Have Two Secret Programs Been Spotted By One Man In One Month?

Steven Douglass, who maintains the site , may have spotted two secret projects in a single month. The first is about a that appeared over the Air Force's Directed Energy Lab and another pertains to a picture of what appears to be a . 12:20pm PST update! Steve'sof the pictures...

Apr 19, 2025

Amazing Video: What It's Like When A Syrian MiG-29 Shoots At You

Up until now, Syria's MiG-29s have stayed largely out of the fighting. This incredible video may show that things have changed. If it's doctored it is well done. You can even hear the impacts before the burp of the cannon! ...

Apr 19, 2025

Is Poland's Stealthy PL-01 The Tank Of The Future?

Has Poland's OBRUM and its partners designed the tank of the future? The PL-01 does pack some incredibly valuable features into a fairly compact and modular concept, and yes, it also looks cool as hell! The idea of the PL-01 is to try and eliminate the infrared, radar and visual...

Apr 19, 2025

Syria Turns Its Fighter Jets Into Attack Planes

It looks like the Syrian Air Force's Fulcrums are getting their hands much dirtier all of the sudden. They have previously been filmed orbiting over hotspots in the Syrian Civil War but video of them actually engaging ground targets was far from common. Then we saw the incredibly of what...

Apr 19, 2025

Scuba Diving In A War Zone? Better Bring Your Underwater Gun!

What does a frogman do when he encounters and enemy frogman underwater? Well, he can attempt a watery, zero gravity-like knife fight to the death, or her can pull his Heckler & Koch P11 underwater pistol! You have to love the weapon designers over at Germany's Heckler & Koch, they...

Apr 19, 2025

Hollywood Already Did Top Gun II... And It Was Terrible

It looks like Top Gun II is back on again after the death of Tony Scott shot the sequel project down to earth in a ball of flames. Our sister site i09 has it that will feature Tom Cruise proving that a human in the cockpit still cannot be beat...

Apr 19, 2025

America's Capitol Is Guarded By Norwegian Surface-To-Air Missiles

Every few years the Kremlin pounds their chest about their latest and greatest in surface to air missile (SAM) system, and how it's . Yet even after the terrible events of 9/11 we really don't hear much about America's domestic surface to air missile-based air defense capabilities. That's because we...

Apr 19, 2025

Will A Humvee Fit Inside A CH-47 Chinook?

We all have seen pictures and video of H-47s Chinook helicopters sling loading as many as two Humvees at a time, but this really degrades the Chinook's range and makes it a huge target. Can the Chinook also transport them internally, where such a high drag penalty would not be...

Apr 19, 2025

Ukraine Update #3: Putin Adopts Dolphins, Tells Kiev To Pay Up

Fear and loathing in Kiev is about to enter its 7th week. Crimea is now "officially" a part of Russia, at least as far as Russia and what is of those living in Crimea are concerned. With this in mind, let's get caught up with what is going on in...

Apr 19, 2025

Hooking Up Is Hard To Do: Crazy Aerial Refueling Videos

Casual encounters are never as simple as they seem, and aerial refueling is no different. The way I have had this unique coupling act described to me more often than not, by pilots and "boomers" is as follows: "It is a LOT harder than it looks!" You may want to...

Apr 19, 2025

The A-6 Intruder Was Originally Designed With Thrust Vectoring

As with so many military aircraft designs, the A-6 Intruder, known originally as the YA2F-1, had some pretty ambitious features that never really panned out. The jet's swiveling exhausts were one of them. The mid to late 1950's were an incredible time for aerospace engineering as the world came to...

Apr 19, 2025

Lockheed Wants To Bring The S-3 Viking Back From The Dead

The Navy's choice to retire the S-3 Viking in 2009 was thought of by many as extremely nearsighted and brutally lacking in creativity. Now, a half decade later, Lockheed, the aircraft's original manufacturer, wants to resurrect the Vikings from their collective grave in Arizona, and fly them from America's flattops...

Apr 19, 2025

Watch Giant Waves Crash Over The Bow Of A U.S. Super Carrier

I have seen videos of waves crashing over a Nimitz Class super carrier's bows before, but this is pretty ridiculous. Keep in mind that the sea state shown here is pitching a 1100 foot long ship that displaces 100,000 tons like a tugboat. That poor MH-60 Seahawk tied down on...

Apr 19, 2025

NASA Is Our Happiest Government Agency

Well, wouldn't you be, if your days were filled with rocket ships and the unexplored reaches of the Universe? ...

Apr 19, 2025

The Littoral Combat Ship Will Use Hellfire Missiles To Repel Enemies

The Littoral Combat Ship is the bane of many surface warfare experts who see the thin-skinned vessel as a $650M speedboat without a clear mission, or teeth for that matter. After years of denial, the Navy has begun listening to the LCS's detractors and has come to terms with the...

Apr 19, 2025