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Big Emphasis On “Spectral Warfare” In Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance Plans

Big Emphasis On “Spectral Warfare” In Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance Plans

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 27, 2023
F-35 New Radar

F-35 Will Get New Radar Under Massive Upgrade Initiative (Updated)

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jan 3, 2023
China Barrage Balloon air defense

China Is Using Radar Reflector Balloons To Defend Critical Targets From Aerial Attack

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Dec 5, 2022
EC-37B Compass Call

Our Best Look Yet At The Air Force’s EC-37B Compass Call Jamming Jet

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Aug 19, 2022
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye St. Augustine

Keeping The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye On Top Into the 2040s

By Howard Altman
Posted on Aug 5, 2022
Our First Clear Look At China’s KJ-600 Carrier-Based Radar Plane’s Nose

Our First Clear Look At China’s KJ-600 Carrier-Based Radar Plane’s Nose

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Jul 26, 2022
A Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 radar installed on an F-16 Viper fighter jet.

New Radars Are Giving Old Air Force F-16s Capabilities Like Never Before

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 15, 2022
Digital Shadow Will Insert Northrop Grumman’s CRJ Testbed Aircraft Into The Virtual Realm

Digital Shadow Will Insert Northrop Grumman’s CRJ Testbed Aircraft Into The Virtual Realm

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 23, 2022
Russia Says Its New A-100 Jet Has Flown With Its Radar Turned On For The First Time

Russia Says Its New A-100 Jet Has Flown With Its Radar Turned On For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 11, 2022
The Search To Replace The Air Force’s Geriatric E-3 Sentry Radar Jets Has Officially Begun (Updated)

The Search To Replace The Air Force’s Geriatric E-3 Sentry Radar Jets Has Officially Begun (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 9, 2022
U.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS Radar Jet Flies Rare Sortie Directly Over Eastern Ukraine

U.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS Radar Jet Flies Rare Sortie Directly Over Eastern Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 28, 2021
Unwanted British Sentinel Radar Planes To Be Picked Up By US Army: Report

Unwanted British Sentinel Radar Planes To Be Picked Up By US Army: Report

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 17, 2021
Air Force F-16 Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Alongside B-1 Bombers On Red Sea Mission

Air Force F-16 Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Alongside B-1 Bombers On Red Sea Mission

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 12, 2021
Israel Begins Testing Giant Radar Blimp For Spotting Low-Flying Missiles

Israel Begins Testing Giant Radar Blimp For Spotting Low-Flying Missiles

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Nov 4, 2021
It’s Official: Canada’s CF-18 Hornet Fighters Are Set To Get New Advanced Radars

It’s Official: Canada’s CF-18 Hornet Fighters Are Set To Get New Advanced Radars

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 24, 2021
This Gonzo-Looking Regional Jet Just Put The F-16’s New Radar To The Test

This Gonzo-Looking Regional Jet Just Put The F-16’s New Radar To The Test

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Sep 10, 2021
Marine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First Time

Marine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 25, 2021
Huge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not Ladybugs

Huge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not Ladybugs

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Jun 8, 2021
These Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737

These Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 8, 2021
Quantum Radar Offers No Benefits To The Military Say Pentagon Science Advisors

Quantum Radar Offers No Benefits To The Military Say Pentagon Science Advisors

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Jun 4, 2021
Here’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually Do

Here’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually Do

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 28, 2021
We Talk F-15EX’s New Radar With The Woman Who Runs The Program Behind It

We Talk F-15EX’s New Radar With The Woman Who Runs The Program Behind It

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 19, 2021
Navy P-8A Maritime Patrol Planes To Get Pods Loaded With Radar Jamming ‘Little Buddies’

Navy P-8A Maritime Patrol Planes To Get Pods Loaded With Radar Jamming ‘Little Buddies’

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 13, 2021
This Is The Early Warning Radar Helicopter The Royal Navy Could Have Had

This Is The Early Warning Radar Helicopter The Royal Navy Could Have Had

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Apr 1, 2021
First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese Airliner

First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese Airliner

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 4, 2021
Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur

Britain’s Shackleton Radar Plane Was Born As An Already Antiquated Cold War Dinosaur

