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Secretive U.S. Task Force Has Been Criss-Crossing Asian Skies

Secretive U.S. Task Force Has Been Criss-Crossing Asian Skies

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 3, 2020
Shedding Some Light On The Pentagon’s Most Shadowy Aviation Units

Shedding Some Light On The Pentagon’s Most Shadowy Aviation Units

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 3, 2020
Here’s What Those Mysterious Helicopters That Woke Up The Oregon Coast Were Doing

Here’s What Those Mysterious Helicopters That Woke Up The Oregon Coast Were Doing

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 2, 2020
Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

Air Force Unveils First Test Of Arsenal Plane Concept And New CLEAVER Munition

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 28, 2020
New Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special Operators

New Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special Operators

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 4, 2020
Russian Commandos Jump From 33,000 Feet Over The Arctic In Unprecedented Exercise

Russian Commandos Jump From 33,000 Feet Over The Arctic In Unprecedented Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 27, 2020
Mystery Objects Simultaneously Emerge From Hangars Again At Secretive Tonopah Airport

Mystery Objects Simultaneously Emerge From Hangars Again At Secretive Tonopah Airport

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 4, 2020
Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System

Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 4, 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
Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)

Another Syrian Terrorist Seemingly Killed By Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 4, 2019
This Isn’t An Early B-2 Cockpit Mockup, It’s For A Previously Undisclosed Special Ops Transport

This Isn’t An Early B-2 Cockpit Mockup, It’s For A Previously Undisclosed Special Ops Transport

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu

These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1

The Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 1

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Explosive-Filled Dummies And Other Ruses Helped Clear The Way For Real Paratroopers On D-Day

Explosive-Filled Dummies And Other Ruses Helped Clear The Way For Real Paratroopers On D-Day

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 1, 2019
Master Chart Showing US Military Aircraft And Their Data-Links Includes RQ-170 Sentinel

Master Chart Showing US Military Aircraft And Their Data-Links Includes RQ-170 Sentinel

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Nov 12, 2019
Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Nov 6, 2019
Everything We Know And Don’t Know About The Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi (Updated)

Everything We Know And Don’t Know About The Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 28, 2019
Army Night Stalker Chinook Teamed Up With Bomb-Slinging Drone In Complex AI-Enabled Test

Army Night Stalker Chinook Teamed Up With Bomb-Slinging Drone In Complex AI-Enabled Test

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 11, 2019
AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat Missions

AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat Missions

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 11, 2019
One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory

One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 10, 2019
Glimpse Of The Future?: MC-130 Sets Up Forward Refueling Point For MQ-9 Reaper Drone

Glimpse Of The Future?: MC-130 Sets Up Forward Refueling Point For MQ-9 Reaper Drone

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Document Offers New Details About Those OV-10 Broncos That Went to Fight ISIS

Document Offers New Details About Those OV-10 Broncos That Went to Fight ISIS

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Chinooks Over Afghanistan: The Unsung Workhorse Of America’s Never Ending War

Chinooks Over Afghanistan: The Unsung Workhorse Of America’s Never Ending War

By Ed Darack and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
Watch Never Before Seen Clips of Chinook Helicopters Supporting SEAL Team Six Overseas

Watch Never Before Seen Clips of Chinook Helicopters Supporting SEAL Team Six Overseas

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
U.S. Military Wants Tech Companies To Battle Each Other in the ‘ThunderDrone’

U.S. Military Wants Tech Companies To Battle Each Other in the ‘ThunderDrone’

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 29, 2019
This Is the Tech Special Operators Want for Their Light Attack Planes

This Is the Tech Special Operators Want for Their Light Attack Planes

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 29, 2019
F-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick Deployments

F-22s Team Up With Combat Rescue Personnel to Practice for Quick Deployments

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 29, 2019
USAF Says Spec Ops Light Attack Program Will Complement Larger OA-X Effort

USAF Says Spec Ops Light Attack Program Will Complement Larger OA-X Effort

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 29, 2019
U.S. Special Operations Forces Want Their Own Light Attack Aircraft

U.S. Special Operations Forces Want Their Own Light Attack Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 29, 2019
US Special Operators Are Moving Closer to the Fighting in Raqqa

US Special Operators Are Moving Closer to the Fighting in Raqqa

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 29, 2019
We May Finally Know What JADE HELM Has Stood For All Along

We May Finally Know What JADE HELM Has Stood For All Along

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 29, 2019
“Identity Intel Ops” Turn US Special Operators Into Combat Detectives

“Identity Intel Ops” Turn US Special Operators Into Combat Detectives

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 29, 2019
The Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official Nickname

The Air Force’s Special Operations PC-12s Finally Have An Official Nickname

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 20, 2019
These Secretive US SpecOps Spy Planes Are Getting New Sensors And Anti-GPS Jamming Gear

These Secretive US SpecOps Spy Planes Are Getting New Sensors And Anti-GPS Jamming Gear

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 14, 2019
New Video Shows Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters With Rare Modifications

New Video Shows Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters With Rare Modifications

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 25, 2019
The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers

The Dark World Of USAF Special Ops Air Refuelers And Their Modified KC-135RT Tankers

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 24, 2019
Watch Four U.S. Special Operations C-130s Roar Through A Valley Together In The U.K.

