Latest ArticlesBYHoward AltmanJun 9, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Putin Chimes In On ‘Intense Fighting’Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on Ukraine’s major counteroffensive days after it was launched in force. BYHoward AltmanJun 9, 2023ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 9, 2023ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This WeekThe bunker is open! BYTyler RogowayJun 9, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenJun 9, 2023ShareSpecial Forces Parachuted With Nukes Strapped To Them During The Cold WarSpecial Forces “Green Light” teams trained to deploy small nuclear bombs called Special Atomic Demolition Munitions during the Cold War. BYOliver ParkenJun 9, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2023ShareU.S. Infrared Early Warning Satellites Help Investigate Ukrainian Dam Destruction: ReportU.S. satellites designed to spot ballistic missile launches reportedly detected a blast at the Nova Khakovka dam at the time of its failure. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2023ShareF/A-18’s Infrared Search And Track System Plagued By DelaysManufacturing quality issues and testing delays mean that the Navy is still waiting for its much-needed infrared search and track pods. BYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanJun 9, 2023ShareRussia Has Destroyed Its First Ukrainian Bradley Fighting VehiclesThe first images of destroyed Bradley Fighting Vehicles have emerged as Ukraine’s full-on counteroffensive continues to face heavy opposition. BYHoward AltmanJun 9, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanJun 8, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Offensive Brings Claims Of Limited BreakthroughsA number of Russian military reporters’ accounts claim Ukraine is beginning to make small gains in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. BYHoward AltmanJun 8, 2023ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2023ShareB-1B Fires JASSM Missile During Long-Range Training Sortie From U.K.The B-1Bs flew from RAF Fairford to Qatar as part of a long-range training mission in which multiple types of weapons were employed. BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2023ShareThis Is Why F-15EX Deliveries Have Been DelayedManufacturing issues and uncertainties over production quantities explain why the Air Force has only received two of the jets to date. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenJun 8, 2023ShareJapan Kicks Off New Anti-Ship Cruise Missile ProjectKnown as the “new SSM,” the missile is expected to help bolster the defenses of Japan’s southern islands against possible Chinese aggression. BYOliver ParkenJun 8, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2023ShareTaiwan Says It Doesn’t Plan To Share Drone Intel With U.S., JapanTaiwan has moved to distance itself from a report that its new MQ-9B drones will be part of a trilateral intel-sharing initiative. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanJun 8, 2023ShareUkraine’s Big Offensive Kicks Off To Tough ResistanceWith Ukraine’s counteroffensive fully underway, there are reports of casualties as it rushes Russian positions in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk. BYHoward AltmanJun 8, 2023ShareBYJohn Hunter FarrellJun 8, 2023ShareAustralia To Get One New Build Virginia Class Submarine, Two From U.S. NavyNew details about Australia’s plan to transition to an all nuclear submarine fleet have emerged during intense questioning in Canberra. BYJohn Hunter FarrellJun 8, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanJun 7, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: ‘Partisans’ Threaten Crimean Incursion NextAs partisans threaten an attack on Crimea, there are indications Ukraine’s counteroffensive is heating up in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia. BYHoward AltmanJun 7, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2023ShareUkraine’s Prized IRIS-T Air Defense System Attacked By Russian Drone In VideoThe advanced truck-mounted TRML-4D radar the Russian loitering munitions look to have targeted may be the only one Ukraine has received. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 7, 2023ShareLockheed No Longer Looking To Offer Airbus A330 Tanker On Contract BasisLockheed is still offering the U.S. Air Force an A330 “bridge tanker,” but has given up on the idea of contract aerial refueling services. BYThomas NewdickJun 7, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2023ShareFirst Marine Corps Tomahawk Cruise Missile Unit Has Stood UpThe Marine Corps is aiming to have a fully operational battalion armed with ground-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles by 2030. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 7, 2023ShareDozens Of Dutch F-16s Were Just Freed Up Potentially For UkraineDraken, a U.S. adversary air contractor, will now take just six former Dutch F-16 fighter jets, leaving more potentially for Ukraine. BYThomas NewdickJun 7, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanJun 6, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Offensive Going Better Than Expected, U.S. SaysThe White House says it’s too early to tell how the destruction of the Nova Khakovka dam will affect Ukraine’s counteroffensive. 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BYJoseph TrevithickJun 6, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenJun 5, 2023ShareGuy Built An Airsoft Phalanx CIWS In His GarageThe scale model of the Phalanx makes mincemeat of paper targets by spewing airsoft BBs like its big brother fires 20mm rounds. BYOliver ParkenJun 5, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanJun 5, 2023ShareEarly Stages Of Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Appear To Be UnderwayUkraine’s long-promised counteroffensive seems to have kicked off with probing actions in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. BYHoward AltmanJun 5, 2023Share12345…278
