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By Joseph Trevithick Jul 17, 2019

Ex-Qatari Missile That Italian Police Seized During Raid May Have Come From Spain

Qatar says it sold the missile, which Italian cops found when arresting a number of neo-fascists earlier this week, to a "friendly nation" in 1994.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 16, 2019

The U.K.'s Pint-Sized Martlet Missile Will Guard Royal Navy Ships And Much More

The Royal Navy is planning on using these missiles as air-launched weapons against small boats, too, and has tested them in the surface-to-air role.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 16, 2019

Here's How North Korea Got Kim Jong Un His New Armored S600 Mercedes Maybach Limos

A new and highly detailed report shows how the regime in Pyongyang shipped the contraband cars through four different countries to evade sanctions.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 15, 2019

The Afghan Air Force Just Can't Quit The Hind Gunship Helicopter

The Afghan Air Force is still flying the iconic attack helicopters, despite the NATO-led coalition refusing to help support their continued operation.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 15, 2019

Italian Cops Raid Neo-Fascists And Find Air-To-Air Missile That France Had Sold To Qatar

The operation targeted individuals over links to the conflict in Ukraine and also netted various guns and Nazi memorabilia.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 13, 2019

France Launches The First Of Its New Class Of Super Quiet "Barracuda" Attack Submarines

The Suffren and her sisters are set to usher in a new era of French Navy submarine operations.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 12, 2019

Turkey's Newly Delivered S-400 Air Defense System Threatens To Shoot Down Relations With U.S. (Updated)

The U.S. decision to expel Turkey from the F-35 program looks to be past the point of no return and more sanctions will likely follow.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 11, 2019

Pentagon Will Raid F-35 Spare Parts Budget To Help Pay For Kicking Turkey Out Of The Program

The Pentagon says it needs hundreds of millions in extra funds to find new suppliers for critical parts for the Joint Strike Fighters.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 11, 2019

You 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.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 10, 2019

AC-130J Ghostrider Gunships Have Flown Their Very First Combat Missions

The AC-130J's arrival in Afghanistan marks a historic changing of the guard as older AC-130Us have now finished their last scheduled deployment.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 10, 2019

One Company Is Putting A New Spin On How To Yank Downed Pilots Out Of Enemy Territory

The novel system, similar to some Cold War-era concepts, involves a friendly plane dropping a tether and literally towing the individual to safety.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 9, 2019

The Wreck Of This Sunken One-Of-A-Kind Soviet Nuclear Sub Is Leaking Radiation (Updated)

Komsomolets and its reactor, along with a pair of nuclear-tipped torpedoes, sank in the Arctic more than 30 years ago.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 9, 2019

U.S. OKs Sales of M1 Abrams Tanks, Stinger Missiles To Taiwan, But Where Are The F-16s?

Any arms sales to Taiwan will prompt Chinese protests, but the fighter jet deal is a "red line" that would threaten U.S.-China trade negotiations.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 8, 2019

Army Asks To Shift Millions To Fast-Track "Hit-To-Kill" Armor-Busting Artillery Shell

The new precision-guided projectile will help replace existing cluster munition artillery rounds.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 8, 2019

Norwegian Tanker That Was Victim Of Purported Iranian Attack Is Now Headed For Iran

Iran now separately denies a tanker U.K. authorities seized last week was headed for Syria as Tehran also faces new criticism over uranium enrichment.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 5, 2019

Iran Threatens To Seize A British Ship After Royal Marines Storm Iranian Oil Tanker

The incident near Gibraltar comes as Iran says it will increase uranium enrichment efforts and after a spate of Iranian-linked attacks on oil tankers.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 3, 2019

Turkey Reportedly Hoarding Spare F-16 Parts As It Faces Sanctions Over S-400 Purchases

The Turkish military is also said to be stockpiling spares for other systems amid fears the U.S. could block access to much more than the F-35.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 2, 2019

China's Reported Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Test In The South China Sea Is A Big Deal

The test fits within a larger trend of increasingly provocative Chinese efforts to assert their authority in the disputed region.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 2, 2019

Here's Everything We Know About The Deadly Russian Submarine Fire (Updated)

Reports and rumors are flying about the accident, which may have been aboard the shadowy spy sub Losharik, as Putin clears his schedule.

By Joseph Trevithick Jul 1, 2019

U.S. Launches Rare Strike On Al Qaeda In Western Syria Amid Shifting Regional Agenda

This is the first such operation in two years and comes as America's role across Syria is evolving amid withdrawals and shifting priorities.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 28, 2019

Sikorsky Gathering Data To Expand SB>1 Defiant's Flight Envelope In Additional Test Flights (Updated)

The advanced compound helicopter has made three successful test flights and Sikorsky is collecting data before demonstrating even greater performance.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 28, 2019

F-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran Tensions

The deployment comes after Iranian forces shot down a Navy drone last week, which pushed the United States and Iran to the brink of open conflict.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 27, 2019

Navy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo Team

The Navy's aviation budgets have come up short and it is considering various options to save money between now and the end of the 2019 Fiscal Year.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 27, 2019

Rolled Over Stryker Crushed Army Ranger In Fatal Training Accident Last Year

The elite 75th Ranger Regiment's fleet of armored vehicles is an obscure, but increasingly visible component of its missions.

By Joseph Trevithick Jun 26, 2019

Russia Reportedly Developing Its Own AC-130-Like Gunship From Converted An-12 Cargo Planes

The project will start with converting a single Antonov An-12 to carry a pair of 57mm cannons to help with further development of the final design.