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Global Hawk Has Left Beale Air Force Base For Good
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Global Hawk Has Left Beale Air Force Base For Good

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

A US Air Force RC-135U Combat Sent electronic intelligence aircraft photographed at Kadena Air Base on the Japanese Island of Okinawa in 2009.
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U.S. RC-135U Spy Plane Just Surveilled China’s Strategic Southern Coast

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 6, 2022

Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin
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Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 21, 2022

This Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding Ukraine
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This Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 19, 2022

Scaled Composites Unveils New Encore High-Altitude Optionally Manned Aircraft Concept
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Scaled Composites Unveils New Encore High-Altitude Optionally Manned Aircraft Concept

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 7, 2022

This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky
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This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jul 20, 2021

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 8, 2021

Russia Looks To Repurpose Surveillance Jets After Open Skies Treaty Exit
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Russia Looks To Repurpose Surveillance Jets After Open Skies Treaty Exit

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 7, 2021

The Ultimate Guide To Surveillance Aircraft Available To Help Safeguard The Inauguration
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The Ultimate Guide To Surveillance Aircraft Available To Help Safeguard The Inauguration

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 20, 2021

This Plane Wasn’t Snooping On Protesters In Los Angeles, It Was Dropping Irradiated Bugs
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This Plane Wasn’t Snooping On Protesters In Los Angeles, It Was Dropping Irradiated Bugs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 21, 2020

This Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles Over Seattle For Days
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This Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles Over Seattle For Days

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 5, 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

Surveillance Plane Joins Intensifying Hunt For Mystery Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska (Updated)
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Surveillance Plane Joins Intensifying Hunt For Mystery Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska (Updated)

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jan 9, 2020

The Russians Just Did A Fly-By Of Area 51
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The Russians Just Did A Fly-By Of Area 51

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

China’s High-Speed Drone Is Rocket-Powered And All About Doing What Satellites Can’t
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China’s High-Speed Drone Is Rocket-Powered And All About Doing What Satellites Can’t

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

U.S. Intelligence Agency Eyes The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone For Maritime Surveillance Missions
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U.S. Intelligence Agency Eyes The Navy’s MQ-25 Drone For Maritime Surveillance Missions

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 3, 2019

Russian Surveillance Plane Is Flying Missions Over U.S. Military Bases In Hawaii
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Russian Surveillance Plane Is Flying Missions Over U.S. Military Bases In Hawaii

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 16, 2019

Shadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over Syria
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Shadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over Syria

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper Doors
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This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper Doors

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Unique EPA Plane Is Monitoring Toxic Waste Dumps Around Houston
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This Unique EPA Plane Is Monitoring Toxic Waste Dumps Around Houston

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

South Africa’s Gripen Fighter Jets Will Stalk Rhino Poachers
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South Africa’s Gripen Fighter Jets Will Stalk Rhino Poachers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Armed Crop Duster Is At The Paris Air Show
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Blackwater Founder Erik Prince’s Armed Crop Duster Is At The Paris Air Show

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

This Is How America Keeps Watch Over North Korea From The Sky
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This Is How America Keeps Watch Over North Korea From The Sky

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 14, 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

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

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

U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia
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U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 14, 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

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

Shadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction Busting
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Shadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction Busting

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 28, 2018

N. Korea Posts On-Board Film Of Missile Flight As US Says It Spied On Launch Site
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N. Korea Posts On-Board Film Of Missile Flight As US Says It Spied On Launch Site

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2017

The Navy Is Getting A Video Pod To Record Russian And Chinese Jets Making Unsafe Intercepts
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The Navy Is Getting A Video Pod To Record Russian And Chinese Jets Making Unsafe Intercepts

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 22, 2016