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Hawker Hunter ATAC
U.S. Navy

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Pilot Recounts Ejection Right Out Of Top Gun

A dangerous encounter with an F-35 ended with Roderick Kurtz pulling the ejection handle of the Hawker Hunter he was flying over the Pacific.

Balloon Shot Down Search
Canada

Why Wreckage Of The Three Shot Down Objects Is So Hard To Find

The circumstances of the Chinese spy balloon's downing were very different than the other three, and recovering them will be much tougher.

Broken AARO? Pentagon UAP Office’s Role Questioned Following Shootdowns
U.S. Homeland

Broken AARO? Pentagon UAP Office’s Role Questioned Following Shootdowns

Concerns about odd aerial objects that might pose threats to the U.S. is exactly why the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office exists.

Ukraine claims fuel surplus.
Russia

Ukraine Bought ‘All The Gas Trucks Available In Europe’ To Keep Fueled (Updated)

Thanks to a massive influx from the U.S. and other allies, and buying thousands of fuel trucks, Ukraine says it has plenty of fuel.

UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Maintenance Test Flight
UH-60

UH-60 Black Hawk Falls Out Of The Sky In Alabama

The helicopter crashed at around 3:00 P.M. local time and video has emerged of it falling vertically to the ground.

Balloons Shot Down Over Ukraine Point To New Russian Tactics
Russia

Balloons Shot Down Over Ukraine Point To New Russian Tactics

Cheap balloons with radar reflectors could expose useful details about Ukrainian air defenses and bait them into wasting valuable munitions.

Drone seen entering building during recent Israeli security forces raid
Israel

Watch This Eerie Video Of Drone Floating Down Street, Entering Building Before Israeli Raid

The scene looks right out of a dystopian science fiction thriller, but it reportedly occurred during a raid in the West Bank.

ISRAEL MIG-29
Israel

Israel’s Secretive MiG-29 Fulcrum Test Program

In a little-known initiative, Israel tested three MiG-29 jets against its own frontline fighters to gain an edge over its adversaries.

Trench warfare in the Donbas
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Front Lines ‘Quite Stable’ Top U.S. General Says

So far, the Russian offensive is largely a "grinding battle of attrition" in and around Bakhmut, Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley said.

MiG-21 LANCER
Eastern Europe

Balloon-Like Object Closed Down Moldova’s Airspace Next To Ukraine Today

The mysterious balloon-like object appeared over Moldova and Romania amid reports that Russia is launching radar-confusing balloon decoys over Ukraine.

The U.S. government turned over more than a million rounds of small arms ammunition seized during an interdiction in the Gulf of Oman last year.
Iran

Seized Iranian Weapons Could Go To Ukraine: Report

The U.S. government has thousands of guns, millions of rounds of ammo, and more that's been seized heading from Iran to Yemen.

Project Convergence 2022
M1 Abrams

M1 Abrams Tank Tested With Artificial Intelligence Targeting System

The Advanced Targeting and Lethality Aided System provides tank operators with computer-generated target and fire options.

Russians are closer to capturing Bakhmut
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia’s Offensive Has Begun Says NATO Chief

As Russia gets closer to capturing Bakhmut, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says its long-awaited offensive in the east is underway.

F-16 BALLOON INTERCEPT
F-16

Listen To F-16 Pilots Intercept The Octagon Object Over Lake Huron

The Viper pilots involved in the incident provide some insightful observations on the mysterious craft that was shot down.

U.S. Scrambles To Get A Handle On Mysterious Aerial Incursions (Updated)
China

U.S. Scrambles To Get A Handle On Mysterious Aerial Incursions (Updated)

There have been four shootdowns in U.S. and Canadian airspace in just over a week, but American officials still have few answers to give.

AN-S1 medium-altitude balloon
Cold War

Russia Also Has A Fleet Of Spy Balloons

Balloons were an important component of the Soviet Union's arsenal, for everything from spying to bombing, and Russia still uses them today.

Octagonal Object shoot down Lake Huron
F-16

F-16 Shoots Down “Octagonal Object” Over Lake Huron (Updated)

For the third time in three days, an unknown object has been shot down, a U.S. Rep. from Michigan said Sunday.

F-22 shoot down
F-22

F-22 Shoots Down Another Object, This Time Over Canada (Updated)

F-22 Raptors under the control of NORAD have now shot down two objects in North American airspace within a day, three in the last week.

Odesa Drone Boat
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: This May Be Russia’s First Kamikaze Drone Boat Attack

If confirmed, the attack on a bridge south of Odesa would mark the first known use of this type of weapon by Russian forces.

Performance in Aldwych Tube Station, 1940
Bunker Talk

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

Come one, come all!