Featured in russiaBYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2018ShareRumors of Covert Russian Ops Swirl After Finland’s Police Raid Bond-Esque Private IslandFinnish authorities said it was all about money laundering, but the island’s strategic location, multiple docks, helipad, and more suggest otherwise. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareNATO Unfazed By Russia Plans To Fire Missiles Near Its Massive Exercise Off Norway (Updated)The western alliance says it isn’t worried about dueling drills as long as the Kremlin ‘behaves.’ BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2018ShareHuge Floating Dry Dock Holding Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Has Accidentally Sunk (Updated)The Admiral Kuznetsov was undergoing a long-delayed and much-needed deep overhaul when the accident occurred. BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2018ShareRussia’s Dry Dock Accident Could Have Far Larger Repercussions Than A Damaged CarrierRussia’s biggest dry dock has completely sunk and it’s debatable if it has anything that could fully replace it anytime in the foreseeable future. BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2018ShareWhat Pulling Out Of The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Means And What Comes NextThe Russians are violating the deal, but ditching it could strain America’s relations with its allies and kick off an expensive arms race. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 22, 2018ShareU.S. Carrier Enters Arctic Circle For The First Time in 28 Years As New Cold War Heats UpThe region is notorious for rapid changes in weather conditions, frigid temps, rough seas, high winds…and Russian submarines. BYTyler RogowayOct 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 22, 2018ShareNavy Wants New ‘Seawolf-Like’ Attack Submarines To Challenge Russian And Chinese ThreatsThe boats would be a key part of the service’s plans to revitalize its anti-submarine capabilities, but at a price of more than $5 billion each. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 22, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2018ShareU.S. To Offer Surplus Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates To Ukraine: ReportsAlthough far from new, the ships would offer Ukraine a huge and desperately needed boost in naval capabilities. BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 17, 2018ShareRussia Rages At Pentagon Plans To Build U.S. Made Derivatives of Soviet-Era Small ArmsThe United States sends these weapons to allies and uses them for its own purposes, but is tired of relying on foreign suppliers. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 17, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2018ShareSoyuz Rocket Failure Could Leave International Space Station In Risky Unmanned ModeWith no crew, no one would be able to fix critical systems if they broke and important work related to the station would come grinding to a halt. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018ShareUSAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic WeaponConcerns about Russian and Chinese threats have pushed the services to work together to try to get the weapon operational in two years. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2018ShareOne Of These Big Cannon Toting Armored Vehicles May Replace the Bradley Fighting VehicleThe Army is looking closely at European designs as it seeks to reinvigorate its capabilities to fight large-scale conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Ivan VoukadinovOct 8, 2018ShareExclusive: Russian MiG-31 Foxhound Carrying Huge Mystery Missile Emerges Near MoscowThe big rocket is likely to be either a space-launch system or an anti-satellite weapon, and maybe even both. BYTyler Rogoway and Ivan VoukadinovOct 8, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2018ShareDARPA’s Virus-Carrying Bugs Aren’t Officially Weapons, But It Sure Sounds Like They Could BeScientists fear that perception could be destabilizing as Russia alleges without evidence that the United States has a covert bio-weapons program. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018ShareSyria Finally Gets Its S-300 SAM System, But It’s A Token Capability At BestAssad has only received four launchers and the Russians say it will take three months to train enough Syrians to operate them. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018ShareNATO Envoy Says U.S. Looking At Ways To ‘Take Out’ Russia’s Treaty-Violating Missiles (Updated)The remarks were worryingly unclear on exactly what the United States was prepared to do and under what circumstances. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2018ShareGiving Syria S-300 Surface To Air Missile Systems Won’t Halt Israeli StrikesIf the missiles actually arrive and stay, they would represent a clear escalation, but Israel won’t stop its strikes because of them. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018ShareUSAF Wants Units To Rapidly Build And Fly From New Bases In The Middle Of A Future WarThe USAF needs to adapt since adversaries would try to neutralize established facilities in the opening phases of any potential high-end conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareRussia’s Claim That Israeli F-16s Used Their Doomed Il-20 Spy Plane As Cover Doesn’t Add UpIt’s not clear how the Kremlin might respond after the embarrassing incident in which Syrian forces accidentally shot down the Russian aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareRussian IL-20 Surveillance Plane Went Down Off Syrian Coast During Israeli Missile Barrage (Updated)The Il-20 disappeared as Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli strike. Russia has insinuated that a French frigate may have been involved. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018ShareU.S. Refuses To Allow New Russian Planes To Fly Open Skies Flights Over Its TerritoryMembers of Congress argue that the Kremlin is abusing a treaty that allows for these reconnaissance missions by adding new aircraft and sensors. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018ShareUSAF Trying To Find Weapon Used In Mystery Attacks On US Diplomats As Evidence Points To RussiaIntercepted communications point to the Kremlin as the United States continues to investigate how the attacks occurred. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018ShareThis Is The Army’s New Electronic Warfare Vehicle, The First Of Its Kind In YearsThe armored trucks are an important stepping stone to the service rebooting its sorely neglected ground-based jamming capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2018ShareRussian Commandos Are Getting “Silent” Mortars That Are As Quiet As A Suppressed RifleThe weapons use special ammunition to eliminate smoke and flash during firing and keep noise to an absolute minimum. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 6, 2018ShareRussia Threatens To Attack Key U.S. Outpost In Southern SyriaThe American base at At Tanf has been a flashpoint before, but it could now become a dangerous sideshow to a larger Syrian government offensive. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2018ShareWatchdog Warns The Coast Guard To Get Real About Its Plans To Field Critical New IcebreakersThat’s if Congress doesn’t kill funding for the crucial program entirely first. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 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 TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareRussian Forces Flood Into The Med Ahead Of Syrian Offensive, Here’s Everything You Need To KnowWe’ve broken down all the latest news and military movements to give you a clear picture of what is and what is likely to come. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareUkraine Requests To Buy Patriot Missiles As It Delivers A Mobile Radar To The U.S. ArmyWashington has been expanding defense deals with Kiev amid increased threats from Russia, but the cooperation may increasingly go both ways. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2018ShareAll You Need To Know About Bombing Of Top Separatist Leader In Ukraine And Why It MattersThe assassination has sent accusations flying and comes as Russia takes an even more aggressive stance along Ukraine’s land and sea borders. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareRussian Flotilla Appears Off Syria as Accusations Fly Ahead of Assad’s Next Big OffensiveThe United States and its allies deny they are planning to strike the Syrian regime, but say they could in response to any chemical weapon attacks. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 28, 2018ShareRussia Proved How Stupid Western Media Is At Defense Reporting With This Ridiculous ContraptionMoscow is consistently spewing out a stream of technologically and fiscally unsubstantiated weapons programs and the western press is drinking it up. BYTyler RogowayAug 28, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2018ShareRussia Denies Flying Mystery Air Strike On Afghan Border, Claims Black Choppers Still Aiding ISISThe Kremlin and others continue to make confusing and conflicting claims about activities along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan boundary. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareForeign F-35 Users Spend Millions To Stop Jet’s Computer From Sharing Their SecretsOperators will now be able to block the F-35’s systems from sending data back to the United States, but other security concerns may remain. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareRussia Is Hunting For Its Crashed Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile And The U.S. Might Be TooRecovering the wreck could give the Kremlin additional information to inform future tests and would keep the design out of foreign hands. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018ShareRussia Has Four Potential “Killer Satellites” In Orbit, At Least That We Know AboutThe threat these so-called “space apparatus inspectors” pose is an example of what conflict in space might look like in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 10, 2018ShareThe Scope, Not The Scale of Russian And Chinese Naval Ops In The Atlantic Is WorrisomeWhat Russia and China are doing in and below the Atlantic Ocean might be more concerning than how many ships they have there in total. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 10, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2018ShareRussia Can’t Afford Its New T-14 Armata Tanks, Turns To Updated Older Designs InsteadThe T-14 program might not be completely over just yet, but the cash-strapped Kremlin is actively pursuing alternatives in the meantime. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2018ShareIsrael Shoots Down Syrian Jet As Tensions Along The Two Countries’ Border Ratchet Up (Updated)The shootdown comes soon after Israeli forces tried to knock out Syrian missiles that appeared to be headed for the country. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 19, 2018ShareRussia Releases Videos Offering An Unprecedented Look At Its Six New Super WeaponsAfter a controversial summit between Trump and Putin, the Kremlin gives us a glimpse of its latest strategic weapons developments. