Featured in ProcurementBYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2018ShareU.K. Could Hand Deal Straight To Boeing For New Royal Air Force E-7 Radar PlanesThe possible sole-source deal has already sparked criticism at home and abroad from other companies hoping to get involved in the project. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2018ShareCanada Considers Buying Huge Non-Flyable Drone From Germany To Meet Arctic Patrol NeedsThe Germans removed virtually all essential components and put what’s left of the aircraft into storage five years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2018ShareHere Are The Specific Terms Of The USAF’s T-X Contract That Boeing Just WonThe deal has a fixed price, but it also includes a mechanism for purchasing additional aircraft and simulators. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2018ShareUSMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years AwayThe older vehicles are set to serve through at least 2030, but will now do so without the improvements the design sorely needs. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareSpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’It might not be a hypothetical question for long now that Congress has asked the US military to develop anti-missile defenses in space. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018SharePork Floats!: Congress Inserts Three Littoral Combat Ships The Navy Doesn’t Want Into BudgetWhile adding ships, Congress cut funding to mission module development, creating a nasty paradox in which critical LCS missions are left in doubt. BYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 17, 2018ShareLet’s Talk About The Air Force’s Plan To Increase Squadrons From 312 To A Whopping 386The USAF needs to increase capacity in certain areas, but it stands to face extreme personnel and budget hurdles realizing such a large change. BYTyler RogowaySep 17, 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, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBoeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)There are some happy and proud folks in St. Louis right now as the company further solidifies its portfolio of naval aviation programs. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareAir Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J BomberIn addition to new engines, the updated aircraft could have an improved cockpit, enhanced flight systems, defensive gear, sensors, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareThe Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The EndDespite public perceptions, the service continues to emphasize that the program is focused on helping foreign air forces. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareUSAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space SensorsThe service is trying to push up the schedule for deploying its newest space-based sensor system, but it might not be fast enough for Congress. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareSloppy Welding On Launch Tubes For The Navy’s New Missile Sub Could Point To Larger ProblemsThe tubes are common to three types of boats, including the U.K.’s future ballistic missile subs, so any issue could have far-reaching impacts. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareUSAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades AgoUnfortunately, under the present plan, it could still take years for the planes to finally arrive. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018ShareCongress Set To Put the Brakes On Marine Plans To Buy More Of Its Popular M27 RiflesA new defense spending bill would slow purchases until the service explains how the guns align with an Army-led ammunition study. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 26, 2018ShareExclusive: Unmasking The F-15X, Boeing’s F-15C/D Eagle Replacement FighterBoeing and the USAF have been in talks for a year and a half about replacing the aging F-15C/D with a brand new advanced Eagle derivative, the F-15X. BYTyler RogowayJul 26, 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, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareWatchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate ForceA new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don’t require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 20, 2018ShareCVN-81, The Fourth Ford Class Supercarrier, Is Slated To Cost A Whopping $15BThe price of a single Ford class supercarrier is approaching the size of the entire annual defense budget of Canada. BYTyler RogowayJul 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareNo, Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Program Isn’t Dead, At Least Not YetMoscow is deferring mass production of the fighter for a number of possible reasons, but it hasn’t canceled the program outright. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018ShareThe Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some DestroyersThere’s nowhere left to go with the Arleigh Burke design, meaning the service will have to find a new ship to meet its energy-hungry demands. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After AllAfter insisting it needed to gather more information, the service says it might not need to finish the tests following a deadly accident. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2018ShareCanada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter ContractWith a chill spreading over historically toasty U.S.