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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 3, 2020

Check Out This AC-130 Gunship Pilot Wearing A Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display

Check Out This AC-130 Gunship Pilot Wearing A Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display Check Out This AC-130 Gunship Pilot Wearing A Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Watch This Huge Russian An-124 Condor Skid Off The Runway After An Engine Failure

Watch This Huge Russian An-124 Condor Skid Off The Runway After An Engine Failure Watch This Huge Russian An-124 Condor Skid Off The Runway After An Engine Failure

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 14, 2020

Check Out The Hulk Of That C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern California

Check Out The Hulk Of That C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern California Check Out The Hulk Of That C-130J That Collided With An F-35B Over Southern California

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 25, 2020

The Military’s Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17’s Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated)

The Military’s Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17’s Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated) The Military’s Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17’s Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated)

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Oct 14, 2020