Featured in Groom LakeBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareThe Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 FightersThe demise of the Soviet Union provided the Pentagon with a windfall in the shape of then-modern MiG-29 Fulcrums from Moldova. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2022ShareMysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image (Updated)A delta-shaped tailless fighter-sized aircraft that looks like nothing we’ve seen before calls the secretive base home. BYTyler RogowayFeb 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, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2021ShareWhy The F-117 Made Its First Flight In Pastel Camouflage 40 Years Ago TodayThe stealth attack jet may be known for its black attire, but the aircraft has flown in a number of schemes over the last four decades. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2021ShareBYSarah Scoles—Popular ScienceJan 5, 2021ShareAn A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crashed Near Area 51 In 1967. This Is How One Explorer Found It.Some people hunt for buried gold, a small number of others hunt for bits of titanium laced with aerospace history. BYSarah Scoles—Popular ScienceJan 5, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021ShareLet’s Talk About This Intriguing Object Seen In The Scoot-And-Hide Hangar At Area 51A recent photo taken of Groom Lake by a private pilot shows what appears to be a dagger-shaped object in one of the facility’s aircraft shelters. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareArea 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm FutureThe Air Force is accelerating its advanced combat drone development efforts and the facility’s unique attributes seem perfect for supporting them. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It IsLike the future of air combat in general, there are lots of misconceptions about the secret technology demonstrator and the program it belongs to. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareFamily Demands To Know How A 200-Pound Antique Anvil Disappeared From Area 51Area 51 is not only associated directly with aircraft that can disappear, but now also with mysteriously disappearing blacksmithing hardware. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2020SharePilot Takes Amazing Images Of Area 51 And Tonopah Air Base While Skirting Restricted AirspaceA private pilot had one heck of an adventure through the Nevada Test and Training Range, getting very rare looks at the shadowy installations. BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2019ShareVisitors To Area 51 Have To Wear “Foggles” That Severely Limit Vision When Moving AboutThe frosted eyewear, which comes from the aerospace world, keeps a wearer from seeing anything aside from what is directly in front of and below them. BYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareNKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51Exotic and highly secretive aircraft in flight testing need gas too. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareTest Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret WorldSkunk Works test pilot Harold “Hal” Farley Jr. was at the controls of the YF-117 as it wobbled into the skies for the first time over Area 51. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareUSAF Mini-Documentary Takes You Behind The Scenes Of Its Top Secret Cold War MiG SquadronFor more than a decade, the unit flew enemy aircraft against America’s best fighters from a secretive and desolate base near Tonopah, Nevada. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareArea 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk HelicoptersOriginally intended as replacements for the Air Force’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, they now exclusively support operations at the top-secret base. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 15, 2019ShareAirspace Closures For “Storm Area 51” Have Been PostedThe restrictions will keep news and tour helicopters, as well as drones, away from the Area 51 border and beyond. BYTyler RogowaySep 15, 2019Share12
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022ShareThe Last Time The United States Got Its Hands On A Fleet Of MiG-29 FightersThe demise of the Soviet Union provided the Pentagon with a windfall in the shape of then-modern MiG-29 Fulcrums from Moldova. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayMar 9, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2022ShareMysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image (Updated)A delta-shaped tailless fighter-sized aircraft that looks like nothing we’ve seen before calls the secretive base home. BYTyler RogowayFeb 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
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2021ShareWhy The F-117 Made Its First Flight In Pastel Camouflage 40 Years Ago TodayThe stealth attack jet may be known for its black attire, but the aircraft has flown in a number of schemes over the last four decades. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2021Share
BYSarah Scoles—Popular ScienceJan 5, 2021ShareAn A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crashed Near Area 51 In 1967. This Is How One Explorer Found It.Some people hunt for buried gold, a small number of others hunt for bits of titanium laced with aerospace history. BYSarah Scoles—Popular ScienceJan 5, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021ShareLet’s Talk About This Intriguing Object Seen In The Scoot-And-Hide Hangar At Area 51A recent photo taken of Groom Lake by a private pilot shows what appears to be a dagger-shaped object in one of the facility’s aircraft shelters. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareArea 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm FutureThe Air Force is accelerating its advanced combat drone development efforts and the facility’s unique attributes seem perfect for supporting them. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It IsLike the future of air combat in general, there are lots of misconceptions about the secret technology demonstrator and the program it belongs to. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareFamily Demands To Know How A 200-Pound Antique Anvil Disappeared From Area 51Area 51 is not only associated directly with aircraft that can disappear, but now also with mysteriously disappearing blacksmithing hardware. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2020SharePilot Takes Amazing Images Of Area 51 And Tonopah Air Base While Skirting Restricted AirspaceA private pilot had one heck of an adventure through the Nevada Test and Training Range, getting very rare looks at the shadowy installations. BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2019ShareVisitors To Area 51 Have To Wear “Foggles” That Severely Limit Vision When Moving AboutThe frosted eyewear, which comes from the aerospace world, keeps a wearer from seeing anything aside from what is directly in front of and below them. BYTyler RogowayDec 12, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareNKC-135R Tanker From Edwards AFB Flew This Peculiar Night Mission Over Area 51Exotic and highly secretive aircraft in flight testing need gas too. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareTest Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret WorldSkunk Works test pilot Harold “Hal” Farley Jr. was at the controls of the YF-117 as it wobbled into the skies for the first time over Area 51. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareUSAF Mini-Documentary Takes You Behind The Scenes Of Its Top Secret Cold War MiG SquadronFor more than a decade, the unit flew enemy aircraft against America’s best fighters from a secretive and desolate base near Tonopah, Nevada. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareArea 51 Has Its Own Unique Fleet Of HH-60U Ghost Hawk HelicoptersOriginally intended as replacements for the Air Force’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, they now exclusively support operations at the top-secret base. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 15, 2019ShareAirspace Closures For “Storm Area 51” Have Been PostedThe restrictions will keep news and tour helicopters, as well as drones, away from the Area 51 border and beyond. BYTyler RogowaySep 15, 2019Share
