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American Surveillance Aircraft Have Been Flooding Into The Airspace South Of Taiwan (Updated)
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American Surveillance Aircraft Have Been Flooding Into The Airspace South Of Taiwan (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 10, 2020

15 Questions With One of VP-5’s ‘Mad Foxes’ on Flying the P-8 Poseidon
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15 Questions With One of VP-5’s ‘Mad Foxes’ on Flying the P-8 Poseidon

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

The Pentagon Thought it Could Retire the U-2 in 1969
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The Pentagon Thought it Could Retire the U-2 in 1969

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images
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Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 23, 2020

Elon Musk And His Partner Grimes Name Their Newborn After The A-12 Spy Plane
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Elon Musk And His Partner Grimes Name Their Newborn After The A-12 Spy Plane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 6, 2020

U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report
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U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 6, 2020

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights
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Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 29, 2020

The SR-71 Blackbird Was Almost Brought Back For The Global War On Terror
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The SR-71 Blackbird Was Almost Brought Back For The Global War On Terror

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Mar 28, 2020

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars
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CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2020

Watch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed Brakes
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Watch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed Brakes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 13, 2020

E-11A Pilots Died Flying An Aircraft From A Fleet So Small None Are In The U.S. For Training
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E-11A Pilots Died Flying An Aircraft From A Fleet So Small None Are In The U.S. For Training

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

Highly Specialized Air Force E-11A Communications Aircraft Crashes And Burns In Afghanistan (Updated)
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Highly Specialized Air Force E-11A Communications Aircraft Crashes And Burns In Afghanistan (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 30, 2020

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification
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RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 6, 2019

Declassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold War
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Declassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold War

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Confessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar Operator
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Confessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar Operator

By Craig Picken and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel
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The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy
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Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy

By Tim McMillan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Raw Power In This Crazy Low-Light Afterburner Photo (Updated)
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Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Raw Power In This Crazy Low-Light Afterburner Photo (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 3, 2019

Navy Training Squadron Receives First E-2D Hawkeye With New Aerial Refueling Capability
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Navy Training Squadron Receives First E-2D Hawkeye With New Aerial Refueling Capability

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 12, 2019

USAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane Nearby
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USAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane Nearby

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 30, 2019

Wait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?
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Wait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 27, 2019

Northrop Grumman’s Optionally Manned Firebird Aircraft Has Its First Official Customers
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Northrop Grumman’s Optionally Manned Firebird Aircraft Has Its First Official Customers

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 17, 2019

Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)
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Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 16, 2019

This Overview Of NASA’s SR-71 Blackbird Is A Must Watch
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This Overview Of NASA’s SR-71 Blackbird Is A Must Watch

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 13, 2019

Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane
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Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor Trucks
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USAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Now Russia Is Demanding US Stop Spying Near Its Borders After Buzzing Navy Spy Plane
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Now Russia Is Demanding US Stop Spying Near Its Borders After Buzzing Navy Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod
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USAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor Pod

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis
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Award Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage Crisis

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Bristling With Antennas, Russia’s A-100 Is Likely More Than Just A New Radar Plane
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Bristling With Antennas, Russia’s A-100 Is Likely More Than Just A New Radar Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

The Army’s Latest Spy Planes Are Flying Hundreds of Hours Overseas
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The Army’s Latest Spy Planes Are Flying Hundreds of Hours Overseas

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Northrop Grumman MQ-25 Drone Tanker Testbed Emerges At Plant 42 In California
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Northrop Grumman MQ-25 Drone Tanker Testbed Emerges At Plant 42 In California

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

USAF Says Spec Ops Light Attack Program Will Complement Larger OA-X Effort
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USAF Says Spec Ops Light Attack Program Will Complement Larger OA-X Effort

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The US Navy May Have Watered Down Its MQ-25 Drone Even More
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The US Navy May Have Watered Down Its MQ-25 Drone Even More

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The U.S. Army’s Newest Spy Plane Is in Action in Africa and Latin America
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The U.S. Army’s Newest Spy Plane Is in Action in Africa and Latin America

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official Nickname
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The Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official Nickname

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 20, 2019

U.S. Military Is Sending Fighter Jets, Recon Aircraft, Engineers, and More To The Middle East (Updated)
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U.S. Military Is Sending Fighter Jets, Recon Aircraft, Engineers, and More To The Middle East (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 24, 2019

