​Husqvarna Is Going To Make These Retrotastic Concepts A Reality

Of all the bikes unveiled last year, had us throwing our wallets at our computing machine screens. Husky heard the dull thumping of leather smacking against glass and is ready to deliver. The 401 twins have gotten the green light. Hells. Yes. There was never any doubt that Husqvarna was...

Apr 23, 2025

​Students Booted From Cambodia For Naked Moped Dash To Vietnam [NSFW]

No, a "naked moped" is not a deviant sexual practice (we checked Urban Dictionary). But actually riding a moped sans-clothing will get you kicked out of Cambodia for violating the country's "beautiful customs and culture". Crawford Brown, a 24-year-old student from the University of West of Scotland, was backpacking through...

Apr 23, 2025

Watch The Deckhouse Of The Most Futuristic Ship Drop Into Place

No matter which way you slice it, the new is one of the most futuristic ships in the world. That sort of futurism isn't limited to its operations on water. It starts even while it's being built, as they basically snap the whole thing into place like Lego bricks. The...

Apr 23, 2025

These Stunning Photos Of China's Flankers Are A Sign Of Cultural Change

This series of awesome photos, said to have been recently released by China's People's Liberation Army Air Force, shows us a rapidly growing air force that is slowly adopting a more westernized 'pilot-centric' concept of fighter operations. Nowhere is this more evident than in China's growing 'Golden Helmet' air combat...

Apr 23, 2025

Hard To Believe Bikes Are Actually Racing In This Endless Hellscape

Watching these brave and batshit 2015 Dakar Rally competitors charge across the dust-swathed salt-crusted wasteland that is the Chilean desert will give you an idea of just how hardcore the race really is. This clip is from the Dakar's eighth stage, running from Uyuni to Iquique which race organizers described...

Apr 23, 2025

This C-17A Did NOT Like Being Woken Up On A Cold Morning!

This C-17A Globemaster III had an explosive engine malfunction upon startup at Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio yesterday, with one of the big jet's F117-PW-100 turbofan engines (the military cousin to the engine use don the 757) erupting into flames. The crew quickly shut the engine down and executed engine...

Apr 23, 2025

Stupid Move: Navy Will Buy V-22 Ospreys To Replace Its C-2 Greyhounds

In what is a highly controversial move, the US Navy has announced that it will procure tilt-rotor V-22 Ospreys to replace its venerable Here's why it's such a terribly bad idea. The C-2 Greyhound replacement saga has gone on for many years, but it has come to head in recent...

Apr 23, 2025

I Guess A Minigun Is What The 1979 Ford Bronco Was Missing All Along

The second-gen Ford Bronco is a great looking off-roader, but if you want to make it cooler without spending , bolting on a Minigun might just be your answer. On this episode of Motor Trend's Dirt Every Day, it's actually not about dirt at all but rather guns, cloth you...

Apr 23, 2025

The Future Of Aerial Refueling Includes Stabilized Drogues And No Humans

Aerial tankers can fuel up hungry jets, turboprops and even helicopters equipped with a refueling probe by trailing a hose and drogue behind them. In smooth air, such a mating dance can be a challenge, in rough air and bad visibility it . A new ‘smart drogue’ system in development...

Apr 23, 2025

Navy To Call Embattled Littoral Combat Ships Frigates Because Marketing

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus thinks that the Littoral Combat Ships are so ‘misunderstood,’ not for the litany of documented issues, including the ship’s lacks offensive punch, inability defend itself against any robust aerial threat, the fact that it is way behind schedule and has major quality issues or that it...

Apr 23, 2025

No, No One Attacked The Aircraft Carrier USS George Washington

Someone just hacked into the New York Post and UPI Twitter feeds, claiming that China attacked the American Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington. It isn't true (so far as we know), but by and large one of the better hacks we've seen. But the best part of the hack...

Apr 23, 2025

This Is Your Very Important Honda Grom Announcement Of The Day

The Honda Grom is back for 2015, still packing a 125cc thumper, hydraulic discs, inverted fork, and 225-pound curb weight. But now… in yellow! And white! There's no pricing for the 2015 models yet, but don't expect a serious increase over the $3,200 base price of last year's black and...

Apr 23, 2025

The B-52 Is Becoming A Terrifyingly Intelligent Smart Weapons Truck

The B-52 has only been able to carry smart weapons on its external pylons, with its internal weapons bay being relegated to nuclear and , as well as some older cruise missiles. Now, the iconic 60 year old Stratofortress is finally getting a new ‘smart’ rotary weapons rack and other...

Apr 23, 2025

​Why Polaris Just Bought Electric Motorcycle Maker Brammo

Brammo is now part of the Polaris family. The Oregon-based electric motorcycle manufacturer has been totally consumed by the Minnesota powersports juggernaut in its latest bid to own all the things. But why Brammo and why now? Polaris has been on a tear recently. It bought and resuscitated Indian, launched...

Apr 23, 2025

Lightning Strikes Back: This Is All The Crap The F-35 Can Use By 2017

This wicked shot, courtesy of Lockheed Martin, shows the F-35 Lightning with all of the weapons that will be tested under aircraft's Systems Development and Demonstration Weapons Suite. This represents a baseline capability that will be expanded with other weapons once the jet is fully operational towards the end of...

Apr 23, 2025