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Northrop Grumman Is Vying To Give B-52 Bomber A Game-Changing New Radar
Airborne Radar

Northrop Grumman Is Vying To Give B-52 Bomber A Game-Changing New Radar

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 26, 2019

Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base
Airborne Radar

Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 4, 2019

Northrop Grumman Plans To Upend Aerial Surveillance Market With Their Optionally Manned Firebird
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Northrop Grumman Plans To Upend Aerial Surveillance Market With Their Optionally Manned Firebird

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 14, 2018

Now Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida Too
Airborne Radar

Now Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida Too

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 13, 2018

Evacuated Naval Air Station Point Mugu And Key Radar Station Threatened By Blaze (Updated)
Airborne Radar

Evacuated Naval Air Station Point Mugu And Key Radar Station Threatened By Blaze (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 9, 2018

China Reveals Prototype Configuration Of Jam Resistant And Counter-Stealth ‘Quantum Radar’
Airborne Sensors

China Reveals Prototype Configuration Of Jam Resistant And Counter-Stealth ‘Quantum Radar’

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 6, 2018

Russian IL-20 Surveillance Plane Went Down Off Syrian Coast During Israeli Missile Barrage (Updated)
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Russian IL-20 Surveillance Plane Went Down Off Syrian Coast During Israeli Missile Barrage (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 18, 2018

USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’
Airborne Sensors

USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 11, 2018

AC-130W Gunship Pilots Help Target The Enemy With An Off The Shelf Rifle Sight
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AC-130W Gunship Pilots Help Target The Enemy With An Off The Shelf Rifle Sight

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 5, 2018

High-Quality Shots Of Unpainted Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Offer New Capability Insights
Infrared Search And Track

High-Quality Shots Of Unpainted Chinese J-20 Stealth Fighter Offer New Capability Insights

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 1, 2018

The USMC’s F/A-18 Hornets Are Getting New Jamming-Resistant GPS Gear
Airborne Sensors

The USMC’s F/A-18 Hornets Are Getting New Jamming-Resistant GPS Gear

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 29, 2018

F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?
Airborne Sensors

F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 13, 2018

‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing Plane
Airborne Sensors

‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 12, 2018

Marines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar First
Airborne Radar

Marines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar First

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 8, 2018

U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 14, 2018

Northrop Grumman’s ‘H03’ Firebird Spy Plane Is Now Flying At Mojave Air and Space Port
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Northrop Grumman’s ‘H03’ Firebird Spy Plane Is Now Flying At Mojave Air and Space Port

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 5, 2018

Mysterious Northrop Grumman Spy Plane Emerges At The Mojave Air and Space Port
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Mysterious Northrop Grumman Spy Plane Emerges At The Mojave Air and Space Port

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 5, 2018

Shadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction Busting
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Shadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction Busting

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 28, 2018

The Best Of The USMC’s Aging F/A-18 Hornets To Receive Lethal Radar Upgrade
Airborne Radar

The Best Of The USMC’s Aging F/A-18 Hornets To Receive Lethal Radar Upgrade

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 22, 2018

US Army Hits Setbacks Trying to Add New Infrared Countermeasures to Its Helicopters
Infrared Search And Track

US Army Hits Setbacks Trying to Add New Infrared Countermeasures to Its Helicopters

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 25, 2018

Rare IRST Pod Toting “Ghost” F-16D Likely Based At Area 51 Spotted In Star Wars Canyon
Infrared Search And Track

Rare IRST Pod Toting “Ghost” F-16D Likely Based At Area 51 Spotted In Star Wars Canyon

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2017

N. Korea Posts On-Board Film Of Missile Flight As US Says It Spied On Launch Site
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

N. Korea Posts On-Board Film Of Missile Flight As US Says It Spied On Launch Site

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2017

Watch a Computer Save this G-Stricken F-16 Pilot from Certain Death
Airborne Sensors

Watch a Computer Save this G-Stricken F-16 Pilot from Certain Death

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 14, 2016

Photo Emerges Of Stealthy Avenger Drone Fitted With Advanced Multi-Spectral Sensor Suite
Airborne Sensors

Photo Emerges Of Stealthy Avenger Drone Fitted With Advanced Multi-Spectral Sensor Suite

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 14, 2016

The Navy Is Getting A Video Pod To Record Russian And Chinese Jets Making Unsafe Intercepts
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

The Navy Is Getting A Video Pod To Record Russian And Chinese Jets Making Unsafe Intercepts

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 22, 2016