Featured in Edwards Air Force BaseBYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022ShareFirst B-21 Raider Is Now Undergoing Calibration Tests As Official Rollout ApproachesThe first B-21 now “really looks like a bomber” and after calibration tests, the bomber’s systems can be fired up. BYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 4, 2022ShareX-32’s Test Pilot On Why It Lost To What Became The F-35The Boeing X-32 is most remembered for its goofy looks, but its lead test pilot reveals why appearances can be deceiving. BYBrett TingleyFeb 4, 2022ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 1, 2021ShareSecret RQ-180 Stealthy Unmanned Spy Plane Spotted Over Area 51This was the third photographic encounter with the mysterious RQ-180 flying wing drone, leaving little doubt as to its existence. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021ShareNASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After TakeoffHow much damage the X-56B, which NASA only began using in a new flight test program in April, may have sustained in this incident is unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 6, 2021ShareNew B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)New B-21 artwork accompanied the release of an official fact sheet on the bomber. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 6, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 30, 2021ShareSkyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger DroneThe Air Force’s Skyborg continues to be integrated into more aircraft, signaling that a variety of aircraft could someday be flown by the AI system. BYBrett TingleyJun 30, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 8, 2021ShareHuge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not LadybugsA massive radar bloom over California in 2019 was widely reported to be a ladybug swarm, but our investigation has shown this was unlikely the case. BYBrett TingleyJun 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021SharePlan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force NomineeThe Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareNon-Military MB-326M Jet Trainer Aircraft Crashes Near Edwards Air Force Base In CaliforniaThe MB-326M aircraft that went down was being used by the nearby National Test Pilot School at the time. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareIs The Stargazer Air-Launch Mothership About To Test A Secretive Air Force Payload?Typically used to launch rockets to put small satellites in orbit, Stargazer may be working on a classified hypersonic or space launch program. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareThe Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s BackyardThe craft were once seen as the future of cheaper, faster space access. Since then they have been reduced to backyard junk that nobody wants to claim. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareB-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is “Starting To Look Like An Airplane”The Air Force has said that it is aiming for the prototype to take its first flight in December 2021, but that this milestone could be delayed. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBehold Arguably The Most Spectacular Photo Of NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft EverThe Shuttle Program wouldn’t have been possible without these magnificent flying beasts of burden. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019ShareNew B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021The service is hoping to move very quickly after that to reach initial operational capability with the new bombers in the mid-2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Wants Someone With A Helicopter To Recover Its Downed Global Hawk, ASAPCrashed drone is in a remote area near active forest fires and the service wants some to go in and get some or all of it, now. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareBehold The First Flight Of A B-52 Bomber Carrying The AGM-183A Hypersonic MissileThe photographs from the first-ever flight test of the weapon offer the first look at its overall design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019Share12
BYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022ShareFirst B-21 Raider Is Now Undergoing Calibration Tests As Official Rollout ApproachesThe first B-21 now “really looks like a bomber” and after calibration tests, the bomber’s systems can be fired up. BYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 4, 2022ShareX-32’s Test Pilot On Why It Lost To What Became The F-35The Boeing X-32 is most remembered for its goofy looks, but its lead test pilot reveals why appearances can be deceiving. BYBrett TingleyFeb 4, 2022Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 1, 2021ShareSecret RQ-180 Stealthy Unmanned Spy Plane Spotted Over Area 51This was the third photographic encounter with the mysterious RQ-180 flying wing drone, leaving little doubt as to its existence. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayNov 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021ShareNASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After TakeoffHow much damage the X-56B, which NASA only began using in a new flight test program in April, may have sustained in this incident is unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 6, 2021ShareNew B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Rendering Released By The Air Force (Updated)New B-21 artwork accompanied the release of an official fact sheet on the bomber. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 6, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 30, 2021ShareSkyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger DroneThe Air Force’s Skyborg continues to be integrated into more aircraft, signaling that a variety of aircraft could someday be flown by the AI system. BYBrett TingleyJun 30, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 8, 2021ShareHuge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not LadybugsA massive radar bloom over California in 2019 was widely reported to be a ladybug swarm, but our investigation has shown this was unlikely the case. BYBrett TingleyJun 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021SharePlan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force NomineeThe Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareNon-Military MB-326M Jet Trainer Aircraft Crashes Near Edwards Air Force Base In CaliforniaThe MB-326M aircraft that went down was being used by the nearby National Test Pilot School at the time. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareIs The Stargazer Air-Launch Mothership About To Test A Secretive Air Force Payload?Typically used to launch rockets to put small satellites in orbit, Stargazer may be working on a classified hypersonic or space launch program. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareThe Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s BackyardThe craft were once seen as the future of cheaper, faster space access. Since then they have been reduced to backyard junk that nobody wants to claim. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020ShareB-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is “Starting To Look Like An Airplane”The Air Force has said that it is aiming for the prototype to take its first flight in December 2021, but that this milestone could be delayed. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBehold Arguably The Most Spectacular Photo Of NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft EverThe Shuttle Program wouldn’t have been possible without these magnificent flying beasts of burden. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019ShareNew B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Scheduled To Make Its First Flight In Late 2021The service is hoping to move very quickly after that to reach initial operational capability with the new bombers in the mid-2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Wants Someone With A Helicopter To Recover Its Downed Global Hawk, ASAPCrashed drone is in a remote area near active forest fires and the service wants some to go in and get some or all of it, now. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareBehold The First Flight Of A B-52 Bomber Carrying The AGM-183A Hypersonic MissileThe photographs from the first-ever flight test of the weapon offer the first look at its overall design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019Share
