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Air Force captain honored for cleaning aircraft toilet
Aircraft

Air Force captain honored for cleaning aircraft toilet

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 10, 2021

ac-130 spectre gunship
Bombers

The US is sending B-52s and AC-130 gunships back in Afghanistan to slow its impending collapse

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 10, 2021

Air Force A-10s just made a ‘highway to the danger zone’ in Michigan
Fighter Aircraft

Air Force A-10s just made a ‘highway to the danger zone’ in Michigan

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 7, 2021

Here’s why the Air Force’s workhorse C-17 is called ‘the Moose’
Aircraft

Here’s why the Air Force’s workhorse C-17 is called ‘the Moose’

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 7, 2021

An Air Force drone more costly than an F-35 just fell out of the sky in North Dakota
Drones

An Air Force drone more costly than an F-35 just fell out of the sky in North Dakota

By David Roza

Updated on Aug 6, 2021

Senate to Air Force: You’re gonna keep your A-10 Warthogs and you’re gonna like it
Fighter Aircraft

Senate to Air Force: You’re gonna keep your A-10 Warthogs and you’re gonna like it

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 29, 2021

No, Russia’s new fighter jet can’t fly at twice the speed of light
Fighter Aircraft

No, Russia’s new fighter jet can’t fly at twice the speed of light

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 21, 2021

The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria
Drones

The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jul 19, 2021

Meet the ‘Mad’ Revolutionary War general who inspired this badass A-10 paint job
Fighter Aircraft

Meet the ‘Mad’ Revolutionary War general who inspired this badass A-10 paint job

By David Roza

Updated on Jul 12, 2021

Here’s why Army helicopters have Native American names
Helicopters

Here’s why Army helicopters have Native American names

By Haley Britzky

Updated on Jul 5, 2021

Why Portugal paints F-16s to look like tigers
Fighter Aircraft

Why Portugal paints F-16s to look like tigers

By David Roza

Updated on Jun 8, 2021

Pentagon: We have no evidence of aliens. UFO fans: So you’re telling me there’s a chance?
Aircraft

Pentagon: We have no evidence of aliens. UFO fans: So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jun 6, 2021

This WWII Navy pilot survived a 1,200-foot fall into the Pacific. Then he got back in the cockpit
Bombers

This WWII Navy pilot survived a 1,200-foot fall into the Pacific. Then he got back in the cockpit

By David Roza

Updated on Jun 4, 2021

The Air Force wants $48 million to drop commandos into battle from orbit
Aircraft

The Air Force wants $48 million to drop commandos into battle from orbit

By David Roza

Updated on Jun 3, 2021

Why the Air Force wants to cut dozens of A-10s, everyone’s favorite close air support aircraft
Fighter Aircraft

Why the Air Force wants to cut dozens of A-10s, everyone’s favorite close air support aircraft

By David Roza

Updated on May 28, 2021

Goodbye A-10s, hello pay raise: Inside the Pentagon’s $715 billion budget wishlist
Fighter Aircraft

Goodbye A-10s, hello pay raise: Inside the Pentagon’s $715 billion budget wishlist

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on May 28, 2021

This is what it looks like to fly straight into a thunderstorm
Aircraft

This is what it looks like to fly straight into a thunderstorm

By David Roza

Updated on May 27, 2021

Navy pilot remembers the ‘absurdity’ of her famous UFO sighting
Aircraft

Navy pilot remembers the ‘absurdity’ of her famous UFO sighting

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 27, 2021

Why America’s first bomber was called ‘the flaming coffin’
Bombers

Why America’s first bomber was called ‘the flaming coffin’

By David Roza

Updated on May 24, 2021

How the Air Force turns a combat-ready F-16 into a high-flying Thunderbirds act
Fighter Aircraft

How the Air Force turns a combat-ready F-16 into a high-flying Thunderbirds act

By David Roza

Updated on May 18, 2021

Badass Air Force pilot recognized for belly-landing an A-10 with canopy ripped off
Fighter Aircraft

Badass Air Force pilot recognized for belly-landing an A-10 with canopy ripped off

By David Roza

Updated on May 14, 2021

French pilot claims he was strapped to a target and fired upon by fighter jets in deranged hazing incident
Fighter Aircraft

French pilot claims he was strapped to a target and fired upon by fighter jets in deranged hazing incident

