Featured in precision guided munitionsBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHere’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition PolicyIt’s been hard to find a middle ground between legitimate military requirements and real humanitarian concerns. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF and Raytheon Say Cost Overruns Won’t Slow Delivery of Vital New BombThe Small Diameter Bomb II is set to become a key weapon for American and allied F-35 stealth fighters in particular. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Reaper Drones Can Finally Drop GPS Guided Joint Direct Attack MunitionsAfter nearly a decade of service, the Air Force’s MQ-9s can now employ these ubiquitous GPS-guided weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Finally Gives Its AC-130W Gunship The Big Gun It Desperately NeedsThe service did not originally plan to put the hard-hitting 105mm howitzer on newer gunships, but has since made the iconic weapon a top priority. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019ShareNew MD Explorer Gunship Features Internal Tubes For Launching Guided Munitions And DronesInternal launch tubes offer a big boost in firepower in a compact package and they may become far more common on armed helicopters in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2019SharePakistan Promises Retaliation, Makes Nuclear Threats After Indian Jets Bomb Its TerritoryPakistan has downplayed the strikes and denied they destroyed a major terrorist camp, but some form of military response seems increasingly likely. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 20, 2019ShareIsrael Turns Ballistic Missile Surrogate Into Air Launched Bunker-Busting MissileThe fast-flying weapon can hit regular targets above and hardened below ground and do so even if its GPS is jammed. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 8, 2019ShareNavy To Field Cruise Missile Variant Of Its Smart JSOW Glide Bomb That Will Fit Inside F-35CThe new weapon will give the service’s fighter jets important extra stand-off firepower in the face of increasing threats. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareArmy Tests Low-Recoil 155mm Howitzer Small Enough To Fit On The Back Of A TruckA new mobile howitzer would give the service’s light, rapidly deployable units an important, organic boost in stand-off firepower. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2018ShareThese Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The StartSimilar dispensers could allow an individual aircraft to carry hundreds and maybe even thousands of the weapons at once. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018ShareIran Claims Successful Ballistic Missile Defense Test as Israel Builds A Missile CorpsIsrael’s plan involves dramatically expanding its arsenal of guided artillery rockets and ballistic missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 2018ShareHow U.S. Taxpayers Are Spending $1.8B For Afghanistan To Fly A Couple Dozen A-29 Attack PlanesThe estimated annual sustainment costs alone are more than twice what the U.S. Air Force pays to operate a squadron of F-16s for a year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 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, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2018ShareThe Army Wants Armored Turrets Packing 120mm Mortars For Its Strykers And Other VehiclesThe service says it wants better mobile mortars, but it could add suicide drones to the mix in the future, too. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareThose Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold OffThe planes are likely headed to the Philippines, but they might only be a stopgap until A-29 Super Tucanos replace the OV-10s for good. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2018ShareU.S. Special Operators Eye Adding Suicide Drones To Their Stealthy SpeedboatsArmed with loitering munitions, the craft would be able to discreetly strike at particular terrorists or any other high-value target from the sea. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2018ShareArmy Plans To Double Guided Artillery Rocket’s Range By Putting Control Fins On Its TailMoving the control surfaces from the nose to the tail allows the weapons to be more aerodynamic and strike the enemy nearly 90 miles away. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2018ShareYes, This Is A Ramjet Powered Artillery Shell And It Could Be A Game ChangerThe new round could dramatically extend the range of existing guns and significantly expand the flexibility of even small artillery units. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2018ShareIsrael Turns Artillery Rocket Into Supersonic ‘Rampage’ Air-Launched Stand-Off WeaponThe manufacturer says it’s a cheaper alternative to other longer-range aerial weapons that will work with almost any jet combat aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018ShareIsraeli-Made Bolt-On Kit Turns 122mm ‘Grad’ Artillery Rockets Into Precision WeaponsThe multi-mode guidance package could be a particularly cost-effective upgrade for any country still using derivatives of the Soviet-era system. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2018ShareThe Navy’s Stealthy Glide Bomb Is About To Get Way More CapableThe service is funding work on a powered version of the AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon and could give it new payloads in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2018ShareMarines Corps Eyes Man-Portable Suicide Drones To Blast Targets on Land and At SeaThe announcement comes after the service’s retired its 120mm infantry mortars and said it would buy new weapons firing precision guided ammunition. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareIraq’s An-32 Cargo Planes Turned Bombers Flew Nearly Twice As Many Strikes As its F-16sNew data shows the impromptu bombers were heavily involved in fighting ISIS. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareArmy Shows Off Awesome Automatic Mortar System That’s Still Too Expensive To FieldThe Automated Direct Indirect-fire Mortar uses computer controls to manage recoil forces and make the weapon more precise. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018ShareOne of Afghanistan’s A-29s Has Finally Dropped a Laser-Guided Bomb in AngerThe pilot used the weapon to avoid civilian casualties, but the NATO-led coalition continues to downplay the importance of this capability. