Boeing/Sikorsky SB-1 Defiant, A Possible Replacement for the Blackhawk

Boeing/Sikorsky SB-1 Defiant, A Possible Replacement for the Blackhawk

The Army is looking to replace their fleets of the aging UH-60 Blackhawk vertical lift helicopters and wants their replacements, with an eye toward possible conflict with Russian or Chinese forces to be bigger, faster and much more maneuverable. The Army is calling this new development the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRRA) and it is […]

Here’s what we know about the SR-72 – Lockheed’s Mach 6 Blackbird successor

Here’s what we know about the SR-72 – Lockheed’s Mach 6 Blackbird successor

The SR-71 Blackbird has had an almost immeasurable effect on the world we live in today. Its record as the fastest aircraft ever to take to the skies speaks to the incredible engineering and problem solving employed by Lockheed Martin in the 1960s, and the reconnaissance missions it carried out over the Soviet Union and […]

Perfecting an Exoskeleton for SOF Needs To Happen Now

Perfecting an Exoskeleton for SOF Needs To Happen Now

Today’s military is much more technology-based than in previous eras but while the high-tech gadgets make the soldier’s job easier and much more lethal on today’s battlefield, it also weighs them down more than ever before. The price of having the technology at their fingertips is that, while all of that gear works and is […]

Sikorsky and Boeing finally reveal what might be the Army’s new chopper

Sikorsky and Boeing finally reveal what might be the Army’s new chopper

Following much speculation, Sikorsky and Boeing have finally revealed their new prototype helicopter, which is vying to become the U.S. Army’s next utility helicopter. There are two contestants left in the Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme, which will produce the next generation utility helicopter. Competing with the SB-1 Defiant is the Bell V-280 Valor. The Army […]

Watch: An F-35B obliterates a moving target

Watch: An F-35B obliterates a moving target

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have an F-35 release a bomb over a moving target? The Royal Air Force has released footage that reveals what happens in such a scenario. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 17 Squadron Royal Air Force (@17sqn_raf) The video was produced by the RAF’s […]

Government projections say America’s next fighter could cost $300 million per plane — here’s why that’s misleading

Government projections say America’s next fighter could cost $300 million per plane — here’s why that’s misleading

The Congressional Budget Office released a new report recently that indicated that America’s forthcoming air-superiority fighter, currently known only as the Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) program, could cost as much as $300 million per air frame. As a result, headlines painting the program as yet another example of rampant and unchecked government spending have flooded […]

Watch: Aggressor A-4 runs for the hills as an F-22 hunts it down

Watch: Aggressor A-4 runs for the hills as an F-22 hunts it down

No one would contend that the long dated A-4 Skyhawk is a reasonable match for America’s best air superiority fighter, the F-22 Raptor, but U.S. pilots need experience contending with a wide variety of opponent aircraft — including dated platforms like those employed by many national militaries. That sort of training is why the U.S. […]

Watch: Aggressor A-4 runs for the hills as an F-22 hunts it down

Watch: Aggressor A-4 runs for the hills as an F-22 hunts it down

No one would contend that the long dated A-4 Skyhawk is a reasonable match for America’s best air superiority fighter, the F-22 Raptor, but U.S. pilots need experience contending with a wide variety of opponent aircraft — including dated platforms like those employed by many national militaries. That sort of training is why the U.S. […]

More than 10,000 Verizon employees take buyout as company reorganizes ahead of 5G deployment

More than 10,000 Verizon employees take buyout as company reorganizes ahead of 5G deployment

US-based telecommunications firm Verizon announced on Monday that more than 10,000 employees would be accepting a buyout offer and leave the company over the next six months. The planned buyouts are part of the company’s reorganization plan to streamline its workforce and capitalize on the new 5G network once it goes live. The affected employees […]