The Coalition Just Formed a Fighting Unit of 120 Kurdish Women
British and Dutch military advisers in Northern Iraq have wrapped up training for a class of female peshmerga fighters. The foreign instructors trained 120 Kurdish women in infantry tactics, first aid and counter-IED skills. This is the first time... Read more
The U.S. Air Force’s Parasite Fighter Was a Bad Idea
Yes, the title sucks. But I love — love — Steve Pace’s The Big... Read more
How to Make a Vertical-Takeoff Plane That Doesn’t Suck
In early March, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced it was awarding... Read more
What a T-90 Tank Looks Like After Being Hit by a TOW Missile
For all the videos coming out of the Syrian civil war, a one minute,... Read more
The U.S. Army Is About to Double Its Howitzer Range
On March 19, U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant Louis Cardin, a field artilleryman assigned... Read more
A Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed in Syria on April 12. The two crew died. The gunship is the...
2018: The Year U.S. Fighter Pilots Could Get Drone Wingmen
The U.S. Air Force is developing new computer algorithms to allow fighter pilots to control armed drones from inside...
How a Hipster City Planned to Survive Nuclear Armageddon
Think of the city of Portland, Ore., today and it’s easy to conjure images of hipsters living the earth-friendly...
The Walther P38 Was Germany’s Most Popular Wartime Pistol
In 1929, German gun-maker Waffenfabrik Walther began developing a new nine-millimeter pistol for military use. The development violated the...
Bomb-Sniffing Elephants Are Just One Example of Pentagon Waste
From spending $150 million on private villas for a handful of personnel in Afghanistan to blowing $2.7 billion on...
Yet Another U.S. Navy Officer Goes Down Over Prostitutes and Corruption
The U.S. Navy held a preliminary hearing to review criminal charges against one of its officers on Friday. According...
South Korea’s Armored Fighting Vehicle Is Like America’s Bradley — But Better
For several years, South Korea has been in the throes of a military weapons binge. In particular, Seoul really...
These Taiwanese Howitzers Are Enormous
The 240-millimeter M1 howitzer, or “Black Dragon,” was the heaviest piece of field artillery the U.S. Army deployed in...
British and Dutch military advisers in Northern Iraq have...
Yes, the title sucks. But I love — love...
In early March, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects...
For all the videos coming out of the Syrian...