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US military aircraft readiness rates are in the toilet. Here’s how bad the situation is

A lot of U.S. military aircraft have fallen short of their readiness goals for the better part of a decade,...

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The Air Force intercepted Russian military aircraft near Alaska for the sixth time this month

NORAD has done as many intercepts this month as it does in most years.

US fighter jets intercept 2 Russian bomber formations near Alaska

The U.S. military deployed fighter jets to intercept two formations of Russian aircraft as they entered the Alaskan Air Defense...

F-22 Raptor crashes in Florida

The Air Force only has about 186 F-22s in its inventory

An F-22 pilot describes it’s like to get up close and personal with Russian aircraft over the Arctic

Four times this year, North American Aerospace Defense Command has reported Russian aircraft flying into the Air Defense Identification Zone...

A whistleblower lawsuit accusing Pratt & Whitney of doctoring F-22 engine inspection reports just got a major boost

Pratt has been trying to kill the suit since it was first filed, under seal, in 2016

Air Force F-22s And B-2 Bombers Are Pr​​owling The Pacific, And The Photos Are Awesome

The U.S. Air Force has two of its most elite aircraft — the B-2 Spirit bomber and the F-22 Raptor...

Hurricane Damage Won’t Stop Most F-22s From Flying, Air Force Secretary Says

The damage caused to F-22 Raptors that rode out Hurricane Michael at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, will not prevent...

All Of Tyndall’s F-22 Raptors Survived Hurricane Michael, DoD Says

TYNDALL AFB — All of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets left behind when Hurricane Michael hit Tyndall Air Force...

The F-22 Conducted Its First-Ever ‘Combat Surge’ In The Skies Above Syria

Airmen assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron completed the first-ever F-22 Raptor “combat surge” over the last six months in skies...

Why The Air Force Won’t Buy The F-15x Or ‘New’ F-22 Raptor

The U.S. Air Force has no interest in purchasing either Boeing’s advanced fourth-generation F-15X version of the aging Eagle. Nor...

US F-22s Intercept Russian Strategic Bombers Near Alaska For Second Time This Month

U.S. Air Force F-22 stealth fighters intercepted two Russian strategic bombers escorted by two fighter jets near Alaska on Tuesday,...

F-22s Intercept Russian Strategic Bomber Heading For Alaska During Massive War Game

U.S. Air Force F-22 stealth fighter jets intercepted two nuclear-capable Russian strategic bombers near Alaska on Saturday, Russia's ministry of...

That F-22 Vs. F-35 ‘Dogfight’ In Norway Was Not What Everyone Thinks

A pair of stealthy fifth-generation U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor air superiority fighters squared off against a pair of...

‘Pilots Are Not Making Things Up’: The Air Force Still Can’t Fix Its Hypoxia Problem

Editor’s Note: This article by Richard Sisk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community....

Air Force Officials Screwed Up Facts About US Aircraft And Weapons Used To Strike Syria

Editor’s Note: This article by Oriana Pawlyk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community....

F-22s Can’t Talk To F-35s, Because Of Course They Can’t

The F-35 Lightning II jet can't communicate all that well with its little brother the F-22 Raptor. Because of course...

The F-22 Came Face To Face With Russia’s Top Fighter And Was At A Major Disadvantage

Two US F-22 stealth fighter jets intercepted Russian Su-25 and Su-35 jets that crossed into the US's area of operation over Syria...

Did US F-22s Almost Shoot Down Russian Aircraft Over Syria?

U.S. and Russian warplanes almost crashed into each other over Syria. And almost as important, those aircraft included America's vaunted...

Here’s What An F-22 Raptor Fighter Pilot Had To Say About Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter

After watching an F-22 Raptor twist and turn last week during an impressive demonstration at Langley Air Force Base in...

F-22 Raptor Makes Afghanistan Debut As War Escalates Into 24/7 Bomb Fest

The number of American bombs dropped in Afghanistan this year is projected to be triple the total dropped in 2016,...

US May Deploy Even More Stealth Bombers To Korean Peninsula, Officials Say

Defense officials at the highest levels of South Korea's government told Yonhap News on Sept. 27 that the U.S. would deploy “strategic...

Why America’s F-22 Raptor Would Destroy Russia Or China’s Best Fighters

With Russia and China deploying advanced new fighters and surface-to-air missiles (SAM), the task of gaining and maintaining air superiority...

What Makes The F-22 And F-35 Stealth? Proper Skin Care

While pilots of advanced fifth-generation fighters like the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor or the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter often claim...