The A-10 Just Got a Massive Life Extension | Air Force Secretary Announces A-10 Extension
The Secretary of the Air Force just announced the A-10 Warthog will remain in service until at least 2030. For a platform that has been on the chopping block since Desert Storm — with depot maintenanc...
21 Apr 11min
Indonesia Just Rejected America's Military Overflight Request — Here's Why
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21 Apr 9min
$75 Billion in Classified Programs | America's Largest Military Budget Eve
The Pentagon just submitted the largest defense budget request in American history — $1.5 trillion for fiscal year 2027 — and buried inside those numbers is a clear picture of exactly where the US mil...
18 Apr 7min
NO ESCAPE: US Navy's Full Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
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16 Apr 8min
Talks FAIL in Pakistan & Frankenstein KC-135 Returns from Desert
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12 Apr 11min
Nuclear Bomber Base Just Got Overflown by Unknown Drones
In March 2026, somewhere between 12 and 15 drones overflew the flight line at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana — home to the B-52 bomber fleet, Global Strike Command, and the nuclear command and ...
12 Apr 8min
China & Pakistan ink J-35 Stealth Fighter Deal
The J-35 is China's latest 5th generation fighter jets, and this video discusses its accelerated delivery timeline to Pakistan. We explore the implications of this advanced china fighter jet for milit...
11 Apr 11min
#147 Maj. Gen. John "Trapper" Winters on 40 Years of Fighter Aviation
Maj. Gen. John "Trapper" Winters joins the Afterburn Podcast for a two-hour conversation covering one of the most unconventional paths to two stars in Air Force history — starting as an F-4 Electronic...
10 Apr 2h 2min
