Read the latest articles from The War Zone (Page 306)

Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction

This is a tactic that allows the armed light attack helicopters to quickly extract individuals when traditional rescue options might not be available.

About Those Custom Rifles Navy SEALs Were Seen Carrying On A Recent Training Mission
Navy SEALs

About Those Custom Rifles Navy SEALs Were Seen Carrying On A Recent Training Mission

After images of SEALs training off Virginia went viral, people wanted to know about the custom rifles they were carrying. Here's what we found out.

Top Russian Submarine Design Bureau Hit By Cyber Attack With Chinese Characteristics
China

Top Russian Submarine Design Bureau Hit By Cyber Attack With Chinese Characteristics

The Rubin Design Bureau has designed ballistic missile submarines, among other types, as well as advanced unmanned underwater vehicles.

Honeywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)
China

Honeywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)

Technical drawings alleged to have been exported to China, among other countries, covered components used on various military aircraft, and more.

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials
Skyborg

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials

Flying autonomously alongside an F-16, the drone now has a large serpentine air intake and what appears to be an infrared search and track sensor.

Navy SEALs And Army Night Stalkers Captured In Amazing Photos During Virginia Exercise
Navy SEALs

Navy SEALs And Army Night Stalkers Captured In Amazing Photos During Virginia Exercise

From pirate patch-wearing SEALs on Little Birds to an operator mid-air fast-roping into a stealthy boat slung under an MH-47, these shots impress.

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Talk amongst yourselves...

Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets
F-16

Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets

With the 'legacy' F/A-18 Hornet on the way out, the Navy badly needs replacement high-end adversary jets.

Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft
Q-4

Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft

The Global Hawks cannot survive in highly contested airspace, so the Air Force is doubling down on surveillance assets that can.

Russia Just Accepted Its New Super-Quiet, Cruise Missile-Packed Submarine Into Service
Russia

Russia Just Accepted Its New Super-Quiet, Cruise Missile-Packed Submarine Into Service

It's been a long wait, but the new Yasen-M subclass should help revitalize the Russian Navy's nuclear-powered submarine force.

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

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

The Marines have now completed the transition to the advanced KC-130J model.

B-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War Games
Northern Edge

B-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War Games

The Air Force touted its first end-to-end simulated hypersonic weapon strike, but new networking concepts that made it possible may be the real star.

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

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

The An-2 may be low tech, but North Korea would send waves of them filled with commandos into South Korea during the opening stages of a war.

The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails
F-16

The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails

The answer to why the Viper flies with heavier AIM-120s on its wingtips and lighter AIM-9 Sidewinders under its wings may surprise you.

B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding
B-1

B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding

The Air Force has been working hard in recent years to improve the B-1B fleet's reliability after years of combat over Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.

China Wants To Revive A Strategically Located Airfield Deep In The Pacific: Report
China

China Wants To Revive A Strategically Located Airfield Deep In The Pacific: Report

The airstrip in the country of Kiribati is positioned just 1,800 miles from Hawaii, which isn't that far in terms of the distances in the Pacific.

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation
Military Aviation History

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation

Even special operations commandos used the Skyknight's escape chute as a clandestine insertion method.

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue

The aborted launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base comes amid debate about the future of the ICBM force.

First Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman Drone
Skyborg

First Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman Drone

While the familiar UTAP-22 was used for this early test, Boeing, General Atomics, and Kratos will soon begin supplying new drones for further testing.

Letter From The Editor: Let’s Talk About The Next Five Years…
News & Features

Letter From The Editor: Let’s Talk About The Next Five Years…

The War Zone turns five years old today! What a ride it has been. Now we want to hear from you about what you want from us over the next five years.