​Washington State Senate Makes Idiotic Amendments To Lane-Splitting Bill

The Washington State Senate has passed EB 5623, a law originally designed to allow motorcyclists to split lanes in slow moving traffic. But amendments to the bill prove that the state's legislators are hopelessly clueless. The to the traffic code would've allowed riders to lane-split when traffic was moving at...

Dec 17, 2025

USAF's Oldest C-130 Hercules "Iron Horse" Has Been Sent To The Boneyard

The of America's combat forces. You need a pallet of crap moved from an air base to a dirt strip? No problem. You need a flying command post? No problem. You need to infiltrate below enemy radar to refuel helicopters in mid air? No problem. In fact, Iron Horse, the...

Dec 17, 2025

The US Army Still Trains For Trench Warfare

Even in an era of combat aircraft, tanks, and an endless array of technological advances, the US Army still trains troops in the tactics of trench warfare. And sometimes they go to Poland to do it. It may sound archaic, but the truth is that while trench warfare – and...

Dec 17, 2025

Sentry Aloha: Why America's Elite Air Units Have Gathered Over Hawaii

F-15s, F-16s, F/A-18s and A-10s from around the US have migrated west to join the Hawaiian Air National Guard's F-22 Raptors for exercise Sentry Aloha, where they will all train to fight and win . Hopefully, they'll also get a chance to drink something out of a coconut. Acting Director...

Dec 17, 2025

This Super Hornet Squadron's New Cruise Video Is The Best One Yet

One of the Navy's top Super Hornet squadrons, VFA-27 "Royal Maces," have accomplished an incredible feat: Creating a cruise video that is. Jerry Bruckheimer eat your heart out because "That's a Shack!" has set a whole new standard for squadron montage reels. Highlights are the night strafing run from the...

Dec 17, 2025

A B-1B "Bone" Night Launch Is An Otherworldly Experience

I have stood alongside runways as B-1s blasted off for training missions and one phrase can describe it: Loud as f@#k. Four in full blower pushing a big gas and bomb container along the runway is but that same thing at night is downright otherworldly. During , you will see...

Dec 17, 2025

Navy Wants To Shutter Its Only Two Special Operations Chopper Squadrons

Even some military aficionados would be surprised to know that the Navy has dedicated special operations helicopters squadrons. The Air Force's Pave Hawk and Osprey communities and thetake up much of the limelight. But now, the Navy's two reclusive squadrons are set to stand down due to a budget crunch....

Dec 17, 2025

USS Mustin Turns Into A Popsicle While Sailing Through The Sea Of Japan

The USS Mustin (DDG-89)experienced high winds, blinding snow storms and heavy seas during its reverse transit from Otaru, Japan. The results are these ghostly images of a seemingly frozen AEGIS equipped Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer. ...

Dec 17, 2025

Cars In Space

When it comes time for an automaker to take photos of their new car to distribute to the media and to stuff in brochures, they normally pick a location like, I don't know, an Italian villa or a country road or a racetrack. Other times, they choose outer space. This...

Dec 17, 2025

Watch Iraq's EC635 Helicopter Gunships Take On ISIS Fighters Near Tikrit

Watch these Iraqi Air Force Eurocopter EC635-T2 go after ISIS (improvised fighting vehicles) near Tikrit the old school way, with very low-level strafing and rocket fire. Iraq, which has always had a love affair with helicopter gunships, operates a fleet of around two dozen Eurocopter EC635-T2s (military version of the...

Dec 17, 2025

How This Bug-Inspired Compound Eye Could Transform Missile Seeker Tech

The USAF is working on a fly-like artificial compound eye that could one day be used for seekers on missiles as well as other targeting systems. This is hardly the first time the DoD has looked to mother nature for good ideas, but compound eye technology has the potential to...

Dec 17, 2025

Army Black Hawk Disappears Off The Florida Panhandle, 11 Missing

Around 8:30PM last night a Black Hawk (UH-60) helicopter went missing around Eglin AFB, located on the Florida Panhandle. Four Army crew and seven Marines were said to be missing. The UH-60 was part of a flight of two, with the other returning safely to base under foggy conditions. There...

Dec 17, 2025

BMW Could Make A Cruiser Packing This Mad W3 Engine

A recent patent filing by BMW suggests it's bringing back a cruiser for the first time in over 10 years. But the engineers at Motorrad apparently aren't content with sticking with its tried-and-true boxer, so the plan – at least on paper – is to attempt to cram a third...

Dec 17, 2025

Canyon Carving Hooligans Get The Ultimate Reaction Time Test

BMW drivers parking like asshats is nothing new. But BMW drivers parking in the middle of the damn road makes for a perfect "Oh Shit!" storm for a rider and his Ariel Atom cohort. The road and speed limit of this particular stretch of asphalt are unknown, and it appears...

Dec 17, 2025

REPORT: Privately Owned T59 Hawk Trainer Crashes In Yuma, Kills One

The crashed aircraft is reported to be a privately owned jet war bird, pictures that has been severely burned. The aircraft is said to have impacted a vehicle killing one Marine on the ground. Although it is uncertain who this aircraft belongs to,. Air USA's webpage: MCAS Miramar says this...

Dec 17, 2025