Featured in US ArmyBYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareNew Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright MiserableThe report provides a damning depiction of the mission-capable rates and operating costs of the Pentagon’s aircraft fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2020ShareArmy Hires Company To Develop Cyber Defenses For Its Strykers After They Were HackedIt first emerged more than a year ago that “adversaries” had launched successful cyber attacks against these armored vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2020ShareThe View Through The Army’s New Night Vision Goggles Looks Straight Out Of A Video GameThe goggles help soldiers see more clearly at night, can pipe in video from other optics, and provide important data like a mini heads-up display. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 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 21, 2020ShareAll Of The Navy’s Arleigh Burke Destroyers Will Get Hypersonic Missiles Top Official SaysAdding hypersonic missiles to the arsenals of dozens of Arleigh Burke class destroyers could be a very expensive and labor intensive endeavor. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyOct 14, 2020ShareThe Military’s Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17’s Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated)A new partnership with SpaceX and other companies could revolutionize how quickly the DoD can deliver cargo worldwide, but major questions remain. BYBrett TingleyOct 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2020ShareSAM System That Guards Washington DC Just Made Its Lowest Ever Intercept Of A Mock Cruise MissileThe National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System is critical to protecting America’s capital and surrounding areas from air and missile threats. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2020ShareCH-47 Chinook With Far More Powerful T408 Engines Has Flown For The First TimeThis upgrade could give the type much greater performance, which could be attractive to future and existing Chinook operators. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2020ShareThe Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched DronesThe drones will be able to scout ahead, act as decoys, and launch electronic warfare and other strikes directly against threats they find. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020ShareArmy Shows First-Ever Footage Of New Hypersonic Missile In Flight And ImpactingThe Army and Navy are jointly developing the weapon, which is set to be both services’ first-ever operational hypersonic missile. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2020ShareThe Pentagon To Beef Up Its Posture In Poland, Add 1,000 TroopsThese developments come less than a week after the Pentagon announced it is planning to pull nearly 12,000 troops out of Germany. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2020ShareThe Last Tank Has Left Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Soon The Entire ServiceThe service is planning to retire all of M1s, as well as other heavy armored vehicles, in the near future. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 20, 2020ShareSyrian Regime Troops Captured A Black Hornet Nano Spy DroneThese tiny drones give even small units a significant boost in situational awareness, providing a low-risk way to spot ambushes and other threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareThe U.S. Coast Guard May Be Flying a Unique Stealthy Spy PlaneThe service’s Manned Covert Surveillance Aircraft project has connections to decades of secretive work on “quiet aircraft.” BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareRyan Aeronautical Had Big Plans for the Vertifan Jump JetCompany artwork shows proposals for vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, interceptors, sub hunters, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Has Slowly Fallen In Love With H&K’s Take On The AR-15The HK416 and its derivatives are quickly becoming the combat rifle that all others are judged by—and the Pentagon is having a hard time denying that fact. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2020ShareArmy Releases Ultra Rare Video Showing Green Berets Training In TaiwanThe equally rare public confirmation of the exercise comes as fears of a serious crisis in the Taiwan Strait are growing. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020ShareThe USAF Is Finally Ditching The Last Of Its Cold War Revolvers For New Semi-Auto PistolsThe iconic Smith & Wesson six-shooters are still in use after more than six decades of service. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2020ShareCongress Pushes Navy To Add Hypersonic Missiles To Its Stealthy DestroyersThe move could alter the Navy’s timeline for deploying hypersonic weapons and it could lead to big changes for its Zumwalt class destroyers. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020SharePentagon Has Tested A Suicide Drone That Gets To Its Target Area At Hypersonic SpeedThe system would allow a drone to be delivered to a defended target far away in a matter of minutes, where it could then hunt down its target. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 2, 2020ShareMilitary Helicopters Descend On Washington In Bizarre Very Low-Altitude Show Of Force (Updated)Using military helicopters to intimidate U.S. citizens is certainly a new tactic in the ongoing crisis. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2020ShareYou Can Buy This Full Motion Surplus UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Simulator From The ArmyThis particular model of simulator dates back to the early days of the Army’s history with the venerable Black Hawk. