War Is Boring
The F-35 Stealth Fighter Is Politically Unstoppable—Even Under President Trump
Lockheed Martin is now lobbying his transition team.
The US Military’s Drone-Killing Planes Are Hunting ISIS’s Weaponized Quadcopters
In October, American forces in the Middle East had at least two aircraft capable of jamming radio signals used by insurgents to trigger bombs on the ground.
The US Air Force’s Biggest Spy Planes Are Hunting ISIS Fighters
Sporting more than a dozens antennas, the jet’s main job is to orbit above or near the battlefield and scoop up enemy communications chatter.
Iraq Moves Its Terrifying Thermobaric Rocket Tanks to Mosul
The TOS-1 is relatively short range and kills almost entirely with pressure.
Yet Another F-35 Jet Caught on Fire While Starting Its Engine
The fire occurred nearly eight weeks after the Air Force declared the F-35A ready for combat.
The US Army Is Designing a New Hand Grenade After More Than 40 Years
The Enhanced Tactical Multi-Purpose grenade, or ET-MP, will be a frag-concussion twofer.
Vintage Videos Show the US Air Force’s First Armed Drone Dropping Bombs
The clips, digitized last year, show the flying branch’s first pilotless attackers during test flights in the early 70s.
‘Short Circuit’ Is a Horror Film Now That Killer Robots Are Real
The 1986 family comedy plays a lot different in the age of drone warfare.
Why the World Needs More Comedies Like ‘Spies Like Us’
Comedy takes the sting out of our darkest fears.