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By Joseph Trevithick Mar 29, 2019

U.S. Navy Turned A British Amphibious Ship Into A Mine-Clearing Sea Base Packed With Drone Tech

Being able to readily turn any ship into a mine-sweeping platform is a major part of the Navy's future plans.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 29, 2019

The Russians Just Did A Fly-By Of Area 51 

Russia's specially equipped Tu-154M Open Skies aircraft is doing a grand tour of America's most sensitive military installations out west.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 28, 2019

The USAF's Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central

The proposal would put more than a third of the entire F-22 fleet in one place.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 28, 2019

F-35's Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy Skin

These "little buddies" not only protect the jet, but they can be used creatively to goad the enemy into showing itself and dying as a result. 
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 28, 2019

The Air Force Has Grounded Its B-1B Bomber Fleet For The Second Time In A Year

The service says that this new parachute-related issue is unrelated to the incident that prompted the stand-down in operations last year.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 28, 2019

Air Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works' Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear Bomber

The concept would have given the service a penetrating high-speed strike asset, something it is still interested in to this day.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 27, 2019

Check Out The Future Air Force One 747 As It Leaves California To Begin Modification In Texas

The first of two 747-8is marked to become the next Air Force One aircraft has been flown to Kelly Field Annex in San Antonio to begin conversion.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 27, 2019

Army To Replace Nearly Half Of Its Apache Gunships With Future High-Speed Armed Recon Helo

Before now, the service had only said that the new rotorcraft would serve as a successor to the now-retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 27, 2019

24 F-22 Raptors Do The "Elephant Walk" In Alaska To Tout Their Readiness To Fight (Updated) 

Roughly 20 percent of the Air Force's entire combat coded F-22 fleet was on a single runway at one time for a massive show of force drill. 
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 26, 2019

U.S. Navy's Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Delayed Again As Propulsion Issues Arise

Issues keep piling up for the Ford while three other ships in the class are now under contract and the Navy looks to retire the Truman early.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 26, 2019

This Gun Paired With New 6.8mm Ammunition Could Be The Army's Next Standard Issue Rifle

Defense contractor Textron says its design could also pave the way for the service to adopt improved ammunition types in the future.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 26, 2019

Morocco Cleared To Buy 25 Advanced F-16s And Upgrade Its Existing Fleet To F-16V Standard

The potential sale included new jets and upgrades to existing ones, as well as a long list of advanced bombs and missiles to be used with them.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 25, 2019

Russian Transport Aircraft Deliver Men And Materiel To Venezuela Direct From Syria

The Kremlin's deployment is the strongest signal yet that it plans to do everything in its power to keep Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in power.
By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway Mar 25, 2019

Two Interceptors Launched From California To Swat ICBM In Most Ambitious Missile Defense Test Yet (Updated)

The experiment has been more than a decade in the making and marks a critical juncture for the United States' rickety missile defense shield.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 25, 2019

U.S. Sends Coast Guard Cutter And Navy Destroyer Through The Tense Taiwan Strait

This is the second transit through the strait by U.S. naval vessels in a month and comes as the Trump Administration may sell new F-16s to Taiwan.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 24, 2019

The Two Sort Of New Air Force One Jets Now To Cost Nearly The Price Of A Nimitz Class Carrier

The total price tag for the program, which includes just two aircraft, has leaped by nearly a third to $5.3B.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 23, 2019

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

We can talk about flooded air bases, orbital particle beam cannons, geopolitics, new F-16s for Taiwan, strategy—you know, no big whoop.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 22, 2019

Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom

Packaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 22, 2019

Here Is The Navy's Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 Years

The service will face huge challenges in meeting that goal and just sustaining those vessels will cost many billions more than it spends now.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 22, 2019

Trump Admin Will Reportedly Approve Sale Of New F-16s To Taiwan And China Will Absolutely Freak

China has said sales of new F-16s to Taiwan is a "red line" issue for them and supposedly the Trump Administration is about to cross that line.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 21, 2019

Behold Two Future "Marine One" VH-92 Helicopters Flying In Formation (Updated)

As far as we know, this is the first high-quality image of a pair of VH-92s in formation, and boy does it look great. 
By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick Mar 21, 2019

Watch Sikorsky And Boeing's SB>1 "Defiant" Compound Helicopter Fly For The First Time

The long delayed flight is a big accomplishment for team Defiant and marks a new stage in the fight to own the Army's future helicopter order book.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 21, 2019

Army Tanks And Other Vehicles Get New Paint Jobs To Help Hide From Thermal Optics

The new coating will make make it harder for opponents to spot and engage them, especially at night.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 21, 2019

Marines To Finally Add 30mm Cannon To Bolt-On "Harvest Hawk" Armament Kits For KC-130Js

The guns will add a new and valuable capability to the add-on weapon and sensor packages, which already include precision guided missiles and bombs.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 20, 2019

Navy To Supersize Its Ultra Versatile SM-6 Missile For Even Longer Range And Higher Speed

The SM-6 is getting a way bigger rocket motor that will allow it to reach even farther than before and enemy ships may be its primary target.