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Next generation airlift family of systems
Transports

New Airlifters Of All Sizes May Be Needed For Future China Fight

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 24, 2023

Flight tracking military aircraft
C-40

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 19, 2023

US Air Force C-32A and B aircraft are losing their serial numbers as part of a new operational security initiative.
Air Force One

Air Force C-32 Jets Are Going Incognito Under New Security Policy (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 17, 2023

C-130J flypast over Britain
C-130

Britain Bids Farewell to C-130 Hercules With Spectacular Flypast

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jun 15, 2023

Ukraine Identifies Russian General It Says Ordered Destruction Of Iconic An-225 Mriya Jet
An-225

Ukraine Identifies Russian General It Says Ordered Destruction Of Iconic An-225 Mriya Jet

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 19, 2023

AC-130 Gunship AESA
AC-130

AC-130J Ghostrider Could Get Huge Upgrade From AESA Radar

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 15, 2023

AC-130 Gunship Laser Weapon Program’s Future Is Looking Blurry
AC-130

AC-130 Gunship Laser Weapon Program’s Future Is Looking Blurry

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 11, 2023

Mojave being delivered via C-130
C-130

Mojave Drone Rapid Deployment From C-130 Shown In New Concept Video

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 10, 2023

MAC MC-130
C-130

Amphibious C-130 Won’t Fly For Two To Three More Years

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 9, 2023

Retirement Of MC-130H Speeds Up MC-130J Low-Flying Radar Upgrade
MC-130

Retirement Of MC-130H Speeds Up MC-130J Low-Flying Radar Upgrade

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 11, 2023

Y-20B RAMP
Y-20

Our Best Look At China’s Re-Engined Y-20B Cargo Jet

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 6, 2023

Four Nordic nations have signed an air defense alliance.
Transports

Nordic Air Defense Pact Combines Forces Of Hundreds Of Fighter Aircraft

By Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 25, 2023

Aerial Refueling Boom
Transports

Podded Aerial Refueling Boom Design Has Been Completed For Air Force

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 24, 2023

Biden Dumps Trump’s Air Force One Paint Job For Iconic Design
Air Force One

Biden Dumps Trump’s Air Force One Paint Job For Iconic Design

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 10, 2023

C-130J simulator explores one pilot-one loadmaster concept
C-130

Single Pilot C-130J Operations Being Explored By Air Force

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 10, 2023

AC-130 Ghostrider
AC-130

AC-130J Gunship Unleashes Hell On South Korean Island

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 7, 2023

C-130 no markings AMC
Transports

Air Mobility Command’s Fleet Of Tankers, Cargo Planes Go Incognito

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 4, 2023

Su-57 MAKS 2022
Il-76

Here Is What Russia’s Military Aircraft And Missiles Actually Cost

By Piotr Butowski, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 9, 2023

MAC MC-130
C-130

C-130 Seaplane Program Put On Back Burner (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Feb 2, 2023

General Atomics Liberty Lifter
Transports

Huge Ekranoplan-Like Airlifter Design Teams Selected By DARPA

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 2, 2023

Army and Air Force team up to simulate hot pit refueling an M1A2 Abrams tank with a C-130J Super Hercules
C-130

C-130 Simulates Refueling M1 Abrams Tank During Exercise

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Dec 21, 2022

Special Ops C-130 Tests Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missiles In The Arctic
C-130

Special Ops C-130 Tests Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missiles In The Arctic

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 9, 2022

C-130 Amphibian
C-130

C-130 Seaplane Should Fly In 2023 Says Air Force Special Ops Commander

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 21, 2022

EC-37B Compass Call
C-37

Officer Explains What New EC-37 Electronic Warfare Jets Can Do, Warns Program Is Underfunded

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

AC-130 Gunships Used ‘Big Ass Green Lasers’ During Kabul Evacuation
AC-130

AC-130 Gunships Used ‘Big Ass Green Lasers’ During Kabul Evacuation

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 2, 2022

Our First Look At An AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship’s New 105mm Gun
AC-130

Our First Look At An AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship’s New 105mm Gun

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 31, 2022

EC-37B Compass Call
C-37

Our Best Look Yet At The Air Force’s EC-37B Compass Call Jamming Jet

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Aug 19, 2022

Taiwan Strait median line
C-40

Fears Grow Over Provocative Chinese Drills Set To Encircle Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 3, 2022

Chinese Military Drills Will Surround Taiwan As Punishment For Pelosi Visit
C-40

Chinese Military Drills Will Surround Taiwan As Punishment For Pelosi Visit

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 2, 2022

China Makes New Threats As Rumors Swirl That Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Is Imminent (Updated)
C-40

China Makes New Threats As Rumors Swirl That Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Is Imminent (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 1, 2022

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth utilized a Silver Bullet Command and Control module on his first overseas trip.
C-17

C-17’s Airstream ‘Silver Bullet’ VVIP Pods Weren’t Airworthy For 20 Years

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

An artist's conception of a US Air Force EC-37B Compass Cal jet, with an existing EC-130H Compass call aircraft depicted in the background.
C-37

Congress Pushes For More Air Force EC-37 Electronic Warfare Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 23, 2022

The An-225, known as Mryia, taking off from Ukraine.
Transports

$800M Needed To Build A New An-225 Mriya Cargo Jet Zelensky Says

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 23, 2022

ekranoplan Liberty Lifter
Transports

Cargo Hauling Ekranoplan X-Plane Being Developed By DARPA

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 19, 2022

Eight US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III airlifters at Bardufoss Air Station in Norway on May 10, 2022. The inset is a screen shot from an online flight tracking website showing the aircraft leaving Norway.
C-17

Conga Line Of C-17s Spotted Heading South Over Europe From Norway (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 10, 2022

An-225 Mriya’s First Pilot On The Tragic Destruction Of The World’s Biggest Plane
An-225

An-225 Mriya’s First Pilot On The Tragic Destruction Of The World’s Biggest Plane

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 4, 2022

China’s Y-20 Cargo Jet Has An Upper Passenger Deck That Can Be Installed In Its Hold
Y-20

China’s Y-20 Cargo Jet Has An Upper Passenger Deck That Can Be Installed In Its Hold

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 12, 2022

Half A Dozen Chinese Y-20 Cargo Jets Popped Up Over Europe Last Night (Updated)
Y-20

Half A Dozen Chinese Y-20 Cargo Jets Popped Up Over Europe Last Night (Updated)

By Stetson Payne and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 10, 2022

This Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Next ‘Doomsday Plane,’ The EC-130J TACAMO
C-130

This Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Next ‘Doomsday Plane,’ The EC-130J TACAMO

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 5, 2022

‘Air Force One’ 747s Now Cost $177k An Hour To Fly
Air Force One

‘Air Force One’ 747s Now Cost $177k An Hour To Fly

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 5, 2022

Destroyed An-225 “Dream” Cargo Jet’s Owner Wants To Crowdfund Its Resurrection
An-225

Destroyed An-225 “Dream” Cargo Jet’s Owner Wants To Crowdfund Its Resurrection

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 25, 2022

This Is Our First Tragic Look At All That’s Left Of Ukraine’s Giant An-225 Cargo jet
An-225

This Is Our First Tragic Look At All That’s Left Of Ukraine’s Giant An-225 Cargo jet

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 4, 2022

Russia Appears To Be Preparing Its Ancient An-2 Biplanes For War In Ukraine
Transports

Russia Appears To Be Preparing Its Ancient An-2 Biplanes For War In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 2, 2022

First Sight Of Giant An-225 Cargo Jet Since Russian Invasion Shows Its Tail Intact
An-225

First Sight Of Giant An-225 Cargo Jet Since Russian Invasion Shows Its Tail Intact

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 1, 2022

Ukraine’s Giant An-225 Cargo Jet Might Be Destroyed But A New ‘Dream’ Could Rise
An-225

Ukraine’s Giant An-225 Cargo Jet Might Be Destroyed But A New ‘Dream’ Could Rise

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Mar 1, 2022

Ukraine Claims It Shot Down A Russian IL-76 Transport Plane (Updated)
Il-76

Ukraine Claims It Shot Down A Russian IL-76 Transport Plane (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 26, 2022

Ukrainian Forces Recapture The World’s Biggest Cargo Jet After Repelling Russian Assault (Updated)
An-225

Ukrainian Forces Recapture The World’s Biggest Cargo Jet After Repelling Russian Assault (Updated)

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Feb 25, 2022

U.S. Says Its Diplomats Are Out Of Ukraine After U.S. Special Ops Planes Tracked Near Polish Border (Updated)
MC-130

U.S. Says Its Diplomats Are Out Of Ukraine After U.S. Special Ops Planes Tracked Near Polish Border (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 22, 2022

Autonomous Resupply Gliders Made Successful Deliveries On Their First Overseas Deployment
C-130

Autonomous Resupply Gliders Made Successful Deliveries On Their First Overseas Deployment

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Feb 2, 2022

Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)
Air Force One

Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 28, 2022

AC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm Howitzer
AC-130

AC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm Howitzer

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 20, 2022

C-17 Loads Of Anti-Tank Missiles Arrive In Ukraine Courtesy Of The United Kingdom
C-17

C-17 Loads Of Anti-Tank Missiles Arrive In Ukraine Courtesy Of The United Kingdom

By Joseph Trevithick and Brett Tingley

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Russian 747 Cargo Plane Made A Highly Peculiar Roundabout Flight Across Finland
Transports

Russian 747 Cargo Plane Made A Highly Peculiar Roundabout Flight Across Finland

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 18, 2022

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter Can Fit Inside A C-130
C-130

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter Can Fit Inside A C-130

By Brian O'Rourke

Updated on Jan 4, 2022

Biden Briefly Stuck On Air Force One After Snow Storm Landing At Andrews AFB (Updated)
Air Force One

Biden Briefly Stuck On Air Force One After Snow Storm Landing At Andrews AFB (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 3, 2022

Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew
C-130

Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 31, 2021

Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base
KC-130

Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 30, 2021

Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)
C-130

Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 17, 2021

A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California
C-37

A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 4, 2021

China’s New Y-20U Tanker Joined Dozens Of Other Warplanes Flying Near Taiwan
Y-20

China’s New Y-20U Tanker Joined Dozens Of Other Warplanes Flying Near Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 29, 2021

Flurry Of Air Force Transports Head To East Africa As Potential For Ethiopia Evacuation Grows
Transports

Flurry Of Air Force Transports Head To East Africa As Potential For Ethiopia Evacuation Grows

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 29, 2021

C-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In Midair
C-130

C-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In Midair

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 5, 2021

The AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For Testing
AC-130

The AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For Testing

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 8, 2021

Japan’s C-2 Cargo Jet Absolutely Dwarfs The C-1 It Was Developed From In This Viral Video
C-2

Japan’s C-2 Cargo Jet Absolutely Dwarfs The C-1 It Was Developed From In This Viral Video

By Brian O'Rourke, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 6, 2021