Americas
The Air Force Wants a Propellor Plane for Special Operations Missions. Yes, Really.
The rudimentary nature of the OA-1K Skyraider II, which will serve alongside such advanced machines as the F-22 Raptor and AH-64 Apache, is in fact one of the aircraft’s upsides.
Harnessing Nature’s Breath: The (Offshore) Wind Industry That Drives Green Power Forward
The offshore wind industry has been shaken up due to a pause on new leasing and permitting for new projects, but a significant amount of generating capacity remains in the...
What Latin America Can Teach Trump about Tariffs
The theory of Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI), and the high tariffs that went with it, brought about economic dysfunction and stagnation to the region. Back in the 1950s, Latin American...
The U.S. Just Shot Down a Hypersonic Missile in a Show of Force
The U.S. Armed Forces are continuing to develop technologies for countering adversaries’ hypersonic missiles.
The USS Iowa Virginia-class Submarine Is Preparing for Deployment
As the latest Block IV Virginia-class submarine, USS Iowa’s introduction is a big milestone for the Navy, .
Australia and Canada Poised to Join British-led Sixth-Gen Jet Fighter Program
The Trump administration‘s “America First” policy, which has included tariffs on imported goods and the president‘s comments that the United States might not come to the aid of allies not...
Rand Paul Is Right to Oppose Trump’s Tariffs
The cold, hard truth is that tariffs are bad for the GOP and even worse for America.
PODCAST—Shock Waves: How Trump’s Tariffs Are Transforming the Energy Landscape
President Trump’s new tariffs are shaking global energy markets, driving down oil and gas prices, slowing clean energy projects, and raising questions about global economic stability. Trump’s Tariffs and Energy...
The U.S. Air Force’s Convair B-36 Peacemaker Was a Monster
The most unique feature of the B-36 was its unusual hybrid propulsion system, combining both propeller and jet engines.
The Northrop N-102 Fang Could Have Been America’s Smallest Fighter Jet
While the N-102 proved capable, the Air Force instead opted for the Lockheed submission, the CL-246—which went on to become the F-104 Starfighter.
U.S. Aircraft Carriers Need Cheaper Anti-Drone Systems—and the Navy Is Working On Them
The Navy is sending six Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, each equipped with the Coyote and Roadrunner counter-drone system, with the USS Gerald R. Ford to ensure its protection.
The U.S. Air Force Just Got Its First New Skyraiders
Built by defense contractor L3Harris, the OA-1K Skyraider II won the Armed Overwatch Program and is designed to provide special operations forces with reliable and effective close air support capabilities.