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Ukraine's deep drone strike into Russia hit an airfield housing fighter-bombers able to drop punishing glide bombs
Russia's Su-34s have terrorized Ukraine's defenses with glide bombs, and the attacks have gotten wo…
Chris Panella
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Take a look at the workhorse C-130 cargo plane that the US Air Force is reinventing to fight like a bomber
More than seven decades later, one of the plane's latest models, the MC-130J, is being fitted with …
Elias Chavez
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US Air Force special ops forces are turning big cargo planes into bombers with a new weapon
Recent photos show airmen with Special Operations Task Group Central and Air Forces Central on- and…
Lauren Frias
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The US Air Force's oldest bomber fired off a new hypersonic weapon in the Pacific, but the missile's future is uncertain
The missile's latest test could be its last, as the Air Force remains uncertain about its future af…
Chris Panella
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This new 'blended-wing' plane looks like a military stealth bomber and just got the green light to fly after decades of development
Expected to carry 200+ people by 2030, the Pathfinder uses a unique "blended-wing body" design wher…
Taylor Rains
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Everything you need to know about the Russian Tu-22M3 bomber plane and how Ukraine said it shot one down in war first
The supersonic bomber is designed to take out sea- and ground-based targets using guided missiles a…
Nathan Rennolds
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Russia is painting decoy Tu-95 strategic bombers on the tarmac of its main bomber air base, report says
The two-dimensional Tu-95 decoys are easy to spot even on commercially available satellite imagery,…
Alia Shoaib
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Photo emerges of Su-34 fighter-bomber covered with tires days after Russian bombers were spotted with the same
Following attacks on Russian air bases, photos have surfaced of planes covered in tires — but…
Chris Panella
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B-1B supersonic bombers sent a 'powerful' message to Iran's proxies all the way from Texas
A former US Air Force colonel said the B-1B Lancer was the ideal aircraft to retaliate against Iran…
Jake Epstein
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The US military is flexing its airpower muscles in the Middle East with supersonic bomber flights in the region
B-1 Lancers have flown three missions in eight days. The bomber missions come amid a flurry of othe…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine says it shot down 3 Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers in a single day to cap off a rough month for Russia's air force
It's an unprecedented series of losses for the Russian air force, and Ukraine's greatest reported k…
Chris Panella
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Ukraine says it downed a Russian Su-24M bomber as it was trying to launch a missile strike
The Russian Su-24M was readying to bombard Odesa when it was shot down by an antiaircraft missile n…
Mia Jankowicz
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Video appears to capture first flight of the B-21 Raider, the US Air Force's newest stealth bomber
An Air Force spokesperson confirmed the new stealth bomber is in flight testing. The long-awaited f…
Chris Panella
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The B-21 Raider took its first flight just 2 months ago, but the Pentagon is already sure it wants more of its new stealth bomber
A top Pentagon official revealed that he gave the go-ahead on production shortly after it took flig…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine says its Vampire bomber drone is such a nightmare for Russian troops they call it the 'Baba Yaga,' a mythical evil creature
The fast, hard-to-detect Vampire drones are especially useful for nighttime attacks, using thermal …
Chris Panella
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Video shows a Chinese fighter jet buzzing B-52 bomber that came as close as 10 feet, US says
The near collision, as US Indo-Pacific Command called it, is the latest dangerous maneuver by a Chi…
Chris Panella
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Russia's bomber fleet hasn't fired cruise missiles at Ukraine for a month, a sign its stocks are dwindling, UK intel says
The UK MOD described the pause by Russian's heavy bomber aircraft as "one of the longest gaps in su…
Sinéad Baker
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Russia's attempt to shield its bombers from Ukrainian attacks with car tires is just the latest in a string of makeshift defenses
Stacks of car tires on top of Tu-95 bomber jets are the latest example of Russia's haphazard defens…
Chris Panella
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Russia is piling tires on top of its prized bombers, images show — a possible crude attempt to trick Ukraine's missiles
Russia is scrambling to protect its domestic air bases, which have been under attack — and the late…
Mia Jankowicz
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Ukraine's drone campaign plans to exhaust Russia's air defenses, disable its bombers, and damage military production, says spy chief
"We want to get them out of their comfort zone," said Lieutenant-General Kyrylo Budanov, the head o…