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This Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is Incredible

This Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is Incredible This Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is Incredible

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 30, 2020

Details Emerge About The Secretive RQ-170 Stealth Drone’s First Trip To Korea

Details Emerge About The Secretive RQ-170 Stealth Drone’s First Trip To Korea Details Emerge About The Secretive RQ-170 Stealth Drone’s First Trip To Korea

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 29, 2020

The B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named Skybolt

The B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named Skybolt The B-52 Almost Got An Ahead Of Its Time Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Named Skybolt

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 23, 2020

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 16, 2019

The Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside Down

The Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside Down The Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside Down

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 5, 2019

This Is What A Northrop F-23A Would’ve Looked Like If It Had Beaten Lockheed’s F-22

This Is What A Northrop F-23A Would’ve Looked Like If It Had Beaten Lockheed’s F-22 This Is What A Northrop F-23A Would’ve Looked Like If It Had Beaten Lockheed’s F-22

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Test Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret World

Test Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret World Test Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret World

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior Variant

The Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior Variant The Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior Variant

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Origins Of Stealth Black Hawks Date Back Over Three Decades Before The Bin Laden Raid

Origins Of Stealth Black Hawks Date Back Over Three Decades Before The Bin Laden Raid Origins Of Stealth Black Hawks Date Back Over Three Decades Before The Bin Laden Raid

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

A-4 Skyhawks Had These Crazy Thermal Shields To Protect Pilots From Nuclear Blasts

A-4 Skyhawks Had These Crazy Thermal Shields To Protect Pilots From Nuclear Blasts A-4 Skyhawks Had These Crazy Thermal Shields To Protect Pilots From Nuclear Blasts

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel The SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Created “Plasma Stealth” By Burning Cesium-Laced Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

This Is What Grumman’s Proposed F-14 Super Tomcat 21 Would Have Actually Looked Like

This Is What Grumman’s Proposed F-14 Super Tomcat 21 Would Have Actually Looked Like This Is What Grumman’s Proposed F-14 Super Tomcat 21 Would Have Actually Looked Like

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Bell’s Bizarre Looking Stretched Huey Turned Out To Be A Rare But Sought After Workhorse

Bell’s Bizarre Looking Stretched Huey Turned Out To Be A Rare But Sought After Workhorse Bell’s Bizarre Looking Stretched Huey Turned Out To Be A Rare But Sought After Workhorse

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service

The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 25, 2019

The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail

The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Four Big Takeaways From Day One Of The Air Force Association’s Big Annual Bash

Four Big Takeaways From Day One Of The Air Force Association’s Big Annual Bash Four Big Takeaways From Day One Of The Air Force Association’s Big Annual Bash

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

This Navy Squadron’s Music Video Is the Most Wonderfully Horrible ’80s Thing Ever

This Navy Squadron’s Music Video Is the Most Wonderfully Horrible ’80s Thing Ever This Navy Squadron’s Music Video Is the Most Wonderfully Horrible ’80s Thing Ever

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 17, 2019

A B-52H Nicknamed “Wise Guy” Becomes The Second To Ever Come Back From The Bone Yard

A B-52H Nicknamed “Wise Guy” Becomes The Second To Ever Come Back From The Bone Yard A B-52H Nicknamed “Wise Guy” Becomes The Second To Ever Come Back From The Bone Yard

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 15, 2019

Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashed After Doing A “Barrel Roll” According To NTSB (Updated)

Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashed After Doing A “Barrel Roll” According To NTSB (Updated) Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashed After Doing A “Barrel Roll” According To NTSB (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 4, 2019

This Ghost Of A Helicopter Likely Had A Secret Role In Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech

This Ghost Of A Helicopter Likely Had A Secret Role In Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech This Ghost Of A Helicopter Likely Had A Secret Role In Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 3, 2019

Rare and Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashes Into Prison Yard In California (Updated)

Rare and Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashes Into Prison Yard In California (Updated) Rare and Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashes Into Prison Yard In California (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 23, 2019

Exclusive: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying-Wing Drone Revealed

Exclusive: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying-Wing Drone Revealed Exclusive: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying-Wing Drone Revealed

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 6, 2019

Behold The First P-82 Twin Mustang To Take To The Skies In Over Three Decades

Behold The First P-82 Twin Mustang To Take To The Skies In Over Three Decades Behold The First P-82 Twin Mustang To Take To The Skies In Over Three Decades

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 30, 2019

CIA Put The First Mi-17 Chopper It Flew Into Afghanistan After 9/11 In A Museum You Can’t Visit

CIA Put The First Mi-17 Chopper It Flew Into Afghanistan After 9/11 In A Museum You Can’t Visit CIA Put The First Mi-17 Chopper It Flew Into Afghanistan After 9/11 In A Museum You Can’t Visit

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 5, 2018

The YF-23’s Weapons Bay Layout Was One Of Its Best Features And One Of Its Worst

The YF-23’s Weapons Bay Layout Was One Of Its Best Features And One Of Its Worst The YF-23’s Weapons Bay Layout Was One Of Its Best Features And One Of Its Worst

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 3, 2018

Remembering When The 366th Wing Was An Experimental Rapid Response ‘Air Force In A Box’

