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F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity
Cold War

F-102 Delta Dagger’s Weapons Bays Combined Rockets And Missiles In A Feat Of Cold War Ingenuity

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Drug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting Drones
South America

Drug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Historic Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two Navies
India

Historic Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two Navies

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E
United Kingdom

Strike Eagle Pilot Gives A Detailed Walk Around Tour Of An F-15E

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Forgotten Fireball Made The First Jet-Powered Carrier Landing By Accident
People

The Forgotten Fireball Made The First Jet-Powered Carrier Landing By Accident

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Area 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm Future
U.S. Homeland

Area 51 Has A Huge New Hangar Facility That Points To A Drone Swarm Future

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing
U.S. Homeland

The Full Story On That Oregon F-15 That Fired Its Missiles Into The Sea Before Landing

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds
Lasers

Blasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented Speeds

By Brett Tingley

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Here’s Why The Destroyer USS Kidd Was Flying A Huge Pirate Flag As It Pulled Into Port
U.S. Homeland

Here’s Why The Destroyer USS Kidd Was Flying A Huge Pirate Flag As It Pulled Into Port

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is
U.S. Homeland

The Air Force’s Secret Next Gen Air Dominance Demonstrator Isn’t What You Think It Is

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets
Simulation

Fighter Pilots Could Soon Train To Dogfight Against Virtual Projections Of Adversary Jets

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea
Cold War

Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Notoriously Shy RQ-170 Spy Drone Lands At Its Skunk Works Birthplace
U.S. Homeland

Notoriously Shy RQ-170 Spy Drone Lands At Its Skunk Works Birthplace

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

From NASA To Amtrak, These Are All The Government Agencies With Tactical Teams
Secret Service

From NASA To Amtrak, These Are All The Government Agencies With Tactical Teams

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Mysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In Guam
U.S. Homeland

Mysterious Drone Incursions Have Occurred Over U.S. THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Battery In Guam

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Little Model Shop That Played A Big Role In Killing Osama Bin Laden
U.S. Homeland

The Little Model Shop That Played A Big Role In Killing Osama Bin Laden

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard Base
U.S. Homeland

How This F-117 Ended Up Nesting With An F-15 Alert Jet At Portland Air Guard Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off
China

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The Pentagon
China

How China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The Pentagon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

You Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000
WWII

You Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes
Cold War

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Boeing Just Sold The Superyacht You Didn’t Even Know They Owned
Foreign VVIP Transport

Boeing Just Sold The Superyacht You Didn’t Even Know They Owned

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond Movie
People

How Israel Got This MiG-21 That Sean Connery Posed Next To Was Like A Real-Life Bond Movie

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron
U.S. Homeland

Pilots Provide Fascinating Commentary On Video Of America’s Secret Red Eagles MiG Squadron

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s
U.S. Homeland

New Aggressor Squadron At Nellis Air Force Base Will Have Both F-16s And F-35s

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The State Department Is Now Warning Of Impending Drone Attacks And How To Survive Them
U.S. Homeland

The State Department Is Now Warning Of Impending Drone Attacks And How To Survive Them

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Britain’s Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been Retired
Cold War

Britain’s Cold War-Era Monster Destroyer Has Finally Been Retired

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space Revolver
Cold War

The TOZ-81 ‘Mars’ Gun Was The Soviet Union’s Ultimate Space Revolver

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Her Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air Force
South America

Her Majesty’s Death Ray: How The AIM-9L Sidewinder Vanquished The Argentine Air Force

By Rowland White

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped
U.S. Homeland

The Navy’s First Aegis Warship USS Ticonderoga Is Being Scrapped

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In September
U.S. Homeland

Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport Had A Mysteriously Busy Week In September

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting
Electronic Warfare/Countermeasures

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Why The Destroyer USS Paul Hamilton Came Home Flying A Crescent Moon Flag And A Long Pennant
U.S. Homeland

Why The Destroyer USS Paul Hamilton Came Home Flying A Crescent Moon Flag And A Long Pennant

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Russia Still Uses This Cold War Relic Of An Underground Anti-Ship Missile System In Crimea
Cold War

Russia Still Uses This Cold War Relic Of An Underground Anti-Ship Missile System In Crimea

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of Service
Vietnam War

The AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of Service

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set
U.S. Homeland

This F-22 Raptor Wing Tank Storage Facility Looks Like A Science Fiction Movie Set

