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By Joseph Trevithick May 15, 2020

F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Crashes During Training Flight In Florida (Updated)

The Raptor was on a local training mission when the pilot was forced to eject. 
By Tyler Rogoway May 14, 2020

Watch This UH-60 Black Hawk Pounce On An Unsuspecting Speedboat And Then Go Vertical

The Customs and Border Protection helicopter buzzed the pleasure boat before performing a breathtaking about-face maneuver. 
By Aaron Amick May 14, 2020

The Shadowy World Of Submarine And Ship-Launched Torpedo Countermeasures

Surviving below the waves relies primarily on stealth, but if detected, countermeasures may be your only shot of keeping out of a watery grave. 
By Joseph Trevithick May 13, 2020

Iran Equipped Its F-14s With Modified Hawk SAMs That Had Bombs Attached To Their Noses

Iran, reeling from embargoes, was in desperate need of additional weaponry for its Tomcats during the brutal Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s.
By Joseph Trevithick May 13, 2020

Russia's New Super Quiet Ballistic Missile Sub In “Final” Sea Trials After Years Of Delays

The Borei-A class Knyaz Vladimir is out for sea trials again and could get commissioned very soon. 
By Joseph Trevithick May 12, 2020

Navy Shelves Review That Might Have Cut Ford Class Production To Build Smaller Carriers

The presumptive new Secretary of the Navy has voiced outright support for the long-troubled Ford class.
By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick May 12, 2020

Here Are The Navy Pilot Reports From Encounters With Mysterious Aircraft Off The East Coast

The reports are the first official documentation of various recent incidents with unidentified aircraft in restricted airspace along the east coast.
By Joseph Trevithick May 12, 2020

Raytheon Is Developing A Ramjet Artillery Round For The Army's New Super Howitzers

New long-range ammunition is a key component of the Army's broader plans to increase the capabilities of its howitzers and outgun opponents.
By Joseph Trevithick May 11, 2020

This Is What Ground Forces Look Like To An Electronic Warfare System And Why It's A Big Deal

Modern units generate a large electromagnetic signature from their radios, sensors, and other systems that opponents can spot, track, and attack.
By Tyler Rogoway May 11, 2020

Here's All That's Left Of Iranian Navy Ship Struck By Missile In Friendly Fire Tragedy (Updated)

The naval support ship was laying targets for a training exercise when an anti-ship missile fired from an Iranian frigate slammed into it. 
By Tyler Rogoway May 10, 2020

B-1B Bomber Brandishes A Belly Full Of Stealth Cruise Missiles While Deployed To Guam

The messaging is abundantly clear: U.S. bombers haven't tucked-tail and run from the region, and they stand ready to deliver a big, stealthy punch.
By Tyler Rogoway May 9, 2020

Bunker Talk: Let's Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn't Cover This Week

We can talk about Aussie loyal wingman drones, miserably botched coup attempts, geopolitics, spy plane newborn names—you know, no big whoop.
By Brett Tingley May 8, 2020

X-37B Space Plane's Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It Seems

When the X-37B launches on May 16, it will carry a technology that could eventually allow drones to stay aloft indefinitely anywhere on the globe.
By Joseph Trevithick May 8, 2020

Get Your First Look At The Navy's Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test Jet

This is the first of two jets the Navy will use for initial testing ahead of starting to receive fully upgraded jets later this year.
By Joseph Trevithick May 7, 2020

We've Got A Close Up Look At Syria's MiG-29s And It Isn't Pretty

After nearly a decade of fighting and international sanctions, the jets are looking very rough.
By Tyler Rogoway May 7, 2020

Satellite Images Show Armadas Of Vacant Cruise Ships Huddling Together Out At Sea

With the cruise industry on life support, fleets have put to sea for an indefinite stay with many of their crewmen trapped on board. 
By Joseph Trevithick May 7, 2020

Navy Needed Targets To Mimic Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles So They Bought Real Ones From Russia

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Navy acquired the same Kh-31 missiles that threatened its ships and made them into anti-ship missile targets.
By Joseph Trevithick May 6, 2020

Breaking Down The Absolutely Batshit Botched Coup Attempt Against Venezuela's Maduro

Additional details and developments continue to emerge days after former Green Berets and Venezuelan expats launched the farcical amphibious raid.
By Tyler Rogoway May 6, 2020

Elon Musk And His Partner Grimes Name Their Newborn After The A-12 Spy Plane

The kid's full name is "X Æ A-12," the latter part being a tribute to Lockheed Skunk Works' Mach 3-capable jet it built for the CIA in the 1960s.
By Joseph Trevithick May 5, 2020

U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report

The United States says the Chinese firm's work on the United Kingdom's national 5G network is a major security risk.
By Tyler Rogoway May 5, 2020

Steve Carell's Space Force Is The Military Documentary We Desperately Need Right Now

Carell and the showrunner of The Office have created a workplace comedy that may end up being a bit closer to reality than not.
By Joseph Trevithick May 5, 2020

Navy Wants To Buy 30 New Light Amphibious Warships To Support Radical Shift In Marine Ops

Fleets of small, low-cost amphibious warships are absolutely critical to how the Marine Corps' plans to fight in the coming years.
By Tyler Rogoway May 5, 2020

First Photos Emerge Of F/A-18E Super Hornet In Blue Angels Paint

The team is slated to transition to the Super Hornet for the 2021 air show season. 
By Joseph Trevithick May 4, 2020

Behold These Awesome Shots Of A Navy P-8A Poseidon Carrying Its Big Secretive Radar Pod

The Advanced Airborne Sensor is a powerful and shadowy intelligence gathering and targeting tool carried by a small number of P-8As.
By Tyler Rogoway May 4, 2020

Everything We Learned From Boeing About Its Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone

The stealthy Airpower Teaming System drone has a snap-on nose that can accommodate a huge variety of payloads and can be swapped quickly in the field.
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