---
title: "Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Report On This Week"
description: "We can talk about space-launch motherships, tiny submachine guns, geopolitics, Airwolf, strategy—you know, no big whoop."
date: "2019-01-25"
modified: "2019-01-25"
authors:
  - name: "Tyler Rogoway"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.twz.com/authors/tyler-rogoway.md"
url: "https://www.twz.com/26175/bunker-talk-lets-chat-about-all-the-stories-we-did-and-didnt-report-on-this-week-6"
categories:
  - "Bunker Talk"
  - "News & Features"
tags:
  - "BSing"
  - "Bunker Talk"
  - "Off Topic"
  - "Open Forum"
  - "Open Thread"
  - "Weekend Chat"
---

# Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Report On This Week

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*www.twz.com*

We had some big news items this week. Russia's unmanned combat air vehicle [breaking cover was a huge deal](<https://www.twz.com/26146/detailed-new-photos-of-russias-hunter-unmanned-combat-air-vehicle-emerge-our-analysis.md>) and the [decaying situation in Venezuela](<https://www.twz.com/26143/if-the-u-s-has-to-pull-its-diplomats-out-of-venezuela-heres-how-they-would-do-it.md>) is looking more and more like a breeding ground for another proxy squabble between the U.S. and Russia. We also tackled some fun topics, including [shadowy space-launch motherships](<https://www.twz.com/26156/is-this-concept-art-of-a-mysterious-space-launch-mothership-a-missing-link-in-area-51s-past.md>), [aggressor jet paint jobs](<https://www.twz.com/26090/nellis-afb-wing-boss-talks-to-us-about-his-novel-aggressor-paint-job-facebook-contest-and-more.md>), [tiny submachine guns](<https://www.twz.com/26124/sig-sauers-tiny-copperhead-submachine-gun-looks-made-for-the-u-s-armys-requirements.md>), and most important, we [celebrated Airwolf's 35th birthday](<https://www.twz.com/26122/airwolf-pretty-much-shaped-my-life-and-it-turns-35-years-old-today.md>)!

Still, there were many stories we didn't get to. But it's not too late.

Welcome to Bunker Talk!

We can discuss the fact that Boeing just delivered their still very much imperfect tanker to the USAF:

https://twitter.com/_/status/1088815577551028231

https://twitter.com/_/status/1088968822789414912

https://twitter.com/_/status/1088823958462357506

Or we can talk about the fact that the RAF will soon retire the Tornado.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1088836209760194562

How about this pic showing just how huge the T-14 Armata tank is?

https://twitter.com/_/status/1088867426677280770

Then again, maybe we should just sit back and watch the 1st Cav make things go bang!

https://youtube.com/embed/9Ibn6JT2oQ4

Once again, this is an entirely open exercise, so let's enjoy some pointed debate and have some laughs.

Let's get after it!

*Contact the author: Tyler@thedrive.com*

## Author
Tyler’s passion is the study of military technology, strategy, as well as foreign policy, and he has fostered a dominant voice on those topics in the defense and national security space. Tyler was the creator of the hugely popular defense site *Foxtrot Alpha* before developing *TWZ*, which he continues to lead as the Editor-In-Chief to this day.

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