This Navy Squadron’s Music Video Is the Most Wonderfully Horrible ’80s Thing Ever
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This Navy Squadron’s Music Video Is the Most Wonderfully Horrible ’80s Thing Ever

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019

Optionally Manned Firebird Rapidly Matures Ahead Of International Debut This Summer
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Optionally Manned Firebird Rapidly Matures Ahead Of International Debut This Summer

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 2, 2019

SR-71’s “R2-D2” Could Be The Key To Winning Future Fights In GPS Denied Environments
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SR-71’s “R2-D2” Could Be The Key To Winning Future Fights In GPS Denied Environments

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 16, 2019

One of Saudi Arabia’s RE-3A Spy Planes Now Looks Just Like a U.S. Air Force RC-135
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One of Saudi Arabia’s RE-3A Spy Planes Now Looks Just Like a U.S. Air Force RC-135

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 16, 2019

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)
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A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 9, 2019

That USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Caribbean Spy Flight Was Far More Common Than Most Think
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That USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Caribbean Spy Flight Was Far More Common Than Most Think

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 16, 2019

This SR-71 Blackbird Cockpit Tour Is The Most Fascinating Thing You’ll See All Week
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This SR-71 Blackbird Cockpit Tour Is The Most Fascinating Thing You’ll See All Week

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 7, 2019

A U-2 Spy Plane Just Did The Flyover For The College Football National Championship Game
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A U-2 Spy Plane Just Did The Flyover For The College Football National Championship Game

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 8, 2019

Behold These Gorgeous Shots Of An E-2D Hawkeye Testing Its New Refueling Capability With A KC-10
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Behold These Gorgeous Shots Of An E-2D Hawkeye Testing Its New Refueling Capability With A KC-10

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 24, 2018

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 14, 2018

USAF Frantically Stole Parts From One RC-135 To Get Another Airborne To Spy On A Missile Launch
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USAF Frantically Stole Parts From One RC-135 To Get Another Airborne To Spy On A Missile Launch

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 18, 2018

U.K. Could Hand Deal Straight To Boeing For New Royal Air Force E-7 Radar Planes
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U.K. Could Hand Deal Straight To Boeing For New Royal Air Force E-7 Radar Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 3, 2018

We Have The Best Images And Video Yet Of The H03 Firebird Spy Plane And Boy Does It Sound Odd
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We Have The Best Images And Video Yet Of The H03 Firebird Spy Plane And Boy Does It Sound Odd

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 21, 2018

Russia’s Claim That Israeli F-16s Used Their Doomed Il-20 Spy Plane As Cover Doesn’t Add Up
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Russia’s Claim That Israeli F-16s Used Their Doomed Il-20 Spy Plane As Cover Doesn’t Add Up

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 18, 2018

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

USAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy Plane
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USAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 28, 2018

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane
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Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 6, 2018

Photo Of Secretive French Spy Plane Supporting Campaign Against ISIS Slips Out Online
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Photo Of Secretive French Spy Plane Supporting Campaign Against ISIS Slips Out Online

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 17, 2018

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 5, 2018

The Five Coolest Military Aviation Videos From Around Social Media This Week
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The Five Coolest Military Aviation Videos From Around Social Media This Week

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 5, 2018

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

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 5, 2018

Navy Releases Video Of Russian Flanker Buzzing EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane
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Navy Releases Video Of Russian Flanker Buzzing EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 30, 2018

French Rafale Fighters Will Deploy Aboard An American Supercarrier This April
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French Rafale Fighters Will Deploy Aboard An American Supercarrier This April

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 13, 2018

Document Confirms B-21 To Be Delivered Optionally Manned And Nuclear Capable
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Document Confirms B-21 To Be Delivered Optionally Manned And Nuclear Capable

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 8, 2017

USAF May Dump Its E-8C JSTARS Replacement Program For A Shadowy “Distributed” Solution
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USAF May Dump Its E-8C JSTARS Replacement Program For A Shadowy “Distributed” Solution

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 5, 2017

We Chew The Fat About BACN With Program Boss And Airman Who Used It In Combat
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We Chew The Fat About BACN With Program Boss And Airman Who Used It In Combat

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 19, 2017