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The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 8, 2019

Air

Northrop Grumman Is Vying To Give B-52 Bomber A Game-Changing New Radar Northrop Grumman Is Vying To Give B-52 Bomber A Game-Changing New Radar

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 26, 2019

News & Features

India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 14, 2019

Sea

USMC’s Older F-35Bs May Only Be Able To Fly Around A Quarter Of Their Expected Service Life (Updated) USMC’s Older F-35Bs May Only Be Able To Fly Around A Quarter Of Their Expected Service Life (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 1, 2019

Land

The U.S. Army May Cut Nearly Half Of Its Already Underappreciated Naval Fleet The U.S. Army May Cut Nearly Half Of Its Already Underappreciated Naval Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 29, 2019

News & Features

Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 8, 2019

Air

What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress? What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 15, 2018

Sea

USMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years Away USMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years Away

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 25, 2018

Air

The B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of Choice The B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of Choice

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

Air

Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 28, 2018

Land

Here’s The Army’s Plan For Making Its Apaches More Capable At Sea And Deadlier Overall Here’s The Army’s Plan For Making Its Apaches More Capable At Sea And Deadlier Overall

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 23, 2018

News & Features

Russia Can’t Afford Its New T-14 Armata Tanks, Turns To Updated Older Designs Instead Russia Can’t Afford Its New T-14 Armata Tanks, Turns To Updated Older Designs Instead

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 2, 2018

Air

Those Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold Off Those Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 23, 2018

News & Features

Oops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their Pens Oops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their Pens

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 18, 2018

News & Features

Canada Has Given Up Trying To Find A Good Home For Its Retired Leopard Tanks Canada Has Given Up Trying To Find A Good Home For Its Retired Leopard Tanks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 16, 2019

News & Features

China Looks To Replace Its J-15 Carrier Fighter Jets Amid Reports Of Crashes China Looks To Replace Its J-15 Carrier Fighter Jets Amid Reports Of Crashes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 6, 2018

News & Features

Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2018

Sea

The Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall Apart The Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall Apart

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2018

Air

F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money? F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 13, 2018

Land

The Army Wants New Tracked Vehicles That Will Run In Deep Snow At 50 Below The Army Wants New Tracked Vehicles That Will Run In Deep Snow At 50 Below

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 8, 2018

News & Features

Upgraded Old Cobra Gunships Offer Big Capabilities Without The Price Tag Upgraded Old Cobra Gunships Offer Big Capabilities Without The Price Tag

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 5, 2018

Air

New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 19, 2018

News & Features

Russia’s S-500 Air Defense System Reportedly Hits Target Nearly 300 Miles Away Russia’s S-500 Air Defense System Reportedly Hits Target Nearly 300 Miles Away

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 25, 2018

News & Features

Watch One Of Russia’s Newest Ballistic Missile Subs Launch A Rare Four Missile Salvo Watch One Of Russia’s Newest Ballistic Missile Subs Launch A Rare Four Missile Salvo

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 24, 2018

Air

Here Is Boeing’s Master Plan For The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s Future Here Is Boeing’s Master Plan For The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s Future

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 24, 2018

News & Features

Taiwan Wants To Speed Up Construction Of Its New Missile-Toting Stealthy Catamarans Taiwan Wants To Speed Up Construction Of Its New Missile-Toting Stealthy Catamarans

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 16, 2018

Air

The Air Force May Have Managed A Way To Quietly Ground Roughly A Third Of The A-10 Fleet The Air Force May Have Managed A Way To Quietly Ground Roughly A Third Of The A-10 Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 13, 2018

Sea

US Marines Might Soon Get New Versions of The Vietnam-Era M72 Rocket Launcher US Marines Might Soon Get New Versions of The Vietnam-Era M72 Rocket Launcher

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 29, 2018

Sea

Marine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar Systems Marine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar Systems

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

News & Features

Iran Claims It Turned a Sidewinder Into a “New” Anti-Tank Missile Iran Claims It Turned a Sidewinder Into a “New” Anti-Tank Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Land

Here’s The Army’s Plan For A Larger And More Deadly Bradley Fighting Vehicle Here’s The Army’s Plan For A Larger And More Deadly Bradley Fighting Vehicle

By Joseph Trevithick, n

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Sea

The French Navy Is Finally Retiring These Antique Helicopters After 55 Years of Service The French Navy Is Finally Retiring These Antique Helicopters After 55 Years of Service

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen” USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Sea

US Marines Get Upgraded SMAW Rocket Launcher, But It Could Already Be Obsolete US Marines Get Upgraded SMAW Rocket Launcher, But It Could Already Be Obsolete

