Featured in budgetsBYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019ShareCongressional Meddling Could Begin To Sink The Navy’s Frigate ProgramThe Navy says that if a new spending bill becomes law, certain provisions will delay the frigate program’s schedule by at least a year. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019ShareHere Is The Navy’s Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 YearsThe service will face huge challenges in meeting that goal and just sustaining those vessels will cost many billions more than it spends now. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019ShareRussia Now Claims It Will Buy 76 Su-57 Advanced Fighter Jets By 2028The cost estimates raise immediate red flags and, whatever the final price tag, the first of these production jets will remain underpowered. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareUSMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 ChinookCongress has ordered the Pentagon to examine any potential alternatives as the CH-53K program’s schedule continues to slip. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareCanadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In CollapseThe watchdog says that buying old jets won’t make up for a worrying lack pilots and maintainers to support the jets Canada has now. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2019ShareBehold America’s New And Desperately Needed Heavy IcebreakerThe U.S. Coast Guard is sorely in need of these ships, especially as competition heats up in the Arctic region. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareMarines To Finally Add 30mm Cannon To Bolt-On “Harvest Hawk” Armament Kits For KC-130JsThe guns will add a new and valuable capability to the add-on weapon and sensor packages, which already include precision guided missiles and bombs. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2019ShareThe Navy’s “Operational” F-35C Is Fully Mission Capable Less Than Five Percent Of The TimeA stunning deficiency in readiness rates for Navy and Marine F-35s calls into question whether the stealth jets can fight a prolonged conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 2019ShareThe USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack ExperimentThe service will now partner with the Marines, too, but has made it clear this is about helping foreign allies, not acquiring planes for its own use. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 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 TrevithickMar 12, 2019ShareNavy’s Budget Requests Two Huge Missile-Laden Drone Ships That Displace 2,000 TonsThe service wants to get the first two unmanned ships quickly to help refine its requirements and craft plans for employing them in actual combat. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2019ShareThe Army Wants Israel’s Iron Dome Missile System To Swat Down Cruise MissilesThe Pentagon’s newly released Missile Defense Review gave special emphasis to the need to defend against low-flying cruise missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018SharePutin Announces Early ‘New Years Gift’ Of Successful Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Test (Updated)The launch was meant to simulate the actual operational use of the game-changing weapon system, which Russia hopes will enter service next year. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2018ShareFailure To Launch? Pentagon’s Space Force Plan Could Hamstring The New Service’s LeadershipA draft proposal lays out a command structure that weakens the position of the potential sixth branch’s top officer from the very start. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018ShareUSAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those PlanesSpecial operators could take over the project, years after conducting their own light attack tests and evaluations. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2018ShareNavy Attack Subs Lost More Than Two Decades Worth Of Operational Time To Maintenance DelaysThe service has already spent hundreds of millions of dollars for boats sitting idle and a top Congressional watchdog warns it could get worse. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2018ShareStar Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force BudgetDueling cost estimates also distract from the reality that there’s still no firm understanding of the proposed new service’s structure and role. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 15, 2018ShareWhat’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?However support among legislators for the Warthogs might wax and wane, the Air Force continues to find ways to push for their early retirement. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareUSAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane MichaelThe service is trying to figure out why its assessments of how strong the buildings were got battered in the storm, too. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2018ShareBelgium Decides To Join The F-35 Club Over Competing Offers For European Fighter JetsBelgian authorities say the Joint Strike Fighters offered the best value, but NATO nuclear weapon sharing requirements may have been a factor, too. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 22, 2018ShareNavy Wants New ‘Seawolf-Like’ Attack Submarines To Challenge Russian And Chinese ThreatsThe boats would be a key part of the service’s plans to revitalize its anti-submarine capabilities, but at a price of more than $5 billion each. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2018ShareU.K. Could Hand Deal Straight To Boeing For New Royal Air Force E-7 Radar PlanesThe possible sole-source deal has already sparked criticism at home and abroad from other companies hoping to get involved in the project. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2018ShareUSMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years AwayThe older vehicles are set to serve through at least 2030, but will now do so without the improvements the design sorely needs. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareSpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’It might not be a hypothetical question for long now that Congress has asked the US military to develop anti-missile defenses in space. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareHere’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force RightThe proposal differs from the Pentagon’s own idea in key ways and points to a tense internal debate over plans for the U.S. military’s newest branch. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2018ShareWatchdog Warns The Coast Guard To Get Real About Its Plans To Field Critical New IcebreakersThat’s if Congress doesn’t kill funding for the crucial program entirely first. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareAir Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J BomberIn addition to new engines, the updated aircraft could have an improved cockpit, enhanced flight systems, defensive gear, sensors, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareThe Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The EndDespite public perceptions, the service continues to emphasize that the program is focused on helping foreign air forces. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareUSAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space SensorsThe service is trying to push up the schedule for deploying its newest space-based sensor system, but it might not be fast enough for Congress. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2018ShareThe Army’s Futuristic ‘Punisher’ Grenade Launcher Is Officially Dead, But It Could Rise AgainThe service canceled the project, but not before securing the design rights and buying all of the existing prototypes and ammunition. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareSloppy Welding On Launch Tubes For The Navy’s New Missile Sub Could Point To Larger ProblemsThe tubes are common to three types of boats, including the U.K.’s future ballistic missile subs, so any issue could have far-reaching impacts. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareUSAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades AgoUnfortunately, under the present plan, it could still take years for the planes to finally arrive. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2018ShareRussia Can’t Afford Its New T-14 Armata Tanks, Turns To Updated Older Designs InsteadThe T-14 program might not be completely over just yet, but the cash-strapped Kremlin is actively pursuing alternatives in the meantime. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018ShareCongress Set To Put the Brakes On Marine Plans To Buy More Of Its Popular M27 RiflesA new defense spending bill would slow purchases until the service explains how the guns align with an Army-led ammunition study. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareUSAF Offers New Details About New Air Force Ones, But Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Cost-Cutting ClaimsA formal justification of the deal with Boeing cites the president’s personal intervention in the program, but doesn’t say he saved any money. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareNo, Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Program Isn’t Dead, At Least Not YetMoscow is deferring mass production of the fighter for a number of possible reasons, but it hasn’t canceled the program outright. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2018ShareOops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their PensSpain will likely have to spend millions of dollars to build a proper home for the boats, which have already suffered years of problems and delays. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2018ShareGerman Navy’s Woes Continue With Its Pair of Ex-Liberian Tankers Stuck Broken In PortThe service can’t meet near-term NATO obligations and has no ships in reserve to rapidly support any extended naval operations in a crisis. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After AllAfter insisting it needed to gather more information, the service says it might not need to finish the tests following a deadly accident. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareNew A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The WarthogDozens of older Warthogs are at imminent risk of getting grounded and the first new wing kits will only start arriving in 2022 at the earliest. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareSenate Voted To Block Turkey From Getting Its F-35s As Spat Over Russian Missiles GrowsThe U.S. and Turkish governments are increasingly at odds over the purchase of S-400 air defense systems, an American on trial in Turkey, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018SharePentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian ChoppersA new official report raises serious concerns about whether the new helicopters will actually hurt the Afghan military’s ability to operate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareF-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?Lockheed Martin and Raytheon say the update will improve the jet’s capability and save money, but it could exacerbate existing sustainment issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 12, 2018Share‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing PlaneThe podded air sampling equipment will greatly expand the service’s ability to rapidly collect data on nuclear incidents abroad and at home. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareSenators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New BudgetLawmakers are pushing for new aircraft in both services as the Air Force insists it is getting close to actually buying the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareMarine RQ-21 Blackjack Drones Are Flying Three Times More Than Expected In Iraq and SyriaThe service needs extra funds to support operational demands now and it only wants the aircraft to have more even more capabilities in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareU.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor RussiaRepresentatives say they don’t want to pay for new aircraft to support the Open Skies Treaty until the Kremlin is again complying with the deal. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareGermany, France Move Ahead With Joint C-130J Unit Amid Budget Woes and A400M DelaysThe two countries are sharing costs to expand a French air base to handle a mix of five C-130J-30 airlifters and five KC-130J tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareIt’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With RussiaWith the project effectively dead, the future of both India’s stealth fighter plans and Russia’s Su-57 are in limbo. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2018ShareThe Navy Eyes Replacing Its Hospital Ships With A Fleet of Smaller Medical VesselsThe service says a mix of less capable ships that are cheaper to operate might be better for future, distributed operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2018ShareThe Air Force May Have Managed A Way To Quietly Ground Roughly A Third Of The A-10 FleetThe service is using accounting tricks to sideline dozens of A-10s, but it might not be able to keep up the charade for long. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareThe F-35 Hits A Key Developmental Milestone, But With Watered-Down RequirementsThe F-35 program has finished development flight tests, but serious deficiencies remain unsolved and won’t be for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2018ShareThere Is A Crisis In US Military Aviation Whether Mattis And The Pentagon Admit It Or NotThe Secretary of Defense issued a gag order on talking about readiness, ostensibly to maintain operational security, but it only hurts the military. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2018ShareRussia Halts Years of Work On Ballistic Missile To Pay For Hypersonic WeaponsLess than a month after announcing a flurry of new strategic weapons, the Kremlin has effectively canceled one for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share‘Marillyn Lockheed’ Tells President Trump The F-35 ‘Absolutely’ Is InvisibleYet again, Lockheed Martin’s CEO Marillyn Hewson told the president exactly what he wanted to hear and that’s not a good thing. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018ShareThe UK Has Spent Nearly 15 Years Developing Watchkeeper Drones It Says Aren’t Safe to FlyThe British Army has more than 50 of the unmanned aircraft, but authorities say they still aren’t reliable enough even for routine drills. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2017ShareThe Navy Now Says It Can Get More Service Life Out Of Its Existing FleetNow that shipbuilders’ order books are filling up, the Navy claims it can get more service life out of the ships it already owns. BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 23, 2016ShareSurprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021The Air Force’s champagne dreams just don’t line up with fiscal reality, but we already knew that right? BYTyler RogowayMay 23, 2016Share123
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019ShareCongressional Meddling Could Begin To Sink The Navy’s Frigate ProgramThe Navy says that if a new spending bill becomes law, certain provisions will delay the frigate program’s schedule by at least a year. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019ShareHere Is The Navy’s Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 YearsThe service will face huge challenges in meeting that goal and just sustaining those vessels will cost many billions more than it spends now. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019ShareRussia Now Claims It Will Buy 76 Su-57 Advanced Fighter Jets By 2028The cost estimates raise immediate red flags and, whatever the final price tag, the first of these production jets will remain underpowered. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareUSMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 ChinookCongress has ordered the Pentagon to examine any potential alternatives as the CH-53K program’s schedule continues to slip. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareCanadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In CollapseThe watchdog says that buying old jets won’t make up for a worrying lack pilots and maintainers to support the jets Canada has now. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2019ShareBehold America’s New And Desperately Needed Heavy IcebreakerThe U.S. Coast Guard is sorely in need of these ships, especially as competition heats up in the Arctic region. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019ShareMarines To Finally Add 30mm Cannon To Bolt-On “Harvest Hawk” Armament Kits For KC-130JsThe guns will add a new and valuable capability to the add-on weapon and sensor packages, which already include precision guided missiles and bombs. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 21, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2019ShareThe Navy’s “Operational” F-35C Is Fully Mission Capable Less Than Five Percent Of The TimeA stunning deficiency in readiness rates for Navy and Marine F-35s calls into question whether the stealth jets can fight a prolonged conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 2019ShareThe USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack ExperimentThe service will now partner with the Marines, too, but has made it clear this is about helping foreign allies, not acquiring planes for its own use. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 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 TrevithickMar 12, 2019ShareNavy’s Budget Requests Two Huge Missile-Laden Drone Ships That Displace 2,000 TonsThe service wants to get the first two unmanned ships quickly to help refine its requirements and craft plans for employing them in actual combat. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2019ShareThe Army Wants Israel’s Iron Dome Missile System To Swat Down Cruise MissilesThe Pentagon’s newly released Missile Defense Review gave special emphasis to the need to defend against low-flying cruise missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018SharePutin Announces Early ‘New Years Gift’ Of Successful Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Test (Updated)The launch was meant to simulate the actual operational use of the game-changing weapon system, which Russia hopes will enter service next year. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2018ShareFailure To Launch? Pentagon’s Space Force Plan Could Hamstring The New Service’s LeadershipA draft proposal lays out a command structure that weakens the position of the potential sixth branch’s top officer from the very start. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018ShareUSAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those PlanesSpecial operators could take over the project, years after conducting their own light attack tests and evaluations. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2018ShareNavy Attack Subs Lost More Than Two Decades Worth Of Operational Time To Maintenance DelaysThe service has already spent hundreds of millions of dollars for boats sitting idle and a top Congressional watchdog warns it could get worse. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2018ShareStar Wars: DOD Execs and the USAF Are Already Battling Over A Non-Existent Space Force BudgetDueling cost estimates also distract from the reality that there’s still no firm understanding of the proposed new service’s structure and role. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 15, 2018ShareWhat’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?However support among legislators for the Warthogs might wax and wane, the Air Force continues to find ways to push for their early retirement. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareUSAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane MichaelThe service is trying to figure out why its assessments of how strong the buildings were got battered in the storm, too. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2018ShareBelgium Decides To Join The F-35 Club Over Competing Offers For European Fighter JetsBelgian authorities say the Joint Strike Fighters offered the best value, but NATO nuclear weapon sharing requirements may have been a factor, too. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 22, 2018ShareNavy Wants New ‘Seawolf-Like’ Attack Submarines To Challenge Russian And Chinese ThreatsThe boats would be a key part of the service’s plans to revitalize its anti-submarine capabilities, but at a price of more than $5 billion each. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2018ShareU.K. Could Hand Deal Straight To Boeing For New Royal Air Force E-7 Radar PlanesThe possible sole-source deal has already sparked criticism at home and abroad from other companies hoping to get involved in the project. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2018ShareUSMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years AwayThe older vehicles are set to serve through at least 2030, but will now do so without the improvements the design sorely needs. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareSpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’It might not be a hypothetical question for long now that Congress has asked the US military to develop anti-missile defenses in space. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareHere’s Why The USAF’s Top Civilian Says It Will Take Nearly $13B To Do Space Force RightThe proposal differs from the Pentagon’s own idea in key ways and points to a tense internal debate over plans for the U.S. military’s newest branch. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2018ShareWatchdog Warns The Coast Guard To Get Real About Its Plans To Field Critical New IcebreakersThat’s if Congress doesn’t kill funding for the crucial program entirely first. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareAir Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J BomberIn addition to new engines, the updated aircraft could have an improved cockpit, enhanced flight systems, defensive gear, sensors, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareThe Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The EndDespite public perceptions, the service continues to emphasize that the program is focused on helping foreign air forces. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareUSAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space SensorsThe service is trying to push up the schedule for deploying its newest space-based sensor system, but it might not be fast enough for Congress. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2018ShareThe Army’s Futuristic ‘Punisher’ Grenade Launcher Is Officially Dead, But It Could Rise AgainThe service canceled the project, but not before securing the design rights and buying all of the existing prototypes and ammunition. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 14, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareSloppy Welding On Launch Tubes For The Navy’s New Missile Sub Could Point To Larger ProblemsThe tubes are common to three types of boats, including the U.K.’s future ballistic missile subs, so any issue could have far-reaching impacts. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareUSAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades AgoUnfortunately, under the present plan, it could still take years for the planes to finally arrive. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2018ShareRussia Can’t Afford Its New T-14 Armata Tanks, Turns To Updated Older Designs InsteadThe T-14 program might not be completely over just yet, but the cash-strapped Kremlin is actively pursuing alternatives in the meantime. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018ShareCongress Set To Put the Brakes On Marine Plans To Buy More Of Its Popular M27 RiflesA new defense spending bill would slow purchases until the service explains how the guns align with an Army-led ammunition study. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareUSAF Offers New Details About New Air Force Ones, But Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Cost-Cutting ClaimsA formal justification of the deal with Boeing cites the president’s personal intervention in the program, but doesn’t say he saved any money. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareNo, Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Program Isn’t Dead, At Least Not YetMoscow is deferring mass production of the fighter for a number of possible reasons, but it hasn’t canceled the program outright. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2018ShareOops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their PensSpain will likely have to spend millions of dollars to build a proper home for the boats, which have already suffered years of problems and delays. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2018ShareGerman Navy’s Woes Continue With Its Pair of Ex-Liberian Tankers Stuck Broken In PortThe service can’t meet near-term NATO obligations and has no ships in reserve to rapidly support any extended naval operations in a crisis. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After AllAfter insisting it needed to gather more information, the service says it might not need to finish the tests following a deadly accident. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareNew A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The WarthogDozens of older Warthogs are at imminent risk of getting grounded and the first new wing kits will only start arriving in 2022 at the earliest. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareSenate Voted To Block Turkey From Getting Its F-35s As Spat Over Russian Missiles GrowsThe U.S. and Turkish governments are increasingly at odds over the purchase of S-400 air defense systems, an American on trial in Turkey, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018SharePentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian ChoppersA new official report raises serious concerns about whether the new helicopters will actually hurt the Afghan military’s ability to operate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareF-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?Lockheed Martin and Raytheon say the update will improve the jet’s capability and save money, but it could exacerbate existing sustainment issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 12, 2018Share‘Harvester’ Could Transform Any US Air Force C-130 Into A Nuke Sniffing PlaneThe podded air sampling equipment will greatly expand the service’s ability to rapidly collect data on nuclear incidents abroad and at home. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareSenators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New BudgetLawmakers are pushing for new aircraft in both services as the Air Force insists it is getting close to actually buying the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareMarine RQ-21 Blackjack Drones Are Flying Three Times More Than Expected In Iraq and SyriaThe service needs extra funds to support operational demands now and it only wants the aircraft to have more even more capabilities in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareU.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor RussiaRepresentatives say they don’t want to pay for new aircraft to support the Open Skies Treaty until the Kremlin is again complying with the deal. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareGermany, France Move Ahead With Joint C-130J Unit Amid Budget Woes and A400M DelaysThe two countries are sharing costs to expand a French air base to handle a mix of five C-130J-30 airlifters and five KC-130J tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareIt’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With RussiaWith the project effectively dead, the future of both India’s stealth fighter plans and Russia’s Su-57 are in limbo. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2018ShareThe Navy Eyes Replacing Its Hospital Ships With A Fleet of Smaller Medical VesselsThe service says a mix of less capable ships that are cheaper to operate might be better for future, distributed operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2018ShareThe Air Force May Have Managed A Way To Quietly Ground Roughly A Third Of The A-10 FleetThe service is using accounting tricks to sideline dozens of A-10s, but it might not be able to keep up the charade for long. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareThe F-35 Hits A Key Developmental Milestone, But With Watered-Down RequirementsThe F-35 program has finished development flight tests, but serious deficiencies remain unsolved and won’t be for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2018ShareThere Is A Crisis In US Military Aviation Whether Mattis And The Pentagon Admit It Or NotThe Secretary of Defense issued a gag order on talking about readiness, ostensibly to maintain operational security, but it only hurts the military. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 10, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2018ShareRussia Halts Years of Work On Ballistic Missile To Pay For Hypersonic WeaponsLess than a month after announcing a flurry of new strategic weapons, the Kremlin has effectively canceled one for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share‘Marillyn Lockheed’ Tells President Trump The F-35 ‘Absolutely’ Is InvisibleYet again, Lockheed Martin’s CEO Marillyn Hewson told the president exactly what he wanted to hear and that’s not a good thing. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018ShareThe UK Has Spent Nearly 15 Years Developing Watchkeeper Drones It Says Aren’t Safe to FlyThe British Army has more than 50 of the unmanned aircraft, but authorities say they still aren’t reliable enough even for routine drills. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2017ShareThe Navy Now Says It Can Get More Service Life Out Of Its Existing FleetNow that shipbuilders’ order books are filling up, the Navy claims it can get more service life out of the ships it already owns. BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 23, 2016ShareSurprise, Surprise! The USAF Can’t Afford Its Fighter Fleet Past 2021The Air Force’s champagne dreams just don’t line up with fiscal reality, but we already knew that right? BYTyler RogowayMay 23, 2016Share