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 19, 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, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 17, 2018ShareRussia, Trump, Election Meddling, And The Helsinki Summit: Discuss!The story has massive strategic and foreign policy implications, so what’s your take? BYTyler RogowayJul 17, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareU.S. Trying to Sell Turkey Patriot Missiles to End Spat Over Russian S-400 PurchaseThe Turkish missile system order has caused a chill in relations between the two countries, but an alternative arms deal might not fix things. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018ShareSyrian Drone Prompts Israel To Retaliate As Netanyahu and Putin Try to Cut a DealIsrael still wants Iran out of Syria as Assad’s troops, backed by Russian and Iranian forces, get closer to its border. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2018ShareIt’s Not What Trump Said About Germany At The NATO Summit, It’s How He Said ItTrump hammered member states for not paying enough and Germany, in particular, for being “controlled by Russia” just days before meeting with Putin. BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2018ShareRussia Executes Mock Special Operations Raid On Remote Island Off FinlandThe practice operation is highly indicative of how Russia could kick-off combat operations in the region. BYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2018SharePotential New Crisis Between Israel And Syria Looms As Assad Pushes Toward Israeli BorderIsrael and Russia reportedly struck a deal to get Iran off the Israeli border, but there may already be cracks appearing in any such arrangement. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018ShareTurkey’s F-35 Rollout Ceremony Got Pretty, Pretty, WeirdMusic and a crazy dance routine interspersed speeches that notably did not touch on tensions between the United States and Turkey over the jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 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 19, 2018ShareSenate Voted To Block Turkey From Getting Its F-35s As Spat Over Russian Missiles GrowsThe U.S. and Turkish governments are increasingly at odds over the purchase of S-400 air defense systems, an American on trial in Turkey, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018ShareIraqi Armored Brigade Ditches U.S. M1 Abrams For Russian T-90 TanksThe change in equipment comes after the United States put restrictions on the M1’s use to keep them out of the hands of Iranian-backed militias. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareThe Army Wants New Tracked Vehicles That Will Run In Deep Snow At 50 BelowAs the prospect for conflict in the Arctic increases, the service is moving to replace its obscure fleet of aging Swedish-built vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 3, 2018ShareKim’s Ousting Of Top Military Officials Ahead Of Summit May Be A Sign Of Instability At HomeKim is slated to leave North Korea and his nuclear arsenal behind for the controversial summit and it’s possible he fears a coup could occur. BYTyler RogowayJun 3, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 30, 2018ShareRussian Commandos Debut Arctic Combat Buggy That Looks Right Out Of Fast And FuriousThe winterized version of the Chaborz M-3 swaps out wheels for a combination of tracks and skis to help troops get around in snowy conditions. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 30, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2018ShareRussia Denies Aerial Skirmish With Israel As The Two Countries Look To Make Syrian DealsRussian and Israeli officials are growing closer amid tensions with Iran, but the United States may not appreciate that new relationship. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2018ShareBritish Army’s New Land Ceptor SAM System Blasts Its First Aerial TargetThe ground-based weapon will share components with the Royal Navy’s Sea Ceptor and replace aging Cold War-era Rapier air defense systems. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2018ShareRussia’s Su-57 Fighter Launches A New Cruise Missile From Its Weapons BayRussia’s new super fighter appears to be in the process of receiving a missile that will drastically improve its deep strike capabilities. BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 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 22, 2018ShareIsrael Says Its F-35Is Have Flown Strikes As The Drumbeat For War With Iran Gets LouderThe head of the Israeli Air Force made the rare public announcement at a conference, which comes after numerous rumors about the jet’s combat debut. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2018ShareRumors Fly As Huge Mystery Blasts Rock Syrian Air Base With Iranian TiesReports suggest the incident at Hama Military Airport was accidental, but there are already rumors of Israeli involvement. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 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 9, 2018ShareHere’s What You Need To Know About What Trump Just Did To The Iran Nuclear DealThe president has announced the United States will withdraw from the multi-national agreement, but it will be a months-long process. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 9, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 9, 2018ShareRussia’s Tiny Machine Gun-Toting Snowmobile Keeps Occupants Warm Even When It’s 50 BelowThe Berkut-2 could be an increasingly important part of Russian Arctic operations, especially when it comes to more mundane day-to-day activities. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 9, 2018Share1…1011121314
