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Russia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate Programs

Russia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate Programs

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 22, 2020
Russian Government Says It Sent Its New T-14 Tanks To Syria For Combat Testing

Russian Government Says It Sent Its New T-14 Tanks To Syria For Combat Testing

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 20, 2020
The Navy Tried To Retire Its Two Huge COVID-19 Fighting Hospital Ships Two Years Ago

The Navy Tried To Retire Its Two Huge COVID-19 Fighting Hospital Ships Two Years Ago

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 31, 2020
New Report On The Navy’s Troubled Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Is Literally The Shits

New Report On The Navy’s Troubled Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Is Literally The Shits

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 24, 2020
General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s

General Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10s

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 25, 2020
Here Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually Cost

Here Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually Cost

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 19, 2020
America’s Elite Special Operators Want A Huge Mock Enemy Bunker Complex To Train In

America’s Elite Special Operators Want A Huge Mock Enemy Bunker Complex To Train In

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Feb 14, 2020
The USS Seawolf (SSN-575), one of three Navy "hunter killer" submarines.

The Navy Wants Money To Get Started On Its Future SSN(X) Attack Submarine

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Feb 11, 2020
Congress Pushes Back On Stunning Navy Plan To Cut Destroyers, Cruisers, Subs, And More

Congress Pushes Back On Stunning Navy Plan To Cut Destroyers, Cruisers, Subs, And More

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 26, 2019
White House Asks Navy To Include New Unmanned Vessels In Its Ambitious 355 Ship Fleet Plan

White House Asks Navy To Include New Unmanned Vessels In Its Ambitious 355 Ship Fleet Plan

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jan 19, 2020
Space Force Looks Go For Launch But Questions Remain About How It Will ‘Dogfight In Space’

Space Force Looks Go For Launch But Questions Remain About How It Will ‘Dogfight In Space’

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 10, 2019
The Navy Is Backing Away From Its 355-Ship Plan, Has Invested Too Much In Too Few Hulls

The Navy Is Backing Away From Its 355-Ship Plan, Has Invested Too Much In Too Few Hulls

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 20, 2019
Former Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges Timeline

Former Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges Timeline

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 25, 2019
Top Navy Official Lashes Out Over Troubled New Carrier That May Not Be Ready Until 2024 Now

Top Navy Official Lashes Out Over Troubled New Carrier That May Not Be Ready Until 2024 Now

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 24, 2019
Here’s The Air Force’s Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five Years

Here’s The Air Force’s Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five Years

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 17, 2019
Upgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border Wall

Upgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border Wall

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 6, 2019
U.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goal Amid Spare Parts Supply Problems

U.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goal Amid Spare Parts Supply Problems

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 18, 2019
Pentagon Will Raid F-35 Spare Parts Budget To Help Pay For Kicking Turkey Out Of The Program

Pentagon Will Raid F-35 Spare Parts Budget To Help Pay For Kicking Turkey Out Of The Program

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 11, 2019
Navy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo Team

Navy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo Team

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jun 28, 2019
Congressional Meddling Could Begin To Sink The Navy’s Frigate Program

Congressional Meddling Could Begin To Sink The Navy’s Frigate Program

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 20, 2019
Russia Now Claims It Will Buy 76 Su-57 Advanced Fighter Jets By 2028

Russia Now Claims It Will Buy 76 Su-57 Advanced Fighter Jets By 2028

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 16, 2019
USMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 Chinook

USMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 Chinook

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 8, 2019
Trump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To Retire

Trump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To Retire

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 8, 2019
Behold America’s New And Desperately Needed Heavy Icebreaker

Behold America’s New And Desperately Needed Heavy Icebreaker

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Apr 25, 2019
Here Is The Navy’s Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 Years

Here Is The Navy’s Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 Years

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 11, 2019
Marines To Finally Add 30mm Cannon To Bolt-On “Harvest Hawk” Armament Kits For KC-130Js

Marines To Finally Add 30mm Cannon To Bolt-On “Harvest Hawk” Armament Kits For KC-130Js

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 21, 2019
The Navy’s “Operational” F-35C Is Fully Mission Capable Less Than Five Percent Of The Time

The Navy’s “Operational” F-35C Is Fully Mission Capable Less Than Five Percent Of The Time

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 20, 2019
The USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack Experiment

The USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack Experiment

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Mar 13, 2019
Marines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget Request

Marines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget Request

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 13, 2019
Navy’s Budget Requests Two Huge Missile-Laden Drone Ships That Displace 2,000 Tons

