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By Joseph Trevithick Sep 7, 2019

U.S. Ballistic Missile Sub Fired An Impressive Four Trident II Missiles In Just Three Days

The uncommonly large set of launches comes as the U.S. is developing multiple new warheads for the Trident II as a new arms race with Russia looms.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 6, 2019

Remote Navy Submarine Test Base Has Been Key In Rescuing Hundreds In The Bahamas After Dorian

The site's main job is to support various underwater test and evaluation tasks, including measuring how quiet Navy submarines are.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 5, 2019

Upgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border Wall

The Air Force had planned to award contracts for the infrastructure improvements, including a specialized repair facility, next year.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 4, 2019

European Missile Maker and Polish Defense Giant Join Forces On New Tank Destroyer Concept

The two companies are vying for a Polish contract, but could also find success on the export market.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 3, 2019

Air Force Wants Super Realistic Mock Launchers So It Can Replicate An S-300 SAM System

This follows the acquisition of two mobile radars from Ukraine in the past year, including one associated with the S-300.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 30, 2019

Trump Tweets Intelligence Image After Iran's Rocket Explosion And Offers Them "Best Wishes"

The disclosure of this type of high-resolution imagery on the fly via social media is unprecedented.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 30, 2019

Check Out These Photos Of USAF B-2s And RAF F-35Bs Flying Together For The First Time

Three B-2s are in the United Kingdom to take part in various training exercises including these first-of-their-kind sorties with foreign F-35s.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 29, 2019

USAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane Nearby

Another unidentified aircraft also flew a mysterious orbit in the southern end of the Strait shortly after the MC-130J left the area.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 29, 2019

New Space Command's Flag Sure Looks A Lot Like Old Space Command's Flag

Although the idea of an independent Space Force has made headlines for years now, Space Command isn't new. Even its flag hearkens back to the 1980s.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 29, 2019

Army Spending Millions To Trial Three Light Tactical Vehicles Including One It Already Uses

The service has bought hundreds of vehicles, based on a design special operators have used for years, to meet these same requirements.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 28, 2019

B-2 Stealth Bomber Has Made Its First-Ever Visit To Increasingly Strategic Iceland (Updated)

The Air Force is increasingly exploring how it could deploy advanced combat aircraft to austere locales with limited support during a major conflict.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 28, 2019

51 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Remain In Inventory, None Destroyed Since 2008 (Updated)

We finally have an official accounting of the F-117s, nearly all of which remain at Tonopah, but that is still set to change over the coming years.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 27, 2019

Russia Claims A Grabber Arm Equipped Il-76 Will Launch And Recover Hypersonic Vehicles

Certain portions of the concept seem far-fetched, but there may be a role for the less ambitious parts of the system.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 27, 2019

"We're Buying This One?" Turkey's Erdogan Asks Putin In Front Of Su-57 Fighter At Air Show

Turkey is in the market for a new advanced fighter after getting locked out of the F-35 program over its purchase of the S-400 air defense system.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 26, 2019

Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion

The Kremlin has admitted certain radioactive substances got released in the accident, raising new questions about what really happened.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 23, 2019

Brazil To Deploy Military To Fight Amazon Fires As 747 Supertanker Arrives In Bolivia

Brazil's response to the crisis so far has not been encouraging, which is deeply troubling because the Amazon accounts for 20% of the Earth's oxygen.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 23, 2019

Putin Demands Response To U.S. Tomahawk Test Despite Having Treaty-Busting Missiles

The seemingly obvious course of action is to "reveal" the long-range ground-launched cruise missiles it has now, but Russia may need to wait to do so.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 22, 2019

Has Israel's Air War On Iranian-Backed Militias Secretly Migrated To Iraq? (Updated)

Rumors and speculation are swirling that Israel, the United States, ISIS terrorists, or even simple accidents may be the cause.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 22, 2019

The B-2 Bomber Is Still Getting "Game-Changing" Upgrades As Focus Shifts To The B-21

The upgrades the B-2 and its sustainment program are getting now will have a direct influence on the capabilities of the B-21 in the future.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 16, 2019

Taiwan Announces It's Getting New Block 70 F-16s As U.S. Government Advances Deal

The process of approving the sale remains informal, but Taiwan and Congress are treating it like a done deal and its still sure to enrage China.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 16, 2019

Russia's Fire-Damaged "Losharik" Spy Submarine Heads For Repairs As New Details Emerge

New information is trickling out about the harrowing incident that killed 14 decorated submariners as Russia moves to make the sub serviceable again.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 15, 2019

Navy Ships Look To WWII Era Message-Filled Bean Bags To Communicate Without Radios

Helicopters would rapidly ferry the messages between ships in a reboot of a communications method that dates back to World War II.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 15, 2019

Russian Surveillance Plane Is Flying Missions Over U.S. Military Bases In Hawaii

The Russian Tu-154M-ON has been grabbing pictures of Hickam Air Force Base and other strategic sites under the Open Skies Treaty.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 15, 2019

U.K. Says Iran's Supertanker Is Free To Go Even As The U.S. Tries To Keep It Impounded

Officials in Gibraltar are still considering the American request to take custody of the ship and Iran is still holding a British-flagged tanker.

By Joseph Trevithick Aug 14, 2019

Sailors On U.S. Navy Carriers Are Still Training To Use Unreliable Anti-Torpedo Torpedoes

The Navy plans to rip these systems out of five Nimitz class carriers, but until then, the service wants its crews trained on how to use them.