Featured in UnmannedBYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2022ShareCargo Ships As Missile Carriers Is One Of The Navy’s Options To Offset Cruiser RetirementsThe Navy needs more ships to carry missiles in order to overcome the loss of Ticonderoga cruisers, five of which could be retiring this year. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2022ShareCroatia Says Mysterious Crashed Tu-141 Drone Tied To The Ukraine Conflict Carried A BombThe Tu-141 high-speed drone that crashed in Croatia’s capital was armed with a bomb, according to the country’s Minister Of Defense. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 11, 2022ShareTu-141 “Strizh” Missile-Like Drone From The War In Ukraine Looks To Have Crashed In Croatia (Updated)The mysterious craft that slammed into Croatia’s capital appears to be a Soviet-era jet-powered drone that only Ukraine operates. BYTyler RogowayMar 11, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022ShareStealth Bomber Drone To Complement The B-21 Raider Could Be Pushed Into Development SoonThe Secretary of the Air Force outlined a vision for a strictly unmanned aircraft with the same range as the B-21 stealth bomber. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022ShareExperimental Marine Unit Deploys ‘Hunter Wolf’ Unmanned Ground Vehicles For Mountain TrainingMarines took to the mountains of West Virginia to test integrating the tracked unmanned vehicle into their operations. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022Share‘Enemy’ Unmanned Ground Vehicles Are Now Facing-Off Against Army Soldiers In TrainingThe unmanned vehicle made a helicopter landing zone unusable, which could happen during a real battle as adversaries field similar capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2022ShareCheck Out The Gun Pods On The Rugged Mojave Unmanned Aircraft (Updated)Precision-guided weapons are far more common armament options for drones like Mojave, but gun pods could be useful for armed overwatch missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareNavy Special Ops Has Adapted RQ-21 Blackjack Drones To Deploy Smaller QuadcoptersAn image shows never seen before payloads for the MQ-21, including a parasite quadcopter payload configuration, among others. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareHypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force’s Shadowy Project MayhemThe Air Force wants this hypersonic platform to be able to carry out strike and intelligence-gathering missions with one of three different payloads. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2021ShareU.S. Navy Tests Unmanned Sailboat Off JordanThe sailboat test is part of an effort to learn how unmanned platforms can help in the Middle East and, eventually, globally. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2021ShareGeneral Atomics’ Rough Field-Capable Mojave Drone Breaks CoverThe new Mojave drone is like an intriguing mix of OV-10 Bronco and MQ-9 Reaper. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2021ShareTwo New Secret Drone Programs Could Emerge In The Air Force’s Next Budget ProposalBetter late than never: Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall wants funds for classified advanced drones with ‘loyal wingman’ capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021ShareThe Potentially Game-Changing Celera 500L Has Finished Its First Round Of Flight TestsThe company behind this unusual design, Otto Aviation, says the tests show the aircraft is on its way to meeting very ambitious performance goals. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareC-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In MidairRecent tests demonstrated that a mothership aircraft could launch and recover an X-61A Gremlins drone in flight. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareTailless Fighter-Like Airframe Spotted At Chinese Jet Manufacturer’s Test AirfieldThe object in question looks very much like a tailless fighter design similar to the U.S. X-44 Manta and new NGAD concepts. BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareThe Navy Just Released Its Vision For Its Future F/A-XX Next Generation Strike FighterThe Navy wants F/A-XX to be faster, longer-ranged, and better equipped than its Super Hornets, and to be a “quarterback” for future drones. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2021Share123
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2022ShareCargo Ships As Missile Carriers Is One Of The Navy’s Options To Offset Cruiser RetirementsThe Navy needs more ships to carry missiles in order to overcome the loss of Ticonderoga cruisers, five of which could be retiring this year. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2022ShareCroatia Says Mysterious Crashed Tu-141 Drone Tied To The Ukraine Conflict Carried A BombThe Tu-141 high-speed drone that crashed in Croatia’s capital was armed with a bomb, according to the country’s Minister Of Defense. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 11, 2022ShareTu-141 “Strizh” Missile-Like Drone From The War In Ukraine Looks To Have Crashed In Croatia (Updated)The mysterious craft that slammed into Croatia’s capital appears to be a Soviet-era jet-powered drone that only Ukraine operates. BYTyler RogowayMar 11, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022ShareStealth Bomber Drone To Complement The B-21 Raider Could Be Pushed Into Development SoonThe Secretary of the Air Force outlined a vision for a strictly unmanned aircraft with the same range as the B-21 stealth bomber. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 8, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022ShareExperimental Marine Unit Deploys ‘Hunter Wolf’ Unmanned Ground Vehicles For Mountain TrainingMarines took to the mountains of West Virginia to test integrating the tracked unmanned vehicle into their operations. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022Share‘Enemy’ Unmanned Ground Vehicles Are Now Facing-Off Against Army Soldiers In TrainingThe unmanned vehicle made a helicopter landing zone unusable, which could happen during a real battle as adversaries field similar capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 7, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2022ShareCheck Out The Gun Pods On The Rugged Mojave Unmanned Aircraft (Updated)Precision-guided weapons are far more common armament options for drones like Mojave, but gun pods could be useful for armed overwatch missions. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareNavy Special Ops Has Adapted RQ-21 Blackjack Drones To Deploy Smaller QuadcoptersAn image shows never seen before payloads for the MQ-21, including a parasite quadcopter payload configuration, among others. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareHypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force’s Shadowy Project MayhemThe Air Force wants this hypersonic platform to be able to carry out strike and intelligence-gathering missions with one of three different payloads. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2021ShareU.S. Navy Tests Unmanned Sailboat Off JordanThe sailboat test is part of an effort to learn how unmanned platforms can help in the Middle East and, eventually, globally. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2021ShareGeneral Atomics’ Rough Field-Capable Mojave Drone Breaks CoverThe new Mojave drone is like an intriguing mix of OV-10 Bronco and MQ-9 Reaper. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2021ShareTwo New Secret Drone Programs Could Emerge In The Air Force’s Next Budget ProposalBetter late than never: Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall wants funds for classified advanced drones with ‘loyal wingman’ capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 6, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021ShareThe Potentially Game-Changing Celera 500L Has Finished Its First Round Of Flight TestsThe company behind this unusual design, Otto Aviation, says the tests show the aircraft is on its way to meeting very ambitious performance goals. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 18, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareC-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In MidairRecent tests demonstrated that a mothership aircraft could launch and recover an X-61A Gremlins drone in flight. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareTailless Fighter-Like Airframe Spotted At Chinese Jet Manufacturer’s Test AirfieldThe object in question looks very much like a tailless fighter design similar to the U.S. X-44 Manta and new NGAD concepts. BYTyler RogowayOct 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2021ShareThe Navy Just Released Its Vision For Its Future F/A-XX Next Generation Strike FighterThe Navy wants F/A-XX to be faster, longer-ranged, and better equipped than its Super Hornets, and to be a “quarterback” for future drones. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayOct 30, 2021Share