Featured in rocketsBYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareUpgraded Israeli Iron Dome Defense System Swats Down 100 Percent Of Targets In TestsIron Dome is getting more updates after nearly a decade in service as the threat of improving rockets, missiles, small drones, and more grows. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 8, 2020ShareIran Strikes Back: Missiles Rain Down On American Forces In Iraq (Updated)This unprecedented attack is in retaliation for an American strike that killed a top Iranian commander and could provoke a U.S. response. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020ShareExplosions Rock Baghdad International Airport As Tensions Soar Following Embassy Attack (Updated)Just days after the U.S. embassy in Baghdad was attacked, explosions indicate some sort of new attack has occurred in the Iraqi capital. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareAir Force Tests Laser Guided Rockets In The Air-To-Air Role To Shoot Down Cruise MissilesA recent test was a proof of concept for using these air-to-ground weapons to knock down cruise missiles, but they could also take out small drones. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareF-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The FutureWith new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy’s door. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareWhat We Know About A Reported Radiation Leak In Russia After A Missile Engine Exploded (Updated)The incident has killed two people and follows a spate of serious accidents within the Russian military and the country’s defense industrial sector. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDid the U.S. Air Force Bomb a Rogue SpaceX Booster Rocket?The Falcon 9 booster had unexpectedly survived a test and splashed down mostly intact off the coast of Florida. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHere’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition PolicyIt’s been hard to find a middle ground between legitimate military requirements and real humanitarian concerns. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Marines Want Pint-Sized Rocket Artillery They can Carry in an MV-22 OspreyA senior Marine general is looking for a weapon akin to the popular HIMARS, but on a vehicle smaller than a Humvee. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHighlights From the Showroom Floor at the Army’s Biggest Arms Expo and ConferenceCompanies from around the world showed off armored vehicles, weapons, and other equipment at the annual gathering. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019ShareNavy Explosives Expert Shows Off Evidence Of Iranian Involvement In Tanker AttacksThe press briefing comes amid a spate of rocket attacks in Iraq that have injured at least three oil workers, which may also be tied to Iran. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019ShareStratolaunch Reportedly Shuts Down Leaving World’s Largest Plane With An Uncertain FutureLess than a year after founder Paul Allen’s death, the ambitious project appears to have come to an end and everything will be up for sale. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2019ShareIran Rebuffs Trump’s Threat To ‘Officially End’ Them Amid Rocket Attack and U.S. Navy ExercisesBoth countries insist they want to avoid an outright conflict as they accuse each other of inflaming the situation. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2019ShareBYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018ShareThe Drive‘s Guide to What to Expect in Transportation Tech in 20192018 was a wild year in terms of the intersection of mobility and technology. 2019 seems poised to be even wilder. BYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2018ShareHere Are Some Of The Most Interesting Items On Display At The Army’s Huge Arms ExpoThe service has embarked on a major push to modernize its entire force as it prepares for potential large-scale conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareMeet Stratolaunch’s Family Of Space Launch Vehicles For Its Huge ‘Roc’ MothershipWith space now all the rage within the U.S. military, Paul Allen’s firm has laid out a whole menu of possible options for getting payloads into orbit. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareOfficial Story On The Rockets The Army Fired At A Ship During RIMPAC Doesn’t Add UpArtillery soldiers reportedly used short-range practice rockets when even standard types wouldn’t have had the range to reach the target area. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018ShareThe OV-1 Mohawk Was One Of The U.S. Military’s First Forgotten Light Attack PlanesInfighting within the US Army and with the US Air Force meant the plane never got to reach its full potential. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018ShareSix Down To Earth Questions We Have About Trump’s Space ForceThe president has told the U.S. military to get moving on standing up its sixth branch, but doing so will be easier said than done. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018ShareIsraeli-Made Bolt-On Kit Turns 122mm ‘Grad’ Artillery Rockets Into Precision WeaponsThe multi-mode guidance package could be a particularly cost-effective upgrade for any country still using derivatives of the Soviet-era system. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 10, 2018ShareRockets Fly Over The Golan Heights As A Larger Conflict Between Israel and Iran Looms (Updated)Israel made the rare decision to publicly blame Iran for the attack, which comes amid new tensions after the U.S. withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Deal. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 10, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2018ShareThe Army Now Wants Hypersonic Cannons, Loitering Missiles, And A Massive SupergunThe service hopes to reverse the trend of potential opponents, notably Russia, gaining a significant advantage when it comes to artillery weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2018ShareBYKyle CheromchaFeb 13, 2018ShareElon Musk Snuck a Secret Payload into Space Aboard the Tesla-Carrying SpaceX Falcon HeavyHere’s a hint: science fiction. BYKyle CheromchaFeb 13, 2018ShareBYEric AdamsJan 2, 2018ShareWill Blue Origin Beat SpaceX to Manned Space Flight in 2018?Jeff Bezos’s rocket company is poised to take one giant leap. BYEric AdamsJan 2, 2018ShareBYRob StumpfDec 4, 2017ShareElon Musk Is Launching His Tesla Roadster Into Space Because Why NotThe Roadster will roam around deep space for a billion years, if it doesn’t blow up before it gets there. BYRob StumpfDec 4, 2017ShareBYStephen EdelsteinSep 29, 2017ShareElon Musk Wants to Use Rockets to Fly Between Cities in MinutesOh, and he also wants to start sending people to Mars by 2024. BYStephen EdelsteinSep 29, 2017ShareBYKyle CheromchaApr 26, 2017ShareEscape the Work Week With These Space Shuttle “Dash Cam” VideosBlast through Hump Day and leave Earth behind in the last fights of the Discovery, Endeavour, and Atlantis. BYKyle CheromchaApr 26, 2017ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneyApr 18, 2017ShareNASA Uploaded Every Picture It Has to One Amazing Online ArchiveThe coolest images and videos ever funded by your tax dollars are just a few keystrokes away. BYWill Sabel CourtneyApr 18, 2017ShareBYMax GoldbergApr 3, 2017ShareWatch This Mesmerizing Video of the Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch in Slow-MotionBe prepared to get totally lost in this rad video. BYMax GoldbergApr 3, 2017ShareBYJosh CondonFeb 22, 2017ShareSpaceX’s Reusable Rocket Is a Massive, Self-Flying Robot SupercomputerBreaking: Rocket science requires huge amounts of math BYJosh CondonFeb 22, 2017ShareBYAaron BrownFeb 13, 2017ShareSpaceX’s Latest Test Brings Rockets Back to NASA’s Most Famous Launch PadThe last time Cape Canaveral launch pad 39A was used for a rocket launch was the last NASA space shuttle mission in 2011. BYAaron BrownFeb 13, 2017ShareBYMike SpinelliFeb 2, 2017ShareNASA’s Giant Mars Rocket Simulator Tests Astronauts’ LimitsNASA engineers find out what two million pounds of thrust feels like in a space suit, and creates the ultimate amusement park ride for adults. BYMike SpinelliFeb 2, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2017ShareAll Eyes On North Korea As Kim Jong Un Says ICBM Test ImminentNobody is laughing about North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs anymore are they? BYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2016ShareAir Force Eyes Air-Breathing, Rocket-Plane MothershipA UK company famous for exotic engine designs and spaceplane concepts might be getting into bed with the Air Force Research Laboratory. BYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2016ShareBYAaron BrownSep 26, 2016ShareSpaceX’s New Raptor Rocket Engine Shoots Massive Flames, As It ShouldThis is the engine Elon Musk wants to use to carry people to Mars. BYAaron BrownSep 26, 2016ShareBYWill Sabel CourtneySep 1, 2016ShareSpaceX Rocket Explodes on NASA Launch Pad at Cape Canaveral (Updated w/Video)A massive plume of smoke has been seen billowing from the site. BYWill Sabel CourtneySep 1, 2016ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2016ShareYou Need to Watch This Onboard Footage of Space-X’s Falcon Rocket Returning to EarthThat is one hell of a bootlegger’s turn. BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2016Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020ShareUpgraded Israeli Iron Dome Defense System Swats Down 100 Percent Of Targets In TestsIron Dome is getting more updates after nearly a decade in service as the threat of improving rockets, missiles, small drones, and more grows. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 8, 2020ShareIran Strikes Back: Missiles Rain Down On American Forces In Iraq (Updated)This unprecedented attack is in retaliation for an American strike that killed a top Iranian commander and could provoke a U.S. response. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020ShareExplosions Rock Baghdad International Airport As Tensions Soar Following Embassy Attack (Updated)Just days after the U.S. embassy in Baghdad was attacked, explosions indicate some sort of new attack has occurred in the Iraqi capital. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 2, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareAir Force Tests Laser Guided Rockets In The Air-To-Air Role To Shoot Down Cruise MissilesA recent test was a proof of concept for using these air-to-ground weapons to knock down cruise missiles, but they could also take out small drones. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareF-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The FutureWith new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy’s door. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareWhat We Know About A Reported Radiation Leak In Russia After A Missile Engine Exploded (Updated)The incident has killed two people and follows a spate of serious accidents within the Russian military and the country’s defense industrial sector. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareDid the U.S. Air Force Bomb a Rogue SpaceX Booster Rocket?The Falcon 9 booster had unexpectedly survived a test and splashed down mostly intact off the coast of Florida. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHere’s What You Need to Know About the US Military’s New Cluster Munition PolicyIt’s been hard to find a middle ground between legitimate military requirements and real humanitarian concerns. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Marines Want Pint-Sized Rocket Artillery They can Carry in an MV-22 OspreyA senior Marine general is looking for a weapon akin to the popular HIMARS, but on a vehicle smaller than a Humvee. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareHighlights From the Showroom Floor at the Army’s Biggest Arms Expo and ConferenceCompanies from around the world showed off armored vehicles, weapons, and other equipment at the annual gathering. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019ShareNavy Explosives Expert Shows Off Evidence Of Iranian Involvement In Tanker AttacksThe press briefing comes amid a spate of rocket attacks in Iraq that have injured at least three oil workers, which may also be tied to Iran. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 20, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019ShareStratolaunch Reportedly Shuts Down Leaving World’s Largest Plane With An Uncertain FutureLess than a year after founder Paul Allen’s death, the ambitious project appears to have come to an end and everything will be up for sale. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 31, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2019ShareIran Rebuffs Trump’s Threat To ‘Officially End’ Them Amid Rocket Attack and U.S. Navy ExercisesBoth countries insist they want to avoid an outright conflict as they accuse each other of inflaming the situation. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 20, 2019Share
BYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018ShareThe Drive‘s Guide to What to Expect in Transportation Tech in 20192018 was a wild year in terms of the intersection of mobility and technology. 2019 seems poised to be even wilder. BYEric AdamsDec 26, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2018ShareHere Are Some Of The Most Interesting Items On Display At The Army’s Huge Arms ExpoThe service has embarked on a major push to modernize its entire force as it prepares for potential large-scale conflicts. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 10, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareMeet Stratolaunch’s Family Of Space Launch Vehicles For Its Huge ‘Roc’ MothershipWith space now all the rage within the U.S. military, Paul Allen’s firm has laid out a whole menu of possible options for getting payloads into orbit. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018ShareOfficial Story On The Rockets The Army Fired At A Ship During RIMPAC Doesn’t Add UpArtillery soldiers reportedly used short-range practice rockets when even standard types wouldn’t have had the range to reach the target area. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018ShareThe OV-1 Mohawk Was One Of The U.S. Military’s First Forgotten Light Attack PlanesInfighting within the US Army and with the US Air Force meant the plane never got to reach its full potential. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018ShareSix Down To Earth Questions We Have About Trump’s Space ForceThe president has told the U.S. military to get moving on standing up its sixth branch, but doing so will be easier said than done. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018ShareIsraeli-Made Bolt-On Kit Turns 122mm ‘Grad’ Artillery Rockets Into Precision WeaponsThe multi-mode guidance package could be a particularly cost-effective upgrade for any country still using derivatives of the Soviet-era system. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2018Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 10, 2018ShareRockets Fly Over The Golan Heights As A Larger Conflict Between Israel and Iran Looms (Updated)Israel made the rare decision to publicly blame Iran for the attack, which comes amid new tensions after the U.S. withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Deal. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 10, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2018ShareThe Army Now Wants Hypersonic Cannons, Loitering Missiles, And A Massive SupergunThe service hopes to reverse the trend of potential opponents, notably Russia, gaining a significant advantage when it comes to artillery weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 3, 2018Share
BYKyle CheromchaFeb 13, 2018ShareElon Musk Snuck a Secret Payload into Space Aboard the Tesla-Carrying SpaceX Falcon HeavyHere’s a hint: science fiction. BYKyle CheromchaFeb 13, 2018Share
BYEric AdamsJan 2, 2018ShareWill Blue Origin Beat SpaceX to Manned Space Flight in 2018?Jeff Bezos’s rocket company is poised to take one giant leap. BYEric AdamsJan 2, 2018Share
BYRob StumpfDec 4, 2017ShareElon Musk Is Launching His Tesla Roadster Into Space Because Why NotThe Roadster will roam around deep space for a billion years, if it doesn’t blow up before it gets there. BYRob StumpfDec 4, 2017Share
BYStephen EdelsteinSep 29, 2017ShareElon Musk Wants to Use Rockets to Fly Between Cities in MinutesOh, and he also wants to start sending people to Mars by 2024. BYStephen EdelsteinSep 29, 2017Share
BYKyle CheromchaApr 26, 2017ShareEscape the Work Week With These Space Shuttle “Dash Cam” VideosBlast through Hump Day and leave Earth behind in the last fights of the Discovery, Endeavour, and Atlantis. BYKyle CheromchaApr 26, 2017Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneyApr 18, 2017ShareNASA Uploaded Every Picture It Has to One Amazing Online ArchiveThe coolest images and videos ever funded by your tax dollars are just a few keystrokes away. BYWill Sabel CourtneyApr 18, 2017Share
BYMax GoldbergApr 3, 2017ShareWatch This Mesmerizing Video of the Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch in Slow-MotionBe prepared to get totally lost in this rad video. BYMax GoldbergApr 3, 2017Share
BYJosh CondonFeb 22, 2017ShareSpaceX’s Reusable Rocket Is a Massive, Self-Flying Robot SupercomputerBreaking: Rocket science requires huge amounts of math BYJosh CondonFeb 22, 2017Share
BYAaron BrownFeb 13, 2017ShareSpaceX’s Latest Test Brings Rockets Back to NASA’s Most Famous Launch PadThe last time Cape Canaveral launch pad 39A was used for a rocket launch was the last NASA space shuttle mission in 2011. BYAaron BrownFeb 13, 2017Share
BYMike SpinelliFeb 2, 2017ShareNASA’s Giant Mars Rocket Simulator Tests Astronauts’ LimitsNASA engineers find out what two million pounds of thrust feels like in a space suit, and creates the ultimate amusement park ride for adults. BYMike SpinelliFeb 2, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2017ShareAll Eyes On North Korea As Kim Jong Un Says ICBM Test ImminentNobody is laughing about North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs anymore are they? BYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2016ShareAir Force Eyes Air-Breathing, Rocket-Plane MothershipA UK company famous for exotic engine designs and spaceplane concepts might be getting into bed with the Air Force Research Laboratory. BYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2016Share
BYAaron BrownSep 26, 2016ShareSpaceX’s New Raptor Rocket Engine Shoots Massive Flames, As It ShouldThis is the engine Elon Musk wants to use to carry people to Mars. BYAaron BrownSep 26, 2016Share
BYWill Sabel CourtneySep 1, 2016ShareSpaceX Rocket Explodes on NASA Launch Pad at Cape Canaveral (Updated w/Video)A massive plume of smoke has been seen billowing from the site. BYWill Sabel CourtneySep 1, 2016Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2016ShareYou Need to Watch This Onboard Footage of Space-X’s Falcon Rocket Returning to EarthThat is one hell of a bootlegger’s turn. BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2016Share