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By Joseph Trevithick Jul 3, 2020

Navy Littoral Combat Ship Still Missing Cruise Missile Nine Months After Launching One

The Navy has touted the addition of Naval Strike Missiles as a game-changer for the oft-maligned Littoral Combat Ships.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 2, 2020

Boeing To End 747 Jumbo Jet Production After More Than 50 Years: Report

Demand for the iconic four-engine jet has dwindled in recent years and other factors have further pushed Boeing to stop making them entirely.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 2, 2020

F-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air Force

The service still plans to hold an open competition to formally decide on what engine will power the bulk of the jets.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 1, 2020

Navy Will Mothball Its First Four Littoral Combat Ships In Nine Months If Congress Lets It

Some lawmakers are pushing to block the retirement of two of the four ships so they can continue to support test work.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 1, 2020

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

The primary goal was to give bombers, such as the B-52, a means to destroy Soviet air defense sites and airborne early warning and control aircraft.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 1, 2020

This Arizona Sheriff's Office Returned Most Of Its Russian-Designed "Traumatic Pistols"

The four-barrel, 12-gauge pistols are designed to fire less-than-lethal rounds, such as rubber bullets.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 30, 2020

Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives

The service says that technical problems and other issues have dogged the programs, which have led to at least a two-year delay.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 30, 2020

Here's Who's In The Running To Build The Royal Air Force's First Loyal Wingman Drones

These drones could eventually fly together with the RAF's F-35s and future Tempest fighter jets and will be a key part of its broader unmanned future.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 30, 2020

Check Out The Blue Angels' New Fat Albert C-130J In All Its Glory

The ex-Royal Air Force C-130J is presently in the United Kingdom undergoing final checks.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 29, 2020

Army Releases Ultra Rare Video Showing Green Berets Training In Taiwan

The equally rare public confirmation of the exercise comes as fears of a serious crisis in the Taiwan Strait are growing.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 25, 2020

Behold The Controversial $1.1M Paint Job On The United Kingdom's Version Of Air Force One (Updated)

The VIP-configured tanker transport, which also serves in non-VIP transport roles, as needed, had previously worn a standard gray paint scheme.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 24, 2020

Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out "Skyborg" Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program

The presentation outlines potential future mission sets, including air-to-air combat, and how the drones will fit into the service's larger plans.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 24, 2020

British Government Says It Might Pass On $27M Upgrade For Some Of Its F-35s

Aircraft without the still-in-development Block 4 update would be left with reduced functionality and more limited capabilities.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 23, 2020

F-22 Raptors Could Become Aggressors Under Air Force's Radical New Training Plan

F-22s, which are in notoriously short supply, could perform other duties, including playing the bad guy, if new pilots needed fewer training sorties.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 23, 2020

Unprecedented Public Report On UFOs Requested From Senate Intel Committee

Lawmakers want to know what data exists, how it's shared, what threats these craft might pose, and if an adversary has new breakthrough tech.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 22, 2020

New Marine One VH-92A Helicopters Could Be Joined By Fleet Of CH-92A Trainer-Transports

The CH-92As could help train Marine One crews and move around the White House staff and press corps, among other duties.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 22, 2020

Congress Pushes Navy To Add Hypersonic Missiles To Its Stealthy Destroyers

The move could alter the Navy's timeline for deploying hypersonic weapons and it could lead to big changes for its Zumwalt class destroyers.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 19, 2020

Russia Sent Three Types Of Fighters To Intercept B-52s Flying Rare Mission Into Sea Of Okhotsk (Updated)

The sorties into the Sea of Okhotsk come amid an increase in American and Russian aerial activity around each others' borders.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 18, 2020

Turkey Now Has Swarming Suicide Drones It Could Export

This is yet another wake-up call to the threat that low-end weaponized hobby-like drones pose and how widespread they will become.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 18, 2020

Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Crashed Into The Philippine Sea

Both crewmembers in the jet, which was part of Carrier Air Wing on the USS Theodore Roosevelt, were able to eject and were quickly rescued.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 18, 2020

Russian MiG-29 And Su-24 Combat Jets Caught In-Flight At Libyan Base In New Satellite Images

The images show that the jets that Russia sent to the North African country last month are increasingly active.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 17, 2020

Ukraine Cleared To Buy 16 Of The U.S. Navy's Newest Patrol Boats

A notable naval skirmish with Russian forces a year and a half ago underscored the country's desperate need for additional and more capable ships.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 17, 2020

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Shadowy Hellfire Missile With Pop-Out Sword Blades

These missiles keep taking out terrorist leaders overseas by ripping through their vehicles and mortally slicing them up.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 16, 2020

Air Force Says These Are Its Options For Hiring Private Aerial Refueling Companies

Between its aging KC-135 and KC-10 tanker fleets and problems with the new KC-46A, the Air Force is facing a worrying tanker gap.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 15, 2020

Navy Super Hornet Conducts First Guided Launch Of Impressive 'Stormbreaker" Miniature Bomb

The testing milestone comes amid difficulties and delays that have pushed back Air Force plans for the weapon and temporarily halted its production.