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Here’s the USMC’s Plan for ‘Lightning Carriers’ Brimming With F-35Bs
Procurement

Here’s the USMC’s Plan for ‘Lightning Carriers’ Brimming With F-35Bs

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

The U.S. Navy Tried to Turn Whale Songs Into Secret Code
Cold War

The U.S. Navy Tried to Turn Whale Songs Into Secret Code

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

The State Department’s Armored Vehicle Program Is a Mess
U.S. Homeland

The State Department’s Armored Vehicle Program Is a Mess

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

This Small, Obscure U.S. Navy Unit Hunts Terrorists and Smugglers
Terrorism

This Small, Obscure U.S. Navy Unit Hunts Terrorists and Smugglers

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Watch These Old World War II Bombers Launch Target Drones
Cold War

Watch These Old World War II Bombers Launch Target Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army Turned Hueys Into “Mad Bombers”
Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army Turned Hueys Into “Mad Bombers”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Letters Of Last Resort Are Post-Apocalyptic Orders for UK Vanguard Sub Crews
United Kingdom

Letters Of Last Resort Are Post-Apocalyptic Orders for UK Vanguard Sub Crews

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

How To Fight To Win In The F-14, A-4 and F-5 At The Navy’s Topgun School
Confessions Of Series

How To Fight To Win In The F-14, A-4 and F-5 At The Navy’s Topgun School

By Paul Nickell And Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Japan Goes Back To The Future With Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Submarines
Japan

Japan Goes Back To The Future With Lithium-Ion Battery Powered Submarines

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

The Pentagon Has Slowly Fallen In Love With H&K’s Take On The AR-15
Procurement

The Pentagon Has Slowly Fallen In Love With H&K’s Take On The AR-15

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

This Is A Rare Shot Of POTUS Inside A Sensitive Compartmented Info Facility
Secret Service

This Is A Rare Shot Of POTUS Inside A Sensitive Compartmented Info Facility

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

A Helicopter Crash Almost Kept Gene Cernan From Going To The Moon
People

A Helicopter Crash Almost Kept Gene Cernan From Going To The Moon

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker
Procurement

The Air Force Desperately Needs A Stealth Tanker

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Why the B-2 Stealth Bomber Was Used to Strike ISIS Camps in Libya
Egypt

Why the B-2 Stealth Bomber Was Used to Strike ISIS Camps in Libya

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

ISIS Drone Dropping Bomblet On Abrams Tank Is A Sign Of What’s To Come
Iraq

ISIS Drone Dropping Bomblet On Abrams Tank Is A Sign Of What’s To Come

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Reagan Invited Thatcher To Join The Top Secret F-117 Program
Cold War

Reagan Invited Thatcher To Join The Top Secret F-117 Program

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

John Glenn’s Combat Nickname Was “Old Magnet Ass” For All The Right Reasons
People

John Glenn’s Combat Nickname Was “Old Magnet Ass” For All The Right Reasons

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Behold the Pioneering A-6C Intruder With its Massive Ventral Sensor Pod
Vietnam War

Behold the Pioneering A-6C Intruder With its Massive Ventral Sensor Pod

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

SAAB’s Viggen Could Stick a Landing and Takeoff Again Like No Other Fighter
Europe

SAAB’s Viggen Could Stick a Landing and Takeoff Again Like No Other Fighter

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

This Shot Is an Example of Veterans’ Unique Dedication to Dedication
WWII

This Shot Is an Example of Veterans’ Unique Dedication to Dedication

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Boeing To End 747 Jumbo Jet Production After More Than 50 Years: Report
Civil Aviation

Boeing To End 747 Jumbo Jet Production After More Than 50 Years: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The “Toxic Death” Paint Scheme Was The F-117 Nighthawk’s Most Outrageous
Desert Storm

The “Toxic Death” Paint Scheme Was The F-117 Nighthawk’s Most Outrageous

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Now the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start Bandwagon
U.S. Homeland

Now the Head Of the USAF Is Jumping On the F-22 Production Re-Start Bandwagon

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The Fascinating Anatomy of the Presidential Motorcade
Presidential Transport

The Fascinating Anatomy of the Presidential Motorcade

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The Revolutionary War Gave Birth To The Age Of Naval Mine Warfare
History

The Revolutionary War Gave Birth To The Age Of Naval Mine Warfare

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Flying the Iconic Swing-Wing F-111 Aardvark at the Height of the Cold War
Cold War

Flying the Iconic Swing-Wing F-111 Aardvark at the Height of the Cold War

By Richard Crandall and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

F-15 Strike Eagles Over Saudi Arabia: Then And Now
Saudi Arabia

F-15 Strike Eagles Over Saudi Arabia: Then And Now

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

All Aboard! The Amazing History Of Presidential Trains
Presidential Transport

All Aboard! The Amazing History Of Presidential Trains

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Yes, Navy SEALs Actually Have “Jet Boots”
Procurement

Yes, Navy SEALs Actually Have “Jet Boots”

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Dealt With the Complexities of War in an Uncanny Fashion
Hollywood

‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ Dealt With the Complexities of War in an Uncanny Fashion

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

M80 Stiletto Is The Pentagon’s Stealthy Little Experimental Ship That Could
Procurement

M80 Stiletto Is The Pentagon’s Stealthy Little Experimental Ship That Could

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Leaving Nuclear Weapons In Turkey Is Just Poor Strategy
Turkey

Leaving Nuclear Weapons In Turkey Is Just Poor Strategy

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Has Watered Down Capabilities, Questionable Future
Procurement

The Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Has Watered Down Capabilities, Questionable Future

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The 10 Best Military Arcade Games of the 80s
U.S. Homeland

