Latest ArticlesBYStetson PayneMay 28, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Southern Counterattack Against Russian Forces UnderwayAmongst the combat on multiple fronts, Ukraine claims that one of its MiG-29s shot down a Russian Su-35. BYStetson PayneMay 28, 2022ShareBYOliver ParkenMay 28, 2022ShareNavy Chief Wants To Sell-Off Doomed Littoral Combat Ships To AlliesThe Freedom class’s limited combat utility, high running costs, and design problems could deter potential buyers of the second-hand ships. BYOliver ParkenMay 28, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2022ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week‘Where everyone knows your screen name… and they’re always glad you came…’ BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Russian Forces Advance In Key Eastern CitiesUkrainian forces are fighting against encirclement to prevent invading units from seizing half of the eastern Donbas region. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2022ShareBYEmma HelfrichMay 27, 2022ShareTaiwan’s Coast Guard Tests Its Ability To Turn Cutters Into Ship KillersIn what could be a very useful capability if an invasion kicked-off, the Taiwanese Coast Guard conducted live-fire drills with anti-ship missiles. BYEmma HelfrichMay 27, 2022ShareBYDan ParsonsMay 27, 2022ShareNavy’s 85-Foot Orca Unmanned Submarine Will Be A Minelayer FirstThe first Boeing-built Orca unmanned submarine will begin testing this summer and its first mission will be laying sea mines. BYDan ParsonsMay 27, 2022ShareBYHoward AltmanMay 27, 2022ShareCaptured Russian Weapons Are Packed With U.S. MicrochipsUkraine intelligence showed us lists of mostly U.S.-made microchips it says were found on captured or destroyed Russian military equipment. BYHoward AltmanMay 27, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2022ShareChina Launches Drone Ship That Acts As A Mothership For More DronesChina’s new drone ship is officially designed for ocean research, but has obvious value for the country’s military. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2022ShareRemembering The Navy’s Doomed Aircraft-Carrying AirshipsParasite fighters operating from airships sounds like science fiction, but it was reality for the U.S. Navy in the 1930s. BYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2022ShareBYEmma HelfrichMay 26, 2022ShareTerrifying TOS-1A Thermobaric Artillery Strike Recorded In UkraineVideo of a Russian strike in Ukraine provides a horrifying look at the TOS-1A thermobaric artillery system in action. 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BYEmma HelfrichMay 25, 2022ShareBYHoward AltmanMay 25, 2022ShareInside Ukraine’s Daring Helicopter Missions Into Russian-Occupied MariupolWith Ukrainian troops besieged in a massive steel plant and under constant fire from Russian forces, helicopter crews sprung into action. BYHoward AltmanMay 25, 2022ShareBYDan ParsonsMay 25, 2022ShareNew Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five YearsThe re-winging program is happening as the USAF strangles the A-10 force in other ways in hopes of finally grounding the type by 2028. BYDan ParsonsMay 25, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2022ShareRomania Orders Its Grounded MiG-21 Lancers Back Into The AirAfter grounding its MiG-21 LanceR fleet indefinitely, Romania has reactivated it to provide air policing capacity while its Air Force converts to F-16s. 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BYStetson PayneMay 28, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Southern Counterattack Against Russian Forces UnderwayAmongst the combat on multiple fronts, Ukraine claims that one of its MiG-29s shot down a Russian Su-35. BYStetson PayneMay 28, 2022Share
BYOliver ParkenMay 28, 2022ShareNavy Chief Wants To Sell-Off Doomed Littoral Combat Ships To AlliesThe Freedom class’s limited combat utility, high running costs, and design problems could deter potential buyers of the second-hand ships. BYOliver ParkenMay 28, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2022ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week‘Where everyone knows your screen name… and they’re always glad you came…’ BYTyler RogowayMay 28, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Russian Forces Advance In Key Eastern CitiesUkrainian forces are fighting against encirclement to prevent invading units from seizing half of the eastern Donbas region. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 27, 2022ShareTaiwan’s Coast Guard Tests Its Ability To Turn Cutters Into Ship KillersIn what could be a very useful capability if an invasion kicked-off, the Taiwanese Coast Guard conducted live-fire drills with anti-ship missiles. BYEmma HelfrichMay 27, 2022Share
