One Of U.S. Special Operation Command’s Shyest Spy Planes Has A New Name
In a rare instance of openly discussing its sensor-laden Dash 8s, the Army has put forward the aircraft’s nickname publicly for the first time.
Tag: Dash-8
1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)
An attack on a military outpost in Kenya where U.S. troops are stationed, as well as its associated airfield, has left three Americans dead and six aircraft and helicopters damaged or destroyed. This includes a secretive U.S. military de Havilland Dash-8 twin-engine turboprop configured for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. The terrorists who carried out the raid also damaged or destroyed vehicles and fuel tanks.
The U.S. State Department Has Its Own Sprawling Air Force, Here’s What’s In Its Inventory
The Department has more than 200 helicopters, aircraft, and small drones, including a particularly shadowy small transport plane.
These Secretive US SpecOps Spy Planes Are Getting New Sensors And Anti-GPS Jamming Gear
Contracting documents offer new details about a fleet of secretive intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft and their operations.
Shadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction Busting
Since February 2018, the essentially unmarked surveillance aircraft has been flying orbits over the East China Sea between North Korea and China.
One of US Special Operations Command’s Newest Spy Planes Is Hunting Terrorists In Libya
A pair of de Havilland Dash-8-based aircraft appear to have taken over directly from two older, shadowy surveillance aircraft.
We Now Know Exactly What Sensors the Army’s Powerful New RO-6A Spy Planes Will Carry
A recent contracting notice includes a detailed breakdown of the various cameras, radars, and signals intelligence gear that will go into the planes.
Landing In Maniitsoq Is Like Arriving On A Gorgeous Alien Ice Planet
Greenland Airlines dash-8 q200 cockpit video of landing at Maniitsoq