Death of the Golden Hour in Ukraine might make it harder to save US combat casualties in the future
The war in Ukraine has shown that it will be much more difficult to care for casualties in the future.
Branch: Air Force
Two new American missiles that will make a bang
These new missiles dramatically expand the types of threats American jets will be able to bring down.
Fighter pilot breaks down how aerial refueling works
A pilot talks about his first aerial refueling on the F-16 and discusses the checklist followed to complete the maneuver successfully.
Space Force will get its own special operations element, SOCOM commander reveals
In recent testimony before Congress, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command revealed that the military’s newest service was getting its own special operations element.
SOCOM’s new OA-1K Skyraider II aircraft will make America’s elite units operating far from home more lethal
The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) recently received its newest attack plane, the OA-1K Skyraider II.
F-16s in Ukraine are putting in the work, according to Ukrainian pilot
F-16s are now flying both offensive and defensive combat operations over Ukraine every day.
China could stop US airpower from achieving air superiority in the first island chain, top commander says
China can prevent the US from achieving air superiority within the key first island chain, America’s top commander in the Indo-Pacific region said.
Why the F-15 couldn’t become a stealth aircraft – and why it doesn’t matter
Some jets weren’t meant to be sneaky. Some jets just want to fight.
Did we just get our first glimpse of America’s new stealth fighter?
On Friday, the Air Force’s chief of staff posted a new Air Force recruiting commercial that includes a brief clip of an unusual new stealth fighter taxiing on a dark runway.
What are the differences between the six generations of fighter aircraft?
What is a “generation?” How many generations are there? And what are the differences between different generations?
The F-22 Raptor is more powerful than you think
Just how powerful is the F-22 Raptor? Well… honestly, probably even more powerful than you think.
America’s new air-to-air missile is a drone’s worst nightmare
American fighter jets now have a new weapon against enemy drones that promises to change the combat arithmetic of these engagements squarely in Uncle Sam’s favor.
The Air Force is now adding AI pilots to combat-coded F-16s
The Air Force is officially installing artificial intelligence fighter pilots into a half dozen combat-coded F-16s.
US appears to be staging stealth bombers for possible strikes against Iran
The U.S. appears to be massing power, including B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, leading many to speculate that it is preparing to strike Iran.
What we can deduce about the Boeing F-47 and its capabilities so far
Based on all that we know, the Boeing F-47 promises to make for an amazing new stealth fighter.
The AGM-181 LRSO missile will modernize America’s nuclear triad
The LRSO is slated to replace America’s aging fleet of AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missiles (ALCM) that have been in service since 1982.
Boeing has managed to win the contract for America’s NGAD fighter
Despite years of air crashes and bad press, Boeing managed to wrestle the contract for the NGAD from its main adversary.
America’s first 6th-gen fighter jet will be Boeing’s F-47, Trump just announced
This article by Jake Epstein was originally published by Business Insider. The way forward on the US Air Force’s mysterious sixth-generation fighter aircraft just became a little clearer. Boeing is going to be building the new jet, the president has revealed. President Donald Trump announced at the White House on Friday that Boeing, a U.S. […]
Everything they got wrong about the Harrier in “True Lies”
We’re just here to keep you honest, Hollywood. You’re welcome.
Are the Army’s old Beretta M9 and new SIG M17 pistols as similar as people think?
In 2017, the United States Army announced that the SIG P320 had won the Army’s Modular Handgun Contest to replace the Beretta M9.
Game-changing military aircraft that were canceled before they could change the game
The U.S. has fielded a number of game-changing aircraft over the years, but some were canceled before they could change the game.
Anduril’s Roadrunner is a unique reusable missile interceptor
Roadrunner doesn’t work like traditional missile interceptors.
Soldiers in Alaska landed their Black Hawk on a train in a special ops exercise
You’ve heard of snakes on a plane. Here’s a Hawk on a train.
The ultimate guide to the Patriot air defense system
America’s MIM-104 Patriot Air Defense system, like the air defense enterprise itself, is a widely misunderstood topic online.
The HK MK23 built for SOCOM was the first and last offensive handgun
Sometimes, special operations forces need to use a handgun as a primary offensive weapon, and SOCOM went looking for such a gun.