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Bell Unveils VTOL Aircraft Concepts That All Feature Fold-Away Rotors For Jet-Speed Flight
Special Operations Aviation

Bell Unveils VTOL Aircraft Concepts That All Feature Fold-Away Rotors For Jet-Speed Flight

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 2, 2021

MC-145B Wily Coyote Special Ops Planes Will Be Able To Launch Stealth Cruise Missiles
Special Operations Aviation

MC-145B Wily Coyote Special Ops Planes Will Be Able To Launch Stealth Cruise Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 26, 2021

Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane
Special Operations Aviation

Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

Special Ops MH-47 Chinooks Can Use These Fuel Dump Pipes To Help Climb Over Mountains
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Special Ops MH-47 Chinooks Can Use These Fuel Dump Pipes To Help Climb Over Mountains

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 15, 2021

MC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike Mission
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

MC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 7, 2021

Special Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL Aircraft
Special Operations Aviation

Special Operations Command Is Now Seeking A High-Speed VTOL Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 20, 2021

Amphibious MC-130J Transport Is On Special Operations Command’s Wishlist
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Amphibious MC-130J Transport Is On Special Operations Command’s Wishlist

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 20, 2021

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night
Special Operations Aviation

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction
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Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Navy SEALs And Army Night Stalkers Captured In Amazing Photos During Virginia Exercise
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Navy SEALs And Army Night Stalkers Captured In Amazing Photos During Virginia Exercise

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 10, 2021

Crash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone Program
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Crash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 4, 2021

Bin Laden Raid Pilot Says Unique Marine Air-To-Air Course Likely Saved Him From Pakistani F-16s
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Bin Laden Raid Pilot Says Unique Marine Air-To-Air Course Likely Saved Him From Pakistani F-16s

By tyler rogoway and jamie hunter

Posted on May 3, 2021

Photo Emerges Of Shadowy Intelligence Gathering “Ghost Plane” In Somalia
Special Operations Aviation

Photo Emerges Of Shadowy Intelligence Gathering “Ghost Plane” In Somalia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

One of US Special Operations Command’s Newest Spy Planes Is Hunting Terrorists In Libya
Special Operations Aviation

One of US Special Operations Command’s Newest Spy Planes Is Hunting Terrorists In Libya

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 8, 2021

Special Operations Command’s New A-29 Super Tucano Pays Tribute To World War II Air Commandos
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Special Operations Command’s New A-29 Super Tucano Pays Tribute To World War II Air Commandos

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 29, 2021

The Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

The Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 18, 2021

Check Out This AC-130 Gunship Pilot Wearing A Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Check Out This AC-130 Gunship Pilot Wearing A Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

America’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa Possible
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

America’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa Possible

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Here’s What All Those Black Helicopters Were Doing Zipping Around Los Angeles Last Night
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Here’s What All Those Black Helicopters Were Doing Zipping Around Los Angeles Last Night

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 2, 2020

Fatal Night Stalker Helicopter Crash Has Occurred On San Clemente Island
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Fatal Night Stalker Helicopter Crash Has Occurred On San Clemente Island

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 31, 2020

Night Stalker MH-47 Emerges With Mystery Modifications During Training In Colorado
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Night Stalker MH-47 Emerges With Mystery Modifications During Training In Colorado

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 10, 2020

No, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland Protesters
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

No, The Air Force’s Shadowy Surveillance Test Plane Wasn’t Spying On Portland Protesters

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 25, 2020

Unusual High-Altitude Spy Plane Appears at Special Operations Exercise
Special Operations Aviation

Unusual High-Altitude Spy Plane Appears at Special Operations Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

Unmasking The S-92 Mystery Helicopter In Syria Which Was Spotted Again Near Raqqa
Special Operations Aviation

Unmasking The S-92 Mystery Helicopter In Syria Which Was Spotted Again Near Raqqa

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

Nightstalkers Show Off For the Public With a Dramatic Urban Air Assault
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Nightstalkers Show Off For the Public With a Dramatic Urban Air Assault

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

These Unassuming Planes Have Been Key Players in America’s War on Terror
Special Operations Aviation

These Unassuming Planes Have Been Key Players in America’s War on Terror

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Secretive U.S. Task Force Has Been Criss-Crossing Asian Skies
Special Operations Aviation

Secretive U.S. Task Force Has Been Criss-Crossing Asian Skies

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Shedding Some Light On The Pentagon’s Most Shadowy Aviation Units
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Shedding Some Light On The Pentagon’s Most Shadowy Aviation Units

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Here’s What Those Mysterious Helicopters That Woke Up The Oregon Coast Were Doing
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Here’s What Those Mysterious Helicopters That Woke Up The Oregon Coast Were Doing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2020

New Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special Operators
Special Operations Aviation

New Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special Operators

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 4, 2020

Russian Commandos Jump From 33,000 Feet Over The Arctic In Unprecedented Exercise
Special Operations Aviation