-Canada relations, Ottawa may penalize the U.S. by making its fighters less competitive. BYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018ShareThe German Air Force Wants To Know If Its Eurofighters Can Carry U.S. Nuclear BombsGermany’s formal inquiry suggests that the European fighter remain its preferred option for replacing its aging Tornado combat jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareF-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?Lockheed Martin and Raytheon say the update will improve the jet’s capability and save money, but it could exacerbate existing sustainment issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareMarines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar FirstThe service wants the first examples to be sensor nodes, but after that, they could take on a host of different missions from armed escort to strike. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2018ShareIt Takes 41,500 Hours Of Labor To Build A Single F-35A According To New ReportThe time it takes for workers to construct an F-35 is decreasing according to a new report, but other issues with the jet haven’t been resolved. BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareSenators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New BudgetLawmakers are pushing for new aircraft in both services as the Air Force insists it is getting close to actually buying the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareIt’s Official, The Navy’s Next Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Will Be The Naval Strike MissileThe deal could also open a path to adding the American-Norweigan-made missiles, or variants, to other platforms at sea, in the air, and on land. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2018ShareRussia’s S-500 Air Defense System Reportedly Hits Target Nearly 300 Miles AwayThe record-breaking achievement could indicate significant progress in the program, which has been delayed multiple times already. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2018ShareWatch One Of Russia’s Newest Ballistic Missile Subs Launch A Rare Four Missile SalvoThe dramatic test underscores Russia’s renewed interest in a submarine-based nuclear deterrent as it increased underwater activity in general. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2018ShareHere Is Boeing’s Master Plan For The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s FutureThe new Block III configuration is on track for the U.S. Navy, but some update options aren’t included. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareThe Marines Have Finally Received Their First Monster CH-53K King Stallion HelicopterNow the service is looking for ways to trim back the massively expensive helicopter’s costs as it works to get its first unit operational in 2019. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareU.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor RussiaRepresentatives say they don’t want to pay for new aircraft to support the Open Skies Treaty until the Kremlin is again complying with the deal. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareGermany, France Move Ahead With Joint C-130J Unit Amid Budget Woes and A400M DelaysThe two countries are sharing costs to expand a French air base to handle a mix of five C-130J-30 airlifters and five KC-130J tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 25, 2018ShareNavy Could Extend The Life Of USS Nimitz Past 50 Years To Maintain 12 Carrier FleetThe House Armed Service Committee wants the Navy to figure out a way to make sure there are 12 supercarriers in the fleet going into the mid 2020s. BYTyler RogowayApr 25, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareIt’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With RussiaWith the project effectively dead, the future of both India’s stealth fighter plans and Russia’s Su-57 are in limbo. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2018ShareHere’s The Navy’s Vision For A New Cruiser To Replace The Aging Ticonderoga ClassThe Chief of Naval Operations has laid out some ambitious objectives for the design and the program, but some may find them unsettling. BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018ShareLittle Crappy Ship: None Of The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships May Deploy In 2018A decade after USS Freedom was commissioned and multiple program restructurings, the Littoral Combat Ship fleet is nowhere near meeting its goals. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareThe F-35 Hits A Key Developmental Milestone, But With Watered-Down RequirementsThe F-35 program has finished development flight tests, but serious deficiencies remain unsolved and won’t be for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareThe Compelling Case For Turning S-3 Vikings Into The Navy’s New MQ-25 Tanker DroneThere’s plenty of paid for S-3s that can be converted to do the job and a dedicated Viking tanker variant has already been engineered and flown. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018ShareThe US Navy Still Hasn’t Formally Decided to Add Hellfires to Its Littoral Combat ShipsIt’s likely that the service will push ahead with the upgrades, but the weapons still reflect the watering down of the ships’ intended capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 28, 2018ShareCroatia Will Replace Its MiG-21s With Second-Hand F-16Ds From IsraelThree parties were offering used F-16s and Sweden was offering the JAS-39 Gripen for the Croatian fighter tender. BYTyler RogowayMar 28, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share‘Marillyn Lockheed’ Tells President Trump The F-35 ‘Absolutely’ Is InvisibleYet again, Lockheed Martin’s CEO Marillyn Hewson told the president exactly what he wanted to hear and that’s not a good thing. