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By Joseph Trevithick Mar 27, 2020

COVID-19 Drives Command Teams Charged With Homeland Defense Into Cheyenne Mountain Bunker

Another US military command and control element is also now isolated in a third, undisclosed location.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 27, 2020

Now Both Aircraft Carriers In The Western Pacific Have COVID-19 Cases, Raising Readiness Concerns

Sailors from a carrier forward deployed to Japan had contracted the virus as confirmed cases grow onboard another flattop in Guam.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 26, 2020

Nukes Drive Germany's Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers

The plan gives the German Air Force planes it can configure to carry American nuclear bombs and the most capable electronic warfare jet on the planet.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 26, 2020

Check Out This Soviet Submarine Firing A Nuclear Ballistic Missile While Docked Pierside

The Russian Navy has reportedly looked into reviving this tactic, but for cruise-missile armed submarines.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 25, 2020

Bell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army's Future Armed Recon Helicopter

The 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.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 25, 2020

CIA's Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

Concerns about advanced Soviet radars prompted the development of systems that could generate invisible radar-absorbing fields around the aircraft.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 24, 2020

New Report On The Navy's Troubled Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Is Literally The Shits

The ship's toilets clog frequently and the sewage system needs regular acid flushing, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars each time.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 23, 2020

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night

The unique Navy helicopter unit that supported this particular exercise could be on the chopping block next year.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 23, 2020

Marines To Radically Remodel Force, Cutting Tanks, Howitzers In Favor Of Drones, Missiles

The Marine Corps says the ambitious shift toward smaller units, distributed operations, and unmanned capabilities is essential to staying relevant.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 20, 2020

Air Force's Gray Wolf Program Tests Game-Changing Small Low-Cost Jet Engine

The Air Force funded the development of the engine as part of a project to develop low-cost cruise missiles, but it could have wider applications.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 20, 2020

The Army And Navy Have Conducted The First Joint Test Of Their New Hypersonic Weapon

The Missile Defense Agency also observed the test to gather data that could be useful in developing anti-hypersonic defenses.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 19, 2020

"Hot Dog Gun" Shows How Someone Really Felt About The Army's Failed XM10 Pistol Competition

After its controversial decision to pick the Beretta M9 as the new US military standard sidearm, the service held a joke of a second competition.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 19, 2020

Air Force Wants To Acquire Losing T-X Jet Trainers To Help Revolutionize Pilot Training

The Air Force wants advanced jet trainers to start experimenting with radical new pilot training concepts now before its first T-7A Red Hawks arrive.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 19, 2020

MV-22 Osprey Spotted Making Brief Stop At U.S. Embassy In Lebanon After Prisoner Release (Updated)

The complete operation appeared to involve multiple aerial refuelings for the Osprey over the Mediterranean Sea as it headed for Jordan.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 18, 2020

Navy Hospital Ship Still Weeks Away From Arriving In New York City To Help Battle COVID-19

Military Sealift Command said just yesterday that it had not received any orders to activate either of the Navy's two hospital ships.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 17, 2020

You Can Buy This Rare Ford Presidential Motorcade "Roadrunner" Command Van

This former Secret Service vehicle features an abundance of on board electrical power that used to run satellite communications, radios, and more.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 17, 2020

Pakistani F-16 "Engaged" One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden Raid

These details come from a new interview that also says the Obama Administration tried at least twice to capture Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 16, 2020

The Military Can Reinforce The Postal System If COVID-19 Causes Delivery Disruptions

The standing contingency plans speak to the immense logistical resources the military could provide to help keep vital supply chains functioning.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 16, 2020

Warning To Iran: AC-130W Gunship Practices Slaying Boats With U.S. Navy In The Persian Gulf

The AC-130's massive volume of fire, precision, magazine depth, and sensors make it a ferocious tool for mitigating the threat of small boat swarms.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 13, 2020

Russian Submarines Getting Countermeasures That Jam Sonobuoys Dropped By Enemy Aircraft

Russian ballistic missile submarines, as well as other types, will use these jammers to help escape from prowling anti-submarine warfare aircraft.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 13, 2020

Space Force Just Received Its First New Offensive Weapon

This is just one of two acknowledged US "counterspace" capabilities, but there are more in the classified realm.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 13, 2020

Here's Everything We Know About America's Airstrikes On Iranian-Related Targets In Iraq

The top American commander for operations in the Middle East also offered new details about the fatal rocket attack that prompted the airstrikes.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 12, 2020

American Retaliatory Strikes Against Iranian-Backed Militias In Iraq Have Begun (Updated)

U.S. officials warned earlier in the day that a rocket attack, which killed two U.S. troops and one British service member, wouldn't be tolerated.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 12, 2020

Lawmakers Grill Army Officer Over Lack Of Missile Defenses In Iraq After Fatal Rocket Attack

The discussion centered on Israel's Iron Dome system, but reflects broader frustrations after months of rocket attacks from Iranian-backed militias.

By Joseph Trevithick Mar 11, 2020

Door Gunners On The Air Force's New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero Temps

The first operational MH-139As will be guarding missile silos in areas where winter temperatures can drop to minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit.