Featured in Lockheed MartinBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThese Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and NukesThe presentations provide a window into what kinds of information he was receiving, and how, during a particularly critical time in history. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareScientist Behind The Navy’s “UFO Patents” Has Now Filed One For A Compact Fusion ReactorThe latest in a series of bizarre Navy patents isn’t just for a revolutionary reactor that could power cities, but also potentially a craft. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareHere’s What The Ball On The Nose Of UAE’s Block 60 F-16E/F Desert Falcon DoesThe UAE’s unique F-16 variant has a slew of special features, with an installation on its nose being one of its most prominent and puzzling. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBoeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53KA CH-47 with the upgraded engines could present an all-new challenge to the troubled CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 8, 2019ShareStunning Video And Photos Of Skunk Works Preparing An F-117 For The Reagan LibraryThe stealth Nighthawk named Unexpected Guest flew more combat sorties than any other and will now sit alongside an F-14 Tomcat at the Reagan Library. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019Share51 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Remain In Inventory, None Destroyed Since 2008 (Updated)We finally have an official accounting of the F-117s, nearly all of which remain at Tonopah, but that is still set to change over the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2019ShareIt’s Official! Trump Admin Sends Taiwan F-16 Deal To Congress, Here’s What’s In It (Updated)The news represents long-awaited progress for Taiwan, but for China, it’s crossing a “red line” that it has ominously warned the U.S. about. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2019ShareTaiwan Announces It’s Getting New Block 70 F-16s As U.S. Government Advances DealThe process of approving the sale remains informal, but Taiwan and Congress are treating it like a done deal and its still sure to enrage China. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 15, 2019ShareThe Experimental Littoral Combat Ship Sea Slice Has Met A Sad Demise In DenmarkIt was hoped Sea Slice would get a second chance at life as a wind turbine logistics ship, but a far less happy fate for the vessel has come to pass. BYTyler RogowayAug 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareSkunk Works’ Exotic Fusion Reactor Program Moves Forward With Larger, More Powerful DesignThis will be the company’s fifth major design iteration as it pushes ahead toward building a potentially revolutionary practical prototype. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareLockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy PlaneA new configuration with three types of sensor systems could make the planes even more versatile and keep them relevant for years to come. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter DevelopmentIndian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine JetsLockheed Martin led the existing competition with its F-16IN Viper, but will now likely face Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and France’s Rafale. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareTurkey Wants to Link Its F-35 Computer Brains to Networks That Will Include Russian SystemsTurkish and American authorities are both worried about military secrets leaking out, but for very different reasons. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130HsThe upgrades could expand the capabilities of the aging airlifters and save the service millions in maintenance and fuel costs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy DefensesThe goal of the program is to demonstrate experimental low-cost weapons that can plot their own strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareU.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16sThe Taiwanese air force is pursuing a number of upgrade projects as it tries to keep up with Chinese developments. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGermany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its TornadosThe country’s air force says only a fifth generation design will do, but it’s not clear if that’s a realistic option. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 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 TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUAE Could Become the First Middle Eastern Country After Israel to Get the F-35The interconnected nature of the jet’s computer brain could help allay concerns about impacts to Israel’s security. 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, 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, 2019ShareHere Are Some Technical Highlights We Saw at the Air Force Association ExpoVendors brought models, mock ups, and samples of aircraft, weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIn a Blow to LCS, the US Navy Finally Admits it Needs a Real FrigateThe Navy’s newly released request for information demands more capability, including a robust area air defense capability, that existing Littoral Combat Ships… BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated)The advanced compound helicopter has made three successful test flights and Sikorsky is collecting data before demonstrating even greater performance. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareLockheed Made A Three Minute Long Cartoon Just To Explain F-35’s ALISThat’s good, because the vital, interconnected system is having some trouble at the moment. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF and USN Both Come To Terms With Long 4th Generation Fighter FuturesUpgrade programs and new purchases will keep the Super Hornet and Viper fleets mission ready at least into the 2040s and possibly well beyond. