Featured in low-observableBYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2021ShareThe F-117 Tested A Mirror-Like Skin Decades Before The F-22 DidWe have more on the ‘mirrored’ F-22 Raptor mystery that includes a historical connection and an official Air Force statement. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021ShareThese Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737The highly modified “RAT 55” bounces around between secretive test bases and is used to collect radar data on stealthy aircraft in-flight. BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 4, 2021ShareThe B-2 Bomber Looks Positively Alien In These ImagesEven though it was based on 1980s technology, America’s stealth bomber still looks like it is visiting us from another world. BYTyler RogowayJan 4, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareNorthrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous DronesWe talk to Northrop Grumman Vice President Richard Sullivan about what his company has potentially in store for the Air Force’s MQ-Next tender. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020ShareStealth Is Put To The Test In Huge Exercise Teaming RQ-170s, F-35s, B-2s With Other JetsThis exercise is also the first confirmation that the Air Force’s top-secret 44th Reconnaissance Squadron flies the reclusive RQ-170 Sentinel. BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareIsrael Is Getting A Single F-35 Test Jet Unlike Any OtherThe Israeli Air Force’s special testbed will only make the country’s Joint Strike Fighter fleet more unique. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2020ShareThe Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet UnionThe F-117 was built with the ability to deliver nuclear bombs and the Air Force didn’t forget that during the last years of the Cold War. BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 10, 2019ShareF-117 Spotted Playing Stealthy Aggressor Against F-15s And F-22s Over Nellis RangeThe Nighthawk was working at low altitude with higher-flying aggressor F-16s to get the best of the opposing ‘blue’ force. BYTyler RogowayDec 10, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2019ShareThe Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside DownThe Advanced Cruise Missile was too far ahead of its time, so much so that it was eventually succeeded by the missile it was supposed to replace. BYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareLet’s Talk About The Rumor That F-117s Have Flown Missions In The Middle East RecentlyThe rumor isn’t new and there is certainly some highly relevant logic to back it up, but is it actually true? BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareF-35’s Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy SkinThese “little buddies” not only protect the jet, but they can be used creatively to goad the enemy into showing itself and dying as a result. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Image Of A Naval Strike Missile Launch Shows A Key Tenet Of Stealth DesignThe Navy’s newest ship-killing missile features critical stealth technology that dates back to the SR-71 Blackbird and its predecessor. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThese Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are FascinatingThe photos are a reminder of just how much work goes into keeping the F-22’s skin ready for combat and the amazing science behind its stealthy design. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2019ShareAirbus’s Secret Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Research Program Breaks Cover (Updated)The impressive-looking plane was part of a clandestine risk-reduction effort that will inform the firm’s future stealthy combat aircraft designs. BYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBehold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance HelicopterThe Army wants a survivable and fast “knife fighter” helicopter to fight in contested areas. The Raider X certainly seems like it could be just that. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareUpgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border WallThe Air Force had planned to award contracts for the infrastructure improvements, including a specialized repair facility, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019Share12
BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2021ShareThe F-117 Tested A Mirror-Like Skin Decades Before The F-22 DidWe have more on the ‘mirrored’ F-22 Raptor mystery that includes a historical connection and an official Air Force statement. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021ShareThese Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737The highly modified “RAT 55” bounces around between secretive test bases and is used to collect radar data on stealthy aircraft in-flight. BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 4, 2021ShareThe B-2 Bomber Looks Positively Alien In These ImagesEven though it was based on 1980s technology, America’s stealth bomber still looks like it is visiting us from another world. BYTyler RogowayJan 4, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareNorthrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous DronesWe talk to Northrop Grumman Vice President Richard Sullivan about what his company has potentially in store for the Air Force’s MQ-Next tender. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020ShareStealth Is Put To The Test In Huge Exercise Teaming RQ-170s, F-35s, B-2s With Other JetsThis exercise is also the first confirmation that the Air Force’s top-secret 44th Reconnaissance Squadron flies the reclusive RQ-170 Sentinel. BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterAug 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareIsrael Is Getting A Single F-35 Test Jet Unlike Any OtherThe Israeli Air Force’s special testbed will only make the country’s Joint Strike Fighter fleet more unique. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2020ShareThe Stealthy F-117 Nighthawk Could Have Executed Nuclear Strikes Against The Soviet UnionThe F-117 was built with the ability to deliver nuclear bombs and the Air Force didn’t forget that during the last years of the Cold War. BYTyler RogowayJun 17, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 10, 2019ShareF-117 Spotted Playing Stealthy Aggressor Against F-15s And F-22s Over Nellis RangeThe Nighthawk was working at low altitude with higher-flying aggressor F-16s to get the best of the opposing ‘blue’ force. BYTyler RogowayDec 10, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2019ShareThe Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside DownThe Advanced Cruise Missile was too far ahead of its time, so much so that it was eventually succeeded by the missile it was supposed to replace. BYTyler RogowayDec 5, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareLet’s Talk About The Rumor That F-117s Have Flown Missions In The Middle East RecentlyThe rumor isn’t new and there is certainly some highly relevant logic to back it up, but is it actually true? BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareF-35’s Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy SkinThese “little buddies” not only protect the jet, but they can be used creatively to goad the enemy into showing itself and dying as a result. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Image Of A Naval Strike Missile Launch Shows A Key Tenet Of Stealth DesignThe Navy’s newest ship-killing missile features critical stealth technology that dates back to the SR-71 Blackbird and its predecessor. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThese Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are FascinatingThe photos are a reminder of just how much work goes into keeping the F-22’s skin ready for combat and the amazing science behind its stealthy design. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2019ShareAirbus’s Secret Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Research Program Breaks Cover (Updated)The impressive-looking plane was part of a clandestine risk-reduction effort that will inform the firm’s future stealthy combat aircraft designs. BYTyler RogowayNov 5, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019ShareBehold Sikorsky’s “Raider X” Future High-Speed Armed Reconnaissance HelicopterThe Army wants a survivable and fast “knife fighter” helicopter to fight in contested areas. The Raider X certainly seems like it could be just that. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareUpgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border WallThe Air Force had planned to award contracts for the infrastructure improvements, including a specialized repair facility, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019Share
