The first F-15EX lands at Portland Air National Guard Base. (Image credit: Oregon ANG) The new aircraft, which is set to replace the aging F-15C/D Eagle, will be assigned to the 142nd Wing at Portland Air National Guard base. The first...
A close up showing the bomb, that appears to be a GBU-72/B carried externally by the B-1B. The insets show the differences between the GBU-72 and the GBU-31v3 (Image credit: The Aviationist, using photo by Ian Recchio) Photos show the B-1...
The YF-16 #2 at the unveiling ceremony on Jun. 1, 2024. (Image credit: Gherardo Fontana @gfontana767) It took 4 years and over 10,000 hours of volunteer work to get the YF-16 #72-01568 to its original appearance. On Saturday, June 1, 2024,...
GROAT11 (61-0018) arriving at RAF Fairford on May 20, 2024 (Image credit: @Saint1Mil) This is something you don’t see too often: a B-52 on final performs a go-around because a U-2 hasn’t vacated the runway yet. On Monday May 20, 2024,...
Developed with the next generation of stealth technology and an open systems architecture, the B-21 Raider will serve as the backbone of America’s bomber fleet. (Photo: Northrop Grumman) The secretive test campaign is proceeding well, according to the Air Force acquisition...
The nose arts and markings on the final 494th FS F-15E Strike Eagles returning from Jordan (All images, credit: Stewart Jack) The final six F-15E Strike Eagles of the 494th Fighter Squadron have returned to RAF Lakenheath. They all wear nose...
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel) The inset shows the B-52 during a crabwalk at RAF Fairford (screenshot from video by Misael Ocasio Hernandez) The U.S. Air Force’s iconic B-52 bomber...
A U.S. Air Force B-52 (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan E. Ramos) Vapor purge testing provides critical information on how long it takes an aircraft operating in areas at risk of chemical attacks to purge hazardous chemical vapor...
The X-62 Variable In-Flight Stability Test Aircraft (VISTA) flies in the skies over Edwards Air Force Base, California, March 23, 2023. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner) While safety pilots were onboard at all times, the AI agent successfully demonstrated it...
The B-21 Raider is a high-tech nuclear-capable stealth bomber designed with future modernization in mind to ensure the aircraft and technology are able to evolve throughout time and threat changes. (Photo: Travis Burcham via Airman Magazine) The service expects something better...
