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By Joseph Trevithick May 9, 2019

News Of Sanction Busting North Korean Cargo Ship Seized As Kim Fires More Missiles (Updated)

The seizure of the ship is unprecedented and both events together underscore a major uptick in tensions between the United States and North Korea.
By Joseph Trevithick May 8, 2019

Royal Navy Sub Appears In Gibraltar Equipped With A Wake Detection System

This non-acoustic sensor could supplement the boat's sonar when hunting for especially quiet enemy submarines.
By Francesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler Rogoway May 8, 2019

Confessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 Aggressor

Francesco "Paco" Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend. 
By Joseph Trevithick May 8, 2019

Canada's CF-18 Replacement Competition Structure Seems To Have Already Disqualified The F-35

The country's requirements for its new fighter jet competition are at odds with its existing obligations to the Joint Strike Fighter program.
By Tyler Rogoway May 7, 2019

What The Hell Is Going On With The U.S. And The Supposed New Threat Posed By Iran?

Pompeo bolted to Iraq today as rumors swirled about Iranian missile movements, but two days into this saga we have more questions than answers. 
By Joseph Trevithick May 7, 2019

USMC's CH-53K King Stallion's Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 Chinook

Congress has ordered the Pentagon to examine any potential alternatives as the CH-53K program's schedule continues to slip.
By Joseph Trevithick May 7, 2019

USAF F-35As Will Get Navy's New Air Defense Busting Missile Amid Talk Of Anti-Ship Variants

A new warhead design and modular payload bay could open up even more roles in the future for the new fast-flying missile.
By Joseph Trevithick May 6, 2019

New Lockheed Concept Shows Navy F-35C Armed With Hypersonic Cruise Missiles

The missile would be a follow-on version of a weapon Lockheed Martin is already developing for the Air Force.
By Tyler Rogoway May 6, 2019

Behold Italy's FREMM Frigate In U.S. Navy FFG(X) Future Frigate Configuration

The FFG(X) competition is heating up and proven foreign designs are being remodeled into very promising U.S. Navy-specific configurations. 
By Tyler Rogoway May 6, 2019

Carrier And Bombers Ordered To Middle East Without Any Details On Supposed Iranian Threat

The announcement came from National Security Advisor John Bolton in an official statement that lacked any specifics on what caused prompted it.
By Tyler Rogoway May 4, 2019

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

We can talk about defecting Balugas, Venezuela on the brink, geopolitics, laser-equipped fighter jets—you know, no big whoop.
By Tyler Rogoway May 3, 2019

North Korea Appears To Be Officially Back In The Missile Test Firing Business

If initial estimates are correct, it is the first over-the-horizon missile firing by North Korea in a year and a half. 
By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick May 3, 2019

Right On Cue, Russia Says It's Ready To Offer Turkey Su-57 Fighters In Place Of F-35s

The Kremlin says a potential deal might include industrial offsets, local production, and even technology transfer.
By Tyler Rogoway May 3, 2019

Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashed After Doing A "Barrel Roll" According To NTSB (Updated)

The April 22nd crash marked the loss of a beloved pilot and one of the rarest antique flying machines in the world.
By Joseph Trevithick May 3, 2019

The Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter Aircraft

The service wants this game-changing capability to be hanging off the wings of fighter jets by the early 2020s.
By Joseph Trevithick May 2, 2019

Parts From The Retired USS Enterprise Are Keeping Her Successors Ready For Combat

Anchors, catapult parts, and steel from the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier are already on other flattops or will go into future ones.
By Tyler Rogoway May 2, 2019

Optionally Manned Firebird Rapidly Matures Ahead Of International Debut This Summer

With three aircraft now in testing, Northrop Grumman looks toward the international market and new payload partners to make Firebird soar. 
By Joseph Trevithick May 2, 2019

USAF Wants To Turn HC-130J's Self Defense Suite Into "Sauron's Eye" Vision System

The service says it wants the "all-seeing eye" for the rescue planes, but it could be readily adaptable to other types with the same defenses.
By Joseph Trevithick May 1, 2019

If The U.S. Isn't About To Intervene In Venezuela, It Sure Seems To Be Building The Case

U.S. officials remain adamant that Venezuelan President Maduro needs to step aside as they continue to stress that "all options are on the table."
By Joseph Trevithick May 1, 2019

U.S. Air Force T-6A Turboprop Training Plane Crashed Near Lake in Oklahoma

The aircraft had departed from Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas before the incident occurred. 
By Joseph Trevithick May 1, 2019

Trump "Orders" Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To Retire

There are still unanswered questions about why the Pentagon and the Navy had proposed retiring the flattop early, to begin with.
By Tyler Rogoway Apr 30, 2019

USAF F-35As Flew First-Ever Combat Strikes With Radar Reflectors And Sidewinders Fitted

The F-35As flew in a less than stealthy configuration as the aircraft's low observable capabilities weren't needed—at least not yet. 
By Joseph Trevithick Apr 30, 2019

Venezuela's Capital Is In The Grips Of Violent Upheaval And Here's What You Should Know

U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido and his supporters are trying to finally unseat dictatorial President Nicolas Maduro.
By Joseph Trevithick Apr 30, 2019

The U.S. Military Now Denies That Japan's Missing F-35A Has Been Found

Spokespersons say that search efforts continue despite a claim from the top U.S. Air Force officer in the Pacific that the wreck was located.
By Joseph Trevithick Apr 29, 2019

U.S. Army Trains To Fire Howitzers From Landing Craft For The First Time In Decades

The combination offers flexible fire support for amphibious and other littoral operations, which could be valuable for future missions in the Pacific.