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHere’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition PolicyIt’s been hard to find a middle ground between legitimate military requirements and real humanitarian concerns. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF and Raytheon Say Cost Overruns Won’t Slow Delivery of Vital New BombThe Small Diameter Bomb II is set to become a key weapon for American and allied F-35 stealth fighters in particular. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Reaper Drones Can Finally Drop GPS Guided Joint Direct Attack MunitionsAfter nearly a decade of service, the Air Force’s MQ-9s can now employ these ubiquitous GPS-guided weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Finally Gives Its AC-130W Gunship The Big Gun It Desperately NeedsThe service did not originally plan to put the hard-hitting 105mm howitzer on newer gunships, but has since made the iconic weapon a top priority. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019ShareNew MD Explorer Gunship Features Internal Tubes For Launching Guided Munitions And DronesInternal launch tubes offer a big boost in firepower in a compact package and they may become far more common on armed helicopters in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2019SharePakistan Promises Retaliation, Makes Nuclear Threats After Indian Jets Bomb Its TerritoryPakistan has downplayed the strikes and denied they destroyed a major terrorist camp, but some form of military response seems increasingly likely. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 20, 2019ShareIsrael Turns Ballistic Missile Surrogate Into Air Launched Bunker-Busting MissileThe fast-flying weapon can hit regular targets above and hardened below ground and do so even if its GPS is jammed. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayFeb 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 8, 2019ShareNavy To Field Cruise Missile Variant Of Its Smart JSOW Glide Bomb That Will Fit Inside F-35CThe new weapon will give the service’s fighter jets important extra stand-off firepower in the face of increasing threats. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018ShareArmy Tests Low-Recoil 155mm Howitzer Small Enough To Fit On The Back Of A TruckA new mobile howitzer would give the service’s light, rapidly deployable units an important, organic boost in stand-off firepower. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2018ShareThese Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The StartSimilar dispensers could allow an individual aircraft to carry hundreds and maybe even thousands of the weapons at once. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 9, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018ShareIran Claims Successful Ballistic Missile Defense Test as Israel Builds A Missile CorpsIsrael’s plan involves dramatically expanding its arsenal of guided artillery rockets and ballistic missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 2018ShareHow U.S. Taxpayers Are Spending $1.8B For Afghanistan To Fly A Couple Dozen A-29 Attack PlanesThe estimated annual sustainment costs alone are more than twice what the U.S. Air Force pays to operate a squadron of F-16s for a year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2018ShareThe Army Wants Armored Turrets Packing 120mm Mortars For Its Strykers And Other VehiclesThe service says it wants better mobile mortars, but it could add suicide drones to the mix in the future, too. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareThose Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold OffThe planes are likely headed to the Philippines, but they might only be a stopgap until A-29 Super Tucanos replace the OV-10s for good. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2018ShareU.S. Special Operators Eye Adding Suicide Drones To Their Stealthy SpeedboatsArmed with loitering munitions, the craft would be able to discreetly strike at particular terrorists or any other high-value target from the sea. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 27, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2018ShareArmy Plans To Double Guided Artillery Rocket’s Range By Putting Control Fins On Its TailMoving the control surfaces from the nose to the tail allows the weapons to be more aerodynamic and strike the enemy nearly 90 miles away. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2018ShareYes, This Is A Ramjet Powered Artillery Shell And It Could Be A Game ChangerThe new round could dramatically extend the range of existing guns and significantly expand the flexibility of even small artillery units. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2018ShareIsrael Turns Artillery Rocket Into Supersonic ‘Rampage’ Air-Launched Stand-Off WeaponThe manufacturer says it’s a cheaper alternative to other longer-range aerial weapons that will work with almost any jet combat aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018ShareIsraeli-Made Bolt-On Kit Turns 122mm ‘Grad’ Artillery Rockets Into Precision WeaponsThe multi-mode guidance package could be a particularly cost-effective upgrade for any country still using derivatives of the Soviet-era system. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2018ShareThe Navy’s Stealthy Glide Bomb Is About To Get Way More CapableThe service is funding work on a powered version of the AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapon and could give it new payloads in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2018ShareMarines Corps Eyes Man-Portable Suicide Drones To Blast Targets on Land and At SeaThe announcement comes after the service’s retired its 120mm infantry mortars and said it would buy new weapons firing precision guided ammunition. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 24, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareIraq’s An-32 Cargo Planes Turned Bombers Flew Nearly Twice As Many Strikes As its F-16sNew data shows the impromptu bombers were heavily involved in fighting ISIS. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareArmy Shows Off Awesome Automatic Mortar System That’s Still Too Expensive To FieldThe Automated Direct Indirect-fire Mortar uses computer controls to manage recoil forces and make the weapon more precise. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018ShareOne of Afghanistan’s A-29s Has Finally Dropped a Laser-Guided Bomb in AngerThe pilot used the weapon to avoid civilian casualties, but the NATO-led coalition continues to downplay the importance of this capability. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018Share