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2018ShareRumors of Covert Russian Ops Swirl After Finland’s Police Raid Bond-Esque Private IslandFinnish authorities said it was all about money laundering, but the island’s strategic location, multiple docks, helipad, and more suggest otherwise. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareNATO Unfazed By Russia Plans To Fire Missiles Near Its Massive Exercise Off Norway (Updated)The western alliance says it isn’t worried about dueling drills as long as the Kremlin ‘behaves.’ BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2018ShareHuge Floating Dry Dock Holding Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Has Accidentally Sunk (Updated)The Admiral Kuznetsov was undergoing a long-delayed and much-needed deep overhaul when the accident occurred. BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2018ShareRussia’s Dry Dock Accident Could Have Far Larger Repercussions Than A Damaged CarrierRussia’s biggest dry dock has completely sunk and it’s debatable if it has anything that could fully replace it anytime in the foreseeable future. BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2018ShareWhat Pulling Out Of The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Means And What Comes NextThe Russians are violating the deal, but ditching it could strain America’s relations with its allies and kick off an expensive arms race. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 22, 2018ShareU.S. Carrier Enters Arctic Circle For The First Time in 28 Years As New Cold War Heats UpThe region is notorious for rapid changes in weather conditions, frigid temps, rough seas, high winds…and Russian submarines. BYTyler RogowayOct 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 22, 2018ShareNavy Wants New ‘Seawolf-Like’ Attack Submarines To Challenge Russian And Chinese ThreatsThe boats would be a key part of the service’s plans to revitalize its anti-submarine capabilities, but at a price of more than $5 billion each. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 22, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2018ShareU.S. To Offer Surplus Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates To Ukraine: ReportsAlthough far from new, the ships would offer Ukraine a huge and desperately needed boost in naval capabilities. BYTyler RogowayOct 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 17, 2018ShareRussia Rages At Pentagon Plans To Build U.S. Made Derivatives of Soviet-Era Small ArmsThe United States sends these weapons to allies and uses them for its own purposes, but is tired of relying on foreign suppliers. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 17, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2018ShareSoyuz Rocket Failure Could Leave International Space Station In Risky Unmanned ModeWith no crew, no one would be able to fix critical systems if they broke and important work related to the station would come grinding to a halt. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018ShareUSAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic WeaponConcerns about Russian and Chinese threats have pushed the services to work together to try to get the weapon operational in two years. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2018ShareOne Of These Big Cannon Toting Armored Vehicles May Replace the Bradley Fighting VehicleThe Army is looking closely at European designs as it seeks to reinvigorate its capabilities to fight large-scale conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 8, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Ivan VoukadinovOct 8, 2018ShareExclusive: Russian MiG-31 Foxhound Carrying Huge Mystery Missile Emerges Near MoscowThe big rocket is likely to be either a space-launch system or an anti-satellite weapon, and maybe even both. BYTyler Rogoway and Ivan VoukadinovOct 8, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2018ShareDARPA’s Virus-Carrying Bugs Aren’t Officially Weapons, But It Sure Sounds Like They Could BeScientists fear that perception could be destabilizing as Russia alleges without evidence that the United States has a covert bio-weapons program. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018ShareSyria Finally Gets Its S-300 SAM System, But It’s A Token Capability At BestAssad has only received four launchers and the Russians say it will take three months to train enough Syrians to operate them. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018ShareNATO Envoy Says U.S. Looking At Ways To ‘Take Out’ Russia’s Treaty-Violating Missiles (Updated)The remarks were worryingly unclear on exactly what the United States was prepared to do and under what circumstances. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2018ShareGiving Syria S-300 Surface To Air Missile Systems Won’t Halt Israeli StrikesIf the missiles actually arrive and stay, they would represent a clear escalation, but Israel won’t stop its strikes because of them. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018ShareUSAF Wants Units To Rapidly Build And Fly From New Bases In The Middle Of A Future WarThe USAF needs to adapt since adversaries would try to neutralize established facilities in the opening phases of any potential high-end conflict. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareRussia’s Claim That Israeli F-16s Used Their Doomed Il-20 Spy Plane As Cover Doesn’t Add UpIt’s not clear how the Kremlin might respond after the embarrassing incident in which Syrian forces accidentally shot down the Russian aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018ShareRussian IL-20 Surveillance Plane Went Down Off Syrian Coast During Israeli Missile Barrage (Updated)The Il-20 disappeared as Syrian air defenses responded to an Israeli strike. Russia has insinuated that a French frigate may have been involved. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickSep 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018ShareU.S. Refuses To Allow New Russian Planes To Fly Open Skies Flights Over Its TerritoryMembers of Congress argue that the Kremlin is abusing a treaty that allows for these reconnaissance missions by adding new aircraft and sensors. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018ShareUSAF Trying To Find Weapon Used In Mystery Attacks On US Diplomats As Evidence Points To RussiaIntercepted communications point to the Kremlin as the United States continues to investigate how the attacks occurred. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018ShareThis Is The Army’s New Electronic Warfare Vehicle, The First Of Its Kind In YearsThe armored trucks are an important stepping stone to the service rebooting its sorely neglected ground-based jamming capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2018ShareRussian Commandos Are Getting “Silent” Mortars That Are As Quiet As A Suppressed RifleThe weapons use special ammunition to eliminate smoke and flash during firing and keep noise to an absolute minimum. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 6, 2018ShareRussia Threatens To Attack Key U.S. Outpost In Southern SyriaThe American base at At Tanf has been a flashpoint before, but it could now become a dangerous sideshow to a larger Syrian government offensive. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 2018ShareWatchdog Warns The Coast Guard To Get Real About Its Plans To Field Critical New IcebreakersThat’s if Congress doesn’t kill funding for the crucial program entirely first. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 5, 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 TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareRussian Forces Flood Into The Med Ahead Of Syrian Offensive, Here’s Everything You Need To KnowWe’ve broken down all the latest news and military movements to give you a clear picture of what is and what is likely to come. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018ShareUkraine Requests To Buy Patriot Missiles As It Delivers A Mobile Radar To The U.S. ArmyWashington has been expanding defense deals with Kiev amid increased threats from Russia, but the cooperation may increasingly go both ways. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 4, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2018ShareAll You Need To Know About Bombing Of Top Separatist Leader In Ukraine And Why It MattersThe assassination has sent accusations flying and comes as Russia takes an even more aggressive stance along Ukraine’s land and sea borders. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018ShareRussian Flotilla Appears Off Syria as Accusations Fly Ahead of Assad’s Next Big OffensiveThe United States and its allies deny they are planning to strike the Syrian regime, but say they could in response to any chemical weapon attacks. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 28, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 28, 2018ShareRussia Proved How Stupid Western Media Is At Defense Reporting With This Ridiculous ContraptionMoscow is consistently spewing out a stream of technologically and fiscally unsubstantiated weapons programs and the western press is drinking it up. BYTyler RogowayAug 28, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2018ShareRussia Denies Flying Mystery Air Strike On Afghan Border, Claims Black Choppers Still Aiding ISISThe Kremlin and others continue to make confusing and conflicting claims about activities along the Afghanistan-Tajikistan boundary. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareForeign F-35 Users Spend Millions To Stop Jet’s Computer From Sharing Their SecretsOperators will now be able to block the F-35’s systems from sending data back to the United States, but other security concerns may remain. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareRussia Is Hunting For Its Crashed Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile And The U.S. Might Be TooRecovering the wreck could give the Kremlin additional information to inform future tests and would keep the design out of foreign hands. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018ShareRussia Has Four Potential “Killer Satellites” In Orbit, At Least That We Know AboutThe threat these so-called “space apparatus inspectors” pose is an example of what conflict in space might look like in the future. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 10, 2018ShareThe Scope, Not The Scale of Russian And Chinese Naval Ops In The Atlantic Is WorrisomeWhat Russia and China are doing in and below the Atlantic Ocean might be more concerning than how many ships they have there in total. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 10, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2018ShareRussia Can’t Afford Its New T-14 Armata Tanks, Turns To Updated Older Designs InsteadThe T-14 program might not be completely over just yet, but the cash-strapped Kremlin is actively pursuing alternatives in the meantime. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2018ShareIsrael Shoots Down Syrian Jet As Tensions Along The Two Countries’ Border Ratchet Up (Updated)The shootdown comes soon after Israeli forces tried to knock out Syrian missiles that appeared to be headed for the country. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 25, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 19, 2018ShareRussia Releases Videos Offering An Unprecedented Look At Its Six New Super WeaponsAfter a controversial summit between Trump and Putin, the Kremlin gives us a glimpse of its latest strategic weapons developments. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 19, 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