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018ShareThe UK Has Spent Nearly 15 Years Developing Watchkeeper Drones It Says Aren’t Safe to FlyThe British Army has more than 50 of the unmanned aircraft, but authorities say they still aren’t reliable enough even for routine drills. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareThe KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A MessBoeing’s new tanker, which is now slated to first replace the KC-10 Extender fleet, looks like it is heading for more delays. BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2018ShareU.S. Pacific Command Boss Mentions Potential Sale Of F-35 To IndiaIt would be the first official statement regarding the U.S. potentially selling F-35s to India. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2018ShareCongressman Details Integration Issues With The B-21’s Exotic Air Inlet DesignThe representative provided more information than ever before on a number of “hiccups” the next generation stealth bomber project is facing. BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018ShareOne Of These Five Ships Will Become The U.S. Navy’s Next FrigateThe FFG(X) program is well underway as the Navy selects five vendors to fully conceptualize their designs before making a final pick in 2019. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 12, 2018ShareUSAF’s Controversial New Plan To Retire B-2 And B-1 Bombers Early Is A Good OneThe flying service is making the right sacrifices to ensure the B-21 Raider gets fielded in large numbers while making the B-52 all it can be. BYTyler RogowayFeb 12, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 31, 2018ShareNo, Israel’s Interest In Buying New F-15s Isn’t A Referendum On The F-35The F-15 provides unique capabilities to the IAF, and considering production could end in the coming decade, buying more F-15s now may be a necessity. BYTyler RogowayJan 31, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018ShareNew Frigate Program Heats Up As U.S. Navy Says It Will Pay Nearly $1B Per ShipThe Navy is prioritizing its FFG(X) program and is willing to spend a substantial amount in order to realize its aggressive specifications list. BYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018ShareThe Course To A 355 Ship Navy Is Becoming Increasingly Challenging To PlotThe Navy talks big surface fleet dreams but it is going to take some serious planning and tough decision making to realize those dreams. BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 24, 2017ShareTrump Just Provided More Evidence That He Thinks The F-35 Is Actually InvisibleFor some reason POTUS loves to talk F-35 with Coasties. BYTyler RogowayNov 24, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2017ShareThe CH-53’s Dark Present But Bright Future On This The Chopper’s 53rd BirthdayThe type has gone through a turbulent patch in recent years but a new super powerful variant could revitalize its legacy for decades to come. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2017ShareIt’s Official, Canada Pens Formal Letter Of Interest For Surplus Aussie F/A-18 HornetsOttawa has few other options but to procure the second-hand jets to bolster the RCAF’s rapidly aging CF-18 fleet. BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2017ShareUSAF May Dump Its E-8C JSTARS Replacement Program For A Shadowy “Distributed” SolutionA Lockheed exec’s super slick pitch for the company’s E-8C JSTARS replacement jet hints at the use of technologies from top secret programs. BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 26, 2017ShareThis Video About The Navy’s Decaying Shipyards Makes Its 355 Ship Goal Seem LaughableThe Navy has continued to prioritize procurement over the ability to maintain the fleet it already has. BYTyler RogowaySep 26, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2017SharePentagon May Replace Its Doomsday Planes And “Air Force Two” With One New TypeConsolidating the E-4B NAOC and E-6B Mercury missions into one common aircraft while also sharing platform commonality with a C-32A replacement makes a ton of sense. BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2017ShareThe Navy Now Says It Can Get More Service Life Out Of Its Existing FleetNow that shipbuilders’ order books are filling up, the Navy claims it can get more service life out of the ships it already owns. BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2017ShareThe Broken Pentagon: Obama’s Secretary of USAF to Sit on Textron’s BoardTrump specifically said he wouldn’t allow this, but it seems like that promise has been quietly dropped. BYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2017ShareChief Of Naval Operations Alludes To A New Shadowy Revolution In Naval WarfareCNO Richardson thinks he’s on the cusp of some type of monumental transformation in the way America fights on the high seas, but he can’t tell us what it is exactly. BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2017ShareTrump Tells Navy To Ditch New Catapult, Babbles Incoherently About F-35Trump orders Navy to go back to steam catapults while jubilantly singing the F-35’s praises. BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2017ShareThe USMC’s New CH-53K King Stallion Is One Royally Expensive HelicopterMeet the most expensive helicopter in the world. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2017Share1234
