What Really Killed Terrorist Mastermind Mohamed Atef?

William Arkin, recently of , has had a long career of attempting to tell some of the hardest stories there are tell, and his new book is no different. In it, Arkin takes the reader on a voyage through the shadowy and often misunderstood world of unmanned warfare, idealized ideas...

Apr 12, 2026

The Wonderful And Reviled Bimota DB3

Jason Cormier over at OddBike has , the Ducati-powered misfit that remains one of the strangest looking machines to come out of the Italian shop. ...

Apr 12, 2026

This Mi-8 Just Cruises Along A Highway In Ukraine To A Sweet Doors Remix

We see a lot of low flying videos out of Russia and Ukraine, but this one is of especially high quality and has a great soundtrack, if you are in Snoop Dogg/Doors mashups that is. (And who isn’t?) The video is said to have been shot outside of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine’s...

Apr 12, 2026

USS John Warner Shows Off Jumbo Missile Tube During Comissioning

The Virginia Class fast attack submarine, the USS John Warner, was just commissioned into service. She is the second Block III Virginia Class boat to be produced, and has a pair of new huge Virginia Payload Tubes on her bow. These replace twelve individual vertical launch tubes used to fire...

Apr 12, 2026

The Arai Corsair X And The Problem With Motorcycle Helmet Standards

Arai’s managing director knew what I was going to ask before I asked it. “Standards are necessary, but they’re not everything,” Brian Weston told the assembled motojournos. It was a theme that pervaded his entire presentation on the features and benefits of the new . But if standards aren’t everything,...

Apr 12, 2026

Apparently In North Korea Ejection Seat Doilies Are All The Rage

In some screen grabs obtained by of footage aired on North Korean state television of their Su-25 and MiG-29 pilots in action, it is clear that lace and red velvet headrest covers on ejection seats are “in” this season in Best Korea. Also notable in these photos are what appears...

Apr 12, 2026

New Documents Found Pointing To Japan's WWII Atomic Bomb Program

Seventy years ago, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Japan. At the time, the US was the only country with nuclear weapons. That wasn’t for a complete lack of effort on the part of other countries, however, and new documents found heap more evidence on...

Apr 12, 2026

These Limited Edition Triumph Triples Are Built By Racers And It Shows

Builders have a tendency to put form over function, which makes the Gemini Project from T3 Racing stand out. This limited run of highly modded Triumph Speed Triples aren’t your normal custom builds: they’re completely reworked bikes that founded the one-make Triumph Triple Challenge race series. The project started with...

Apr 12, 2026

Photos: India's Su-30MKI Flankers Sparred With Royal Air Force Typhoons

The Indian Air Force sent its most potent fighter, the thrust vectoring Sukhoi Su-30MKI advanced Flanker, to fight against and alongside the Royal Air Force’s most capable fighter, the Eurofighter Typhoon. Our good friend andwas on the ground and in the air to document this high-profile air combat exercise. Four...

Apr 12, 2026

Philippines' Special Forces Recruitment Video Kicks Ass At Kicking Ass

I’ve seen a lot of military recruitment and promotional videos, and most of the time they just seem like either over-produced Michael Bay wanna-be junk or slogan rich diatribes that try to pull on a few viewers heart strings. The Philippines Special Forces took another, more straight forward route that...

Apr 12, 2026

The Lukewarm Body Of Erik Buell Racing Sells For $2.25M

With Erik Buell Racing bankrupt, the rest of its assets went up for auction yesterday, and the winning bidder is Connecticut-based Atlantic Metals LLC, which walked away with the remains of the company for a cool $2.25 million. According to the : The buyer was identified in court documents as...

Apr 12, 2026

All The Things The GOP Candidates Got Wrong On The Military

The first Republican debate was a lively one. Topics spanned the gauntlet of domestic issues with a few foreign policy and defense topics sprinkled in – mainstays of the Republican platform. So what did these 10 hopefuls have to say? A mix of hollow statements, generalities and a host of...

Apr 12, 2026

Watch The Russian Spetsnaz Special Forces Do The Robot

Further proof that Russia is actually just a 1980s action comedy brought to life, here are two members of their Spetsnaz special forces doing the robot. You can thank English Russia for turning up this clip from Russia Today. RT ran this clip under the headline “Groovy Spetsnaz: Russian SWAT...

Apr 12, 2026

An Ode To The Most Amazing Riding Suit Ever Made

The single greatest item of motorcycle riding gear ever conceived is misunderstood, made to look bad by the majority of its users and isn’t even fully appreciated by the people who make it. Whether you’re commuting, touring, adventure riding or even dragging knee on the road, there is no finer...

Apr 12, 2026

Could The F-14 Tomcat Operate From The USS Coral Sea And The USS Midway?

People seem to have an infatuation with, the USS Coral Sea (CV-43) and the USS Midway (CV-41). Both ships soldiered on into the last decade of the 20th century even though they were smaller than their super carrier cousins. But did the legendary F-14 Tomcat ever fly from their decks?...

Apr 12, 2026