BYHoward AltmanJun 9, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Putin Chimes In On ‘Intense Fighting’Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on Ukraine’s major counteroffensive days after it was launched in force. BYHoward AltmanJun 9, 2023Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 9, 2023ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This WeekThe bunker is open! BYTyler RogowayJun 9, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenJun 9, 2023ShareSpecial Forces Parachuted With Nukes Strapped To Them During The Cold WarSpecial Forces “Green Light” teams trained to deploy small nuclear bombs called Special Atomic Demolition Munitions during the Cold War. BYOliver ParkenJun 9, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2023ShareU.S. Infrared Early Warning Satellites Help Investigate Ukrainian Dam Destruction: ReportU.S. satellites designed to spot ballistic missile launches reportedly detected a blast at the Nova Khakovka dam at the time of its failure. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 9, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2023ShareF/A-18’s Infrared Search And Track System Plagued By DelaysManufacturing quality issues and testing delays mean that the Navy is still waiting for its much-needed infrared search and track pods. BYThomas NewdickJun 9, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanJun 9, 2023ShareRussia Has Destroyed Its First Ukrainian Bradley Fighting VehiclesThe first images of destroyed Bradley Fighting Vehicles have emerged as Ukraine’s full-on counteroffensive continues to face heavy opposition. BYHoward AltmanJun 9, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanJun 8, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Offensive Brings Claims Of Limited BreakthroughsA number of Russian military reporters’ accounts claim Ukraine is beginning to make small gains in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. BYHoward AltmanJun 8, 2023Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2023ShareB-1B Fires JASSM Missile During Long-Range Training Sortie From U.K.The B-1Bs flew from RAF Fairford to Qatar as part of a long-range training mission in which multiple types of weapons were employed. BYTyler RogowayJun 8, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2023ShareThis Is Why F-15EX Deliveries Have Been DelayedManufacturing issues and uncertainties over production quantities explain why the Air Force has only received two of the jets to date. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenJun 8, 2023ShareJapan Kicks Off New Anti-Ship Cruise Missile ProjectKnown as the “new SSM,” the missile is expected to help bolster the defenses of Japan’s southern islands against possible Chinese aggression. BYOliver ParkenJun 8, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2023ShareTaiwan Says It Doesn’t Plan To Share Drone Intel With U.S., JapanTaiwan has moved to distance itself from a report that its new MQ-9B drones will be part of a trilateral intel-sharing initiative. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanJun 8, 2023ShareUkraine’s Big Offensive Kicks Off To Tough ResistanceWith Ukraine’s counteroffensive fully underway, there are reports of casualties as it rushes Russian positions in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk. BYHoward AltmanJun 8, 2023Share
BYJohn Hunter FarrellJun 8, 2023ShareAustralia To Get One New Build Virginia Class Submarine, Two From U.S. NavyNew details about Australia’s plan to transition to an all nuclear submarine fleet have emerged during intense questioning in Canberra. BYJohn Hunter FarrellJun 8, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanJun 7, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: ‘Partisans’ Threaten Crimean Incursion NextAs partisans threaten an attack on Crimea, there are indications Ukraine’s counteroffensive is heating up in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia. BYHoward AltmanJun 7, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2023ShareUkraine’s Prized IRIS-T Air Defense System Attacked By Russian Drone In VideoThe advanced truck-mounted TRML-4D radar the Russian loitering munitions look to have targeted may be the only one Ukraine has received. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 7, 2023ShareLockheed No Longer Looking To Offer Airbus A330 Tanker On Contract BasisLockheed is still offering the U.S. Air Force an A330 “bridge tanker,” but has given up on the idea of contract aerial refueling services. BYThomas NewdickJun 7, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2023ShareFirst Marine Corps Tomahawk Cruise Missile Unit Has Stood UpThe Marine Corps is aiming to have a fully operational battalion armed with ground-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles by 2030. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 7, 2023ShareDozens Of Dutch F-16s Were Just Freed Up Potentially For UkraineDraken, a U.S. adversary air contractor, will now take just six former Dutch F-16 fighter jets, leaving more potentially for Ukraine. BYThomas NewdickJun 7, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanJun 6, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Offensive Going Better Than Expected, U.S. SaysThe White House says it’s too early to tell how the destruction of the Nova Khakovka dam will affect Ukraine’s counteroffensive. BYHoward AltmanJun 6, 2023Share
BYKevin NoonanJun 6, 2023ShareCold War U.S. Navy Nearly Armed Its Frigates With Mk 48 Heavyweight TorpedoesThe Navy once toyed with the idea of putting heavyweight anti-submarine torpedoes on its frigates, an idea that could be relevant again today. BYKevin NoonanJun 6, 2023Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2023ShareUkraine’s F-16s Could Come With These WeaponsA detailed breakdown of the munitions Ukraine is likely to get, and some it is less likely to get, with its F-16s. BYTyler RogowayJun 6, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanJun 6, 2023ShareDam Destroyed, Accusations Fly, Waters Rise, War Plans Could ChangeThe loss of the dam is a huge ecological and humanitarian disaster, but it also changes the very topography of the battlefield. BYHoward AltmanJun 6, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 6, 2023ShareRussia Blows Up Farm Equipment, Claims They’re Leopard TanksRussia’s bogus ‘Leopard hunt’ in Ukraine is the latest in a long line of easily disproven propaganda claims. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 6, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenJun 5, 2023ShareGuy Built An Airsoft Phalanx CIWS In His GarageThe scale model of the Phalanx makes mincemeat of paper targets by spewing airsoft BBs like its big brother fires 20mm rounds. BYOliver ParkenJun 5, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanJun 5, 2023ShareEarly Stages Of Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Appear To Be UnderwayUkraine’s long-promised counteroffensive seems to have kicked off with probing actions in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. BYHoward AltmanJun 5, 2023Share
