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fighter jets can headbutt enemy planes

How fighter jets can ‘headbutt’ enemy planes

the B-2 longest bombing mission

Midnight Hammer was the second-longest bombing mission: The B-2 also flew the longest

By Miguel Ortiz

stealth bomber designer

Why a principal designer of the Stealth Bomber is in a supermax prison

By Blake Stilwell

This look inside the B-2 Bomber is so detailed it should be classified

By Warrior Scout

A thermal camera image shows an Iranian F-14 on the ground with targeting sites overlaid on it.

Aviation nerds are mourning Iran’s F-14 Tomcats

Massive ordnance penetrator

The Massive Ordnance Penetrator is a 30,000-pound bunker buster bomb

By Miguel Ortiz

U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard train with RQ-28 short range reconnaissance quadcopters during a field training exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Oct. 19, 2024. Instructors with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute led the training, where Soldiers gained the most up-to-date knowledge and readiness with these drones. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Aliyah Vivier)

Being a drone operator is getting harder and harder

Delta Airlines used to fly the Lockheed Hercules cargo plane

Delta Airlines used to fly the Lockheed Hercules cargo plane

By Miguel Ortiz

WATM year in review

Our top articles and memorable moments from 2024

By Tessa Robinson

The Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) completes one of its first flights on the U.S. Navy EA18G GROWLER®. The U.S. Navy will employ NGJ-MB on the GROWLER® to target advanced electronic warfare threats.

RTX’s Raytheon awarded $590 million production contract for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band

By Tessa Robinson

The old Air Force One’s last mission was just before 9/11

The old Air Force One’s last mission was just before 9/11

By Miguel Ortiz

How machine guns on World War I biplanes never hit the propeller

By Blake Stilwell

A female pilot wearing a green flight suit and a black helmet is seated in the cockpit of a military aircraft, adjusting her helmet. A man in a green flight suit stands beside the cockpit, partially visible. The cockpit canopy has a warning label that reads, "WARNING - DO NOT CUT WITHIN 3 INCHES OF CANOPY.

Today in military history: Senates approves female combat pilots

Air Force’s newest tanker flies around the world for the first time

Air Force’s newest tanker flies around the world for the first time

By Miguel Ortiz

flak bait aircraft

5 real aircraft that wouldn’t die

This top-secret bomber spied on Americans in Normandy

A group of ten men stands together on a cracked concrete surface with a military helicopter in the background. Eight men wear camouflage military uniforms and sunglasses, while two men on the ends wear casual clothing: one in a beige hoodie and gray pants with white sneakers, and the other in a black hoodie and light gray shorts with white sneakers. The sky is partly cloudy with patches of blue.

WATCH: NFL’s brightest prospects experience ‘day in the life’ of a service member

By Tessa Robinson

Why the B-52 Bomber no longer activates its tail guns

difference between f-16 and f-18

6 differences between the Air Force’s F-16 and the Navy’s F-18

By Harold C. Hutchison

The B-32 Dominator was the B-29 Superfortress’ WWII understudy

By Miguel Ortiz

An airman repairs a B-29 bomber

Airmen volunteered to repair a WWII B-29 Superfortress … and it’s going to fly again

By Tessa Robinson

This B-29 is the only bomber to become a jet ace

By Miguel Ortiz

5 differences between Navy and Air Force fighter pilots

A dark movie theater filled with an audience watching a film showing multiple airplanes flying in formation through the sky with contrails behind them. The screen also displays the text "MAKEUP AND HAIR DESIGNER KIRSTIN CHALMERS.

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‘Masters of the Air’ exclusive screening proves the series will be a flying success

By Tessa Robinson

This attack plane turned the enemy into grease spots

This attack plane turned the enemy into grease spots

By Harold C. Hutchison

This monster aircraft was the helicopter version of the AC-130 gunship

This monster aircraft was the helicopter version of the AC-130 gunship

What it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet

What it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet

The amazing thing the SR-71 did the day before its retirement

The amazing thing the SR-71 did the day before its retirement

By Blake Stilwell

Two male pilots in flight suits and sunglasses stand on an aircraft carrier deck, smiling with one pilot's arm around the other's shoulder. Behind them is a gray fighter jet with the number "404" visible on its nose. One pilot holds a helmet decorated with a shark mouth design. The sky is clear with some clouds.