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

USAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130Hs USAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130Hs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

A-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic Limbo A-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic Limbo

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

News & Features

U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

News & Features

Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

News & Features

Modernization Funds Slashed For Russia’s Notoriously Rickety Aircraft Carrier Modernization Funds Slashed For Russia’s Notoriously Rickety Aircraft Carrier

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 10, 2017

News & Features

At Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship Variant At Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship Variant

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

Over 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To Fight Over 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To Fight

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

News & Features

As First UH-60s Arrive, US Plan to Dump Afghan Mi-17s Is Still Problematic As First UH-60s Arrive, US Plan to Dump Afghan Mi-17s Is Still Problematic

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Air

USAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass Cockpit USAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass Cockpit

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Air

USAF Awards Contractors Big Bucks for New ICBMs, But Future of Missiles is Uncertain USAF Awards Contractors Big Bucks for New ICBMs, But Future of Missiles is Uncertain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

News & Features

India Wants To Breathe Extra Life Into Its Old Jaguar Jets By Adding New Radars India Wants To Breathe Extra Life Into Its Old Jaguar Jets By Adding New Radars

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

News & Features

Russia Says It Has Plans For Not One, but Two More All-New Combat Aircraft Russia Says It Has Plans For Not One, but Two More All-New Combat Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Air

The USAF Admits It Isn’t Actually Working on an A-10 Replacement The USAF Admits It Isn’t Actually Working on an A-10 Replacement

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

News & Features

Here’s What Taiwan Would Get In $1.3B Arms Deal With U.S. Here’s What Taiwan Would Get In $1.3B Arms Deal With U.S.

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

News & Features

Congress Could Throw Millions Into the Defense Budget for New A-10 Wings Congress Could Throw Millions Into the Defense Budget for New A-10 Wings

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

Air

Now The USAF Wants to Cut A-10 Squadrons and Stop Re-Winging The Fleet Now The USAF Wants to Cut A-10 Squadrons and Stop Re-Winging The Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

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The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early

Northrop Grumman Is Vying To Give B-52 Bomber A Game-Changing New Radar Northrop Grumman Is Vying To Give B-52 Bomber A Game-Changing New Radar

India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage

USMC’s Older F-35Bs May Only Be Able To Fly Around A Quarter Of Their Expected Service Life (Updated) USMC’s Older F-35Bs May Only Be Able To Fly Around A Quarter Of Their Expected Service Life (Updated)

The U.S. Army May Cut Nearly Half Of Its Already Underappreciated Naval Fleet The U.S. Army May Cut Nearly Half Of Its Already Underappreciated Naval Fleet

Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse

What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress? What’s To Come Of The A-10 Now That It Has Lost Its Loudest Defenders In Congress?

USMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years Away USMC Cancels Upgrades For Amphibious Vehicles With Replacements Still Years Away

The B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of Choice The B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of Choice

Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber Air Force Offers First Details Of Future Plans For An Upgraded B-52J Bomber

Here’s The Army’s Plan For Making Its Apaches More Capable At Sea And Deadlier Overall Here’s The Army’s Plan For Making Its Apaches More Capable At Sea And Deadlier Overall

Russia Can’t Afford Its New T-14 Armata Tanks, Turns To Updated Older Designs Instead Russia Can’t Afford Its New T-14 Armata Tanks, Turns To Updated Older Designs Instead

Those Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold Off Those Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold Off

Oops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their Pens Oops! The Spanish Navy Is Constructing New Submarines That Are Too Big For Their Pens

Canada Has Given Up Trying To Find A Good Home For Its Retired Leopard Tanks Canada Has Given Up Trying To Find A Good Home For Its Retired Leopard Tanks

China Looks To Replace Its J-15 Carrier Fighter Jets Amid Reports Of Crashes China Looks To Replace Its J-15 Carrier Fighter Jets Amid Reports Of Crashes

Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers

The Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall Apart The Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall Apart

F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money? F-35′s X-Ray Vision System Is Getting An Upgrade, But Will It Actually Save Money?

