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This Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Next ‘Doomsday Plane,’ The EC-130J TACAMO

This Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Next ‘Doomsday Plane,’ The EC-130J TACAMO

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 5, 2022
‘Air Force One’ 747s Now Cost $177k An Hour To Fly

‘Air Force One’ 747s Now Cost $177k An Hour To Fly

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 5, 2022
Destroyed An-225 “Dream” Cargo Jet’s Owner Wants To Crowdfund Its Resurrection

Destroyed An-225 “Dream” Cargo Jet’s Owner Wants To Crowdfund Its Resurrection

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 25, 2022
This Is Our First Tragic Look At All That’s Left Of Ukraine’s Giant An-225 Cargo jet

This Is Our First Tragic Look At All That’s Left Of Ukraine’s Giant An-225 Cargo jet

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 4, 2022
Russia Appears To Be Preparing Its Ancient An-2 Biplanes For War In Ukraine

Russia Appears To Be Preparing Its Ancient An-2 Biplanes For War In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Mar 2, 2022
First Sight Of Giant An-225 Cargo Jet Since Russian Invasion Shows Its Tail Intact

First Sight Of Giant An-225 Cargo Jet Since Russian Invasion Shows Its Tail Intact

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Mar 1, 2022
Ukraine’s Giant An-225 Cargo Jet Might Be Destroyed But A New ‘Dream’ Could Rise

Ukraine’s Giant An-225 Cargo Jet Might Be Destroyed But A New ‘Dream’ Could Rise

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Mar 1, 2022
Ukraine Claims It Shot Down A Russian IL-76 Transport Plane (Updated)

Ukraine Claims It Shot Down A Russian IL-76 Transport Plane (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Feb 26, 2022
Ukrainian Forces Recapture The World’s Biggest Cargo Jet After Repelling Russian Assault (Updated)

Ukrainian Forces Recapture The World’s Biggest Cargo Jet After Repelling Russian Assault (Updated)

By Brett Tingley
Updated on Feb 25, 2022
U.S. Says Its Diplomats Are Out Of Ukraine After U.S. Special Ops Planes Tracked Near Polish Border (Updated)

U.S. Says Its Diplomats Are Out Of Ukraine After U.S. Special Ops Planes Tracked Near Polish Border (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 22, 2022
Autonomous Resupply Gliders Made Successful Deliveries On Their First Overseas Deployment

Autonomous Resupply Gliders Made Successful Deliveries On Their First Overseas Deployment

By Brett Tingley
Posted on Feb 2, 2022
Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)

Space Shuttle Carrying 747 Was Secretly Modified To Defend Itself From Heat-Seeking Missiles (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jan 28, 2022
AC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm Howitzer

AC-130 Gunships Are Finally Getting A New 105mm Howitzer

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 20, 2022
C-17 Loads Of Anti-Tank Missiles Arrive In Ukraine Courtesy Of The United Kingdom

C-17 Loads Of Anti-Tank Missiles Arrive In Ukraine Courtesy Of The United Kingdom

By Joseph Trevithick and Brett Tingley
Posted on Jan 19, 2022
Russian 747 Cargo Plane Made A Highly Peculiar Roundabout Flight Across Finland

Russian 747 Cargo Plane Made A Highly Peculiar Roundabout Flight Across Finland

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 18, 2022
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter Can Fit Inside A C-130

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter Can Fit Inside A C-130

By Brian O’Rourke
Updated on Jan 4, 2022
Biden Briefly Stuck On Air Force One After Snow Storm Landing At Andrews AFB (Updated)

Biden Briefly Stuck On Air Force One After Snow Storm Landing At Andrews AFB (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 3, 2022
Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew

Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 31, 2021
Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base

Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 30, 2021
Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)

Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 17, 2021
A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California

A Flock Of U.S. Military Business Jets Has Descended On Southern California

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 4, 2021
China’s New Y-20U Tanker Joined Dozens Of Other Warplanes Flying Near Taiwan

China’s New Y-20U Tanker Joined Dozens Of Other Warplanes Flying Near Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 29, 2021
Flurry Of Air Force Transports Head To East Africa As Potential For Ethiopia Evacuation Grows

Flurry Of Air Force Transports Head To East Africa As Potential For Ethiopia Evacuation Grows

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 29, 2021
C-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In Midair

C-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In Midair

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 5, 2021
The AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For Testing

The AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For Testing

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 8, 2021
Japan’s C-2 Cargo Jet Absolutely Dwarfs The C-1 It Was Developed From In This Viral Video

Japan’s C-2 Cargo Jet Absolutely Dwarfs The C-1 It Was Developed From In This Viral Video

By Brian O’Rourke, Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Oct 6, 2021
These Images Of Aussie C-17s Flying Among Skyscrapers In Brisbane Are The Best We’ve Ever Seen

These Images Of Aussie C-17s Flying Among Skyscrapers In Brisbane Are The Best We’ve Ever Seen

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Oct 5, 2021
Our Best Look Yet At ‘Rapid Dragon’ Cargo Plane-Launched Stealth Cruise Missiles In Action

Our Best Look Yet At ‘Rapid Dragon’ Cargo Plane-Launched Stealth Cruise Missiles In Action

By Tyler Rogoway and Thomas Newdick
Updated on Sep 21, 2021
C-130s Operate From A Wyoming Highway To Train To Fight Against A Major Adversary

C-130s Operate From A Wyoming Highway To Train To Fight Against A Major Adversary

