Featured in Must Read FeaturesBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareF-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War IngenuityIt was the Air Force’s first supersonic interceptor. In order to obtain that title, it carried its weapons internally via some remarkable engineering. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareDrug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting DronesThe tactic has become widespread on battlefields overseas and now appears to be proliferating to organized crime. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareHistoric Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two NaviesThe long history of INS Viraat, formerly HMS Hermes, included combat service in the Falklands War. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareStrike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15EVideo from the flightline at RAF Lakenheath includes details of the important relationship between the F-15E’s pilot and weapon systems officer. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Forgotten Fireball Made The First Jet-Powered Carrier Landing By AccidentRyan’s mixed-power FR-1 naval fighter was an evolutionary dead-end, but it did make history. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareArea 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm FutureThe Air Force is accelerating its advanced combat drone development efforts and the facility’s unique attributes seem perfect for supporting them. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before LandingThe jet’s landing gear malfunctioned and it had to refuel with its gear down multiple times as a plan to safely ditch its ordnance came together. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020ShareBlasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented SpeedsFor decades, the DoD has been researching a radical drag reduction technique that involves sheathing a vehicle in directed energy-induced plasma. BYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareHere’s Why The Destroyer USS Kidd Was Flying A Huge Pirate Flag As It Pulled Into PortThe ship has a unique relationship with the Jolly Roger and is the only one in the Navy officially authorized to fly it. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It IsLike the future of air combat in general, there are lots of misconceptions about the secret technology demonstrator and the program it belongs to. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareFighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary JetsWe go in-depth with Red 6’s Dan Robinson about how his AR solution to air combat training could drastically change how fighter pilots learn to fight. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareYes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North KoreaIn 2017, a war between North Korea and the United States was “much closer than anyone would know,” President Trump claims. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareNotoriously Shy RQ-170 Spy Drone Lands At Its Skunk Works BirthplaceIt’s the second time the stealthy flying-wing drone has appeared in broad daylight at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California in the last two months. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareFrom NASA To Amtrak, These Are All The Government Agencies With Tactical TeamsA recent review of federal law enforcement tactical teams explores various units spread across 18 different government agencies. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of ServiceMajor upgrades and a smart fleet management plan will give the Marines the most potent Hornets ever during the twilight of the type’s service. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In GuamIt’s yet another reminder of just how vulnerable highly strategic assets, even air defense systems, are to low-end drones. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Little Model Shop That Played A Big Role In Killing Osama Bin LadenGet a rare glimpse inside the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s 3-D Model Shop that makes big history with small models. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareHow This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard BaseWe looked into the story behind how an F-117 ended up shoulder-to-shoulder with an F-15 in the NORAD alert facility at Portland International Airport. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting OffThe Air Force released the images a day after it formally hired Northrop Grumman to build its next ICBMs. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareHow China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The PentagonBeyond rapidly growing its ballistic missile force, the report says China could double its nuclear stockpile in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareYou Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000The only thing better than a Mustang is a Twin Mustang! One of the rarest warbirds is up for sale. It isn’t cheap, but it’s truly one of a kind. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 MinutesAs bad weather closed in on their base, eight Hawker Hunters diverted to an alternate location. It didn’t end well. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBoeing Just Sold The Superyacht You Didn’t Even Know They OwnedThe 151-foot Daedalus was used by the embattled planemaker to entertain customers, executives, and other VIPs. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareHow Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond MovieThe Israeli Air Force eventually got its hands on a prized MiG-21 fighter, which was then secretly tested in the United States. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020SharePilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG SquadronThe presentation provides firsthand insights into the Red Eagles’ activities during the twilight of the Cold War. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareNew Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s65th Aggressor Squadron will be re-established in 2021 and it will feature newer F-16s to complement its F-35s. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe State Department Is Now Warning Of Impending Drone Attacks And How To Survive ThemThese kinds of ominous drone alerts belonged only in dystopian fiction just a short time ago. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBritain’s Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been RetiredAfter 47 years of Royal Navy service, the flag has finally been lowered aboard the destroyer HMS Bristol. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020ShareA Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of AircraftThe KC-135A Stratotanker has been reworked into many different configurations, some of which are bizarre, to accomplish a dizzying array of missions. BYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space RevolverIt was one of a number of bespoke weapons that were intended to defend space travelers against fierce creatures… after they had returned to Earth. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Navy Is About To Sail With Its Next Big Leap In Shipboard Electronic Warfare SystemsSEWIP Block III will introduce new electronic attack capabilities and other enhancements as the Navy prepares to defend its ships in a high-end fight. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYAaron AmickNov 27, 2020ShareHow Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many TimesThe cat and mouse game of anti-submarine warfare is very high-stakes. Heres’s how modern navies go about it with their surface fleets. BYAaron AmickNov 27, 2020ShareBYRowland WhiteNov 27, 2020ShareHer Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air ForceThe author of a new book on the conflict reveals how the American-made AIM-9L missile provided a lethal edge in the 1982 Falklands air war. BYRowland WhiteNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being ScrappedThis historic ship has been awaiting its final fate since it was decommissioned in 2004 after just over two decades of service. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareSecretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In SeptemberThe remote and highly secure facility hosted a group of peculiar visitors late last September. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of DogfightingAn inside look at how ‘Havoc’ turns U.S. Navy EA-18G crews into wizards of the invisible art of electronic warfare. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out How Rusty And Battered USS Stout Looks After Spending A Record 215 Days At SeaStout’s sailors went from March to October without setting foot on land and performed maintenance usually done in port while at sea. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareWhy The Destroyer USS Paul Hamilton Came Home Flying A Crescent Moon Flag And A Long PennantThe banners have to do with the history of the ship’s namesake and Navy traditions regarding particularly long deployments. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareRussia Still Uses This Cold War Relic Of An Underground Anti-Ship Missile System In CrimeaIn service for almost 50 years, the 3M44 Progress anti-ship missile system, and the elaborate bunker that houses it, still supports defending Crimea. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of ServiceThe iconic helicopter gunship has stood down from the Marine Corps to be replaced by the much-improved AH-1Z. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThis F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie SetVery few things are simple in the fighter aircraft business, including storing and moving around giant external fuel tanks. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A DecadeA new large-area cockpit display and additional weapons are all in the grand plans to get the A-10 ready for higher-end missions. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThis Is The Elite Unit That Raided The Tanker Threatened By Stowaways Off The UK CoastWhether on land or at sea, Britain’s secretive Special Boat Service has a history of getting the toughest jobs done. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareNorthrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous DronesWe talk to Northrop Grumman Vice President Richard Sullivan about what his company has potentially in store for the Air Force’s MQ-Next tender. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareRussia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its WeaponsThe Russian Air Force’s Long-Range Aviation assets are photographed with their ordnance laid out around them. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYStephen WalkerNov 27, 2020ShareWhat It’s Really Like Piloting Private Jets For The Rich And FamousSometimes bad weather or a short runway isn’t the biggest challenge, it is the cargo of VIPs you are carrying in the cabin. BYStephen WalkerNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWIIThe World War II warplane’s extraordinary journey began with a Romanian defector and ended at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. BYThomas NewdickNov 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, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareAmerica’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa PossibleThe Nigerian rescue mission shows how CV-22B Ospreys and MC-130J Commando IIs based in the UK are truly America’s “9-1-1” force. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To DieDifferent crews flying this battle-hardened Royal Air Force Chinook have won four Distinguished Flying Crosses between them. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareNew Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified DocumentsAir Force analysts were baffled by the massive light shows, which may have been a countermeasure against American early warning satellites. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The BoneyardFor almost 30 years, the aircraft supported a wide variety of radar, communications, and other flight test programs in cooperation with the Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Youngest World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Threw Himself On Two Grenades And Lived“Indestructible” Jack Lucas’ selfless actions saved three other Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Now he is getting a destroyer named after him. