Watch: An F-35B obliterates a moving target

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have an F-35 release a bomb over a moving target? The Royal Air Force has released footage that reveals what happens in such a scenario. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 17 Squadron Royal Air Force (@17sqn_raf) The video was produced by the RAF’s […]

The Pic of the Day: Merry Christmas from Fighter Sweep

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good fight! Image caption: Santa Claus pays a surprise visit to family members from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds during the team’s annual holiday party at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 15 Dec. 2018. The Thunderbirds spend up to 220 days per year on road representing U.S. […]

Commercial rocket companies are already changing the ways war will be waged in space

For decades, the United States has launched large, complex and expensive satellites into orbit to better support the war fighting endeavor. These space-based assets were designed to serve their purpose and live long operational lifespans — but for the most part, were never developed with the idea of space being a contested theater as it […]

Could the B-21 Raider be the answer to the Navy’s anti-ship missile problem?

As the United States Navy works to address looming concerns about the capability gap created by Chinese and Russian hypersonic capable anti-ship missiles, the solution to their problem may actually come from the U.S. Air Force. Advanced anti-ship missiles capable of traveling at speeds in excess of Mach 5 (the “hypersonic” barrier) are too fast […]

The Pic of the Day: F-22 gets a drink over Hawaii

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor, from the 199th Fighter Squadron, flies away from a Wisconsin Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker Dec. 11, 2018, after receiving an air-to-air refueling during fighter-exercise Sentry Aloha near the Hawaiian Islands. Sentry Aloha provides tailored, cost effective and realistic combat training for U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard […]

Watch: Top 5 Aircraft carrier landings

I’m not sure if you know this yet, but I’m a fan of everything aviation related. My wife graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and I was her first private pilot student. My childhood dream of flying finally became a reality in the mid 90’s. And I suggest anyone interested in becoming a pilot to go […]

War with China could mean ‘hot loading’ F-35Bs in the field without returning to a carrier

Diplomatic tensions between the United States and China have risen throughout the developing trade predicament between leaders, but in the nearby South China Sea, American and Chinese forces have long been staring one another down from either side of the horizon. The People’s Liberation Army’s massive modernization and reorganization effort, which has included the launch […]

The Pic of the Day: Super Hornet comes in for a landing

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 16, 2018. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of […]

The UFO Question: Big brained monkeys and interstellar hubris

In “The UFO Question (Part 1): NASA, Harvard, and the Pentagon are all taking UFOs seriously now,” we discussed new initiatives aimed at studying the possibility of extra-terrestrial life, as well as new investigations pertaining to UFOs mounted, often in secret, by governmental agencies. Then, in “The UFO Question (Part 2): The Drake Equation and […]

Watch: New footage of B-2 Spirit dropping two of the largest bunker busters ever built

There aren’t a ton of images floating around of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator and its intended platform, the B-2 Spirit (often known as a the “stealth bomber”). What sets the GBU-57 apart from its penetrator predecessors isn’t its ability to reach bunkers hidden deep underground — it’s the massive amount of firepower it delivers. […]

Watch: A-10 Warthogs come in for a landing on highways in Europe

Since Russia’s military annexation of Crimea in 2014, NATO officials have been working tirelessly to find ways to effectively counter Russian aggression throughout Europe’s Eastern flank. Troops from throughout the alliance have established new commands all over the continent, and plans continue to develop to mount an even more robust defensive posture in the region. […]