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 24, 2020
You Can Buy The Royal Air Force’s Impressive Sentinel Radar Planes, But Only In Pieces

You Can Buy The Royal Air Force’s Impressive Sentinel Radar Planes, But Only In Pieces

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 23, 2020
India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals

India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 18, 2020
How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service

The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service

By Jamie Hunter
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard

MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 27, 2020
India’s First Indigenous Air-Launched Radar-Killing Missile Is Headed For Service

India’s First Indigenous Air-Launched Radar-Killing Missile Is Headed For Service

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Oct 9, 2020
Over 200 Guard And Reserve F-16s Can Now Carry The Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod

Over 200 Guard And Reserve F-16s Can Now Carry The Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Sep 1, 2020
Eurofighter’s New Radar Is Nearly Ready But Royal Air Force Wants An Even Better One

Eurofighter’s New Radar Is Nearly Ready But Royal Air Force Wants An Even Better One

By Jamie Hunter
Posted on Jul 17, 2020
The Mysterious Case Of The F-117 Nighthawk’s Flip-Down Radar Locators

The Mysterious Case Of The F-117 Nighthawk’s Flip-Down Radar Locators

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 3, 2020
The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 1, 2020
No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

No, The F-117 Never Had Air-To-Air Capability, But One Did Get A Radar

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 19, 2020
Navy P-8 With Secretive Radar Pod Surveils Massive Chinese Naval Base In South China Sea

Navy P-8 With Secretive Radar Pod Surveils Massive Chinese Naval Base In South China Sea

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 15, 2020
Behold These Awesome Shots Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon Carrying Its Big Secretive Radar Pod

Behold These Awesome Shots Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon Carrying Its Big Secretive Radar Pod

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 15, 2020
CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 25, 2020
Check Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo Nose

Check Out The Crazy Radar That Lies Beneath The MC-130H Combat Talon II’s Gonzo Nose

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 31, 2019
Russia Plans To Set Up Massive New Radar Array To Help “Control” The Arctic Region

Russia Plans To Set Up Massive New Radar Array To Help “Control” The Arctic Region

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 3, 2019
These Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are Fascinating

These Images Of An F-22 Raptor’s Crumbling Radar Absorbent Skin Are Fascinating

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Are Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?

Are Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
The F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy Radars

The F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy Radars

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 9, 2019
Nearly All F-15Es Photographed Arriving In Middle East Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pods

Nearly All F-15Es Photographed Arriving In Middle East Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pods

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 11, 2019
Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane

Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
India Wants To Breathe Extra Life Into Its Old Jaguar Jets By Adding New Radars

India Wants To Breathe Extra Life Into Its Old Jaguar Jets By Adding New Radars

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 29, 2019
Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed

Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 16, 2019
USAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders Fitted

USAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders Fitted

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 30, 2019
Indian Radar Data That Supposedly Proves They Downed An F-16 Is Far From “Irrefutable”

Indian Radar Data That Supposedly Proves They Downed An F-16 Is Far From “Irrefutable”

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 9, 2019
Skunk Works’ Helendale Radar Signature Test Range Is Where Stealth Dreams Become Reality

Skunk Works’ Helendale Radar Signature Test Range Is Where Stealth Dreams Become Reality

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 2, 2019
Mysterious Cloud Of Chaff Lights Up Radar Over Dozens Of Miles Of New Mexico Airspace

Mysterious Cloud Of Chaff Lights Up Radar Over Dozens Of Miles Of New Mexico Airspace

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 7, 2019
Northrop Grumman Is Vying To Give B-52 Bomber A Game-Changing New Radar

Northrop Grumman Is Vying To Give B-52 Bomber A Game-Changing New Radar

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Feb 26, 2019
Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base

Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 4, 2019
Now Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida Too

Now Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida Too

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 13, 2018
Evacuated Naval Air Station Point Mugu And Key Radar Station Threatened By Blaze (Updated)

Evacuated Naval Air Station Point Mugu And Key Radar Station Threatened By Blaze (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 9, 2018
Marines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar First

Marines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar First

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 8, 2018
The Best Of The USMC’s Aging F/A-18 Hornets To Receive Lethal Radar Upgrade

The Best Of The USMC’s Aging F/A-18 Hornets To Receive Lethal Radar Upgrade

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 22, 2018