The United States developed the first hypersonic missile in 1949
Chinese and Russian propaganda like to claim that they are streets ahead of the United States when it comes to hypersonic missile technology. The claim is so widespread that even…
Why the Javelin missile is so deadly to Russian tanks in Ukraine
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Russian tankers and commanders thought the Javelin missile threat would be mitigated by the use of missile cages “protecting” their armored columns. They…
Today in military history: Iraqi Scud hits US barracks
On Feb. 25, 1991, a Scud missile fired by Iraq hit a U.S. military barracks in Saudi Arabia, killing twenty-eight Army reservists. At the height of the Persian Gulf War,…
Great Falls Nike Fire Control Site W-83 played a critical role in the creation of GPS
During the Cold War’s arms buildup, there were 13 Nike Missile sites erected around the greater Washington D.C. and Baltimore areas. Project Nike was a U.S. Army project proposed in…
North Korea claims to have tested hypersonic missiles
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is boasting a new milestone, claiming it successfully tested its first hypersonic missile, one the country says will soon be nuclear capable. It was…
That time the Postal Service sent mail via cruise missile
In 1951, the Navy built the SSM-N-8A Regulus cruise missile in conjunction with the Chance Vought Aircraft Company. Developed from the German V-1 missile, the Regulus was built to maintain…
‘Missile barges’ could be America’s secret weapon in the Pacific
In recent years, the United States has begun to shift its military focus away from counter-terror operations and back toward the possibility of a large-scale conflict with near-peer opponents like China. Unfortunately, nearly two straight decades of…
Hypersonic missile tech is the new nuclear ace in the hole
As we prepare to scale down our forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Military is rapidly shifting its focus from regional kinetic engagements to theater-level strategic positioning. In many…
‘Moscow continues to weaponize space’ — US Military condemns Russia’s latest anti-satellite missile test
Space is no longer the battlefield of the future — it’s already a contested “warfighting domain,” within which the US, Russia, and China are all jockeying for advantage. Russia recently…
Missile scare at Ramstein Air Base: ‘Hasn’t 2020 been hard enough?’
On January 13, 2018, a ballistic missile alert went out across televisions, radios, and cellphones in the state of Hawaii. The message went out at 0807 local time and civil…