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Blue Angels
U.S. Navy

First Woman Blue Angels Jet Demonstration Pilot Selected (Updated)

The iconic Navy aerobatic team has made history by selecting its first woman member of its core six-jet display cadre.

Iran Drone Ship
Iran

Iran Unveils Ominous New Naval ‘Drone-Carrier Division’

The unit, supported by drone-laden ships and submarines, is another sign of the asymmetric capabilities unmanned aerial vehicles provide.

Missiles Clobber A Retired U.S. Navy Frigate During RIMPAC
U.S. Navy

Missiles Clobber A Retired U.S. Navy Frigate During RIMPAC

U.S., Canadian, Malaysian, and Australian forces deep-sixed the former USS Rodney M. Davis (FFG-60) during Rim of the Pacific 2022 exercises.

Iron Drones
Iran

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Shops For Armed Drones At Iranian Base

U.S. intelligence believes Russia is working to secure Iranian drones for its operations in Ukraine.

NASA control center
Bunker Talk

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

Is there life on Mars?

M270A1
Russia

Ukraine Gets First M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems

The M270 in Ukrainian hands is bad news for the Russians who are already suffering from HIMARS attacks.

Cruise Missile Defense UAP
U.S. Homeland

This Is What Top Missile Defense Executives Just Said About UFOs

Some of the top minds in missile defense discussed the UAP topic through their unique lens, especially in terms of defending the homeland.

Artist's conceptions of a pair of new drone designs that BAE Systems unveiled at the RIAT 2022 air show.
Unmanned

New Unmanned Combat Aircraft Designs Revealed By BAE Systems

New drone concepts from BAE Systems have appeared as the British military's unmanned airpower plans continue to evolve.

Lackland's newest F-16 students take on Coronet Cactus
Ukraine

Plan To Train Ukrainian Pilots On U.S. Jets Passed By House Of Representatives

After months of campaigning for new equipment, Ukrainian Air Force pilots could be poised to start training on U.S.-made fighter jets.

A Northrop Grumman AN/APG-83 radar installed on an F-16 Viper fighter jet.
F-16

New Radars Are Giving Old Air Force F-16s Capabilities Like Never Before

The Scalable Agile Beam Radar is now flying inside 72 Air National Guard F-16s and is already set to go into hundreds more Vipers.

Indian-Made Torpedo Found Washed-Up On A Beach In Myanmar
India

Indian-Made Torpedo Found Washed-Up On A Beach In Myanmar

The mysterious torpedo somehow ended up beached off the Bay of Bengal and it has drawn a lot of curiosity as a result.

ROBIN OLDS
Royal Air Force

Why The Legacy Of Robin Olds Lives On In Today’s Fighter Pilots

A century after his birth, we look at the strong bonds between legendary U.S. pilot Robin Olds and one British fighter squadron.

B61-12
B61-12

New B61-12 Bomb’s Precision Unusable By Some Nuclear Strike Jets

The tail kit guidance system is a central feature of the B61-12 nuclear bomb, each one of which costs more than its weight in gold.

CMV-22
U.S. Navy

New CMV-22B Osprey “A Game-Changer,” Says Navy Air Boss

The CMV-22B Osprey was lauded for it's range, payload and mission flexibility following its first operational deployment.

M777A2
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Ukrainian Troops Training With Howitzers Optimized For Guided Artillery Rounds

Having the M777A2 howitzer means Ukraine can more easily and effectively employ Excalibur guided-artillery shells in the heat of combat.

Graphics depicting possible basing concepts for the Cold War-era MX missile program overlaid on top of a rendering of the Air Force's future LGM-35A ICBM.
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Firing ICBMs From Lakes, Tunnels Considered Before Air Force Picked New Missile

An Air Force document shows multiple types of missiles, as well as firing them from places other than silos, were all on the table.

The U.S. Just Racked Up Two Successful Hypersonic Missile Tests
U.S. Homeland

The U.S. Just Racked Up Two Successful Hypersonic Missile Tests

After some high-profile setbacks, U.S. hypersonic testing delivers some very good news.

Army Black Hawk Spotted With New Sensor That Sees What Pilots Can’t
U.S. Army

Army Black Hawk Spotted With New Sensor That Sees What Pilots Can’t

The Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System (DVEPS) helps rescue pilots stay aware of their surroundings even when flying blind.

Production-Standard Laser Air Defense Weapons To Equip Army This Year
U.S. Army

Production-Standard Laser Air Defense Weapons To Equip Army This Year

Sponsored Content: Why Raytheon believes their high-energy laser weapons systems are now mature enough to transition from the science and technology world to regular battlefield use.

DF-21
Russia

Russia Developing Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile: Report

Russia is apparently working to add an anti-ship ballistic missile to its existing anti-access/area-denial strategy.