Featured in RQ-180BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 2022ShareThe Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With SatellitesBeyond-line-of-sight laser communications are virtually immune to jamming and interception and can quickly transfer huge amounts of data. BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 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, 2021ShareBYThomas 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, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 5, 2021ShareMystery Flying Wing Aircraft Photographed Over The Philippines (Updated)The aircraft resembles the one seen in an image taken in California a year ago that is thought to be of the elusive RQ-180 stealth spy aircraft. BYTyler RogowaySep 5, 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, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 30, 2021ShareF-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying TranslatorBeyond linking up F-22s and F-35s, the U-2 and its gateway payload also connected naval and ground assets, and more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 30, 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 RogowayNov 2, 2020ShareWas The Secret RQ-180 Stealth Drone Really Photographed Over The Mojave Desert?A very interesting image may provide our first glimpse of the shadowy RQ-180 or of a ghost from the past. BYTyler RogowayNov 2, 2020ShareBYTyler 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020ShareEdwards AFB Upgrades Point To Unexpected Home For B-21 Raider, Other Secretive ProgramsIt was thought that the B-21 would be tested at the South Base complex, but it appears that won’t be the case. So what will live at South Base? BYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareFormer Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges TimelineThe senior Air Force official overseeing the B-21 program says he would not “bet on” the new stealth bomber making its first flight in 2021. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareU.S. Air Force Is Planning Something Big in the Nevada DesertUnusually worded, multi-billion dollar drone services contract possibly points to a new, shadowy unmanned aircraft—and a lot of them. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 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 29, 2019ShareThis Is How America Keeps Watch Over North Korea From The SkyAfter more than a decade of nuclear and missile tests, the Pentagon has only stepped up its surveillance of the isolated country. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 25, 2018ShareShedding Some Light On The Air Force’s Most Shadowy Drone SquadronWe’ve been able to uncover a lot of details about the secretive reconnaissance squadron and an obscure detachment that preceded its establishment. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 25, 2018Share12
BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 2022ShareThe Air Force Wants Laser Communication Pods To Securely Link Fighter Aircraft With SatellitesBeyond-line-of-sight laser communications are virtually immune to jamming and interception and can quickly transfer huge amounts of data. BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 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
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
BYTyler RogowaySep 5, 2021ShareMystery Flying Wing Aircraft Photographed Over The Philippines (Updated)The aircraft resembles the one seen in an image taken in California a year ago that is thought to be of the elusive RQ-180 stealth spy aircraft. BYTyler RogowaySep 5, 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
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 30, 2021ShareF-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying TranslatorBeyond linking up F-22s and F-35s, the U-2 and its gateway payload also connected naval and ground assets, and more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 30, 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 RogowayNov 2, 2020ShareWas The Secret RQ-180 Stealth Drone Really Photographed Over The Mojave Desert?A very interesting image may provide our first glimpse of the shadowy RQ-180 or of a ghost from the past. BYTyler RogowayNov 2, 2020Share
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
BYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020ShareEdwards AFB Upgrades Point To Unexpected Home For B-21 Raider, Other Secretive ProgramsIt was thought that the B-21 would be tested at the South Base complex, but it appears that won’t be the case. So what will live at South Base? BYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareFormer Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges TimelineThe senior Air Force official overseeing the B-21 program says he would not “bet on” the new stealth bomber making its first flight in 2021. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareU.S. Air Force Is Planning Something Big in the Nevada DesertUnusually worded, multi-billion dollar drone services contract possibly points to a new, shadowy unmanned aircraft—and a lot of them. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 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 29, 2019ShareThis Is How America Keeps Watch Over North Korea From The SkyAfter more than a decade of nuclear and missile tests, the Pentagon has only stepped up its surveillance of the isolated country. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 25, 2018ShareShedding Some Light On The Air Force’s Most Shadowy Drone SquadronWe’ve been able to uncover a lot of details about the secretive reconnaissance squadron and an obscure detachment that preceded its establishment. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 25, 2018Share