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade
Procurement

The A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A Decade

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

This Is The Elite Unit That Raided The Tanker Threatened By Stowaways Off The UK Coast
United Kingdom

This Is The Elite Unit That Raided The Tanker Threatened By Stowaways Off The UK Coast

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Northrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous Drones
Drones

Northrop Grumman’s Plan To Replace The MQ-9 Reaper With Stealthy Autonomous Drones

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Russia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its Weapons
Russia

Russia’s Strategic Bomber Trio Poses With Nearly All Its Weapons

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

What It’s Really Like Piloting Private Jets For The Rich And Famous
Civil Aviation

What It’s Really Like Piloting Private Jets For The Rich And Famous

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII
WWII

The Amazing Story Of How This Nazi Recon Plane Ended Up Being Tested In The U.S. During WWII

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms
Japan

So Long, Samurai: Japan Bids Farewell To Its Final Frontline Phantoms

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

America’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa Possible
United Kingdom

America’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa Possible

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die
United Kingdom

The Amazing Tale Of Bravo November, The British Chinook Helicopter That Refused To Die

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents
Cold War

New Insights Into Mysterious Soviet ‘Dome Of Light’ Phenomenon In Declassified Documents

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard
U.S. Homeland

MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Youngest World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Threw Himself On Two Grenades And Lived
People

The Youngest World War II Medal Of Honor Recipient Threw Himself On Two Grenades And Lived

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

First AH-64E Apaches Arrive In UK, Will Serve As New Carriers’ Other Strike Capability
United Kingdom

First AH-64E Apaches Arrive In UK, Will Serve As New Carriers’ Other Strike Capability

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Everything We Know So Far About The Assassination Of ‘The Father Of Iran’s Nuclear Bomb’
Iran

Everything We Know So Far About The Assassination Of ‘The Father Of Iran’s Nuclear Bomb’

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 27, 2020

Bunker Talk: Happy Turkey Day Edition!
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Happy Turkey Day Edition!

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 26, 2020

This Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 Hind
Cold War

This Soviet Twin-Rotor Helicopter Design Was A High-Speed Rival To The Mi-24 Hind

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 25, 2020

Taiwan Is Finally Set To Build The New Diesel-Electric Submarines It Desperately Needs
Taiwan

Taiwan Is Finally Set To Build The New Diesel-Electric Submarines It Desperately Needs

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 25, 2020

Oil Tanker In Red Sea Struck In Mine Attack With Similarities To Past Iranian Strikes
Red Sea

Oil Tanker In Red Sea Struck In Mine Attack With Similarities To Past Iranian Strikes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 25, 2020

Russian-Supplied, Mercenary-Flown Su-24 Combat Jets Appear In Libyan National Army Video
Russia

Russian-Supplied, Mercenary-Flown Su-24 Combat Jets Appear In Libyan National Army Video

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 24, 2020

U.S. Navy Denies Russian Warship Forced Its Destroyer Out Of Disputed Pacific Waters
Indo-Pacific

U.S. Navy Denies Russian Warship Forced Its Destroyer Out Of Disputed Pacific Waters

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 24, 2020

Here’s Who Bought Paul Allen’s Pristine MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter
Civil Aviation

Here’s Who Bought Paul Allen’s Pristine MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 24, 2020

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Say They Struck Saudi Oil Facility With New Type Of Cruise Missile
Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Say They Struck Saudi Oil Facility With New Type Of Cruise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 23, 2020

The A-10 Warthog Demo Team Executed A Huge Flare Dump To End Its Air Show Season
U.S. Homeland

The A-10 Warthog Demo Team Executed A Huge Flare Dump To End Its Air Show Season

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 23, 2020

F-15E Strike Eagle’s New Electronic Warfare Suite Put To The Test In Major Exercise
Electronic Warfare/Countermeasures

F-15E Strike Eagle’s New Electronic Warfare Suite Put To The Test In Major Exercise

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 21, 2020

Check Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In Formation
U.S. Homeland

Check Out These Stunning Images Of All Four Air Force Tactical Demo Team Jets In Formation

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 21, 2020

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 21, 2020

Check Out These Navy Special Operators Deploying An Underwater Scout Drone
Europe

Check Out These Navy Special Operators Deploying An Underwater Scout Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 20, 2020

The Navy Wants To Stand Up A New Fleet Aimed At Deterring China In The Indian Ocean
Australia

The Navy Wants To Stand Up A New Fleet Aimed At Deterring China In The Indian Ocean

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 20, 2020