Featured in Global HawkBYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareAir Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New BudgetA-10s and E-3s are among other aircraft potentially on the chopping block. We have a full rundown of combat aircraft highlights from the new budget. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2022ShareThis Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding UkraineMeet the fleet of intel-gathering planes that has been aloft over the Black Sea and Ukraine to keep tabs on Russian forces. BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 1, 2021ShareWhat Looks Like The Tail Of A Global Hawk Clone Just Appeared On A Truck In IranWhile Iran has a history of knocking off American drone designs, even realizing a crude emulation of an RQ-4 would be a significant task. BYThomas NewdickNov 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareHere Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget ProposalThe latest Pentagon budget proposal shows the Air Force, as well as Navy and Marines, want to modernize, but at the cost of existing capacity. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2021ShareGlobal Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy AircraftThe Global Hawks cannot survive in highly contested airspace, so the Air Force is doubling down on surveillance assets that can. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021ShareGermany’s Unwanted Euro Hawk Drone Has Finally Become A Very Costly Museum ExhibitAfter nearly $800 million was spent on it, the unique RQ-4E unmanned aerial vehicle will be put to rest in a Berlin museum. BYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMissile Defense Agency Seeking A High-Flying Drone For “Airborne Laser 2.0”You can think of the defunct YAL-1 as the “analogue” version of the Airborne Laser concept, with an unmanned high-flying drone sporting a solid state laser being the digital version. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2020SharePrivate Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These ImagesThe images show Global Hawks and U-2 spy planes scattered around the ramp, and an interesting upgrade that may point to a new shadowy resident. BYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2019ShareAir Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”The general said that he expects a North Korean test of a “long-range ballistic missile,” such as an ICBM, in the coming weeks. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareLockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy PlaneA new configuration with three types of sensor systems could make the planes even more versatile and keep them relevant for years to come. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 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, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDecades Ago The Navy Tested A Maritime Patrol U-2 Variant That Was Way Ahead Of Its TimeA state-of-the-art EP-Xs never came to be, but the Navy didn’t give up on the idea and it’s finally becoming a reality via the MQ-4C Triton. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNOAA Is Running Out of Money for its Hurricane Hunting Planes and DronesBudget cuts have left it with only one unmanned Coyote drone and a worryingly unreliable business jet to monitor storms. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019ShareHere’s Everything We Know About The U.S. Strikes On Iran That Never CameU.S. ships and other assets in the region are still reportedly on alert for possible strikes on Iranian targets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2019ShareEverything We Know About Iran’s Claim That It Shot Down A U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone (Updated)The Pentagon won’t comment in detail about the incident and there is already confusion as to what type was actually lost. BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareAir Force Wants To Retire 33 F-22s, Buy More F-15EXs In New BudgetA-10s and E-3s are among other aircraft potentially on the chopping block. We have a full rundown of combat aircraft highlights from the new budget. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2022ShareThis Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding UkraineMeet the fleet of intel-gathering planes that has been aloft over the Black Sea and Ukraine to keep tabs on Russian forces. BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 1, 2021ShareWhat Looks Like The Tail Of A Global Hawk Clone Just Appeared On A Truck In IranWhile Iran has a history of knocking off American drone designs, even realizing a crude emulation of an RQ-4 would be a significant task. BYThomas NewdickNov 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareHere Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget ProposalThe latest Pentagon budget proposal shows the Air Force, as well as Navy and Marines, want to modernize, but at the cost of existing capacity. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2021ShareGlobal Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy AircraftThe Global Hawks cannot survive in highly contested airspace, so the Air Force is doubling down on surveillance assets that can. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021ShareGermany’s Unwanted Euro Hawk Drone Has Finally Become A Very Costly Museum ExhibitAfter nearly $800 million was spent on it, the unique RQ-4E unmanned aerial vehicle will be put to rest in a Berlin museum. BYThomas NewdickMar 19, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMissile Defense Agency Seeking A High-Flying Drone For “Airborne Laser 2.0”You can think of the defunct YAL-1 as the “analogue” version of the Airborne Laser concept, with an unmanned high-flying drone sporting a solid state laser being the digital version. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2020SharePrivate Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These ImagesThe images show Global Hawks and U-2 spy planes scattered around the ramp, and an interesting upgrade that may point to a new shadowy resident. BYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2019ShareAir Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”The general said that he expects a North Korean test of a “long-range ballistic missile,” such as an ICBM, in the coming weeks. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareLockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy PlaneA new configuration with three types of sensor systems could make the planes even more versatile and keep them relevant for years to come. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDecades Ago The Navy Tested A Maritime Patrol U-2 Variant That Was Way Ahead Of Its TimeA state-of-the-art EP-Xs never came to be, but the Navy didn’t give up on the idea and it’s finally becoming a reality via the MQ-4C Triton. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNOAA Is Running Out of Money for its Hurricane Hunting Planes and DronesBudget cuts have left it with only one unmanned Coyote drone and a worryingly unreliable business jet to monitor storms. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019ShareHere’s Everything We Know About The U.S. Strikes On Iran That Never CameU.S. ships and other assets in the region are still reportedly on alert for possible strikes on Iranian targets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2019ShareEverything We Know About Iran’s Claim That It Shot Down A U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone (Updated)The Pentagon won’t comment in detail about the incident and there is already confusion as to what type was actually lost. BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2019Share
