Featured in budgetsBYThomas NewdickApr 26, 2022ShareThe F-15EX Program Is In TroubleThe Air Force is looking to reduce the size of its F-15EX buy to the point that it is likely to be more trouble than it’s worth. BYThomas NewdickApr 26, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022Share‘Air Force One’ 747s Now Cost $177k An Hour To FlyDocuments and official statements obtained by The War Zone provide a wealth of new Air Force One-related information. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareNavy Wants To Cut Two Nearly New Sea Base Ships That Are Like Nothing ElseThe Montford Point class ships provide a nexus between logistical ships and the shore that seems ideal for new Navy and Marine strategies. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareLawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing DesignsLegislators have concerns about potentially serious tactical airpower gaps amid a shift in resources to new advanced fighter development projects. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2021ShareThe Army Is Once Again Trying To Sell Off Some Of Its Underappreciated Naval FleetTwo years ago, Congress forced the Army to halt similar plans to divest some of these vessels, which would be important in a peer state conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Railgun Looks Like It’s Finally Facing The Axe In New Budget RequestThe Navy has been working to make the idea of a railgun an operational reality since 2005. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareRocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget ProposalNext year, the Air Force wants to test a way to move a C-17’s worth of cargo, and potentially personnel, extremely quickly to any location on Earth. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareNavy Confirms It Wants To Ditch Its Very Young Mk VI Patrol Boats In New Budget RequestThe Navy only took delivery of the last of its 12 Mk VI patrol boats in 2015 and now wants them gone by the end of next year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021SharePlan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force NomineeThe Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021ShareThe Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS DebacleThe service blew over a billion dollars on choppers it might never have a use for and is spending even more to keep them sitting in storage. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2021ShareGlobal Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy AircraftThe Global Hawks cannot survive in highly contested airspace, so the Air Force is doubling down on surveillance assets that can. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareAir Force Is Buying Eight Of These Missiles That Are Set To Become Its First Hypersonic WeaponsThe weapons will usher in capabilities previously only dreamed of and could be operational as early as 2022. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareEverything We Just Learned About The Navy’s Dubious Path To A 500 Ship FleetSecretary of Defense Mark Esper has offered new details about the Navy’s future force structure and how the Pentagon hopes to pay for it. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2020ShareThe Pentagon’s Highly Questionable Proposals For A Navy With Over 500 ShipsReal-world factors are driving proposals for a huge expansion of the Navy’s fleet, but major hurdles make them more like fantasy than anything else. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareU.S. Navy Wants Aggressor Submarine Unit To Mimic Russian and Chinese Subs In TrainingThe service wants a Topgun-like program for submariners and its plans could push it toward finally buying new, non-nuclear subs. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2020ShareHere’s All The Ridiculous Military Pork Baked Into The Proposed COVID-19 BillThe draft $1 trillion spending package includes money for F-35s, warships, missile defense projects, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2020Share123
BYThomas NewdickApr 26, 2022ShareThe F-15EX Program Is In TroubleThe Air Force is looking to reduce the size of its F-15EX buy to the point that it is likely to be more trouble than it’s worth. BYThomas NewdickApr 26, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022Share‘Air Force One’ 747s Now Cost $177k An Hour To FlyDocuments and official statements obtained by The War Zone provide a wealth of new Air Force One-related information. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareNavy Wants To Cut Two Nearly New Sea Base Ships That Are Like Nothing ElseThe Montford Point class ships provide a nexus between logistical ships and the shore that seems ideal for new Navy and Marine strategies. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareLawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing DesignsLegislators have concerns about potentially serious tactical airpower gaps amid a shift in resources to new advanced fighter development projects. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2021ShareThe Army Is Once Again Trying To Sell Off Some Of Its Underappreciated Naval FleetTwo years ago, Congress forced the Army to halt similar plans to divest some of these vessels, which would be important in a peer state conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Railgun Looks Like It’s Finally Facing The Axe In New Budget RequestThe Navy has been working to make the idea of a railgun an operational reality since 2005. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareRocket Delivery Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour In New Air Force Budget ProposalNext year, the Air Force wants to test a way to move a C-17’s worth of cargo, and potentially personnel, extremely quickly to any location on Earth. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareNavy Confirms It Wants To Ditch Its Very Young Mk VI Patrol Boats In New Budget RequestThe Navy only took delivery of the last of its 12 Mk VI patrol boats in 2015 and now wants them gone by the end of next year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021SharePlan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force NomineeThe Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021ShareThe Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS DebacleThe service blew over a billion dollars on choppers it might never have a use for and is spending even more to keep them sitting in storage. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2021ShareGlobal Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy AircraftThe Global Hawks cannot survive in highly contested airspace, so the Air Force is doubling down on surveillance assets that can. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareAir Force Is Buying Eight Of These Missiles That Are Set To Become Its First Hypersonic WeaponsThe weapons will usher in capabilities previously only dreamed of and could be operational as early as 2022. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020ShareEverything We Just Learned About The Navy’s Dubious Path To A 500 Ship FleetSecretary of Defense Mark Esper has offered new details about the Navy’s future force structure and how the Pentagon hopes to pay for it. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2020ShareThe Pentagon’s Highly Questionable Proposals For A Navy With Over 500 ShipsReal-world factors are driving proposals for a huge expansion of the Navy’s fleet, but major hurdles make them more like fantasy than anything else. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareU.S. Navy Wants Aggressor Submarine Unit To Mimic Russian and Chinese Subs In TrainingThe service wants a Topgun-like program for submariners and its plans could push it toward finally buying new, non-nuclear subs. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2020ShareHere’s All The Ridiculous Military Pork Baked Into The Proposed COVID-19 BillThe draft $1 trillion spending package includes money for F-35s, warships, missile defense projects, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2020Share
