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Two massive steel doors weighing 30 tons each are among the devices that will seal off the North American Air Defense Command's underground combat operations center in the event of an attack, shown Jan. 26, 1966. The doors, 26 inches thick, are installed in 17-feet thick reinforced concrete barriers in the tunnel leading go the defense command post inside Cheyenne Mountain, near Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo)
Bunker Talk

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

Good times deep underground!

Tank Bahkmut
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Small Town Near Bakhmut Recaptured

Ukraine continues to try to pin down Russian forces near Bakhmut, tying up forces away from the main thrust of its counteroffensive.

Maybach Kim Train Russia
North Korea

Kim Jong Un’s Maybach Limo Seen Squeezing Into His Armored Train

You really, REALLY don't want to scratch the dictator of North Korea's smuggled-in custom Maybach limousine.

North Korean Leader Kim visits KnAAPO
North Korea

Will Russia Trade Fighter Jets For North Korean Artillery Shells?

Kim Jong Un examined high-end Russian fighters as concerns mount that it will supply Russia with gobs of ammunition for the war in Ukraine.

NORAD EADS
U.S. Air Force

North American Airspace Defense Getting Cloud-Based Backbone Next Month

Cloud-based command-and-control for air defense over North America is set to be declared operational next month.

Yevpatoriya attack
News & Features

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims It Knocked Out S-400 In Crimea

Ukrainian attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea appear to have taken their next high-profile victim, an S-400 air defense system.

MQ-25 Boeing
News & Features

Our First Look At Boeing’s Pre-Production MQ-25 Stingray

The new video shows the MQ-25 airframe moving from the production line to static testing at Boeing's St. Louis plant.

The U.S. is learning lessons from Ukrainian attacks on Russian air defenses.
News & Features

New Lessons U.S. Is Learning From The Air War Over Ukraine

Ukrainian attacks are helping the U.S. learn about Russian air defense capabilities, but Russia is learning too, a top general says.

RUSSIAN FLANKER
News & Features

Russian Su-27’s Missile Missed RC-135 Spy Plane After Deliberate Launch: Report

The latest revelations about the 2022 incident suggest the Russian Su-27 pilot followed up with a second missile, to try and down the RC-135.

F-35 getting airborne
News & Features

Fight’s On! Inside The Rebooted William Tell Fighter Competition

Throwing F-15, F-22, and F-35 crews into competition with one another aims to take high-end air combat training to another level.

KIM AND PUTIN
North Korea

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Warns North Korea, Russia Against Arms Deals

Kim Jong Un made a rare foreign trip to Russia, amid U.S. fears that he has agreed to send weapons for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

Chinese J-20 aircraft on the runway
People's Liberation Army (China)

China’s J-20 Isn’t A “Dominating Aircraft,” USAF General Says

The Pacific Air Forces chief isn't too concerned about China's J-20 stealth fighter that he says is based on "stolen" U.S. technology.

CCA F-22
NGAD

Collaborative Air Combat Drones Will Head To Pacific En Masse

A new Air Force strategy highlights major advantages offered by drones collaborating with fighters in future high-end fights in the Pacific.

SEVASTOPOL ATTACK
Russian Navy

Russian Submarine, Landing Ship Struck In Attack On Sevastopol

Russia says cruise missiles and drone boats were used in the overnight attack that left the Black Sea Fleet port in occupied Crimea ablaze.

Saab remote base Gripen
Ukraine

Sweden Considering Donating JAS 39 Gripens To Ukraine: Report

Swedish Gripens could bring great capabilities to Ukraine's fight, alongside F-16s being donated from NATO countries.

For the very beginning, the B-21 Raider stealth bomber program has been about much more than only the bomber itself.
NGAD

B-21 ‘Family Of Systems’ Details Emerge, Engine Test Runs Start

Since its inception, the B-21 Raider stealth bomber program has always been about much more than just the bomber itself.

Jackdaw
United Kingdom

Britain’s New Jackdaw Combat Drone Aims To Be “Disposable”

QinetiQ has unveiled a concept for a multirole jet-powered drone that it says will be cheap enough to be expendable in battle.

B-21 Raider Side View
B-21

B-21 Raider Seen Like Never Before In New Images

We have just been given our first side view of Northrop Grumman's B-21 Raider stealth bomber, an aircraft that remains cloaked in secrecy.

Royal Navy Long Patrol Vanguard SSBN
Boomers (SSBNs)

Vanguard Submarine Arrives Home Absolutely Caked In Algae

The Royal Navy nuclear ballistic missile boat looked like a sea monster that had emerged from a long slumber at the bottom of the ocean.

The US Air Force's Air Mobility Command is still pushing ahead with an idea to turn its KC-135 aerial refueling tankers into drone motherships.
KC-135

KC-135 Tankers Being Eyed For Drone Launcher Role

Drones launched from KC-135 tankers could be used in a multitude of ways, including as decoys and remote sensors.