Featured in Lockheed MartinBYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareFinland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter: ReportThe Joint Strike Fighter looks to have emerged successfully from its latest fighter competition, to replace Finland’s F/A-18 Hornets. BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look Inside A CH-53K King Stallion Fully Loaded With MarinesJust as with the aging CH-53Es it will replace, scenes like this aboard CH-53Ks will become a staple of Marine infantry for decades to come. BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2021ShareThe Army Just Tested Its New Ballistic Missiles That Takes Aim At Previously Prohibited Ranges (Updated)The Precision Strike Missile was expected to fly at least 499 kilometers in the test, just shy of a range limit in a former treaty with Russia. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareThe AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For TestingThe laser system could offer the already super versatile AC-130J a new way to covertly destroy and disable critical targets. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 1, 2021ShareSkunk Works Boss Says He Can’t Comment On Video Of Mysterious Stealth Shape At Radar Test RangeThe Skunk Works head separately said digital engineering has reduced aircraft build times by two-thirds as business has exploded in recent years. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 1, 2021ShareBYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareDARPA Reveals Successful Hypersonic Cruise Missile Flight Test Has OccurredThe announcement of the successful flight test follows months of delays for the highly classified program. BYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2021ShareMysterious Stealthy Shape That Resembles Future Fighter Concepts Spotted At Radar Test Range (Updated)The apparent low-observable aircraft test shape appeared in broad daylight at Lockheed Martin’s Helendale radar cross-section measurement range. BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareLockheed Is Bringing Back The Airbus A330 Tanker To Compete Against BoeingThe Air Force wants to buy dozens of new tankers to fill a gap between the last expected deliveries of KC-46As and a future advanced design. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021ShareF-22 Export Briefing Shows What It Would Have Taken To Sell The Raptor AbroadFor years, the idea of exporting the F-22 has been a topic of intense debate. Here’s what the Air Force thought it would take to get it done. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareSkunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret AircraftSkunk Works’ knack for innovation enters the “digital” age with a factory able to spit out advanced aircraft faster and cheaper than ever before. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareThese Contenders Are Vying To Replace The Navy’s T-45 Goshawk With A New Jet TrainerA modified version of Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk could well be the aircraft to beat considering the Air Force is already buying hundreds of them. BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021ShareNASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After TakeoffHow much damage the X-56B, which NASA only began using in a new flight test program in April, may have sustained in this incident is unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 7, 2021ShareWarhead For Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Tested For The First TimeThe test of the warhead comes as the service is reportedly preparing to try again to conduct its inaugural launch of a prototype AGM-183A missile. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 7, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 1, 2021ShareSpace Force Plans To Place New Early Warning Satellites Into Non-Traditional Orbits Closer To EarthThe Space and Missile Systems Center is looking to Medium Earth Orbit for a new layer of missile detection satellites planned for 2022. BYBrett TingleyJul 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021ShareSwitzerland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter JetThe Swiss say the Joint Strike Fighter emerged as the most capable and cheapest option after a competitive evaluation. BYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 10, 2021ShareDrone Used High Power Microwaves To Knock Down Other Drones In DARPA DemoThe Program Manager for DARPA’s new anti-drone system revealed additional details about the different interceptors that have been tested. BYBrett TingleyJun 10, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareLegion Infrared Search And Track Pods Can Now Carry Their Own Datalinks For More Lethal TargetingA new datalink in the IRST pod not only boosts accuracy but could serve as a future communications pathway. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021ShareThe Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS DebacleThe service blew over a billion dollars on choppers it might never have a use for and is spending even more to keep them sitting in storage. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 3, 2021ShareF-16s Are Now Getting Washed By RobotsThis is the first demonstration of an automated cleaning process that saves large amounts of labor and could become standard across the Air Force. BYThomas NewdickMay 3, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 1, 2021ShareThis Is The Early Warning Radar Helicopter The Royal Navy Could Have HadHer Majesty’s Navy turned down a Merlin equipped with an active electronically scanned radar for a far less cutting-edge solution. BYThomas NewdickApr 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareArmy Delivers First Canisters To Its New Hypersonic Missile Battery But Won’t Say Where It’s BasedThe prototype outfit will now begin training with two inert canisters that are identical to the ones that will soon hold live missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareThe Air Force Says Its First Hypersonic Missile Will Make Its Inaugural Flight Within 30 DaysThe new schedule comes after an Air Force official said just recently that the first flight test of the AGM-183 would take place this past week. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareHere’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ ProgramThe design is primarily intended to validate new digital engineering tools and techniques, but that could be just the beginning. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021ShareCH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift HelicopterThe Israel Defense Forces are now the first customer outside of the United States to purchase CH-53K helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021ShareLaser Defense Pod For The Air Force’s Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking ShapeThe much-delayed SHiELD program is finally coming together, with official plans to deliver the finished demonstrator pod later this year. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareBoeing Can Now Offer The F-15EX To India, But Does Buying It Really Make Sense?The Indian Air Force needs new fighters, and it needs them fast, but the F-15 is just one of a bewildering number of options. BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2021ShareBoeing And Lockheed Martin Reveal What Could Be The Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk ReplacementBoeing and Lockheed are facing off against Bell to provide a solution that is faster, more maneuverable, and otherwise more capable than the H-60. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2021ShareGeneral Atomics’ Stealthy Avenger Drone Flies With Infrared Search And Track PodThe Legion Pod gives the Avenger a way to spot and track even stealthy aircraft and provides a way to quickly add in other new capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 7, 2021ShareThe Iraqi Air Force’s F-16 Fleet Is On The Brink Of Collapse Despite Showy FlybysA high-profile 23 F-16 flyover may only have served to paper over the cracks in what is an increasingly precarious Iraqi Viper fleet. BYThomas NewdickJan 7, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020ShareF-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In AlaskaEielson Air Force Base showed off its rapid combat readiness capability on the same day it stood up a second squadron of F-35A stealth fighters. BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2020ShareThis Mini Vertical Launch System Can Give Small Ships And Trucks Huge FirepowerThe modular launchers bring the very capable Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, and possibly more, to light vehicles and small patrol ships. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 14, 2020ShareU-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-MissionThe test demonstrated how an aircraft could link up with computers on the ground for tasks that demand high levels of computing power. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 14, 2020ShareBYJames DeboerDec 10, 2020ShareMarine Corps F-35Cs Make First Arrested Landings At An Expeditionary AirfieldWhen it comes to austere operations, the F-35C shows it can do much of what the F-35B can and more as the Marines gear up for a fight in the Pacific. BYJames DeboerDec 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major UpgradesSome of the capabilities the Air Force wants to add to the HH-60Ws are already found on the existing HH-60Gs they’re supposed to replace. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted DisplayWhile initiatives and tests came and went, the F-22 still doesn’t have a helmet-mounted display a decade and a half after being declared operational. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareSo Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline PhantomsThe Japan Air Self-Defense Force will retire its last frontline F-4 Phantom fighter jets as more F-35s wait in the wings. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareNavy MH-60R Seahawks To Get Magnetic Anomaly Detectors To Help Hunt Enemy SubmarinesThe Navy had initially declined to fit the MH-60Rs with magnetic anomaly detectors, which had been a feature on the SH-60B Seahawks they replaced. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 17, 2020ShareGreece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: ReportAthens’ letter to the Pentagon could kickstart a fast-track acquisition process for the stealth fighters, which it says it badly needs. BYThomas NewdickNov 17, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 16, 2020ShareNSA Spied On Denmark As It Chose Its Future Fighter Aircraft: ReportThe allegations suggest that European fighter manufacturers were also among the U.S. intelligence agency’s targets. BYThomas NewdickNov 16, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 11, 2020ShareIsrael’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-CountryThis unique version of the F-35I stealth fighter will help introduce new weapons and avionics for the “Adir.” BYThomas NewdickNov 11, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 30, 2020ShareIt’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next FighterAerospace firms in the United States and the United Kingdom are likely to compete for work in co-developing Japan’s next-generation combat aircraft. BYThomas NewdickOct 30, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020ShareHere’s The Full List Of Kit Offered To Finland If It Chooses F-35 Or Super HornetFinland has been approved to buy either the Boeing or Lockheed Martin fighter as it prepares to select a successor to the ‘legacy’ Hornet. BYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2020ShareWork Begins On Starlink-Like Constellation Of Small Hypersonic Missile-Tracking SatellitesThe Pentagon’s grand space strategy envisions a shift from larger, expensive satellites to massive constellations of smaller, easier to replace ones. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2020ShareNew F-16s Will All Be Sold In A Single Base Model Configuration With A Standardized PriceLockheed Martin says the new sales concept will save time and money, both in the contracting process and when it comes to actually producing the jets. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020ShareTest Aircraft Have Been Lugging DARPA’s Prototype Hypersonic Cruise Missiles AroundLive flight tests of these secretive air-breathing hypersonic weapons could be imminent. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020ShareHere’s How The U.S. Could Allay Israeli Concerns Over Selling F-35s To UAEIsrael is presently the only F-35 operator in the Middle East and Israeli officials and politicians have been vocal about keeping it that way. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2020ShareAI Claims “Flawless Victory” Going Undefeated In Digital Dogfight With Human Fighter PilotThe virtual tournament is part of a larger US military effort to explore uses for artificial intelligence and machine learning in aerial combat. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2020ShareBYJamie Hunter and Thomas NewdickAug 10, 2020ShareIsrael Now Has Two Combat Ready F-35 SquadronsWith a storied past, 116 Squadron becomes the second combat-coded “Adir” unit in the Israeli Air Force. BYJamie Hunter and Thomas NewdickAug 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2020ShareBoeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To CanadaBoeing’s Super Hornet is now formally competing against Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Saab’s Gripen E to become Canada’s next fighter jet. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 31, 2020ShareTopgun Receives Its First F-35C Lightning IIFirst F-35 joins the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center as Fallon training and tactics support steps up a notch. BYJamie HunterJul 31, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020ShareF-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical RegionEielson Air Force Base’s huge new F-35 wing will rapidly become one of the U.S. Air Force’s most important units. BYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020ShareBYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareF-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X SidewinderLegion Pod will enable F-15s and F-16s to detect and engage even stealthy aircraft without having to turn on their radars. BYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareHow The F-35 Triggered Topgun’s Biggest Syllabus Revamp In Nearly Four DecadesNot since the introduction of the F/A-18A Hornet in the 1980s has the famed schoolhouse had to adapt to such an advance in air combat capability. BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2020ShareNavy To Add Laser Weapons To At Least Seven More Ships In The Next Three YearsThe laser dazzlers will help protect ships from certain kinds of attacks and shield them from surveillance from other ships, aircraft, and drones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareHere’s How Hypersonic Weapons Could Completely Change the Face of WarfareMissiles and aircraft zipping around at Mach five and above could dramatically change how military forces attack and defend. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareIsrael Is Getting A Single F-35 Test Jet Unlike Any OtherThe Israeli Air Force’s special testbed will only make the country’s Joint Strike Fighter fleet more unique. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareThe Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has BegunThe artificial intelligence-driven suite of systems could be flying loyal wingman type drones operationally in just a few years. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 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 20, 2020ShareAir Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise MissileLockheed Martin will continue to develop new technologies to support the Raytheon-led program. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareAir Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More MoneyThe Air Force will focus on a different hypersonic weapon, using a more complex boost-glide vehicle for its warhead, for its B-52 bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareLockheed Job Listing Offers New Details About Long-Range Ground-Launched Hypersonic WeaponThe Operational Fires system is intended to be a tactical weapon for the Army and could help in clearing paths for follow-on air and missile strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2020ShareReplacement For F-35’s Troubled ALIS Cloud-Based Brain Rebranded ODIN And Is Still Years AwayAfter years of work, the existing system is still riddled with problems and full of bad information, contributing to low F-35 availability rates. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareNavy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track PodThe infrared sensor is part of the Navy’s Block III upgrade program and will give its Super Hornets much needed new air-to-air capabilities. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2020ShareNavy Littoral Combat Ship Will Soon Be Armed With A Laser Weapon SystemThe USS Little Rock is poised to become the third active Navy ship to be equipped with a new laser weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2020Share1234
BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareFinland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter: ReportThe Joint Strike Fighter looks to have emerged successfully from its latest fighter competition, to replace Finland’s F/A-18 Hornets. BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look Inside A CH-53K King Stallion Fully Loaded With MarinesJust as with the aging CH-53Es it will replace, scenes like this aboard CH-53Ks will become a staple of Marine infantry for decades to come. BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2021ShareThe Army Just Tested Its New Ballistic Missiles That Takes Aim At Previously Prohibited Ranges (Updated)The Precision Strike Missile was expected to fly at least 499 kilometers in the test, just shy of a range limit in a former treaty with Russia. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021ShareThe AC-130J Gunship’s First Solid State Laser Weapon Has Arrived For TestingThe laser system could offer the already super versatile AC-130J a new way to covertly destroy and disable critical targets. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickOct 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 1, 2021ShareSkunk Works Boss Says He Can’t Comment On Video Of Mysterious Stealth Shape At Radar Test RangeThe Skunk Works head separately said digital engineering has reduced aircraft build times by two-thirds as business has exploded in recent years. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 1, 2021Share
BYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareDARPA Reveals Successful Hypersonic Cruise Missile Flight Test Has OccurredThe announcement of the successful flight test follows months of delays for the highly classified program. BYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2021ShareMysterious Stealthy Shape That Resembles Future Fighter Concepts Spotted At Radar Test Range (Updated)The apparent low-observable aircraft test shape appeared in broad daylight at Lockheed Martin’s Helendale radar cross-section measurement range. BYThomas NewdickSep 22, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021ShareLockheed Is Bringing Back The Airbus A330 Tanker To Compete Against BoeingThe Air Force wants to buy dozens of new tankers to fill a gap between the last expected deliveries of KC-46As and a future advanced design. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021ShareF-22 Export Briefing Shows What It Would Have Taken To Sell The Raptor AbroadFor years, the idea of exporting the F-22 has been a topic of intense debate. Here’s what the Air Force thought it would take to get it done. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareSkunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret AircraftSkunk Works’ knack for innovation enters the “digital” age with a factory able to spit out advanced aircraft faster and cheaper than ever before. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareThese Contenders Are Vying To Replace The Navy’s T-45 Goshawk With A New Jet TrainerA modified version of Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk could well be the aircraft to beat considering the Air Force is already buying hundreds of them. BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021ShareNASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After TakeoffHow much damage the X-56B, which NASA only began using in a new flight test program in April, may have sustained in this incident is unclear. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 7, 2021ShareWarhead For Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Tested For The First TimeThe test of the warhead comes as the service is reportedly preparing to try again to conduct its inaugural launch of a prototype AGM-183A missile. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 7, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 1, 2021ShareSpace Force Plans To Place New Early Warning Satellites Into Non-Traditional Orbits Closer To EarthThe Space and Missile Systems Center is looking to Medium Earth Orbit for a new layer of missile detection satellites planned for 2022. BYBrett TingleyJul 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021ShareSwitzerland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter JetThe Swiss say the Joint Strike Fighter emerged as the most capable and cheapest option after a competitive evaluation. BYThomas NewdickJul 1, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 10, 2021ShareDrone Used High Power Microwaves To Knock Down Other Drones In DARPA DemoThe Program Manager for DARPA’s new anti-drone system revealed additional details about the different interceptors that have been tested. BYBrett TingleyJun 10, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareLegion Infrared Search And Track Pods Can Now Carry Their Own Datalinks For More Lethal TargetingA new datalink in the IRST pod not only boosts accuracy but could serve as a future communications pathway. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021ShareThe Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS DebacleThe service blew over a billion dollars on choppers it might never have a use for and is spending even more to keep them sitting in storage. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 3, 2021ShareF-16s Are Now Getting Washed By RobotsThis is the first demonstration of an automated cleaning process that saves large amounts of labor and could become standard across the Air Force. BYThomas NewdickMay 3, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 1, 2021ShareThis Is The Early Warning Radar Helicopter The Royal Navy Could Have HadHer Majesty’s Navy turned down a Merlin equipped with an active electronically scanned radar for a far less cutting-edge solution. BYThomas NewdickApr 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareArmy Delivers First Canisters To Its New Hypersonic Missile Battery But Won’t Say Where It’s BasedThe prototype outfit will now begin training with two inert canisters that are identical to the ones that will soon hold live missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareThe Air Force Says Its First Hypersonic Missile Will Make Its Inaugural Flight Within 30 DaysThe new schedule comes after an Air Force official said just recently that the first flight test of the AGM-183 would take place this past week. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareHere’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ ProgramThe design is primarily intended to validate new digital engineering tools and techniques, but that could be just the beginning. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021ShareCH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift HelicopterThe Israel Defense Forces are now the first customer outside of the United States to purchase CH-53K helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021ShareLaser Defense Pod For The Air Force’s Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking ShapeThe much-delayed SHiELD program is finally coming together, with official plans to deliver the finished demonstrator pod later this year. BYThomas NewdickFeb 23, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareBoeing Can Now Offer The F-15EX To India, But Does Buying It Really Make Sense?The Indian Air Force needs new fighters, and it needs them fast, but the F-15 is just one of a bewildering number of options. BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2021ShareBoeing And Lockheed Martin Reveal What Could Be The Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk ReplacementBoeing and Lockheed are facing off against Bell to provide a solution that is faster, more maneuverable, and otherwise more capable than the H-60. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2021ShareGeneral Atomics’ Stealthy Avenger Drone Flies With Infrared Search And Track PodThe Legion Pod gives the Avenger a way to spot and track even stealthy aircraft and provides a way to quickly add in other new capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 7, 2021ShareThe Iraqi Air Force’s F-16 Fleet Is On The Brink Of Collapse Despite Showy FlybysA high-profile 23 F-16 flyover may only have served to paper over the cracks in what is an increasingly precarious Iraqi Viper fleet. BYThomas NewdickJan 7, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020ShareF-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In AlaskaEielson Air Force Base showed off its rapid combat readiness capability on the same day it stood up a second squadron of F-35A stealth fighters. BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2020ShareThis Mini Vertical Launch System Can Give Small Ships And Trucks Huge FirepowerThe modular launchers bring the very capable Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, and possibly more, to light vehicles and small patrol ships. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 14, 2020ShareU-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-MissionThe test demonstrated how an aircraft could link up with computers on the ground for tasks that demand high levels of computing power. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 14, 2020Share
BYJames DeboerDec 10, 2020ShareMarine Corps F-35Cs Make First Arrested Landings At An Expeditionary AirfieldWhen it comes to austere operations, the F-35C shows it can do much of what the F-35B can and more as the Marines gear up for a fight in the Pacific. BYJames DeboerDec 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major UpgradesSome of the capabilities the Air Force wants to add to the HH-60Ws are already found on the existing HH-60Gs they’re supposed to replace. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out This Incredibly Rare Image Of An F-22 Pilot Wearing A Helmet Mounted DisplayWhile initiatives and tests came and went, the F-22 still doesn’t have a helmet-mounted display a decade and a half after being declared operational. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareSo Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline PhantomsThe Japan Air Self-Defense Force will retire its last frontline F-4 Phantom fighter jets as more F-35s wait in the wings. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareNavy MH-60R Seahawks To Get Magnetic Anomaly Detectors To Help Hunt Enemy SubmarinesThe Navy had initially declined to fit the MH-60Rs with magnetic anomaly detectors, which had been a feature on the SH-60B Seahawks they replaced. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 17, 2020ShareGreece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: ReportAthens’ letter to the Pentagon could kickstart a fast-track acquisition process for the stealth fighters, which it says it badly needs. BYThomas NewdickNov 17, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 16, 2020ShareNSA Spied On Denmark As It Chose Its Future Fighter Aircraft: ReportThe allegations suggest that European fighter manufacturers were also among the U.S. intelligence agency’s targets. BYThomas NewdickNov 16, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 11, 2020ShareIsrael’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-CountryThis unique version of the F-35I stealth fighter will help introduce new weapons and avionics for the “Adir.” BYThomas NewdickNov 11, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 30, 2020ShareIt’s Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next FighterAerospace firms in the United States and the United Kingdom are likely to compete for work in co-developing Japan’s next-generation combat aircraft. BYThomas NewdickOct 30, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020ShareHere’s The Full List Of Kit Offered To Finland If It Chooses F-35 Or Super HornetFinland has been approved to buy either the Boeing or Lockheed Martin fighter as it prepares to select a successor to the ‘legacy’ Hornet. BYThomas NewdickOct 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2020ShareWork Begins On Starlink-Like Constellation Of Small Hypersonic Missile-Tracking SatellitesThe Pentagon’s grand space strategy envisions a shift from larger, expensive satellites to massive constellations of smaller, easier to replace ones. