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By Joseph Trevithick Aug 25, 2021

Navy Halts Plans To Give Its Super Hornets Conformal Fuel Tanks (Updated)

The Navy had long touted conformal fuel tanks as offering vital additional range for its Super Hornets.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 25, 2021

Video Purports To Show U.S.-Supplied Black Helicopter Taxiing In Taliban Hands

The Taliban have captured dozens of former Afghan military aircraft, prompting concerns about what the group might do with them.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 24, 2021

Watch The Ex-USS Ingraham Frigate Get Its Back Broken By A Torpedo

While cruise missiles and bombs are very capable, nothing wrecks a ship like a well-placed torpedo shot from a prowling submarine.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 24, 2021

U.S. Prepared To Destroy Equipment It Can't Airlift Out Of Kabul As Withdrawal Deadline Looms (Updated)

With the priority being placed on getting people out of the Talian-controlled country, getting even high-tech weapons out may not be possible in time.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 23, 2021

Check Out This Los Angeles Class Nuclear Submarine Transformed Into A Floating Schoolhouse

The USS San Francisco was already cut up once after impacting a seamount. The submarine was chopped up again to make it into a floating schoolhouse.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 23, 2021

Pentagon Dismisses The Idea Of Retaking Bagram Air Base To Support Kabul Evacuations (Updated)

The Taliban say the U.S. must be out by August 31st, but getting everyone out of Afghanistan via Kabul airport by then is becoming quite unrealistic.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 22, 2021

What The Civil Reserve Air Fleet Is And Why It's Been Activated For The Third Time In 70 Years

The fleet can dramatically bolster the Pentagon's own air transport capabilities and that is what it will do for the evacuation of Afghanistan.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 20, 2021

Germany Sending Special Ops Helicopters To Kabul To Rescue Evacuees Outside The Airport (Updated)

French and British forces have also been conducting operations outside of Kabul's airport to help get people to safety.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 20, 2021

Packed C-17 Cargo Jet Out Of Kabul Actually Had 823 People Onboard Setting New Record (Updated)

The Air Force says its original figure for how many people were on the flight, known by the callsign Reach 871, did not include children on laps.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 19, 2021

Want Uncle Sam To Get You Out Of Kabul? It Could Cost You Thousands Of Dollars… Or Maybe Not?

Generally, the US State Department is required by law to collect fees from private US citizens or foreign nationals it helps flee in a crisis.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 19, 2021

Navy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over Kabul

The Pentagon says American combat aircraft are covering the evacuations, but have not flown shows of force maneuvers or carried out any strikes.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 18, 2021

A New Northern Alliance Against The Taliban Is Forming In Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley (Updated)

The former First Vice President of Afghanistan has claimed the mantle of the country's legitimate leader and is rallying forces to his cause.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 17, 2021

Dozens Of U.S.-Bought Afghan Air Force Aircraft Are Now Orphaned At An Uzbek Airfield

Afghan pilots fled the country in the face of the advancing Taliban over the weekend. Now the fate of the aircraft is up in the air.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 17, 2021

RC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)

One of America's most capable surveillance aircraft is keeping close tabs on the Taliban as America's military presence at Kabul's airport grows.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 16, 2021

Situation At Kabul Airport "Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict" Says Pentagon Spokesman (Updated)

Criticism of how the Biden administration has handled evacuation operations in Kabul has only grown amid images of chaos at the city's main airport.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 16, 2021

U.S. Troops Kill Two Armed Afghans At Unsecured Kabul Airport, Thousands More Being Sent (Updated)

The airport has been overrun, with some Afghans clinging to departing transports. Now, the U.S. says it's sending thousands more troops to secure it.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 15, 2021

Fall Of Kabul To Taliban Imminent As Surprised United States Races To Get Its People Out (Updated)

The U.S.-backed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly fled the country ahead of the Taliban seizing the entirety of Afghanistan's government.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 13, 2021

Here Is Why This Sailor Is Holding A Laser Fire Hose

The Navy has gone high-tech with firefighting drills on ships, which were stepped up after losing the amphibious ship USS Bonhomme Richard.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 13, 2021

Shadowy KC-135RT Special Ops Tankers Head Toward Afghanistan As Evacuation Airbridge Forms (Updated)

The KC-135RTs could play a vital role supporting AC-130 gunships and other special ops aircraft as the Taliban push closer to the Afghan capital.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 13, 2021

Skunk Works' Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft

Skunk Works' knack for innovation enters the "digital" age with a factory able to spit out advanced aircraft faster and cheaper than ever before.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 12, 2021

Emergency Troop Surge Now Needed For Afghan Withdrawal (Updated)

U.S. troops will safeguard diplomats and others evacuating the country, but the Biden administration insists the fall of Kabul is not inevitable.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 9, 2021

Watch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane

The Air Force typically uses high-performance chase vehicles, not SUVs, to help U-2 pilots get back on the ground safely.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 6, 2021

Everything We Just Learned About The Fatal Iranian Drone Attack On A Tanker

The use of small unmanned aircraft to attack the tanker M/T Mercer Street underscores the growing threat that drones pose on and off the battlefield.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 5, 2021

Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane

The Air Force only has one Constant Phoenix jet, which is used to collect air samples that could show evidence of nuclear testing or accidents.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 4, 2021

Ripsaw Unmanned Mini-Tank Sent To The Army's Shooting Range For The First Time

The Ripsaw is better known for its action movie pedigree, but the Army's unmanned version packs a very real 30mm cannon.