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Army Tried To Turn Nerf Footballs Into Hand GrenadesThe goal of the “football device” was to give soldiers a way to take out tanks at close range in a package the Army hoped would be instinctual to use. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareAll The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super BomberThe different adaptations of the B-70 included recon planes, tankers, transports, and even motherships to launch hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareThis Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 HindThe futuristic-looking Kamov V-50 was planned to fly a range of missions at 250 miles per hour. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 18, 2020ShareMissile Defense Madness: Myth Of Perfect Patriots, Magic THAAD, And The ICBM ShieldThe reliability and capability claims attributed to anti-ballistic missile systems are getting way out of step with reality. BYTyler RogowayNov 18, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020ShareIs This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past?There’s a long and colorful trail of circumstantial evidence, rumor, historical context, and patent info that points to such an aircraft existing. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareThe Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s BackyardThe craft were once seen as the future of cheaper, faster space access. Since then they have been reduced to backyard junk that nobody wants to claim. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2020ShareWe Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37BHarvesting solar energy from space has been a topic of research for decades. The Naval Research Lab now has a plan to beam that energy down to Earth. BYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020ShareThe Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power PlantThe mysterious case of mass drone incursions over America’s most powerful nuclear power plant that only resulted in more questions and no changes. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2020ShareNavy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track SensorWe go in-depth with the Navy’s Super Hornet program manager on the new sensor’s capabilities, genesis, and how it ended up mounted on a fuel tank. BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 26, 2020ShareCheck Out This Sailor Holding A Laser Rifle Aboard The Nuclear Submarine USS MinnesotaThe dazzler helps defend submarines when they are at their most vulnerable when traversing tight waterways while surfaced. BYTyler RogowayJul 26, 2020ShareBYJamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareThe Time When The USAF Got Caught Trying To Sneak F-117s Through Austrian AirspaceThe clandestine stealth fighter overflight that outraged Austria in the months leading up to a second war with Iraq. BYJamie HunterJul 21, 2020Share1…567…13
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareF-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War IngenuityIt was the Air Force’s first supersonic interceptor. In order to obtain that title, it carried its weapons internally via some remarkable engineering. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareDrug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting DronesThe tactic has become widespread on battlefields overseas and now appears to be proliferating to organized crime. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareHistoric Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two NaviesThe long history of INS Viraat, formerly HMS Hermes, included combat service in the Falklands War. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareStrike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15EVideo from the flightline at RAF Lakenheath includes details of the important relationship between the F-15E’s pilot and weapon systems officer. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Forgotten Fireball Made The First Jet-Powered Carrier Landing By AccidentRyan’s mixed-power FR-1 naval fighter was an evolutionary dead-end, but it did make history. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareArea 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm FutureThe Air Force is accelerating its advanced combat drone development efforts and the facility’s unique attributes seem perfect for supporting them. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before LandingThe jet’s landing gear malfunctioned and it had to refuel with its gear down multiple times as a plan to safely ditch its ordnance came together. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020ShareBlasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented SpeedsFor decades, the DoD has been researching a radical drag reduction technique that involves sheathing a vehicle in directed energy-induced plasma. BYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareHere’s Why The Destroyer USS Kidd Was Flying A Huge Pirate Flag As It Pulled Into PortThe ship has a unique relationship with the Jolly Roger and is the only one in the Navy officially authorized to fly it. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It IsLike the future of air combat in general, there are lots of misconceptions about the secret technology demonstrator and the program it belongs to. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareFighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary JetsWe go in-depth with Red 6’s Dan Robinson about how his AR solution to air combat training could drastically change how fighter pilots learn to fight. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareYes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North KoreaIn 2017, a war between North Korea and the United States was “much closer than anyone would know,” President Trump claims. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareNotoriously Shy RQ-170 Spy Drone Lands At Its Skunk Works BirthplaceIt’s the second time the stealthy flying-wing drone has appeared in broad daylight at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California in the last two months. