Featured in spy planesBYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022ShareThe Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø AirbaseAs Bodø closes as a fighter base, we look back at its Cold War legacy when it launched U-2 espionage flights aimed at the Soviet Union. BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 9, 2021ShareWatch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy PlaneThe Air Force typically uses high-performance chase vehicles, not SUVs, to help U-2 pilots get back on the ground safely. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2021ShareOne of US Special Operations Command’s Newest Spy Planes Is Hunting Terrorists In LibyaA pair of de Havilland Dash-8-based aircraft appear to have taken over directly from two older, shadowy surveillance aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 7, 2021ShareRussia Looks To Repurpose Surveillance Jets After Open Skies Treaty ExitTwo relatively new sensor-equipped Tu-214ON aircraft need a new mission, which could include watching over the Arctic or military installations. BYThomas NewdickApr 7, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2021ShareIsrael’s New Surveillance Jet Combines Two Other Aircraft’s Missions Into A Single AirframeThe Nachshon Oron is the first of an undisclosed number of advanced multi-mission intelligence-gathering aircraft for Israel. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2021ShareU-2 Flight Along The Border Yesterday Wasn’t A Surveillance MissionThe sortie had caught people’s attention due to the current headlines and because other US military aircraft have supported border security missions. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021ShareDid An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?Public flight tracking data showed the RC-135U spy plane very near Chinese airspace, but that info alone doesn’t tell the whole story. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareAir Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over TaiwanThe United States has also just approved three arms deals for Taiwan, one of which includes short-range ballistic missiles that can hit the mainland. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareUnusual High-Altitude Spy Plane Appears at Special Operations ExerciseGerman company Grob only ever made five G 520s and one showed up for drills in Indiana. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareHow a Secretive Special Operations Task Force Is Taking the Fight to ISISSpecial operations personnel in Iraq and Syria have been responsible for nearly one third of all the brutal terrorist group’s casualties. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Thought it Could Retire the U-2 in 1969Newly declassified documents show the iconic spy plane has survived attempts to send it to the boneyard for nearly fifty years. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 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, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareCIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From RadarsConcerns about advanced Soviet radars prompted the development of systems that could generate invisible radar-absorbing fields around the aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareWatch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed BrakesU-2s are notoriously challenging to land under the best conditions. A loss of key mechanical systems would make doing so even more complicated. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareAir Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear BomberThe concept would have given the service a penetrating high-speed strike asset, something it is still interested in to this day. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareCIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch MothershipThe proposal sheds more light on decades of secretive U.S. work to realize air-launched space access capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share12
BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022ShareThe Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø AirbaseAs Bodø closes as a fighter base, we look back at its Cold War legacy when it launched U-2 espionage flights aimed at the Soviet Union. BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 9, 2021ShareWatch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy PlaneThe Air Force typically uses high-performance chase vehicles, not SUVs, to help U-2 pilots get back on the ground safely. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2021ShareOne of US Special Operations Command’s Newest Spy Planes Is Hunting Terrorists In LibyaA pair of de Havilland Dash-8-based aircraft appear to have taken over directly from two older, shadowy surveillance aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 7, 2021ShareRussia Looks To Repurpose Surveillance Jets After Open Skies Treaty ExitTwo relatively new sensor-equipped Tu-214ON aircraft need a new mission, which could include watching over the Arctic or military installations. BYThomas NewdickApr 7, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2021ShareIsrael’s New Surveillance Jet Combines Two Other Aircraft’s Missions Into A Single AirframeThe Nachshon Oron is the first of an undisclosed number of advanced multi-mission intelligence-gathering aircraft for Israel. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2021ShareU-2 Flight Along The Border Yesterday Wasn’t A Surveillance MissionThe sortie had caught people’s attention due to the current headlines and because other US military aircraft have supported border security missions. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 2, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021ShareDid An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?Public flight tracking data showed the RC-135U spy plane very near Chinese airspace, but that info alone doesn’t tell the whole story. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareAir Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over TaiwanThe United States has also just approved three arms deals for Taiwan, one of which includes short-range ballistic missiles that can hit the mainland. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareUnusual High-Altitude Spy Plane Appears at Special Operations ExerciseGerman company Grob only ever made five G 520s and one showed up for drills in Indiana. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareHow a Secretive Special Operations Task Force Is Taking the Fight to ISISSpecial operations personnel in Iraq and Syria have been responsible for nearly one third of all the brutal terrorist group’s casualties. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Thought it Could Retire the U-2 in 1969Newly declassified documents show the iconic spy plane has survived attempts to send it to the boneyard for nearly fifty years. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareCIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From RadarsConcerns about advanced Soviet radars prompted the development of systems that could generate invisible radar-absorbing fields around the aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020ShareWatch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed BrakesU-2s are notoriously challenging to land under the best conditions. A loss of key mechanical systems would make doing so even more complicated. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareAir Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear BomberThe concept would have given the service a penetrating high-speed strike asset, something it is still interested in to this day. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareCIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch MothershipThe proposal sheds more light on decades of secretive U.S. work to realize air-launched space access capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
