Featured in BlackjackBYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2022ShareRussia’s First New Production Tu-160 Blackjack In Decades Makes Its Maiden Flight (Updated)Completed to the latest upgraded standard, the new-build Tu-160M is set to bolster Russia’s Long-Range Aviation force. BYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareNavy Special Ops Has Adapted RQ-21 Blackjack Drones To Deploy Smaller QuadcoptersAn image shows never seen before payloads for the MQ-21, including a parasite quadcopter payload configuration, among others. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareUkraine Once Had The World’s Largest Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber FleetOn the 40th anniversary of its first flight, we look back to when Ukraine possessed an entire regiment of Tu-160 strategic bombers. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021ShareDARPA Wants Cheap Laser Communications Terminals To Allow Any Satellite To Talk To AnotherA cheap laser terminal that can handle multiple waveforms will drastically expand the resiliency and capabilities of space-based communications. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareThe Marines Are Already Ditching Their Young RQ-21 Blackjack DronesThe Marine Corps is looking at other drones, including the MQ-9 Reaper and the small and more unusual V-Bat, to meet its unmanned aircraft needs. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareRussia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its WeaponsThe Russian Air Force’s Long-Range Aviation assets are photographed with their ordnance laid out around them. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2020ShareWorld’s Most Powerful Combat Aircraft Jet Engine Is Back In Production For Russia’s New BombersA Tu-160 has flown with a new version of the NK-32 engine, which is critical to the bomber’s production restart. BYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020ShareU.S. Strategic Command Tweet Throws Shade On Russia’s Long-Range Bomber MissionThe Russian Air Force’s latest long-range mission is impressive, but it is a long way from surpassing U.S. Air Force records BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickAug 12, 2020ShareMarine MV-22 Ospreys Flew In An RQ-21 Drone Unit During An Exercise For The First TimeThe exercise highlights the growing importance of drones in the Marine Corps’ expeditionary operations plans. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickAug 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareRussian Tu-160 Bombers Touch Down In South Africa In Historic First-Ever African Visit (Updated)The bombers’ arrival, which comes as Russia is hosting a major summit for African leaders, underscores the Kremlin expanding ties across Africa. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussia Rolls Out New Tu-160M2, But Are Moscow’s Bomber Ambitions Realistic?Despite budget cuts and other issues, the Kremlin remains optimistic that flight testing will begin within months. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2019ShareMarines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget RequestThis would give the service its first long-endurance drones and help pave the way for future unmanned aircraft capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2018ShareVenezuela Agreed To Let Russia Set Up A Bomber Outpost On This Caribbean Island: ReportsA Russian base with strategic aircraft in the Western Hemisphere would significantly change the regional security situation for the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018ShareRussian Tu-160 Bombers Fly 10-Hour Caribbean Patrol From Venezuela Drawing Ire From U.S.The flights come as both Russia and Venezuela are embroiled in major crises that have drawn fierce international rebukes. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareMarines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar FirstThe service wants the first examples to be sensor nodes, but after that, they could take on a host of different missions from armed escort to strike. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2022ShareRussia’s First New Production Tu-160 Blackjack In Decades Makes Its Maiden Flight (Updated)Completed to the latest upgraded standard, the new-build Tu-160M is set to bolster Russia’s Long-Range Aviation force. BYThomas NewdickJan 12, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareNavy Special Ops Has Adapted RQ-21 Blackjack Drones To Deploy Smaller QuadcoptersAn image shows never seen before payloads for the MQ-21, including a parasite quadcopter payload configuration, among others. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021ShareUkraine Once Had The World’s Largest Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber FleetOn the 40th anniversary of its first flight, we look back to when Ukraine possessed an entire regiment of Tu-160 strategic bombers. BYThomas NewdickDec 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021ShareDARPA Wants Cheap Laser Communications Terminals To Allow Any Satellite To Talk To AnotherA cheap laser terminal that can handle multiple waveforms will drastically expand the resiliency and capabilities of space-based communications. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareThe Marines Are Already Ditching Their Young RQ-21 Blackjack DronesThe Marine Corps is looking at other drones, including the MQ-9 Reaper and the small and more unusual V-Bat, to meet its unmanned aircraft needs. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareRussia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its WeaponsThe Russian Air Force’s Long-Range Aviation assets are photographed with their ordnance laid out around them. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2020ShareWorld’s Most Powerful Combat Aircraft Jet Engine Is Back In Production For Russia’s New BombersA Tu-160 has flown with a new version of the NK-32 engine, which is critical to the bomber’s production restart. BYThomas NewdickNov 4, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020ShareU.S. Strategic Command Tweet Throws Shade On Russia’s Long-Range Bomber MissionThe Russian Air Force’s latest long-range mission is impressive, but it is a long way from surpassing U.S. Air Force records BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2020Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickAug 12, 2020ShareMarine MV-22 Ospreys Flew In An RQ-21 Drone Unit During An Exercise For The First TimeThe exercise highlights the growing importance of drones in the Marine Corps’ expeditionary operations plans. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickAug 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareRussian Tu-160 Bombers Touch Down In South Africa In Historic First-Ever African Visit (Updated)The bombers’ arrival, which comes as Russia is hosting a major summit for African leaders, underscores the Kremlin expanding ties across Africa. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRussia Rolls Out New Tu-160M2, But Are Moscow’s Bomber Ambitions Realistic?Despite budget cuts and other issues, the Kremlin remains optimistic that flight testing will begin within months. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2019ShareMarines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget RequestThis would give the service its first long-endurance drones and help pave the way for future unmanned aircraft capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2018ShareVenezuela Agreed To Let Russia Set Up A Bomber Outpost On This Caribbean Island: ReportsA Russian base with strategic aircraft in the Western Hemisphere would significantly change the regional security situation for the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018ShareRussian Tu-160 Bombers Fly 10-Hour Caribbean Patrol From Venezuela Drawing Ire From U.S.The flights come as both Russia and Venezuela are embroiled in major crises that have drawn fierce international rebukes. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareMarines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar FirstThe service wants the first examples to be sensor nodes, but after that, they could take on a host of different missions from armed escort to strike. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018Share
