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By Thomas Newdick Nov 6, 2020

Canadian Fighter Pilot Training Company To Buy FA-50 Light Combat Jets

The jets could be used for advanced pilot training, adversary, and other duties that the firm provides.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 6, 2020

The Trump Administration Plans To Sell The United Arab Emirates Armed Reaper Drones

After administration approved F-35s, a deal for maritime variants of the Reaper could be next for the UAE.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 5, 2020

Spad To The Bone: Texas F-16 Squadron Marks 75th Anniversary With Bold Paint Job

The “Lone Star State” scheme is one of the most flamboyant to have been applied to a USAF jet in recent years.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 4, 2020

Iran Now Has Mobile Ballistic Missile Launching "Magazines" For Its Underground Bases

New footage shows ready-to-launch ballistic missiles on a railway-type system within a cavernous subterranean complex.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 4, 2020

World’s Most Powerful Combat Aircraft Jet Engine Is Back In Production For Russia’s New Bombers

A Tu-160 has flown with a new version of the NK-32 engine, which is critical to the bomber’s production restart.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 3, 2020

The Nanchang J-12 Is The Lightweight Chinese Fighter You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

China’s first truly indigenous jet fighter was first flown almost 50 years ago.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 2, 2020

Japan Considers Building Two Super-Sized Destroyers As An Alternative To Aegis Ashore

The two new warships are planned to combine a development of the Maya class hull with the AN/SPY-7 Long Range Discrimination Radar.

By Thomas Newdick Nov 2, 2020

How Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond Movie

The Israeli Air Force eventually got its hands on a prized MiG-21 fighter, which was then secretly tested in the United States.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 30, 2020

It's Official: A Foreign Company Will Help Mitsubishi Build Japan’s Next Fighter

Aerospace firms in the United States and the United Kingdom are likely to compete for work in co-developing Japan’s next-generation combat aircraft.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 29, 2020

Taiwan Disguises Armored Vehicles As Cranes And Scrapheaps During Urban Warfare Maneuvers

The Combat Readiness Week wargames saw some unconventional approaches to hiding fighting vehicles in dense urban terrain.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 29, 2020

Trump Administration Wants To Sell UAE A Fleet Of 50 F-35s

The plan to transfer the stealth fighters to a second Middle East operator could still face plenty of obstacles.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 28, 2020

Britain's Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been Retired

After 47 years of Royal Navy service, the flag has finally been lowered aboard the destroyer HMS Bristol.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 27, 2020

Taiwan Can Now Complicate China’s Invasion Plans By Buying Hundreds Of Harpoon Missiles

It’s now official, Washington has detailed the sale of Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 27, 2020

A Greek Navy Minehunting Vessel Got Sliced In Two By A Container Ship

The odds were stacked against the Greek Navy vessel when it collided with a huge container ship in waters close to Athens.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 26, 2020

This Is The Elite Unit That Raided The Tanker Threatened By Stowaways Off The UK Coast

Whether on land or at sea, Britain's secretive Special Boat Service has a history of getting the toughest jobs done.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 23, 2020

Japanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier Future

Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35As worked alongside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship during maneuvers in the western Pacific.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 23, 2020

France’s Fire-Damaged Nuclear Submarine Will Return To Service After A Nose Job

Workers will use the front section from a retired submarine to help repair extensive damage suffered during a fire.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 21, 2020

It Looks Like Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Test Program Is Back In Business

Satellite imagery indicates that work on the controversial Burevestnik missile has resumed at a test site in the Russian Far North.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 20, 2020

Spain To Buy More Eurofighter Typhoons To Replace Aging F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jets

After Germany, now Spain is planning to increase its Eurofighter fleet.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 19, 2020

Brazil’s Upgraded Tiger IIs Might Be The Most Capable F-5s In The World

Local industry has just completed a wide-ranging modernization program for the Brazilian F-5 Tiger II fleet.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 19, 2020

The AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of Service

The iconic helicopter gunship has stood down from the Marine Corps to be replaced by the much-improved AH-1Z.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 18, 2020

Russia Still Uses This Cold War Relic Of An Underground Anti-Ship Missile System In Crimea

In service for almost 50 years, the 3M44 Progress anti-ship missile system, and the elaborate bunker that houses it, still supports defending Crimea.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 16, 2020

Turkey Has Reportedly Test Fired Its S-400 Air Defense System For The First Time

Turkey's decision to test the S-400 is another defiant step that is likely to reignite tensions between it and its NATO allies.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 15, 2020

Japan Just Launched Its First “Big Whale” Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Submarine

Japan is preparing to introduce an innovative new class of diesel-electric submarine, the largest it has built since World War II.

By Thomas Newdick Oct 14, 2020

Watch The Biggest Unexploded World War Two Bomb Ever Found in Poland Blow Up

The British “Tallboy” bomb, one of the largest conventional weapons of World War Two, detonated during efforts to make it safe.