Read the latest articles from The War Zone (Page 346)

The USS Ranger Sailed With A Unique “Grumman Air Wing” In The Mid 1980s
History

The USS Ranger Sailed With A Unique “Grumman Air Wing” In The Mid 1980s

The same year USS Ranger became the star of Topgun, the carrier sailed with a air wing made up almost entirely of Grumman aircraft.

The U.S. Coast Guard May Be Flying a Unique Stealthy Spy Plane
U.S. Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard May Be Flying a Unique Stealthy Spy Plane

The service's Manned Covert Surveillance Aircraft project has connections to decades of secretive work on "quiet aircraft."

Australia Set To Become One Of The World’s Top Aerial Electronic Warfare Powers
Australia

Australia Set To Become One Of The World’s Top Aerial Electronic Warfare Powers

Along with Growlers and other capabilities, five Gulfstream jets fitted with the latest electronic warfare and surveillance gear are being ordered by the RAAF.

Watch This Russian Mi-35 Hind Do What No Other Attack Helicopter Can
Russia

Watch This Russian Mi-35 Hind Do What No Other Attack Helicopter Can

The Hind's often forgotten secondary capability as a troop transport remains intriguing and is highlighted in this video.

Navy Presents Revealing F-35 Helmet Display Videos And Flight Test Dangers
U.S. Navy

Navy Presents Revealing F-35 Helmet Display Videos And Flight Test Dangers

Seminar by F-35 testers details tense nighttime carrier vertical landing that almost went wrong and the breaking off of a F-35B's refueling probe tip during tanker trials.

The Crazy Aircraft Carrier Hangar Catapults Of World War II
WWII

The Crazy Aircraft Carrier Hangar Catapults Of World War II

The idea was novel, but far from a long-lived success.

China’s Type 055 Super Destroyer Is A Reality Check For The US And Its Allies
China

China’s Type 055 Super Destroyer Is A Reality Check For The US And Its Allies

This is one impressive ship that underlines China's changing weapons development capabilities and its emerging greater naval strategy in the region and beyond.

The AGM-122 “Sidearm” Came To Be From A Novel Missile Recycling Scheme
Air-To-Air

The AGM-122 “Sidearm” Came To Be From A Novel Missile Recycling Scheme

And we could use something like it now more than ever.

Study On Restarting F-22 Production Has Finally Arrived, Here’s The Verdict
F-22

Study On Restarting F-22 Production Has Finally Arrived, Here’s The Verdict

The report has finally been delivered to the House Armed Services Committee, and its secret, but its findings are already emerging.

The U.S. Air Force Almost Rented a Squadron of A-10 Warthogs to Colombia
A-10

The U.S. Air Force Almost Rented a Squadron of A-10 Warthogs to Colombia

The Colombian Air Force was very interested in turning the tank-busting jets on rebels and drug cartels.

This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load
Syria

This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load

This F/A-18F's configuration is reminiscent of the big bomb loads lugged around by the A-6 Intruder.

Air Force Aggressor Squadron Has A Surprising Secondary Mission
Red Flag

Air Force Aggressor Squadron Has A Surprising Secondary Mission

During a national emergency an airliner pilot may get a special surprise when a camouflaged F-16 with foreign-like markings shows up on their wing.

Nightstalkers Show Off For the Public With a Dramatic Urban Air Assault
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Nightstalkers Show Off For the Public With a Dramatic Urban Air Assault

Show-and-tell at Fort Bragg, the U.S. Army's special operations hub, saw MH-60Ms and MH-47Gs zoom in and raid a simulated town.

Missile Defense Agency Seeking A High-Flying Drone For “Airborne Laser 2.0”
Airborne Sensors

Missile Defense Agency Seeking A High-Flying Drone For “Airborne Laser 2.0”

You can think of the defunct YAL-1 as the "analogue" version of the Airborne Laser concept, with an unmanned high-flying drone sporting a solid state laser being the digital version.

Israel Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner Missile
Israel

Israel Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner Missile

Stunner's small frame, blistering speed, dual mode seeker, high maneuverability and hit-to-kill concept could make it the air combat missile to have.

The Future of Naval Warfare Will Have a Lot More Spy Submarines
USS Jimmy Carter

The Future of Naval Warfare Will Have a Lot More Spy Submarines

Advanced, but relatively small kits will allow even conventional subs to become increasingly powerful intelligence collectors.

Here’s How Hypersonic Weapons Could Completely Change the Face of Warfare
Sea-Launched Hypersonic Missiles

Here’s How Hypersonic Weapons Could Completely Change the Face of Warfare

Missiles and aircraft zipping around at Mach five and above could dramatically change how military forces attack and defend.

America’s Electronic Attackers May Have a Secret Mission
U.S. Homeland

America’s Electronic Attackers May Have a Secret Mission

Official U.S. Central Command document outlines seven electronic warfare functions, but a mysterious eighth task is redacted.

What’s The Deal With Lockheed’s Gabbing About The Secretive Hypersonic SR-72?
SR-72

What’s The Deal With Lockheed’s Gabbing About The Secretive Hypersonic SR-72?

Could the exotic and shadowy jet concept be much further along in development than Lockheed is letting on?

Raven Rock Author Tells Us How Our Government Plans For Its Own Annihilation
Continuity Of Government

Raven Rock Author Tells Us How Our Government Plans For Its Own Annihilation

We chat all about how the government secretly prepares for the end of the world as we know it and the fortresses and technologies that will protect the chosen few.