The real-life TOPGUN advisors made cameos in ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

By Miguel Ortiz

A soldier in camouflage uniform and helmet is firing a mounted machine gun from the open side of a helicopter over the ocean. The machine gun is discharging bullets, with visible shell casings ejecting and a muzzle flash at the barrel. The background shows a vast expanse of water under a clear sky.

Navy helicopters sunk Iran-backed Houthi boats

By Miguel Ortiz

A United States Navy propeller aircraft, marked with the number 22 and "VRC-30," is captured mid-air just above the deck of an aircraft carrier, with the ocean and clear blue sky in the background. The aircraft's landing gear is extended, and several crew members are visible on the deck.

The C-2 Greyhound is subbing in for the grounded CMV-22 Osprey

By Miguel Ortiz

Russian SU-34s fly in formation with flares

Ukraine claims stunning hat trick – three kills of Su-34s

Volunteers around a table track Santa on phone calls

NORAD declassifies Santa’s location

By Tessa Robinson

5 things you didn’t know about the Su-57 5th-generation fighter

By Miguel Ortiz

This ‘Herky Bird’ is a favorite of Rangers and special operators

This ‘Herky Bird’ is a favorite of Rangers and special operators

By Harold C. Hutchison

A large ship is sinking and engulfed in thick black smoke, with its structure tilted heavily to one side. The water around the ship is calm, contrasting with the intense smoke rising from the vessel. The image is in black and white, emphasizing the dramatic scene.

This British attack was the blueprint for Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

Ukraine shows how to do more damage with less drones

Inside a cockpit with illuminated control panels, four people are seated wearing headsets and festive holiday hats, including a Santa hat and elf hats. One person is dressed in a red Santa suit, while another wears camouflage military attire. The view outside shows a calm, blue ocean.

Alaska National Guard’s ‘Operation Santa Claus’ became a life flight

By Miguel Ortiz

Starship megarocket launches

SpaceX gets FAA approval for ‘megarocket’ launch to infinity and beyond on Friday

By Tessa Robinson

5 Special Operators killed in training accident Friday identified

By Tessa Robinson

The first nuclear bomber became a tanker for fighter jets

The first nuclear bomber became a tanker for fighter jets

By Miguel Ortiz

F-16 Fighting Falcon air force shot down drone in syria

Why the US Air Force shot down an allied drone in Syria

Three Chinese astronauts in space suits waving at crowd.

3 Reasons why China will be the leading power in space by 2030

Piper L-4 "Grasshopper" at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

This tiny WWII prop plane used mounted bazookas against German tanks

Sikorsky CH-3E Black Mariah on display in the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the US Air Force

4 Ghosts that haunt the Museum of the US Air Force

Helicopter flying low.

This rare Army award is given to aviators who expertly crash

A-36 mustang dive bomber.

This was the dive-bomber version of the famed Mustang

By Harold C. Hutchison

F-20 tigershark is the plane that almost beat f-16.

This is the plane that almost beat out the legendary F-16

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the Soviet MiG-29 became a NATO fighter jet

By Miguel Ortiz

army night stalker aircraft

These are the aircraft used by the Army’s Night Stalkers

F-8 Crusader on aircraft carrier USS Midway.

F-8 Crusader: The last gunfighter of Vietnam

wwii dive bomber

The Army Air Forces had a dive bomber during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

soviet fighter jet intercepted

That time the USAF intercepted a pilotless Soviet fighter

a-37a dragonfly plane flying.

This Dragonfly stung the Communists in Vietnam

By Harold C. Hutchison

soviet transport plane copied this american aircraft.

The Soviets ripped off this strange Boeing transport plane

By Harold C. Hutchison

cuban pilot defected

This Cuban pilot defected to the US then went back to rescue his family

By Miguel Ortiz

wwi combat pilots

The 8 rules for rookie combat pilots in World War I

advanced fighter jets

Why advanced fighter jets still carry guns

By Blake Stilwell

military aircraft nicknames

The official unofficial nicknames of 5 modern military aircraft

By Miguel Ortiz

boldest attack plans in American military history

The 5 boldest attack plans in American military history

The BV-141 looks like a kid had too many models, not enough patience

That time an RAF pilot stole a plane in grand protest

The US may have invaded Cambodia because of the movie ‘Patton’

apache helicopter

Today in military history: Apache helicopter makes first flight