Joseph Trevithick
@franticgoat.bsky.social
‘Punk' Journalist, Executive Editor
at The War Zone (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone), and defense and security analyst.
at The War Zone (https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone), and defense and security analyst.
AH-64 Apaches Make Mysterious Return To U.S. On Their Delivery Flight To India www.twz.com/air/ah-64-ap...
AH-64 Apaches Make Mysterious Return To U.S. On Their Delivery Flight To India
Undisclosed “logistical issues” meant that the An-124 airlifter transporting the attack helicopters only made it as far as England before turning back. Undisclosed “logistical issues” meant that the A...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
AH-64 Apaches Make Mysterious Return To U.S. On Their Delivery Flight To India www.twz.com/air/ah-64-ap...
Su-57 Felon Brandishes Its Loaded Weapons Bays For The First Time www.twz.com/air/su-57-fe...
Su-57 Felon Brandishes Its Loaded Weapons Bays For The First Time
New imagery of Russia's Su-57 fighter shows it with bays open, packing anti-radiation missiles and short-range air-to-air missiles. New footage of the Russian next-generation fighter reveals internal ...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Su-57 Felon Brandishes Its Loaded Weapons Bays For The First Time www.twz.com/air/su-57-fe...
USAF’s New Low-Cost Anti-Air Missile Program Aims For $500K Target Price www.twz.com/air/usafs-ne...
USAF's New Low-Cost Anti-Air Missile Program Aims For $500K Target Price
The missile will be both ground and air-launched and will leverage lessons from previous 'cheap' cruise missile efforts.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
USAF’s New Low-Cost Anti-Air Missile Program Aims For $500K Target Price www.twz.com/air/usafs-ne...
Army Sets Out To Buy A Million Drones By 2028 www.twz.com/air/army-set...
Army Sets Out To Buy A Million Drones By 2028
The Secretary of the Army is aiming to finally get this service out from behind the curve when it comes to fielding uncrewed aerial systems.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Army Sets Out To Buy A Million Drones By 2028 www.twz.com/air/army-set...
Can U.S. Intel Keep Up With China’s Tsunami Of Weapons Developments? www.twz.com/news-feature...
Can U.S. Intel Keep Up With China's Tsunami Of Weapons Developments?
Experts provide us with insights about the impact of Beijing's snowballing military technology advances on U.S. intelligence.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Can U.S. Intel Keep Up With China’s Tsunami Of Weapons Developments? www.twz.com/news-feature...
China Commissions Newest Aircraft Carrier With Its Electromagnetic Catapults Front And Center www.twz.com/sea/china-co...
China Commissions Newest Aircraft Carrier With Its Electromagnetic Catapults Front And Center
Chinese President Xi personally ordered Fujian to have electromagnetic catapults, a technology Trump has railed against on U.S. Navy carriers.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
China Commissions Newest Aircraft Carrier With Its Electromagnetic Catapults Front And Center www.twz.com/sea/china-co...
Arc Orbital Supply Capsule Aims To Put Military Supplies Anywhere On Earth Within An Hour www.twz.com/space/arc-or...
Arc Orbital Supply Capsule Aims To Put Military Supplies Anywhere On Earth Within An Hour
Deorbiting small cargo-laden spacecraft on demand to troops in need is the vision of Inversion Space and its Arc spacecraft. The U.S. military has a longstanding interest in concepts for transporting ...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Arc Orbital Supply Capsule Aims To Put Military Supplies Anywhere On Earth Within An Hour www.twz.com/space/arc-or...
Strike Variant Joins Gambit Family Of Autonomous Air Combat Drones www.twz.com/air/strike-v...
Strike Variant Joins Gambit Family Of Autonomous Air Combat Drones
General Atomics is eyeing sales of its new Gambit 6 in Europe as momentum behind the Collaborative Combat Aircraft concept grows globally.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Strike Variant Joins Gambit Family Of Autonomous Air Combat Drones www.twz.com/air/strike-v...
