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Jun 15, 2021

Flying aircraft carriers are totally possible (and sort of crazy)

As the United States shifts its posture away from ongoing counter-terror operations and back toward great power competition with nations like China, the U.S. is being forced to reassess it’s aircraft carrier force projection strategy. If U.S. carri…

BYSandboxx

Jun 15, 2021

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jun 11, 2021

7 weirdest military vehicles you haven’t heard of

In the struggle of armed conflict, victory is best achieved by stacking the odds in your favor. In the effort to constantly outdo each other, militaries around the world have innovated and invented some strange contraptions. We give you seven of the…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jun 11, 2021

BYSandboxx

Jun 10, 2021

Green Berets and foreign weapons… Like kids in a candy store

One of the perks of having a career in Special Operations units was the chance to be trained…

BYSandboxx

Jun 10, 2021

BYBlake Stilwell

Jun 3, 2021

The 8 most useless pieces of gear ever issued

Quality of gear aside, when the U.S. military is equipping its troops, it tries to ensure they have everything they need to defeat the enemy and – if funding permits – not be entirely miserable in the meantime. Given the Pentagon’s track record…

BYBlake Stilwell

Jun 3, 2021

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 13, 2021

Why weapons like flamethrowers are permitted by the Geneva Convention

At a quick glance, the rules as outlined by the Geneva Conventions on which weapons are allowed (and disallowed) to be used in combat make little sense. The objective of combat is, ultimately, to put an enemy down so the conflict will end — and ye…

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 13, 2021

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 9, 2021

5 ways to make clearing CIF less of a headache

It’s the dreaded last step in clearing out of a unit to either PCS to another duty station or ETS back into the civilian world — turning gear into the Central Issuing Facility. We get it. Nobody wants to stand around for six hours to have a…

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 9, 2021

BYTeam Mighty

Apr 8, 2021

An indestructible beetle could inspire the next generation of military technology

When ironclad warships were introduced by the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War, they wreaked havoc on wooden Union warships….

BYTeam Mighty

Apr 8, 2021

BYLogan Nye

Apr 7, 2021

British troops in World War I used miracle moss for bandages

World War I wounds were horrific, as an opening in the skin created easy access for all the nasty diseases that swam through the trenches and crawled through the mud of No Man’s Land. A bullet wound, shrapnel puncture, or even a few scratches from …

BYLogan Nye

Apr 7, 2021

BYSandboxx

Mar 30, 2021

SOCOM is looking to upgrade its Little Bird choppers

The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is looking to upgrade its fleet of AH/MH-6 Little Bird helicopters. Operated by the…

BYSandboxx

Mar 30, 2021

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Mar 15, 2021

How assault vehicles destroy IEDs without locating them

For ground troops, the improvised explosive device threat is considered one of the deadliest defensive components ever to hit the battlefield. Enemy forces have placed countless IEDs anywhere, including alleyways, open terrain landscapes, and along …

BYTim Kirkpatrick

Mar 15, 2021

BYLogan Nye

Mar 10, 2021

Please, stop calling these other vehicles tanks

Look, we get it. It can be hard to write about the military. What’s the difference between soldiers, troops, and service members? Are Coast Guardsman sailors? Are they Navy personnel at all? Do those guys really prefer to be known as “sea…

BYLogan Nye

Mar 10, 2021

BYLogan Nye

Feb 22, 2021

How stealthy are the world’s subs?

There used to be a rough ranking system for people who followed sub warfare. The best diesel submarines are the most quiet when they aren’t running their diesel, followed by the best nuclear submarines, followed by crappy and older subs. But…

BYLogan Nye

Feb 22, 2021

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Feb 19, 2021

This is why the Challenger 2 is not the best tank

Since the end of World War II, the British Army has developed a number of outstanding tanks, starting with the Centurion. The Challenger 1 proved itself during Operation Desert Storm, where it recorded the longest-distance kill of another tank, whil…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Feb 19, 2021

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Feb 16, 2021

The complete hater’s guide to the F-15 Eagle

The F-15 Eagle has proven itself as one of the best air-superiority planes of all time. In fact, unlike some legends of air combat, including the P-51, F-86, and F-4 Phantom, it remains undefeated. This plane is loved for its speed, performance, and…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Feb 16, 2021

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Feb 12, 2021

How the Pave Low ruled as a rescue and special ops helicopter

When people think about special operations helicopters, the specialized, stealthy Blackhawk that was used on the raid to take out Osama bin Laden comes to mind. One might even think of the MH-47D, a variant of the Chinook that was upgraded with seve…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Feb 12, 2021

BYLogan Nye

Feb 5, 2021

This heavy French tank could be pierced with a pistol

French tank designers had an ambitious idea before World War I: What if they could create a vehicle with the protection of an armored car but the firepower of an artillery gun?

BYLogan Nye

Feb 5, 2021

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Jan 20, 2021

6 weapons that even a car salesman couldn’t sell

Let’s face it, some weapons have a combat record so impressive that they practically sell themselves. Others, however, aren’t so lucky — but they still manage to find their way into the hands of various militaries. We’d love to be a fly o…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Jan 20, 2021

BYEric Milzarski

Jan 19, 2021

Modern body armor was created by an irate pizza guy

Necessity is the mother of invention. If a certain need exists and the thing that satisfies such a need does not, then some endeavoring soul is bound to create it. Richard Davis embodied this mentality when he took some Kevlar and fashioned…

BYEric Milzarski

Jan 19, 2021

BYJessica Evans

Oct 27, 2020

Security Airmen getting new special ops-like helmets

The Air Force has been busy this summer. From providing the latest class of recruits to Space Force to issuing better fitting body armor to women airmen, it seems like the protectors of the sky are really looking to expand and develop on its commitm…

BYJessica Evans

Oct 27, 2020

BYMiguel Ortiz

Oct 22, 2020

The official watch of the French Air Force is available to the general public

In a time before pocket-sized supercomputers and super sturdy G-Shock watches, the precise timekeeping required for military operations was accomplished with complex yet robust timepieces powered by a compressed spring and a series of gears, wheels,…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Oct 22, 2020

BYMilitary.com

Oct 21, 2020

After more than 3 decades, the Corps’ AH-1W Super Cobra makes its final flight

The Marine Corps has officially retired the

BYMilitary.com

Oct 21, 2020

BYSOFREP

Oct 16, 2020

The Army’s next long range assault aircraft will be a brand new bird

The U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program passed through the Army Requirements Oversight Council and received preliminary approval to set the capabilities development. In replacing the UH-60 Blackhawk, the Army looks …

BYSOFREP

Oct 16, 2020

BYMilitary.com

Oct 15, 2020

Army wants missile to kill enemy targets beyond 900 miles

U.S. Army modernization officials want to field a new mid-range missile that can kill targets at triple the distance of the 500-kilometer-range Precision Stri…

BYMilitary.com

Oct 15, 2020

BYJessica Evans

Oct 15, 2020

Strange DARPA projects that make sci-fi look low-fi

There are plenty of things in our everyday life that directly result from some bottom-basement strange experiments. Take, for example, the internet, GPS, and even robots who do mundane housework chores. For every one of those successes, thoug…

BYJessica Evans

Oct 15, 2020