Featured in CountermeasuresBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareArmy Black Hawks Are Finally Getting Laser Countermeasures To Throw Off Infrared MissilesThe service hopes to eventually add the system to its AH-64 Apache gunships and CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters, too. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareGerman Firm Says it Has a “Safer” Way for Tanks to Blast Incoming ProjectilesA first of its kind safety review could make the active protection system more appealing to customers concerned about collateral damage. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter JetsThe service wants a working weapon ready for tests starting in 2021 and a more complete system two years later. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 17, 2019ShareHuge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A MysteryThe plume was unusually persistent, showing up on weather radar for more than 10 hours and no branch of the military has claimed responsibility. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareThe Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter AircraftThe service wants this game-changing capability to be hanging off the wings of fighter jets by the early 2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 5, 2019ShareThe Navy Is Ripping Out Underperforming Anti-Torpedo Torpedoes From Its SupercarriersAfter more than five years of testing, the system still hasn’t proven it can reliably spot incoming threats or destroy them. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 5, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 20, 2018ShareJoint Threat Emitters Train Pilots How To Defeat Enemy Air Defenses And The USAF Wants MoreThese training aides mimic enemy SAMs and AAA and add realism to drills. Allies, especially F-35 operators, are likely to follow the USAF’s lead. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2018ShareNow Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida TooThe clouds of radar-reflective countermeasures appeared over the states just two days after a similar mysterious incident occurred in the Midwest. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 12, 2018ShareA West Virginia Air Guard C-130H Was Responsible For Massive Chaff Cloud Over MidwestThe crew released all of the chaff cartridges on board as they returned to base from a training exercise on the West Coast as a safety precaution. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 12, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018ShareSikorsky’s VH-92 Marches Towards Its Goal Of Flying The President As ‘Marine One’ in 2020Hurdles still lie ahead, but the program seems to be making progress towards its goal of replacing all 11 VH-3Ds and 8 VH-60Ns by 2023. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickOct 2, 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 TrevithickJan 25, 2018ShareUS Army Hits Setbacks Trying to Add New Infrared Countermeasures to Its HelicoptersA Pentagon review reveals malfunctioning systems on AH-64s in Iraq and more serious problems with prototypes for the UH-60 and CH-47. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2017ShareQueen Elizabeth Class Carriers Have Woefully Inadequate Close-In Air Defense CapabilitiesThe Ministry of Defense seems to have skimped on the carriers’ ability to fend off anti-ship cruise missile barrages. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2017ShareSu-30s Acted As Infrared “Heat Traps” For Putin’s Arrival In Syria Aboard A Tu-214PUThe Russian Air Force got creative with its shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile countermeasures for Putin’s visit to Syria. BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 26, 2017ShareNorthrop Grumman Has Patented A Kinetic Missile Defense System For Stealth AircraftThe concept could provide a close-in “missile defense bubble” around future combat aircraft like the B-21 Raider. BYTyler RogowayOct 26, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 9, 2017ShareImages Emerge Of M1A2 Abrams Tank Equipped With Trophy Active Protection SystemThe new system is more cumbersome than some may have expected and makes the iconic Abrams appear as if it has “ears” from a head-on perspective. BYTyler RogowayOct 9, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2016ShareThe Navy Is Quietly Arming Its Supercarriers With Anti-Torpedo TorpedoesThe growing threat of submarine attacks on US carriers is being partially addressed by a close-in weapons system that shoots back at incoming torpedoes. BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2016Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareArmy Black Hawks Are Finally Getting Laser Countermeasures To Throw Off Infrared MissilesThe service hopes to eventually add the system to its AH-64 Apache gunships and CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters, too. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareGerman Firm Says it Has a “Safer” Way for Tanks to Blast Incoming ProjectilesA first of its kind safety review could make the active protection system more appealing to customers concerned about collateral damage. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Hires Lockheed Martin to Build a Laser Cannon to Defend Its Fighter JetsThe service wants a working weapon ready for tests starting in 2021 and a more complete system two years later. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 17, 2019ShareHuge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A MysteryThe plume was unusually persistent, showing up on weather radar for more than 10 hours and no branch of the military has claimed responsibility. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareThe Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter AircraftThe service wants this game-changing capability to be hanging off the wings of fighter jets by the early 2020s. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 5, 2019ShareThe Navy Is Ripping Out Underperforming Anti-Torpedo Torpedoes From Its SupercarriersAfter more than five years of testing, the system still hasn’t proven it can reliably spot incoming threats or destroy them. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 5, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 20, 2018ShareJoint Threat Emitters Train Pilots How To Defeat Enemy Air Defenses And The USAF Wants MoreThese training aides mimic enemy SAMs and AAA and add realism to drills. Allies, especially F-35 operators, are likely to follow the USAF’s lead. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2018ShareNow Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida TooThe clouds of radar-reflective countermeasures appeared over the states just two days after a similar mysterious incident occurred in the Midwest. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 12, 2018ShareA West Virginia Air Guard C-130H Was Responsible For Massive Chaff Cloud Over MidwestThe crew released all of the chaff cartridges on board as they returned to base from a training exercise on the West Coast as a safety precaution. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 12, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018ShareSikorsky’s VH-92 Marches Towards Its Goal Of Flying The President As ‘Marine One’ in 2020Hurdles still lie ahead, but the program seems to be making progress towards its goal of replacing all 11 VH-3Ds and 8 VH-60Ns by 2023. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickOct 2, 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 TrevithickJan 25, 2018ShareUS Army Hits Setbacks Trying to Add New Infrared Countermeasures to Its HelicoptersA Pentagon review reveals malfunctioning systems on AH-64s in Iraq and more serious problems with prototypes for the UH-60 and CH-47. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2017ShareQueen Elizabeth Class Carriers Have Woefully Inadequate Close-In Air Defense CapabilitiesThe Ministry of Defense seems to have skimped on the carriers’ ability to fend off anti-ship cruise missile barrages. BYTyler RogowayDec 22, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2017ShareSu-30s Acted As Infrared “Heat Traps” For Putin’s Arrival In Syria Aboard A Tu-214PUThe Russian Air Force got creative with its shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile countermeasures for Putin’s visit to Syria. BYTyler RogowayDec 21, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 26, 2017ShareNorthrop Grumman Has Patented A Kinetic Missile Defense System For Stealth AircraftThe concept could provide a close-in “missile defense bubble” around future combat aircraft like the B-21 Raider. BYTyler RogowayOct 26, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 9, 2017ShareImages Emerge Of M1A2 Abrams Tank Equipped With Trophy Active Protection SystemThe new system is more cumbersome than some may have expected and makes the iconic Abrams appear as if it has “ears” from a head-on perspective. BYTyler RogowayOct 9, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2016ShareThe Navy Is Quietly Arming Its Supercarriers With Anti-Torpedo TorpedoesThe growing threat of submarine attacks on US carriers is being partially addressed by a close-in weapons system that shoots back at incoming torpedoes. BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2016Share