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Aircraft From Area 51 Are Flying In Latest Air Force Red Flag Exercise
Red Flag

Aircraft From Area 51 Are Flying In Latest Air Force Red Flag Exercise

It is extremely unusual for aircraft flying from the top-secret Area 51 test facility at Groom Lake to directly participate in Red Flag.

Robot dog with submachine gun
Submachine Guns

This Submachine Gun-Equipped Robot Dog Goes Full John Wick At Shooting Range

This robot dog spraying rounds seems like a scene right out of a dystopian techno-thriller, but it's likely a glimpse of what's to come.

Chinese torpedo
China

China’s Nuclear Powered Super Long-Range Torpedo Concept Fits Concerning Pattern

The torpedoes would be powered by disposable nuclear reactors, which would be dumped on the sea floor, and could travel over 6,000 miles.

Giving A-10 Warthogs To Ukraine Isn’t Off The Table
A-10

Giving A-10 Warthogs To Ukraine Isn’t Off The Table

Top U.S. Air Force officials have left the door open to the possibility of transferring some of the iconic Warthogs to Ukraine.

Watch F/A-18 Super Hornets Complete Ski-Jump Tests For Indian Navy (Updated)
F/A-18

Watch F/A-18 Super Hornets Complete Ski-Jump Tests For Indian Navy (Updated)

A dogfight between Dassault's Rafale and Boeing's Super Hornet over an Indian naval fighter contract for dozens of jets is intensifying.

Tempest Design
United Kingdom

Let’s Look At The UK’s Plan To Fly A Tempest Fighter Demonstrator In Just Five Years

A new look at what the Tempest fighter might look like has also been revealed as Japan eyes joining the program.

Claims Swirl Around The Fate Of Russia’s Last Huge Typhoon Class Submarine
Russia

Claims Swirl Around The Fate Of Russia’s Last Huge Typhoon Class Submarine

The story of Russia's iconic Typhoon class submarines looks to be getting closer to its conclusion.

RQ-4D Italy
NATO

Inside The NATO Alliance’s RQ-4D “Phoenix” Drone Operations

NATO's high-flying drone operations ramp up as its capabilities have never been in higher demand due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

F-35
Eastern Europe

War In Ukraine Pushes Czechs To Buy F-35s

With an eye on the war raging in Ukraine, the Czech Republic looks set to become the next member of the growing European F-35 community.

Mysterious Pod Carried By Air Force Reaper Drone That Crashed In Romania
Q-9

Mysterious Pod Carried By Air Force Reaper Drone That Crashed In Romania

The MQ-9 drone that went down in Romania recently was carrying a pod similar to one on another U.S. Reaper that crashed in Syria.

Boom Supersonic Overture
U.S. Homeland

Boom’s Overture Supersonic Airliner Gains Northrop Grumman As Military Partner

The supersonic Overture jet, originally conceptualized for the commercial sector, is being eyed for military applications by Northrop Grumman.

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer
U.S. Homeland

How The New Hypersonic Weapons Tracking Constellation Will Work

A $1.3B deal announced on Monday will expand a program to send hundreds of satellites into orbit for tracking hypersonic weapons.

M270 Ukraine
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Defense Chief Wants Advanced Weapons Testing Against Russians

Ukraine wants to be an arena in which more-powerful nations prove out weapons in real-world combat against Russian forces.

VH-60N over israel
Presidential Transport

Israeli Black Hawks Escort Marine One In These Stunning Images

The flight over Jerusalem is likely the last time the VH-60N "White Hawk" graces the skies over Israel, or the Middle East, as Marine One.

ROKAF_KF-21_FIRST_FLIGHT
South Korea

South Korea’s KF-21 Homegrown Advanced Fighter Just Took To The Air

The latest milestone in the fast-paced KF-21 program saw the advanced jet fighter prototype make its first flight at Korea’s Sacheon Airport.

J-10D Big Spine
China

China’s J-10 Fighter Spotted In New ‘Big Spine’ Configuration (Updated)

The modification to China's J-10 fighter follows along a very similar evolutionary path as its counterpart, the American F-16.

HH and Mi24
HH-60

New HH-60W Rescue Helicopter Had Its First Dogfight With An Mi-24 Hind

Flying against realistic adversary aircraft isn't just for fighters, combat search and rescue helo crews need to be ready for any encounter.

Su34 Ukraine SHot Down
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Appears To Shoot Down Its Own Su-34 Strike Fighter

Friendly fire likely claimed one of Russia's most advanced Su-34 'Hellduck' fighter-bombers during a mission over eastern Ukraine.

KC-46 single pilot operations
KC-46

Single Pilot KC-46 Tanker Operations Eyed By Air Force For Major Conflicts

Air Force KC-46As could be allowed to fly with just a pilot and a boom operator in a high-end fight If the new concept is approved.

Amanda "Stalin" Lee
U.S. Navy

Meet Lt. Amanda “Stalin” Lee, First Woman Blue Angels Jet Demo Pilot

Currently a single-ship Super Hornet demo pilot, Lt. Amanda Lee has enlisted roots and is now about to make history with the Blue Angels.