Alex Hollings

Alex Hollings is a writer, dad, and Marine veteran who specializes in foreign policy and defense technology analysis. He holds a master's degree in Communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.

USS Thunderbolt foils Iranian attempt to steal US Navy drone ship

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Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Navy attempting to steal an uncrewed US Navy drone vessel were foiled by an American patrol ship in the Arabian Gulf late Monday night. In a video released by the Navy on Tuesday, the Cyclone-class patrol ship USS Thunderbolt can be seen closing with the drone as it was towed […]

America’s B-2 bomber successfully fires stealthy cruise missiles

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America’s B-2 Spirit just launched the stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missile for the first time. Here’s why that’s a big deal.

US doubled its hypersonic missile successes in the last 11 months

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The U.S. is playing catch-up in the hypersonic missile race, but with five successful tests over the past 11 months, it’s on the right track.

Was America’s Aurora hypersonic aircraft real? We get to the bottom of it

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Legends of America’s Aurora hypersonic aircraft have been around since 1985… but is there truth behind this tall tale?

Target in Moscow bombing was much more than a Putin ally

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Over the weekend, news broke that the daughter of a prominent ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin was killed by a car bomb in Moscow. Daria Dugina, 29, was a prominent political commentator who has been sanctioned by the United States herself for her role in Russian information operations, but did not seem to be […]

How Russia fooled the world about its ‘hypersonic’ Kinzhal

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There are advanced weapons that leverage hypersonic speeds to achieve objectives in new ways. The Kinzhal missile just isn’t one of them.

ADM-160 MALD: America’s secret weapon to engage air defenses isn’t a weapon at all

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America’s ADM-160 MALD, or Miniature Air-Launched Decoy, may not be a missile or bomb, but it can have a huge effect on the battlefield.

The massive carrier problem the Navy’s F/A-XX has to solve

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With development underway on the Navy’s next-generation fighter, currently known simply as F/A-XX, the very makeup of America’s seaward branch may be resting on its still-forming wing roots. Among the long list of capabilities that the Navy would like to see this new fighter field, there’s one that may literally dictate the relevance of America’s […]