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020ShareRaytheon Is Developing A Ramjet Artillery Round For The Army’s New Super HowitzersNew long-range ammunition is a key component of the Army’s broader plans to increase the capabilities of its howitzers and outgun opponents. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020ShareThis Is What Ground Forces Look Like To An Electronic Warfare System And Why It’s A Big DealModern units generate a large electromagnetic signature from their radios, sensors, and other systems that opponents can spot, track, and attack. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020ShareThe Army’s Aborted XM8 “Starship Troopers” Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian FrogmenThe hugely publicized modular firearms family had been on its way toward becoming the Army’s small arms crown jewel in the early 2000s. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2020ShareIranian Speed Boat Swarm Harasses American Naval Ships At Very Close Range In Persian GulfThe Iranian boats brazenly swarmed the U.S. Navy’s giant sea base, destroyers, and smaller patrol ships, including two Coast Guard vessels. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareBell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon HelicopterThe Army wants to buy hundreds of examples of the winning design to fill the gap left by the early retirement of its OH-58D scout helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareThe Army And Navy Have Conducted The First Joint Test Of Their New Hypersonic WeaponThe Missile Defense Agency also observed the test to gather data that could be useful in developing anti-hypersonic defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020Share“Hot Dog Gun” Shows How Someone Really Felt About The Army’s Failed XM10 Pistol CompetitionAfter its controversial decision to pick the Beretta M9 as the new US military standard sidearm, the service held a joke of a second competition. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2020ShareLawmakers Grill Army Officer Over Lack Of Missile Defenses In Iraq After Fatal Rocket AttackThe discussion centered on Israel’s Iron Dome system, but reflects broader frustrations after months of rocket attacks from Iranian-backed militias. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareBoeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout HelicopterThe Army expects the winning design will replace nearly half of its AH-64 Apaches, which are also Boeing products. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareArmy To Replace Nearly Half Of Its Apache Gunships With Future High-Speed Armed Recon HeloBefore now, the service had only said that the new rotorcraft would serve as a successor to the now-retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020SharePhotos Surface Of The Army’s Crazy 1,000 Mile Range Supergun Concept: Here’s What We KnowThe Army says the super-long-range cannon could help engage targets deep inside hostile territory and blow apart an opponent’s defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareAir Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More MoneyThe Air Force will focus on a different hypersonic weapon, using a more complex boost-glide vehicle for its warhead, for its B-52 bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2020ShareThousands Of Army Bradleys Don’t Have The Power To Use New Active Protection SystemsThe Army is only planning to upgrade a fraction of its Bradleys with the auxiliary power units necessary to run the defensive systems. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 30, 2020ShareHere’s Why Patriot Missiles Weren’t Protecting US Troops In Iraq And Why They Still Aren’tIraq is holding up the plan, but it’s also hard to understand how the US military didn’t fix this defensive gap earlier given the known threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareLockheed Job Listing Offers New Details About Long-Range Ground-Launched Hypersonic WeaponThe Operational Fires system is intended to be a tactical weapon for the Army and could help in clearing paths for follow-on air and missile strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareF-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The FutureWith new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy’s door. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2019ShareLockheed Conducts First Test Of Its New Precision Strike Missile For The ArmyThere is already talk of expanding the missile’s range which had previously been subject to a now-defunct arms control deal with Russia. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThe U.S. Army Once Blew Up Tunnels In A German Town To Chase Away A GhostThe White Lady of Freihung was having none of it and kept right on haunting the area. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareStan Lee Fought The Nazis As A U.S. Army Playwright During WWIIThe comic book icon thought of his military service as among his proudest moments and it showed in his work in the decades that followed. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThe Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior VariantAs the Army hunts for a new stealthy, high-speed, long-range attack reconnaissance helicopter, it’s interesting to look back at what might have been. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 2The requirement for this type of aircraft has only become more pressing in the new Millennium, which begs the question, where are the planes? BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareThis Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 EnginesThe new engines are larger and are encased in square nacelles. The extra power could allow the Chinook to better compete with Sikorsky’s CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareThe Movie Star Ripsaw Mini-Tank Has Reemerged Unmanned And Packing A Big 30mm CannonThe Army has been testing manned and unmanned versions for years and this newest variant will be competing in its new Robotic Combat Vehicle tender. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareThis Exotic Bullpup Rifle Is Competing To Replace The Army’s M4 Carbines And M249 SAWsThis is the only entry in the Army’s competition to use a bullpup configuration and it has other unique features, such as a recoiling barrel assembly. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019ShareArmy Medevac Black Hawks In Syria Are Flying With Unique Laser Countermeasures InstallationPictures show at least two HH-60M “Dustoff” helicopters deployed with a defensive suite that had been causing the Army headaches in testing. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019ShareGuided Rounds Will Turn The Beloved Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle Into A Precision WeaponThe new round also doubles the range of the weapon, which will still have the flexibility to fire all of the existing unguided ammunition. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareHere’s Everything We Know About The Reported U.S. Plan To Send Tanks To Syria (Updated)The United States is considering sending an armored force to prevent Assad and his allies or terrorists from taking strategic oil and gas fields. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Brett TingleyOct 20, 2019ShareThe Army Wants To Verify To The Stars Academy’s Fantastic UFO Mystery Material ClaimsAn official agreement makes it clear the Army wants to explore the possibility that To The Stars Academy may actually have something game-changing. BYJoseph Trevithick and Brett TingleyOct 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2019ShareWhat We Know About The Army Teaming Up With Rockstar Tom DeLonge’s UFO Research CompanyThe Army says it will be exploring “novel materials” and other technologies under an unpaid collaboration with To The Stars Academy. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2019ShareArmy Night Stalker Chinook Teamed Up With Bomb-Slinging Drone In Complex AI-Enabled TestAfter the MQ-1C Gray Eagle launched its miniature glide bomb, a sensor network told personnel on the ground to redirect it to strike a new target. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019ShareArmy Spending Millions To Trial Three Light Tactical Vehicles Including One It Already UsesThe service has bought hundreds of vehicles, based on a design special operators have used for years, to meet these same requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2019ShareRussia’s New Surveillance Plane Just Flew Over Two Of America’s Top Nuclear LabsThe route also covered a number of Army and Air Force bases, a major proving ground, and one of America’s last chemical weapon storage sites. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareCongress Demanded The Army Put Its Plans To Gut Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet On Hold (Updated)The service had been moving ahead with its plans despite being in the middle of a review of those decisions that it had agreed to months earlier. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 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 31, 2019ShareThe Army Abruptly Pulls Ship Auction Listings And Halts Plans To Slash Its Naval FleetThe service had controversially planned to sell off dozens of ships and other watercraft, inactivating multiple units in the process. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareThe U.S. Army May Cut Nearly Half Of Its Already Underappreciated Naval FleetThese watercraft have become more important, not less, in an era of ‘great power competition,’ especially when looking toward the Pacific. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2019ShareYou Can Buy One Of The Army’s Most Capable Ships As The Service Guts Its Naval Fleets (Updated)The decision to sell two of these Logistics Support Vessels, along with dozens of landing craft and tugs, might be one the Army comes to regret. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareArmy Asks To Shift Millions To Fast-Track “Hit-To-Kill” Armor-Busting Artillery ShellThe new precision-guided projectile will help replace existing cluster munition artillery rounds. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAll US Military Branches, Including The Coast Guard, Are Buying The Army’s New PistolThe guns look set to become to the US military’s default sidearm, but nagging issues with the weapons could cause problems down the line. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its TrailAn obscure Army military intelligence outfit dominated the early years of the program, helping demonstrate the drone in a host of different roles. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareU.S. Special Ops and Lithuanian Reservists Practiced Waging Guerrilla War Against RussiaDuring a routine NATO exercise, but amid Russian threats, the two groups trained to harass enemy troops and shoot down low-flying aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareWe Now Know Exactly What Sensors the Army’s Powerful New RO-6A Spy Planes Will CarryA recent contracting notice includes a detailed breakdown of the various cameras, radars, and signals intelligence gear that will go into the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share12345