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Sep 16, 2021
It Looks Like A C-130 Seaplane Is Finally Happening

It Looks Like A C-130 Seaplane Is Finally Happening

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Sep 16, 2021
What It’s Like Being A Royal Air Force Photographer Capturing The Action On Deployment

What It’s Like Being A Royal Air Force Photographer Capturing The Action On Deployment

By Corporal ‘Matty’ Matthews, Thomas Newdick
Posted on Sep 8, 2021
Special Operations Command Wants Tiny Cruise Missiles With Hundreds Of Miles Range

Special Operations Command Wants Tiny Cruise Missiles With Hundreds Of Miles Range

By Michael Peck
Updated on Sep 7, 2021
Slovak Military Refutes Claim That One Of Their Special Operators Was On One Of The Last C-17s Out Of Kabul

Slovak Military Refutes Claim That One Of Their Special Operators Was On One Of The Last C-17s Out Of Kabul

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 4, 2021
Packed C-17 Cargo Jet Out Of Kabul Actually Had 823 People Onboard Setting New Record (Updated)

Packed C-17 Cargo Jet Out Of Kabul Actually Had 823 People Onboard Setting New Record (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 20, 2021
Situation At Kabul Airport “Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict” Says Pentagon Spokesman (Updated)

Situation At Kabul Airport “Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict” Says Pentagon Spokesman (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 17, 2021
800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet (Updated)

800 People Evacuated From Kabul Aboard A Single C-17 Cargo Jet (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Aug 16, 2021
Apache Helicopters Chase Afghans Swarming A C-17 On Kabul Airport’s Runway (Updated)

Apache Helicopters Chase Afghans Swarming A C-17 On Kabul Airport’s Runway (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Aug 16, 2021
Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane

Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 6, 2021
Watch This C-17 Engage Its Thrust Reversers In Mid-Air To Make An Extremely Rapid Descent

Watch This C-17 Engage Its Thrust Reversers In Mid-Air To Make An Extremely Rapid Descent

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Aug 4, 2021
Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated)

Watch This C-17 Make A Bonkers “Tactical Departure” From Portland International Airport (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 29, 2021
C-17 Pilot Who Made That Intense Takeoff From Portland Explains The Maneuver

C-17 Pilot Who Made That Intense Takeoff From Portland Explains The Maneuver

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Jul 29, 2021
E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)

E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 25, 2021
Israel Might Ditch Its New Air Force One Jet Before It Even Enters Service

Israel Might Ditch Its New Air Force One Jet Before It Even Enters Service

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jul 7, 2021
Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane

Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 1, 2021
MC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike Mission

MC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike Mission

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 7, 2021
‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport Research

‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport Research

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Jun 4, 2021
The History Of American Presidents Flying Aboard Doomsday Planes

The History Of American Presidents Flying Aboard Doomsday Planes

By Robert Hopkins
Updated on Jun 2, 2021
Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal

Rocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget Proposal

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 1, 2021
The New Air Force One’s Custom Hangar Facility Is Taking Shape

The New Air Force One’s Custom Hangar Facility Is Taking Shape

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 22, 2021
Amphibious MC-130J Transport Is On Special Operations Command’s Wishlist

Amphibious MC-130J Transport Is On Special Operations Command’s Wishlist

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 20, 2021
The Marine Corps Just Said Goodbye To Its Last Legacy C-130 Hercules Transport Plane

The Marine Corps Just Said Goodbye To Its Last Legacy C-130 Hercules Transport Plane

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 7, 2021
Soviet-Designed An-2 Biplanes Are South Korea’s Secretive Aggressors

Soviet-Designed An-2 Biplanes Are South Korea’s Secretive Aggressors

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on May 6, 2021
Targeting Pods Are Being Tested On Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Transports (Updated)

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

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Apr 16, 2021
This Cockpit View Of A C-17’s Wild Ride Through Star Wars Canyon Is Bonkers

This Cockpit View Of A C-17’s Wild Ride Through Star Wars Canyon Is Bonkers

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Mar 17, 2021
F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force

F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 11, 2021
F-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb Transporter

F-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb Transporter

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Mar 2, 2021
Requirements For New Air Force Doomsday Planes Seem To Preclude Anything But 747s

Requirements For New Air Force Doomsday Planes Seem To Preclude Anything But 747s

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 18, 2021
The “Lady Bird Special” Was The Lowliest Of Air Force One Aircraft

The “Lady Bird Special” Was The Lowliest Of Air Force One Aircraft

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Jan 26, 2021
The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane

The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 22, 2020
Qatar Executes An Incredible “Elephant Walk” Showcasing Its Growing Air Combat Might

Qatar Executes An Incredible “Elephant Walk” Showcasing Its Growing Air Combat Might

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 17, 2020
Russia’s Reborn Il-114 Transport Aircraft Eyed For Specialized Military Roles

Russia’s Reborn Il-114 Transport Aircraft Eyed For Specialized Military Roles

By Thomas Newdick
Updated on Dec 17, 2020
This Navigator Aboard A Russian Il-76 Looks Like A TIE Fighter Pilot From Star Wars

This Navigator Aboard A Russian Il-76 Looks Like A TIE Fighter Pilot From Star Wars

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Dec 14, 2020
DARPA’s Gremlins Drones Were “Just Inches” From Successfully Being Recovered In Flight

DARPA’s Gremlins Drones Were “Just Inches” From Successfully Being Recovered In Flight

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 11, 2020
China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 3, 2020