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By Brett Tingley Jan 4, 2021

The White House's Planetary Protection Strategy Is About Space Invaders, But Not The Kind You Think

As military and commercial activity in space increases, there is a growing risk of unwanted guests coming back to Earth.

By Brett Tingley Dec 22, 2020

10 Fictional 'Black Jet' Toys, Models, And Video Games From The 1980s To Today

All I want for Christmas is an F-19 stealth super fighter.

By Brett Tingley Dec 16, 2020

Emails Show Navy's 'UFO' Patents Went Through Significant Internal Review, Resulted In A Demo

The more we learn about the bizarre inventions Dr. Salvatore Pais patented on behalf of the Navy, the more questions we have.

By Brett Tingley Dec 15, 2020

Here Is What The Air Force's New Robot Dogs Are Actually Capable Of

The Air Force is officially putting robot dogs into operational use. Here's how they will be used today and how they will likely be used tomorrow.

By Brett Tingley Dec 9, 2020

Watch Elon Musk's Starship Rocket Go Out With A Boom Wile E. Coyote Style

Today's explosive trial of the SpaceX Starship prototype was considered a success according to the company's rapid development through testing model.

By Brett Tingley Dec 7, 2020

Here's What's In New Guidelines For Defending Infrastructure Against Drone Attacks

The guidelines focus on how to better harden sensitive facilities against drone attacks without high-end anti-drone technologies.

By Brett Tingley Oct 13, 2020

The 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.

By Brett Tingley Sep 24, 2020

Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds

For decades, the DoD has been researching a radical drag reduction technique that involves sheathing a vehicle in directed energy-induced plasma.

By Brett Tingley Sep 10, 2020

NASA Is Hiring Private Contractors To Retrieve Moon Dust

The Moon could quickly become a site of intense competition as space-faring nations explore new possibilities in lunar mining and militarization.

By Brett Tingley Aug 27, 2020

The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base

When it comes to cases involving unidentified flying objects, few are as well documented or involve as many people as what occurred at Loring in 1975.

By Brett Tingley Jul 30, 2020

We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B

Harvesting solar energy from space has been a topic of research for decades. The Naval Research Lab now has a plan to beam that energy down to Earth.

By Brett Tingley Jun 4, 2020

Does This Image Show The Colorado Mystery Drone Swarm? (UPDATE: It Doesn't)

The image, obtained from the FAA, supposedly shows a formation of craft above Nebraska, but it actually does not.

By Brett Tingley May 8, 2020

X-37B Space Plane's Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

When the X-37B launches on May 16, it will carry a technology that could eventually allow drones to stay aloft indefinitely anywhere on the globe.

By Brett Tingley Feb 25, 2020

The Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A 'Massive' Live Fire Exercise

The exercise will involve SpaceX Starlink satellites, a variety of military assets, and a new command and control system working together.

By Brett Tingley Feb 24, 2020

Internal Air Force Emails Show Confusion And Concern Over Colorado's Mystery Drones

Emails obtained through FOIA show that security forces and officials at F.E. Warren AFB were just as perplexed with the drones as the public.

By Brett Tingley Feb 5, 2020

We Talk Giant V-Shaped Airships, Space, And Phoenix Lights With JP Aerospace's Founder

After years of flying exotic airships, the company plans to create massive orbital platforms and V-shaped airships that float slowly up to space.

By Brett Tingley Jan 22, 2020

The Secretive Inventor Of The Navy's Bizarre 'UFO Patents' Finally Talks

Dr. Salvatore Pais has finally spoken to The War Zone concerning his seemingly out of this world patents filed on behalf of the U.S. Navy.

By Brett Tingley Jan 8, 2020

Surveillance Plane Joins Intensifying Hunt For Mystery Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska (Updated)

After meeting with various agencies, the FAA launched a task force to identify the origins of the drone formations seen above Colorado and Nebraska.

By Brett Tingley Dec 18, 2019

Can The U.S. Military Make An Airplane Invisible To The Naked Eye?

The development of visual stealth began in WWII and continues today. So, just how close has the military has come to realizing an invisible plane?

By Brett Tingley Dec 11, 2019

Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology

Retired Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast says fantastic technology exists that could transport a human anywhere on earth within an hour.

By Brett Tingley Nov 7, 2019

The Navy's Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone Swarms

The advanced electronic warfare program uses swarms in the air and sea to cooperatively fool a wide variety of sensors dispersed over a large area.

By Brett Tingley Oct 29, 2019

The Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching "Anti-Gravity" For Nearly 70 Years

It sounds like science fiction, but the military began working to overcome and harness gravity in the 1950s. From what we can tell, it never stopped.

By Brett Tingley Oct 18, 2019

The Insane, Post-Apocalyptic Cars and Trucks of Wasteland Weekend 2019

Just because the world is ending doesn't mean car culture will.

By Brett Tingley Aug 2, 2019

Navy's Advanced Aerospace Tech Boss Claims Key 'UFO' Patent Is Operable

Navy officials claim their radical electromagnetic and superconductor technologies aren't theoretical, they’re already operable in some form.

By Brett Tingley Jul 4, 2019

Get To Know The Brutal Artillery Of The Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War was one of the first conflicts fought with devastating cannons, howitzers, and mortars.