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KC-130T Hercules tanker/transports belonging to the U.S. Navy's Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 30 (VX-30), the “Bloodhounds,” are gaining the ability to link up to the Starlink satellite constellation to help with long-range missile and other test work out in the Pacific.

Starlink-Equipped Navy C-130s Offer Communication Boost For Pacific Missile Tests

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 12, 2025

Another long-serving U.S. military aircraft has completed its final operational deployment, with the return of the U.S. Navy’s EP-3E Aries II surveillance platform from the 5th Fleet area of operations. The countdown to the spy plane’s final retirement is now on, which will see its vital intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission handed over fully to the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance drone.

EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane Has Flown Its Last Operational Mission

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 7, 2024

The spy plane at the center of one of the most notorious post-Cold War Today air incidents, a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II, has arrived at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, for future public display. The EP-3E’s journey to get to the museum has been a long one, starting with the dramatic collision with a Chinese fighter in the so-called Hainan Island incident in 2001.

EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane That Collided With Chinese Fighter Is Going On Display

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 23, 2024

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Hurricane Hunter P-3 Launched New Low Flying Drone Into Ian

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 29, 2022

Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water

Watch A P-3 Submarine Hunter’s Sonobuoy Dramatically Transform Once In The Water

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2021

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 10, 2020

Watch This Gorgeous Time Lapse Of A P-3s Voyage Over Greenland’s Glaciers

Watch This Gorgeous Time Lapse Of A P-3s Voyage Over Greenland’s Glaciers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

The Navy’s Last Active Duty P-3C Orion Squadron Is On Its Final Deployment

The Navy’s Last Active Duty P-3C Orion Squadron Is On Its Final Deployment

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 19, 2019

Canadian CP-140 Aurora Investigates Mysterious Underwater Pings In Arctic

Canadian CP-140 Aurora Investigates Mysterious Underwater Pings In Arctic

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 4, 2016