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Transparent Engine Filmed in Super Slo-Mo Lets You Watch the Combustion Process
Oct 25, 2021 9:32 PM
French Police Getting Alpine A110 Patrol Cars for ‘Rapid Intervention’ Duty
Oct 25, 2021 8:28 PM
Watch Pierre Gasly Hoon a First-Gen Acura NSX Like Senna Did Before Him
Oct 25, 2021 6:39 PM
Watch a Stranded Suzuki Get Rescued from the Mountains After 47 Years
Oct 25, 2021 4:59 PM
2023 BMW M2 Will Get 455-HP I6, Keep the Manual: Report
Oct 25, 2021 4:15 PM
Here’s How This Bugatti Chiron Wound Up in a Copart Salvage Lot
Oct 25, 2021 2:58 PM
Original Countach Designer Doesn’t Want to Be Associated With the Remake
Oct 25, 2021 2:11 PM
Nissan Alpha-T Concept: The Game-Changing Pickup That Was Never Made
Oct 25, 2021 1:29 PM
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Oct 25, 2021 10:00 AM
Here's How My Old 1996 Honda Civic Compares to a 2022 Civic
Oct 24, 2021 6:58 PM
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By Thomas Newdick Jul 14, 2021

The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher

The Rapier carried its trio of long-range missiles in a rotary pack that would be used for downing marauding Soviet bombers.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 14, 2021

Fifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working Engines

Marine Corps, Navy, and foreign F-35s are also being impacted by ongoing problems with the jets’ engines.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 13, 2021

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff

Spotters at RAF Lakenheath got an unexpected fireworks show from one of the resident Strike Eagles earlier today.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 13, 2021

USS Thresher’s Crew May Have Survived Many Hours After Its Disappearance According To New Docs (Updated)

Declassified reports from one of the submarines that were looking for the Thresher suggest some of its crew may have survived the initial incident.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 12, 2021

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation Channels The X-Files With This Cryptic “UFO” Teaser (Updated)

The company is harnessing UFO imagery as part of a mysterious campaign ahead of the biennial MAKS airshow in Moscow next week.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 12, 2021

This Is The Navy's Timeline For Ridding Itself Of Four More Littoral Combat Ships

The Navy wants to decommission another four LCS warships, the youngest of which has served for less than four years.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 9, 2021

Watch A Russian Tu-95MS Bear Bomber Unleash Its Cold War-Era Tail Guns

The defensive weapons were put through their paces during the course of large-scale long-range bomber maneuvers.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 9, 2021

China Tested An AI-Controlled Submarine-Hunting Underwater Drone A Decade Ago: Report

Reports suggest that China may have been testing a torpedo-armed underwater drone able to detect, track, and attack enemy submarines back in 2010.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 8, 2021

The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco

Poor tactics and a lack of defensive armament saw the Flying Fortress withdrawn from European bomber operations in 1941.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 8, 2021

Presidential Presser Cut Short After Typhoon Jets Have To Scramble To Intercept Russian Planes (Updated)

The Lithuanian and Spanish leaders had to abandon their press conference in a hurry while the jet behind them scrambled out of the hangar.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 7, 2021

Huge Explosion Rocks Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port Sparking Large Fire (Updated)

Authorities in Dubai say that the blaze, which was caused by an explosion on a ship anchored in Jebel Ali, has been brought under control.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 7, 2021

Marines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In Vietnam

Built from scratch, Chu Lai Air Base in South Vietnam was in the thick of exactly where tactical airpower was needed.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 7, 2021

Israel Might Ditch Its New Air Force One Jet Before It Even Enters Service

Running over budget and still not ready, Israel’s new VIP transport now faces a fight for survival. 
By Thomas Newdick Jul 6, 2021

The Royal Navy Will Add 50 Percent More Surface-To-Air Missiles To Its Existing Destroyers

New missiles, and more of them, are set to enhance the Daring class, especially in its vital role of protecting British aircraft carriers.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 5, 2021

South Korea's Mysterious Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested From Underwater Platform: Report

Officials remain tight-lipped, but it seems South Korea’s latest submarine could start ballistic missile tests fairly soon.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 2, 2021

The British Army’s New Light Howitzer Could Be Unmanned

Concept artwork for an advanced self-propelled design suggests the U.K. might take a radical route to replacing its Cold War-era towed guns.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 1, 2021

Is China Reviving America’s Cold War-Era "Shell Game" ICBM Deployment Strategy?

Satellite images of the Gobi Desert show many new missile silos under construction, hinting at the possibility of a guileful deployment concept.
By Thomas Newdick Jun 30, 2021

Switzerland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter Jet

The Swiss say the Joint Strike Fighter emerged as the most capable and cheapest option after a competitive evaluation.
By Thomas Newdick Jun 30, 2021

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

The adversary support contractor’s impressive fleet could add as many as 40 second-hand F-16s from Dutch stocks.
By Thomas Newdick Jun 29, 2021

U.S. Destroyer Shows Up Right Off Crimea On Vessel Tracking Sites But It Never Left Port (Updated)

This bizarre spoofing incident around the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea is the second of its kind in the last two weeks.
By Thomas Newdick Jun 29, 2021

Russian Jets Armed With Anti-Ship Missiles “Harassed” Dutch Frigate In The Black Sea

Su-30SM fighter jets repeatedly buzzed the Dutch warship and jammed some of its electronic systems.
By Thomas Newdick Jun 28, 2021

F-35B From British Carrier Flies Over Russian Forces Training To Sink Enemy Warships

Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters have also been brandishing their anti-ship missiles during the latest round of drills in the Mediterranean.
By Thomas Newdick Jun 25, 2021

Russian MiG-31s Armed With Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Join Tu-22M3 Bombers In Syria

The missile-armed aircraft could present a significant counter to HMS Queen Elizabeth and its strike group.
By Thomas Newdick Jun 24, 2021

Russian Video Proves Patrol Boat Was Far From British Destroyer When It Fired Warning Shots

More details emerge of the standoff in the Black Sea, including footage of a Russian Border Guard vessel opening fire.
By Thomas Newdick Jun 24, 2021

Air Force Finds New Need For Low-Cost Engine Tech Used On Nazi Buzz Bombs

A startup is reviving the powerplant used in the V-1 flying bomb for use in an air-launched decoy, and possibly more.