Experts Explain How Long It Would Take Russia To Resume Nuclear Weapons Detonation Tests www.twz.com/nuclear/how-...
Experts Explain How Long It Would Take Russia To Resume Nuclear Weapons Detonation Tests
After Trump's comments, Putin ordered his top officials to provide proposals on how to restart Russia's live nuclear weapons testing program.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Experts Explain How Long It Would Take Russia To Resume Nuclear Weapons Detonation Tests www.twz.com/nuclear/how-...
Oddball Chinese ‘Mini Drone Carrier’ Seen Being Used As A Test Ship www.twz.com/sea/oddball-...
Oddball Chinese 'Mini Drone Carrier' Seen Being Used As A Test Ship
China has assembled an an array of unusual open-decked ships for testing and training purposes in recent years.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Oddball Chinese ‘Mini Drone Carrier’ Seen Being Used As A Test Ship www.twz.com/sea/oddball-...
F-35 Sale To Saudi Arabia Being Mulled By Trump Admin: Report www.twz.com/air/f-35-sal...
F-35 Sale To Saudi Arabia Being Mulled By Trump Admin: Report
The deal could see the kingdom acquire up to 48 of the stealthy strike fighters, which only Israel is currently allowed to purchase in the region. The deal could see the kingdom acquire up to 48 of th...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
F-35 Sale To Saudi Arabia Being Mulled By Trump Admin: Report www.twz.com/air/f-35-sal...
Romania Just ‘Bought’ 18 F-16s For One Euro www.twz.com/air/romania-...
Romania Just 'Bought' 18 F-16s For One Euro
The former Dutch F-16s are playing a key role in training Ukrainian Air Force pilots and others to fly the Viper. The former Dutch F-16s are playing a key role in training Ukrainian Air Force pilots a...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Romania Just ‘Bought’ 18 F-16s For One Euro www.twz.com/air/romania-...
China’s 6th Generation Stealth Fighters Both Appear At Secretive Test Base www.twz.com/air/chinas-6...
China's 6th Generation Stealth Fighters Both Appear At Secretive Test Base
The J-36 and J-XDS have operated out of a rapidly expanding base that could well become China's Area 51.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
China’s 6th Generation Stealth Fighters Both Appear At Secretive Test Base www.twz.com/air/chinas-6...
Norway’s Sorry NH90 Helicopter Saga Finally Comes To An End www.twz.com/air/norways-...
Norway’s Sorry NH90 Helicopter Saga Finally Comes To An End
Having extricated itself from a messy dispute with the manufacturer, Norway is the latest customer to turn its back on the troubled NH90. Having extricated itself from a messy dispute with the manufac...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Norway’s Sorry NH90 Helicopter Saga Finally Comes To An End www.twz.com/air/norways-...
Russia’s New Nuclear Torpedo-Carrying Submarine Has Been Launched www.twz.com/nuclear/russ...
Russia’s New Nuclear Torpedo-Carrying Submarine Has Been Launched
The event comes only days after the first long-range test of a Poseidon “doomsday torpedo,” which the submarine was designed to carry. The event comes only days after the first long-range test of a Po...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Russia’s New Nuclear Torpedo-Carrying Submarine Has Been Launched www.twz.com/nuclear/russ...
Navy Cruiser Joins Caribbean Flotilla As Reports Claim U.S. Is Readying Venezuela Strikes www.twz.com/sea/navy-cru...
Navy Cruiser Joins Caribbean Flotilla As Reports Claim U.S. Is Readying Venezuela Strikes (Updated)
The deployment of USS Gettysburg comes as a carrier strike group is also heading to the region, while Trump denies he is about to strike.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Navy Cruiser Joins Caribbean Flotilla As Reports Claim U.S. Is Readying Venezuela Strikes www.twz.com/sea/navy-cru...
