​Orion's Second Launch Attempt Was A Go

After delays caused by errant boats and high winds, NASA's new deep-space exporation craft, Orion, finally got into orbit this morning for its . The full launch video is above there, and continues all the way into orbit. It's fascinating to watch. There's some really good shots of the protective...

Apr 23, 2025

​These Are The Most Powerful Motorcycles You Can Buy In 2015

How much bang for your buck can you get on a new bike in 2015? We finally squeezed the EPA hard enough to get the official power figures for the bikes going on sale in 2015, and the list contains a few surprises, a few new faces, and a lot...

Apr 23, 2025

The Patria NEMO 'Mortar Boat' Is Small And Fast With A Huge Ass Gun

is all the rage these days, being able to snuggle in around shoals and the muddy water of contested territory and vanquish your enemy with speed and overwhelming force. That exact mission is what Finland's Patria NEMO 120mm mortar boat is all about. It is a small and fast shallow...

Apr 23, 2025

​Electric Harley-Davidson Would Cost $50k If It Sold Today

Harley-Davidson has been parading it's around the country, giving riders a taste of what's coming next from H-D. But right now, it would cost $50,000 – twice what people would pay – and only delivering around 50 miles of range – half of what consumers want. Harley's president and CEO,...

Apr 23, 2025

​The KTM Duke 390 Is Going To Be A Customizer's Dream

We've been waiting far too long for . It's small, it's light, it's got the right amount of power, and should be perfectly priced. It also has the potential to be a great new base for customizers, and this KTM 200 Duke-T is further proof. At the Thailand International Expo,...

Apr 23, 2025

This Video Sends You On A Mission Strapped In A French Rafale Fighter

Launch, climb, refuel, fly-low, attack a ground target, lob virtual missiles at Flankers, then do some intense night combat training, it all happens in this fantastic Armée de l'Air video showcasing the . Just seeing a glimpse of the Rafale's cutting-edge avionics and pilot interface in action is worth the...

Apr 23, 2025

F-22s From Hawaii Take Part In Experimental "Rapid Raptor" Exercise

Hawaii Air National Guard F-22A Raptors from the 154th Fighter Wing and C-17As and KC-135Rs from the 15th Wing, based at Hickam AFB on the island of Oahu, took part in an evolving rapid deployment concept, aptly named "Rapid Raptor." The exercise would see a handful of the world's most...

Apr 23, 2025

Bbbrrrrpppp! Video Shows A-10 Fighting Over Battlefield Iraq

As we, while fighting for its life here at home, the A-10 has once again been sent to do America's low-down and dirty work. In this case, fighting ISIS in Iraq, a job no other aircraft in the world is better designed to do. Now, with video coming out of...

Apr 23, 2025

Why There's A NASA Jet At A Massive Military Complex In Africa

This satellite image was taken of Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport in September of this year. It shows spec ops C-130s and CV-22s, Navy P-3s and Super Hornets, a lone King Air and one conspicuously bright white plane. It's a WB-57 and technically it belongs to NASA, but it's not there to...

Apr 23, 2025

This Flying Photog's Haunting Images Reminds Us Of Pearl Harbor Attack

Acclaimed warbird photographer, app impresario and good friend of Foxtrot Alpha takes us to the Hawaiian island of Oahu for an incredible visual tour of historic Ford Island on the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This story originally ran on Dec. 7, 2014 and has been republished...

Apr 23, 2025

The F-35 Can't Run On Warm Gas From A Fuel Truck That Sat In The Sun

The F-35 program continues to work through a, but this one is almost laughable. According to the USAF, the troubled fighter cannot use gas from standard green colored USAF fuel trucks if it has been sitting in the sun. Considering that these jets will most likely find themselves operating in...

Apr 23, 2025

​I Loved Supermoto School So Much I Broke Myself

"Everybody crashes" is kind of an unofficial motto at SoCal Supermoto. It's certainly not encouraged, it's more of an inevitability. The school is hosted on a kart track, so it's all about high limits and low speeds. Crashes happen but damage is minimal. So I'm not entirely sure why I'm...

Apr 23, 2025

Watch This Motorcyclist Do Backflips On A Roller Coaster

Motorcycle trials champion Julien Dupont was "very nervous" as he found himself in the perched on his bike, parked on Mexico City's three-quarter-mile Montaña Rusa roller coaster. But he looked freakin' fearless ripping backflips on the skinny track 100' off the ground. "This is why I love Mexico, because this...

Apr 23, 2025

Akrapovič Full Moon Is Basically One Big Exhaust With A 30-Inch Wheel

Making a splash as an exhaust company isn't exactly easy. You're basically hawking metal tubes of various shapes and sizes. So to cut through the clutter of a bike show, you've got to go big, and for Akrapovič, that meant making with a 30-inch wheel and a slightly unfortunate name....

Apr 23, 2025

The V-22 Osprey Finally Gets The Missiles And Rockets It Needs

The Osprey has always lacked firepower in its forward hemisphere. Beyond its ramp-mounted gun, various concepts have been tested and fielded in an attempt to provide fire towards where the aircraft is headed, not just where it has been. This issue is compounded by the fact that the Osprey outruns...

Apr 23, 2025