Featured in budgetsBYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 13, 2020ShareHere Is Our First Look At One Of Boeing’s New F-15EX Eagle Fighter Jets For The Air ForceAir Force just awarded Boeing a contract worth nearly $23 billion related to these aircraft, which includes the purchase of the first lot. BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 13, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareStudy On Restarting F-22 Production Has Finally Arrived, Here’s The VerdictThe report has finally been delivered to the House Armed Services Committee, and its secret, but its findings are already emerging. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareNavy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up ProcurementConcern over the stability of America’s shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareRussia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate ProgramsThe state-run shipbuilding company responsible for both programs now has concerns about its long-term finances. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareRussian Government Says It Sent Its New T-14 Tanks To Syria For Combat TestingThe Kremlin has long used the Syrian conflict as a testing ground for new weapons and other military equipment. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2020ShareThe Navy Tried To Retire Its Two Huge COVID-19 Fighting Hospital Ships Two Years AgoBoth ships are now in American ports providing critical support in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by treating patients without the virus. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 24, 2020ShareNew Report On The Navy’s Troubled Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Is Literally The ShitsThe ship’s toilets clog frequently and the sewage system needs regular acid flushing, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars each time. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareGeneral Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10sThe Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareHere Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually CostArming America’s combat aircraft, drones, and helicopters is an extremely expensive business. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2020ShareAmerica’s Elite Special Operators Want A Huge Mock Enemy Bunker Complex To Train InThe Pentagon says there’s no other “feasible option” to ensure Delta Force and SEAL Team 6 can adequately train to raid these kinds of hardened sites. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareThe Navy Wants Money To Get Started On Its Future SSN(X) Attack SubmarineThe Navy’s goal is to design a submarine that is better-optimized for attacking other ships and subs than its existing Virginia class boats. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareWhite House Asks Navy To Include New Unmanned Vessels In Its Ambitious 355 Ship Fleet PlanChanges in official definitions could create an easier path to the goal of a 355-ship fleet and reflects a growing interest in drone ships and subs. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019ShareCongress Pushes Back On Stunning Navy Plan To Cut Destroyers, Cruisers, Subs, And MoreThe service wants to scale back new production of ships and trim existing hulls as part of a new path to reaching a 355-ship fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareThe Navy Is Backing Away From Its 355-Ship Plan, Has Invested Too Much In Too Few HullsNavy officials are increasingly looking at distributed fleets of lower-cost ships with a heavy emphasis on unmanned platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019ShareSpace Force Looks Go For Launch But Questions Remain About How It Will ‘Dogfight In Space’Congress looks set to order the creation of Space Force before receiving reports detailing how it will work or what it will cost. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 21, 2019ShareNavy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And MoreThe service is also eying a new sub-launched ballistic missile to replace Trident and could end up expanding its nuclear deterrent capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 21, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareFormer Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges TimelineThe senior Air Force official overseeing the B-21 program says he would not “bet on” the new stealth bomber making its first flight in 2021. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 24, 2019ShareTop Navy Official Lashes Out Over Troubled New Carrier That May Not Be Ready Until 2024 NowNavy Secretary Richard Spencer said Trump should fire him if certain systems didn’t work on time, now he’s bemoaning Congress and the shipbuilder. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2019ShareThis High-Speed Amphibious Armored Vehicle Could Race Russia’s Naval Infantry AshoreRussia’s naval infantry units are still stuck riding in Soviet-era armored personnel carriers that are slow and increasingly vulnerable. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2019ShareHere’s The Air Force’s Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five YearsThe service says it can outpace potential enemies by producing multiple short runs of fighters in tiny periods of time. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareUpgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border WallThe Air Force had planned to award contracts for the infrastructure improvements, including a specialized repair facility, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareU.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goal Amid Spare Parts Supply ProblemsThe U.S. government’s official decision to kick Turkey out of the Joint Strike Fighter Program may exacerbate these issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 11, 2019SharePentagon Will Raid F-35 Spare Parts Budget To Help Pay For Kicking Turkey Out Of The ProgramThe Pentagon says it needs hundreds of millions in extra funds to find new suppliers for critical parts for the Joint Strike Fighters. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareThe Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman EarlyLegislators are already opposing the proposal, which contradicts every known requirement and policy, and we don’t truly know if it’s even real at all. