WAR is BORING

SOURCE:https://medium.com/war-is-boring

About War Is Boring

Sign in / Sign up

From drones to AKs, high technology to low politics, exploring how and why we fight above, on and below an angry world

latest

Congress’ Watchdog Thinks America Can’t Afford the F-35

New report reads like a passive-aggressive letter between spouses

Matthew Gault3 hrs ago6 min read

A Drone Has Never Linked Up With a Tanker Until Now

Historic milestone is another step toward unmanned fighters

Joseph Trevithick20 hrs ago6 min read

On the Home Front, Ukrainians Work Hard Making Sniper Suits

Volunteers in Kiev come together as war rages in the east

Zack Baddorf1 day ago7 min read

Russia Rolls Out a New Infantry Fighting Vehicle — Its First Since the Cold War

Parade video reveals the Kremlin’s new armored designs

Kyle Mizokami1 day ago7 min read

featured

Want War Is Boring to Keep Publishing?

Subscribe!

David AxeApr 94 min read

The End of Sanctuary in Space

Why America is considering getting more aggressive in orbit

Brian WeedenJan 733 min read

The Pentagon Literally Tossed Millions of Dollars Into the Trash

Logistics agency would rather throw out faulty spare parts than go to the trouble of returning them

Matthew GaultMay 2, 20148 min read

You Have to Play This 1,600-Year-Old Viking War Game

Especially if you’re a diplomat, soldier or spy, says one ex-spook

Robert BeckhusenJan 5, 20145 min read

I Went On the World’s Deadliest Road Trip

From Turkey to the Syrian war zone in a yellow Hyundai

David AxeOct 14, 201326 min read

F’d: How the U.S. and Its Allies Got Stuck with the World’s Worst New Warplane

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was meant to improve the U.S. air arsenal, but has made it more vulnerable instead

David AxeAug 13, 201326 min read

About

War Is Boring

From drones to AKs, high technology to low politics, exploring how and why we fight above, on and below an angry world
More information

latest

Adam Rawnsley2 days ago

---

Terrorist Groups Now Have More Anti-Tank Guided Missiles Than Ever

Tank killers spread throughout the Middle East

Continue reading6 min read

Joseph Trevithick2 days ago

---

‘Sloppy’ Russian Fighter Pilot Nearly Collides With U.S. Spy Plane

American RC-135U snooped near Kaliningrad

Continue reading5 min read

David Axe3 days ago

---

British Air Power Is Fading Away

722 aircraft — and falling

by DAVID AXE

The U.K. Ministry of Defense has released an accounting of all the…

Continue reading4 min read

Joseph Trevithick3 days ago

---

U.S. Army Tanks Show Off Their Big Guns in the Baltics

Tanks return amid tensions with Russia

by JOSEPH TREVITHICK

Continue reading5 min read

Thomas Newdick4 days ago

---

America’s First Strategic Cruise Missile Was Totally Useless

The Snark missile sucked

by THOMAS NEWDICK

Continue reading7 min read

Matthew Gault4 days ago

---

How a Malaysian Playboy Controlled the Most Powerful Naval Force on the Planet

Fat Leonard’s hookers and cash seduced the U.S. Seventh Fleet … and soaked taxpayers…

Continue reading23 min read

James Simpson5 days ago

---

Steam Trains Were 19th-Century Super-Weapons

Europe and America pioneered war-trains — Britain perfected them

Continue reading14 min read

Kevin Knodell5 days ago

---

When Will Eisner Went to War

The originator of the graphic novel drew comics for, and about, the U.S. military

Continue reading6 min read

Paul Richard HuardApr 11

---

Lincoln’s Murder Was the U.S. Civil War’s Worst Killing

The assassination doomed hopes for a merciful peace

Continue reading7 min read

About

War Is Boring

From drones to AKs, high technology to low politics, exploring how and why we fight above, on and below an angry world
More information

More stories