Air Force wants to equip its F-16s with hypersonic Blackbeard missiles
The Air Force Research Lab just announced it will pay to integrate the new Blackbeard air-launched hypersonic missile onto America’s F-16s.... Read more.
Lockheed Martin and Pentagon announce deal to protect F-35 procurement for the next decade
This framework agreement, if funded by Congress, would alleviate several problems and keep the F-35 faucet turned on for at least a decade.... Read more.
Anduril’s Ghost Shark autonomous submarine just made a huge splash
The Royal Australian Navy has revealed the types of payloads that will be carried by Anduril's Ghost Shark, and what it showed is striking.... Read more.
F-22 takes control of Anduril’s FQ-44 Fury drone for the first time
This marks a huge step toward the operational integration of these drone fighters.... Read more.
The birth of stealth: How defeating radar became the way of war
In 1983, Lockheed's F-117 Nighthawk secretly entered service for the Air Force, silently becoming the world's first operational stealth aircraft.... Read more.
The only foreign jet ever to lock onto the SR-71 Blackbird also came to its rescue
As capable as the SR-71 was, no aircraft is invincible.... Read more.
Navy wants its own AI-piloted drone fighters to put on aircraft carriers
The Navy is looking to field its own carrier-based AI-piloted drone fighters, and now we finally have an idea of what it wants these jets to do.... Read more.
What do the different prefixes of military aircraft mean?
Finding a logical way to name all the different kinds of aircraft was a challenge.... Read more.
What will the future of America’s fighter and bomber production be after Boeing’s double win?
One could argue that we're putting too many eggs into Boeing’s basket. But is that true?... Read more.
An important F-35 part is actually made out of sapphire
Sapphire is a perfectly suited material for these applications.... Read more.