Featured in DIRCMBYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022ShareFedEx Wants To Equip Airbus A321s With Anti-Missile Laser CountermeasuresInfrared countermeasures have never caught on in the commercial aircraft space, but FedEx and the FAA are clearly still interested in the capability. BYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2021ShareNavy P-8A Maritime Patrol Planes To Get Pods Loaded With Radar Jamming ‘Little Buddies’The podded towed decoy system will help improve the survivability of the Navy’s P-8As during higher-end conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareNavy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort PlanesThe service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020ShareMV-22 Osprey Rear Ramps And Carrier Aircraft Elevators Make For Great Fast Rope TrainingThe MV-22B that Marines were using also represents the latest configuration with enhanced communications and defensive systems. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareTrump “Had Never Seen Anything Like” His Secretive Flight To Iraq Aboard Air Force OneTrump has already offered up an account of his trip including what sounds like a very tense approach to the Iraqi air base. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019ShareArmy Medevac Black Hawks In Syria Are Flying With Unique Laser Countermeasures InstallationPictures show at least two HH-60M “Dustoff” helicopters deployed with a defensive suite that had been causing the Army headaches in testing. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2019ShareRAF To Sell-Off Its BAe 146 Military Transports That Also Cart Around the RoyalsThe planes can take off and land in short distances and on rough airstrips, making them unique military transports beyond flying around VIPs. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph 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 TrevithickMay 2, 2019ShareUSAF Wants To Turn HC-130J’s Self Defense Suite Into “Sauron’s Eye” Vision SystemThe service says it wants the “all-seeing eye” for the rescue planes, but it could be readily adaptable to other types with the same defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 2, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019ShareCanadian Troops Pose With Chinook As It Sticks A Pinnacle Landing While On Deployment In MaliThis maneuver has proven invaluable during missions around the world and Canadian pilots have now brought that skill and capability to Africa. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019ShareBYTyler 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 23, 2018ShareHere’s The Army’s Plan For Making Its Apaches More Capable At Sea And Deadlier OverallThe Version 6 update package will also improve the gunship’s ability to tag-team with drones and collect and share various sensor data. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 28, 2018ShareThere’s A Place Where Helicopters Fly On High-Wires And Get Pummeled By MissilesDeep in White Sands Missile Range, there’s an exotic facility situated between two mountains that is critical to countermeasure and missile testing. BYTyler RogowayJun 28, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 30, 2018ShareNo, The Su-57 Isn’t ‘Junk:’ Six Features We like On Russia’s New FighterThe Su-57 is not an F-22, it’s not meant to be, but it packs some novel attributes to offset what it lacks in stealth, at least to a limited degree. BYTyler RogowayApr 30, 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 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
BYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022ShareFedEx Wants To Equip Airbus A321s With Anti-Missile Laser CountermeasuresInfrared countermeasures have never caught on in the commercial aircraft space, but FedEx and the FAA are clearly still interested in the capability. BYBrett TingleyJan 14, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2021ShareNavy P-8A Maritime Patrol Planes To Get Pods Loaded With Radar Jamming ‘Little Buddies’The podded towed decoy system will help improve the survivability of the Navy’s P-8As during higher-end conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareNavy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort PlanesThe service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020ShareMV-22 Osprey Rear Ramps And Carrier Aircraft Elevators Make For Great Fast Rope TrainingThe MV-22B that Marines were using also represents the latest configuration with enhanced communications and defensive systems. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareTrump “Had Never Seen Anything Like” His Secretive Flight To Iraq Aboard Air Force OneTrump has already offered up an account of his trip including what sounds like a very tense approach to the Iraqi air base. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019ShareArmy Medevac Black Hawks In Syria Are Flying With Unique Laser Countermeasures InstallationPictures show at least two HH-60M “Dustoff” helicopters deployed with a defensive suite that had been causing the Army headaches in testing. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2019ShareRAF To Sell-Off Its BAe 146 Military Transports That Also Cart Around the RoyalsThe planes can take off and land in short distances and on rough airstrips, making them unique military transports beyond flying around VIPs. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2019Share
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 TrevithickMay 2, 2019ShareUSAF Wants To Turn HC-130J’s Self Defense Suite Into “Sauron’s Eye” Vision SystemThe service says it wants the “all-seeing eye” for the rescue planes, but it could be readily adaptable to other types with the same defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 2, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019ShareCanadian Troops Pose With Chinook As It Sticks A Pinnacle Landing While On Deployment In MaliThis maneuver has proven invaluable during missions around the world and Canadian pilots have now brought that skill and capability to Africa. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019Share
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 23, 2018ShareHere’s The Army’s Plan For Making Its Apaches More Capable At Sea And Deadlier OverallThe Version 6 update package will also improve the gunship’s ability to tag-team with drones and collect and share various sensor data. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 28, 2018ShareThere’s A Place Where Helicopters Fly On High-Wires And Get Pummeled By MissilesDeep in White Sands Missile Range, there’s an exotic facility situated between two mountains that is critical to countermeasure and missile testing. BYTyler RogowayJun 28, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 30, 2018ShareNo, The Su-57 Isn’t ‘Junk:’ Six Features We like On Russia’s New FighterThe Su-57 is not an F-22, it’s not meant to be, but it packs some novel attributes to offset what it lacks in stealth, at least to a limited degree. BYTyler RogowayApr 30, 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 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
