Featured in MANPADSBYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021SharePentagon Team Has Returned From Assessing Ukraine’s Air Defense NeedsThere are rumblings that the U.S. government could bolster Ukraine’s air defenses as a possible new Russian invasion looms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 2021SharePoland Sold Shoulder-Fired Anti-Aircraft Missiles With Coded Locks To Prevent Unauthorized UseThis kind of technology has been reported to exist to help ease concerns about terrorists getting their hands on portable anti-aircraft missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHave Submarine-Launched Anti-Aircraft Missiles Finally Come Of Age?A submarine that can fire back at an aircraft hunting it certainly sounds intriguing, but is such a capability really relevant? BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020ShareTurkey Asks America To Send Patriot Missiles To Its Border As Its Troops Die In Syria AirstrikesThe request will be politically complicated from the very start due to various factors, especially given how cool US-Turkish relations are at present. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020ShareNight Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures SystemSome of the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s MH-47s now have these systems to better fend off advanced heat-seeking missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph 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 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 29, 2019ShareHouthi Rebels Shoot Down U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Over YemenLoss comes amid a surge of drone strikes against Al Qaeda terrorists in the war-torn country. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareVenezuela’s Shoulder-Fired Missiles At Risk Of Ending Up On The Black MarketAdvanced Russian-made SA-24s would be a prize for terrorists and criminals around the world. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019ShareIran Tried To Shoot Down U.S. Reaper Drone Near Tankers Hours Before Attacks: ReportThe unmanned aircraft, which survived, was reportedly watching Iranian boats in the same general area where the attacks occurred. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 2019ShareIf The U.S. Has To Pull Its Diplomats Out Of Venezuela, Here’s How They Would Do ItEven without an evacuation, U.S. troops and other security personnel may deploy to the country to provide extra security for diplomatic facilities. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 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 TrevithickSep 5, 2018ShareRussia Says It Used Precision Guided Munitions In Strikes On Syrian Rebel Drone MakersThe Kremlin seems to be trying to deflect criticism about its indiscriminate bombing campaigns ahead of a major Syrian government offensive. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 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 RogowayFeb 4, 2018ShareRussian Su-25 Frogfoot Attack Jet Shot Down In Syria (Updated)Reports state that a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile took the jet down. BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 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, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2016ShareVideo Shows PKK Fighter Blasting A Turkish AH-1 Cobra Out Of The Sky With A Shoulder-Fired MissileTurkey loses a Cobra to its nemesis, the PKK, in spectacular fashion. BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2016Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021SharePentagon Team Has Returned From Assessing Ukraine’s Air Defense NeedsThere are rumblings that the U.S. government could bolster Ukraine’s air defenses as a possible new Russian invasion looms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 2021SharePoland Sold Shoulder-Fired Anti-Aircraft Missiles With Coded Locks To Prevent Unauthorized UseThis kind of technology has been reported to exist to help ease concerns about terrorists getting their hands on portable anti-aircraft missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 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
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHave Submarine-Launched Anti-Aircraft Missiles Finally Come Of Age?A submarine that can fire back at an aircraft hunting it certainly sounds intriguing, but is such a capability really relevant? BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020ShareTurkey Asks America To Send Patriot Missiles To Its Border As Its Troops Die In Syria AirstrikesThe request will be politically complicated from the very start due to various factors, especially given how cool US-Turkish relations are at present. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020ShareNight Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures SystemSome of the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s MH-47s now have these systems to better fend off advanced heat-seeking missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020Share
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 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 29, 2019ShareHouthi Rebels Shoot Down U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Over YemenLoss comes amid a surge of drone strikes against Al Qaeda terrorists in the war-torn country. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareVenezuela’s Shoulder-Fired Missiles At Risk Of Ending Up On The Black MarketAdvanced Russian-made SA-24s would be a prize for terrorists and criminals around the world. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019ShareIran Tried To Shoot Down U.S. Reaper Drone Near Tankers Hours Before Attacks: ReportThe unmanned aircraft, which survived, was reportedly watching Iranian boats in the same general area where the attacks occurred. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 2019ShareIf The U.S. Has To Pull Its Diplomats Out Of Venezuela, Here’s How They Would Do ItEven without an evacuation, U.S. troops and other security personnel may deploy to the country to provide extra security for diplomatic facilities. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 23, 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 TrevithickSep 5, 2018ShareRussia Says It Used Precision Guided Munitions In Strikes On Syrian Rebel Drone MakersThe Kremlin seems to be trying to deflect criticism about its indiscriminate bombing campaigns ahead of a major Syrian government offensive. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 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 RogowayFeb 4, 2018ShareRussian Su-25 Frogfoot Attack Jet Shot Down In Syria (Updated)Reports state that a shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile took the jet down. BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 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
BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2016ShareVideo Shows PKK Fighter Blasting A Turkish AH-1 Cobra Out Of The Sky With A Shoulder-Fired MissileTurkey loses a Cobra to its nemesis, the PKK, in spectacular fashion. BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2016Share