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareNew Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright MiserableThe report provides a damning depiction of the mission-capable rates and operating costs of the Pentagon’s aircraft fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2020ShareArmy Hires Company To Develop Cyber Defenses For Its Strykers After They Were HackedIt first emerged more than a year ago that “adversaries” had launched successful cyber attacks against these armored vehicles. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 2020ShareThe View Through The Army’s New Night Vision Goggles Looks Straight Out Of A Video GameThe goggles help soldiers see more clearly at night, can pipe in video from other optics, and provide important data like a mini heads-up display. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 12, 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 21, 2020ShareAll Of The Navy’s Arleigh Burke Destroyers Will Get Hypersonic Missiles Top Official SaysAdding hypersonic missiles to the arsenals of dozens of Arleigh Burke class destroyers could be a very expensive and labor intensive endeavor. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyOct 14, 2020ShareThe Military’s Puzzling Plan To Have SpaceX Deliver A C-17’s Worth Of Cargo Anywhere In An Hour (Updated)A new partnership with SpaceX and other companies could revolutionize how quickly the DoD can deliver cargo worldwide, but major questions remain. BYBrett TingleyOct 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2020ShareSAM System That Guards Washington DC Just Made Its Lowest Ever Intercept Of A Mock Cruise MissileThe National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System is critical to protecting America’s capital and surrounding areas from air and missile threats. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 24, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2020ShareCH-47 Chinook With Far More Powerful T408 Engines Has Flown For The First TimeThis upgrade could give the type much greater performance, which could be attractive to future and existing Chinook operators. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2020ShareThe Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched DronesThe drones will be able to scout ahead, act as decoys, and launch electronic warfare and other strikes directly against threats they find. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020ShareArmy Shows First-Ever Footage Of New Hypersonic Missile In Flight And ImpactingThe Army and Navy are jointly developing the weapon, which is set to be both services’ first-ever operational hypersonic missile. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2020ShareThe Pentagon To Beef Up Its Posture In Poland, Add 1,000 TroopsThese developments come less than a week after the Pentagon announced it is planning to pull nearly 12,000 troops out of Germany. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2020ShareThe Last Tank Has Left Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Soon The Entire ServiceThe service is planning to retire all of M1s, as well as other heavy armored vehicles, in the near future. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 20, 2020ShareSyrian Regime Troops Captured A Black Hornet Nano Spy DroneThese tiny drones give even small units a significant boost in situational awareness, providing a low-risk way to spot ambushes and other threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareThe U.S. Coast Guard May Be Flying a Unique Stealthy Spy PlaneThe service’s Manned Covert Surveillance Aircraft project has connections to decades of secretive work on “quiet aircraft.” BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareRyan Aeronautical Had Big Plans for the Vertifan Jump JetCompany artwork shows proposals for vertical take-off and landing fighter jets, interceptors, sub hunters, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareThe Pentagon Has Slowly Fallen In Love With H&K’s Take On The AR-15The HK416 and its derivatives are quickly becoming the combat rifle that all others are judged by—and the Pentagon is having a hard time denying that fact. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2020ShareArmy Releases Ultra Rare Video Showing Green Berets Training In TaiwanThe equally rare public confirmation of the exercise comes as fears of a serious crisis in the Taiwan Strait are growing. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020ShareThe USAF Is Finally Ditching The Last Of Its Cold War Revolvers For New Semi-Auto PistolsThe iconic Smith & Wesson six-shooters are still in use after more than six decades of service. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2020ShareCongress Pushes Navy To Add Hypersonic Missiles To Its Stealthy DestroyersThe move could alter the Navy’s timeline for deploying hypersonic weapons and it could lead to big changes for its Zumwalt class destroyers. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020SharePentagon Has Tested A Suicide Drone That Gets To Its Target Area At Hypersonic SpeedThe system would allow a drone to be delivered to a defended target far away in a matter of minutes, where it could then hunt down its target. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 2, 2020ShareMilitary Helicopters Descend On Washington In Bizarre Very Low-Altitude Show Of Force (Updated)Using military helicopters to intimidate U.S. citizens is certainly a new tactic in the ongoing crisis. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2020ShareYou Can Buy This Full Motion Surplus UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Simulator From The ArmyThis particular model of simulator dates back to the early days of the Army’s history with the venerable Black Hawk. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 14, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020ShareRaytheon Is Developing A Ramjet Artillery Round For The Army’s New Super HowitzersNew long-range ammunition is a key component of the Army’s broader plans to increase the capabilities of its howitzers and outgun opponents. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020ShareThis Is What Ground Forces Look Like To An Electronic Warfare System And Why It’s A Big DealModern units generate a large electromagnetic signature from their radios, sensors, and other systems that opponents can spot, track, and attack. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020ShareThe Army’s Aborted XM8 “Starship Troopers” Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian FrogmenThe hugely publicized modular firearms family had been on its way toward becoming the Army’s small arms crown jewel in the early 2000s. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2020ShareIranian Speed Boat Swarm Harasses American Naval Ships At Very Close Range In Persian GulfThe Iranian boats brazenly swarmed the U.S. Navy’s giant sea base, destroyers, and smaller patrol ships, including two Coast Guard vessels. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareBell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon HelicopterThe Army wants to buy hundreds of examples of the winning design to fill the gap left by the early retirement of its OH-58D scout helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020ShareThe Army And Navy Have Conducted The First Joint Test Of Their New Hypersonic WeaponThe Missile Defense Agency also observed the test to gather data that could be useful in developing anti-hypersonic defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020Share“Hot Dog Gun” Shows How Someone Really Felt About The Army’s Failed XM10 Pistol CompetitionAfter its controversial decision to pick the Beretta M9 as the new US military standard sidearm, the service held a joke of a second competition. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2020ShareLawmakers Grill Army Officer Over Lack Of Missile Defenses In Iraq After Fatal Rocket AttackThe discussion centered on Israel’s Iron Dome system, but reflects broader frustrations after months of rocket attacks from Iranian-backed militias. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareBoeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout HelicopterThe Army expects the winning design will replace nearly half of its AH-64 Apaches, which are also Boeing products. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareArmy To Replace Nearly Half Of Its Apache Gunships With Future High-Speed Armed Recon HeloBefore now, the service had only said that the new rotorcraft would serve as a successor to the now-retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020SharePhotos Surface Of The Army’s Crazy 1,000 Mile Range Supergun Concept: Here’s What We KnowThe Army says the super-long-range cannon could help engage targets deep inside hostile territory and blow apart an opponent’s defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020ShareAir Force Bails On Tri-Service Hypersonic Weapon Project As Army, Navy Ask For More MoneyThe Air Force will focus on a different hypersonic weapon, using a more complex boost-glide vehicle for its warhead, for its B-52 bombers. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2020ShareThousands Of Army Bradleys Don’t Have The Power To Use New Active Protection SystemsThe Army is only planning to upgrade a fraction of its Bradleys with the auxiliary power units necessary to run the defensive systems. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 30, 2020ShareHere’s Why Patriot Missiles Weren’t Protecting US Troops In Iraq And Why They Still Aren’tIraq is holding up the plan, but it’s also hard to understand how the US military didn’t fix this defensive gap earlier given the known threats. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020ShareLockheed Job Listing Offers New Details About Long-Range Ground-Launched Hypersonic WeaponThe Operational Fires system is intended to be a tactical weapon for the Army and could help in clearing paths for follow-on air and missile strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareF-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The FutureWith new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy’s door. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2019ShareLockheed Conducts First Test Of Its New Precision Strike Missile For The ArmyThere is already talk of expanding the missile’s range which had previously been subject to a now-defunct arms control deal with Russia. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThe U.S. Army Once Blew Up Tunnels In A German Town To Chase Away A GhostThe White Lady of Freihung was having none of it and kept right on haunting the area. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareStan Lee Fought The Nazis As A U.S. Army Playwright During WWIIThe comic book icon thought of his military service as among his proudest moments and it showed in his work in the decades that followed. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThe Army Nearly Adopted This Stealthy OH-58X Kiowa Warrior VariantAs the Army hunts for a new stealthy, high-speed, long-range attack reconnaissance helicopter, it’s interesting to look back at what might have been. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThe Mysterious Saga Of America’s Hunt For A Stealth Special Operations Transport, Part 2The requirement for this type of aircraft has only become more pressing in the new Millennium, which begs the question, where are the planes? BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019ShareThis Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 EnginesThe new engines are larger and are encased in square nacelles. The extra power could allow the Chinook to better compete with Sikorsky’s CH-53K. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareThe Movie Star Ripsaw Mini-Tank Has Reemerged Unmanned And Packing A Big 30mm CannonThe Army has been testing manned and unmanned versions for years and this newest variant will be competing in its new Robotic Combat Vehicle tender. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019ShareThis Exotic Bullpup Rifle Is Competing To Replace The Army’s M4 Carbines And M249 SAWsThis is the only entry in the Army’s competition to use a bullpup configuration and it has other unique features, such as a recoiling barrel assembly. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019ShareArmy Medevac Black Hawks In Syria Are Flying With Unique Laser Countermeasures InstallationPictures show at least two HH-60M “Dustoff” helicopters deployed with a defensive suite that had been causing the Army headaches in testing. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019ShareGuided Rounds Will Turn The Beloved Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle Into A Precision WeaponThe new round also doubles the range of the weapon, which will still have the flexibility to fire all of the existing unguided ammunition. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019ShareHere’s Everything We Know About The Reported U.S. Plan To Send Tanks To Syria (Updated)The United States is considering sending an armored force to prevent Assad and his allies or terrorists from taking strategic oil and gas fields. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 25, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Brett TingleyOct 20, 2019ShareThe Army Wants To Verify To The Stars Academy’s Fantastic UFO Mystery Material ClaimsAn official agreement makes it clear the Army wants to explore the possibility that To The Stars Academy may actually have something game-changing. BYJoseph Trevithick and Brett TingleyOct 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2019ShareWhat We Know About The Army Teaming Up With Rockstar Tom DeLonge’s UFO Research CompanyThe Army says it will be exploring “novel materials” and other technologies under an unpaid collaboration with To The Stars Academy. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2019ShareArmy Night Stalker Chinook Teamed Up With Bomb-Slinging Drone In Complex AI-Enabled TestAfter the MQ-1C Gray Eagle launched its miniature glide bomb, a sensor network told personnel on the ground to redirect it to strike a new target. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019ShareArmy Spending Millions To Trial Three Light Tactical Vehicles Including One It Already UsesThe service has bought hundreds of vehicles, based on a design special operators have used for years, to meet these same requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2019ShareRussia’s New Surveillance Plane Just Flew Over Two Of America’s Top Nuclear LabsThe route also covered a number of Army and Air Force bases, a major proving ground, and one of America’s last chemical weapon storage sites. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareCongress Demanded The Army Put Its Plans To Gut Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet On Hold (Updated)The service had been moving ahead with its plans despite being in the middle of a review of those decisions that it had agreed to months earlier. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 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 31, 2019ShareThe Army Abruptly Pulls Ship Auction Listings And Halts Plans To Slash Its Naval FleetThe service had controversially planned to sell off dozens of ships and other watercraft, inactivating multiple units in the process. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 31, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019ShareThe U.S. Army May Cut Nearly Half Of Its Already Underappreciated Naval FleetThese watercraft have become more important, not less, in an era of ‘great power competition,’ especially when looking toward the Pacific. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2019ShareYou Can Buy One Of The Army’s Most Capable Ships As The Service Guts Its Naval Fleets (Updated)The decision to sell two of these Logistics Support Vessels, along with dozens of landing craft and tugs, might be one the Army comes to regret. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019ShareArmy Asks To Shift Millions To Fast-Track “Hit-To-Kill” Armor-Busting Artillery ShellThe new precision-guided projectile will help replace existing cluster munition artillery rounds. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAll US Military Branches, Including The Coast Guard, Are Buying The Army’s New PistolThe guns look set to become to the US military’s default sidearm, but nagging issues with the weapons could cause problems down the line. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its TrailAn obscure Army military intelligence outfit dominated the early years of the program, helping demonstrate the drone in a host of different roles. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareU.S. Special Ops and Lithuanian Reservists Practiced Waging Guerrilla War Against RussiaDuring a routine NATO exercise, but amid Russian threats, the two groups trained to harass enemy troops and shoot down low-flying aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareWe Now Know Exactly What Sensors the Army’s Powerful New RO-6A Spy Planes Will CarryA recent contracting notice includes a detailed breakdown of the various cameras, radars, and signals intelligence gear that will go into the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share