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By Joseph Trevithick May 7, 2020

We've Got A Close Up Look At Syria's MiG-29s And It Isn't Pretty

After nearly a decade of fighting and international sanctions, the jets are looking very rough.

By Joseph Trevithick May 7, 2020

Navy Needed Targets To Mimic Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles So They Bought Real Ones From Russia

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Navy acquired the same Kh-31 missiles that threatened its ships and made them into anti-ship missile targets.

By Joseph Trevithick May 6, 2020

Breaking Down The Absolutely Batshit Botched Coup Attempt Against Venezuela's Maduro

Additional details and developments continue to emerge days after former Green Berets and Venezuelan expats launched the farcical amphibious raid.

By Joseph Trevithick May 5, 2020

U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

The United States says the Chinese firm's work on the United Kingdom's national 5G network is a major security risk.

By Joseph Trevithick May 5, 2020

Navy Wants To Buy 30 New Light Amphibious Warships To Support Radical Shift In Marine Ops

Fleets of small, low-cost amphibious warships are absolutely critical to how the Marine Corps' plans to fight in the coming years.

By Joseph Trevithick May 4, 2020

Behold These Awesome Shots Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon Carrying Its Big Secretive Radar Pod

The Advanced Airborne Sensor is a powerful and shadowy intelligence gathering and targeting tool carried by a small number of P-8As.

By Joseph Trevithick May 4, 2020

New Team Pitches South Africa's Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special Operators

U.S. Special Operations Command wants to buy up to 75 light attack aircraft, starting with five in the next fiscal year.

By Joseph Trevithick May 1, 2020

Kim Jong Un Has An Enormous And Totally Bizarre Waterpark Barge

The pool party barge is just one part of a fleet of luxury vessels and other craft the regime maintains for the Kim family.

By Joseph Trevithick May 1, 2020

Battle Damaged A-10 Warthog Gets Back In The Fight With Help From A Little Telemedicine

Engineers working from their bedrooms and basements helped determine how serious the situation was and crafted a repair plan.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 30, 2020

Navy Picks Italian Design For Its New FFG-X Guided Missile Frigate

The frigate, which will be built at the Italian firm's Wisconsin-based subsidiary, is based on ships already in service with four allied navies.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 30, 2020

Marine F/A-18 Hornets Fly Armed With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles In Japan

The exercise sent a clear signal that Marine Hornets are ready to reach out and counter hostile maritime activities.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 29, 2020

The Army's Aborted XM8 "Starship Troopers" Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian Frogmen

The hugely publicized modular firearms family had been on its way toward becoming the Army's small arms crown jewel in the early 2000s.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 29, 2020

Navy Defers Decision On Reinstating Aircraft Carrier Captain Fired Over Ominous Letter

Work has already begun on getting the affected ship, USS Theodore Roosevelt, back out to sea after more than a month of being sidelined.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 28, 2020

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights

The other OC-135 jet is in testing after receiving badly needed new digital cameras, but is years away from getting re-certified as treaty compliant.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 28, 2020

Navy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up Procurement

Concern over the stability of America's shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 27, 2020

U.S. Marines Launch Mock Amphibious And Air Assaults On Saudi Islands In The Persian Gulf

The training exercises come amid a new spike in hostility with Iran, which uses its own nearby islands to stage various naval operations.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 27, 2020

Russian Commandos Jump From 33,000 Feet Over The Arctic In Unprecedented Exercise

The exercise highlighted Russia's ability to rapidly deploy special operations forces in the inhospitable Arctic and pretty much anywhere else.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 27, 2020

Navy Officially Releases Controversial UFO Videos

The Navy says it hopes this will "clear up any misconceptions by the public."

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 24, 2020

Watch This Rafale Fighter Drop Like A Brick During Crazy Approach To A Mountain Airport

The French jet makes an incredibly steep descent before it comes zooming in low and touches down.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 24, 2020

The Navy Now Wants To Reinstate Aircraft Carrier Captain Who Was Fired Over Outbreak Letter (Updated)

The Secretary of Defense has asked for more time to review those recommendations, which could result in yet another political firestorm.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 24, 2020

Air Force Sends Full B-1B Airframe From Boneyard To Kansas To Create Its "Digital Twin"

The highly detailed computer model will make it easier to identify potential points of failure to help keep the remaining bombers flying.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 23, 2020

The Mysterious Case Of Customs And Border Protection's Unmarked S-76 Helicopters

The agency has three of these helicopters assigned to a Virginia-based unit with a somewhat murky mission.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 22, 2020

Blue Angels And Thunderbirds' Secretive Plan To Soar Together Over American Cities Confirmed (Updated)

Operation America Strong will see the jets, as well as other aircraft, fly over multiple cities to promote "national unity."

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 22, 2020

Trump Orders Navy to Destroy Iranian Boats That Harass Its Ships (Updated)

This all comes as Iran has announced the successful launch of its first-ever military satellite into space.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 21, 2020

You Can Buy This Full Motion Surplus UH-60 Black Hawk Flight Simulator From The Army

This particular model of simulator dates back to the early days of the Army's history with the venerable Black Hawk.