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Jan 17, 2022 3:00 PM
A Plant’s Been Growing Through This Rusty GMC Sierra for Months. Its Owner Still Drives It
Jan 17, 2022 1:00 PM
Tesla-Swapped Plymouth With Pushrod Suspension Is Restomodding Done Right
Jan 17, 2022 9:30 AM
Meet the American Team Who Piloted a 1982 Porsche 911 SC in the Dakar
Jan 16, 2022 7:00 PM
Why Genesis Is Still Going All-In on Sedans
Jan 16, 2022 4:56 PM
You Can Buy F1 Champion Jenson Button’s 1970 Ford Bronco
Jan 16, 2022 1:34 PM
Toyota Gazoo Racing Is Building Tons of Reproduction Parts for Its Iconic Cars
Jan 16, 2022 11:01 AM
A 294-Ton 'Superload' Is Crossing Pennsylvania Right Now
Jan 15, 2022 6:42 PM
Chevy Camaro Driver Tries Doing Donuts in Empty Lot, Crashes Into Pole, Gets Arrested
Jan 15, 2022 4:10 PM
Nissan Fixed the Front Bumper of the New Z, But It’s Only for a One-Off
Jan 15, 2022 1:26 PM
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By Thomas Newdick Jan 17, 2022

Russian Landing Ships Leave Baltic Sea Raising Concerns That Ukraine May Be Their Final Destination

An additional three amphibious warships remain active in the Baltic Sea, with Sweden taking a heavy interest in their movements. 
By Thomas Newdick Jan 14, 2022

Russia Orders Snap Drills Of Its Eastern Units As Negotiations Over Ukraine Disintegrate

The Russian maneuvers, which stress long-range deployments, come as Ukraine reels from the effects of a major cyberattack.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 13, 2022

This Is What We Now Know About The Navy’s Future DDG(X) Destroyer

The Navy hopes to combine existing systems with a new hull form that will be able to accommodate significant upgrades. 
By Thomas Newdick Jan 12, 2022

Bomblet Dropping Drones Are Now Being Used By Cartels In Mexico’s Drug War

While cartels have weaponized drones in the past, the ability to drop bomblets has migrated from Middle East war zones to the Mexican drug wars.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 12, 2022

Russia’s First New Production Tu-160 Blackjack In Decades Makes Its Maiden Flight (Updated)

Completed to the latest upgraded standard, the new-build Tu-160M is set to bolster Russia’s Long-Range Aviation force. 
By Thomas Newdick Jan 11, 2022

Taiwan Loses F-16V After Just Two Months Of Frontline Operations (Updated)

Upgraded F-16Vs are the most capable fighters available to Taiwan, whose fleet is increasingly in demand to respond to Chinese air activity.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 10, 2022

Undersea Cable Connecting Norway With Arctic Satellite Station Has Been Mysteriously Severed

The cables run through a highly strategic stretch of water near where the Barents and Norwegian Sea meet.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 10, 2022

Australia Buys M1A2 SEPv3 Advanced Abrams Tanks To Lead Its Major Armor Upgrade

The SEPv3 is the most capable variant of the trusty Abrams currently available but its value in a future Asia-Pacific conflict is questionable. 
By Thomas Newdick Jan 7, 2022

Kazakhstan’s President Issues Shoot-To-Kill Order As Unrest Continues

The Kazakh regime vows to continue fighting what it calls “bandits and terrorists” as possible armed rebel opposition group emerges.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 6, 2022

Scaled Composites Unveils New Encore High-Altitude Optionally Manned Aircraft Concept

Inspired by the remarkable high-flying Proteus aircraft, the concept is being pitched for surveillance and test work but may have other applications.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 6, 2022

The Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø Airbase

As Bodø closes as a fighter base, we look back at its Cold War legacy when it launched U-2 espionage flights aimed at the Soviet Union.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 6, 2022

Marine F-35Cs Begin First Carrier Deployment, Type Could Take On Larger Role In The Service

With the Marine Corps deeply overhauling its combat doctrine, the F-35C could become more relevant, leading to shifts in procurement.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 5, 2022

Korean F-35 Fighters Grounded After 'Major Systems Malfunction' Leads To Belly Landing

The grounding order follows yesterday’s belly-landing incident involving a Joint Strike Fighter at Seosan Air Base.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 4, 2022

Marine F/A-18 Hornets Bolster U.S. Presence In Saudi Arabia

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 has deployed at Prince Sultan Air Base to join the resident Air Expeditionary Wing.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 4, 2022

Watch These Russian Su-30 Fighter Jets Fire Eight Air-To-Air Missiles Simultaneously

The live-fire exercise is one of the biggest of its kind that we’ve seen and has an important training function.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 3, 2022

French Rafale Naval Fighters Are Headed To India For Ski Jump Carrier Launch Tests

Dassault’s Rafale M is competing against Boeing’s Super Hornet to supply India with a new carrier-based multi-role fighter.
By Thomas Newdick Jan 3, 2022

Suicide Drones Shot Down Over Baghdad Airport On Anniversary Of Soleimani Killing

The attempt to hit the U.S. military compound on the symbolic date was rebuffed by Centurion point defense gun systems.
By Thomas Newdick Dec 30, 2021

Japan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: Report

The missiles would offer land-attack and anti-ship capabilities and would be expected to serve as a deterrent to China and North Korea.
By Thomas Newdick Dec 29, 2021

Aftermath Of Israel's Bombardment Of Syrian Port Seen In Satellite Imagery

The Israeli air raid may have been connected to the appearance of an Iranian-flagged container ship at the port.
By Thomas Newdick Dec 29, 2021

Anonymous F-35 Customer Is Getting A New Variant Of The Stealth Jet

An intriguing contract announcement reveals Lockheed Martin is working to design and develop a bespoke F-35 version for a foreign customer.
By Thomas Newdick Dec 28, 2021

Israel Bombards Syrian Port Of Latakia In Nighttime Strike

It’s the second time this month that the Israeli Air Force has targeted apparent weapons deliveries at the Mediterranean port. 
By Thomas Newdick Dec 27, 2021

Venezuela’s 'The Thing' Six-Barrelled Fighting Vehicle Is One Seriously Bizarre Franken-Weapon

Combining U.S., French, and Russian components, the Maisanta YZR is a modern-day equivalent to the M50 Ontos used in Vietnam.
By Thomas Newdick Dec 27, 2021

Iran Rained Down Ballistic Missiles On A Mockup Of Israel's Nuclear Reactor

In a highly suggestive drill, Iran demonstrated a combined missile and drone strike against a lookalike of Israel’s Dimona nuclear facility.
By Thomas Newdick Dec 23, 2021

Ukrainian Troops Test Javelin Missile Against Russian Cage-Style Improvised Tank Armor

Recent live-fire maneuvers have pitted the American-supplied anti-tank missiles against the kind of cage armor now appearing on some Russian tanks.
By Thomas Newdick Dec 23, 2021

How The Russian And Ukrainian Air Forces Stack Up Against Each Other

In an air war, Ukraine and Russia can bring to bear many similar aircraft types, but in vastly different quantities.