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The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Israel Begins Testing Giant Radar Blimp For Spotting Low-Flying Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 4, 2021

Rare Pod Simulated AIM-120 Missile Engagements During Massive War Game
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Rare Pod Simulated AIM-120 Missile Engagements During Massive War Game

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 4, 2021

It’s Official: Canada’s CF-18 Hornet Fighters Are Set To Get New Advanced Radars
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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
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This Gonzo-Looking Regional Jet Just Put The F-16’s New Radar To The Test

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 10, 2021

F-15 Uses New Infrared Pod To Shoot Down Target F-16 With AIM-120 Missile
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F-15 Uses New Infrared Pod To Shoot Down Target F-16 With AIM-120 Missile

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 11, 2021

Japan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned Aircraft
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Japan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 9, 2021

Retired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor Testbed
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Retired Marine C-9B Jet Transport Is Getting Second Life As An Air Force Sensor Testbed

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 4, 2021

Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters
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Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 28, 2021

This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky
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This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jul 20, 2021

New Systems For Navigation In GPS Denied Combat Environments Tested In Air Force’s Agile Pod
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New Systems For Navigation In GPS Denied Combat Environments Tested In Air Force’s Agile Pod

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jun 29, 2021

Marine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First Time
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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
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Huge “Swarm” That Lit-Up Radar Was Almost Certainly Caused By The Military, Not Ladybugs

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jun 8, 2021

Legion Infrared Search And Track Pods Can Now Carry Their Own Datalinks For More Lethal Targeting
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Legion Infrared Search And Track Pods Can Now Carry Their Own Datalinks For More Lethal Targeting

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 8, 2021

These Are The Best Images Yet Of “RAT 55,” The World’s Most Secretive 737
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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
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Quantum Radar Offers No Benefits To The Military Say Pentagon Science Advisors

By Brett Tingley

Posted on Jun 4, 2021

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials
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Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 10, 2021

Here’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually Do
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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
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We Talk F-15EX’s New Radar With The Woman Who Runs The Program Behind It

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 19, 2021

Targeting Pods Are Being Tested On Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Transports (Updated)
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Targeting Pods Are Being Tested On Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Transports (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Apr 16, 2021

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 13, 2021

One of US Special Operations Command’s Newest Spy Planes Is Hunting Terrorists In Libya
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One of US Special Operations Command’s Newest Spy Planes Is Hunting Terrorists In Libya

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 8, 2021

Russia Looks To Repurpose Surveillance Jets After Open Skies Treaty Exit
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Russia Looks To Repurpose Surveillance Jets After Open Skies Treaty Exit

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 7, 2021

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 1, 2021

The Ultimate Guide To Surveillance Aircraft Available To Help Safeguard The Inauguration
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The Ultimate Guide To Surveillance Aircraft Available To Help Safeguard The Inauguration

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 20, 2021

General Atomics’ Stealthy Avenger Drone Flies With Infrared Search And Track Pod
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General Atomics’ Stealthy Avenger Drone Flies With Infrared Search And Track Pod

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 16, 2021

First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese Airliner
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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
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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
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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
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India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 18, 2020

Metallic Coating-Clad ARES Experimental Jet Flies Alongside Its Successors In Mysterious Tests
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Metallic Coating-Clad ARES Experimental Jet Flies Alongside Its Successors In Mysterious Tests

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 13, 2020

These Bizarre Infrared Pods Put Missile Seekers And Countermeasures To The Test
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These Bizarre Infrared Pods Put Missile Seekers And Countermeasures To The Test

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 8, 2020

How F-16 Testers Are Evolving The Jet’s New Radar Beyond The Homeland Defense Mission
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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
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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
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MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Plane Wasn’t Snooping On Protesters In Los Angeles, It Was Dropping Irradiated Bugs
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This Plane Wasn’t Snooping On Protesters In Los Angeles, It Was Dropping Irradiated Bugs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 21, 2020

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 9, 2020

F/A-18 Super Hornets Are Flying Middle East Combat Missions With New Infrared Sensor Pod
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F/A-18 Super Hornets Are Flying Middle East Combat Missions With New Infrared Sensor Pod

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 8, 2020

MQ-9 Reaper Flies With AI Pod That Sifts Through Huge Sums Of Data To Pick Out Targets
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MQ-9 Reaper Flies With AI Pod That Sifts Through Huge Sums Of Data To Pick Out Targets

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 5, 2020

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 1, 2020

Navy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track Sensor
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Navy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track Sensor

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 27, 2020

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

By Jamie Hunter

Posted on Jul 17, 2020

F-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X Sidewinder
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F-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X Sidewinder

By Jamie Hunter and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 16, 2020

This Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles Over Seattle For Days
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This Mysterious Military Spy Plane Has Been Flying Circles Over Seattle For Days

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

Missile Defense Agency Seeking A High-Flying Drone For “Airborne Laser 2.0”
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Missile Defense Agency Seeking A High-Flying Drone For “Airborne Laser 2.0”

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Could the F-35 Become the Biggest Electronic Intelligence Collection System Ever Devised?
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Could the F-35 Become the Biggest Electronic Intelligence Collection System Ever Devised?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago
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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
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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
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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
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Behold These Awesome Shots Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon Carrying Its Big Secretive Radar Pod

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2020

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights
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Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 29, 2020

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2020

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System
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Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 1, 2020

Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track Pod
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Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track Pod

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 15, 2020

Surveillance Plane Joins Intensifying Hunt For Mystery Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska (Updated)
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Surveillance Plane Joins Intensifying Hunt For Mystery Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska (Updated)

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Jan 9, 2020

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

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification
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RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 6, 2019

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 3, 2019