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareFrom NASA To Amtrak, These Are All The Government Agencies With Tactical TeamsA recent review of federal law enforcement tactical teams explores various units spread across 18 different government agencies. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of ServiceMajor upgrades and a smart fleet management plan will give the Marines the most potent Hornets ever during the twilight of the type’s service. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In GuamIt’s yet another reminder of just how vulnerable highly strategic assets, even air defense systems, are to low-end drones. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Little Model Shop That Played A Big Role In Killing Osama Bin LadenGet a rare glimpse inside the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s 3-D Model Shop that makes big history with small models. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareHow This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard BaseWe looked into the story behind how an F-117 ended up shoulder-to-shoulder with an F-15 in the NORAD alert facility at Portland International Airport. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting OffThe Air Force released the images a day after it formally hired Northrop Grumman to build its next ICBMs. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareHow China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The PentagonBeyond rapidly growing its ballistic missile force, the report says China could double its nuclear stockpile in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareYou Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000The only thing better than a Mustang is a Twin Mustang! One of the rarest warbirds is up for sale. It isn’t cheap, but it’s truly one of a kind. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 MinutesAs bad weather closed in on their base, eight Hawker Hunters diverted to an alternate location. It didn’t end well. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBoeing Just Sold The Superyacht You Didn’t Even Know They OwnedThe 151-foot Daedalus was used by the embattled planemaker to entertain customers, executives, and other VIPs. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareHow Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond MovieThe Israeli Air Force eventually got its hands on a prized MiG-21 fighter, which was then secretly tested in the United States. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020SharePilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG SquadronThe presentation provides firsthand insights into the Red Eagles’ activities during the twilight of the Cold War. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareNew Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s65th Aggressor Squadron will be re-established in 2021 and it will feature newer F-16s to complement its F-35s. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe State Department Is Now Warning Of Impending Drone Attacks And How To Survive ThemThese kinds of ominous drone alerts belonged only in dystopian fiction just a short time ago. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBritain’s Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been RetiredAfter 47 years of Royal Navy service, the flag has finally been lowered aboard the destroyer HMS Bristol. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020ShareA Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of AircraftThe KC-135A Stratotanker has been reworked into many different configurations, some of which are bizarre, to accomplish a dizzying array of missions. BYRobert HopkinsNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space RevolverIt was one of a number of bespoke weapons that were intended to defend space travelers against fierce creatures… after they had returned to Earth. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Navy Is About To Sail With Its Next Big Leap In Shipboard Electronic Warfare SystemsSEWIP Block III will introduce new electronic attack capabilities and other enhancements as the Navy prepares to defend its ships in a high-end fight. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYAaron AmickNov 27, 2020ShareHow Warships Hunt For Enemy Submarines From A Veteran Submariner Who Has Been Hunted Many TimesThe cat and mouse game of anti-submarine warfare is very high-stakes. Heres’s how modern navies go about it with their surface fleets. BYAaron AmickNov 27, 2020Share
BYRowland WhiteNov 27, 2020ShareHer Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air ForceThe author of a new book on the conflict reveals how the American-made AIM-9L missile provided a lethal edge in the 1982 Falklands air war. BYRowland WhiteNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being ScrappedThis historic ship has been awaiting its final fate since it was decommissioned in 2004 after just over two decades of service. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareSecretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In SeptemberThe remote and highly secure facility hosted a group of peculiar visitors late last September. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of DogfightingAn inside look at how ‘Havoc’ turns U.S. Navy EA-18G crews into wizards of the invisible art of electronic warfare. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out How Rusty And Battered USS Stout Looks After Spending A Record 215 Days At SeaStout’s sailors went from March to October without setting foot on land and performed maintenance usually done in port while at sea. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareWhy The Destroyer USS Paul Hamilton Came Home Flying A Crescent Moon Flag And A Long PennantThe banners have to do with the history of the ship’s namesake and Navy traditions regarding particularly long deployments. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareRussia Still Uses This Cold War Relic Of An Underground Anti-Ship Missile System In CrimeaIn service for almost 50 years, the 3M44 Progress anti-ship missile system, and the elaborate bunker that houses it, still supports defending Crimea. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of ServiceThe iconic helicopter gunship has stood down from the Marine Corps to be replaced by the much-improved AH-1Z. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThis F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie SetVery few things are simple in the fighter aircraft business, including storing and moving around giant external fuel tanks. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A DecadeA new large-area cockpit display and additional weapons are all in the grand plans to get the A-10 ready for higher-end missions. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThis Is The Elite Unit That Raided The Tanker Threatened By Stowaways Off The UK CoastWhether on land or at sea, Britain’s secretive Special Boat Service has a history of getting the toughest jobs done. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareNorthrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous DronesWe talk to Northrop Grumman Vice President Richard Sullivan about what his company has potentially in store for the Air Force’s MQ-Next tender. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareRussia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its WeaponsThe Russian Air Force’s Long-Range Aviation assets are photographed with their ordnance laid out around them. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYStephen WalkerNov 27, 2020ShareWhat It’s Really Like Piloting Private Jets For The Rich And FamousSometimes bad weather or a short runway isn’t the biggest challenge, it is the cargo of VIPs you are carrying in the cabin. BYStephen WalkerNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWIIThe World War II warplane’s extraordinary journey began with a Romanian defector and ended at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. BYThomas NewdickNov 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
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareAmerica’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa PossibleThe Nigerian rescue mission shows how CV-22B Ospreys and MC-130J Commando IIs based in the UK are truly America’s “9-1-1” force. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To DieDifferent crews flying this battle-hardened Royal Air Force Chinook have won four Distinguished Flying Crosses between them. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareNew Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified DocumentsAir Force analysts were baffled by the massive light shows, which may have been a countermeasure against American early warning satellites. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareMIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The BoneyardFor almost 30 years, the aircraft supported a wide variety of radar, communications, and other flight test programs in cooperation with the Air Force. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Youngest World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Threw Himself On Two Grenades And Lived“Indestructible” Jack Lucas’ selfless actions saved three other Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Now he is getting a destroyer named after him. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Army Tried To Turn Nerf Footballs Into Hand GrenadesThe goal of the “football device” was to give soldiers a way to take out tanks at close range in a package the Army hoped would be instinctual to use. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareAll The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super BomberThe different adaptations of the B-70 included recon planes, tankers, transports, and even motherships to launch hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020ShareThis Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 HindThe futuristic-looking Kamov V-50 was planned to fly a range of missions at 250 miles per hour. BYThomas NewdickNov 25, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 18, 2020ShareMissile Defense Madness: Myth Of Perfect Patriots, Magic THAAD, And The ICBM ShieldThe reliability and capability claims attributed to anti-ballistic missile systems are getting way out of step with reality. BYTyler RogowayNov 18, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020ShareIs This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past?There’s a long and colorful trail of circumstantial evidence, rumor, historical context, and patent info that points to such an aircraft existing. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 28, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020ShareThe Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s BackyardThe craft were once seen as the future of cheaper, faster space access. Since then they have been reduced to backyard junk that nobody wants to claim. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 13, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2020ShareWe Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37BHarvesting solar energy from space has been a topic of research for decades. The Naval Research Lab now has a plan to beam that energy down to Earth. BYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020ShareThe Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power PlantThe mysterious case of mass drone incursions over America’s most powerful nuclear power plant that only resulted in more questions and no changes. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2020ShareNavy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track SensorWe go in-depth with the Navy’s Super Hornet program manager on the new sensor’s capabilities, genesis, and how it ended up mounted on a fuel tank. BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 26, 2020ShareCheck Out This Sailor Holding A Laser Rifle Aboard The Nuclear Submarine USS MinnesotaThe dazzler helps defend submarines when they are at their most vulnerable when traversing tight waterways while surfaced. BYTyler RogowayJul 26, 2020Share
BYJamie HunterJul 21, 2020ShareThe Time When The USAF Got Caught Trying To Sneak F-117s Through Austrian AirspaceThe clandestine stealth fighter overflight that outraged Austria in the months leading up to a second war with Iraq. BYJamie HunterJul 21, 2020Share