The 10 Best Military Arcade Games of the 80s

By Chris Cantle

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

This Nuclear-Capable 1950s Missile Once Delivered the U.S. Mail
Cold War

This Nuclear-Capable 1950s Missile Once Delivered the U.S. Mail

By Chris Cantle

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The Pentagon Envisions a Horrible and Dystopian Metropolis of the Future
U.S. Homeland

The Pentagon Envisions a Horrible and Dystopian Metropolis of the Future

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Pour Out an Iced Tea for Bob Hoover
People

Pour Out an Iced Tea for Bob Hoover

By Chris Cantle

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Russia’s Carrier Was Designed To Be Heavily Armed Even Without Its Air Wing
Cold War

Russia’s Carrier Was Designed To Be Heavily Armed Even Without Its Air Wing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

What It Was Like Flying And Fighting The F-16N Viper, Topgun’s Legendary Hotrod
Confessions Of Series

What It Was Like Flying And Fighting The F-16N Viper, Topgun’s Legendary Hotrod

By Paul Nickell And Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

The Alarming Case of the USAF’s Mysteriously Missing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles
Drones

The Alarming Case of the USAF’s Mysteriously Missing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

How a Small-Town Girl Ended Up in the Cockpit of an A-10 Warthog
Confessions Of Series

How a Small-Town Girl Ended Up in the Cockpit of an A-10 Warthog

By Frank Crebas, Rich Cooper and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Look At These Stunning Photos From Axalp, Switzerland’s Mountaintop Military Air Show
Europe

Look At These Stunning Photos From Axalp, Switzerland’s Mountaintop Military Air Show

By René Vink

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Major Taj “Cabbie” Sareen Is A Hero To Remember On This Memorial Day
People

Major Taj “Cabbie” Sareen Is A Hero To Remember On This Memorial Day

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

King Tut’s Mysterious Black Dagger Was Truly out of This World
Ancient Warfare

King Tut’s Mysterious Black Dagger Was Truly out of This World

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

How To Land A Fighter On An Aircraft Carrier On A Stormy Night
Confessions Of Series

How To Land A Fighter On An Aircraft Carrier On A Stormy Night

By LCDR Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Those Old OV-10 Broncos Sent To Fight ISIS Were Laser Rocket-Slinging Manhunters
Iraq

Those Old OV-10 Broncos Sent To Fight ISIS Were Laser Rocket-Slinging Manhunters

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

On Top Gun‘s 30th Anniversary, We Talk to a Topgun Instructor Who Worked on the ’80s Masterpiece
Confessions Of Series

On Top Gun‘s 30th Anniversary, We Talk to a Topgun Instructor Who Worked on the ’80s Masterpiece

By Dave “Bio” Baranek and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

F-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air Force
Procurement

F-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 2, 2020

Here’s What Those Mysterious Helicopters That Woke Up The Oregon Coast Were Doing
U.S. Homeland

Here’s What Those Mysterious Helicopters That Woke Up The Oregon Coast Were Doing

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Navy Will Mothball Its First Four Littoral Combat Ships In Nine Months If Congress Lets It
U.S. Homeland

Navy Will Mothball Its First Four Littoral Combat Ships In Nine Months If Congress Lets It

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 2, 2020

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago
Cold War

The Air Force Almost Got A Near Hypersonic Radar Plane Killing Cruise Missile Decades Ago

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

This Arizona Sheriff’s Office Returned Most Of Its Russian-Designed “Traumatic Pistols”
Russia

This Arizona Sheriff’s Office Returned Most Of Its Russian-Designed “Traumatic Pistols”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

F-16 Viper Fighter Jet Has Crashed At Shaw Air Force Base In South Carolina (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

F-16 Viper Fighter Jet Has Crashed At Shaw Air Force Base In South Carolina (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 1, 2020

Airlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of Guam
Indo-Pacific

Airlifters Packed With Paratroopers Just Practiced A Sudden Long-Range Invasion Of Guam

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 1, 2020

Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives
Lasers

Air Force Hits Major Snags With Fighter And Missile Defense Airborne Laser Initiatives

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 1, 2020

The Cultural Differences Between Serving On America’s Three Types Of Nuclear Submarines
U.S. Homeland

The Cultural Differences Between Serving On America’s Three Types Of Nuclear Submarines

By Aaron Amick

Posted on Jun 30, 2020

Here’s Who’s In The Running To Build The Royal Air Force’s First Loyal Wingman Drones
United Kingdom

Here’s Who’s In The Running To Build The Royal Air Force’s First Loyal Wingman Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2020

Mysterious Wave Glider Spotted Off Florida Keys Had Electronic Intel Gathering System (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Mysterious Wave Glider Spotted Off Florida Keys Had Electronic Intel Gathering System (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 30, 2020

Army Releases Ultra Rare Video Showing Green Berets Training In Taiwan
Taiwan

Army Releases Ultra Rare Video Showing Green Berets Training In Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 29, 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 Jun 27, 2020

Here Are The Air Force’s Reports On Aircrew Encounters With Unidentified Flying Craft
UAP

Here Are The Air Force’s Reports On Aircrew Encounters With Unidentified Flying Craft

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 26, 2020

Incredible Lecture By F-14 Designer Explains Why The Tomcat Owes A Lot To The F-111
People

Incredible Lecture By F-14 Designer Explains Why The Tomcat Owes A Lot To The F-111

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 26, 2020

Behold The Controversial $1.1M Paint Job On The United Kingdom’s Version Of Air Force One (Updated)
United Kingdom

Behold The Controversial $1.1M Paint Job On The United Kingdom’s Version Of Air Force One (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 25, 2020

Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program
Drones

Glitzy Air Force Video Lays Out “Skyborg” Artificial Intelligence Combat Drone Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 25, 2020