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2020ShareNew F-16s Will All Be Sold In A Single Base Model Configuration With A Standardized PriceLockheed Martin says the new sales concept will save time and money, both in the contracting process and when it comes to actually producing the jets. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020ShareTest Aircraft Have Been Lugging DARPA’s Prototype Hypersonic Cruise Missiles AroundLive flight tests of these secretive air-breathing hypersonic weapons could be imminent. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 1, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020ShareHere’s How The U.S. Could Allay Israeli Concerns Over Selling F-35s To UAEIsrael is presently the only F-35 operator in the Middle East and Israeli officials and politicians have been vocal about keeping it that way. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2020ShareAI Claims “Flawless Victory” Going Undefeated In Digital Dogfight With Human Fighter PilotThe virtual tournament is part of a larger US military effort to explore uses for artificial intelligence and machine learning in aerial combat. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2020Share
BYJamie Hunter and Thomas NewdickAug 10, 2020ShareIsrael Now Has Two Combat Ready F-35 SquadronsWith a storied past, 116 Squadron becomes the second combat-coded “Adir” unit in the Israeli Air Force. BYJamie Hunter and Thomas NewdickAug 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2020ShareBoeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To CanadaBoeing’s Super Hornet is now formally competing against Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Saab’s Gripen E to become Canada’s next fighter jet. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 31, 2020ShareTopgun Receives Its First F-35C Lightning IIFirst F-35 joins the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center as Fallon training and tactics support steps up a notch. BYJamie HunterJul 31, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020ShareF-35s Nest In Big New Alaskan Facility Marking Strategic Shift For Critical RegionEielson Air Force Base’s huge new F-35 wing will rapidly become one of the U.S. Air Force’s most important units. BYJamie HunterJul 23, 2020Share
BYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareF-15 Uses New Infrared Search And Track Pod To Shoot Down Target With AIM-9X SidewinderLegion Pod will enable F-15s and F-16s to detect and engage even stealthy aircraft without having to turn on their radars. BYJamie Hunter and Tyler RogowayJul 16, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020ShareHow The F-35 Triggered Topgun’s Biggest Syllabus Revamp In Nearly Four DecadesNot since the introduction of the F/A-18A Hornet in the 1980s has the famed schoolhouse had to adapt to such an advance in air combat capability. BYJamie HunterJul 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2020ShareNavy To Add Laser Weapons To At Least Seven More Ships In The Next Three YearsThe laser dazzlers will help protect ships from certain kinds of attacks and shield them from surveillance from other ships, aircraft, and drones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareHere’s How Hypersonic Weapons Could Completely Change the Face of WarfareMissiles and aircraft zipping around at Mach five and above could dramatically change how military forces attack and defend. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareIsrael Is Getting A Single F-35 Test Jet Unlike Any OtherThe Israeli Air Force’s special testbed will only make the country’s Joint Strike Fighter fleet more unique. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2020ShareThe Fight For The Air Force’s “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Equipped Drones Has BegunThe artificial intelligence-driven suite of systems could be flying loyal wingman type drones operationally in just a few years. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 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 20, 2020ShareAir Force Has Picked Raytheon To Build Its New Stealthy Nuclear-Tipped Cruise MissileLockheed Martin will continue to develop new technologies to support the Raytheon-led program. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareAir Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More MoneyThe Air Force will focus on a different hypersonic weapon, using a more complex boost-glide vehicle for its warhead, for its B-52 bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareLockheed Job Listing Offers New Details About Long-Range Ground-Launched Hypersonic WeaponThe Operational Fires system is intended to be a tactical weapon for the Army and could help in clearing paths for follow-on air and missile strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2020ShareReplacement For F-35’s Troubled ALIS Cloud-Based Brain Rebranded ODIN And Is Still Years AwayAfter years of work, the existing system is still riddled with problems and full of bad information, contributing to low F-35 availability rates. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020ShareNavy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track PodThe infrared sensor is part of the Navy’s Block III upgrade program and will give its Super Hornets much needed new air-to-air capabilities. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJan 15, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2020ShareNavy Littoral Combat Ship Will Soon Be Armed With A Laser Weapon SystemThe USS Little Rock is poised to become the third active Navy ship to be equipped with a new laser weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 14, 2020Share