Featured in modernizationBYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2022ShareThe FIM-92 Stinger Surface-To-Air Missile May Finally Get A ReplacementThe Army says the iconic Stinger design is increasingly obsolete and its existing stockpiles are dwindling. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 22, 2021ShareThe Last Class Of Air Force F-15C Eagle Weapons Instructors Has GraduatedThe end of F-15C’s Weapons Instructor Course comes as the Air Force pushes ahead with its transition to the new F-15EX Eagle II. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 22, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 2, 2021ShareChemical Accident Aboard Navy Destroyer In Portland Brings Refit To A HaltUSS McCampbell is the first destroyer to go through a major modernization at Vigor’s Swan Island Shipyard. BYTyler RogowaySep 2, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareAir Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S JetsThe Air Force says that the wings taken from the Saudi Eagles will help keep its Strike Eagles soaring for decades to come. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareRussia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate ProgramsThe state-run shipbuilding company responsible for both programs now has concerns about its long-term finances. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 4, 2019ShareThe AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range MissileThe Navy is still funding work on a new rocket motor and other features that could fundamentally change the character of this “dogfighting” missile. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 4, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2019ShareThe B-2 Bomber Is Still Getting “Game-Changing” Upgrades As Focus Shifts To The B-21The upgrades the B-2 and its sustainment program are getting now will have a direct influence on the capabilities of the B-21 in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 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, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareCongress Demanded The Army Put Its Plans To Gut Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet On Hold (Updated)The service had been moving ahead with its plans despite being in the middle of a review of those decisions that it had agreed to months earlier. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2019ShareThe Army Abruptly Pulls Ship Auction Listings And Halts Plans To Slash Its Naval FleetThe service had controversially planned to sell off dozens of ships and other watercraft, inactivating multiple units in the process. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareThe U.S. Army May Cut Nearly Half Of Its Already Underappreciated Naval FleetThese watercraft have become more important, not less, in an era of ‘great power competition,’ especially when looking toward the Pacific. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2019ShareChina Says It Has Brought Bugle Calls Back To The BattlefieldThe country’s brand new defense white paper says the People’s Liberation Army is again using the instruments “to communicate and command.” BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2019ShareCanada Has Given Up Trying To Find A Good Home For Its Retired Leopard TanksA possible sale to Jordan has apparently fallen through and there are few other buyers who could meet the country’s human rights standards. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2019ShareYou Can Buy One Of The Army’s Most Capable Ships As The Service Guts Its Naval Fleets (Updated)The decision to sell two of these Logistics Support Vessels, along with dozens of landing craft and tugs, might be one the Army comes to regret. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareThe Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman EarlyLegislators are already opposing the proposal, which contradicts every known requirement and policy, and we don’t truly know if it’s even real at all. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareTrump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To RetireThere are still unanswered questions about why the Pentagon and the Navy had proposed retiring the flattop early, to begin with. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2022ShareThe FIM-92 Stinger Surface-To-Air Missile May Finally Get A ReplacementThe Army says the iconic Stinger design is increasingly obsolete and its existing stockpiles are dwindling. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 22, 2021ShareThe Last Class Of Air Force F-15C Eagle Weapons Instructors Has GraduatedThe end of F-15C’s Weapons Instructor Course comes as the Air Force pushes ahead with its transition to the new F-15EX Eagle II. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 22, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 2, 2021ShareChemical Accident Aboard Navy Destroyer In Portland Brings Refit To A HaltUSS McCampbell is the first destroyer to go through a major modernization at Vigor’s Swan Island Shipyard. BYTyler RogowaySep 2, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareAir Force F-15E Strike Eagles Are Getting Replacement Wings Ripped Off Saudi F-15S JetsThe Air Force says that the wings taken from the Saudi Eagles will help keep its Strike Eagles soaring for decades to come. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020ShareRussia Has Abandoned Its Massive Nuclear Destroyer And Supersized Frigate ProgramsThe state-run shipbuilding company responsible for both programs now has concerns about its long-term finances. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 21, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 4, 2019ShareThe AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range MissileThe Navy is still funding work on a new rocket motor and other features that could fundamentally change the character of this “dogfighting” missile. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 4, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2019ShareThe B-2 Bomber Is Still Getting “Game-Changing” Upgrades As Focus Shifts To The B-21The upgrades the B-2 and its sustainment program are getting now will have a direct influence on the capabilities of the B-21 in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareCongress Demanded The Army Put Its Plans To Gut Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet On Hold (Updated)The service had been moving ahead with its plans despite being in the middle of a review of those decisions that it had agreed to months earlier. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2019ShareThe Army Abruptly Pulls Ship Auction Listings And Halts Plans To Slash Its Naval FleetThe service had controversially planned to sell off dozens of ships and other watercraft, inactivating multiple units in the process. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareThe U.S. Army May Cut Nearly Half Of Its Already Underappreciated Naval FleetThese watercraft have become more important, not less, in an era of ‘great power competition,’ especially when looking toward the Pacific. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2019ShareChina Says It Has Brought Bugle Calls Back To The BattlefieldThe country’s brand new defense white paper says the People’s Liberation Army is again using the instruments “to communicate and command.” BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2019ShareCanada Has Given Up Trying To Find A Good Home For Its Retired Leopard TanksA possible sale to Jordan has apparently fallen through and there are few other buyers who could meet the country’s human rights standards. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2019ShareYou Can Buy One Of The Army’s Most Capable Ships As The Service Guts Its Naval Fleets (Updated)The decision to sell two of these Logistics Support Vessels, along with dozens of landing craft and tugs, might be one the Army comes to regret. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareThe Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman EarlyLegislators are already opposing the proposal, which contradicts every known requirement and policy, and we don’t truly know if it’s even real at all. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareTrump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To RetireThere are still unanswered questions about why the Pentagon and the Navy had proposed retiring the flattop early, to begin with. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019Share
