Technology
Britain’s Gloster Meteor Summed Up in 5 Words
Ultimately, the Meteor was not great and not terrible. It was a steady, reliable bird, and proved useful for the British and Allied air forces.
The UK Looks to Fast-Track the DragonFire Direct Energy Weapon
The UK’s Ministry of Defense has committed to accelerating DragonFire Laser Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) into operational capability by 2027.
How the Air Force Is Teaching F-16s to Fly Themselves
The VISTA and VENOM projects—both of which utilize experimental F-16 Fighting Falcons—are the beginning of the end for manned military flying.
The Philippines Will Receive Twenty F-16 Fighting Falcons
The proposed sale will enhance the Philippine Air Force‘s ability to conduct maritime domain awareness and close air support missions and enhance its suppression of enemy air defenses
Forget the MOAB: America’s 30,000-Pound GBU-57 Is the “Father of All Bombs”
The GBU-57’s size and weight alone distinguish it from other munitions, but its true significance lies in its ability to bore deep into the Earth before detonating—thereby ensuring maximum damage...
The U.S. Army‘s PrSM Comes into Greater Focus
The replacement for the United States Department of Defense‘s MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is coming into greater focus with the fitting named Precision Strike Missile (PrSM).
This New Russian Submarine Will Be the First to Carry the Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile
Late last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a ceremony in Murmansk to announce the launch of the sixth and newest Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear-powered fast attack submarine.
Why America Will Not Find Foreign Buyers for the F-47
The advanced sixth-gen aircraft is considered far too advanced to be exported for use in foreign militaries. Still, America‘s allies may also be unlikely to express interest in the F-47.
North Korea Now Has a Nuclear Submarine—And There’s Only One Place They Could Have Gotten It From
North Korea’s indigenous technological base is clearly insufficient to have developed the submarine on its own—almost certainly meaning that Pyongyang sought help from Russia.
Taiwan Receives its First Block 70 Fighting Falcon
The single Block 70 Fighting Falcon was warmly welcomed in Taiwan, which is in a precarious position, less than 200 kilometers away from its much more powerful neighbor.
The Navy’s Roadrunner and Coyote Anti-Drone Systems in Development
The Navy will deploy the Ford strike group with two additional missile systems on our destroyers, the Roadrunner system and the Coyote system, both specifically designed to target unmanned aircraft.
Russia’s Su-57 is Close to Getting Loyal Wingmen
Russian Aerospace Forces pilots flying the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 may soon have drones serving as “loyal wingmen,” assisting in the operations of aircraft in real time.