Watch Four U.S. Special Operations C-130s Roar Through A Valley Together In The U.K.

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 22, 2019
Special Operators Fly Across Moscow Skyline On Tactical Platform Slung Below Mi-8 Helo

Special Operators Fly Across Moscow Skyline On Tactical Platform Slung Below Mi-8 Helo

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on May 17, 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
Amazing Video Of Blacked Out Night Stalker Helicopters Buzzing Low Over Downtown LA Street

Amazing Video Of Blacked Out Night Stalker Helicopters Buzzing Low Over Downtown LA Street

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 3, 2019
The USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack Experiment

The USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack Experiment

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 13, 2019
Army’s Elite Night Stalkers Quietly Stood Up A New Unit Ahead Of Getting New Drones

Army’s Elite Night Stalkers Quietly Stood Up A New Unit Ahead Of Getting New Drones

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 8, 2019
You Have To See This Crazy Photo Of A Night Stalker MH-6 Dropping Commandos On Long Beach

You Have To See This Crazy Photo Of A Night Stalker MH-6 Dropping Commandos On Long Beach

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 8, 2019
Watch Night Stalker Choppers Descend In Unison Into Small Parking Lot Near Staples Center

Watch Night Stalker Choppers Descend In Unison Into Small Parking Lot Near Staples Center

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Feb 7, 2019
USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 11, 2018
U.S. Helicopter Crash Kills One In Iraq After Reported Special Operations Raid

U.S. Helicopter Crash Kills One In Iraq After Reported Special Operations Raid

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 21, 2018
Russia Executes Mock Special Operations Raid On Remote Island Off Finland

Russia Executes Mock Special Operations Raid On Remote Island Off Finland

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 11, 2018
Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 6, 2018
U.S. Special Operators Want Propaganda Leaflets That Talk And Might Even Listen Back

U.S. Special Operators Want Propaganda Leaflets That Talk And Might Even Listen Back

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 28, 2018
Use Of Raider Moniker For Modern Special Ops Marines Was Hotly Contested Internally

Use Of Raider Moniker For Modern Special Ops Marines Was Hotly Contested Internally

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 5, 2018
We’ve Posted The Pentagon’s Entire Moment-By-Moment Niger Ambush Video Briefing

We’ve Posted The Pentagon’s Entire Moment-By-Moment Niger Ambush Video Briefing

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 18, 2018
Night Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From Chad

Night Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From Chad

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 16, 2018
Night Stalker Choppers Freak Out Manhattan With Nighttime Low-Level Training Exercise

Night Stalker Choppers Freak Out Manhattan With Nighttime Low-Level Training Exercise

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 20, 2018
AC-130 Gunship Mysteriously Flew Hours Worth Of Laps Over Seattle on Tuesday (Updated)

AC-130 Gunship Mysteriously Flew Hours Worth Of Laps Over Seattle on Tuesday (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 22, 2018
Cessna’s New Skycourier Twin Turboprop Plane Will Make A Wonderful Weapon

Cessna’s New Skycourier Twin Turboprop Plane Will Make A Wonderful Weapon

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 13, 2018
This Slo-Mo Video Of MH-60M Spec Ops Helicopters Refueling At Sunset Is Glorious

This Slo-Mo Video Of MH-60M Spec Ops Helicopters Refueling At Sunset Is Glorious

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 20, 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

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 19, 2017
Watch This C-130J Become Engulfed In Its Own Dust Storm During Rough Field Ops

Watch This C-130J Become Engulfed In Its Own Dust Storm During Rough Field Ops

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 1, 2017
Lockheed Unveils New Super Versatile Special Operations C-130 Variant

Lockheed Unveils New Super Versatile Special Operations C-130 Variant

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jun 21, 2017
The CH-53E Super Stallion Looks Gargantuan In This Slow Motion Helocast Clip

The CH-53E Super Stallion Looks Gargantuan In This Slow Motion Helocast Clip

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Apr 28, 2017
The Army’s Elite Special Ops Aviators Sure Burn Through A Lot Of Rockets

The Army’s Elite Special Ops Aviators Sure Burn Through A Lot Of Rockets

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 2, 2017
Spec Ops MC-130 Provides Forward Arming And Refueling Point For F-22 Raptors

Spec Ops MC-130 Provides Forward Arming And Refueling Point For F-22 Raptors

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 2, 2017
10 CV-22 Ospreys Flying Low in Formation Sounds Like a Pit of Hissing Snakes

10 CV-22 Ospreys Flying Low in Formation Sounds Like a Pit of Hissing Snakes

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 4, 2017
Watch Special Ops Forces Full-On Assault Downtown Tampa

Watch Special Ops Forces Full-On Assault Downtown Tampa

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jun 7, 2016