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80-passenger Soviet Mil Mi-6P helicopter

The Story Of The Soviet Union’s Monster Mi-6 Helicopter Airliner The Story Of The Soviet Union’s Monster Mi-6 Helicopter Airliner

By Oliver Parken

Jun 25 4:32 PM EDT

U-2's new radar is going to the Army's HADES surveillance jet.

Radar Developed For U-2 To Go On Army Intel-Gathering BizJets Radar Developed For U-2 To Go On Army Intel-Gathering BizJets

By Joseph Trevithick

May 22 12:35 PM EDT

Private jet registration can be hidden by FAA based on new bill.

Congress Has Made Fully Obscuring Aircraft Ownership Information A Reality Congress Has Made Fully Obscuring Aircraft Ownership Information A Reality

By Oliver Parken

May 17 8:56 PM EDT

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), which won the contract to build the U.S. Air Force’s highly specialized Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) aircraft last month, has acquired five Boeing 747-8s from Korean Air. The likelihood is that these will be converted as the successors to the Air Force’s aging 747-200-based E-4B Nightwatch ‘doomsday planes,’ although at this stage we still don’t know how many of the new SAOC aircraft will be fielded.

Former Korean Air 747s Slated To Become USAF Doomsday Planes (Updated) Former Korean Air 747s Slated To Become USAF Doomsday Planes (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

May 9 2:21 PM EDT

Supersonic testbed XB-1 on its first flight, March 22, 2024

Boom’s XB-1 Supersonic Test Jet Takes To The Skies Boom’s XB-1 Supersonic Test Jet Takes To The Skies

By Oliver Parken

Mar 23 2:50 PM EDT

Pulsejet drone has flown.

Pulsejet Drone Flies, Could Have Big Impact On Cost Of Future Weapons Pulsejet Drone Flies, Could Have Big Impact On Cost Of Future Weapons

By Thomas Newdick

Mar 6 3:44 PM EST

Stratolaunch Roc aircraft conducts a captive-carry test flight with the Talon-A hypersonic vehicle.

World’s Largest Plane Is One Step Closer To Launching A Hypersonic Vehicle World’s Largest Plane Is One Step Closer To Launching A Hypersonic Vehicle

By Thomas Newdick

Dec 4 1:50 PM EST

A commercial KDC‐10 tanker aircraft refuels a U.S. Air Force F‐16 Fighting Falcon from the 51st Fighter Wing, enroute Commando Sling 23 at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, November 6, 2023.

Private Aerial Refueling Tankers Are Now Gassing Up USAF Fighters Private Aerial Refueling Tankers Are Now Gassing Up USAF Fighters

By Oliver Parken

Nov 14 7:45 PM EST

The Beach Bum Has Flown West: Jimmy Buffett’s Legacy In The Sky

The Beach Bum Has Flown West: Jimmy Buffett’s Legacy In The Sky The Beach Bum Has Flown West: Jimmy Buffett’s Legacy In The Sky

By Stetson Payne

Sep 2 9:39 PM EDT

MIG-23 Crash Michigan

MiG-23 Flogger Crashes In Michigan (Updated) MiG-23 Flogger Crashes In Michigan (Updated)

By Stetson Payne

Aug 13 6:11 PM EDT

Oshkosh Airventure satellite image 2023

The World’s Largest Airshow As Seen From Space The World’s Largest Airshow As Seen From Space

By Tyler Rogoway

Jul 31 2:45 PM EDT

Magnus LTA 20-1

This Alien-Looking Airship Design Used A Propulsion Method Unlike Any Other This Alien-Looking Airship Design Used A Propulsion Method Unlike Any Other

By Oliver Parken

Jul 19 6:28 PM EDT

Flight tracking military aircraft

Tracking U.S. Military Aircraft Online Could Become Much Harder Tracking U.S. Military Aircraft Online Could Become Much Harder

By Joseph Trevithick

Jul 19 2:44 PM EDT

Logs offer an inside look into what a week's worth of activity on the FAA's Domestic Events Network looks like, including sightings of UAPs.

Multiple UAPs Reported On FAA’s Internal Hotline In Just A Week Multiple UAPs Reported On FAA’s Internal Hotline In Just A Week

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Jul 14 5:09 PM EDT

US Air Force aircraft have been refueled by private tanker planes for the first time ever.

Private Aerial Refueling Tanker Has Gassed Up An Air Force Plane For The First Time Private Aerial Refueling Tanker Has Gassed Up An Air Force Plane For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Jul 12 9:43 PM EDT

F-35 Intercept California

Watch F-35 ‘Headbutt’ Private Plane During Low-Level Intercept Over Marin Watch F-35 ‘Headbutt’ Private Plane During Low-Level Intercept Over Marin

By Oliver Parken

Jun 20 9:18 PM EDT