Featured in SHORADBYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2022ShareThe FIM-92 Stinger Surface-To-Air Missile May Finally Get A ReplacementThe Army says the iconic Stinger design is increasingly obsolete and its existing stockpiles are dwindling. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2022ShareVideo Emerges Of Centurion Cannon And Missile Repelling Drone Attack In IraqThere have been two unsuccessful suicide drone attacks in as many days targeting facilities in Iraq that host American troops. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2021ShareThe Army Has Started Fielding Its First New Short Range Air Defense System In DecadesThe arrival of new Stryker-based air defense vehicles in Germany comes as aerial threats, especially small drones, continue to grow. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2021ShareEverything We Just Learned About The Fatal Iranian Drone Attack On A TankerThe use of small unmanned aircraft to attack the tanker M/T Mercer Street underscores the growing threat that drones pose on and off the battlefield. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021ShareAir Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect ThemThe AFWERX initiative is reaching out to industry for ideas on how to protect its flightlines from drone incursions and more. BYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 24, 2021ShareStinger SAM-Armed Marines Riding In Rubber Rafts Were Featured In Recent Pacific ExerciseThe combination offers an immediate lower-end air defense option during distributed expeditionary operations on islands or along coastlines. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 24, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 22, 2021ShareAmerican Avenger Air Defense Systems Reportedly Spotted On A Highway Linking Iraq And SyriaThe reported appearance of the Avengers in western Iraq comes not long after a top American general warned about the threat posed by small drones. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 22, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 17, 2020ShareCenturion’s Roaring Whips Of Exploding Shells Are Still Engaging Rockets Over Iraq’s Green ZoneAfter 15 years, Centurion is still swatting artillery from Baghdad’s skies. Today’s engagement came shortly after the U.S. withdrawal was announced. BYTyler RogowayNov 17, 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 TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareChina Conducts Test Of Massive Suicide Drone Swarm Launched From A Box On A TruckChina shows off its ability to rapidly launch 48 weaponized drones from the back of a truck, as well as from helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAmerica’s Startling Short Range Air Defense Gap And How To Close It FastFrom weaponized hobby drones, to artillery shells, to low-flying fighters and cruise missiles, U.S. ground forces are alarmingly vulnerable. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Strike On Saudi Oil Facilities Was Unprecedented And It Underscores Far Greater IssuesAir defense systems aren’t magic and many currently have serious limitations when it comes to spotting and engaging drones and cruise missiles. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareMysterious Airspace Violation That Triggered D.C. Lockdowns Highlights Air Defense ChallengesReports now say a flock of birds, a balloon, or something else, may have been the culprit, but the response to it was telling, regardless. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareArmy Black Hawks Are Finally Getting Laser Countermeasures To Throw Off Infrared MissilesThe service hopes to eventually add the system to its AH-64 Apache gunships and CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters, too. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019ShareU.S. OKs Sales of M1 Abrams Tanks, Stinger Missiles To Taiwan, But Where Are The F-16s?Any arms sales to Taiwan will prompt Chinese protests, but the fighter jet deal is a “red line” that would threaten U.S.-China trade negotiations. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 22, 2019ShareThis Containerized Missile Launcher Could Give Almost Any Ship Short-Range Air DefensesThe system works against small boats as well and could be a cost-effective point air defense system on land, too. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 22, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2022ShareThe FIM-92 Stinger Surface-To-Air Missile May Finally Get A ReplacementThe Army says the iconic Stinger design is increasingly obsolete and its existing stockpiles are dwindling. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 8, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2022ShareVideo Emerges Of Centurion Cannon And Missile Repelling Drone Attack In IraqThere have been two unsuccessful suicide drone attacks in as many days targeting facilities in Iraq that host American troops. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2021ShareThe Army Has Started Fielding Its First New Short Range Air Defense System In DecadesThe arrival of new Stryker-based air defense vehicles in Germany comes as aerial threats, especially small drones, continue to grow. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2021ShareEverything We Just Learned About The Fatal Iranian Drone Attack On A TankerThe use of small unmanned aircraft to attack the tanker M/T Mercer Street underscores the growing threat that drones pose on and off the battlefield. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021ShareAir Force Flightlines Are Under Threat From Drones And It Wants Your Ideas On How To Protect ThemThe AFWERX initiative is reaching out to industry for ideas on how to protect its flightlines from drone incursions and more. BYBrett TingleyJun 22, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 24, 2021ShareStinger SAM-Armed Marines Riding In Rubber Rafts Were Featured In Recent Pacific ExerciseThe combination offers an immediate lower-end air defense option during distributed expeditionary operations on islands or along coastlines. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 24, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 22, 2021ShareAmerican Avenger Air Defense Systems Reportedly Spotted On A Highway Linking Iraq And SyriaThe reported appearance of the Avengers in western Iraq comes not long after a top American general warned about the threat posed by small drones. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 22, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 17, 2020ShareCenturion’s Roaring Whips Of Exploding Shells Are Still Engaging Rockets Over Iraq’s Green ZoneAfter 15 years, Centurion is still swatting artillery from Baghdad’s skies. Today’s engagement came shortly after the U.S. withdrawal was announced. BYTyler RogowayNov 17, 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 TrevithickOct 14, 2020ShareChina Conducts Test Of Massive Suicide Drone Swarm Launched From A Box On A TruckChina shows off its ability to rapidly launch 48 weaponized drones from the back of a truck, as well as from helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 14, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareAmerica’s Startling Short Range Air Defense Gap And How To Close It FastFrom weaponized hobby drones, to artillery shells, to low-flying fighters and cruise missiles, U.S. ground forces are alarmingly vulnerable. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Strike On Saudi Oil Facilities Was Unprecedented And It Underscores Far Greater IssuesAir defense systems aren’t magic and many currently have serious limitations when it comes to spotting and engaging drones and cruise missiles. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareMysterious Airspace Violation That Triggered D.C. Lockdowns Highlights Air Defense ChallengesReports now say a flock of birds, a balloon, or something else, may have been the culprit, but the response to it was telling, regardless. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareArmy Black Hawks Are Finally Getting Laser Countermeasures To Throw Off Infrared MissilesThe service hopes to eventually add the system to its AH-64 Apache gunships and CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters, too. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019ShareU.S. OKs Sales of M1 Abrams Tanks, Stinger Missiles To Taiwan, But Where Are The F-16s?Any arms sales to Taiwan will prompt Chinese protests, but the fighter jet deal is a “red line” that would threaten U.S.-China trade negotiations. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 22, 2019ShareThis Containerized Missile Launcher Could Give Almost Any Ship Short-Range Air DefensesThe system works against small boats as well and could be a cost-effective point air defense system on land, too. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 22, 2019Share
