Air Force

Pentagon test director Michael Gilmore reported to Congress that he expects the F-35 to slip months behind on initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E). The F-35 was originally supposed to begin IOT&E in August of 2017 but now it is forecast to not begin until late 2018 or even 2019. Gilmore stated that early production models of […]

The featured photo shows US Air Force F-15s and F-16s flying over burning Kuwaiti oil wells that were set ablaze as Saddam Hussein’s invading Iraqi Army retreated in the closing days of Operation Desert Storm. Below are additional images from Operation Desert Storm Watch Actual Footage of US Army Apache Helicopter Strikes During Desert Storm […]

The Air Force’s super secret and mysterious X-37B space plane has passed a milestone reaching 600 days in Earth orbit on its latest mission. The unmanned X-37B lifted off on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on May 20, 2015 on its fourth mission known as Orbital Test Vehicle-4 (OTV-4). Watch the […]

At a time when the future of the A-10 is in doubt the Air Force has decided to upgrade 19 Warthogs to give them improved combat search and rescue capabilities. According to a statement by the Air Force these upgrades were urgent. Watch A-10 Thunderbolt Gun Runs The LARS V-12 is designed to allow A-10 pilots […]

A B-52 bomber flying over North Dakota Wednesday had one of its eight engines break apart and fall to the ground. The aircraft landed safely without further incident. The B-52 based out of Minot Air Force Base was not carrying any weapons and was flying in an unpopulated area when the engine fell off. “Earlier […]

According to Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus who flew the F-16 and the F-35, there is no way the older fighters can compete with an F-35. Pleus said that even upgraded Falcons and Hornets will never match an F-35. “You cannot take an airplane like an F-16 and really make it stealthy,” Pleus said in an interview […]

On December 30 the Air Force formally opened the bidding process for the T-X program to replace the T-38 Talon jet trainer. Announcing they were accepting bids is a major step in the $16 billion dollar program that is expected to be awarded in 2017. The new aircraft training system will prepare Air Force student pilots […]

Less than two weeks ago President-elect Trump tweeted that the F-35 program was over budget and that he was requesting a bid for a ‘comparable Super Hornet’. Today we have word that his incoming Secretary of Defense, Retired Marine Corps General James Mattis supports the program with a “clear commitment” to its continuation. Watch Raw Footage […]

On December 28, the US Air Force released a ‘request for proposals’ to develop a Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) replacement. The current Joint STARS, based on an E-8C aircraft (modified Boeing 707) is an airborne battlefield management, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. First flying in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 […]

What better way to start 2017 than by watching the amazing F-22 Raptor in action? The F-22 is a marvel of American engineering. Help us answer these questions: Is this the greatest fighter jet ever made? Can the F-35 compete with an F-22 in a dogfight? Did the US make a mistake by stopping production […]

In a ceremony at Holloman AFB, New Mexico on December 21, over 500 people watched the final flight of an Air Force F-4 Phantom. Marking the end of over 50 years of service to the Air Force it was a bittersweet moment for pilot Lt. Col. Ronald King who flew the F-4 on its final flight. “This […]

Take a look at the inside of an F-35 Lightning II flight simulator! Anyone who loves aviation and especially military aviation will want to take a look at this video of the F-35 simulator.  Pretty amazing how realistic training can be in these simulator systems. In all of the simulators, F-35 software is used to […]