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Jul 3, 2020

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

When officials in Washington need air support for the most complex and secretive military missions, this is who they call in.

BYJoseph Trevithick

Jul 3, 2020

BYTyler Rogoway

Jul 3, 2020

This Is A Rare Shot Of POTUS Inside A Sensitive Compartmented Info Facility

It’s like the real world version of Agent Smart’s “Cone Of Silence.”

BYTyler Rogoway

Jul 3, 2020

BYTyler Rogoway

Jul 3, 2020

Reagan Invited Thatcher To Join The Top Secret F-117 Program

The UK Ministry Of Defense was invited to join the highly elite stealth combat aircraft club far earlier than anyone previously realized.

BYTyler Rogoway

Jul 3, 2020

BYStephen Walker

Mar 25, 2020

When Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was Stationed

It may sound like fiction, but on rare occasions, ordinary air bases have extraordinary mystery visitors. It happened to me, twice.

BYStephen Walker

Mar 25, 2020

BYJoseph Trevithick

Mar 3, 2020

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons

The US military sees the ability to reach out with airpower and take out enemy ships as increasingly critical to beating a major adversary.

BYJoseph Trevithick

Mar 3, 2020

BYTyler Rogoway

Dec 1, 2019

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

Skunk Works test pilot Harold “Hal” Farley Jr. was at the controls of the YF-117 as it wobbled into the skies for the first time over Area 51.

BYTyler Rogoway

Dec 1, 2019

BYTim McMillan

Dec 1, 2019

Here Is How The Pentagon Comes Up With Code Words And Secret Project Nicknames

We venture into the dark, fascinating, and often misunderstood world of the Defense Department’s code word and nickname generating processes.

BYTim McMillan

Dec 1, 2019

BYTim McMillan and Tyler Rogoway

Dec 1, 2019

Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy

We shed light on the dark realm of the Department Of Defense’s often misunderstood classified apparatus in this comprehensive explainer.

BYTim McMillan and Tyler Rogoway

Dec 1, 2019

BYJoseph Trevithick

May 3, 2019

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

All the available information we’ve uncovered indicates that this helicopter was assigned to a top-secret covert aviation unit called Seaspray.

BYJoseph Trevithick

May 3, 2019

BYRob Stumpf

Dec 14, 2017

‘Top Secret’ V12 Toyota Supra Going to Auction, and You Need It

This one of a kind monster is one of the most unique pieces you can add to your collection.

BYRob Stumpf

Dec 14, 2017

BYTyler Rogoway

Nov 28, 2017

Test Pilot Recounts Flying Both Have Blue And Tacit Blue Experimental Stealth Jets

One test pilot flew both top-secret aircraft that are widely regarded as giving birth to the stealth revolution.

BYTyler Rogoway

Nov 28, 2017