America’s crazy flying aircraft carriers could have actually worked
A seemingly improbable concept that the U.S. has experimented with several times in the past is creating flying aircraft carriers.... Read more.
Super Tomcat: The 21st century F-14 that would still be flying today
The effort to modernize the F-14 began under the moniker "ST21," which, appropriately enough, stood for "Super Tomcat for the 21st Century."... Read more.
NASA’s had plans to use an F-15 to launch hypersonic Phoenix missiles
In the early 2000s, NASA came up with a plan to use the Air Force’s F-15 Eagle and the Navy’s famed AIM-54 Phoenix missile.... Read more.
F-22 Raptor will become the first American jet to fly alongside drone wingmen
The F-22 Raptor will be the first American fighter to be equipped with the necessary hardware to fly and fight alongside AI-enabled drone wingmen. ... Read more.
Russia announces successful test of nuclear-powered cruise missile – but don’t believe that just yet
Russia is once again claiming to have tested its Skyfall nuclear-powered cruise missile that it alleges has practically unlimited range.... Read more.
Ukraine plans to place largest order in history for a jet specifically designed to take on Russia
Last week, Ukraine signed a Letter of Intent with Sweden to procure between 100 and 150 SAAB Gripen E aircraft.... Read more.
Why Shield AI’s X-BAT promises to reshape the nature of drones
ShieldAI’s X-BAT isn’t a drone with some fighter capabilities… it’s a fighter that happens to be a drone. And that has the potential to be a very big deal. ... Read more.
Could Northrop’s YF-23 have been better than the F-22?
While the F-22 bears a passing resemblance to conventional 4th-gen fighters, the YF-23 was rather unconventional.... Read more.
F-16XL: Why America didn’t get the best F-16 ever made
The fighter was so capable that it went from being a technology demonstrator to serving as legitimate competition for the venerable F-15E.... Read more.
How Colombia’s drug cartels almost bought a Soviet submarine
In the 1990s, a Russian immigrant named Tarzan and a crook named Juan Almeida almost managed to sell a Soviet submarine to the drug cartels.... Read more.