Featured in Air DefenseBYEmma HelfrichApr 21, 2022ShareNorway Has Sent Its Mistral Anti-Aircraft Missiles To UkraineNorway gifted over 100 Mistral missiles to Ukraine, which now has the most diverse short-range SAM arsenal on earth. BYEmma HelfrichApr 21, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2022ShareRussia’s New Buk-M3 Air Defense Missile System Now Appears To Be In Ukraine (Updated)Russia no doubt hopes the latest iteration of the Buk surface-to-air missile system will help turn the tables against the Ukrainian Air Force. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022ShareFedEx Wants To Equip Airbus A321s With Anti-Missile Laser CountermeasuresInfrared countermeasures have never caught on in the commercial aircraft space, but FedEx and the FAA are clearly still interested in the capability. BYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 10, 2022ShareThis Footage Of Jet-Powered Coyote Drones Obliterating Other Drones Is IncredibleCoyote doesn’t play around when it comes to blowing other drones to bits. The explosions alone make the video worth watching. BYBrett TingleyJan 10, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021SharePentagon Team Has Returned From Assessing Ukraine’s Air Defense NeedsThere are rumblings that the U.S. government could bolster Ukraine’s air defenses as a possible new Russian invasion looms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 15, 2021ShareIsrael Aerospace Industries Says This Is The Next Leap In Exportable Electronic Warfare SystemsIAI’s latest Scorpius systems leverage the advantages of active electronically scanned arrays to knock out threats over land and sea. BYThomas NewdickNov 15, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021ShareAir Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect ThemThe AFWERX initiative is reaching out to industry for ideas on how to protect its flightlines from drone incursions and more. BYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 28, 2021ShareHere’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually DoWe go in-depth with Northrop Grumman’s Kenn Todorov on what the Integrated Battle Command System is capable of now and what it could do in the future. BYTyler RogowayApr 28, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 14, 2020ShareU.S. Slams Turkey With Sanctions For Purchase Of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense SystemThe move comes after Turkey tests its S-400 surface-to-air missile system, and there could be more consequences to come. BYThomas NewdickDec 14, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In GuamIt’s yet another reminder of just how vulnerable highly strategic assets, even air defense systems, are to low-end drones. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 21, 2020SharePatriot Missile Battery Suddenly Appears At Small Regional Airport In TexasWaking up to a sea of missile launchers and military vehicles left some asking what was going on and nobody seemed to have an answer, until now. BYTyler RogowayOct 21, 2020ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 17, 2020ShareTesting Points To Relevance Of Hyper Velocity Projectile For Zumwalt Destroyer’s Dormant GunsA version of the Zumwalt’s beleaguered Advanced Gun System shot down a cruise missile with a Hyper Velocity Projectile during a major land-based test. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 17, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAir Force Aggressor Squadron Has A Surprising Secondary MissionDuring 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. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 29, 2019ShareHere Is What Really Happened With That Mysterious Washington D.C. Air Defense ScareThere have been confusing reports of mysterious blobs in the sky and mistaken birds flocks. This is exactly what was detected and what wasn’t and why. BYTyler RogowayNov 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareMysterious Airspace Violation That Triggered D.C. Lockdowns Highlights Air Defense ChallengesReports now say a flock of birds, a balloon, or something else, may have been the culprit, but the response to it was telling, regardless. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 20, 2019ShareVideo Appears To Show Syrian SAMs Flying Into The Ground During Israeli RaidSyria’s air defenses are largely made up of Soviet-era missiles and the Russian supplied S-300s don’t seem willing or able to fend off IAF strikes. BYTyler RogowayNov 20, 2019Share12
BYEmma HelfrichApr 21, 2022ShareNorway Has Sent Its Mistral Anti-Aircraft Missiles To UkraineNorway gifted over 100 Mistral missiles to Ukraine, which now has the most diverse short-range SAM arsenal on earth. BYEmma HelfrichApr 21, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2022ShareRussia’s New Buk-M3 Air Defense Missile System Now Appears To Be In Ukraine (Updated)Russia no doubt hopes the latest iteration of the Buk surface-to-air missile system will help turn the tables against the Ukrainian Air Force. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022ShareFedEx Wants To Equip Airbus A321s With Anti-Missile Laser CountermeasuresInfrared countermeasures have never caught on in the commercial aircraft space, but FedEx and the FAA are clearly still interested in the capability. BYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 10, 2022ShareThis Footage Of Jet-Powered Coyote Drones Obliterating Other Drones Is IncredibleCoyote doesn’t play around when it comes to blowing other drones to bits. The explosions alone make the video worth watching. BYBrett TingleyJan 10, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021SharePentagon Team Has Returned From Assessing Ukraine’s Air Defense NeedsThere are rumblings that the U.S. government could bolster Ukraine’s air defenses as a possible new Russian invasion looms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 15, 2021ShareIsrael Aerospace Industries Says This Is The Next Leap In Exportable Electronic Warfare SystemsIAI’s latest Scorpius systems leverage the advantages of active electronically scanned arrays to knock out threats over land and sea. BYThomas NewdickNov 15, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021ShareAir Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect ThemThe AFWERX initiative is reaching out to industry for ideas on how to protect its flightlines from drone incursions and more. BYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 28, 2021ShareHere’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually DoWe go in-depth with Northrop Grumman’s Kenn Todorov on what the Integrated Battle Command System is capable of now and what it could do in the future. BYTyler RogowayApr 28, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 14, 2020ShareU.S. Slams Turkey With Sanctions For Purchase Of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense SystemThe move comes after Turkey tests its S-400 surface-to-air missile system, and there could be more consequences to come. BYThomas NewdickDec 14, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In GuamIt’s yet another reminder of just how vulnerable highly strategic assets, even air defense systems, are to low-end drones. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 21, 2020SharePatriot Missile Battery Suddenly Appears At Small Regional Airport In TexasWaking up to a sea of missile launchers and military vehicles left some asking what was going on and nobody seemed to have an answer, until now. BYTyler RogowayOct 21, 2020Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 17, 2020ShareTesting Points To Relevance Of Hyper Velocity Projectile For Zumwalt Destroyer’s Dormant GunsA version of the Zumwalt’s beleaguered Advanced Gun System shot down a cruise missile with a Hyper Velocity Projectile during a major land-based test. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowaySep 17, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAir Force Aggressor Squadron Has A Surprising Secondary MissionDuring 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. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 29, 2019ShareHere Is What Really Happened With That Mysterious Washington D.C. Air Defense ScareThere have been confusing reports of mysterious blobs in the sky and mistaken birds flocks. This is exactly what was detected and what wasn’t and why. BYTyler RogowayNov 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareMysterious Airspace Violation That Triggered D.C. Lockdowns Highlights Air Defense ChallengesReports now say a flock of birds, a balloon, or something else, may have been the culprit, but the response to it was telling, regardless. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 20, 2019ShareVideo Appears To Show Syrian SAMs Flying Into The Ground During Israeli RaidSyria’s air defenses are largely made up of Soviet-era missiles and the Russian supplied S-300s don’t seem willing or able to fend off IAF strikes. BYTyler RogowayNov 20, 2019Share
