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Images depicting a nearly completed airstrip on a remote island in Yemen have analysts worried. While the runway is likely built by the United Arab...
Aviation enthusiasts tend to recognize the F-16 Fighting Falcon on sight. The jet cuts a distinctive figure with compact proportions, a bubble-canopy,...
Military aircraft do not often cross over into mainstream popular culture. Rare instances of transcendence usually result from film. The Top Gun...
Long-range global strike is exactly what it sounds like: a military capability to deliver weapons with high precision from great distances. For the...
During the fiercest period of submarine warfare in human history, the United States relied heavily upon the Gato class—the first mass-produced...
Top Gun was one of the 1980s most transcendent films. A staple of popular culture, Top Gun launched Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer into international...
The aerospace industry is a big money game, with a handful of dominant firms scooping up generational government contracts worth many billions of...
The line-up of American fighter jets can take time to keep straight. Let’s take a closer look at the F-22 and the F-35 relative to one another. ...
Arguably the most overlooked aircraft in the U.S. military inventory is the AV-8B Harrier. People seem to forget the Harrier exists, let alone has...
The SR-71 Blackbird was one of the most remarkable machines ever built. Designed during the Cold War for long-range reconnaissance, the SR-71...
I saw a U-2 Dragon Lady once, in flight, descending slowly on the final approach. I felt fortunate; the U-2 is an exceedingly rare plane. Only 104...
The U.S. Air Force’s new trainer, the Boeing-Saab T-7 Red Hawk, won't be operational until 2028, another year behind schedule. Originally, the T-7...
The sensors were not designed for the F-22. Rather, the sensors were designed for application aboard the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD)...
I live in Portland, Oregon, which means I belong to one of the only communities in the world that gets to see, and mostly hear, the new F-15EX. The...
S-70 Okhotnik-B, Explained: Two of the most prominent trends in aerospace development are one, stealth, and two, unmanned vehicles. Both trends...
Su-75 Update: The Su-75 “Checkmate” fighter is reportedly in the final stages of development, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) confirmed....
The F-14 Tomcat is one of military aviation’s most recognizable aircraft. The wide, flat fuselage and the swept wings are discernible to many....
The Cold War-era Los Angeles-class submarine is slated for retirement in the 2030s when the Virginia-class submarine will become the Navy’s go-to...
The Virginia-class submarines are facing construction delays and are now years behind schedule, complicating the Navy’s ability to field...
S-70 Okhotnik-B, Explained: Two of the most prominent trends in aerospace development are one, stealth, and two, unmanned vehicles. Both trends...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, better known as the Viper, has been a multirole stalwart of the U.S. Air Force since debuting in the 1970s. With one...
The X-44 MANTA was a top-secret late 1990s experimental aircraft design, considered at a time when America had the latitude and the capacity to...
Did you know: that the world’s most capable air superiority fighter was almost modified into a stealth bomber variant? It’s true. The F-22 Raptor...
The famed Iowa-class battleship, known for its imposing firepower, was almost upgraded to feature more firepower, indeed, the most firepower....
Did you know: that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) considered modifying the A-10 Warthog to deliver tactical nuclear weapons? It’s true. In 1975, the...
The upcoming B-52J variant won’t be operational for another nine years, prompting the question: is the J-variant worth the wait? B-52: What’s...
What You Need to Know: The F/A-18 Hornet, introduced in 1983, has been a versatile backbone of U.S. naval aviation, excelling in air-to-air and...
What You Need to Know: Russia's recent changes to its nuclear doctrine and tests of the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile are raising...
What You Need to Know: Ukraine has reportedly deployed UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles against Russian targets, a significant escalation given...
What You Need to Know: Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, has become a symbol of the nation's military struggles. Outdated and...