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2018ShareU.K. Could Hand Deal Straight To Boeing For New Royal Air Force E-7 Radar PlanesThe possible sole-source deal has already sparked criticism at home and abroad from other companies hoping to get involved in the project. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 3, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2018ShareCanada Considers Buying Huge Non-Flyable Drone From Germany To Meet Arctic Patrol NeedsThe Germans removed virtually all essential components and put what’s left of the aircraft into storage five years ago. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 28, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2018ShareHere Are The Specific Terms Of The USAF’s T-X Contract That Boeing Just WonThe deal has a fixed price, but it also includes a mechanism for purchasing additional aircraft and simulators. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2018ShareUSMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years AwayThe older vehicles are set to serve through at least 2030, but will now do so without the improvements the design sorely needs. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 25, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018ShareSpaceX Exec Says Company Would Launch A Weapon Into Space In ‘Defense Of This Country’It might not be a hypothetical question for long now that Congress has asked the US military to develop anti-missile defenses in space. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018SharePork Floats!: Congress Inserts Three Littoral Combat Ships The Navy Doesn’t Want Into BudgetWhile adding ships, Congress cut funding to mission module development, creating a nasty paradox in which critical LCS missions are left in doubt. BYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 17, 2018ShareLet’s Talk About The Air Force’s Plan To Increase Squadrons From 312 To A Whopping 386The USAF needs to increase capacity in certain areas, but it stands to face extreme personnel and budget hurdles realizing such a large change. BYTyler RogowaySep 17, 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
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018ShareBoeing Is The Winner Of The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Competition (Updated)There are some happy and proud folks in St. Louis right now as the company further solidifies its portfolio of naval aviation programs. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickAug 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareAir Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J BomberIn addition to new engines, the updated aircraft could have an improved cockpit, enhanced flight systems, defensive gear, sensors, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareThe Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The EndDespite public perceptions, the service continues to emphasize that the program is focused on helping foreign air forces. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018ShareUSAF Hands Lockheed Billions For New Warning Satellites Amid Rush For More Space SensorsThe service is trying to push up the schedule for deploying its newest space-based sensor system, but it might not be fast enough for Congress. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareSloppy Welding On Launch Tubes For The Navy’s New Missile Sub Could Point To Larger ProblemsThe tubes are common to three types of boats, including the U.K.’s future ballistic missile subs, so any issue could have far-reaching impacts. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareUSAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades AgoUnfortunately, under the present plan, it could still take years for the planes to finally arrive. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018ShareCongress Set To Put the Brakes On Marine Plans To Buy More Of Its Popular M27 RiflesA new defense spending bill would slow purchases until the service explains how the guns align with an Army-led ammunition study. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 26, 2018ShareExclusive: Unmasking The F-15X, Boeing’s F-15C/D Eagle Replacement FighterBoeing and the USAF have been in talks for a year and a half about replacing the aging F-15C/D with a brand new advanced Eagle derivative, the F-15X. BYTyler RogowayJul 26, 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
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareWatchdog Says USAF Is Wasting F-22s On Patrols And Deployments, Should Consolidate ForceA new report says the jets and their pilots are too busy with missions that don’t require their unique capabilities to prepare for conflicts that do. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 20, 2018ShareCVN-81, The Fourth Ford Class Supercarrier, Is Slated To Cost A Whopping $15BThe price of a single Ford class supercarrier is approaching the size of the entire annual defense budget of Canada. BYTyler RogowayJul 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018ShareNo, Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Program Isn’t Dead, At Least Not YetMoscow is deferring mass production of the fighter for a number of possible reasons, but it hasn’t canceled the program outright. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018ShareThe Navy May Use One Hull Design To Replace Its Cruisers And Some DestroyersThere’s nowhere left to go with the Arleigh Burke design, meaning the service will have to find a new ship to meet its energy-hungry demands. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After AllAfter insisting it needed to gather more information, the service says it might not need to finish the tests following a deadly accident. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2018ShareCanada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter ContractWith a chill spreading over historically toasty U.S.