Daily Archives: Jul 1, 2026

Charles Mitchell

7 Takeaways That Explain the OA-1K Skyraider II’s Hardest Tradeoffs

The OA-1K Skyraider II was once again in the news spotlight, thanks to a dust plume in an Oklahoma field, which was yet another thing that rarely proves beneficial to any fledgling program, a crash landing. The plane survived, and the initial story of the plane is not only...
Charles Mitchell

Army Pushes Stinger’s Successor Toward a Faster, Longer-Range Battlefield Interceptor

When small drones are capable of hovering, dashing, and harmonizing with the clutter of the ground, what does something called short-range air defense have to look like when an infantry squadron is not capable of carrying a radar truck with it? The next generation short-range interceptor (NGSRI) project of the...
James Thompson

February Packs 8 Skywatching Moments from a Snow Moon to a...

This skywatching calendar, which occurs every February, is a reward to everyone who gazes at the sky at odd times-and at times even during broad daylight. The month piles a full moon, a daytime eclipse of the sun in a ring, a spread of planets that is rare to...