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By Joseph Trevithick Sep 17, 2019

Pentagon Orders Sudden Deployment Drill Of Unprecedented Size For Its Sealift Ships

Dozens of reserve logistics ships are getting ready to sail amid concerns about the readiness of these vital support fleets during a major conflict.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 17, 2019

Here's The Air Force's Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five Years

The service says it can outpace potential enemies by producing multiple short runs of fighters in tiny periods of time.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 16, 2019

Everything You Need To Know About The Attacks On Saudi Arabia's Oil Facilities (Updated)

The U.S. has disputed Yemeni rebels' claims that they were responsible, while the Saudis also say the strikes originated outside Yemen.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 14, 2019

RAF To Sell-Off Its BAe 146 Military Transports That Also Cart Around the Royals

The planes can take off and land in short distances and on rough airstrips, making them unique military transports beyond flying around VIPs.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 13, 2019

Navy Carrier Group Sets Sail Without Its Carrier As Maintenance Troubles Plague Force

USS Truman is still sidelined after an electrical system malfunction and no other carriers on the East Coast are available to take its place.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 12, 2019

Navy Training Squadron Receives First E-2D Hawkeye With New Aerial Refueling Capability

The unit will now begin training aircrews to make use of the plane's new capabilities ahead of plans to begin converting operational units next year.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 11, 2019

Army Night Stalker Chinook Teamed Up With Bomb-Slinging Drone In Complex AI-Enabled Test

After the MQ-1C Gray Eagle launched its miniature glide bomb, a sensor network told personnel on the ground to redirect it to strike a new target.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 10, 2019

USAF F-35As and F-15Es Flatten ISIS "Infested" Island In Iraq With 80K Pounds Of Bombs (Updated)

The strikes were a remarkable display of what precision-guided munitions can do even when it comes to efficiently carpet bombing an entire land mass.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 10, 2019

The Navy's Oldest Attack Submarine Goes Out On Top After Circumnavigating The Globe

USS Olympia's twilight years have included a number of notable events, like being the first sub to launch a Harpoon anti-ship missile in decades.

By Joseph Trevithick Sep 9, 2019

The F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy Radars

These cartridges full of radar-reflecting material have been curiously absent from the stealthy fighter's already highly capable defense suite.

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.