-Canada relations, Ottawa may penalize the U.S. by making its fighters less competitive. BYTyler RogowayJun 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018ShareThe German Air Force Wants To Know If Its Eurofighters Can Carry U.S. Nuclear BombsGermany’s formal inquiry suggests that the European fighter remain its preferred option for replacing its aging Tornado combat jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018ShareF-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?Lockheed Martin and Raytheon say the update will improve the jet’s capability and save money, but it could exacerbate existing sustainment issues. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareMarines Want Their Multi-Role Vertical Takeoff Combat Drone To Be A Flying Radar FirstThe service wants the first examples to be sensor nodes, but after that, they could take on a host of different missions from armed escort to strike. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2018ShareIt Takes 41,500 Hours Of Labor To Build A Single F-35A According To New ReportThe time it takes for workers to construct an F-35 is decreasing according to a new report, but other issues with the jet haven’t been resolved. BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareSenators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New BudgetLawmakers are pushing for new aircraft in both services as the Air Force insists it is getting close to actually buying the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018ShareIt’s Official, The Navy’s Next Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Will Be The Naval Strike MissileThe deal could also open a path to adding the American-Norweigan-made missiles, or variants, to other platforms at sea, in the air, and on land. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2018ShareRussia’s S-500 Air Defense System Reportedly Hits Target Nearly 300 Miles AwayThe record-breaking achievement could indicate significant progress in the program, which has been delayed multiple times already. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2018ShareWatch One Of Russia’s Newest Ballistic Missile Subs Launch A Rare Four Missile SalvoThe dramatic test underscores Russia’s renewed interest in a submarine-based nuclear deterrent as it increased underwater activity in general. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2018ShareHere Is Boeing’s Master Plan For The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s FutureThe new Block III configuration is on track for the U.S. Navy, but some update options aren’t included. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareThe Marines Have Finally Received Their First Monster CH-53K King Stallion HelicopterNow the service is looking for ways to trim back the massively expensive helicopter’s costs as it works to get its first unit operational in 2019. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018ShareU.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor RussiaRepresentatives say they don’t want to pay for new aircraft to support the Open Skies Treaty until the Kremlin is again complying with the deal. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018ShareGermany, France Move Ahead With Joint C-130J Unit Amid Budget Woes and A400M DelaysThe two countries are sharing costs to expand a French air base to handle a mix of five C-130J-30 airlifters and five KC-130J tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 25, 2018ShareNavy Could Extend The Life Of USS Nimitz Past 50 Years To Maintain 12 Carrier FleetThe House Armed Service Committee wants the Navy to figure out a way to make sure there are 12 supercarriers in the fleet going into the mid 2020s. BYTyler RogowayApr 25, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018ShareIt’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With RussiaWith the project effectively dead, the future of both India’s stealth fighter plans and Russia’s Su-57 are in limbo. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2018ShareHere’s The Navy’s Vision For A New Cruiser To Replace The Aging Ticonderoga ClassThe Chief of Naval Operations has laid out some ambitious objectives for the design and the program, but some may find them unsettling. BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018ShareLittle Crappy Ship: None Of The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships May Deploy In 2018A decade after USS Freedom was commissioned and multiple program restructurings, the Littoral Combat Ship fleet is nowhere near meeting its goals. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareThe F-35 Hits A Key Developmental Milestone, But With Watered-Down RequirementsThe F-35 program has finished development flight tests, but serious deficiencies remain unsolved and won’t be for the foreseeable future. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018ShareThe Compelling Case For Turning S-3 Vikings Into The Navy’s New MQ-25 Tanker DroneThere’s plenty of paid for S-3s that can be converted to do the job and a dedicated Viking tanker variant has already been engineered and flown. BYTyler RogowayApr 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018ShareThe US Navy Still Hasn’t Formally Decided to Add Hellfires to Its Littoral Combat ShipsIt’s likely that the service will push ahead with the upgrades, but the weapons still reflect the watering down of the ships’ intended capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 30, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 28, 2018ShareCroatia Will Replace Its MiG-21s With Second-Hand F-16Ds From IsraelThree parties were offering used F-16s and Sweden was offering the JAS-39 Gripen for the Croatian fighter tender. BYTyler RogowayMar 28, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share‘Marillyn Lockheed’ Tells President Trump The F-35 ‘Absolutely’ Is InvisibleYet again, Lockheed Martin’s CEO Marillyn Hewson told the president exactly what he wanted to hear and that’s not a good thing. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018ShareThe UK Has Spent Nearly 15 Years Developing Watchkeeper Drones It Says Aren’t Safe to FlyThe British Army has more than 50 of the unmanned aircraft, but authorities say they still aren’t reliable enough even for routine drills. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 22, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018ShareThe KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Program Is Still A MessBoeing’s new tanker, which is now slated to first replace the KC-10 Extender fleet, looks like it is heading for more delays. BYTyler RogowayMar 16, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2018ShareU.S. Pacific Command Boss Mentions Potential Sale Of F-35 To IndiaIt would be the first official statement regarding the U.S. potentially selling F-35s to India. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2018ShareCongressman Details Integration Issues With The B-21’s Exotic Air Inlet DesignThe representative provided more information than ever before on a number of “hiccups” the next generation stealth bomber project is facing. BYTyler RogowayMar 8, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018ShareOne Of These Five Ships Will Become The U.S. Navy’s Next FrigateThe FFG(X) program is well underway as the Navy selects five vendors to fully conceptualize their designs before making a final pick in 2019. BYTyler RogowayFeb 17, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 12, 2018ShareUSAF’s Controversial New Plan To Retire B-2 And B-1 Bombers Early Is A Good OneThe flying service is making the right sacrifices to ensure the B-21 Raider gets fielded in large numbers while making the B-52 all it can be. BYTyler RogowayFeb 12, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 31, 2018ShareNo, Israel’s Interest In Buying New F-15s Isn’t A Referendum On The F-35The F-15 provides unique capabilities to the IAF, and considering production could end in the coming decade, buying more F-15s now may be a necessity. BYTyler RogowayJan 31, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018ShareNew Frigate Program Heats Up As U.S. Navy Says It Will Pay Nearly $1B Per ShipThe Navy is prioritizing its FFG(X) program and is willing to spend a substantial amount in order to realize its aggressive specifications list. BYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018ShareThe Course To A 355 Ship Navy Is Becoming Increasingly Challenging To PlotThe Navy talks big surface fleet dreams but it is going to take some serious planning and tough decision making to realize those dreams. BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 24, 2017ShareTrump Just Provided More Evidence That He Thinks The F-35 Is Actually InvisibleFor some reason POTUS loves to talk F-35 with Coasties. BYTyler RogowayNov 24, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2017ShareThe CH-53’s Dark Present But Bright Future On This The Chopper’s 53rd BirthdayThe type has gone through a turbulent patch in recent years but a new super powerful variant could revitalize its legacy for decades to come. BYTyler RogowayOct 14, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2017ShareIt’s Official, Canada Pens Formal Letter Of Interest For Surplus Aussie F/A-18 HornetsOttawa has few other options but to procure the second-hand jets to bolster the RCAF’s rapidly aging CF-18 fleet. BYTyler RogowayOct 13, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2017ShareUSAF May Dump Its E-8C JSTARS Replacement Program For A Shadowy “Distributed” SolutionA Lockheed exec’s super slick pitch for the company’s E-8C JSTARS replacement jet hints at the use of technologies from top secret programs. BYTyler RogowayOct 5, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 26, 2017ShareThis Video About The Navy’s Decaying Shipyards Makes Its 355 Ship Goal Seem LaughableThe Navy has continued to prioritize procurement over the ability to maintain the fleet it already has. BYTyler RogowaySep 26, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2017SharePentagon May Replace Its Doomsday Planes And “Air Force Two” With One New TypeConsolidating the E-4B NAOC and E-6B Mercury missions into one common aircraft while also sharing platform commonality with a C-32A replacement makes a ton of sense. BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2017ShareThe Navy Now Says It Can Get More Service Life Out Of Its Existing FleetNow that shipbuilders’ order books are filling up, the Navy claims it can get more service life out of the ships it already owns. BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2017ShareThe Broken Pentagon: Obama’s Secretary of USAF to Sit on Textron’s BoardTrump specifically said he wouldn’t allow this, but it seems like that promise has been quietly dropped. BYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2017ShareChief Of Naval Operations Alludes To A New Shadowy Revolution In Naval WarfareCNO Richardson thinks he’s on the cusp of some type of monumental transformation in the way America fights on the high seas, but he can’t tell us what it is exactly. BYTyler RogowayMay 16, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2017ShareTrump Tells Navy To Ditch New Catapult, Babbles Incoherently About F-35Trump orders Navy to go back to steam catapults while jubilantly singing the F-35’s praises. BYTyler RogowayMay 11, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2017ShareThe USMC’s New CH-53K King Stallion Is One Royally Expensive HelicopterMeet the most expensive helicopter in the world. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2017Share