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By Joseph Trevithick May 9, 2019

U.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan's Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely Unrecovered

Japan says the American salvage team helped recover parts of the jet and that it will continue the search for the rest of the aircraft and its pilot.

By Joseph Trevithick May 9, 2019

Secret Hellfire Missile With Sword-Like Blades Made Mysterious Strike On Terror Leader In Syria

We were first to question the weapon used in the bizarre strike and now we know it has been used to strike high-value targets in five countries.

By Joseph Trevithick May 9, 2019

News Of Sanction Busting North Korean Cargo Ship Seized As Kim Fires More Missiles (Updated)

The seizure of the ship is unprecedented and both events together underscore a major uptick in tensions between the United States and North Korea.

By Joseph Trevithick May 8, 2019

Royal Navy Sub Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With A Wake Detection System

This non-acoustic sensor could supplement the boat's sonar when hunting for especially quiet enemy submarines.

By Joseph Trevithick May 8, 2019

Canada's CF-18 Replacement Competition Structure Seems To Have Already Disqualified The F-35

The country's requirements for its new fighter jet competition are at odds with its existing obligations to the Joint Strike Fighter program.

By Joseph Trevithick May 7, 2019

USMC's CH-53K King Stallion's Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 Chinook

Congress has ordered the Pentagon to examine any potential alternatives as the CH-53K program's schedule continues to slip.

By Joseph Trevithick May 7, 2019

USAF F-35As Will Get Navy's New Air Defense Busting Missile Amid Talk Of Anti-Ship Variants

A new warhead design and modular payload bay could open up even more roles in the future for the new fast-flying missile.

By Joseph Trevithick May 6, 2019

New Lockheed Concept Shows Navy F-35C Armed With Hypersonic Cruise Missiles

The missile would be a follow-on version of a weapon Lockheed Martin is already developing for the Air Force.

By Joseph Trevithick May 3, 2019

The Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter Aircraft

The service wants this game-changing capability to be hanging off the wings of fighter jets by the early 2020s.

By Joseph Trevithick May 2, 2019

Parts From The Retired USS Enterprise Are Keeping Her Successors Ready For Combat

Anchors, catapult parts, and steel from the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier are already on other flattops or will go into future ones.

By Joseph Trevithick May 2, 2019

USAF Wants To Turn HC-130J's Self Defense Suite Into "Sauron's Eye" Vision System

The service says it wants the "all-seeing eye" for the rescue planes, but it could be readily adaptable to other types with the same defenses.

By Joseph Trevithick May 1, 2019

If The U.S. Isn't About To Intervene In Venezuela, It Sure Seems To Be Building The Case

U.S. officials remain adamant that Venezuelan President Maduro needs to step aside as they continue to stress that "all options are on the table."

By Joseph Trevithick May 1, 2019

U.S. Air Force T-6A Turboprop Training Plane Crashed Near Lake in Oklahoma

The aircraft had departed from Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas before the incident occurred.

By Joseph Trevithick May 1, 2019

Trump "Orders" Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To Retire

There are still unanswered questions about why the Pentagon and the Navy had proposed retiring the flattop early, to begin with.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 30, 2019

Venezuela's Capital Is In The Grips Of Violent Upheaval And Here's What You Should Know

U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido and his supporters are trying to finally unseat dictatorial President Nicolas Maduro.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 30, 2019

The U.S. Military Now Denies That Japan's Missing F-35A Has Been Found

Spokespersons say that search efforts continue despite a claim from the top U.S. Air Force officer in the Pacific that the wreck was located.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 29, 2019

U.S. Army Trains To Fire Howitzers From Landing Craft For The First Time In Decades

The combination offers flexible fire support for amphibious and other littoral operations, which could be valuable for future missions in the Pacific.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 29, 2019

Did This Beluga Whale Escape From A Russian Navy Training Program?

Fisherman in Norway found the white whale wearing an unusual harness marked "Equipment" and "St. Petersburg."

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 26, 2019

This High-Speed Special Operations Boat Used By Navy SEALs Can Now Be Yours

The boat's weapons and other specialized gear have gotten removed, but you will get a microwave as part of the deal.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 25, 2019

Russia's New Surveillance Plane Just Flew Over Two Of America's Top Nuclear Labs

The route also covered a number of Army and Air Force bases, a major proving ground, and one of America's last chemical weapon storage sites.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 25, 2019

Pentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35

The Pentagon's top watchdog found other senior U.S. military officials echoed many of Shanahan's "substantive" complaints.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 24, 2019

Behold America's New And Desperately Needed Heavy Icebreaker

The U.S. Coast Guard is sorely in need of these ships, especially as competition heats up in the Arctic region.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 23, 2019

Russian MiG-31 Foxhound Shot Down Its Wingman During Disastrous Live Fire Exercise

The incident raises concerns about Russian training procedures, as well as the capabilities of the MiG-31's radar and other key systems.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 22, 2019

Rare and Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashes Into Prison Yard In California (Updated)

This was the only remaining example of the N-9M, of which Northrop only ever built four.

By Joseph Trevithick Apr 22, 2019

Russia's New Surveillance Jet To Make First U.S. Visit To Photograph Military Bases

The Kremlin says the Tu-214ON Open Skies aircraft will be flying out of an Air National Guard base in Missouri all week.