BYTyler RogowayJul 17, 2018ShareRussia, Trump, Election Meddling, And The Helsinki Summit: Discuss!The story has massive strategic and foreign policy implications, so what’s your take? BYTyler RogowayJul 17, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018ShareU.S. Trying to Sell Turkey Patriot Missiles to End Spat Over Russian S-400 PurchaseThe Turkish missile system order has caused a chill in relations between the two countries, but an alternative arms deal might not fix things. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018ShareSyrian Drone Prompts Israel To Retaliate As Netanyahu and Putin Try to Cut a DealIsrael still wants Iran out of Syria as Assad’s troops, backed by Russian and Iranian forces, get closer to its border. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2018ShareIt’s Not What Trump Said About Germany At The NATO Summit, It’s How He Said ItTrump hammered member states for not paying enough and Germany, in particular, for being “controlled by Russia” just days before meeting with Putin. BYTyler RogowayJul 11, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2018ShareRussia Executes Mock Special Operations Raid On Remote Island Off FinlandThe practice operation is highly indicative of how Russia could kick-off combat operations in the region. BYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2018SharePotential New Crisis Between Israel And Syria Looms As Assad Pushes Toward Israeli BorderIsrael and Russia reportedly struck a deal to get Iran off the Israeli border, but there may already be cracks appearing in any such arrangement. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 25, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 21, 2018ShareTurkey’s F-35 Rollout Ceremony Got Pretty, Pretty, WeirdMusic and a crazy dance routine interspersed speeches that notably did not touch on tensions between the United States and Turkey over the jets. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 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 19, 2018ShareSenate Voted To Block Turkey From Getting Its F-35s As Spat Over Russian Missiles GrowsThe U.S. and Turkish governments are increasingly at odds over the purchase of S-400 air defense systems, an American on trial in Turkey, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018ShareIraqi Armored Brigade Ditches U.S. M1 Abrams For Russian T-90 TanksThe change in equipment comes after the United States put restrictions on the M1’s use to keep them out of the hands of Iranian-backed militias. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018ShareThe Army Wants New Tracked Vehicles That Will Run In Deep Snow At 50 BelowAs the prospect for conflict in the Arctic increases, the service is moving to replace its obscure fleet of aging Swedish-built vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 3, 2018ShareKim’s Ousting Of Top Military Officials Ahead Of Summit May Be A Sign Of Instability At HomeKim is slated to leave North Korea and his nuclear arsenal behind for the controversial summit and it’s possible he fears a coup could occur. BYTyler RogowayJun 3, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 30, 2018ShareRussian Commandos Debut Arctic Combat Buggy That Looks Right Out Of Fast And FuriousThe winterized version of the Chaborz M-3 swaps out wheels for a combination of tracks and skis to help troops get around in snowy conditions. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 30, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2018ShareRussia Denies Aerial Skirmish With Israel As The Two Countries Look To Make Syrian DealsRussian and Israeli officials are growing closer amid tensions with Iran, but the United States may not appreciate that new relationship. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2018ShareBritish Army’s New Land Ceptor SAM System Blasts Its First Aerial TargetThe ground-based weapon will share components with the Royal Navy’s Sea Ceptor and replace aging Cold War-era Rapier air defense systems. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 29, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2018ShareRussia’s Su-57 Fighter Launches A New Cruise Missile From Its Weapons BayRussia’s new super fighter appears to be in the process of receiving a missile that will drastically improve its deep strike capabilities. BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 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 22, 2018ShareIsrael Says Its F-35Is Have Flown Strikes As The Drumbeat For War With Iran Gets LouderThe head of the Israeli Air Force made the rare public announcement at a conference, which comes after numerous rumors about the jet’s combat debut. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2018ShareRumors Fly As Huge Mystery Blasts Rock Syrian Air Base With Iranian TiesReports suggest the incident at Hama Military Airport was accidental, but there are already rumors of Israeli involvement. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 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 9, 2018ShareHere’s What You Need To Know About What Trump Just Did To The Iran Nuclear DealThe president has announced the United States will withdraw from the multi-national agreement, but it will be a months-long process. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 9, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 9, 2018ShareRussia’s Tiny Machine Gun-Toting Snowmobile Keeps Occupants Warm Even When It’s 50 BelowThe Berkut-2 could be an increasingly important part of Russian Arctic operations, especially when it comes to more mundane day-to-day activities. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 9, 2018Share