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US Lifts Ban On Arms Sales To Vietnam Amid Turmoil In The South China Sea
South China Sea

US Lifts Ban On Arms Sales To Vietnam Amid Turmoil In The South China Sea

Lines are being drawn as the US cozies up to a once bitter foe.

The Navy Is Getting A Video Pod To Record Russian And Chinese Jets Making Unsafe Intercepts
U.S. Navy

The Navy Is Getting A Video Pod To Record Russian And Chinese Jets Making Unsafe Intercepts

Smile, Flanker, you're on candid camera!

Ride Along For Strafing Practice In Afghanistan’s Spunky Little MD530 Attack Chopper
Afghanistan

Ride Along For Strafing Practice In Afghanistan’s Spunky Little MD530 Attack Chopper

It may not be flashy, but it can sling a lot of lead.

The P-8 Poseidon Will Get Winged Torpedoes To Kill Subs At Long-Range
P-8

The P-8 Poseidon Will Get Winged Torpedoes To Kill Subs At Long-Range

The days of skimming the waves and chucking out torpedoes are coming to an end.

B-52 Stratofortress Crashes and Burns at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam
Americas

B-52 Stratofortress Crashes and Burns at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam

The island outpost has had more than its share of bomber losses in the last decade.

Trump Says He Will Talk Directly With North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un
People

Trump Says He Will Talk Directly With North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un

Well, they say that communication is the key to success in any relationship…

Soldier Fires On Apache With Live Ammo During War Games At Fort Irwin
U.S. Homeland

Soldier Fires On Apache With Live Ammo During War Games At Fort Irwin

A battle simulation got a little too real at the National Training Center last week.

Soldiers Will Soon See Thermal Weapon Sight Crosshairs Projected Into Night Vision Goggles
Night Vision

Soldiers Will Soon See Thermal Weapon Sight Crosshairs Projected Into Night Vision Goggles

The battlefield moves even closer to first person shooter video game fantasy.  

This Falcon 50 Business Jet’s Ultra Low-Level Departure From St. Martin Is Pretty Nuts
Around The Globe

This Falcon 50 Business Jet’s Ultra Low-Level Departure From St. Martin Is Pretty Nuts

Takeoffs at Princess Juliana International Airport can be just as wild as landings!  

Watching This Coast Guard Lifeboat Towing Its Twin Through A Narrow Inlet Is Totally Nerve-Racking
U.S. Coast Guard

Watching This Coast Guard Lifeboat Towing Its Twin Through A Narrow Inlet Is Totally Nerve-Racking

And you thought riding home in a tow truck was squirrelly.

Video Shows PKK Fighter Blasting A Turkish AH-1 Cobra Out Of The Sky With A Shoulder-Fired Missile
Turkey

Video Shows PKK Fighter Blasting A Turkish AH-1 Cobra Out Of The Sky With A Shoulder-Fired Missile

Turkey loses a Cobra to its nemesis, the PKK, in spectacular fashion.

Australia Is Getting The Baddest Diesel Electric Submarines On The Planet
Australia

Australia Is Getting The Baddest Diesel Electric Submarines On The Planet

 And the US should buy them too. Here's why.

Marines To Turn Super Hercules, Osprey Fleets Into Missile Slinging Electronic Warfare Platforms
U.S. Marine Corps

Marines To Turn Super Hercules, Osprey Fleets Into Missile Slinging Electronic Warfare Platforms

Every Marine a Rifleman, every Marine aircraft a strike platform?

Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe
NATO

Inside the F-22 Raptor’s Historic Surprise Deployment to Europe

The Raptor continues its rise as one of America's most powerful foreign policy tools.

Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea
South Korea

Look at This Sea Of Warthogs and Vipers Doing The “Elephant Walk” at Osan Air Base in South Korea

That's a whole lot of rolling jet fuel and high explosives right there.

China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time
South China Sea

China Scrambles Fighters Against US Warship From Its South China Sea Air Base For The First Time

A US Navy destroyer got some unprecedented company near China's disputed man-made island outpost.

Watch This German Tornado Rip Up a Steep Canyon at Extremely Low Level
Canada

Watch This German Tornado Rip Up a Steep Canyon at Extremely Low Level

Tree trimming in Canada never looked so exciting!

This Navy Cruiser Plows Through Some Nasty Swells Like A Boss
U.S. Navy

This Navy Cruiser Plows Through Some Nasty Swells Like A Boss

Someone should really shut that hatch.

North Korea’s Failed Ballistic Missile Launches Are No Laughing Matter
North Korea

North Korea’s Failed Ballistic Missile Launches Are No Laughing Matter

Kim Jong Un’s most threatening weapons aren't just parade props anymore.

Tyler Rogoway Has Touched Down at The Drive
News & Features

Tyler Rogoway Has Touched Down at The Drive

As the Blue Angels famously say, I'm glad to be here!