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By Joseph Trevithick May 29, 2019

U.S. Says Russia Might Be Setting Off Very Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons On This Arctic Island

Such tests would be in violation of an international nuclear test ban treaty that Russia has signed and ratified.

By Joseph Trevithick May 28, 2019

Lockheed Bails On The Navy's New Frigate Program, But Will Supply Systems To Whoever Wins (Updated)

The company had reportedly been having trouble meeting the Navy's requirements with a version of its Freedom-class littoral combat ship.

By Joseph Trevithick May 28, 2019

Russia Says It Would Happily Sell The Pentagon Ammo If It Weren't For Those Pesky Sanctions

The U.S. Army buys large amounts of Soviet-style ammunition every year to meet U.S. military and allied requirements.

By Joseph Trevithick May 28, 2019

Air Force Museum Condition Unknown As Wright Patterson AFB Says 150 Homes Hit By Tornado (Updated)

The Air Force is still assessing the full scope of the damage to the critical base in Ohio.

By Joseph Trevithick May 24, 2019

The Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In Wyoming

This is the latest in a string of incidents within the Air Force's ballistic missile force, which has suffered from notoriously low morale.

By Joseph Trevithick May 24, 2019

U.S. Military Is Sending Fighter Jets, Recon Aircraft, Engineers, and More To The Middle East (Updated)

The deployments are in response to supposed Iranian threats and troops in the region will also see their tours extended.

By Joseph Trevithick May 24, 2019

Taiwan's Next Batch Of Stealthy Catamarans Will Have Serious Mine-Laying Capabilities

The Taiwanese Navy is pushing hard to get new minelaying ships to help it challenge China's growing naval capabilities.

By Joseph Trevithick May 23, 2019

These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu

Few photographs exist of these unique helicopters, but all evidence points to them belonging to the Army's highly secretive Flight Concepts Division.

By Joseph Trevithick May 22, 2019

Boeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky's New CH-53K

A CH-47 with the upgraded engines could present an all-new challenge to the troubled CH-53K.

By Joseph Trevithick May 21, 2019

Russia's 'Hunter' Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Is A Big Beast

Satellite imagery confirms that the drone has a wider wingspan than a Su-34 Fullback combat jet and a relatively aggressive wing sweep.

By Joseph Trevithick May 21, 2019

U.S. Special Operators Will Soon Be Using This 6.5mm "Assault" Machine Gun

The gun offers better range and accuracy over smaller belt-fed squad automatic weapons.

By Joseph Trevithick May 20, 2019

Turkey Says It Now Plans On Manufacturing Russia's S-500 Air Defense System

The U.S. government is already withholding F-35 deliveries to Turkey over the country's purchase of S-400 air defense systems.

By Joseph Trevithick May 20, 2019

Iran Rebuffs Trump's Threat To 'Officially End' Them Amid Rocket Attack and U.S. Navy Exercises

Both countries insist they want to avoid an outright conflict as they accuse each other of inflaming the situation.

By Joseph Trevithick May 17, 2019

The Air Force's New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First Time

These helicopters are set to start replacing the service's aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year.

By Joseph Trevithick May 17, 2019

Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals

The charges stem from an online purchase in 2011 that ultimately led to a U.S. government sting operation.

By Joseph Trevithick May 16, 2019

Russia Now Claims It Will Buy 76 Su-57 Advanced Fighter Jets By 2028

The cost estimates raise immediate red flags and, whatever the final price tag, the first of these production jets will remain underpowered.

By Joseph Trevithick May 15, 2019

Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed

Nearly all of the Air Force's MC-130Js do not have an adequate terrain-following/terrain avoidance capability to perform their low-level missions.

By Joseph Trevithick May 15, 2019

Allies Brush Off U.S. Warnings About Iran As Legislators Spar Over Threat Intel (Updated)

Close allies appear to be very skeptical of U.S. intel on pending Iranian aggression while public evidence remains totally elusive.

By Joseph Trevithick May 14, 2019

A B-52H Nicknamed "Wise Guy" Becomes The Second To Ever Come Back From The Bone Yard

The Air Force needed a replacement for another one of the bombers that crashed in Guam nearly three years ago.

By Joseph Trevithick May 14, 2019

Half Of Russia's Su-57 Fleet Escorted Putin To Military Test Facility Ahead Of Pompeo Meeting (Updated)

The Russian leader very publicly inspected some of the country's most advanced aircraft and air defense systems.

By Joseph Trevithick May 14, 2019

Shot Down? The USAF Now Wants To Air-Drop An Air Taxi To Fly You Out To Safety

The Air Force is looking at commercial work on urban air mobility concepts as starting places for an air-droppable autonomous rescue platform.

By Joseph Trevithick May 14, 2019

U.S. Government Claims Iran Is Behind Attacks On Oil Tankers, But Has Yet To Show Evidence

The news of comes amid a report that the Pentagon revised a contingency plan that includes sending 120,000 troops to respond to Iranian aggression.

By Joseph Trevithick May 13, 2019

Video Showing Damaged Norwegian Tanker Emerges After Reported Gulf "Sabotage" Attacks (Updated)

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks so far amid growing speculation of Iranian involvement.

By Joseph Trevithick May 10, 2019

USAF Fighter Pilots Are Now Flying With These Converted M4 Rifles In Their Survival Kits

The rifles break in half and have other special features so they can fit inside the survival kit underneath a pilot's ejection seats.

By Joseph Trevithick May 10, 2019

Fully Armed F-15Cs Have Arrived In The Middle East Amid Accusations Of Iranian Threats (Updated)

The fighter jets join other F-15s, as well as B-52s and F-35s, already in the Middle East and the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group will soon arrive, too.