Featured in wide-area persistent-surveillanceBYBrett TingleyJul 20, 2021ShareThis Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The SkyThe AeroSphere was designed to be an optionally-manned high-altitude surveillance platform that could loiter for long periods above a target area. BYBrett TingleyJul 20, 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, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020ShareMQ-9 Reaper Flies With AI Pod That Sifts Through Huge Sums Of Data To Pick Out TargetsThe system is designed to help parse through mountains of intelligence data quickly so that operators only get data-linked objects of interest. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickAug 12, 2020ShareMarine MV-22 Ospreys Flew In An RQ-21 Drone Unit During An Exercise For The First TimeThe exercise highlights the growing importance of drones in the Marine Corps’ expeditionary operations plans. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickAug 12, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareThis Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles Over Seattle For DaysNobody seems to know who specifically the aircraft belongs to or what it’s up to, but based on its configuration, its capabilities are pretty clear. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 2020ShareWe Talk Giant V-Shaped Airships, Space, And Phoenix Lights With JP Aerospace’s FounderAfter years of flying exotic airships, the company plans to create massive orbital platforms and V-shaped airships that float slowly up to space. BYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2020Share1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)The base in Kenya is an important part of the American campaign against terrorists in neighboring Somalia. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThese Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of MogadishuFew photographs exist of these unique helicopters, but all evidence points to them belonging to the Army’s highly secretive Flight Concepts Division. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareWe Now Know Exactly What Sensors the Army’s Powerful New RO-6A Spy Planes Will CarryA recent contracting notice includes a detailed breakdown of the various cameras, radars, and signals intelligence gear that will go into the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size EverThe air war over Afghanistan is rapidly heating up and a huge deployment of Reapers drones is the latest major development. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator DronesOther parties, including foreign allies, could also get some of the unmanned aircraft when the Air Force retires the type in 2018. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareShadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over SyriaThe secretive CASA CN-235 likely carries a suite of sensors ideal for hunting ISIS terrorists in the region. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor PodThere’s still no indication the service is looking to buy the jet, but the test could still be mutually beneficial. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThis Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper DoorsVarious kits use those openings to mount surveillance systems, communications antennas, firefighting gear, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Tested an Advanced, Modular Sensor Pod on a Vintage AirlinerPrivate contractors use a DC-3 to give the service’s engineers a “Lab-In-The-Sky” ahead of tests on an MQ-9 Reaper. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019ShareThese Secretive US SpecOps Spy Planes Are Getting New Sensors And Anti-GPS Jamming GearContracting documents offer new details about a fleet of secretive intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft and their operations. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019Share12
BYBrett TingleyJul 20, 2021ShareThis Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The SkyThe AeroSphere was designed to be an optionally-manned high-altitude surveillance platform that could loiter for long periods above a target area. BYBrett TingleyJul 20, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020ShareMQ-9 Reaper Flies With AI Pod That Sifts Through Huge Sums Of Data To Pick Out TargetsThe system is designed to help parse through mountains of intelligence data quickly so that operators only get data-linked objects of interest. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2020Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickAug 12, 2020ShareMarine MV-22 Ospreys Flew In An RQ-21 Drone Unit During An Exercise For The First TimeThe exercise highlights the growing importance of drones in the Marine Corps’ expeditionary operations plans. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickAug 12, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareThis Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles Over Seattle For DaysNobody seems to know who specifically the aircraft belongs to or what it’s up to, but based on its configuration, its capabilities are pretty clear. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 2020ShareWe Talk Giant V-Shaped Airships, Space, And Phoenix Lights With JP Aerospace’s FounderAfter years of flying exotic airships, the company plans to create massive orbital platforms and V-shaped airships that float slowly up to space. BYBrett TingleyFeb 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2020Share1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)The base in Kenya is an important part of the American campaign against terrorists in neighboring Somalia. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThese Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of MogadishuFew photographs exist of these unique helicopters, but all evidence points to them belonging to the Army’s highly secretive Flight Concepts Division. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareWe Now Know Exactly What Sensors the Army’s Powerful New RO-6A Spy Planes Will CarryA recent contracting notice includes a detailed breakdown of the various cameras, radars, and signals intelligence gear that will go into the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe USAF Expands MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force in Afghanistan to Its Largest Size EverThe air war over Afghanistan is rapidly heating up and a huge deployment of Reapers drones is the latest major development. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force’s Unwanted MQ-1 Predator DronesOther parties, including foreign allies, could also get some of the unmanned aircraft when the Air Force retires the type in 2018. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareShadowy USAF Spy Plane Spotted Over Seattle Reportedly Reappears Over SyriaThe secretive CASA CN-235 likely carries a suite of sensors ideal for hunting ISIS terrorists in the region. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Uses Textron’s Scorpion Jet As the Latest Testbed for Its Modular Sensor PodThere’s still no indication the service is looking to buy the jet, but the test could still be mutually beneficial. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThis Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130’s Rear Paratrooper DoorsVarious kits use those openings to mount surveillance systems, communications antennas, firefighting gear, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Tested an Advanced, Modular Sensor Pod on a Vintage AirlinerPrivate contractors use a DC-3 to give the service’s engineers a “Lab-In-The-Sky” ahead of tests on an MQ-9 Reaper. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019ShareThese Secretive US SpecOps Spy Planes Are Getting New Sensors And Anti-GPS Jamming GearContracting documents offer new details about a fleet of secretive intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft and their operations. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019Share
