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Tech & Tactics

Here’s A Look At Boeing And Sikorsky’s New Gunship Helicopter Concept Here’s A Look At Boeing And Sikorsky’s New Gunship Helicopter Concept

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

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This Is The Army’s New Weapon Of Choice For Countering ISIS Drones This Is The Army’s New Weapon Of Choice For Countering ISIS Drones

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

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The Marines’ New Heavy-Lift Helicopter Now Costs More Than The F-35 The Marines’ New Heavy-Lift Helicopter Now Costs More Than The F-35

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

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The Air Force Is Preparing To Test A Laser Cannon On Its ‘Ultimate Battle Plane’ The Air Force Is Preparing To Test A Laser Cannon On Its ‘Ultimate Battle Plane’

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

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Iran’s New ‘Stealth’ Fighter Looks Like A Flying Garbage Pile Iran’s New ‘Stealth’ Fighter Looks Like A Flying Garbage Pile

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

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The Army Is Preparing To Field This Electromagnetic Rifle Against ISIS Drones The Army Is Preparing To Field This Electromagnetic Rifle Against ISIS Drones

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

The F-35 Is Getting Closer And Closer To Combat The F-35 Is Getting Closer And Closer To Combat

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

Watch An F-35 Scream Through Europe’s Infamous ‘Mach Loop’ Watch An F-35 Scream Through Europe’s Infamous ‘Mach Loop’

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

Watch This Vintage WWII Fighter Jet Literally Tear Up A Runway During Takeoff Watch This Vintage WWII Fighter Jet Literally Tear Up A Runway During Takeoff

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

An F-35 Pilot Explains How The Stealth Fighter Psychologically Wrecks The Enemy An F-35 Pilot Explains How The Stealth Fighter Psychologically Wrecks The Enemy

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/ Dec 10 2020

News

The Air Force Gives The AC-130 The Giant Cannon It Deserves The Air Force Gives The AC-130 The Giant Cannon It Deserves

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

Watch These Typhoon Fighter Jets Intercept A 777 That Went Silent Over Germany Watch These Typhoon Fighter Jets Intercept A 777 That Went Silent Over Germany

By Sarah Sicard

/ Dec 10 2020

News

The Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Drone Just Got A Whole Lot Deadlier The Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Drone Just Got A Whole Lot Deadlier

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

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How The Air Force Plans To Keep The Legendary B-52 Stratofortress Flying For 100 Years How The Air Force Plans To Keep The Legendary B-52 Stratofortress Flying For 100 Years

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

11 Military Drone Names, Ranked 11 Military Drone Names, Ranked

By Sarah Sicard

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

The Pentagon’s Most Expensive Aircraft Just Got Even More Expensive The Pentagon’s Most Expensive Aircraft Just Got Even More Expensive

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

An F-35 Pilot Explains Why Russia And China’s Counterstealth Can’t Stop Him An F-35 Pilot Explains Why Russia And China’s Counterstealth Can’t Stop Him

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/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

Will One Of These Experimental Aircraft Replace The Legendary A-10 Warthog? Will One Of These Experimental Aircraft Replace The Legendary A-10 Warthog?

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

This Photo Shows The A-10’s Incredible Durability This Photo Shows The A-10’s Incredible Durability

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

The A-10 Warthog Isn’t Going Anywhere — Yet The A-10 Warthog Isn’t Going Anywhere — Yet

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

News

The Air Force Flaunted 30 A-10 Warthogs In An Elephant Walk A Day Before DoD Pledged To Save Them The Air Force Flaunted 30 A-10 Warthogs In An Elephant Walk A Day Before DoD Pledged To Save Them

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

SOCOM Is Urgently Seeking Kamikaze Drones To Bomb The Hell Out Of ISIS SOCOM Is Urgently Seeking Kamikaze Drones To Bomb The Hell Out Of ISIS

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

This Gun Lets You Hijack Drones Right Out Of The Sky This Gun Lets You Hijack Drones Right Out Of The Sky

By Sarah Sicard

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

Wingboarding Is The Extreme Sport Of The Future, And The Future Has Arrived Wingboarding Is The Extreme Sport Of The Future, And The Future Has Arrived

By Adam Linehan

/ Dec 10 2020

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Now’s Your Chance To Command Your Own Private Air Force Now’s Your Chance To Command Your Own Private Air Force

/ Dec 10 2020

News

Will The New Air Force One Be A B-21 Stealth Bomber? Will The New Air Force One Be A B-21 Stealth Bomber?

By Adam Linehan

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

Killer Golden Eagles Take To The Skies Over France To Slay Drones Killer Golden Eagles Take To The Skies Over France To Slay Drones

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

The V-22’s Combat Comeback The V-22’s Combat Comeback

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Dec 10 2020

News

The Marines’ New Heavy-Lift Helicopter May Be Worth Every Penny The Marines’ New Heavy-Lift Helicopter May Be Worth Every Penny

By Brian Adam Jones

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

This Retro F-20 Tigershark Video Is Everything An ‘80s Promo Ad Should Be This Retro F-20 Tigershark Video Is Everything An ‘80s Promo Ad Should Be

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

This Drone Helicopter Could Revolutionize The Medevac Forever This Drone Helicopter Could Revolutionize The Medevac Forever

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 10 2020

News

An Army Pilot’s Tribute To The OH-58 Kiowa Warrior An Army Pilot’s Tribute To The OH-58 Kiowa Warrior

