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Testing at the Upside-Down Air Force, RADC

The Fascinating Story Of The USAF’s “Upside-Down Air Force”

By Oliver Parken
Posted on May 31, 2024
In a major new development for the Ukrainian military, Sweden is to donate it Saab 340 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft equipped with Erieye radar. The aircraft is being provided as part of Sweden’s biggest military aid package for Ukraine so far and they will bring an entirely new capability for the Ukrainian Air Force, providing much enhanced air and sea surveillance and working together with its forthcoming F-16 fighters.

Ukraine Getting Swedish Airborne Early Warning Radar Planes Is A Big Deal

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on May 29, 2024
U-2's new radar is going to the Army's HADES surveillance jet.

Radar Developed For U-2 To Go On Army Intel-Gathering BizJets

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 22, 2024
Recently released pictures of a Bahraini Block 70 F-16D Viper undergoing testing in the United States show what one of these jets might look like one an actual combat mission.

Our First Look At An Armed-Up Block 70 F-16 Viper

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 12, 2024
F-22 with stealthy wing tanks and pods.

F-22 Spotted With New Stealth Wing Tanks, Infrared Sensor Pods

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 22, 2024
The Pentagon has provided new details about a sensor system called Gremlin that it is developed specifically to collect data on so-called unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs.

DoD To Deploy ‘Gremlin’ Sensors To Collect Intel On Unidentified Flying Objects

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 9, 2024
Declassified documents shine new light on an incident off the coast of Florida in January 2023 where an Air Force pilot says they saw something that looked like an "Apollo spacecraft."

Air Force Pilot’s Bizarre Encounter With Capsule-Like Craft Off Florida Declassified

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 7, 2024
A-4 TOP ACES IRST

A-4 Aggressor Now Boasts Infrared Search And Track System

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 27, 2024
LITENING LA Targeting pod Northrop Grumman

We Talk New Features On The LITENING Large Aperture Targeting Pod

By Tyler Rogoway, Jamie Hunter
Posted on Feb 16, 2024
Low-Cost Infrared Search And Track System For Aircraft Unveiled By Anduril

Low-Cost Infrared Search And Track System For Aircraft Unveiled By Anduril

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 8, 2024
The US government has approved the potential sale of aerostat-based surveillance systems to Poland.

Poland’s Plan To Deploy Early Warning Radar Aerostats Moves Forward

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Feb 8, 2024
USSOCOM is looking for companies that can provide AESA radars for its C-130 fleet.

AESA Radars For AC-130J, MC-130J Sought By SOCOM

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jan 27, 2024
As part of a £2.35 billion investment into upgrading Typhoon, a European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mark 2 Radar developed by Leonardo UK features a unique multi-functional array (MFA) which will allow Typhoon to simultaneously detect, identify, and track multiple targets in the air and on the ground plus perform electronic warfare tasks.

British Eurofighter Finally Gets Advanced Swashplate AESA Radar

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 17, 2024
AEW&C aircraft in North Korea.

North Korea May Be Building An Early-Warning Radar Plane

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 15, 2023
M55 Spy Plane may be headed for Ukraine war operations

Soviet-Era M-55 Spy Plane May Be Headed To Support The War In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 21, 2023
Stealthy flying wing drones were a notable feature at a huge military parade in South Korea's capital Seoul on September 26, 2023.

Little Stealthy Flying Wing Drone Displayed By South Korea

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 26, 2023
AH-64E MUMT-X

This Is What The AH-64 Apache’s New Extended Rotor Mast Does

By Tyler Rogoway, Oliver Parken
Posted on Sep 7, 2023
IRST Taiwan F-16 Viper

Taiwan’s F-16s Cleared To Receive IRST Targeting Systems

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 23, 2023
Chinese Spy Balloon

Pentagon Wants A Way To Capture High-Flying Spy Balloons

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Aug 8, 2023
F/A-18F IRST POD

F/A-18’s Infrared Search And Track System Plagued By Delays

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jun 9, 2023
AC-130 Gunship AESA

AC-130J Ghostrider Could Get Huge Upgrade From AESA Radar

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 15, 2023
Chinese Spaceplane Docked With Another Object Multiple Times Data Indicates

Chinese Spaceplane Docked With Another Object Multiple Times Data Indicates

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 9, 2023
Retirement Of MC-130H Speeds Up MC-130J Low-Flying Radar Upgrade

Retirement Of MC-130H Speeds Up MC-130J Low-Flying Radar Upgrade

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 11, 2023
KJ500 AEW&C

China’s Massive Fleet Of Radar Planes And The Strategy Behind It

By Thomas Newdick, Andreas Rupprecht
Posted on Apr 5, 2023
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
Chinese balloon-launched drones

