David Axe
The Navy Can't Afford $1 Million 'Smart' Shells for Its $4 Billion Battleships
Meanwhile, its ultra-versatile new $440 million warship is frozen to a dock in Canada.
How Russia Says It Swatted Down a Drone Swarm in Syria
"As both Islamic State and Amazon have shown, small drones are an efficient way of carrying a payload to a target."
The Dangerous Downside to DARPA’s New Repair Satellite
One country's orbital mechanic could be another’s saboteur.
Russia Is Deploying Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Defend Its Arctic Oil Claims
The surface-to-air system is built for cold and can shoot down cruise missiles in the rapidly warming, potentially oil-rich Far North.
Trump's 'Impossible' Plan for a 350-Ship Navy Is Sinking Fast
The scheme is "more than unrealistic,” a Congressional shipbuilding expert told Motherboard.
The Pentagon’s Plan to Send Stealth Fighters Into North Korea Is ‘Cray Cray’
Experts say the scheme to shoot down Pyongyang's intercontinental ballistic missiles would never actually work.
Why Is the Air Force Using Stealth Fighters to Blow Up Crude Drug Labs?
"The reality is we are fighting two wars, in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the F-22 has not performed a single mission in either theater."
‘Really Bad’ Wind and Waves Are Pummeling Rescuers Trying to Find That Lost Argentine Sub
What search crews need is calm weather—and any hint of the location of the sub and its 44 crew members.
The US Army’s Robot Revolution Has Stalled
Following a high-profile screw-up in Iraq a decade ago, the Army has been reluctant to deploy armed ground robots.
America Has a Missile Shield Now. But Does It Actually Work?
The 30-year effort to build a defense system against incoming nuclear missiles is complete. Yet the shield is basically still a prototype.
China Is Testing Silent ‘Magnetic Drive’ Submarines to Evade the US Navy
The less noise a sub makes, the harder it is to detect on sonar.