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F-47’s Exotic Shape Was Hiding In Plain Sight On A Unit Patch

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 7, 2026

A thermal image purportedly showing a previously unseen advanced aircraft design shows some interesting similarities to a "Christmas Tree" fighter design concept crafted decades ago by Darold Cummings, one of the top minds behind Northrop's YF-23 Black Widow.
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Area 51 Mystery Aircraft Prompts Interest In “Christmas Tree” Stealth Fighter Concept

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 5, 2026

Mystery aircraft spotted over groom lake.
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Is This A Glimpse Of The Aircraft That Gave Birth To The F-47?

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 4, 2026

Newly released footage records the unique formation flight over Nevada’s Nellis Air Force Air Base last November, which brought together U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters and Soviet-era MiG-21 and MiG-29 jets. The four-ship took to the skies to mark the passing of Col. Gail Peck (ret.), the former commander of the legendary 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron “Red Eagles” that conducted highly classified missions using Soviet combat jets in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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F-22s Fly Alongside MiGs To Commemorate Founder Of America’s Secret Soviet Fighter Squadron

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 9, 2025

RATT55 737
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World’s Most Secretive 737 Just Made A Very Rare Appearance

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 23, 2025

X-36 was an early progenitor that lead to the F-47.
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Reflections Of The F-47: Looking Back At The X-36

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 27, 2025

The National Museum of the U.S. AIr Force's latest acquisition, an Su-27UB Flanker-C, has a curious history.
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Su-27 That Mysteriously Vanished After Private Sale Resurfaces

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 27, 2023

2014 hangar groom lake plane
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Does This Area 51 Image Show A Secret Aircraft Or A Shadow Of A Cloud?

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 30, 2022

Aircraft From Area 51 Are Flying In Latest Air Force Red Flag Exercise
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Aircraft From Area 51 Are Flying In Latest Air Force Red Flag Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 22, 2022

Doc Schultz Su-27 Red Hats Area 51 Crash
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Area 51 Test Pilot Died During Heroic Su-27 Flight: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 7, 2022

The Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 Fighters
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The Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 Fighters

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 9, 2022

Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin
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Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 21, 2022

Mysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image (Updated)
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Mysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 4, 2022

Secret RQ-180 Stealthy Unmanned Spy Plane Spotted Over Area 51
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Secret RQ-180 Stealthy Unmanned Spy Plane Spotted Over Area 51

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 1, 2021

Mysterious High-Altitude Airspace Closure Appears Alongside Nellis Range Complex
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Mysterious High-Altitude Airspace Closure Appears Alongside Nellis Range Complex

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

New Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program Manager
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New Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program Manager

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 10, 2021