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By Joseph Trevithick Sep 24, 2020

SAM System That Guards Washington DC Just Made Its Lowest Ever Intercept Of A Mock Cruise Missile

The National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System is critical to protecting America's capital and surrounding areas from air and missile threats.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 24, 2020

The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing

The jet's landing gear malfunctioned and it had to refuel with its gear down multiple times as a plan to safely ditch its ordnance came together.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 23, 2020

CH-47 Chinook With Far More Powerful T408 Engines Has Flown For The First Time

This upgrade could give the type much greater performance, which could be attractive to future and existing Chinook operators.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 22, 2020

Here's Why The Destroyer USS Kidd Was Flying A Huge Pirate Flag As It Pulled Into Port

The ship has a unique relationship with the Jolly Roger and is the only one in the Navy officially authorized to fly it.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 22, 2020

Russia's New Icebreaker, The World's Largest, Is Heading To The Arctic For The First Time

The ship has been beset by technical and other delays and questions remain about when it will reach full operational service.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 21, 2020

E/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi Pic

This kind of electromagnetic interference testing is especially important when developing electronic warfare systems.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 21, 2020

Secretive Seawolf Submarine Makes Port Call In Europe For The Second Time In Two Months

The advanced submarine has been spotted sailing to the Royal Navy's main base in Scotland just weeks after making an unusually public visit to Norway.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 16, 2020

From NASA To Amtrak, These Are All The Government Agencies With Tactical Teams

A recent review of federal law enforcement tactical teams explores various units spread across 18 different government agencies.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 11, 2020

MQ-9 Reaper, Howitzer, Rocket Toting F-16 All Shoot Down Mock Cruise Missiles In Huge Test

The Air Force demonstrated the non-traditional forms of cruise missile defense while testing its new super command and control network.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 10, 2020

New F-16s Will All Be Sold In A Single Base Model Configuration With A Standardized Price

Lockheed Martin says the new sales concept will save time and money, both in the contracting process and when it comes to actually producing the jets.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 9, 2020

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off

The Air Force released the images a day after it formally hired Northrop Grumman to build its next ICBMs.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 4, 2020

MQ-9 Reaper Flies With AI Pod That Sifts Through Huge Sums Of Data To Pick Out Targets

The system is designed to help parse through mountains of intelligence data quickly so that operators only get data-linked objects of interest.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 4, 2020

B-52 Bombers Fly Unprecedented Patrol Along Edge Of Russian-Controlled Territory In Ukraine (Updated)

American and British spy planes lurked in the Black Sea during the B-52's highly unique visit to Ukrainian airspace.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 3, 2020

Russian Floating Dry Dock Smacks Into Ships And Submarines At Naval Base (Updated)

This is just the latest in a string of accidents the Russian Navy has suffered in recent years.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 3, 2020

How China's Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The Pentagon

Beyond rapidly growing its ballistic missile force, the report says China could double its nuclear stockpile in the coming years.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 2, 2020

Russia's Novichok Chemical Weapon Returns In Attempted Assassination Of Opposition Figure (Updated)

German authorities say they have clear cut evidence that Alexei Navalny was poisoned by one of these secretive nerve agents.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 1, 2020

Test Aircraft Have Been Lugging DARPA's Prototype Hypersonic Cruise Missiles Around

Live flight tests of these secretive air-breathing hypersonic weapons could be imminent.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 1, 2020

New Mobile Operations Center Used To Support B-2 Stealth Bomber Deployment To Diego Garcia

The new deployable operations center is a key component of the Air Force's ambitions to rapidly stage its stealth bombers at forward operating bases.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 31, 2020

Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Crashes and Burns In Virginia (Updated)

Thankfully, the four individuals on board were able to safely bailout.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 31, 2020

Russian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic Sea

The incident took place on the same day another Flanker performed an unsafe maneuver very close to a B-52 flying over the Black Sea.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 28, 2020

Drug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting Drones

The tactic has become widespread on battlefields overseas and now appears to be proliferating to organized crime.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 28, 2020

Russian Submarine Sets Off Alarm Bells After Surfacing Near Alaska Amid Rash Of Posturing (Updated)

Russia is holding its largest naval drills in the Pacific in recent memory as the U.S. Navy's big RIMPAC wargames are underway.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 27, 2020

Wildfire Has Spread Onto Fairchild Air Force Base (Updated)

The blaze started nearby the base and then breached the perimeter, forcing some personnel to evacuate the immediate area.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 27, 2020

Here's How The U.S. Could Allay Israeli Concerns Over Selling F-35s To UAE

Israel is presently the only F-35 operator in the Middle East and Israeli officials and politicians have been vocal about keeping it that way.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 26, 2020

China Tests Long-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles As U.S. Spy Plane Watches It All

China's anti-ship ballistic missile capabilities remain something of a mystery, but their strategic purpose is anything but.