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on May 10, 2021

This A-10’s new paint job pays tribute to the original flying tank of World War II
Fighter Aircraft

This A-10’s new paint job pays tribute to the original flying tank of World War II

By David Roza

Updated on May 7, 2021

‘The worst 4 hours of my life’ — Legendary astronaut Michael Collins on what it’s like to have a nicotine fit aboard a B-52 mid-flight
Bombers

‘The worst 4 hours of my life’ — Legendary astronaut Michael Collins on what it’s like to have a nicotine fit aboard a B-52 mid-flight

By David Roza

Updated on Apr 30, 2021

This Army pilot can teach you how to hover in a helicopter in just 54 seconds
Helicopters

This Army pilot can teach you how to hover in a helicopter in just 54 seconds

By David Roza

Updated on Apr 29, 2021

‘It’s like our warpaint’— Why some Black Hawk crew chiefs paint their face masks something fierce
Helicopters

‘It’s like our warpaint’— Why some Black Hawk crew chiefs paint their face masks something fierce

By David Roza

Updated on Apr 20, 2021

The Air Force’s troubled KC-46 aircraft has a toilet that leaks shit everywhere
Aircraft

The Air Force’s troubled KC-46 aircraft has a toilet that leaks shit everywhere

By David Roza

Updated on Apr 16, 2021

Hey, UFOs that keep buzzing Navy ships: Are you from China?
Aircraft

Hey, UFOs that keep buzzing Navy ships: Are you from China?

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Apr 12, 2021

At $39,000, this C-130-styled handbag costs half the salary of an actual Air Force pilot
Aircraft

At $39,000, this C-130-styled handbag costs half the salary of an actual Air Force pilot

By David Roza

Updated on Apr 7, 2021

‘Wise Guy’ flies again — How the Air Force got a 60-year-old B-52 back up and running
Bombers

‘Wise Guy’ flies again — How the Air Force got a 60-year-old B-52 back up and running

By David Roza

Updated on Mar 30, 2021

How ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ revealed an actual problem with the F-35
Fighter Aircraft

How ‘Live Free or Die Hard’ revealed an actual problem with the F-35

By Jared Keller

Updated on Mar 28, 2021

Same sh*t, different decade: the War on Terror just won’t end for these 2 Army pilots
Helicopters

Same sh*t, different decade: the War on Terror just won’t end for these 2 Army pilots

By David Roza

Updated on Mar 24, 2021

We salute Maj. Dick Bong, for obvious reasons
Fighter Aircraft

We salute Maj. Dick Bong, for obvious reasons

By James Clark

Updated on Mar 8, 2021

This LEGO ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ trailer looks better than the actual movie
Fighter Aircraft

This LEGO ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ trailer looks better than the actual movie

By James Clark

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

Air Force identifies pilot killed in training jet crash in Alabama
Aircraft

Air Force identifies pilot killed in training jet crash in Alabama

By David Roza

Updated on Feb 22, 2021

Military pilots, show us the lucky charms you fly with! (we know you’re out there!)
Aircraft

Military pilots, show us the lucky charms you fly with! (we know you’re out there!)

By David Roza

Updated on Feb 12, 2021

Meet the Air Force’s most adorable aircraft: the mini C-17
Aircraft

Meet the Air Force’s most adorable aircraft: the mini C-17

By David Roza

Updated on Feb 12, 2021

DARPA is developing an air-launched drone missile that fires air-to-air missiles
Drones

DARPA is developing an air-launched drone missile that fires air-to-air missiles

By Jared Keller

Updated on Feb 9, 2021

Drones pose the biggest threat to US troops in the Middle East since IEDs, top general says
Drones

Drones pose the biggest threat to US troops in the Middle East since IEDs, top general says

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Feb 8, 2021

No enemy has downed an Air Force AC-130 gunship in 30 years. Here’s why
Aircraft

No enemy has downed an Air Force AC-130 gunship in 30 years. Here’s why

By David Roza

Updated on Feb 8, 2021

Air Force investigating intruder who broke into Joint Base Andrews and boarded C-40 aircraft
Aircraft

Air Force investigating intruder who broke into Joint Base Andrews and boarded C-40 aircraft

By David Roza

Updated on Feb 5, 2021

Idaho National Guard identifies 3 soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Helicopters

Idaho National Guard identifies 3 soldiers killed in helicopter crash

By James Clark

Updated on Feb 4, 2021

Watch the Air Force’s first new F-15 in nearly 20 years make its maiden flight with a ‘Viking’ takeoff
Fighter Aircraft

