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Ukraine artillery
Tech & Tactics

Ukraine is firing so many barrages its artillery pieces are breaking down

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 26, 2022

jetpack suit gravity industries
Tech & Tactics

The Pentagon is moving ahead with new military jetpack prototypes

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 22, 2022

All-mom flight of Air Force F-15 fighter pilots takes to the skies
Fighter Aircraft

All-mom flight of Air Force F-15 fighter pilots takes to the skies

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 22, 2022

Ukraine war
Warfare

How Ukraine can win a war of attrition against Russia

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 21, 2022

The Navy hopes budget changes can fix delays in submarine repairs
Submarines

The Navy hopes budget changes can fix delays in submarine repairs

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 20, 2022

The Marine Corps is buying 30 more amphibious combat vehicles despite recent mishaps
Tech & Tactics

The Marine Corps is buying 30 more amphibious combat vehicles despite recent mishaps

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 20, 2022

Air Force stages show of force flyover after North Korea’s latest ICBM test
Aircraft

Air Force stages show of force flyover after North Korea’s latest ICBM test

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 20, 2022

How Air Force maintainers fixed a rescue helicopter that was literally at the end of its rope
Rescue

How Air Force maintainers fixed a rescue helicopter that was literally at the end of its rope

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 18, 2022

iron man suit russian military combat exoskeleton
Tech & Tactics

Russia is once again hyping a brand new ‘Iron Man’ suit of armor

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 18, 2022

Air Force Basic Military Training
Training

Air Force to cut time spent in the field for airmen at basic training

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 17, 2022

Taiwan China
Warfare

Milley warns China: An invasion of Taiwan would be as disastrous as Russia’s war against Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 17, 2022

ukraine sniper record
Tactics

Ukraine claims a sniper killed a Russian soldier from 1.68 miles away

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 16, 2022

Capt. John William Kurtz
Amphibious Operations

Navy captain censured over fatal Marine AAV accident recommended to command aircraft carrier

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 15, 2022

maintenance
Aircraft

Are US military aircraft really as broken as a government watchdog says they are?

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 15, 2022

The US is sending Avenger air defense systems to Ukraine to keep the skies free of Russian aircraft
Tech & Tactics

The US is sending Avenger air defense systems to Ukraine to keep the skies free of Russian aircraft

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 14, 2022

b-52 engine
Bombers

Why the Air Force sometimes uses explosives to get B-52 bomber engines running

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 14, 2022

Ukraine is crowdfunding a naval drone fleet to repeat its Black Sea success
Tech & Tactics

Ukraine is crowdfunding a naval drone fleet to repeat its Black Sea success

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 12, 2022

Watch an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress go toe-to-toe with a flock of birds
Bombers

Watch an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress go toe-to-toe with a flock of birds

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

Pentagon: Russia has lost half of its main battle tanks in Ukraine
Tanks

Pentagon: Russia has lost half of its main battle tanks in Ukraine

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

Kherson
Warfare

What Russia’s retreat from Kherson would mean for the war in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

space trooper
Tech & Tactics

‘Space troopers’ are real and US Space Command has 300 of them

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 10, 2022

f-16 flightline
Aircraft

How airmen perform the fine art of arming F-16 fighter jets with deadly weapons

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 9, 2022

Black Sea Fleet
Munitions

Here are the US weapons Ukraine would need to sink Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

USS Normandy
Ships

Navy relieves USS Normandy commander after less than 9 months on the job

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

c-17
Aircraft

Why the C-17 is the US military’s flying hospital of choice

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 8, 2022

That time the Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons
Missiles

That time the Army tried to develop a missile guided by pigeons

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

dalton beals, marine corps, parris island
Training

Marines may charge Parris Island drill instructor for recruit’s death in 2021

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems
Artillery

Russia hasn’t killed any US-supplied HIMARS in Ukraine, according to a senior defense official

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

North Korea says recent missile tests were practice to ‘mercilessly’ strike US air bases
Missiles

North Korea says recent missile tests were practice to ‘mercilessly’ strike US air bases

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

security forces
Missiles

What it takes to join the Air Force’s 24/7 ‘SWAT’ team for nuclear missile fields

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 7, 2022

Space Force’s secretive X-37B plane has spent more than 900 days in orbit
Tech & Tactics

Space Force’s secretive X-37B plane has spent more than 900 days in orbit

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 6, 2022

Soldiers are finally getting a ‘robotic mule’ to haul all their heavy sh*t for them
Vehicles

Soldiers are finally getting a ‘robotic mule’ to haul all their heavy sh*t for them

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 6, 2022

The Navy wants to turn submarines into ‘UUV motherships’
Drone Swarms

The Navy wants to turn submarines into ‘UUV motherships’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 6, 2022

Watch a lone Ukrainian paratrooper single-handedly knock out a Russian tank
Tech & Tactics