Russian Commandos Jump From 33,000 Feet Over The Arctic In Unprecedented Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 27, 2020

Mystery Objects Simultaneously Emerge From Hangars Again At Secretive Tonopah Airport
Special Operations Aviation

Mystery Objects Simultaneously Emerge From Hangars Again At Secretive Tonopah Airport

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 4, 2020

Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System
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Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 4, 2020

Check Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo Nose
Special Operations Aviation

Check Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo Nose

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 31, 2019

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)
Special Operations Aviation

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 4, 2019

This Isn’t An Early B-2 Cockpit Mockup, It’s For A Previously Undisclosed Special Ops Transport
Special Operations Aviation

This Isn’t An Early B-2 Cockpit Mockup, It’s For A Previously Undisclosed Special Ops Transport

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu
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These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1
Special Operations Aviation

The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Explosive-Filled Dummies And Other Ruses Helped Clear The Way For Real Paratroopers On D-Day
Special Operations Aviation

Explosive-Filled Dummies And Other Ruses Helped Clear The Way For Real Paratroopers On D-Day

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Master Chart Showing US Military Aircraft And Their Data-Links Includes RQ-170 Sentinel
Special Operations Aviation

Master Chart Showing US Military Aircraft And Their Data-Links Includes RQ-170 Sentinel

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 12, 2019

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 6, 2019

Everything We Know And Don’t Know About The Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi (Updated)
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Everything We Know And Don’t Know About The Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 28, 2019

Army Night Stalker Chinook Teamed Up With Bomb-Slinging Drone In Complex AI-Enabled Test
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Army Night Stalker Chinook Teamed Up With Bomb-Slinging Drone In Complex AI-Enabled Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 11, 2019

AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat Missions
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat Missions

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 11, 2019

One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory
Special Operations Aviation

One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 10, 2019

Glimpse Of The Future?: MC-130 Sets Up Forward Refueling Point For MQ-9 Reaper Drone
Special Operations Aviation

Glimpse Of The Future?: MC-130 Sets Up Forward Refueling Point For MQ-9 Reaper Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Document Offers New Details About Those OV-10 Broncos That Went to Fight ISIS
Special Operations Aviation

Document Offers New Details About Those OV-10 Broncos That Went to Fight ISIS

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Chinooks Over Afghanistan: The Unsung Workhorse Of America’s Never Ending War
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Chinooks Over Afghanistan: The Unsung Workhorse Of America’s Never Ending War

By Ed Darack and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Watch Never Before Seen Clips of Chinook Helicopters Supporting SEAL Team Six Overseas
Special Operations Aviation

Watch Never Before Seen Clips of Chinook Helicopters Supporting SEAL Team Six Overseas

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

U.S. Military Wants Tech Companies To Battle Each Other in the ‘ThunderDrone’
Special Operations Aviation

U.S. Military Wants Tech Companies To Battle Each Other in the ‘ThunderDrone’

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

This Is the Tech Special Operators Want for Their Light Attack Planes
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

This Is the Tech Special Operators Want for Their Light Attack Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

F-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick Deployments
Special Operations Aviation

F-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick Deployments

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

USAF Says Spec Ops Light Attack Program Will Complement Larger OA-X Effort
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

U.S. Special Operations Forces Want Their Own Light Attack Aircraft
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

U.S. Special Operations Forces Want Their Own Light Attack Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

US Special Operators Are Moving Closer to the Fighting in Raqqa
Special Operations Aviation

US Special Operators Are Moving Closer to the Fighting in Raqqa

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

We May Finally Know What JADE HELM Has Stood For All Along
Special Operations Aviation

We May Finally Know What JADE HELM Has Stood For All Along

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

“Identity Intel Ops” Turn US Special Operators Into Combat Detectives
Special Operations Aviation

“Identity Intel Ops” Turn US Special Operators Into Combat Detectives

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

The Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official Nickname
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 20, 2019

These Secretive US SpecOps Spy Planes Are Getting New Sensors And Anti-GPS Jamming Gear
Special Operations Aviation

These Secretive US SpecOps Spy Planes Are Getting New Sensors And Anti-GPS Jamming Gear

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 14, 2019

New Video Shows Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters With Rare Modifications
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New Video Shows Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters With Rare Modifications

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 25, 2019

The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers
Special Operations Aviation

The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 24, 2019

Watch Four U.S. Special Operations C-130s Roar Through A Valley Together In The U.K.
Special Operations Aviation

Watch Four U.S. Special Operations C-130s Roar Through A Valley Together In The U.K.

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 22, 2019

Special Operators Fly Across Moscow Skyline On Tactical Platform Slung Below Mi-8 Helo
Special Operations Aviation

Special Operators Fly Across Moscow Skyline On Tactical Platform Slung Below Mi-8 Helo

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019