Watch the Air Force’s first new F-15 in nearly 20 years make its maiden flight with a ‘Viking’ takeoff

By Jared Keller

Updated on Feb 2, 2021

The Army just got its hands on its most advanced Apache helicopter yet
Helicopters

The Army just got its hands on its most advanced Apache helicopter yet

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jan 29, 2021

The Marine Corps is eyeing a long-range robot boat that can nail targets with kamikaze drones
Drones

The Marine Corps is eyeing a long-range robot boat that can nail targets with kamikaze drones

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jan 27, 2021

The adorable story of Scoff, the plushy ducky who flies in an F-15
Fighter Aircraft

The adorable story of Scoff, the plushy ducky who flies in an F-15

By David Roza

Updated on Jan 26, 2021

This futuristic twin-blade helicopter may be the Army’s replacement for the iconic Black Hawk
Helicopters

This futuristic twin-blade helicopter may be the Army’s replacement for the iconic Black Hawk

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jan 26, 2021

National Guard identifies 3 soldiers killed in helicopter crash in New York
Helicopters

National Guard identifies 3 soldiers killed in helicopter crash in New York

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on Jan 22, 2021

Engine failure, pilot error behind deadly Air Force E-11 plane crash in Afghanistan
Aircraft

Engine failure, pilot error behind deadly Air Force E-11 plane crash in Afghanistan

By David Roza

Updated on Jan 22, 2021

3 New York National Guardsmen killed in helicopter crash
Helicopters

3 New York National Guardsmen killed in helicopter crash

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jan 21, 2021

An Air Force F-16 just fired off a pair of swarming munitions for the first time
Fighter Aircraft

An Air Force F-16 just fired off a pair of swarming munitions for the first time

By Jared Keller

Updated on Jan 20, 2021

This Gulf War footage of an F-16 dodging 6 Iraqi missiles is insane
Fighter Aircraft

This Gulf War footage of an F-16 dodging 6 Iraqi missiles is insane

By James Clark

Updated on Jan 20, 2021

On Dec. 8, Air Force warplanes, including B-52s, A-10s, and F-15s struck 75 ISIS targets across Syria.
Bombers

B-52s fly over Middle East in yet another display of force for Iran

By David Roza

Updated on Jan 18, 2021

Oxcart down: One man’s search for a CIA spyplane that crashed outside Area 51
Aircraft

Oxcart down: One man’s search for a CIA spyplane that crashed outside Area 51

Updated on Jan 6, 2021

Are UFOs a threat to national security? We may find out in 6 months
Aircraft

Are UFOs a threat to national security? We may find out in 6 months

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Jan 5, 2021

B-52s fly over the Middle East in another rattle of the saber at Iran
Bombers

B-52s fly over the Middle East in another rattle of the saber at Iran

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 30, 2020

marine osprey
Aircraft

A bunch of Marines and Ospreys may be appearing in ‘Mission: Impossible’

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 23, 2020

Here are the new toys that Congress is giving the Pentagon for Christmas
Fighter Aircraft

Here are the new toys that Congress is giving the Pentagon for Christmas

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 22, 2020

We salute the Army Chinook crew who made an emergency landing to respond to a car accident
Helicopters

We salute the Army Chinook crew who made an emergency landing to respond to a car accident

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Dec 21, 2020

The Air Force has deployed its drone-killing microwave weapon to Africa
Drones

The Air Force has deployed its drone-killing microwave weapon to Africa

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 18, 2020

The Air Force’s new drone-in-a-box is like ‘scramble the fighters’ for base security forces
Drones

The Air Force’s new drone-in-a-box is like ‘scramble the fighters’ for base security forces

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 18, 2020

An AI just helped an Air Force pilot fly a U-2 spy plane during a simulated missile strike
Aircraft

An AI just helped an Air Force pilot fly a U-2 spy plane during a simulated missile strike

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 16, 2020

Air Force identifies F-16 pilot killed in Michigan crash
Fighter Aircraft

Air Force identifies F-16 pilot killed in Michigan crash

By David Roza

Posted on Dec 11, 2020

The Air Force just took a major step towards slapping hypersonic missiles on a B-1B Lancer
Bombers

The Air Force just took a major step towards slapping hypersonic missiles on a B-1B Lancer

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 11, 2020