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Major Deployment Of Rickety E-3 Sentry Fleet For Iran Crisis Highlights Worrisome Gaps
The shrunken E-3 fleet isn't getting any younger, and a replacement is still far off while demand for its services would be far greater in the Pacific.
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X-68A LongShot Air-To-Air Missile-Carrying Drone Moves Closer To F-15 Launch
LongShot drones are also seen as a new way for bombers and cargo planes to engage aerial threats and reduce vulnerability.
Final Pieces Moving Into Place For Potential Attack On Iran
The latest flurry of U.S. assets heading to the Middle East includes many of the missing capabilities needed for a sustained air campaign.
C-32A ‘Air Force Two’ Jet Emerges Wearing Trump’s New Air Force One Paint Job (Updated)
Donald Trump’s controversial Air Force One livery has made it onto its first Air Force executive aircraft.
F-16s Find Balloons, Not UFOs, After Sunday Scramble: NORAD
Alert F-16s out of California scrambled to hunt down mysterious targets over Nevada and California twice on Sunday.
AH-64 Apache Is Getting Proximity Fuzed 30mm Cannon Ammo For Swatting Down Drones
The XM1225 APEX ammo will offer another arrow in the Apache’s growing anti-drone quiver.
New GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Parts Reverse Engineered From ATACMS Ballistic Missile Tech
Replacing GBU-57s dropped on Iran highlights issues that come from being locked into a single contractor, which the Pentagon is trying to change.
C-17 Airlifts A Micro Nuclear Reactor For The First Time
Micro nuclear reactors are being seen as a way to get critical bases off the grid, but they could also have a major impact on civilian energy production.
Mini Missiles Used To Shoot Down Incoming Missiles Eyed For USAF Tanker Fleet
Tankers are increasingly vulnerable as enemy long-range missiles evolve, leading the USAF to explore ‘hard kill’ solutions.
USAF Ready To Make All B-52s Nuclear-Capable, Load ICBMs With Multiple Warheads If Directed
The end of New START treaty has left the U.S. nuclear arsenal unbounded for the first time in decades.
Navy’s Top Admiral Previously Said He Would “Push Back” Against Extending USS Gerald R. Ford’s Deployment
The admiral said keeping the carrier, which was just sent to the Middle East, at sea could result in big maintenance repercussions and crew strain.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
We should have brought more DVDs man…
Claims Swirl Around Government’s Response To Cartel Drone Threat That Prompted El Paso Airspace Closure
The shutdown of airspace over El Paso highlights the still vexing nature of drone threats over the United States.
F-35A Stealth Fighters Moving Closer To Middle East As U.S. Military Buildup Continues
Negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to stave off war have so far proven inconclusive.
China “Just Not There Yet” On H-20 Stealth Bomber: Global Strike Command’s Top General
The new head of Air Force Global Strike Command says “China is a regional bomber force at best.”
Red Wolf Cruise Missile Eyed To Give OA-1K Skyraider II Standoff Strike Capability
Giving the OA-1K a standoff strike capability has been seen as one potential way to expand its relevance in an era focused on high-end foes.
Laser-Guided Rocket-Armed F-15E Strike Eagles Make Super Bowl Cameo Appearance
F-15Es sitting ready to knock down drones in the Middle East were highlighted during the National Anthem, along with the crews that keep them flying.
Undersea Drone That Attaches Itself To Other Vessels Unveiled By Lockheed
Lamprey can launch aerial drones, launch decoys, and fire torpedoes after arriving discreetly in an operating area by hitching a ride.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
Welcome to the bunker, we got fun and games, we got everything you want, honey, we know the names.
Middle East Preparing For War Ahead Of U.S.-Iran Negotiations
The talks in Oman tomorrow are seen as a last-ditch diplomatic effort to prevent another conflict in the tumultuous Middle East.
Watch Ukraine’s Minigun-Firing, Drone-Hunting Turboprop In Action
Blessed with short takeoff and landing capability, the rugged An-28 Cash utility transport is the latest addition to Ukraine’s anti-drone force.
Navy’s T-45 Replacement Will Not Be Capable Of Making Carrier Landing Touch And Goes
The Navy has already axed carrier qualifications for new pilots, but now even practicing carrier touchdowns on land will be off limits with its new jet.
Meteor Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile In The Works For Ukraine, But There’s A Catch
The ramjet-powered missile would allow Ukraine to challenge Russian fighters within their own long-range missiles’ engagement zones.
Department Of Homeland Security’s New Gulfstream Jet Now In Service (Updated)
Two new Gulfstream 700s are joining the Coast Guard’s older GV and G550 aircraft in the Long Range Command and Control Aircraft role.
Evidence Of Mi-28 Havoc Attack Helicopters Delivered To Iran Grows
After years of reports of a deal for the helicopters, Iran looks to have started receiving Mi-28s from Russia.
Turkish F-16 Vipers Seen Operating Out Of Mogadishu’s International Airport
The Turkish F-16s arrived in Somalia as fighting with al-Shabaab extremists heats up.
F-15EX Buy Dropped By Indonesia
With Rafale deliveries underway, Indonesia has stepped away from its previous plan to buy up to 24 F-15EX Eagle IIs.
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