The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is expected to enter service sometime within the next ten years. Once it does, it just may be the most advanced military aircraft ever to go into combat. The United States has operated at the forefront of stealth technology in aviation since its very inception, starting with the F-117 Nighthawk […]
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Can this Navy patent explain away many UAP sightings?
FeaturedThis new Navy tech aims to use lasers to fool air defense systems and missiles into thinking they see multiple aircraft or even a UAP for that matter–but the plan wasn’t to trick the world into thinking they were being visited by aliens. America uses stealth technology not just to avoid detection, but to avoid […]
The military roots of Juneteenth and why we celebrate
LifestyleIn recent days, there’s been a significant uptick in posts about Juneteenth, but because it’s not a part of most history classes, you may have found yourself asking why we celebrate this unusually named holiday. In a nutshell, Juneteenth is a day commemorating the order delivered by Major General Gordon Granger emancipating all slaves in […]
5 Things You Need to Know About MCMAP (From a Marine Black Belt)
Marine CorpsThe Marine Corps Martial Arts Program, or simply MCMAP, is a unique fighting discipline developed specifically for use by the United States Marine Corps. MCMAP emphasizes hand-to-hand and close quarters battle using a variety of weapon systems (including weapons of opportunity you may find laying around the battlefield). All Marines earn a Tan Belt before […]
AC-208: America’s Cessna that shoots Hellfire missiles
TechThe U.S. military leads the world in stealth aviation technology, but not every fight requires a fast-moving, radar defeating fighter; sometimes all it takes to win a fight is a good old-fashioned Cessna strapped to the nines with Hellfire missiles. Cessna may be the most well-known name in civilian aviation, with the Cessna 172 widely […]
YF-12: The SR-71’s missile-packing sibling
FeaturedThe SR-71 Blackbird may be among the most iconic airframes of the Cold War, but this incredibly fast design wasn’t always intended to serve only as a high-flying set of eyes. In fact, a variant of the SR-71’s predecessor program, the faster and higher flying A-12, actually had a fighter-interceptor sibling in the form of […]
Move over stealth. America needs faster jets to beat China
FeaturedAs the United States reenters the realm of great power competition, America needs to maintain its technological edge in stealth, but would benefit from a renewed emphasis on speed in combat aviation… even at the expense of observability in some platforms. For some, the above sentence will read like a ham-fisted oxymoron coming from a […]
That time a Russian fighter shot down one of its own in a mock dogfight turned real
TechAccording to Russian media reports, a Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35S Flanker fighter shot down a Russian Su-30 fighter after entering what was supposed to be a mock dogfight with its 30mm cannon loaded with actual rounds. “Preliminarily, the cause of the emergency is an accidental hit of a shell in the Su-30 during an exercise. […]
What is Article 5 of the NATO charter?
Military AffairsArticle 5 of the NATO Charter is commonly referred to as the “collective defense” clause. It’s really the teeth of the alliance itself, outlining how and why members of the alliance will come to the military aid of fellow members. In effect, Article 5 breaks down what NATO is willing to go to war over. […]
XP-79: The US fighter built to ram enemy bombers
HistoryIn the waning days of World War II, the world of military aviation was at a turning point. By the close of 1944, America’s prop-driven B-29 Superfortress was pushing the limits of extended-duration bombing missions thanks to technological advances like its uniquely pressurized cabin and remote-controlled defensive turrets. On the other side of the fight, […]