Remembering When The 366th Wing Was An Experimental Rapid Response ‘Air Force In A Box’ Remembering When The 366th Wing Was An Experimental Rapid Response ‘Air Force In A Box’

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 27, 2018

Listen To A P-82 Twin Mustang Purr, A Glorious Sound Not Heard In Over 30 Years

Listen To A P-82 Twin Mustang Purr, A Glorious Sound Not Heard In Over 30 Years Listen To A P-82 Twin Mustang Purr, A Glorious Sound Not Heard In Over 30 Years

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 30, 2018

This Is What A Boeing F-32 Would’ve Looked Like If Lockheed Lost The JSF Competition

This Is What A Boeing F-32 Would’ve Looked Like If Lockheed Lost The JSF Competition This Is What A Boeing F-32 Would’ve Looked Like If Lockheed Lost The JSF Competition

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 20, 2018

The YF-23’s Air Inlet Design Was Its Most Exotic Feature You Never Heard Of

The YF-23’s Air Inlet Design Was Its Most Exotic Feature You Never Heard Of The YF-23’s Air Inlet Design Was Its Most Exotic Feature You Never Heard Of

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 16, 2018

Boeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With Cannons

Boeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With Cannons Boeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With Cannons

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 11, 2018

Navy F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Taken Their Last Cruise Aboard A U.S. Aircraft Carrier

Navy F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Taken Their Last Cruise Aboard A U.S. Aircraft Carrier Navy F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Taken Their Last Cruise Aboard A U.S. Aircraft Carrier

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 14, 2018

Exclusive Photos: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying Wing Drone Breaks Cover

Exclusive Photos: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying Wing Drone Breaks Cover Exclusive Photos: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying Wing Drone Breaks Cover

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 23, 2018

F-117 Program Used These Futuristic Hand Scanners While Highly Classified In The ’80s

F-117 Program Used These Futuristic Hand Scanners While Highly Classified In The ’80s F-117 Program Used These Futuristic Hand Scanners While Highly Classified In The ’80s

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 5, 2018

Watch This Crazy Video Of A Venezuelan F-16 Gunning Down An OV-10 Bronco

Watch This Crazy Video Of A Venezuelan F-16 Gunning Down An OV-10 Bronco Watch This Crazy Video Of A Venezuelan F-16 Gunning Down An OV-10 Bronco

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2017

Tour The F-16’s Cockpit And Learn How To Fight In It In These Rad Vintage Videos

Tour The F-16’s Cockpit And Learn How To Fight In It In These Rad Vintage Videos Tour The F-16’s Cockpit And Learn How To Fight In It In These Rad Vintage Videos

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 29, 2017

The First Giant Mecha Robot Fight Was Lame, But This Real Cold War Era Mecha Wasn’t

The First Giant Mecha Robot Fight Was Lame, But This Real Cold War Era Mecha Wasn’t The First Giant Mecha Robot Fight Was Lame, But This Real Cold War Era Mecha Wasn’t

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 19, 2017

Last Time North Korea Shot Down A U.S. Military Plane It Could Have Led To Nuclear War

Last Time North Korea Shot Down A U.S. Military Plane It Could Have Led To Nuclear War Last Time North Korea Shot Down A U.S. Military Plane It Could Have Led To Nuclear War

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 25, 2017

This Marine One Test Helicopter Was Brought Back From The Dead

This Marine One Test Helicopter Was Brought Back From The Dead This Marine One Test Helicopter Was Brought Back From The Dead

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 16, 2017

This Northrop Grumman Exec Has Some Very Interesting Airplane Models On His Desk

This Northrop Grumman Exec Has Some Very Interesting Airplane Models On His Desk This Northrop Grumman Exec Has Some Very Interesting Airplane Models On His Desk

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 3, 2017

Audio From The 1999 Shoot Down Of F-117 “Vega 31” Over Serbia Is Chilling

Audio From The 1999 Shoot Down Of F-117 “Vega 31” Over Serbia Is Chilling Audio From The 1999 Shoot Down Of F-117 “Vega 31” Over Serbia Is Chilling

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 24, 2017

Boeing Needs New Names For Its Advanced Super Hornet And Eagle Fighters

Boeing Needs New Names For Its Advanced Super Hornet And Eagle Fighters Boeing Needs New Names For Its Advanced Super Hornet And Eagle Fighters

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 17, 2017

Take a Virtual Ride in the Cockpit on the F-4 Phantom’s Retirement Flight

Take a Virtual Ride in the Cockpit on the F-4 Phantom’s Retirement Flight Take a Virtual Ride in the Cockpit on the F-4 Phantom’s Retirement Flight

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 6, 2017

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Flew For the First Time 10 Years Ago Today

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Flew For the First Time 10 Years Ago Today The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Flew For the First Time 10 Years Ago Today

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 16, 2016

The Phantastic QF-4 Phantom Full-Scale Target Drone Takes its Phinal Unmanned Phlight

The Phantastic QF-4 Phantom Full-Scale Target Drone Takes its Phinal Unmanned Phlight The Phantastic QF-4 Phantom Full-Scale Target Drone Takes its Phinal Unmanned Phlight

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 1, 2016