The Army Wants New Tracked Vehicles That Will Run In Deep Snow At 50 Below The Army Wants New Tracked Vehicles That Will Run In Deep Snow At 50 Below

Upgraded Old Cobra Gunships Offer Big Capabilities Without The Price Tag Upgraded Old Cobra Gunships Offer Big Capabilities Without The Price Tag

New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog

Russia’s S-500 Air Defense System Reportedly Hits Target Nearly 300 Miles Away Russia’s S-500 Air Defense System Reportedly Hits Target Nearly 300 Miles Away

Watch One Of Russia’s Newest Ballistic Missile Subs Launch A Rare Four Missile Salvo Watch One Of Russia’s Newest Ballistic Missile Subs Launch A Rare Four Missile Salvo

Here Is Boeing’s Master Plan For The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s Future Here Is Boeing’s Master Plan For The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s Future

Taiwan Wants To Speed Up Construction Of Its New Missile-Toting Stealthy Catamarans Taiwan Wants To Speed Up Construction Of Its New Missile-Toting Stealthy Catamarans

The Air Force May Have Managed A Way To Quietly Ground Roughly A Third Of The A-10 Fleet The Air Force May Have Managed A Way To Quietly Ground Roughly A Third Of The A-10 Fleet

US Marines Might Soon Get New Versions of The Vietnam-Era M72 Rocket Launcher US Marines Might Soon Get New Versions of The Vietnam-Era M72 Rocket Launcher

Marine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar Systems Marine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar Systems

Iran Claims It Turned a Sidewinder Into a “New” Anti-Tank Missile Iran Claims It Turned a Sidewinder Into a “New” Anti-Tank Missile

Here’s The Army’s Plan For A Larger And More Deadly Bradley Fighting Vehicle Here’s The Army’s Plan For A Larger And More Deadly Bradley Fighting Vehicle

The French Navy Is Finally Retiring These Antique Helicopters After 55 Years of Service The French Navy Is Finally Retiring These Antique Helicopters After 55 Years of Service

USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen” USAF Official in Charge of A-10s Says Re-Wing Program Is “Not Going to Happen”

US Marines Get Upgraded SMAW Rocket Launcher, But It Could Already Be Obsolete US Marines Get Upgraded SMAW Rocket Launcher, But It Could Already Be Obsolete

USAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130Hs USAF Eyeing New Props and Upgraded Engines To Breathe Extra Life Into Old C-130Hs

Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress Watch The “Final Cut” Of A Glowing Film About The A-10 That The USAF Tried to Suppress

A-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic Limbo A-10 Replacement Requirements Do Actually Exist But They’re Mired In Bureaucratic Limbo

U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s U.S. Test Pilots Head To Taiwan To Begin Testing Their Badly Needed Upgraded F-16s

Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel Now The Air Force Wants New Engines For Its B-52s That Burn 40 Percent Less Fuel

Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term Afghanistan’s Rebuilt UH-60s Could Actually Hurt Its Warfighting Ability in the Near Term

Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded Top USAF Civilian Is a “Fan” of the A-10, but Dozens Will Still Likely Get Grounded

The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s The US Air Force Has Taken Another Step Toward Re-Engining its B-52s

Modernization Funds Slashed For Russia’s Notoriously Rickety Aircraft Carrier Modernization Funds Slashed For Russia’s Notoriously Rickety Aircraft Carrier

At Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship Variant At Hearing, Dunford Highlights Plans for Afghan Black Hawk Gunship Variant

USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs

Over 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To Fight Over 100 A-10s Face Groundings While Dozens of F-35s Might Not Ever Be Able To Fight

As First UH-60s Arrive, US Plan to Dump Afghan Mi-17s Is Still Problematic As First UH-60s Arrive, US Plan to Dump Afghan Mi-17s Is Still Problematic

USAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass Cockpit USAF Breathing New Life Into Ancient KC-135 Tankers With This New Glass Cockpit

USAF Awards Contractors Big Bucks for New ICBMs, But Future of Missiles is Uncertain USAF Awards Contractors Big Bucks for New ICBMs, But Future of Missiles is Uncertain

India Wants To Breathe Extra Life Into Its Old Jaguar Jets By Adding New Radars India Wants To Breathe Extra Life Into Its Old Jaguar Jets By Adding New Radars

Russia Says It Has Plans For Not One, but Two More All-New Combat Aircraft Russia Says It Has Plans For Not One, but Two More All-New Combat Aircraft

The USAF Admits It Isn’t Actually Working on an A-10 Replacement The USAF Admits It Isn’t Actually Working on an A-10 Replacement

Here’s What Taiwan Would Get In $1.3B Arms Deal With U.S. Here’s What Taiwan Would Get In $1.3B Arms Deal With U.S.

Congress Could Throw Millions Into the Defense Budget for New A-10 Wings Congress Could Throw Millions Into the Defense Budget for New A-10 Wings

Now The USAF Wants to Cut A-10 Squadrons and Stop Re-Winging The Fleet Now The USAF Wants to Cut A-10 Squadrons and Stop Re-Winging The Fleet

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