After 55 years with the Tutor, the aerobatic team faces an extended hiatus before transitioning to the PC-21 turboprop in the early 2030s. After 55 years with the Tutor, the aerobatic team faces an ex...

The E-130J will be taking over the Take Charge And Move Out mission from the jet-powered E-6B Mercury. The E-130J will be taking over the Take Charge And Move Out mission from the jet-powered E-6B Mer...

The Army sees modular laser systems not tied to specific vehicles as key to truly operationalizing and distributing counter-drone laser capabilities.

The Army is pursuing an increasingly diverse array of new anti-air interceptors for use with existing launchers and other architectures.

The low-cost interceptor, rushed to NATO partners after drone incursions, is now an example of how the Army hopes to rapidly field emerging capabilities. The low-cost interceptor, rushed to NATO partn...

The Army recently disclosed it rushed high-altitude balloons to support operations in the Middle East.

The Fast Pack gets a quartet of autonomous fixed-wing aircraft into action as quickly as possible from remote locales with no infrastructure. The Fast Pack gets a quartet of autonomous fixed-wing airc...

The landing on the future USS John F. Kennedy marks a key step in integrating the F-35C with the Ford class after years of delays and technical challenges. The landing marks a key step in integrating ...

A larger swappable nose creates opportunities to rapidly inject new capabilities and flexibility into old and new H-60 helicopters.

Changes that led to the M250A1 mirror the evolution of the Army's new M7 rifle from Sig into the M8 carbine after criticism.

The system allows old TOW missile launchers to fire the massively more capable Spike LR2 without major modifications. The system allows old TOW missile launchers to fire the massively more capable Spi...

The turbojet-powered drone is designed for one-way attack missions, but AEVEX says it could also carry cameras, jamming gear, and other payloads. The turbojet-powered drone is designed for one-way att...

The new interceptor will sit at the top of the Patriot missile family and promises more range, altitude, and maneuverability against rapidly-developing threats. New interceptor promises more range, al...

Wolf is competing against a variant of the German-designed Lynx to become the Army's XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.

A team-up of Airbus and Kratos has put the U740 into the sky as Germany races to field advanced air combat drones by 2029. Airbus and Kratos fly the U740 in Europe as Germany races to field combat dro...

The Coyote Block 2 is already combat proven, but more capable kamikaze drones have driven a need to fly faster and farther.

Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Hood now have prototype mechanized infantry combat vehicles on hand.

Anduril aims to produce Steelfin interceptors at scale by leveraging common components that can be configured for different threats.

There is something of a budding, but murky hypersonic arms race emerging on the Korean Peninsula.

Integrating the AGM-158C LRASM onto the B-52 means all three of the USAF’s bombers now have this capability and the B-21 will surely follow. Integrating the AGM-158C LRASM onto the B-52 means all thre...

The USAF wants to know what it would take to regenerate a quartet of KC-10s for an undisclosed operator, and there are a couple of likely suspects.

The drone and ship kill marks visualize of the role the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group played in the fight with Iran.

X-BAT flight testing is getting closer on the horizon, and an extremely ambitious timeline to reach an operational capability has been revealed.

Blackbeard is part of the Army’s push to make hypersonic weapons more mobile and affordable. Blackbeard is part of the Army’s push to make hypersonic weapons more mobile and affordable.

The Air Force Test Center plans to use an evolving blend of real-world and digital testing once the F-47 starts flying.

The SR-71's airframe is capable of going beyond its known top speed and NASA may have good reason to push its limits via new engines.

The plans for the new facility to build submarine components were announced as the Navy is struggling to meet its delivery goals.

Seven years after Morocco became the Block 72’s launch customer, the first of these Pratt & Whitney-powered Vipers is finally airborne. Seven years after Morocco became the Block 72’s launch customer,...

The US and Australia are partners on the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, which has finally reached flight testing after major delays.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection was the only operator of P-3 AEW aircraft with their radar domes on top, using them to hunt drug smugglers.

Northrop Grumman has placed its hopes in Talon Blue to capture a piece of the USAF's future Collaborative Combat Aircraft portfolio.

Insights into the current status of NASA's SR-71 #844, what it will take to fly it again, and what the agency may be looking to do with it.

The delivery of Taiwan’s first two new Vipers kicks off a long-awaited expansion of its fighter fleet in the face of ballooning threats from mainland China. The delivery of Taiwan’s first two new Vipe...

The first combat use of FP-7 is a significant milestone in what has been a long road to developing an indigenous ballistic missile. Zelensky says quantity production is next for the newly combat-teste...

The commander of a Ukrainian uncrewed ground vehicle unit gives us exclusive insights into how vehicles were designed or modified for amphibious combat operations.

The aim of the experiment is to help the U.S. better spot a kind of nuclear testing that China is alleged to be conducting in secret.

The secretive AIM-260 air-to-air missile will give Australian fighters a much-needed boost in reach, especially against Chinese threats. Australia putting its new long-range air-to-air missile to the ...

The F-15EX is designed to host a system to optically spot incoming missiles and its omission from USAF jets has become increasingly glaring.

With new F/A-XX art and Boeing having now won both the USAF and Navy's next-gen fighter contracts, we can compare concepts.

As the war rages on, more than half of the aging fighters are reportedly grounded, while Western air-to-air missile stocks are also running low. As the war rages on, more than half of the aging fighte...

The Navy has taken an important new step toward to fielding larger USV fleets, an area where it has persistently struggled in the past.

We venture into the dark, fascinating, and often misunderstood world of the Defense Department's code word and nickname generating processes.

F/A-XX has been a very highly anticipated contract award, especially after the Pentagon previously tried to freeze the program.

The failure of an arresting wire is one of the worst nightmares for naval aircrew and sailors working on the flight deck.

Boeing has been proceeding with a multi-billion-dollar expansion of its facilities in St. Louis as the F-47 program continues to ramp up.

The Navy hoped Connecticut would be back by 2025, then this year, and it is now planning for its retirement with repairs still underway.

At the center of suspicions is a former Royal Mail ship with its own fascinating backstory, but what it was doing at the time is unclear.

An unusual MANPADS raises questions about foreign weapons and Moscow’s military ties with Beijing and Tehran. An unusual MANPADS raises questions about foreign weapons and Moscow’s military ties with ...

The Navy is pushing to get Blackbeard, a lower-cost and fast-to-produce standoff weapon, into operational service by 2028 at the latest.