Watch: Ukrainian Su-25 comes in on the craziest low pass you might ever see

Watch: Ukrainian Su-25 comes in on the craziest low pass you might ever see

Yet another video of an incredibly dangerous low pass, this time in a Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot, has surfaced out of Ukraine, suggesting that the Ukraine’s Air Force may make a habit of conducting such death defying stunts. This footage shows a pair of Su-25s coming in low over what appears to be a military airfield. […]

America’s oldest bomber could become its most powerful ‘arsenal plane’

America’s oldest bomber could become its most powerful ‘arsenal plane’

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber is far more than an iconic glimpse of military aviation dating all the way back to 1952 — in many ways the updated platform remains the premier bomber in the U.S. Arsenal. As the U.S. Air Force clears the way for the forthcoming B-21 Raider, the comparably newer B-2 Spirit […]

Forget the X-Wing: C-130s to start testing laser weapons by 2021, fighters soon after

Forget the X-Wing: C-130s to start testing laser weapons by 2021, fighters soon after

Recent concerns about hypersonic missile technology making its way into both Russian and Chinese arsenals have shone a light on how speed truly remains one of the most potent and powerful tools in the weapons game. Even the most advanced missile defense systems in the world would offer little in the way of defense against […]

What do we do with our stealth aircraft after we’re through with them?

What do we do with our stealth aircraft after we’re through with them?

In 2008, the Pentagon sent the first operational stealth combat jet, the F-117A Nighthawk, out to pasture — or at least, sort of. The F-117 flew as an entirely classified program for years before ever being acknowledged by the U.S. Air Force as an operational program in the 1980s, allowing a generation of young Americans […]

Did Russia just put a new weapon in orbit? Mysterious launch prompts new concerns

Did Russia just put a new weapon in orbit? Mysterious launch prompts new concerns

On Friday, the U.S. Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) tracked a scheduled Russian rocket launch from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Western Russia. The rocket was slated to deliver a payload of three new communications satellites, and as it roared into the sky, everything appeared to be going exactly as anticipated… but once the rocket reached […]

F-35 maker lands multi-million dollar Army exoskeleton enhancement contract

F-35 maker lands multi-million dollar Army exoskeleton enhancement contract

Famed defense contractor Lockheed Martin has its hands in just about every facet of the American defense apparatus. From the nation’s flag-ship fighter, the F-35, to hypersonic missiles and hardened GPS satellites, the contracting giant’s wide array of specialties are counted on by the U.S. government to maintain the leading edge (or occasionally play catch […]