---
title: "Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Report On This Week"
description: "We can talk about Night Stalker choppers, Russian super weapons from the Cold War, geopolitics, F-15Xs, strategy—you know, no big whoop."
date: "2019-02-08"
modified: "2019-02-08"
authors:
  - name: "Tyler Rogoway"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.twz.com/authors/tyler-rogoway"
url: "https://www.twz.com/26425/bunker-talk-lets-chat-about-all-the-stories-we-did-and-didnt-report-on-this-week-8"
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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This was one heck of a week here at *The War Zone.* We had an [exclusive update on the F-15X](<https://www.twz.com/26305/f-15x-will-come-in-two-variants-and-no-it-wont-cost-100m-per-copy>), a procurement initiative that has materialized exactly as we said it. We also exposed what is appearing more and more like a [genuine highly-secretive superweapon](<https://www.twz.com/26356/mysterious-russian-dome-of-light-baffled-us-spy-plane-pilot-during-cold-war-missions>) that Russia was testing in the 1980s. But above all else, this week was dominated by the [sudden appearance](<https://www.twz.com/26336/a-navy-p-8-poseidon-jet-has-been-flying-mysterious-circles-over-los-angeles-for-hours>) of the [160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment](<https://www.twz.com/26360/amazing-video-of-blacked-out-night-stalker-helicopters-buzzing-low-over-downtown-la-street>) over [Downtown Los Angeles](<https://www.twz.com/26379/watch-night-stalker-choppers-descend-in-unison-into-small-parking-lot-near-staples-center>) and [Long Beach](<https://www.twz.com/26405/you-have-to-see-this-crazy-photo-of-a-night-stalker-mh-6-dropping-commandos-on-long-beach>). In between, we talked about [yellow submarines](<https://www.twz.com/26380/this-u-s-navy-yellow-submarine-was-a-target-shaped-like-a-north-korean-midget-sub>), [secret MiG adversary squadrons](<https://www.twz.com/26372/usaf-mini-documentary-takes-you-behind-the-scenes-of-its-top-secret-cold-war-mig-squadron>), [pocket-sized drones](<https://www.twz.com/26359/the-pocket-sized-black-hornet-drone-is-about-to-change-army-operations-forever>), and [much more](<https://www.twz.com/26303/there-is-a-b-1b-bomber-with-a-red-colored-custom-cockpit>).

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

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 get to. In other words, literally an off-topic thread.

We can talk about Pro Publica's incredibly in-depth piece on the Navy's tragic ship collisions:

https://twitter.com/\_/status/1093369141543743488

Or we can all marvel at Qatar's new Rafales' paint scheme:

https://twitter.com/\_/status/1093126009321414656

Giving Dan Crenshaw proper attention for his insanely on point eyepatch game is also a must:

https://twitter.com/\_/status/1093016699497000961

Then again, maybe this Tornado flyby is all that really matters:

https://twitter.com/\_/status/1092608161717149696

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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