Why The USAF's Massive $10 Billion Global Hawk UAV Is Worth The Money

The Global Hawk has been flying for close to 15 years, and its development has been a twisting road filled with and wandering requirements. After over $10B spent and almost 50 airframes produced I ventured to Edwards AFB to get a rare close up look at what we actually paid...

Apr 21, 2025

​Your Motorcycle Will Be Assimilated Into The Auto Matrix

With the feds pushing vehicle-to-vehicle communication standards that enables cars to talk to each other, and automakers clamoring to get board, where does the motorcycle fit in? They already are, and then some. At the Intelligent Transport Systems conference in Detroit, we're finally getting our first taste of how V2V...

Apr 21, 2025

These Hellfire And DAGR Missile Tests Are Fascinating In Slow Motion

From an AH-64 Apache busting a T-72 tank of Saddam's Republican Guard, to a CIA Predator drone sniping one of Al Qaeda's top lieutenants, the AGM-114 Hellfire missile has become the weapon of choice for the Global War On Terror. Here's it and its replacement in super slow motion. Soon,...

Apr 21, 2025

Surface To Air Missile Fail: The Ukrainian Navy Can't Catch A Break

The Ukrainian Navy has had a pretty miserable time as of late, and this dud is just the start of it. The ship depicted in the video above, U-209 Ternopil, a Grisha Class corvette and one of the the newest ships in the Ukrainian Navy, was seized by Russia after...

Apr 21, 2025

Let's Caption This Pic Of The Wienermobile Being Eaten By A C-5

Oscar Meyer's iconic Wienermobile payed a visit to the Rochester Air Show where it was swallowed whole by a giant USAF C-5 Galaxy. We could all use a laugh, so have at it below guys! H/T and pics via the ...

Apr 21, 2025

USS New York: The Navy's Floating & Fighting Memorial To 9/11

She packs over seven tons of reclaimed steel from the World Trade Center, an on-board memorial to 9/11 and her motto sends shivers down your spine: "Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget." A phoenix from the ashes, USS New York is a deadly memorial to both a terrible tragedy and...

Apr 21, 2025

America's Real WWII Flying Fortress Was The Massive Douglas XB-19

During the mid 1930s, the Army Air Corps wanted to push the technological envelope when it came to building a very long range bomber. Code named 'Project D,' this top-secret initiative would lead to the largest American bomber concept flown during World War II, the massive yet elegant Douglas XB-19....

Apr 21, 2025

Two F/A-18C Hornets Collide Over Pacific; One Pilot Found, One Missing

Two F/A-18C Hornets collided today while operating as part Carrier Air Wing 17 aboard the USS Carl Vinson that is currently on cruise in the Western Pacific. Currently, reports state that one pilot was plucked from the water alive and was subsequently flown back to the carrier for medical treatment...

Apr 21, 2025

​Rough Crafts Makes A Custom Harley I'd Actually Ride

The idea of a Harley that rides as good as it looks ranks right up there with a supermodel that can run a Fortune 500 company – they exist, but it takes more work than it's worth. The Rough Crafts "Urban Calvary" is proof that the effort can pay off....

Apr 21, 2025

Check Out This Shadowy Jet That Belongs To America's 'Other Air Force'

America's 'other air force' belongs to the Department of State Air Wing, a hodgepodge of more than 200 mostly vintage aircraft that includes everything from to ancient The relatively modern and very modified 'DoJet' seen in these exclusive photos is apparently part of their stable. The Fairchild-Dornier 328 family of...

Apr 21, 2025

Iraq's First Mi-28 'Havoc' Attack Chopper Has Taken To The Air

Iraq's first Mi-28 Havoc 'Night Hunter' attack chopper has taken flight in Iraq. These are some of the most heavily armed and capable attack helicopters in the world. Three were delivered alongside four new from Russia as part of an expedited order placed to help fight the spread of ISIS....

Apr 21, 2025

USAF's Dubious Priorities Results In Axing Of F-15 Aggressor Squad

For the last few years, the Pentagon's budget blade has been looming over the 65th Aggressor Squadron, the USAF's F-15 unit that are masters at mimicking large enemy fighters like the Su-27. Sadly, the days of F-15s flying in the adversary role are coming to an end this month. At...

Apr 21, 2025

Watching This DC-10 Fire Retardant Drop Run Will Make You Queasy

Who knew that a quarter of a million pound (when empty) wide-bodied airliner could make bombing runs that would leave some fighter pilots clapping? , the DC-10 that has been firefighting in the Southwest for about a decade, was caught on film doing some amazing things before, but this one...

Apr 21, 2025

A School District Bought An 18-Ton MRAP Because The World Is Insane

We live in a glorious country, America, where not only can police forces buy extremely , but they can equip themselves to the point where they are, for all and intents and purposes, . But why just limit that notion to police forces? Because a school district just bought its...

Apr 21, 2025

200 MPH On A BMW S1000RR Looks Peaceful, Sounds Like Satan's Orgasm

Banker-turned-biker Valerie Thompson just earned a spot in the Bonneville Salt Flats "200 MPH Club;" setting a new land speed record of 208.81 MPH on her BMW S1000 RR superbike. At race pace the scenery looks halcyon as a duck pond at dawn, but the noise is the kind of...

Apr 21, 2025