Featured in SAMsBYTyler Rogoway and Thomas NewdickMar 22, 2022ShareUkraine Needs Ground-Based Air Defenses Way More Than MiGs. Here Are The Best OptionsRushing highly mobile and familiar air defense systems to Ukraine is the key to keeping Russian aircraft at bay and under threat. BYTyler Rogoway and Thomas NewdickMar 22, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2022ShareRussia’s New Buk-M3 Air Defense Missile System Now Appears To Be In Ukraine (Updated)Russia no doubt hopes the latest iteration of the Buk surface-to-air missile system will help turn the tables against the Ukrainian Air Force. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 31, 2021ShareWatch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile CrewRealistic threats on the ground are an important if often underappreciated aspect of the Air Force’s Red Flag air combat exercises. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 31, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021SharePentagon Team Has Returned From Assessing Ukraine’s Air Defense NeedsThere are rumblings that the U.S. government could bolster Ukraine’s air defenses as a possible new Russian invasion looms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 2021SharePoland Sold Shoulder-Fired Anti-Aircraft Missiles With Coded Locks To Prevent Unauthorized UseThis kind of technology has been reported to exist to help ease concerns about terrorists getting their hands on portable anti-aircraft missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021ShareSurface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A CrisisGrowing threats to the homeland, especially from advanced cruise missiles, have prompted new initiatives aimed at defending key sites. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareThis Is Our First View Of Russia’s New S-500 Air Defense System In ActionThe much-delayed air defense system is designed to swat down both air-breathing and ballistic missile threats. BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2021ShareS-400 SAMs Knocked Out In Simulated Strikes During Big Army-Led Exercise In AfricaRussia’s most powerful air defense system loomed large over the huge “African Lion” multi-national wargames. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe State Department Is Now Warning Of Impending Drone Attacks And How To Survive ThemThese kinds of ominous drone alerts belonged only in dystopian fiction just a short time ago. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 2020ShareArmy Offers Glimpse Of New Low-Cost Surface-To-Air MissileThe weapon is intended to fill a critical gap between high-end Patriot and shoulder-fired Stinger surface-to-air missile systems. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareTiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves ForwardThese miniature weapons could provide a robust hard-kill defensive option for everything from stealth fighters to bombers to tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareNavy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort PlanesThe service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareIsrael Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner MissileStunner’s small frame, blistering speed, dual mode seeker, high maneuverability and hit-to-kill concept could make it the air combat missile to have. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHave Submarine-Launched Anti-Aircraft Missiles Finally Come Of Age?A submarine that can fire back at an aircraft hunting it certainly sounds intriguing, but is such a capability really relevant? BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2020ShareVenezuela Sends SAMs, Rocket Artillery To Caribbean Outpost As Iranian Tankers Get Closer (Updated)The Venezuelan military has pledged to protect the tankers, which are carrying gasoline, from any American attempts to seize them. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020ShareIran Equipped Its F-14s With Modified Hawk SAMs That Had Bombs Attached To Their NosesIran, reeling from embargoes, was in desperate need of additional weaponry for its Tomcats during the brutal Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020Share12
BYTyler Rogoway and Thomas NewdickMar 22, 2022ShareUkraine Needs Ground-Based Air Defenses Way More Than MiGs. Here Are The Best OptionsRushing highly mobile and familiar air defense systems to Ukraine is the key to keeping Russian aircraft at bay and under threat. BYTyler Rogoway and Thomas NewdickMar 22, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2022ShareRussia’s New Buk-M3 Air Defense Missile System Now Appears To Be In Ukraine (Updated)Russia no doubt hopes the latest iteration of the Buk surface-to-air missile system will help turn the tables against the Ukrainian Air Force. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 31, 2021ShareWatch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile CrewRealistic threats on the ground are an important if often underappreciated aspect of the Air Force’s Red Flag air combat exercises. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 31, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021SharePentagon Team Has Returned From Assessing Ukraine’s Air Defense NeedsThere are rumblings that the U.S. government could bolster Ukraine’s air defenses as a possible new Russian invasion looms. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 2021SharePoland Sold Shoulder-Fired Anti-Aircraft Missiles With Coded Locks To Prevent Unauthorized UseThis kind of technology has been reported to exist to help ease concerns about terrorists getting their hands on portable anti-aircraft missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021ShareSurface To Air Missiles Now Needed To Protect Critical U.S. Infrastructure During A CrisisGrowing threats to the homeland, especially from advanced cruise missiles, have prompted new initiatives aimed at defending key sites. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 19, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareThis Is Our First View Of Russia’s New S-500 Air Defense System In ActionThe much-delayed air defense system is designed to swat down both air-breathing and ballistic missile threats. BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2021ShareS-400 SAMs Knocked Out In Simulated Strikes During Big Army-Led Exercise In AfricaRussia’s most powerful air defense system loomed large over the huge “African Lion” multi-national wargames. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 14, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareThe State Department Is Now Warning Of Impending Drone Attacks And How To Survive ThemThese kinds of ominous drone alerts belonged only in dystopian fiction just a short time ago. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 2020ShareArmy Offers Glimpse Of New Low-Cost Surface-To-Air MissileThe weapon is intended to fill a critical gap between high-end Patriot and shoulder-fired Stinger surface-to-air missile systems. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareTiny Missile Interceptor To Defend Aircraft Against Enemy Missile Attacks Moves ForwardThese miniature weapons could provide a robust hard-kill defensive option for everything from stealth fighters to bombers to tankers. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020ShareNavy Eyes ‘Hard-Kill’ Defenses For Transport, Tanker, and Possibly Unmanned Escort PlanesThe service is looking for a system that launches interceptors at incoming missiles and could end up on more than half a dozen types of aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 22, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareIsrael Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner MissileStunner’s small frame, blistering speed, dual mode seeker, high maneuverability and hit-to-kill concept could make it the air combat missile to have. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareHave Submarine-Launched Anti-Aircraft Missiles Finally Come Of Age?A submarine that can fire back at an aircraft hunting it certainly sounds intriguing, but is such a capability really relevant? BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2020ShareVenezuela Sends SAMs, Rocket Artillery To Caribbean Outpost As Iranian Tankers Get Closer (Updated)The Venezuelan military has pledged to protect the tankers, which are carrying gasoline, from any American attempts to seize them. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020ShareIran Equipped Its F-14s With Modified Hawk SAMs That Had Bombs Attached To Their NosesIran, reeling from embargoes, was in desperate need of additional weaponry for its Tomcats during the brutal Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020Share
