We won Best Military Aviation Submission at the 2026 Defense Media Awards in Washington, D.C., for “What The F-47’s Canards Say About The Rest Of Its Design.”
Recognition at the 2026 Defense Media Awards
The post announced the award as a standout moment for the publication, calling the honor “the biggest deal in our little corner of journalism.” It also expressed gratitude to the Defense Media Awards committee for the recognition. The ceremony and the prize are presented as a milestone for the outlet’s defense and military coverage.
"What The F-47’s Canards Say About The Rest Of Its Design" — the winning piece
The named feature that received Best Military Aviation Submission was "What The F-47’s Canards Say About The Rest Of Its Design." The site highlighted that the award was given the weekend prior to the post and used the recognition to open its weekend "Bunker Talk" thread — an off-topic community discussion space.
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See what we buildOther nominations and staff recognition
- Tyler: Best Defense Electronics and Best Missile Defense
- Tyler and Joe Trevithick: Best Rotorcraft
- Howard Altman: Integrated Maritime, AI Integration, and the John Morrocco Award for In Depth Reporting
- Thomas Newdick: Training, Simulation and Readiness, and Missile Defense
- Jamie Hunter: Best Multimedia
- Hope Seck: National Security Space
- Joe Trevithick: Space and Mobile Combat Systems
The post framed these nominations as a broader recognition of the site’s range — from rotorcraft and missile defense to AI integration and national security space reporting.
EODMU 6 radiological search training at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek‑Fort Story
The post included a captioned image depicting a specific training moment: "VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sep. 18, 2023) – Navy Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians assigned to EOD Mobile Unit (EODMU) 6 conduct radiological search procedures at a training bunker onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek‑Fort Story as part of a training evolution, Sep. 18." The caption in full explains that EODMU 6 "provides operational EOD capabilities for the location, identification, rendering safe, recovery, field evaluation and disposal of explosive ordnance, including chemical and nuclear weapons."
PRIME DIRECTIVES: community rules the post sets out
- If you want to talk politics, do so respectfully; accept that not everyone will agree with you.
- Hash out political differences respectfully, stick to the facts, and avoid name‑calling or personal attacks.
- No drive‑by political memes, conspiracy theory rants, or links to crackpot sites; such links will be removed.
- Trolling and shitposting will not be tolerated; avoid obsessive behavior about other users and use the mute button if necessary.
- Report offenders — but not people merely for holding different political views; the community needs help policing bad behavior.
What this means for defense journalists, EOD units, and readers
- Defense journalists: The awards and wide set of nominations named in the post underline which beats the site emphasizes — aviation, rotorcraft, missile defense, space, AI integration, and maritime — and signal continued editorial focus in those areas.
- EOD units and trainers: The captioned photo and description of EODMU 6’s radiological search procedures make clear that the site highlights operational training evolutions, including radiological, chemical, and nuclear ordnance readiness.
- Readers and community members: The PRIME DIRECTIVES codify expectations for debate and moderation on the site’s "Bunker Talk" threads, asking readers to report rule violations and keep discussions civil and fact‑based.
The post is at once a celebration, a staff roll call of nominations, and a reminder of the community standards the site expects from its readers: show up for conversation, credit the work, and keep it civil. The weekend "Bunker Talk" thread remains an open space for topics the main site did not run that week — provided contributors follow the house rules.