China Sees Balloon-Launched Drone Swarms In Its Future

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 2, 2023
U-2 Pilot’s Selfie Flying Alongside Chinese Spy Balloon Leaks (Updated)

U-2 Pilot’s Selfie Flying Alongside Chinese Spy Balloon Leaks (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 21, 2023
AN-S1 medium-altitude balloon

Russia Also Has A Fleet Of Spy Balloons

By Piotr Butowski
Updated on Feb 13, 2023
The Army Has Axed Its Dash-8 Surveillance Planes

The Army Has Axed Its Dash-8 Surveillance Planes

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 9, 2023
Our First Look At Chinese Spy Balloon Debris Being Recovered

Our First Look At Chinese Spy Balloon Debris Being Recovered

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 7, 2023
China Spy Balloon

Why Shooting Down China’s Spy Balloon Over The U.S. Is More Complicated Than It Seems

By Emma Helfrich, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Feb 4, 2023
Chinese Spy Balloon Reaches Missouri

Chinese Spy Balloon Reaches Missouri

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 3, 2023
China’s Spy Balloon Over Montana Is Part Of A Larger, More Troubling Pattern

China’s Spy Balloon Over Montana Is Part Of A Larger, More Troubling Pattern

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 3, 2023
Unique Sensor Setup Emerges On Turkey’s Stealthy New Fighter

Unique Sensor Setup Emerges On Turkey’s Stealthy New Fighter

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 10, 2023
RC-26B

RC-26 Condor Surveillance Planes Meet The End Of Their U.S. Military Career

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 4, 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
F-5s Team With Avenger Drone, Bizjet In Air-To-Air Infrared Sensor Test

F-5s Team With Avenger Drone, Bizjet In Air-To-Air Infrared Sensor Test

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 1, 2022
Tactical Air Support's F-5AT tests TacIRST

Private F-5 Aggressor Jet Flies With Built-In Infrared Search And Track System

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Oct 19, 2022
Solar Glider

U.S. Central Command Eyes Solar Gliders, Blimps To Plug Surveillance Gap

By Howard Altman
Posted on Oct 10, 2022
EC-37B Compass Call

Officer Explains What New EC-37 Electronic Warfare Jets Can Do, Warns Program Is Underfunded

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Sep 19, 2022
SUPER HORNET LITENING POD

LITENING Targeting Pod Tested On F/A-18 Super Hornet For First Time

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Sep 8, 2022
China’s New Super Long-Endurance Drone Has Flown, Mirroring U.S. Efforts

China’s New Super Long-Endurance Drone Has Flown, Mirroring U.S. Efforts

By Joseph Trevithick, Oliver Parken
Posted on Sep 7, 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
Global Hawk Has Left Beale Air Force Base For Good

Global Hawk Has Left Beale Air Force Base For Good

By Emma Helfrich
Posted on Aug 11, 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
Mysterious Pod Carried By Air Force Reaper Drone That Crashed In Romania

Mysterious Pod Carried By Air Force Reaper Drone That Crashed In Romania

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 20, 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
Army Black Hawk Spotted With New Sensor That Sees What Pilots Can’t

Army Black Hawk Spotted With New Sensor That Sees What Pilots Can’t

By Dan Parsons
Posted on Jul 14, 2022
A US Air Force RC-135U Combat Sent electronic intelligence aircraft photographed at Kadena Air Base on the Japanese Island of Okinawa in 2009.

U.S. RC-135U Spy Plane Just Surveilled China’s Strategic Southern Coast

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 6, 2022
F22 upgrades NGAD Fuel Tanks pods

F-22 Raptor’s Future Upgrades Appear In Art Posted By Air Force General

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Apr 28, 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
Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin

Bondo Gave The Secret Tacit Blue Demonstrator Jet Its Smooth Stealthy Skin

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 21, 2022
This Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding Ukraine

This Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Feb 19, 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
The 5G Fiasco From An Airline Pilot’s Point Of View

The 5G Fiasco From An Airline Pilot’s Point Of View

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 18, 2022
The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised

The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 13, 2022
Scaled Composites Unveils New Encore High-Altitude Optionally Manned Aircraft Concept

Scaled Composites Unveils New Encore High-Altitude Optionally Manned Aircraft Concept

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jan 7, 2022
Infrared Search And Track Pods Spotted On USAF F-15 Eagles Based In Japan

Infrared Search And Track Pods Spotted On USAF F-15 Eagles Based In Japan

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 31, 2021
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