Featured in AWACSBYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2022ShareThe Search To Replace The Air Force’s Geriatric E-3 Sentry Radar Jets Has Officially Begun (Updated)Officials from across the service have earmarked the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail as their preferred Sentry successor. BYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareChile Has Bought A Trio Of Retired E-3D Sentry Radar Planes From Britain: ReportsThe second-hand E-3 aircraft could give the Chilean Air Force a significant boost in capability and allow it to retire an existing aging radar plane. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 12, 2021ShareChina Is Using E-3 Sentry Mockups For Targets On Its Ballistic Missile Impact RangeThe U.S. Air Force’s E-3s would be at the top of China’s target list should a conflict erupt between it and the United States. BYTyler RogowayNov 12, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareTop Air Force General In The Pacific Wants E-7 Wedgetails To Replace E-3 Radar PlanesThe E-3 Sentries are becoming harder to operate and maintain amid growing demand for the capabilities they offer in the Indo-Pacific region. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2021ShareE-7 Wedgetail Radar Jets Eyed As A Bridge To A Space-Based System By The Air ForceThe Air Force needs a replacement for its aging E-3 Sentries, and off-the-shelf E-7 Wedgetails could fill the gap until a satellite capability emerges. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021ShareFace-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack UpWith tensions rising over energy reserves in the Aegean Sea, the disgruntled neighbors have air arms that are well-equipped and at high readiness. BYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareHow A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 FulcrumWith only minutes to prepare, CF-18 Hornet pilot Bob Wade was let loose in the cockpit of one of the Soviet Union’s latest fighter jets. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareThe Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades AgoThe primary goal was to give bombers, such as the B-52, a means to destroy Soviet air defense sites and airborne early warning and control aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareNo, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A RadarThe “Black Jet” never got the ability to shoot down other aircraft, but not due to a lack of creativity on behalf of the Skunk Works team. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020ShareGeneral Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen DronesThe “Defender” concept is a potentially promising way to address the increasing vulnerability of Air Force tankers and other lumbering support planes. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 30, 2019ShareA Whopping 20 Y-20 Airlifters Seen At Chinese Aircraft Plant And Test BaseThe activity at Yanliang Air Base is yet another glaring reminder that Beijing’s military might seems to be on a nearly exponential growth curve. BYTyler RogowayDec 30, 2019ShareBYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareConfessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar OperatorThe life of the often overlooked “quarterback” of the air wing that goes to work in a dimly lit flying tube to coordinate chaotic air wars from above. BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor TrucksThe service will replace the E-8C JSTARS with a mix of upgraded existing aircraft and drones, but that might not work for high risk missions. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2019ShareA U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)There appears to be some sort of large force exercise occurring over parts of Nevada and Utah. BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2019Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2022ShareThe Search To Replace The Air Force’s Geriatric E-3 Sentry Radar Jets Has Officially Begun (Updated)Officials from across the service have earmarked the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail as their preferred Sentry successor. BYThomas NewdickFeb 9, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022ShareChile Has Bought A Trio Of Retired E-3D Sentry Radar Planes From Britain: ReportsThe second-hand E-3 aircraft could give the Chilean Air Force a significant boost in capability and allow it to retire an existing aging radar plane. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 12, 2021ShareChina Is Using E-3 Sentry Mockups For Targets On Its Ballistic Missile Impact RangeThe U.S. Air Force’s E-3s would be at the top of China’s target list should a conflict erupt between it and the United States. BYTyler RogowayNov 12, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021ShareTop Air Force General In The Pacific Wants E-7 Wedgetails To Replace E-3 Radar PlanesThe E-3 Sentries are becoming harder to operate and maintain amid growing demand for the capabilities they offer in the Indo-Pacific region. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickSep 24, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2021ShareE-7 Wedgetail Radar Jets Eyed As A Bridge To A Space-Based System By The Air ForceThe Air Force needs a replacement for its aging E-3 Sentries, and off-the-shelf E-7 Wedgetails could fill the gap until a satellite capability emerges. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021ShareFace-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack UpWith tensions rising over energy reserves in the Aegean Sea, the disgruntled neighbors have air arms that are well-equipped and at high readiness. BYThomas NewdickFeb 4, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareHow A Canadian Pilot Became The First Westerner To Fly The Feared MiG-29 FulcrumWith only minutes to prepare, CF-18 Hornet pilot Bob Wade was let loose in the cockpit of one of the Soviet Union’s latest fighter jets. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020ShareThe Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades AgoThe primary goal was to give bombers, such as the B-52, a means to destroy Soviet air defense sites and airborne early warning and control aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020ShareNo, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A RadarThe “Black Jet” never got the ability to shoot down other aircraft, but not due to a lack of creativity on behalf of the Skunk Works team. BYTyler RogowayJun 19, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020ShareGeneral Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen DronesThe “Defender” concept is a potentially promising way to address the increasing vulnerability of Air Force tankers and other lumbering support planes. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMar 1, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 30, 2019ShareA Whopping 20 Y-20 Airlifters Seen At Chinese Aircraft Plant And Test BaseThe activity at Yanliang Air Base is yet another glaring reminder that Beijing’s military might seems to be on a nearly exponential growth curve. BYTyler RogowayDec 30, 2019Share
BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareConfessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar OperatorThe life of the often overlooked “quarterback” of the air wing that goes to work in a dimly lit flying tube to coordinate chaotic air wars from above. BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF’s New Ground Tracking Radar Plan Desperately Needs Stealthy Flying Sensor TrucksThe service will replace the E-8C JSTARS with a mix of upgraded existing aircraft and drones, but that might not work for high risk missions. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2019ShareA U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)There appears to be some sort of large force exercise occurring over parts of Nevada and Utah. BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2019Share