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNavy Reveals Which Carriers Will First Field Their Dumbed-Down MQ-25 DroneUnfortunately, getting aircraft carriers ready to launch and control the Stingray is the easy part of program. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareOne Faulty Part Halted THAAD Interceptor Production for Four MonthsThe ballistic missile defense system already has a history of delays, failures and geopolitical controversy. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSaudi Arabia’s Naval Capabilities Will Balloon Thanks To Huge U.S. Arms DealRiyadh’s naval forces increasingly need new and better warships to counter Iran and project power throughout the region. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGermany Might Join the F-35 ProgramOfficials in Berlin ask for more information on the Joint Strike Fighter as they try to replace their aging Tornado multi-role jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2019ShareNavy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship Damaged After Smacking Into A Moored Ship In CanadaThe future USS Billings is now tied up in Montreal while the Navy assesses the full extent of the damage and investigates what happened. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019ShareMeet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air MissileConcerns about the improving capabilities of China’s air-to-air missiles pushed the services to quietly begin the program two years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareThe B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of ChoiceThe rise of hypersonic weapons gives the bombers a new and highly critical mission that no other U.S. combat aircraft is as well suited to perform. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareLockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And MoreThe team plans to pitch the A330-based tanker’s services to the Pentagon and jointly develop all new tanker concepts. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareBehold The First Flight Of A B-52 Bomber Carrying The AGM-183A Hypersonic MissileThe photographs from the first-ever flight test of the weapon offer the first look at its overall design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 15, 2019ShareLockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good ThingThe external tanks could give F-35s significantly valuable extra range and loiter time for certain key missions and circumstances. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2019ShareB-52 Bomber Flies For The First Time With New Hypersonic Missile Under Its WingThe AGM-183A is one of at least three hypersonic weapons the Air Force wants to add to the bomber’s arsenal in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019ShareF-35 Hit With Cluster Bomb Of Damning Reports As Pentagon Eyes Full Rate ProductionSome Joint Strike Fighter variants are hard to control during certain combat maneuvers, risk major damage during supersonic flight, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2019ShareLockheed Bails On The Navy’s New Frigate Program, But Will Supply Systems To Whoever Wins (Updated)The company had reportedly been having trouble meeting the Navy’s requirements with a version of its Freedom-class littoral combat ship. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 18, 2019ShareF-15C Eagle’s New Infrared Search And Track Pod Spotted At Huge Exercise In AlaskaThe Air Force plans to begin widespread fielding of the pods, which will give the F-15Cs an important boost in capability, next year. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First TimeThese helicopters are set to start replacing the service’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019ShareBehold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar InstalledNearly all of the Air Force’s MC-130Js do not have an adequate terrain-following/terrain avoidance capability to perform their low-level missions. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019ShareF-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile LoadoutIt’s just another tiny piece of an increasingly puzzling set of circumstances regarding the sudden need for the U.S. to deter Iranian aggression. BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareCanada’s CF-18 Replacement Competition Structure Seems To Have Already Disqualified The F-35The country’s requirements for its new fighter jet competition are at odds with its existing obligations to the Joint Strike Fighter program. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 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 7, 2019ShareNew Lockheed Concept Shows Navy F-35C Armed With Hypersonic Cruise MissilesThe missile would be a follow-on version of a weapon Lockheed Martin is already developing for the Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 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 TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareAir Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling BoomPackaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2019SharePentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35The Pentagon’s top watchdog found other senior U.S. military officials echoed many of Shanahan’s “substantive” complaints. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 24, 2019ShareLockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: ReportAccess to the F-35’s millions of lines of code could help sweeten the deal for Japan over other competing offers. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019ShareLockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 ValorPilots can use the system to their jobs more efficiently and safely, and it could be a step toward even more revolutionary capabilities in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2019ShareLockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35sThe company is still pitching the rebranded advanced F-16 variant as a ‘made-in-India’ contender for the country’s major fighter jet competition. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2019ShareUSMC’s Older F-35Bs May Only Be Able To Fly Around A Quarter Of Their Expected Service Life (Updated)Structural defects continue to plague the F-35B, which could lead to billions of dollars worth of unflyable, but otherwise young aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Future Frigates Are Shaping Up To Be More Lethal And Capable, As Well As CheaperThe requirements have expanded, but the service is pushing for commonality with existing systems to push the price point down. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019ShareUSMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More DelaysPersistent technical issues continue to hound the program as the Corps’ aging Super Stallions are in ever more dire need of replacement. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018ShareHere’s Our First Look At Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant Compound Helicopter PrototypeThe rollout finally comes as the team missed its goal to get the rotary wing aircraft into the air for the first time before the end of the year. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 27, 2018ShareBoeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its TailThe revised design could be a contender Army’s new scout helicopter requirements and help the service keep its Apaches combat capable past 2050. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 27, 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 20, 2018ShareCanada Chooses BAE-Lockheed Proposal To Build Frigates Based On U.K.’s Type 26 DesignThe Canadians have already spent more than a decade working to identify a replacement for their aging Halifax-class frigates. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018ShareU.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel TubesThe parts are linked to a recent Marine Corps F-35B crash and should hopefully be easy to replace. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2018ShareBoeing Wins Big Again And Claims The USAF’s Huge T-X Jet Trainer DealThe victory is Boeing’s third major US military aircraft contract less than two months. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareUkraine Requests To Buy Patriot Missiles As It Delivers A Mobile Radar To The U.S. ArmyWashington has been expanding defense deals with Kiev amid increased threats from Russia, but the cooperation may increasingly go both ways. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018Share1234
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThese Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and NukesThe presentations provide a window into what kinds of information he was receiving, and how, during a particularly critical time in history. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareScientist Behind The Navy’s “UFO Patents” Has Now Filed One For A Compact Fusion ReactorThe latest in a series of bizarre Navy patents isn’t just for a revolutionary reactor that could power cities, but also potentially a craft. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareHere’s What The Ball On The Nose Of UAE’s Block 60 F-16E/F Desert Falcon DoesThe UAE’s unique F-16 variant has a slew of special features, with an installation on its nose being one of its most prominent and puzzling. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBoeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53KA CH-47 with the upgraded engines could present an all-new challenge to the troubled CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 8, 2019ShareStunning Video And Photos Of Skunk Works Preparing An F-117 For The Reagan LibraryThe stealth Nighthawk named Unexpected Guest flew more combat sorties than any other and will now sit alongside an F-14 Tomcat at the Reagan Library. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019Share51 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Remain In Inventory, None Destroyed Since 2008 (Updated)We finally have an official accounting of the F-117s, nearly all of which remain at Tonopah, but that is still set to change over the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2019ShareIt’s Official! Trump Admin Sends Taiwan F-16 Deal To Congress, Here’s What’s In It (Updated)The news represents long-awaited progress for Taiwan, but for China, it’s crossing a “red line” that it has ominously warned the U.S. about. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2019ShareTaiwan Announces It’s Getting New Block 70 F-16s As U.S. Government Advances DealThe process of approving the sale remains informal, but Taiwan and Congress are treating it like a done deal and its still sure to enrage China. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 15, 2019ShareThe Experimental Littoral Combat Ship Sea Slice Has Met A Sad Demise In DenmarkIt was hoped Sea Slice would get a second chance at life as a wind turbine logistics ship, but a far less happy fate for the vessel has come to pass. BYTyler RogowayAug 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareSkunk Works’ Exotic Fusion Reactor Program Moves Forward With Larger, More Powerful DesignThis will be the company’s fifth major design iteration as it pushes ahead toward building a potentially revolutionary practical prototype. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareLockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy PlaneA new configuration with three types of sensor systems could make the planes even more versatile and keep them relevant for years to come. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter DevelopmentIndian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareIndia Upends Its Single-Engine Fighter Competition and Will Also Consider Twin-Engine JetsLockheed Martin led the existing competition with its F-16IN Viper, but will now likely face Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and France’s Rafale. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareTurkey Wants to Link Its F-35 Computer Brains to Networks That Will Include Russian SystemsTurkish and American authorities are both worried about military secrets leaking out, but for very different reasons. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130HsThe upgrades could expand the capabilities of the aging airlifters and save the service millions in maintenance and fuel costs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Wants Swarms of Cheap “Gray Wolf” Cruise Missiles That Can Overwhelm Enemy DefensesThe goal of the program is to demonstrate experimental low-cost weapons that can plot their own strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareU.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16sThe Taiwanese air force is pursuing a number of upgrade projects as it tries to keep up with Chinese developments. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGermany Says the F-35 is the “Preferred Choice” to Replace its TornadosThe country’s air force says only a fifth generation design will do, but it’s not clear if that’s a realistic option. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 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 TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUAE Could Become the First Middle Eastern Country After Israel to Get the F-35The interconnected nature of the jet’s computer brain could help allay concerns about impacts to Israel’s security. 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, 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, 2019ShareHere Are Some Technical Highlights We Saw at the Air Force Association ExpoVendors brought models, mock ups, and samples of aircraft, weapons, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareIn a Blow to LCS, the US Navy Finally Admits it Needs a Real FrigateThe Navy’s newly released request for information demands more capability, including a robust area air defense capability, that existing Littoral Combat Ships… BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant’s Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated)The advanced compound helicopter has made three successful test flights and Sikorsky is collecting data before demonstrating even greater performance. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareLockheed Made A Three Minute Long Cartoon Just To Explain F-35’s ALISThat’s good, because the vital, interconnected system is having some trouble at the moment. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF and USN Both Come To Terms With Long 4th Generation Fighter FuturesUpgrade programs and new purchases will keep the Super Hornet and Viper fleets mission ready at least into the 2040s and possibly well beyond. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNavy Reveals Which Carriers Will First Field Their Dumbed-Down MQ-25 DroneUnfortunately, getting aircraft carriers ready to launch and control the Stingray is the easy part of program. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareOne Faulty Part Halted THAAD Interceptor Production for Four MonthsThe ballistic missile defense system already has a history of delays, failures and geopolitical controversy. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSaudi Arabia’s Naval Capabilities Will Balloon Thanks To Huge U.S. Arms DealRiyadh’s naval forces increasingly need new and better warships to counter Iran and project power throughout the region. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareGermany Might Join the F-35 ProgramOfficials in Berlin ask for more information on the Joint Strike Fighter as they try to replace their aging Tornado multi-role jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2019ShareNavy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship Damaged After Smacking Into A Moored Ship In CanadaThe future USS Billings is now tied up in Montreal while the Navy assesses the full extent of the damage and investigates what happened. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019ShareMeet The AIM-260, The Air Force And Navy’s Future Long-Range Air-To-Air MissileConcerns about the improving capabilities of China’s air-to-air missiles pushed the services to quietly begin the program two years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareThe B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of ChoiceThe rise of hypersonic weapons gives the bombers a new and highly critical mission that no other U.S. combat aircraft is as well suited to perform. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019ShareLockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And MoreThe team plans to pitch the A330-based tanker’s services to the Pentagon and jointly develop all new tanker concepts. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareBehold The First Flight Of A B-52 Bomber Carrying The AGM-183A Hypersonic MissileThe photographs from the first-ever flight test of the weapon offer the first look at its overall design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 15, 2019ShareLockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good ThingThe external tanks could give F-35s significantly valuable extra range and loiter time for certain key missions and circumstances. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2019ShareB-52 Bomber Flies For The First Time With New Hypersonic Missile Under Its WingThe AGM-183A is one of at least three hypersonic weapons the Air Force wants to add to the bomber’s arsenal in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019ShareF-35 Hit With Cluster Bomb Of Damning Reports As Pentagon Eyes Full Rate ProductionSome Joint Strike Fighter variants are hard to control during certain combat maneuvers, risk major damage during supersonic flight, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2019ShareLockheed Bails On The Navy’s New Frigate Program, But Will Supply Systems To Whoever Wins (Updated)The company had reportedly been having trouble meeting the Navy’s requirements with a version of its Freedom-class littoral combat ship. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 18, 2019ShareF-15C Eagle’s New Infrared Search And Track Pod Spotted At Huge Exercise In AlaskaThe Air Force plans to begin widespread fielding of the pods, which will give the F-15Cs an important boost in capability, next year. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayMay 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019ShareThe Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First TimeThese helicopters are set to start replacing the service’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019ShareBehold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar InstalledNearly all of the Air Force’s MC-130Js do not have an adequate terrain-following/terrain avoidance capability to perform their low-level missions. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019ShareF-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile LoadoutIt’s just another tiny piece of an increasingly puzzling set of circumstances regarding the sudden need for the U.S. to deter Iranian aggression. BYTyler RogowayMay 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2019ShareCanada’s CF-18 Replacement Competition Structure Seems To Have Already Disqualified The F-35The country’s requirements for its new fighter jet competition are at odds with its existing obligations to the Joint Strike Fighter program. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 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 7, 2019ShareNew Lockheed Concept Shows Navy F-35C Armed With Hypersonic Cruise MissilesThe missile would be a follow-on version of a weapon Lockheed Martin is already developing for the Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 7, 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 TrevithickMay 3, 2019ShareAir Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling BoomPackaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 3, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2019SharePentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35The Pentagon’s top watchdog found other senior U.S. military officials echoed many of Shanahan’s “substantive” complaints. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 24, 2019ShareLockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: ReportAccess to the F-35’s millions of lines of code could help sweeten the deal for Japan over other competing offers. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayApr 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019ShareLockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 ValorPilots can use the system to their jobs more efficiently and safely, and it could be a step toward even more revolutionary capabilities in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2019ShareLockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35sThe company is still pitching the rebranded advanced F-16 variant as a ‘made-in-India’ contender for the country’s major fighter jet competition. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2019ShareUSMC’s Older F-35Bs May Only Be Able To Fly Around A Quarter Of Their Expected Service Life (Updated)Structural defects continue to plague the F-35B, which could lead to billions of dollars worth of unflyable, but otherwise young aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Future Frigates Are Shaping Up To Be More Lethal And Capable, As Well As CheaperThe requirements have expanded, but the service is pushing for commonality with existing systems to push the price point down. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019ShareUSMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More DelaysPersistent technical issues continue to hound the program as the Corps’ aging Super Stallions are in ever more dire need of replacement. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018ShareHere’s Our First Look At Sikorsky and Boeing’s Defiant Compound Helicopter PrototypeThe rollout finally comes as the team missed its goal to get the rotary wing aircraft into the air for the first time before the end of the year. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 27, 2018ShareBoeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its TailThe revised design could be a contender Army’s new scout helicopter requirements and help the service keep its Apaches combat capable past 2050. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 27, 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 20, 2018ShareCanada Chooses BAE-Lockheed Proposal To Build Frigates Based On U.K.’s Type 26 DesignThe Canadians have already spent more than a decade working to identify a replacement for their aging Halifax-class frigates. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018ShareU.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel TubesThe parts are linked to a recent Marine Corps F-35B crash and should hopefully be easy to replace. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2018ShareBoeing Wins Big Again And Claims The USAF’s Huge T-X Jet Trainer DealThe victory is Boeing’s third major US military aircraft contract less than two months. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareLockheed Martin Is Crafting New Stealth and Drone Tanker Concepts For The USAFThe Air Force knows it needs tankers that can survive in high-risk areas and it might end up flying a mix of manned and unmanned types. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareUkraine Requests To Buy Patriot Missiles As It Delivers A Mobile Radar To The U.S. ArmyWashington has been expanding defense deals with Kiev amid increased threats from Russia, but the cooperation may increasingly go both ways. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018Share