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareTrump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To RetireThere are still unanswered questions about why the Pentagon and the Navy had proposed retiring the flattop early, to begin with. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareCongress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter WhatThe latest draft defense spending bill orders the Pentagon to develop these systems even if its own experts oppose them. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareRoyal Navy Will Retrofit Type 45 Destroyers To Keep Them From Breaking DownThe UK Defense Ministry hopes contractors will be able to upgrade the gas turbines and generators on all six ships in the next five to seven years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareHave Mercy! The US Navy Now Wants To Retire One Of Its Two Hospital ShipsThe Navy’s two hospital ships are expensive to operate and maintain, but offer capabilities found in no other Navy in the world. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual PlanSenior officials explain ways they could begin buying the planes before 2020, but still have yet to firm up any actual requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareA Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for MonthsThe incident only underscores the need for the service to move quickly to find replacements for the aging and expensive to operate planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareWhite House’s Claim That Trump Cut Cost Of Final Air Force One Deal Just Doesn’t Add UpThe president has reportedly shaved more than a billion dollars from the project’s price tag, but the stated cost remains the same as its always been. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Admits It Won’t Be Buying Any Light Attack Aircraft For YearsThe service claims the project is moving along quickly, but it won’t disclose any details until it releases its fiscal year 2020 budget request. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDespite What You’ve Heard, The Navy Isn’t Ditching Its Railgun And Budget Docs Prove ItThe service is still moving ahead with the electromagnetic weapon, which takes on new significance given recent Chinese developments. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing PlanesThe service desperately needs newer atmospheric testing planes, which are essential for monitoring both nuclear testing and accidents. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareHere’s Why General Atomics Teamed Up With Boeing For The MQ-25 Tanker Drone TenderAmid news of the partnership and the Navy’s questionable budget plan for the program, we talked to General Atomics and got their take. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareOnly U.S. Heavy Icebreaker Is Falling Apart On Antarctic MissionThe Polar Star is the only ship the United States has to cut paths through the toughest Arctic and Antarctic ice. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe French Army Eyes All-New Fleet of Light Attack AirplanesThe head of the service’s aviation arm is eager to get modern choppers, too, but says fixed-wing planes make more sense in various situations. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”At a certain point, political opposition may not be enough to prevent more than 100 Warthogs from ending up unflyable. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareA-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic LimboThe service doesn’t have formally announced plans for an A-10 replacement, but it still hasn’t officially rejected the idea either. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAlmost All of the UK’s Surface Combatants Are in Port While Germany Has No Working SubsThese already worrying developments reflect poor readiness overall and other larger issues within both of these NATO navies. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNow The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less FuelThe service is firming up requirements for its re-engine effort as it plans to keep the bombers in service past 2050. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareWe Broke Down Trump’s Security Strategy Into Bullets So You Don’t Have To Read All 60 PagesThe Trump Administration calls for more defense spending, new economic initiatives, and more aggressive diplomacy. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareTop USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get GroundedNew wings for many A-10s can’t come fast enough and plans for a light attack aircraft are still up in the air. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Navy Is Changing Its Plans for its Dumbed-Down Zumwalts and Their Ammoless GunsLooking to give the ships a niche, the service now wants them to focus on attacking other ships at sea. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52sThe service wants to modify each of the 76 bombers and possibly buy more 600 new engines as part of a multi-part deal. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNavy Trims New Missile Sub Cost to $7.2B, But Struggles to Keep Existing Subs OperationalThe service is looking to build three subs a year, or more, but more than a dozen boats sit idle waiting for repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough WeekReports of hypoxia, cyber security concerns, and the need for cost review, followed the leak of highly critical review. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRoyal Navy May Sacrifice Its Last Amphibious Ships to Pay For Its New CarriersThe service needs to cut costs and find more manpower, but the drastic measures might lead to diminishing returns. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGreece Plans to Spend Billions Upgrading Its F-16 Fighter Jet FleetThe Hellenic Air Force could use the updated aircraft, but the country’s struggling economy remains a concern. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNOAA Is Running Out of Money for its Hurricane Hunting Planes and DronesBudget cuts have left it with only one unmanned Coyote drone and a worryingly unreliable business jet to monitor storms. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareOver 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To FightAmid budget and personnel shortfalls, the Air Force is looking at even more hard decisions in the near future. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareFour Big Takeaways From Day One Of The Air Force Association’s Big Annual BashAfter more than quarter century at war, the service celebrates its 70th birthday seeking to rebuild and evolve. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareLet’s Talk About The USAF’s Claim Of ‘Fully Combat Capable’ F-35sThe service is making this assertion despite the jet not having even started independent operational testing and evaluation. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Awards Contractors Big Bucks for New ICBMs, But Future of Missiles is UncertainThe Pentagon is conducting its latest nuclear posture review and there may be a push to eliminate the missiles entirely. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019SharePresident Trump Orders Pentagon to Elevate Cyber Command, But That’s the Easy PartThe transformation is important, but its just a prelude to the much more difficult decisions that will follow. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Is Adding a Newish F-22 to its Fleet of Flight Test RaptorsPulled from storage, the Raptor will help test a variety of modifications, possibly including classified upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBoeing Made A Six Minute Long Cartoon About Re-Engining the B-52The plane maker that built the bombers says only a new engine will keep the jets flying for the next 30 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Admits It Isn’t Actually Working on an A-10 ReplacementDespite earlier comments, the service seems to have shelved any plans it might have had for a dedicated successor. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSenators Add Big Bucks for a Fleet Of Light Attack Planes to the Defense BudgetProposed spending plan includes more than a billion for a type of aircraft the U.S. Air Force desperately needs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareCongress Could Throw Millions Into the Defense Budget for New A-10 WingsThe additional funds won’t mean the drama over the Warthog fleet is over though. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareLegislators Want To Know Fate Of Navy’s Reserve F/A-18 Aggressor SquadronsIn a draft budget law, legislators demand to know what the Navy Reserve is going to do about its aging F/A-18A+ Hornets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNow The USAF Wants to Cut A-10 Squadrons and Stop Re-Winging The FleetNot only has the fight not been won, but the Air Force’s new arguments sound a lot like the old ones. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF To Keep Upgraded F-16s Till 2048 As Fate Of F-15C In DoubtThe plan could mean the beginning of the end for the F-15C/D Eagle fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2019ShareNavy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo TeamThe Navy’s aviation budgets have come up short and it is considering various options to save money between now and the end of the 2019 Fiscal Year. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2019Share123
BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 13, 2020ShareHere Is Our First Look At One Of Boeing’s New F-15EX Eagle Fighter Jets For The Air ForceAir Force just awarded Boeing a contract worth nearly $23 billion related to these aircraft, which includes the purchase of the first lot. BYJoseph Trevithick and Jamie HunterJul 13, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareStudy On Restarting F-22 Production Has Finally Arrived, Here’s The VerdictThe report has finally been delivered to the House Armed Services Committee, and its secret, but its findings are already emerging. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020ShareNavy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up ProcurementConcern over the stability of America’s shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareRussia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate ProgramsThe state-run shipbuilding company responsible for both programs now has concerns about its long-term finances. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareRussian Government Says It Sent Its New T-14 Tanks To Syria For Combat TestingThe Kremlin has long used the Syrian conflict as a testing ground for new weapons and other military equipment. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2020ShareThe Navy Tried To Retire Its Two Huge COVID-19 Fighting Hospital Ships Two Years AgoBoth ships are now in American ports providing critical support in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by treating patients without the virus. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 24, 2020ShareNew Report On The Navy’s Troubled Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Is Literally The ShitsThe ship’s toilets clog frequently and the sewage system needs regular acid flushing, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars each time. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareGeneral Warns Of Aerial Tanker Shortage As Air Force Looks To Retire 13 KC-135s And 16 KC-10sThe Air Force wants to retire a number of older KC-10A and KC-135R tankers in the next fiscal year, but its new KC-46As are not yet ready for combat. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020ShareHere Is What Each Of The Pentagon’s Air-Launched Missiles And Bombs Actually CostArming America’s combat aircraft, drones, and helicopters is an extremely expensive business. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2020ShareAmerica’s Elite Special Operators Want A Huge Mock Enemy Bunker Complex To Train InThe Pentagon says there’s no other “feasible option” to ensure Delta Force and SEAL Team 6 can adequately train to raid these kinds of hardened sites. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareThe Navy Wants Money To Get Started On Its Future SSN(X) Attack SubmarineThe Navy’s goal is to design a submarine that is better-optimized for attacking other ships and subs than its existing Virginia class boats. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareWhite House Asks Navy To Include New Unmanned Vessels In Its Ambitious 355 Ship Fleet PlanChanges in official definitions could create an easier path to the goal of a 355-ship fleet and reflects a growing interest in drone ships and subs. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019ShareCongress Pushes Back On Stunning Navy Plan To Cut Destroyers, Cruisers, Subs, And MoreThe service wants to scale back new production of ships and trim existing hulls as part of a new path to reaching a 355-ship fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019ShareThe Navy Is Backing Away From Its 355-Ship Plan, Has Invested Too Much In Too Few HullsNavy officials are increasingly looking at distributed fleets of lower-cost ships with a heavy emphasis on unmanned platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019ShareSpace Force Looks Go For Launch But Questions Remain About How It Will ‘Dogfight In Space’Congress looks set to order the creation of Space Force before receiving reports detailing how it will work or what it will cost. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 21, 2019ShareNavy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And MoreThe service is also eying a new sub-launched ballistic missile to replace Trident and could end up expanding its nuclear deterrent capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 21, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareFormer Top U.S. Defense Official Questions B-21 Schedule As Air Force Hedges TimelineThe senior Air Force official overseeing the B-21 program says he would not “bet on” the new stealth bomber making its first flight in 2021. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 24, 2019ShareTop Navy Official Lashes Out Over Troubled New Carrier That May Not Be Ready Until 2024 NowNavy Secretary Richard Spencer said Trump should fire him if certain systems didn’t work on time, now he’s bemoaning Congress and the shipbuilder. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2019ShareThis High-Speed Amphibious Armored Vehicle Could Race Russia’s Naval Infantry AshoreRussia’s naval infantry units are still stuck riding in Soviet-era armored personnel carriers that are slow and increasingly vulnerable. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2019ShareHere’s The Air Force’s Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five YearsThe service says it can outpace potential enemies by producing multiple short runs of fighters in tiny periods of time. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019ShareUpgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border WallThe Air Force had planned to award contracts for the infrastructure improvements, including a specialized repair facility, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019ShareU.S. F-35s Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Goal Amid Spare Parts Supply ProblemsThe U.S. government’s official decision to kick Turkey out of the Joint Strike Fighter Program may exacerbate these issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 11, 2019SharePentagon Will Raid F-35 Spare Parts Budget To Help Pay For Kicking Turkey Out Of The ProgramThe Pentagon says it needs hundreds of millions in extra funds to find new suppliers for critical parts for the Joint Strike Fighters. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareThe Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman EarlyLegislators are already opposing the proposal, which contradicts every known requirement and policy, and we don’t truly know if it’s even real at all. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareTrump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To RetireThere are still unanswered questions about why the Pentagon and the Navy had proposed retiring the flattop early, to begin with. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareCongress Demands Space-Based Missile Defense Weapons and Sensors No Matter WhatThe latest draft defense spending bill orders the Pentagon to develop these systems even if its own experts oppose them. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareRoyal Navy Will Retrofit Type 45 Destroyers To Keep Them From Breaking DownThe UK Defense Ministry hopes contractors will be able to upgrade the gas turbines and generators on all six ships in the next five to seven years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareHave Mercy! The US Navy Now Wants To Retire One Of Its Two Hospital ShipsThe Navy’s two hospital ships are expensive to operate and maintain, but offer capabilities found in no other Navy in the world. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual PlanSenior officials explain ways they could begin buying the planes before 2020, but still have yet to firm up any actual requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareA Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for MonthsThe incident only underscores the need for the service to move quickly to find replacements for the aging and expensive to operate planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareWhite House’s Claim That Trump Cut Cost Of Final Air Force One Deal Just Doesn’t Add UpThe president has reportedly shaved more than a billion dollars from the project’s price tag, but the stated cost remains the same as its always been. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Admits It Won’t Be Buying Any Light Attack Aircraft For YearsThe service claims the project is moving along quickly, but it won’t disclose any details until it releases its fiscal year 2020 budget request. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDespite What You’ve Heard, The Navy Isn’t Ditching Its Railgun And Budget Docs Prove ItThe service is still moving ahead with the electromagnetic weapon, which takes on new significance given recent Chinese developments. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Wants a Trio of More Modern WC-135R Nuke Sniffing PlanesThe service desperately needs newer atmospheric testing planes, which are essential for monitoring both nuclear testing and accidents. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareHere’s Why General Atomics Teamed Up With Boeing For The MQ-25 Tanker Drone TenderAmid news of the partnership and the Navy’s questionable budget plan for the program, we talked to General Atomics and got their take. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareOnly U.S. Heavy Icebreaker Is Falling Apart On Antarctic MissionThe Polar Star is the only ship the United States has to cut paths through the toughest Arctic and Antarctic ice. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe French Army Eyes All-New Fleet of Light Attack AirplanesThe head of the service’s aviation arm is eager to get modern choppers, too, but says fixed-wing planes make more sense in various situations. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”At a certain point, political opposition may not be enough to prevent more than 100 Warthogs from ending up unflyable. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareA-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic LimboThe service doesn’t have formally announced plans for an A-10 replacement, but it still hasn’t officially rejected the idea either. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAlmost All of the UK’s Surface Combatants Are in Port While Germany Has No Working SubsThese already worrying developments reflect poor readiness overall and other larger issues within both of these NATO navies. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNow The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less FuelThe service is firming up requirements for its re-engine effort as it plans to keep the bombers in service past 2050. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareWe Broke Down Trump’s Security Strategy Into Bullets So You Don’t Have To Read All 60 PagesThe Trump Administration calls for more defense spending, new economic initiatives, and more aggressive diplomacy. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareTop USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get GroundedNew wings for many A-10s can’t come fast enough and plans for a light attack aircraft are still up in the air. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Navy Is Changing Its Plans for its Dumbed-Down Zumwalts and Their Ammoless GunsLooking to give the ships a niche, the service now wants them to focus on attacking other ships at sea. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52sThe service wants to modify each of the 76 bombers and possibly buy more 600 new engines as part of a multi-part deal. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNavy Trims New Missile Sub Cost to $7.2B, But Struggles to Keep Existing Subs OperationalThe service is looking to build three subs a year, or more, but more than a dozen boats sit idle waiting for repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Had A Pretty Rough WeekReports of hypoxia, cyber security concerns, and the need for cost review, followed the leak of highly critical review. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRoyal Navy May Sacrifice Its Last Amphibious Ships to Pay For Its New CarriersThe service needs to cut costs and find more manpower, but the drastic measures might lead to diminishing returns. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGreece Plans to Spend Billions Upgrading Its F-16 Fighter Jet FleetThe Hellenic Air Force could use the updated aircraft, but the country’s struggling economy remains a concern. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNOAA Is Running Out of Money for its Hurricane Hunting Planes and DronesBudget cuts have left it with only one unmanned Coyote drone and a worryingly unreliable business jet to monitor storms. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareOver 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To FightAmid budget and personnel shortfalls, the Air Force is looking at even more hard decisions in the near future. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareFour Big Takeaways From Day One Of The Air Force Association’s Big Annual BashAfter more than quarter century at war, the service celebrates its 70th birthday seeking to rebuild and evolve. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareLet’s Talk About The USAF’s Claim Of ‘Fully Combat Capable’ F-35sThe service is making this assertion despite the jet not having even started independent operational testing and evaluation. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Awards Contractors Big Bucks for New ICBMs, But Future of Missiles is UncertainThe Pentagon is conducting its latest nuclear posture review and there may be a push to eliminate the missiles entirely. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019SharePresident Trump Orders Pentagon to Elevate Cyber Command, But That’s the Easy PartThe transformation is important, but its just a prelude to the much more difficult decisions that will follow. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Is Adding a Newish F-22 to its Fleet of Flight Test RaptorsPulled from storage, the Raptor will help test a variety of modifications, possibly including classified upgrades. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBoeing Made A Six Minute Long Cartoon About Re-Engining the B-52The plane maker that built the bombers says only a new engine will keep the jets flying for the next 30 years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Admits It Isn’t Actually Working on an A-10 ReplacementDespite earlier comments, the service seems to have shelved any plans it might have had for a dedicated successor. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSenators Add Big Bucks for a Fleet Of Light Attack Planes to the Defense BudgetProposed spending plan includes more than a billion for a type of aircraft the U.S. Air Force desperately needs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareCongress Could Throw Millions Into the Defense Budget for New A-10 WingsThe additional funds won’t mean the drama over the Warthog fleet is over though. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareLegislators Want To Know Fate Of Navy’s Reserve F/A-18 Aggressor SquadronsIn a draft budget law, legislators demand to know what the Navy Reserve is going to do about its aging F/A-18A+ Hornets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNow The USAF Wants to Cut A-10 Squadrons and Stop Re-Winging The FleetNot only has the fight not been won, but the Air Force’s new arguments sound a lot like the old ones. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF To Keep Upgraded F-16s Till 2048 As Fate Of F-15C In DoubtThe plan could mean the beginning of the end for the F-15C/D Eagle fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2019ShareNavy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo TeamThe Navy’s aviation budgets have come up short and it is considering various options to save money between now and the end of the 2019 Fiscal Year. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2019Share