Tyler Rogoway

United States

Editor, The War Zone at The Drive

Creator/Editor-In-Chief of https://t.co/yE3nwVuT3d. Gizmodo Media Group and Time Inc. alum.

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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

1 week ago | twz.com | Tyler Rogoway

Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn’t cover. We can also talk about the stuff we did or whatever else grabs your interest. In other words, it’s an off-topic thread.
We Talk About The U.S. Army's New Black Widow Short-Range Recon Drone With Red Cat

1 week ago | twz.com | Jamie Hunter |Tyler Rogoway

Red Cat, which owns Teal Drones and Flightwave, gave us a briefing on their Black Widow short-range recon drone that the Army selected just recently, as well as the longer-range Edge-130, on the floor of Special Operations Forces Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida. Both of these systems have the ability to leverage artificial intelligence and cooperative operations, which are increasingly looking to become a game changer on future battlefields. Check it out: Contact the author: [email protected]
OA-1K Skyraider II Walk-Around Tour With Its Test Pilot

1 week ago | twz.com | Jamie Hunter |Tyler Rogoway

We got an up-close look at L3Harris’ Sky Warden variant of the famed Air Tractor that is serving as the test aircraft for Air Force Special Operation Command’s OA-1K Skyraider II program. We met up with L3Harris at this year’s Special Operations Forces Week conference in Tampa, Florida. We also got the company’s take on the aircraft’s capabilities, which will have to adapt to high-end combat scenarios in the future. More on the future of the OA-1K program in our recent feature here.
Super Hornet Crashes Landing On USS Truman, Its Second F/A-18 Loss In A Week

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tyler Rogoway

Details remain very limited at this time, but CNN reports that another F/A-18 Super Hornet from the Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) has been lost. Two U.S. officials have confirmed to TWZ that the mishap did indeed occur. CNN states that the jet crashed into the sea during its attempt to land. Both the pilot and the Weapon System Officer (WSO) were able to eject and were recovered by helicopter with only minor injuries.
Super Hornet Crashes Landing On USS Truman, Its Second F/A-18 Loss In A Week

1 week ago | twz.com | Tyler Rogoway

Details remain very limited at this time, but CNN reports that another F/A-18 Super Hornet from the Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)has been lost. Two U.S. officials have confirmed to TWZ that the mishap did indeed occur. CNN states that the jet crashed into the sea during its attempt to land.
Kratos Close To “A Couple” Final Versions Of XQ-58 Valkyrie For The Marines

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tyler Rogoway

Kratos’ XQ-58 Valkyrie continues to rapidly evolve, with the company being close to final configurations of the drone for the USMC, which has been testing it extensively. This comes as the USAF also now appears to be looking for less expensive designs for the second increment of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.
Kratos Close To "A Couple" Final Versions Of XQ-58 Valkyrie For The Marines

1 week ago | twz.com | Tyler Rogoway

Kratos’ XQ-58 Valkyrie continues to rapidly evolve, with the company being close to final configurations of the drone for the USMC, which has been testing it extensively. This comes as the USAF also now appears to be looking for less expensive designs for the second increment of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

2 weeks ago | twz.com | Tyler Rogoway

Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn’t cover. We can also talk about the stuff we did or whatever else grabs your interest. In other words, it’s an off-topic thread.
Is An 'Interim' Air Force One Replacement Even Feasible?

2 weeks ago | twz.com | Thomas Newdick |Tyler Rogoway

President Donald Trump’s search for an alternative Air Force One has supposedly taken a new turn, with reports that L3Harris is being tapped to modify a Boeing 747-8 once belonging to the ruling family of Qatar. The background to this is the long-running delays in Boeing’s program to complete two future VC-25B presidential aircraft. New aircraft are required to replace the Air Force’s two existing and increasingly tough to support VC-25As, the first of which entered service in 1990.
MV-22 Osprey Will Not Be Getting Tanker Capability To Refuel F-35Bs

2 weeks ago | twz.com | Tyler Rogoway

When operating independently, one function the Air Combat Element (ACE) component that supplies aviation capabilities within a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) lacks is the organic ability to refuel its aircraft in the air. This doesn’t make the unique melding of air, sea, and land power found in Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESG), which combine MEUs with Navy Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG), irrelevant, but it certainly limits their reach and flexibility.