Featured in NorthropBYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 21, 2022ShareBondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy SkinVeteran Northrop engineer recollects his time on the top-secret Tacit Blue program, including some of its oddest quirks. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 21, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 18, 2021ShareSecret RQ-180 “White Bat” Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force VideoWhite bat iconography surrounds the shadowy RQ-180 program and it’s no mistake the Air Force just dropped that name and showed a similar design. BYTyler RogowayNov 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareNew Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program ManagerNorthrop’s “Whale” stealth battlefield surveillance jet was revolutionary. Now we get a better look into the program from someone who was there. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2021ShareThe RQ-180 Drone Will Emerge From The Shadows As The Centerpiece Of An Air Combat RevolutionThe Air Force’s secretive, very stealthy, and high-flying drone won’t be just a better spy aircraft, it will be a deeply networked game-changer. BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 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 RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThis ’80s Promo Video Will Make You Want A F-20 Tigershark So Freaking BadTake it from General Yeager—it was a damn good jet. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareWhy the B-2 Stealth Bomber Was Used to Strike ISIS Camps in LibyaAmerica’s most valuable stealth combat aircraft might have seemed like an odd choice to bomb a target whose air defenses were neutered in 2011. It wasn’t. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Is What A Northrop F-23A Would’ve Looked Like If It Had Beaten Lockheed’s F-22Many argue that the YF-23 should have been selected over the YF-22 and these exclusive renderings show what a production F-23 would have looked like. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 LostTest Pilot Paul Metz gives an in-depth brief on the YF-23 and the Advanced Tactical Fighter program, including his thoughts on why the F-22 won. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThis USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”It’s officially a “generic” airplane, but it sure looks like someone got their inspiration from the fictitious design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2019ShareHistoric Northrop Flying Wing Crashed After Doing A “Barrel Roll” According To NTSB (Updated)The April 22nd crash marked the loss of a beloved pilot and one of the rarest antique flying machines in the world. BYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2019ShareRare and Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashes Into Prison Yard In California (Updated)This was the only remaining example of the N-9M, of which Northrop only ever built four. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2019ShareThis Test Force Highlight Video Shows The B-2 Spirit As You’ve Never Seen It BeforeThe B-2 Combined Test Force turned an exotic flying-wing stealth jet into the USAF’s deadliest weapon of war nearly three decades ago. BYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 3, 2018ShareThe YF-23’s Weapons Bay Layout Was One Of Its Best Features And One Of Its WorstNorthrop’s entry into the ATF tender had a big, ambiguous weapons bay that likely hurt its chances of being selected but would be prized today. BYTyler RogowayOct 3, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 15, 2018ShareThe YF-23’s Air Inlet Design Was Its Most Exotic Feature You Never Heard OfNorthrop engineers used an innovative solution for dealing with an old airflow problem that is especially troublesome for stealthy designs. BYTyler RogowayMay 15, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2017ShareTest Pilot Recounts Flying Both Have Blue And Tacit Blue Experimental Stealth JetsOne test pilot flew both top-secret aircraft that are widely regarded as giving birth to the stealth revolution. BYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2017Share
BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 21, 2022ShareBondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy SkinVeteran Northrop engineer recollects his time on the top-secret Tacit Blue program, including some of its oddest quirks. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayFeb 21, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 18, 2021ShareSecret RQ-180 “White Bat” Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force VideoWhite bat iconography surrounds the shadowy RQ-180 program and it’s no mistake the Air Force just dropped that name and showed a similar design. BYTyler RogowayNov 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021ShareNew Light Shed On The Once Top Secret Tacit Blue Aircraft By Veteran Program ManagerNorthrop’s “Whale” stealth battlefield surveillance jet was revolutionary. Now we get a better look into the program from someone who was there. BYTyler RogowayAug 10, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2021ShareThe RQ-180 Drone Will Emerge From The Shadows As The Centerpiece Of An Air Combat RevolutionThe Air Force’s secretive, very stealthy, and high-flying drone won’t be just a better spy aircraft, it will be a deeply networked game-changer. BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 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 RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThis ’80s Promo Video Will Make You Want A F-20 Tigershark So Freaking BadTake it from General Yeager—it was a damn good jet. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareWhy the B-2 Stealth Bomber Was Used to Strike ISIS Camps in LibyaAmerica’s most valuable stealth combat aircraft might have seemed like an odd choice to bomb a target whose air defenses were neutered in 2011. It wasn’t. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Is What A Northrop F-23A Would’ve Looked Like If It Had Beaten Lockheed’s F-22Many argue that the YF-23 should have been selected over the YF-22 and these exclusive renderings show what a production F-23 would have looked like. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 LostTest Pilot Paul Metz gives an in-depth brief on the YF-23 and the Advanced Tactical Fighter program, including his thoughts on why the F-22 won. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThis USAF Intelligence Squadron’s Insignia Appears to Show the “F-19 Specter”It’s officially a “generic” airplane, but it sure looks like someone got their inspiration from the fictitious design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2019ShareHistoric Northrop Flying Wing Crashed After Doing A “Barrel Roll” According To NTSB (Updated)The April 22nd crash marked the loss of a beloved pilot and one of the rarest antique flying machines in the world. BYTyler RogowayMay 3, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2019ShareRare and Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashes Into Prison Yard In California (Updated)This was the only remaining example of the N-9M, of which Northrop only ever built four. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2019ShareThis Test Force Highlight Video Shows The B-2 Spirit As You’ve Never Seen It BeforeThe B-2 Combined Test Force turned an exotic flying-wing stealth jet into the USAF’s deadliest weapon of war nearly three decades ago. BYTyler RogowayFeb 10, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 3, 2018ShareThe YF-23’s Weapons Bay Layout Was One Of Its Best Features And One Of Its WorstNorthrop’s entry into the ATF tender had a big, ambiguous weapons bay that likely hurt its chances of being selected but would be prized today. BYTyler RogowayOct 3, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 15, 2018ShareThe YF-23’s Air Inlet Design Was Its Most Exotic Feature You Never Heard OfNorthrop engineers used an innovative solution for dealing with an old airflow problem that is especially troublesome for stealthy designs. BYTyler RogowayMay 15, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2017ShareTest Pilot Recounts Flying Both Have Blue And Tacit Blue Experimental Stealth JetsOne test pilot flew both top-secret aircraft that are widely regarded as giving birth to the stealth revolution. BYTyler RogowayNov 28, 2017Share
