Featured in precision guided munitionsBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2021ShareMeet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport PlaneThe converted Polish transport aircraft is one of five aircraft U.S. Special Operations Command is testing as part of its Armed Overwatch program. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021ShareNew Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And DronesRecent tests show how the pods will enable MQ-9s to take on anti-submarine missions, but that’s just the beginning. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickJan 8, 2021ShareThe Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force TestThe Air Force has begun test-launching networked glide bombs that work together to sort, target, and destroy targets cooperatively on their own. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickJan 8, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareStormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For WarNow it has been approved for fielding, U.S. Air Force F-15E squadrons downrange will be the first to carry the precision weapons on combat sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2020ShareNavy To Greatly Expand P-8 Poseidon’s Mission With New Missiles, Mines, Bombs, And DecoysThe plan reflects the better part of a decade of debate about expanding the roles and missions of these maritime patrol aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareArmy Asks To Shift Millions To Fast-Track “Hit-To-Kill” Armor-Busting Artillery ShellThe new precision-guided projectile will help replace existing cluster munition artillery rounds. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareMarines “Burned Out” Two Howitzer Barrels During the Raqqa OffensiveNew details highlight how important traditional artillery has been in the fighting against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMarine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar SystemsAfter decades of issues with the weapons, particularly with the small trucks that haul them around, the Marines will put their resources elsewhere. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThis Is The USAF’s “Safer” Carbon Fiber Bomb That’s Also Extraordinarily ExpensiveThese weapons reduce the chances of inadvertently killing innocent bystanders, but cost nearly 40 times more than regular bombs in the same class. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAfrican Firm Has Big Hopes For Rebranded Bronco II Surveillance Plane In Americas MarketThe aircraft has some vague similarities to the Bronco, but really it’s more of an alternative to complex unmanned aircraft than anything else. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUS Army Eyes Replacing Its 105mm and 155mm Towed Howitzers With One New CannonThe service wants more mobile and portable weapons for its light infantry and Stryker units that are still powerful and accurate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareLebanese Troops Hammered ISIS With Laser Guided Artillery Shells in 2017The United States says it just delivered more than 800 Copperhead projectiles to Lebanon replenish the country’s stockpiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe French Army Eyes All-New Fleet of Light Attack AirplanesThe head of the service’s aviation arm is eager to get modern choppers, too, but says fixed-wing planes make more sense in various situations. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work ReliablyA new Pentagon report says that gun routinely fails and that the plane’s basic design also causes the 105mm shells on board to fall apart. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareRussia Says it Blew Up Terrorists Behind Syria Drone Attacks With Laser-Guided ArtilleryThe strikes come after Putin said he knew who was responsible, though the Kremlin has so far declined to name names. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAfghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at NightAfter nearly two years of operations, the Afghan Air Force still can’t make anywhere near the most of their light attack planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2021ShareMeet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport PlaneThe converted Polish transport aircraft is one of five aircraft U.S. Special Operations Command is testing as part of its Armed Overwatch program. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021ShareNew Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And DronesRecent tests show how the pods will enable MQ-9s to take on anti-submarine missions, but that’s just the beginning. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickJan 8, 2021ShareThe Age Of Swarming Air-Launched Munitions Has Officially Begun With Air Force TestThe Air Force has begun test-launching networked glide bombs that work together to sort, target, and destroy targets cooperatively on their own. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickJan 8, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareStormBreaker Mini Glide Bomb That Can Hit Moving Targets In Any Weather Is Ready For WarNow it has been approved for fielding, U.S. Air Force F-15E squadrons downrange will be the first to carry the precision weapons on combat sorties. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2020ShareNavy To Greatly Expand P-8 Poseidon’s Mission With New Missiles, Mines, Bombs, And DecoysThe plan reflects the better part of a decade of debate about expanding the roles and missions of these maritime patrol aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareArmy Asks To Shift Millions To Fast-Track “Hit-To-Kill” Armor-Busting Artillery ShellThe new precision-guided projectile will help replace existing cluster munition artillery rounds. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019ShareMarines “Burned Out” Two Howitzer Barrels During the Raqqa OffensiveNew details highlight how important traditional artillery has been in the fighting against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMarine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar SystemsAfter decades of issues with the weapons, particularly with the small trucks that haul them around, the Marines will put their resources elsewhere. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThis Is The USAF’s “Safer” Carbon Fiber Bomb That’s Also Extraordinarily ExpensiveThese weapons reduce the chances of inadvertently killing innocent bystanders, but cost nearly 40 times more than regular bombs in the same class. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAfrican Firm Has Big Hopes For Rebranded Bronco II Surveillance Plane In Americas MarketThe aircraft has some vague similarities to the Bronco, but really it’s more of an alternative to complex unmanned aircraft than anything else. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUS Army Eyes Replacing Its 105mm and 155mm Towed Howitzers With One New CannonThe service wants more mobile and portable weapons for its light infantry and Stryker units that are still powerful and accurate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareLebanese Troops Hammered ISIS With Laser Guided Artillery Shells in 2017The United States says it just delivered more than 800 Copperhead projectiles to Lebanon replenish the country’s stockpiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe French Army Eyes All-New Fleet of Light Attack AirplanesThe head of the service’s aviation arm is eager to get modern choppers, too, but says fixed-wing planes make more sense in various situations. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe USAF Still Can’t Get The New AC-130J Ghostrider’s 30mm Cannon To Work ReliablyA new Pentagon report says that gun routinely fails and that the plane’s basic design also causes the 105mm shells on board to fall apart. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareRussia Says it Blew Up Terrorists Behind Syria Drone Attacks With Laser-Guided ArtilleryThe strikes come after Putin said he knew who was responsible, though the Kremlin has so far declined to name names. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAfghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at NightAfter nearly two years of operations, the Afghan Air Force still can’t make anywhere near the most of their light attack planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
