by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 12, 2012 | Monitor
Firefighters practice extinguishing flames engulfing an Air Force C-130 at Rammstein Air Base in Germany, 2007. Keeping the skies under American control is a top priority for Darpa’s new director. Photo: Flickr/USACE Europe District The U.S. has total dominance...
by Robert Beckhusen | Sep 11, 2012 | Monitor
A missile interceptor fires during a test in Hawaii on Nov. 6, 2007. Photo: Navy Updated, 6:17 p.m. For years, the Pentagon has tried to find a means to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles that could one day be launched from North Korea and Iran....
by Robert Beckhusen | Sep 6, 2012 | Monitor
Robot subs, sea-based missile interceptors and new intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Kremlin is promising a major upgrade to its arsenal. And if even some of those promises are met, it could cause a serious shift in the global balance of power. Russian...
by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 21, 2012 | Monitor
An Iron Dome battery near Sderot, Israel. Photo: NatanFlayer/Wikimedia The top U.S. military officer’s plane got damaged in Afghanistan by insurgent rockets on Tuesday morning. It’s a reminder that the U.S. military’s defense against short-range...
by Robert Beckhusen and Noah Shachtman | Aug 15, 2012 | Monitor
The Air Force’s X-51A Waverider hypersonic missile attached to the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress. Photo: USAF Updated 2:39 p.m. ET A crucial test for the Air Force’s experimental Mach 5 missile has ended in failure, according to the Air Force....