Navy’s Budget Requests Two Huge Missile-Laden Drone Ships That Displace 2,000 Tons

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Mar 12, 2019
The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early

The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 8, 2019
The Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS Debacle

The Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS Debacle

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 11, 2021
The Army Wants Israel’s Iron Dome Missile System To Swat Down Cruise Missiles

The Army Wants Israel’s Iron Dome Missile System To Swat Down Cruise Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jan 22, 2019
Putin Announces Early ‘New Years Gift’ Of Successful Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Test (Updated)

Putin Announces Early ‘New Years Gift’ Of Successful Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Test (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 26, 2018
Failure To Launch? Pentagon’s Space Force Plan Could Hamstring The New Service’s Leadership

Failure To Launch? Pentagon’s Space Force Plan Could Hamstring The New Service’s Leadership

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Dec 21, 2018
USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Dec 11, 2018
Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse

Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on May 8, 2019
Navy Attack Subs Lost More Than Two Decades Worth Of Operational Time To Maintenance Delays

Navy Attack Subs Lost More Than Two Decades Worth Of Operational Time To Maintenance Delays

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 20, 2018
Star Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force Budget

Star Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force Budget

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 16, 2018
What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?

What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 15, 2018
Navy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And More

Navy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And More

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Nov 21, 2019
U.S. Navy Wants Aggressor Submarine Unit To Mimic Russian and Chinese Subs In Training

U.S. Navy Wants Aggressor Submarine Unit To Mimic Russian and Chinese Subs In Training

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 14, 2020
USAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane Michael

USAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane Michael

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 31, 2018
Belgium Decides To Join The F-35 Club Over Competing Offers For European Fighter Jets

Belgium Decides To Join The F-35 Club Over Competing Offers For European Fighter Jets

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Oct 25, 2018
Navy Wants New ‘Seawolf-Like’ Attack Submarines To Challenge Russian And Chinese Threats

Navy Wants New ‘Seawolf-Like’ Attack Submarines To Challenge Russian And Chinese Threats

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 22, 2018
U.K. Could Hand Deal Straight To Boeing For New Royal Air Force E-7 Radar Planes

U.K. Could Hand Deal Straight To Boeing For New Royal Air Force E-7 Radar Planes

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Oct 3, 2018
USMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years Away

USMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years Away

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 25, 2018
SpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’

SpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Sep 21, 2018
Here’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force Right

Here’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force Right

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 18, 2018
The U.S., Canada and Finland announced a plan to create an icebreaker shipbuilding program to compete with China and Russia.

Watchdog Warns The Coast Guard To Get Real About Its Plans To Field Critical New Icebreakers

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Sep 6, 2018
Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber

Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 28, 2018
The Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The End

The Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The End

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 22, 2018
USAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space Sensors

USAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space Sensors

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 15, 2018
The Army’s Futuristic ‘Punisher’ Grenade Launcher Is Officially Dead, But It Could Rise Again

The Army’s Futuristic ‘Punisher’ Grenade Launcher Is Officially Dead, But It Could Rise Again

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Aug 14, 2018
Sloppy Welding On Launch Tubes For The Navy’s New Missile Sub Could Point To Larger Problems

Sloppy Welding On Launch Tubes For The Navy’s New Missile Sub Could Point To Larger Problems

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 7, 2018
USAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades Ago

USAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades Ago

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 6, 2018
Russia Can’t Afford Its New T-14 Armata Tanks, Turns To Updated Older Designs Instead

Russia Can’t Afford Its New T-14 Armata Tanks, Turns To Updated Older Designs Instead

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Aug 2, 2018
Congress Set To Put the Brakes On Marine Plans To Buy More Of Its Popular M27 Rifles

Congress Set To Put the Brakes On Marine Plans To Buy More Of Its Popular M27 Rifles

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 26, 2018
Congress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter What

Congress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter What

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 1, 2019
USAF Offers New Details About New Air Force Ones, But Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Cost-Cutting Claims

USAF Offers New Details About New Air Force Ones, But Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Cost-Cutting Claims

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on Jul 24, 2018
No, Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Program Isn’t Dead, At Least Not Yet

No, Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Program Isn’t Dead, At Least Not Yet

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Jul 19, 2018
Oops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their Pens

Oops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their Pens

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 18, 2018
German Navy’s Woes Continue With Its Pair of Ex-Liberian Tankers Stuck Broken In Port

German Navy’s Woes Continue With Its Pair of Ex-Liberian Tankers Stuck Broken In Port

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jul 10, 2018
Air Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After All

Air Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After All

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Jun 29, 2018