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A Look At The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier And Floating Garbage Pile
Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is one of the five worst carriers in the world, according to The National...
That Fiery B-1B Lancer Landing In Texas Was Reportedly A Commander’s Worst Nightmare
The emergency landing of a B-1B Lancer bomber at Midland International Air Space Port in Midland County, Texas on May 1st...
The Army’s Black Hawk Replacement is One Step Closer To Dropping You Off At Fort Bragg
Just months after conducting its maiden flight with a 20-minute low hover and then demonstrating a speed of 80 knots, the...
Why The World’s Militaries Love The Glock
For much of the mid-twentieth century, handgun development was in a period of stagnation. The development of the semiautomatic pistol...
The Army Is Inspecting Its Entire Apache Helicopter Fleet For A Critical Defect
The Army has ordered aviation techs to widen their search for a broken part that can send Apache helicopter rotors...
Transforming The B-1B Bomber Into A Gunship Is A Terrible Idea
One day flying over Afghanistan, sometime in mid-2010, ground troops who were getting shot at requested ISR support (intelligence, surveillance,...
A Leaked Report Details More Problems With The M27. A Marine Weapons Expert Says They’re Old News
The Marine Corps’ much-hyped M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle may have picked up a much-needed cost reduction, but the rifle’s troubles...
DARPA’s ‘Gremlin’ Drones Can Deploy From A Flying Carrier In Starcraft-Style Swarms
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, often referred to as the mad science wing of the Pentagon, announced on May...
The Army Is Looking For A ‘Stealth’ Uniform For Combat Troops
First, there were stealth fighters that didn’t show up on radar. Now the Army wants uniforms that allow ground troops...
Russia Just Showed Off Its New Robot Tank — And Confirmed It Was On The Ground In Syria
Russia has been on the forefront of building unmanned ground vehicles and last week the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that their armed...
Air Force On The New AC-130 Gunship: ‘That’s The Sound America Makes When She’s Angry’
The AC-130J Ghostrider ground-attack aircraft has picked up several different unofficial moinikers in the five years the Air Force Special...
Marines Are Already Calling Their First New Sniper Rifle Since Vietnam ‘An Incredible Win’
The Marine Corps confirmed in early April that its snipers would get the Mk13 Mod 7 sniper rifle to replace the M40...
What We Know About China’s Secretive New Stealth Bombers
As rumors continue to circulate on Chinese social media about the People's Liberation Army Air Force's much-anticipated stealth bomber, the...
So Long, 5.56: The Army Is Testing A Bigger Bullet For Its SAW And Carbine Replacements
For decades the U.S. military’s rifles and machine guns have chambered either 5.56mm or 7.62mm rounds. Now, the Army’s newest...
The Russian Military Is Officially Replacing The AK-74M With 2 Brand New Kalashnikov Rifles
The Russian military plans on replacing its standard issue AK-74M rifle with the AK-12 and AK-15 developed by legendary Kalashnikov Concern, according to Military...
Is Mattis Messing With The US’s Longstanding Aircraft Carrier Strategy?
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted at major changes in the Navy's way of deploying aircraft carriers in comments to the...
Army To Field $34 Million Of Bergdahl-Proof Personal Locating Beacons
Army commanders: Are you worried about losing lieutenants on land nav courses or privates running away into the Taliban-infested mountains...
The Marines Are Buying M27 Rifles At Half Price After Lawmaker Meltdown
Little more than a month after lawmakers threw a temper tantrum about the cost of each M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle,...
Syria Is Now ‘The Most Aggressive Electronic Warfare Environment On The Planet,’ SOCOM Says
General Raymond Thomas, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), revealed that Syria has become the frontline of electronic...
Marines Want A Man-Portable System That Fires Kamikaze Drones
Editor's note: This article by Hope Hodge Seck originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community....
How The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter May Have Benefited from Soviet Technology
For all the yelling and shouting over the Department of Defense’s much-maligned F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, there’s an unusual,...
The ‘Most Powerful’ Helicopter Ever Fielded By The US Is Also The Most Expensive
The CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter is on track to enter arsenals around the world within the next few years...
A Small Part Is Causing Big Problems For The Army’s Apache Fleet
This story has been updated. Boeing’s AH-64 Apache helicopter is the aerial attack dog of the U.S. Army, its M230...
Air Force Officials Screwed Up Facts About US Aircraft And Weapons Used To Strike Syria
Editor’s Note: This article by Oriana Pawlyk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran community....
France Had Some Issues Firing Ze Missiles During The Syria Strikes
While U.S. and UK forces pummeled three suspected chemical weapons sites across Syria, the French military reportedly had some issues...