Anduril’s YFQ-44 Fury ‘Fighter’ Drone Has Flown www.twz.com/air/andurils...
Anduril's YFQ-44 Fury 'Fighter' Drone Has Flown
Both of the designs currently in development for the U.S. Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program have now taken to the skies.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Anduril’s YFQ-44 Fury ‘Fighter’ Drone Has Flown www.twz.com/air/andurils...
Experts Explain How Reviving Nuclear Weapons Tests Would Actually Happen www.twz.com/nuclear/expe...
Experts Explain How Reviving Nuclear Weapons Tests Would Actually Happen
While it remains unclear exactly what Trump meant by "testing our nuclear weapons," we got expert opinions on the timelines and processes required to restart live detonations.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Experts Explain How Reviving Nuclear Weapons Tests Would Actually Happen www.twz.com/nuclear/expe...
Pilot-Optional UH-60 Black Hawk Put To The Test In U.S. Military Exercise www.twz.com/air/pilot-op...
Pilot-Optional UH-60 Black Hawk Put To The Test In U.S. Military Exercise
The OPV Black Hawk showed off new abilities to drop cargo by parachute, move sling-loads, and carry out medical evacuation missions.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Pilot-Optional UH-60 Black Hawk Put To The Test In U.S. Military Exercise www.twz.com/air/pilot-op...
China Building SAM Sites That Allow Missiles To Be Fired From Within Bunkers www.twz.com/land/china-b...
China Building SAM Sites That Allow Missiles To Be Fired From Within Bunkers
An all-new pattern of air defense site has emerged in China near the border with India.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
China Building SAM Sites That Allow Missiles To Be Fired From Within Bunkers www.twz.com/land/china-b...
Powered Test Of Poseidon Nuclear Torpedo, Putin Claims www.twz.com/sea/powered-...
Powered Test Of Poseidon Nuclear Torpedo, Putin Claims
According to the Russian leader, the test saw the mysterious weapon launched from a submarine and traveling under nuclear propulsion. According to the Russian leader, the test saw the mysterious weapo...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Powered Test Of Poseidon Nuclear Torpedo, Putin Claims www.twz.com/sea/powered-...
New Chinese Advanced Training Jet Breaks Cover www.twz.com/air/new-chin...
New Chinese Advanced Training Jet Breaks Cover
The advanced jet trainer may well be set to join China’s ongoing carrier air wing expansion. The advanced jet trainer and light combat jet may well be set to join China’s ongoing carrier air wing expa...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New Chinese Advanced Training Jet Breaks Cover www.twz.com/air/new-chin...
China’s Massive J-36 Tailless ‘Fighter’ Gets Major Design Tweaks With Second Prototype www.twz.com/air/chinas-m...
China's Massive J-36 Tailless 'Fighter' Gets Major Design Tweaks With Second Prototype
A second J-36 airframe has emerged with significant changes to its inlets, gear, and exhaust, offering clues to its state of development.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
China’s Massive J-36 Tailless ‘Fighter’ Gets Major Design Tweaks With Second Prototype www.twz.com/air/chinas-m...
Executive Order To Go Back To Steam Catapults On New Aircraft Carriers Coming: Trump www.twz.com/sea/executiv...
Executive Order To Go Back To Steam Catapults On New Aircraft Carriers Coming: Trump
The electromagnetic catapults and weapons elevators for Ford class carriers have historically been a headache, but changing now would create immense challenges.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Executive Order To Go Back To Steam Catapults On New Aircraft Carriers Coming: Trump www.twz.com/sea/executiv...
X-59 Supersonic Test Jet Takes To The Air www.twz.com/air/x-59-sup...
X-59 Supersonic Test Jet Takes To The Air
The Skunk Works-built X-59, which could revolutionize supersonic travel, made its first flight from the U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
X-59 Supersonic Test Jet Takes To The Air www.twz.com/air/x-59-sup...