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New Mercedes S680 Guard Is a Factory Armored, 9,000+ Pound Luxury Tank
Jul 30, 2021 2:11 PM
2022 Chevrolet COPO Camaro Unveiled With Biggest V8 From Any American Automaker
Jul 30, 2021 1:14 PM
Toyota Cracks Down on Dealers So New Land Cruisers Don’t Go to Conflict Zones
Jul 30, 2021 11:43 AM
There’s a New COPO Chevy Camaro Coming Today, and It Sounds Nasty
Jul 30, 2021 10:57 AM
This Mazda Miata Climbed a Colorado Jeep Trail on Stock Suspension With No Spotters
Jul 29, 2021 5:31 PM
Watch an Old Range Rover Drive Completely Underwater and Come Out the Other Side
Jul 29, 2021 2:43 PM
Desert-Running Lamborghini Huracan Can Really Jump
Jul 29, 2021 1:42 PM
Disgraced Nikola Founder Trevor Milton Charged With Securities Fraud by Federal Grand Jury
Jul 29, 2021 12:46 PM
VW T2 Camper Van Is the Newest Official Lego Car
Jul 29, 2021 11:42 AM
This Amphibious RV Is Real, and Yes, You Can Drive It Right Into a Lake
Jul 29, 2021 10:49 AM
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By Thomas Newdick May 5, 2021

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation

Even special operations commandos used the Skyknight’s escape chute as a clandestine insertion method.
By Thomas Newdick May 5, 2021

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue

The aborted launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base comes amid debate about the future of the ICBM force. 
By Thomas Newdick May 4, 2021

Turkey Now Has A High-Speed Missile-Like Drone That’s Launched From A Larger Drone

The adapted target drone carries an explosive warhead but could ultimately offer much more, as well.
By Thomas Newdick May 3, 2021

F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots

This is the first demonstration of an automated cleaning process that saves large amounts of labor and could become standard across the Air Force.
By Thomas Newdick May 3, 2021

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth

The British and American stealth fighters are teaming up for the biggest carrier-based F-35 deployment ever.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 30, 2021

Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case

It may seem bizarre and even redundant, but the semi-truck barrier serves as the very last safety precaution against an accidental launch.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 30, 2021

Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks

Fitted with advanced sensors including AESA radars, the contractor-operated jets will put the German military to the test.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 29, 2021

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China

The brief thaw in America’s relations with China in the 1980s yielded this surprising hybrid fighter program led by Grumman.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 29, 2021

Russian Cruise Missile Spins Out Of Control Before Crashing Into Sea Near Launching Destroyer

Weapons trials for the newly modernized Udaloy class destroyer didn’t go entirely to plan.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 28, 2021

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East

For the first time, the Air Force’s F-15Es have worked as weapons transports, delivering guided bombs to forward operating locations.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 27, 2021

Royal Navy Is Painting Its Patrol Boats In WWI-Style Dazzle Camouflage

HMS Tamar has received an iconic coat of paint for its upcoming long-duration mission to the Asia-Pacific region.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 27, 2021

Iran's Used Its Wacky Catamaran To Cut Off U.S. Coast Guard Ships In The Persian Gulf

One of Iran's oddest ships was used to torment U.S. Coast Guard crews operating in the Persian Gulf.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 26, 2021

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action

The unique unit has brought the Royal Air Force and Qatari Emiri Air Force together in order to teach the Qataris to master their new Typhoons.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 23, 2021

The Mighty Boeing 747 Supertanker May Have Fought Its Last Fire

The heavyweight champion of aerial firefighting has ceased operations and is now up for sale.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 23, 2021

This Tiny Drone Boat Is Being Tested During The Navy's Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming Experiment

The micro-drone boat has been seen operating alongside warships as a part of large-scale maneuvers combining manned and unmanned vessels.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 22, 2021

Syrian Surface-To-Air Missile Flew Way Off Course Triggering Alarms Before Exploding Over Israel

Yet another Soviet-era Syrian SAM made the long journey to nowhere.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 21, 2021

The Sound Of This Nighttime Suicide Drone Strike Is Absolutely Terrifying

The screaming sound of the Harop as it dives onto its target under the cover of darkness is chilling to the bone.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 21, 2021

The Search Is On For A Missing Indonesian Navy Submarine

Indonesian Navy vessels and other specialist ships are joining the search for the West German-built submarine Nanggala.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 20, 2021

The Royal Air Force Just Can’t Get Enough Of The Chinook With 14 New Orders

With 60 examples of the heavy-lift helicopter in use, the U.K. already is the world’s second biggest Chinook operator.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 20, 2021

Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss

American bombers haven't stood nuclear alert for decades, but that could change if the Minuteman III ICBM fleet gets retired without replacement.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 19, 2021

Japan-Based USAF F-16s Flew South China Sea Mission Fully Loaded With Live Air-To-Air Missiles

Flying far from their home in Japan, the four F-16s, each armed with six missiles, executed operations in one of the tensest areas of the planet.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 19, 2021

One Small Leap For A Drone Helicopter On Mars, One Giant Step For Mankind

Delivered by the Perseverance Rover, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter drone is the first aircraft to make a powered, lift-borne flight on another planet.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 16, 2021

Project FoX Brings Tablet-Based Apps To F-35 Stealth Fighter Cockpits

The new initiative envisages an air combat 'app store' that has software for all types of uses that can run on a tablet in the cockpit.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 16, 2021

Fire Ravaged USS Bonhomme Richard Starts Its Death March To The Scrapper

Gutted by a fire last summer, the amphibious assault ship has been decommissioned and is making the long trip to the scrapyard.
By Thomas Newdick Apr 15, 2021

Watch Two French Submarine Halves Get Grafted Together In A Remarkable Repair Job

After being seriously damaged in a blaze last year, a French nuclear-powered attack submarine is being reborn.