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Boeing stealth transport tanker
U.S. Air Force

Stealthy Tanker-Transport Aircraft Concept Unveiled By Boeing

A new advanced airlifter concept from Boeing with stealth features reflects growing demand for more survivable cargo and tanker aircraft.

B-52 Juniper
Israel

Biggest U.S.-Israel War Games Ever Are Underway

The massive exercise spans land, sea, air, and space and definitely serves as a warning to Iran.

M1 Abrams Tanks In U.S. Inventory Have Armor Too Secret To Send To Ukraine
M1 Abrams

M1 Abrams Tanks In U.S. Inventory Have Armor Too Secret To Send To Ukraine

M1 tanks will be heading to Ukraine, but they can't just be pulled from U.S. stocks due to their sensitive armor.

M1 Abrams
Leopard

M1 Abrams And Leopard 2 Tanks Will Officially Be Headed To Ukraine

It was a long time coming, but the decisions to send Abrams and Leopard 2 are big steps to drastically upgrading Ukraine's tank arsenal.

Ukraine Air Force
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims New Combat Aircraft Has Been Determined

The Ukrainian Air Force spokesman didn't say what type of aircraft, but did say money has been set aside for pilot training already.

Advanced Block 70 F-16 Viper flies for the first time
F-16

First Block 70 F-16 Has Flown From Lockheed’s New South Carolina Plant

Demand has grown for new-build F-16s, with 128 currently on order and more likely to follow.

Up To 50 M1 Abrams Tanks Could Be Headed To Ukraine: Reports (Updated)
M1 Abrams

Up To 50 M1 Abrams Tanks Could Be Headed To Ukraine: Reports (Updated)

U.S. Abrams tanks for Ukraine would reportedly be part of a larger deal that also includes Leopard 2s from Germany and others.

F9F Mig15 Royce Williams
U.S. Navy

Navy Pilot Who Secretly Killed Four MiGs On One Mission Finally Recognized

Capt. E. Royce Williams shot down four Soviet MiG-15 jets in a single mission over Korea, but his achievement was obscured for decades.

CF-1 lift with VMX-1 CH-53K
U.S. Marine Corps

New USMC CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Sling-Loads An F-35 (Updated)

The U.S. military's heaviest-lifting helicopter continues to show off its abilities, this time taking an F-35C for a ride.

Piasecki Aircraft Corporations PA-97 experimental heavy-lift Helistat
Airships & Blimps

The Monstrous Helistat Flew Just About As Good As It Looked

The giant blimp with four surplus helicopters attached to it had a tragic end, but the concept behind it was certainly ambitious.

Russian Tanks Firing
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Why Capturing The Small Town Of Kreminna Matters

Taking Kreminna could bust open the lines in Luhansk and put pressure on Russian forces advancing on Bakhmut.

Rare Look At Nuclear Reactor Inside Russian Ballistic Missile Submarine
Russian Navy

Rare Look At Nuclear Reactor Inside Russian Ballistic Missile Submarine

Reactors inside nuclear-powered submarines are very sensitive pieces of equipment and it's highly unusual for a navy to publicize them.

DANISH F-16
F-16

Watch Nine F-16s Make A Crazy-Looking ‘Attack’ On A Danish Airbase

While this is not how you would go about destroying an airfield nowadays, the result is nothing short of spectacular.

Ukraine Sea King UK
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Donated Sea King Helicopter Makes Debut Near Black Sea

New video shows the ex-Royal Navy helicopter sporting Ukrainian blue and gold for the first time during operations near the Black Sea.

US-APOLLO XI-CONTROL ROOM
Bunker Talk

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

Get ready to watch something amazing.

Russian troop deaths
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Casualties “Significantly Well Over 100k” Says Top U.S. General

General Milley said the losses on both sides are horrendous and that it will only end via negotiation once Russia has left Ukraine.

F-15EX First Operational Units Will Not Get Conformal Fuel Tanks (Updated)
F-15

F-15EX First Operational Units Will Not Get Conformal Fuel Tanks (Updated)

A Pentagon report reveals that much-touted range-extending conformal fuel tanks will not be found on the first F-15EXs that enter service.

F-16 Ukraine
F-16

Dutch Open To Transferring F-16 Jets To Ukraine (Updated)

Ukrainian pleas for modern Western fighter jets have so far come to nothing, but the Dutch now say they're open to giving them F-16s.

Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Tanks

No Western Tanks For Ukraine Announced After Allies Meet In Germany

While tanks were not on the list of donations, top U.S. general says Ukraine has the armor it needs to go on the offensive.

Stryker Combat Vehicles Will Be Headed To Ukraine From U.S.
Stryker

Stryker Combat Vehicles Will Be Headed To Ukraine From U.S.

Another $2.5 billion in U.S. military aid for Ukraine is packed with armored vehicles, air defense assets, artillery ammunition, and more.