By Darisse Smith

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

Here Are 12 Badass Military Helicopters Here Are 12 Badass Military Helicopters

By Sarah Sicard

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

An Infantryman’s Defense Of The A-10 An Infantryman’s Defense Of The A-10

By Scott Beauchamp

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

Meet The New Mavericks: An Inside Look At America’s Drone Training Program Meet The New Mavericks: An Inside Look At America’s Drone Training Program

By

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

Mind-Controlled Drones Are Now Real, And They Could Transform The Battlefield Mind-Controlled Drones Are Now Real, And They Could Transform The Battlefield

By David Leffler

/ Dec 10 2020

Culture

This Is How You Make An A-10 Warthog Out Of Legos This Is How You Make An A-10 Warthog Out Of Legos

/ Dec 10 2020

News

Watch F-22 Raptors Conduct Aerial Refuel During Anti-ISIS Mission Watch F-22 Raptors Conduct Aerial Refuel During Anti-ISIS Mission

By Adam Linehan

/ Dec 10 2020

The Gear Locker

This Remote-Controlled A-10 Lets You Unleash Hell On Enemies This Remote-Controlled A-10 Lets You Unleash Hell On Enemies

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

The Military Is Working To Develop Underwater Drones The Military Is Working To Develop Underwater Drones

By

/ Dec 10 2020

Tech & Tactics

WC-135 Reading the Air WC-135 Reading the Air

By Task & Purpose

/ Dec 8 2020

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‘You are the reason I drink’ — Airmen bid adieu to decrepit aircraft dubbed ‘Lucifer’s Chariot’ ‘You are the reason I drink’ — Airmen bid adieu to decrepit aircraft dubbed ‘Lucifer’s Chariot’

/ Dec 8 2020

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Watch the Air Force use a hypersonic bullet to blast a drone out of the sky Watch the Air Force use a hypersonic bullet to blast a drone out of the sky

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 5 2020

News

The Navy’s new Osprey just conducted its first drop-off at sea The Navy’s new Osprey just conducted its first drop-off at sea

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 3 2020

Tech & Tactics

This everyday piece of hardware crashed an $11 million drone This everyday piece of hardware crashed an $11 million drone

/ Dec 2 2020

News

Two sailors die after Navy plane crashes in Alabama Two sailors die after Navy plane crashes in Alabama

/ Dec 2 2020

Culture

These F-15s dressed up fly as hell for Halloween These F-15s dressed up fly as hell for Halloween

/ Dec 2 2020

News

Watch the Blue Angels’ legacy F/A-18 Hornets make their final sunset flight after 34 years Watch the Blue Angels’ legacy F/A-18 Hornets make their final sunset flight after 34 years

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 2 2020

News

This is what it would look like if the Navy was run like a used car dealership This is what it would look like if the Navy was run like a used car dealership

/ Dec 2 2020

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The US military is eyeing ‘rocket cargo’ to resupply troops anywhere in the world in under an hour The US military is eyeing ‘rocket cargo’ to resupply troops anywhere in the world in under an hour

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 2 2020

News

The Air Force’s new combat rescue helicopter is officially here to save the day The Air Force’s new combat rescue helicopter is officially here to save the day

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 2 2020

News

We salute the Army Black Hawk crew who saved a child from hurricane floodwaters in Honduras We salute the Army Black Hawk crew who saved a child from hurricane floodwaters in Honduras

By Haley Britzky

/ Dec 2 2020

Tech & Tactics

We salute this Texas F-16 squadron for marking their 75th anniversary with an epic paint job We salute this Texas F-16 squadron for marking their 75th anniversary with an epic paint job

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 2 2020

Tech & Tactics

5 Americans killed in military helicopter crash in Egypt 5 Americans killed in military helicopter crash in Egypt

By Jeff Schogol

/ Dec 2 2020

News

Army identifies five soldiers killed in Black Hawk crash in Egypt Army identifies five soldiers killed in Black Hawk crash in Egypt

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 2 2020

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Here’s how much Windex it takes to make the Air Force Thunderbirds look so shiny Here’s how much Windex it takes to make the Air Force Thunderbirds look so shiny

/ Dec 2 2020

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The Air Force wants to use suborbital transports to insert commandos and cargo anywhere on the planet The Air Force wants to use suborbital transports to insert commandos and cargo anywhere on the planet

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 2 2020

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How Would You Repaint Air Force One To Make It Look ‘More American’? How Would You Repaint Air Force One To Make It Look ‘More American’?

By Jared Keller

/ Dec 1 2020

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Why Did The Air Force Withhold The Names Of 5 Drone Operators Getting Awards? Why Did The Air Force Withhold The Names Of 5 Drone Operators Getting Awards?

By Paul Szoldra

/ Nov 30 2020

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Meet The Heroic Aircrew Behind That Fiery B-1B Lancer Emergency Landing Meet The Heroic Aircrew Behind That Fiery B-1B Lancer Emergency Landing

By Jared Keller

/ Nov 30 2020

News

Abstract sky penis above Ramstein Air Base evokes early Modernist themes Abstract sky penis above Ramstein Air Base evokes early Modernist themes

/ Nov 29 2020

Tech & Tactics

The US will no longer disclose civilian deaths in drone strikes outside of war zones The US will no longer disclose civilian deaths in drone strikes outside of war zones

By

/ Nov 26 2020

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Navy CMV-22B Osprey conducts carrier operations at sea Navy CMV-22B Osprey conducts carrier operations at sea

By

/ Nov 24 2020

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An F-15 is rocking a WWII paint job to honor a B-17 pilot who gave his life to save a wounded crewman An F-15 is rocking a WWII paint job to honor a B-17 pilot who gave his life to save a wounded crewman

/ Nov 22 2020