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BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022ShareAmerica’s Latest Hypersonic Cruise Missile Made A Secret Test FlightThe first known flight of Lockheed Martin’s HAWC was kept quiet in an effort to avoid worsening relations with Russia. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022Share‘Air Force One’ 747s Now Cost $177k An Hour To FlyDocuments and official statements obtained by The War Zone provide a wealth of new Air Force One-related information. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 4, 2022ShareThe Air Force Plans To Test-Launch A Mysterious New Air-To-Air MissileThe previously unknown Modular Advanced Missile is the latest addition to a growing collection of in-development air dominance missiles. 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BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022ShareAboard The Marine’s First F-35B-Packed ‘Lightning Carrier’ (Updated)The Marines turned USS Tripoli into a ‘Lightning Carrier’ packed with over 20 F-35Bs. We were there. BYJames DeboerApr 8, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2022ShareAdversary Air Contract For Nellis Air Force Base Won’t Be RenewedAfter years of providing Nellis with ‘red air’ capabilities, Draken International will cease operations at the base in June. BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2022Share
BYHoward AltmanApr 7, 2022ShareAs Ukraine Pummels Russians With Javelin Missiles, Can Production Keep Pace With Demand?The delivery of thousands of Javelin missiles, as well as Stingers, to Ukraine has raised critical questions about production capacity. BYHoward AltmanApr 7, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 7, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Senate Passes Bill To Create Weapons Lend-Lease Program For UkraineIf the lend-lease bill becomes law, it would help accelerate deliveries of weapons and other military material to Ukraine. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 7, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2022ShareThe Use Of Anti-Tank Guided Missiles Against Helicopters Didn’t Start In UkraineUkrainians seen shooting down a KA-52 attack helicopter with an anti-tank missile in a viral video isn’t as unusual as it seems. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 6, 2022ShareRussia’s Increasingly Bizarre “Artisanal” Armor Looks More Mad Max Than Major PowerRussian troops are going to ever greater lengths to offset the threat posed to their convoys in Ukraine with crude armor. BYThomas NewdickApr 6, 2022Share
BYHoward AltmanApr 6, 2022ShareUSS Gerald R. Ford’s Captain On Why The Carrier’s New Island Design WorksUSS Gerald R. Ford’s skipper tells us about the pros and cons of a smaller island set farther back than on the Nimitz class. BYHoward AltmanApr 6, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Evidence Russia Dug Trenches In Contaminated Chernobyl Forest EmergesThe Red Forest around the defunct Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is one of the most radiation-contaminated places on Earth. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022ShareThis Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Next ‘Doomsday Plane,’ The EC-130J TACAMOThe next-generation EC-130J TACAMO will replace the current fleet of E-6B Mercury jets in a throwback to the Cold War era. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Donated Czech T-72 Tanks, BMP-1 Armored Vehicles Headed To UkraineReplenishing Ukraine’s stocks of tanks and armored vehicles could help it keep up the pressure on Russian invaders. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022ShareAmerica’s Latest Hypersonic Cruise Missile Made A Secret Test FlightThe first known flight of Lockheed Martin’s HAWC was kept quiet in an effort to avoid worsening relations with Russia. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022Share‘Air Force One’ 747s Now Cost $177k An Hour To FlyDocuments and official statements obtained by The War Zone provide a wealth of new Air Force One-related information. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 5, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 4, 2022ShareThe Air Force Plans To Test-Launch A Mysterious New Air-To-Air MissileThe previously unknown Modular Advanced Missile is the latest addition to a growing collection of in-development air dominance missiles. BYThomas NewdickApr 4, 2022Share
BYHoward AltmanApr 4, 2022ShareUkrainian Nuclear Disaster Scientist Talks Worst-Case Wartime ScenariosUkrainian nuclear expert discusses the challenges of keeping the country’s nuclear facilities safe during a Russian invasion. BYHoward AltmanApr 4, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 4, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Zelensky Describes “War Crimes” And “Genocide” In Visit To Kyiv SuburbsPresident Zelensky made a very symbolic trip to liberated areas as evidence of Russian atrocities continues to mount. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 4, 2022Share
BYStetson PayneApr 3, 2022ShareSoviet-Era T-72 Tanks To Be Transferred To Ukraine From NATO Countries: ReportsReports state that a U.S.-brokered transfer of T-72 tanks to Ukraine from NATO countries’ Soviet-era stocks is imminent. BYStetson PayneApr 3, 2022Share
BYStetson PayneApr 3, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Troops Find A Trail Of Russian Massacres As They Reach Belarusian BorderAfter weeks of Russian occupation, Ukrainian troops are finding horrific evidence of Russian war crimes in liberated towns north of Kyiv. BYStetson PayneApr 3, 2022Share
BYStetson PayneApr 2, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Kyiv Region Now Fully In Government Control According To Defense OfficialAfter five weeks of fierce fighting, Ukraine has officially rebuffed Moscow’s attempt to sack Kyiv, at least for now. BYStetson PayneApr 2, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2022ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About The Things We Did Or Didn’t Cover This WeekGet out of the fallout! BYTyler RogowayApr 2, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareNavy Wants To Cut Two Nearly New Sea Base Ships That Are Like Nothing ElseThe Montford Point class ships provide a nexus between logistical ships and the shore that seems ideal for new Navy and Marine strategies. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Czech Republic To Transfer 56 Upgraded BMP-1 Armored Vehicles To UkraineThe Soviet-era ex-East German BMP-1s will have changed hands four times by the time they arrive in Ukraine. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 1, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 1, 2022ShareUkrainian MiG-29 Pilot’s Front-Line Account Of The Air War Against RussiaA MiG-29 pilot talks tactics and tribulations in the desperate fight to keep Ukraine’s skies free from Russian domination. BYThomas NewdickApr 1, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2022ShareUkrainian Mi-24 Attack Helicopters Fly Daring Cross-Border Strike On Russia: Reports (Updated)The raid could serve as a rallying cry for Ukrainians and as another indictment of Russia’s competency on the battlefield. BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 31, 2022ShareJust Pick A Fighter And Start Training Ukrainian Pilots On It As Soon As PossibleUkraine’s pilots should have been in training yesterday and there are plenty of second-hand fighter options to accommodate their needs. BYTyler RogowayMar 31, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: NATO Says Russia Is Repositioning, Not WithdrawingRussia’s war in Ukraine is in the midst of a major shift in focus after five weeks of fighting. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2022Share