Watch a lone Ukrainian paratrooper single-handedly knock out a Russian tank

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 5, 2022

Tanks for Ukraine
Tanks

The US is sending tanks to Ukraine, just not American ones

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

Air Force claims ‘no intent by the pilots’ to draw sky penis near Russian base in Syria
Aircraft

Air Force claims ‘no intent by the pilots’ to draw sky penis near Russian base in Syria

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 4, 2022

mountain training
Rescue

Inside the Army school where helicopter pilots learn the dangerous art of mountain flying

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 3, 2022

Pedestrians walk under a large video screen showing images of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during a news update in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2022.
Missiles

North Korea’s ballistic missile barrage signals a potentially dangerous escalation

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

Why the Navy is shooting fungus into space
Tech & Tactics

Why the Navy is shooting fungus into space

By David Roza

Posted on Nov 2, 2022

Jet packs and helmet radios: what the Army’s 1959 ‘soldier of the future’ got right and wrong
Tech & Tactics

Jet packs and helmet radios: what the Army’s 1959 ‘soldier of the future’ got right and wrong

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

Russian helicopter
Missiles

Dramatic video shows why Russian helicopters are sitting ducks in Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

Black Sea Fleet
Drone Swarms

What the US Navy must learn from Ukraine’s bold drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 1, 2022

growler repair
Aircraft

Navy jet considered ‘beyond repair’ returns to flight 5 years after mid-air collision

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 31, 2022

The Air Force plans to replace its F-15 force in Japan with more modern fighter jets
Fighter Aircraft

The Air Force plans to replace its F-15 force in Japan with more modern fighter jets

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 29, 2022

We salute the Army tank crew that named their M1 Abrams ‘Death Trap”
Tanks

We salute the Army tank crew that named their M1 Abrams ‘Death Trap”

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 28, 2022

Why the Air Force uses a ‘chicken gun’ to launch bird carcasses at its own aircraft
Fighter Aircraft

Why the Air Force uses a ‘chicken gun’ to launch bird carcasses at its own aircraft

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 28, 2022

robot dog drone airdrop kestrel defense
Drones

This video of a drone airdropping an armed robot dog is the stuff of dystopian nightmares

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

How an Army-funded ‘bioengineered blood vessel’ is saving lives in Ukraine
Tech & Tactics

How an Army-funded ‘bioengineered blood vessel’ is saving lives in Ukraine

By Haley Britzky

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

shark training
Survival

What this retro Air Force training video gets right (and wrong) about fighting off sharks

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

uss gerald r ford battle flag
Ships

The Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier is officially flying a brand new battle flag at sea

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

That time the Air Force designed a tiny fighter jet to launch from strategic bombers
Bombers

That time the Air Force designed a tiny fighter jet to launch from strategic bombers

By Max Hauptman

Posted on Oct 27, 2022

f-16 art
Fighter Aircraft

Why a US F-16 that deployed to Saudi Arabia has a hand of cards painted on its tail

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 26, 2022

We salute the USS Daniel Inouye for flying its badass battle flag on the way into port
Ships

We salute the USS Daniel Inouye for flying its badass battle flag on the way into port

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 25, 2022

f-15 fighter
Fighter Aircraft

We salute this F-15 fighter jet for rocking the most ‘Murica paint job ever

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Radiation
Nuclear

Here’s what a ‘dirty bomb’ is and how it fits into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 24, 2022

Russian warplane slams into a residential building in second crash in less than a week
Aircraft

Russian warplane slams into a residential building in second crash in less than a week

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Oct 23, 2022

HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter
Helicopters

The Air Force’s new combat rescue helicopter is officially ready to come save your ass

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 22, 2022

XM1211 High Explosive Proximity (HEP) round
Guns

The Army is fielding a new ‘proximity’ round to take out incoming drones

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 21, 2022

f-16
Fighter Aircraft

Listen to Air Force fighter pilots intercept a ‘renegade’ plane intruding on Biden’s airspace

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 21, 2022

An Army M1 Abrams tank dubbed ‘A Horse With No Name’ is riding through Poland
Tanks

An Army M1 Abrams tank dubbed ‘A Horse With No Name’ is riding through Poland

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

The Air Force is testing a new exoskeleton to lighten the load for airmen
Tech & Tactics

The Air Force is testing a new exoskeleton to lighten the load for airmen

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

ivan ruiz
Rescue

‘Don’t quit’ and other lessons from a legendary Air Force PJ’s 26-year career

By David Roza

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

Air Drop
Aircraft

Watch the Army lose a perfectly good Humvee in the latest airdrop gone wrong

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 18, 2022

Drone attacks
Warfare

Russia’s kamikaze drone strikes against Ukraine aren’t the sign of strength Putin thinks

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Oct 17, 2022