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RC-135 Now Flying With Donor KC-135 Engine Cover After Frightening Crosswind Landing Mishap

RC-135 Now Flying With Donor KC-135 Engine Cover After Frightening Crosswind Landing Mishap

By Tyler Rogoway
Sep 22 8:14 PM EDT
The Air Force Blew It When It Decided Not To Give Its KC-135s Winglets 40 Years Ago

The Air Force Blew It When It Decided Not To Give Its KC-135s Winglets 40 Years Ago

By Thomas Newdick
Sep 20 3:51 PM EDT
Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated)

Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Sep 20 1:10 PM EDT
Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?

Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?

By Thomas Newdick
Mar 22 5:51 PM EDT
Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands

Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands

By Robert Hopkins
Dec 16 12:30 PM EST
A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft

A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft

By Robert Hopkins
Nov 27 6:13 PM EST
U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

By Joseph Trevithick
May 5 9:52 PM EDT
Offutt Air Force Base Is Evacuating All Flyable Aircraft

Offutt Air Force Base Is Evacuating All Flyable Aircraft

By Tyler Rogoway
Mar 19 4:07 PM EDT
General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones

General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Mar 1 2:31 PM EST
Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”

Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 17 3:28 PM EST
RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 6 3:18 AM EST
USAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane Nearby

USAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane Nearby

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 29 10:43 PM EDT
A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Apr 9 6:09 PM EDT
Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)

Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Jul 16 1:53 AM EDT
Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

Navy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort Planes

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 22 10:43 AM EDT
SR-71’s “R2-D2” Could Be The Key To Winning Future Fights In GPS Denied Environments

SR-71’s “R2-D2” Could Be The Key To Winning Future Fights In GPS Denied Environments

By Tyler Rogoway
Apr 16 4:31 PM EDT