skies

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 22, 2022

Aircraft

Air Force stages show of force flyover after North Korea’s latest ICBM test

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 20, 2022

Helicopters

How Air Force maintainers fixed a rescue helicopter that was literally at the end of its rope

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 18, 2022

Aircraft

Are US military aircraft really as broken as a government watchdog says they are?

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 15, 2022

Bombers

Why the Air Force sometimes uses explosives to get B-52 bomber engines running

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 14, 2022

Bombers

Watch an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress go toe-to-toe with a flock of birds

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

Aircraft

How airmen perform the fine art of arming F-16 fighter jets with deadly weapons

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 9, 2022

Aircraft

Why the C-17 is the US military’s flying hospital of choice

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

Aircraft

Air Force claims ‘no intent by the pilots’ to draw sky penis near Russian base in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

Helicopters

Inside the Army school where helicopter pilots learn the dangerous art of mountain flying

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

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.

Fighter Aircraft

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

By Jeff Schogol

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

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Latest in Aircraft

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

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

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

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

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

This unusual new Air Force tactic is likely raising alarms in China, expert says

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

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

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

The US is officially sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine

The Russian military continues its drone blitz on Kyiv

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

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

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

Ukrainian drones are making life hell for Russian troops in Crimea

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

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

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

Everything we know about the Army’s new Black Hawk replacement, the Bell V-280 Valor

‘Land, load ’em, go’ — How Army helicopter crews risked their lives to save 10,000 during Afghanistan evacuation

The Army has selected the V-280 Valor to replace its Black Hawk fleet

Here’s your first look at the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber

Watch an F-35 faceplant after a landing gear failure in Japan

The Air Force wants to triple the firepower of its HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters

Air Force F-35 maintainer shares what it’s like keeping ‘a flying computer’ ready to fight

Air Force A-10 pilot recognized for saving ground troops’ lives in Afghanistan

All-mom flight of Air Force F-15 fighter pilots takes to the skies

Air Force stages show of force flyover after North Korea’s latest ICBM test

How Air Force maintainers fixed a rescue helicopter that was literally at the end of its rope

Are US military aircraft really as broken as a government watchdog says they are?

Why the Air Force sometimes uses explosives to get B-52 bomber engines running

Watch an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress go toe-to-toe with a flock of birds

How airmen perform the fine art of arming F-16 fighter jets with deadly weapons

Why the C-17 is the US military’s flying hospital of choice

Air Force claims ‘no intent by the pilots’ to draw sky penis near Russian base in Syria

Inside the Army school where helicopter pilots learn the dangerous art of mountain flying

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

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