Latest ArticlesBYJames DeboerAug 2, 2023ShareF-35B Just Touched Down On The Old Pacific Coast HighwayThe USMC is developing a playbook to use its F-35Bs from improvised areas and to work with other services to better fight at the forward edge. BYJames DeboerAug 2, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanAug 2, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Kyiv Changes Counteroffensive TacticsUkraine is reverting to wearing down the Russians with artillery instead of plunging into minefields under fire, according to a new report. BYHoward AltmanAug 2, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2023ShareATACMS Ballistic Missile Fired In Australia For The First TimeThe ATACMS launch down under comes as Australia is set to buy the missiles and as the U.S. builds up Pacific-facing strike capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2023SharePilots Are Seeing Some Very Strange Things In Arizona’s Military Training RangesU.S. fighter jets are having worrisome aerial encounters in Arizona’s restricted air combat training areas, which fits with a broader trend. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 2, 2023ShareRussia Hammers Key Ukrainian Inland Port Of IzmailThe port of Izmail, on the Danube River right across from Romania, is the latest grain infrastructure to be attacked by Russian drones. BYThomas NewdickAug 2, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 1, 2023ShareUkraine’s Mi-24 Hinds Now Armed With U.S. 70mm Hydra RocketsThe Hydra rocket’s integration onto Ukraine’s Mi-24s is the latest example of Western munitions joining the country’s Soviet-era air arm. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 1, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenAug 1, 2023ShareCockpit View Of Flying From Finland’s New Highway RunwayFinnish Air Force aircraft used the new stretch of highway with a runway sandwiched between it near Jyväskylä–Tikkakoski Air Base. BYOliver ParkenAug 1, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanAug 1, 2023ShareCargo Ship Enters Danube Despite Russia’s Black Sea Shipping ThreatAt least a half dozen ships have ignored Russian warnings and appear to be headed to a Ukrainian port on the Danube River. BYHoward AltmanAug 1, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 1, 2023ShareTaiwan Looks To Upgrade Mirage 2000s To Bridge F-16 DelaysWith a holdup in the delivery of long-awaited F-16 Block 70s, Taiwan is looking at extending the service life of some of its aging Mirages. BYThomas NewdickAug 1, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanJul 31, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Key Crimean Railway Bridge Targeted In Missile StrikeThe railway connects Crimea to Kherson oblast, where Russian troops are trying to keep Ukraine from breaking through their lines. BYHoward AltmanJul 31, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenJul 31, 2023ShareThe Colossal Skypirate Was A Beast Of A Carrier Aircraft DesignWith 70 feet of wingspan and a 22 foot high tail, the Skypirate was the huge piston powered Navy torpedo bomber that never came to be. BYOliver ParkenJul 31, 2023ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 31, 2023ShareThe World’s Largest Airshow As Seen From SpaceThere is nothing like AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and the massive aviation gathering looks remarkable when viewed from orbit. BYTyler RogowayJul 31, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 31, 2023ShareAfter Latest Moscow Strike, Zelensky Warns Drone War Is Coming To RussiaLong-range drone strikes on Moscow are increasing in frequency and Ukraine’s leadership is talking more openly about them. BYThomas NewdickJul 31, 2023ShareBYStetson PayneJul 29, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: The Curious Case Of Kyiv’s North Korean RocketsPhotographs show Ukraine using a stash of Grad rockets made in North Korea in barrages against Russian troops around Bakhmut’s ruins. BYStetson PayneJul 29, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanJul 28, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: S-200 Missile Slams Into Russian TownSeveral people were injured in a reprisal attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro after an S-200 missile struck the Russian city of Taganrog. BYHoward AltmanJul 28, 2023ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 28, 2023ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This WeekThere’s warm cocoa in the bunker! BYTyler RogowayJul 28, 2023Share12345…285
BYJames DeboerAug 2, 2023ShareF-35B Just Touched Down On The Old Pacific Coast HighwayThe USMC is developing a playbook to use its F-35Bs from improvised areas and to work with other services to better fight at the forward edge. BYJames DeboerAug 2, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanAug 2, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Kyiv Changes Counteroffensive TacticsUkraine is reverting to wearing down the Russians with artillery instead of plunging into minefields under fire, according to a new report. BYHoward AltmanAug 2, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2023ShareATACMS Ballistic Missile Fired In Australia For The First TimeThe ATACMS launch down under comes as Australia is set to buy the missiles and as the U.S. builds up Pacific-facing strike capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2023SharePilots Are Seeing Some Very Strange Things In Arizona’s Military Training RangesU.S. fighter jets are having worrisome aerial encounters in Arizona’s restricted air combat training areas, which fits with a broader trend. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 2, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 2, 2023ShareRussia Hammers Key Ukrainian Inland Port Of IzmailThe port of Izmail, on the Danube River right across from Romania, is the latest grain infrastructure to be attacked by Russian drones. BYThomas NewdickAug 2, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 1, 2023ShareUkraine’s Mi-24 Hinds Now Armed With U.S. 70mm Hydra RocketsThe Hydra rocket’s integration onto Ukraine’s Mi-24s is the latest example of Western munitions joining the country’s Soviet-era air arm. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 1, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenAug 1, 2023ShareCockpit View Of Flying From Finland’s New Highway RunwayFinnish Air Force aircraft used the new stretch of highway with a runway sandwiched between it near Jyväskylä–Tikkakoski Air Base. BYOliver ParkenAug 1, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanAug 1, 2023ShareCargo Ship Enters Danube Despite Russia’s Black Sea Shipping ThreatAt least a half dozen ships have ignored Russian warnings and appear to be headed to a Ukrainian port on the Danube River. BYHoward AltmanAug 1, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 1, 2023ShareTaiwan Looks To Upgrade Mirage 2000s To Bridge F-16 DelaysWith a holdup in the delivery of long-awaited F-16 Block 70s, Taiwan is looking at extending the service life of some of its aging Mirages. BYThomas NewdickAug 1, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanJul 31, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Key Crimean Railway Bridge Targeted In Missile StrikeThe railway connects Crimea to Kherson oblast, where Russian troops are trying to keep Ukraine from breaking through their lines. BYHoward AltmanJul 31, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenJul 31, 2023ShareThe Colossal Skypirate Was A Beast Of A Carrier Aircraft DesignWith 70 feet of wingspan and a 22 foot high tail, the Skypirate was the huge piston powered Navy torpedo bomber that never came to be. BYOliver ParkenJul 31, 2023Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 31, 2023ShareThe World’s Largest Airshow As Seen From SpaceThere is nothing like AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and the massive aviation gathering looks remarkable when viewed from orbit. BYTyler RogowayJul 31, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 31, 2023ShareAfter Latest Moscow Strike, Zelensky Warns Drone War Is Coming To RussiaLong-range drone strikes on Moscow are increasing in frequency and Ukraine’s leadership is talking more openly about them. BYThomas NewdickJul 31, 2023Share
BYStetson PayneJul 29, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: The Curious Case Of Kyiv’s North Korean RocketsPhotographs show Ukraine using a stash of Grad rockets made in North Korea in barrages against Russian troops around Bakhmut’s ruins. BYStetson PayneJul 29, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanJul 28, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: S-200 Missile Slams Into Russian TownSeveral people were injured in a reprisal attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro after an S-200 missile struck the Russian city of Taganrog. BYHoward AltmanJul 28, 2023Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 28, 2023ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This WeekThere’s warm cocoa in the bunker! BYTyler RogowayJul 28, 2023Share