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Mustang-Inspired Mach E, Other Ford EVs Will Charge on Electrify America Network
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SEMA-Bound Hyundai Veloster Grappler Off-Road Concept Is Our Kind of Hot Hatch
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$700,007 Gets You an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Designed by James Bond and a Rad Watch 
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Oct 17, 2019 9:31 AM
Watch a Porsche Taycan Turbo S Beat a Tesla Model S P100D in a Drag Race
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Oct 16, 2019 4:13 PM
2020 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe: The Entry-Level Four-Door Coupe
Oct 16, 2019 3:07 PM
2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray Nearly 200 Pounds Heavier Than Outgoing C7
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By Chris "Ox" Harmer Sep 5, 2019

Marine Boss's Audacious Plan To Transform The Corps By Giving Up Big Amphibious Ships

The bold vision of a USMC that is far less dependent on the lumbering "Gator Navy" comes with a sacrificial offering of the force's most sacred cow.
By Joseph Trevithick Sep 4, 2019

European Missile Maker and Polish Defense Giant Join Forces On New Tank Destroyer Concept

The two companies are vying for a Polish contract, but could also find success on the export market.
By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick Sep 3, 2019

The AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range Missile

The Navy is still funding work on a new rocket motor and other features that could fundamentally change the character of this "dogfighting" missile.
By Tyler Rogoway Sep 3, 2019

This Is What Grumman's Proposed F-14 Super Tomcat 21 Would Have Actually Looked Like

If the Super Hornet hadn't been built, Grumman's next-gen Tomcat may have become a reality. We forensically recreated it in these awesome renderings.
By Joseph Trevithick Sep 3, 2019

Air Force Wants Super Realistic Mock Launchers So It Can Replicate An S-300 SAM System

This follows the acquisition of two mobile radars from Ukraine in the past year, including one associated with the S-300.
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 31, 2019

Bunker Talk: Labor Day Weekend Edition

We can talk about electronic warfare systems, mothballed F-117s, geopolitics, the cost of shipping U-2 chase cars—you know, no big whoop.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 30, 2019

Trump Tweets Intelligence Image After Iran's Rocket Explosion And Offers Them "Best Wishes"

The disclosure of this type of high-resolution imagery on the fly via social media is unprecedented.
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 30, 2019

Shadowy New Electronic Warfare System Has Been Installed On U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Ships

The mysterious modular system with a peculiar past is designated AN/SLQ-59 and has been quietly deployed on Asia-based U.S. surface combatants.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 30, 2019

Check Out These Photos Of USAF B-2s And RAF F-35Bs Flying Together For The First Time

Three B-2s are in the United Kingdom to take part in various training exercises including these first-of-their-kind sorties with foreign F-35s.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 29, 2019

USAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane Nearby

Another unidentified aircraft also flew a mysterious orbit in the southern end of the Strait shortly after the MC-130J left the area.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 29, 2019

New Space Command's Flag Sure Looks A Lot Like Old Space Command's Flag

Although the idea of an independent Space Force has made headlines for years now, Space Command isn't new. Even its flag hearkens back to the 1980s.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 29, 2019

Army Spending Millions To Trial Three Light Tactical Vehicles Including One It Already Uses

The service has bought hundreds of vehicles, based on a design special operators have used for years, to meet these same requirements.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 28, 2019

B-2 Stealth Bomber Has Made Its First-Ever Visit To Increasingly Strategic Iceland (Updated)

The Air Force is increasingly exploring how it could deploy advanced combat aircraft to austere locales with limited support during a major conflict.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 28, 2019

51 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Remain In Inventory, None Destroyed Since 2008 (Updated)

We finally have an official accounting of the F-117s, nearly all of which remain at Tonopah, but that is still set to change over the coming years.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 27, 2019

Russia Claims A Grabber Arm Equipped Il-76 Will Launch And Recover Hypersonic Vehicles

Certain portions of the concept seem far-fetched, but there may be a role for the less ambitious parts of the system.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 27, 2019

"We're Buying This One?" Turkey's Erdogan Asks Putin In Front Of Su-57 Fighter At Air Show

Turkey is in the market for a new advanced fighter after getting locked out of the F-35 program over its purchase of the S-400 air defense system.
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 27, 2019

We Now Know What This Unique Pop-Up Nose Panel On Air Force One And Nightwatch 747s Is For

The system is totally unique to the tiny handful of 747 Jumbo Jets with aerial refueling capabilities. 
By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway Aug 26, 2019

Wait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?

The Air Force says it might just source chase cars there if it can't cut through various red tape to fly them. Why isn't it doing that already?
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 26, 2019

Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion

The Kremlin has admitted certain radioactive substances got released in the accident, raising new questions about what really happened.
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 26, 2019

A C-130 Hercules Transport Crash Landed At Santa Barbara Airport (Updated)

The incident, which involved a contractor-owned Hercules, occurred at around 10:20 PM local time.
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 25, 2019

Check Out This F-35 Helmet Display Video Of A Rolling Landing On The HMS Queen Elizabeth

It gives us a great look at the "virtual HUD" the pilot sees when looking forward and at what these rolling landings look like from the cockpit.
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 25, 2019

Russia's Sukhoi Shows Off Stealthier Vision For Its "Hunter" Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

We now know that Sukhoi intends to make its unmanned combat air vehicle very stealthy, which will help overcome some of the Su-57's shortcomings.
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 24, 2019

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

We can talk about Raptor vapor trails, giant Chinese amphibious assault ships, geopolitics, game-changing B-2 Spirit upgrades—you know, no big whoop.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 23, 2019

Brazil To Deploy Military To Fight Amazon Fires As 747 Supertanker Arrives In Bolivia

Brazil's response to the crisis so far has not been encouraging, which is deeply troubling because the Amazon accounts for 20% of the Earth's oxygen.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 23, 2019

Putin Demands Response To U.S. Tomahawk Test Despite Having Treaty-Busting Missiles

The seemingly obvious course of action is to "reveal" the long-range ground-launched cruise missiles it has now, but Russia may need to wait to do so.