These are the constantly connected data networks the F-35 relies on in a fight

For years now, the F-35 has been compared to the wide variety of aircraft it is eventually expected to replace. Everything from the close-air-support legend A-10 Thunderbolt to the fastest fighter in the U.S. stable F-15 has had the F-35 laid down alongside it in an effort to spot strengths and weaknesses. Because the F-35 […]

The Army’s ATLAS program isn’t building killer robots (yet)

Last week, a number of media outlets pounced on the idea the U.S. Army may be trying to turn its gun duties over to artificial intelligence, prompting a flurry of headlines about robotic killing machines and allusions to the popular “Terminator” franchise. The truth, however, isn’t quite so apocalyptic, and may well help make American […]

Former A-10 pilot and Senator Martha McSally reveals she’s a rape survivor

U.S. Senator Martha McSally, a freshman Republican from Arizona, wasn’t always a lawmaker. Prior to 2010, she was a war-fighter, completing combat deployments at the stick of the close-air support legend A-10 Thunderbolt II, before going on to command a combat aviation squadron that included both fighter and bomber elements. In both circumstances, McSally made […]

The birth of SOCOM: How America’s Special Operations Command was born of tragedy

Trying to trace America’s special operations units back to their roots can be a daunting task, in part because of how we perceive the missions these elite war-fighters carry out. Unconventional warfare may sound like a term describing a manner of fighting that lies outside the traditional methodology employed by the United States military, but […]

Mismanagement Plagues Air Force F-22 Raptor Program

Another excellent article from Alex Hollings over on our parent site NEWSREP was posted the other day on the trials and tribulations of the most lethal superiority fighter in the world, the F-22 Raptor. Hollings wrote that the biggest issues with the fighter have to do from within the U.S., not its enemies. U.S. congressmen, […]

Air Force plans to order fewer F-35s in 2020, is the F-15X to blame?

Ever since news first broke that the Air Force was being pressured by Pentagon officials to procure new F-15 airframes in 2020, pundits, lawmakers and defense officials alike have protested in the name of America’s most advanced fighter platform, the F-35. Now, with the Air Force’s F-35 order looking like it will be short of […]

Despite its 5th-generation failure, Russia touts plans for a ‘6th-generation’ fighter

Although it’s becoming increasingly apparent Russia’s foray into the world of fifth-generation fighters, the Sukhoi Su-57, will likely never be fielded in sufficient numbers to represent any real strategic value, Moscow is already looking toward the “stealth” fighter’s replacement. The Su-57, widely touted in Russian media as a match for America’s F-22 Raptor and F-35 […]