BYDan ParsonsMay 27, 2022ShareNavy’s 85-Foot Orca Unmanned Submarine Will Be A Minelayer FirstThe first Boeing-built Orca unmanned submarine will begin testing this summer and its first mission will be laying sea mines. BYDan ParsonsMay 27, 2022Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 27, 2022ShareCaptured Russian Weapons Are Packed With U.S. MicrochipsUkraine intelligence showed us lists of mostly U.S.-made microchips it says were found on captured or destroyed Russian military equipment. BYHoward AltmanMay 27, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2022ShareChina Launches Drone Ship That Acts As A Mothership For More DronesChina’s new drone ship is officially designed for ocean research, but has obvious value for the country’s military. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 27, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2022ShareRemembering The Navy’s Doomed Aircraft-Carrying AirshipsParasite fighters operating from airships sounds like science fiction, but it was reality for the U.S. Navy in the 1930s. BYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 26, 2022ShareTerrifying TOS-1A Thermobaric Artillery Strike Recorded In UkraineVideo of a Russian strike in Ukraine provides a horrifying look at the TOS-1A thermobaric artillery system in action. BYEmma HelfrichMay 26, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2022ShareThe Reality Of What HIMARS Rocket Artillery Systems Can And Can’t Do For UkraineAmerican rocket launchers are not a ‘silver bullet’ and they come with different levels of capabilities depending on the ammo provided. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2022ShareMysterious South China Sea Missile Launch Claimed To Be Caught By Airliner (Updated)Video taken from an airliner appears to show the launch of a missile from a ship or a submarine in the South China Sea. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 26, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 25, 2022ShareRussia Deploys 50-Year-Old T-62 Tanks To UkraineWith rumors of operable modern tanks shortages swirling, Russia has dipped into its stockpile of antiquated T-62s and sent them to Ukraine. BYEmma HelfrichMay 25, 2022Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 25, 2022ShareInside Ukraine’s Daring Helicopter Missions Into Russian-Occupied MariupolWith Ukrainian troops besieged in a massive steel plant and under constant fire from Russian forces, helicopter crews sprung into action. BYHoward AltmanMay 25, 2022Share
BYDan ParsonsMay 25, 2022ShareNew Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five YearsThe re-winging program is happening as the USAF strangles the A-10 force in other ways in hopes of finally grounding the type by 2028. BYDan ParsonsMay 25, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2022ShareRomania Orders Its Grounded MiG-21 Lancers Back Into The AirAfter grounding its MiG-21 LanceR fleet indefinitely, Romania has reactivated it to provide air policing capacity while its Air Force converts to F-16s. BYTyler RogowayMay 25, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 24, 2022ShareWatch This Switchblade Suicide Drone Attack A Russian Tank In UkraineThe drone camera footage is among the first recorded instances of an AeroVironment Switchblade loitering munition being employed by Ukrainian forces. BYEmma HelfrichMay 24, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2022ShareUkraine Situation Report: Russian Forces Break Through In Parts Of DonbasThree months into the invasion, Russian forces look set to secure roughly half of the Donbas region, but continue to face stiff resistance. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2022Share
BYDan ParsonsMay 24, 2022Share28-Drone Swarm Just Led The Way For A Simulated Air Assault MissionArmy proves large numbers of highly networked drones can be controlled by one operator aboard a helicopter or from the ground. BYDan ParsonsMay 24, 2022Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 24, 2022Share63-Year-Old Retired Russian Fighter Pilot Shot Down In Su-25 Over UkraineLike Top Gun’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, retired Russian Maj. Gen. Kanamat Botashev was a hot dog who broke the rules. BYHoward AltmanMay 24, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2022ShareThe Story Of How The Submarine USS Connecticut CrashedThis is the how USS Connecticut ended up impacting a seamount, which required the crew to fight to keep the badly damaged submarine from sinking. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 24, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 23, 2022ShareFuturistic Belgian F2000 Rifles Have Been Spotted In Ukrainian HandsPhoto evidence suggests that F2000 assault rifles have been donated to Ukraine, although by who exactly remains a mystery. BYEmma HelfrichMay 23, 2022Share
BYOliver ParkenMay 23, 2022ShareB-21 Raider’s First Flight Has Been Grounded Until 2023By all accounts, the B-21 remains on budget and within schedule limitations, but delays could quickly mount up as it begins flight testing. BYOliver ParkenMay 23, 2022Share
BYDan ParsonsMay 23, 2022ShareSig’s Rattler Will Be U.S. Special Operators’ New Tiny RifleIntroducing the Rattler chambered in .300 Blackout gives SOF troops a good combination of rifle and round for covert missions in tight spots. BYDan ParsonsMay 23, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2022ShareNavy Releases Report On Submarine USS Connecticut’s Underwater CrashThe Navy says preventable missteps by multiple personnel led to Connecticut hitting an underwater seamount, causing extensive damage. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2022Share
