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👁 Iran claims it shot down a fighter over Iran showing wreckage on an F-15E.

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F-15E Down In Iran, Rescue Operation Ongoing (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman

Updated 2 Hours Ago

👁 A front view of an SR-71 aircraft assigned to Detachment 4, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, as it prepares for takeoff.

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SR-71 Blackbird Crews Had These Custom Smith & Wesson Pistols Built For Them

By Thomas Newdick

Posted 9 Hours Ago

👁 A photographer on a flight over Greenville, Texas, captured an especially good look at one of the U.S. Air Force's RC-135V/W Rivet Joint aircraft with its usual paint scheme completely stripped off.

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RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Caught ‘In The Nude’ In Texas

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted Yesterday

👁 The U.S. Air Force's highly secretive NT-43A radar cross-section measurement platform is supporting the launch of NASA's Artemis II space mission, and this reflects the start of an entirely new stage in the career of the notoriously shy aircraft.

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Secretive 737 Radar Jet ‘RAT55’ Has Begun “The Next Phase Of Its Career”

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Updated on Apr 2, 2026

👁 The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command’s highly secretive NT-43A has been spotted in Florida, apparently taking part in the preparations for the launch of NASA's long-delayed Artemis II lunar space mission.

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World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA’s Historic Artemis II Launch

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 1, 2026

👁 U.S. Air Force EA-37B Compass Call arrives at RAF Mildenhall on March 30, 2026.

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New EA-37B Compass Call Electronic Warfare Jets Cross Atlantic, Middle East Next? (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Howard Altman

Updated on Mar 31, 2026

👁 Rapidly fielding more hardened shelters to better protect U.S. forces at bases in the Middle East is a top priority, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

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Bunkers For U.S. Bases In Middle East Now A Top Priority For Pentagon

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 31, 2026

👁 A retired Air Force tanker pilot and wing commander offers insights into what it will take to fight China

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Former KC-135 Wing Commander On What It Will Take To Fuel A Fight Against China

By Howard Altman

Updated on Mar 31, 2026

👁 A KC-135T Stratotanker from the 171st Aerial Refueling Squadron of the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, readies to refuel an A-10C from the 107th Fighter Squadron, also from Selfridge, on an aerial refueling sortie June 27, 2023. In addition to routine aerial refueling training in all conditions, aircraft from the 127th Wing commemorated the 100-year anniversary of the first aerial refueling conducted on June 27, 1923.

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Dozens Of A-10 Warthogs Appear Poised To Join Epic Fury

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 30, 2026

👁 CENTCOM is seeking an underground hardened facility at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

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Hardened Underground Facilities Now Being Sought For Al Udeid Air Base

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 27, 2026

👁 Iran says the US is dropping mines from the air on its missile facilities.

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Is The U.S. Dropping Mines To Stop Iranian Missile Launchers?

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 27, 2026

👁 KC-135 is being used heavily in Operation Epic Fury.

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Veteran KC-135 Base Commander’s View Of Epic Fury’s Strain On The Tanker Force

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 26, 2026

👁 F-22 Raptor “2.0” Spotted Undergoing Flight Testing

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F-22 Raptor “2.0” Spotted Undergoing Flight Testing

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Updated on Mar 23, 2026

👁 The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that it has, for the first time, used its new 5,000-pound-class GBU-72/B bunker-buster bomb in combat.

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U.S. Used Its New 5,000-Pound Bunker Busters To Hit Iranian Anti-Ship Missile Sites: Reports

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 18, 2026

👁 A KC-135 refueling tanker crashed in Iraq, according to CENTCOM.

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KC-135 Tanker Crashes In Iraq During Operation Epic Fury Sortie (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Thomas Newdick, Joseph Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 13, 2026

👁 B-1B bomber used to strike Iran from RAF Fairford.

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Epic Fury Day 11: U.S. Promises “Most Intense Day Of Strikes” On Iran

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 10, 2026

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F-15E Down In Iran, Rescue Operation Ongoing (Updated)

SR-71 Blackbird Crews Had These Custom Smith & Wesson Pistols Built For Them

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Caught ‘In The Nude’ In Texas

Secretive 737 Radar Jet ‘RAT55’ Has Begun “The Next Phase Of Its Career”

World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA’s Historic Artemis II Launch

New EA-37B Compass Call Electronic Warfare Jets Cross Atlantic, Middle East Next? (Updated)

Bunkers For U.S. Bases In Middle East Now A Top Priority For Pentagon

Former KC-135 Wing Commander On What It Will Take To Fuel A Fight Against China

Dozens Of A-10 Warthogs Appear Poised To Join Epic Fury

Hardened Underground Facilities Now Being Sought For Al Udeid Air Base

Is The U.S. Dropping Mines To Stop Iranian Missile Launchers?

Veteran KC-135 Base Commander’s View Of Epic Fury’s Strain On The Tanker Force

F-22 Raptor “2.0” Spotted Undergoing Flight Testing

U.S. Used Its New 5,000-Pound Bunker Busters To Hit Iranian Anti-Ship Missile Sites: Reports

KC-135 Tanker Crashes In Iraq During Operation Epic Fury Sortie (Updated)

Epic Fury Day 11: U.S. Promises “Most Intense Day Of Strikes” On Iran

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U.S. Air Force

Latest in U.S. Air Force

F-15E Down In Iran, Rescue Operation Ongoing (Updated)

SR-71 Blackbird Crews Had These Custom Smith & Wesson Pistols Built For Them

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Caught ‘In The Nude’ In Texas

Secretive 737 Radar Jet ‘RAT55’ Has Begun “The Next Phase Of Its Career”

World’s Most Secretive 737 Is Supporting NASA’s Historic Artemis II Launch

New EA-37B Compass Call Electronic Warfare Jets Cross Atlantic, Middle East Next? (Updated)

Bunkers For U.S. Bases In Middle East Now A Top Priority For Pentagon

Former KC-135 Wing Commander On What It Will Take To Fuel A Fight Against China

Dozens Of A-10 Warthogs Appear Poised To Join Epic Fury

Hardened Underground Facilities Now Being Sought For Al Udeid Air Base

Is The U.S. Dropping Mines To Stop Iranian Missile Launchers?

Veteran KC-135 Base Commander’s View Of Epic Fury’s Strain On The Tanker Force

F-22 Raptor “2.0” Spotted Undergoing Flight Testing

U.S. Used Its New 5,000-Pound Bunker Busters To Hit Iranian Anti-Ship Missile Sites: Reports

KC-135 Tanker Crashes In Iraq During Operation Epic Fury Sortie (Updated)

Epic Fury Day 11: U.S. Promises “Most Intense Day Of Strikes” On Iran

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