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Bomb shelters in Building basement
Bunker Talk

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

It's cozy in here.

Kommuna Moskva wreck
Russia

Russia’s 110-Year-Old Salvage Ship Deploying To Moskva Wreck: Report

Kommuna, an antique Russian Navy salvage ship, has embarked on a mission to investigate a potential salvage operation for the Moskva wreck.

Ticonderoga class retirement
U.S. Navy

Navy Plans To Rid Itself Of Cruisers In Just Five Years

The Navy is looking to retire all of its remaining Ticonderoga class cruisers within just half a decade.

Uss Oklahoma City Vietnam
Vietnam War

The One Time North Vietnam’s MiGs Attacked U.S. Navy Warships

Fifty years ago, the Vietnamese People’s Air Force launched a one-of-its-kind air raid against U.S. Navy warships in the Gulf of Tonkin.

French soldiers, assigned to Task Force Wagram, conduct a fire mission in support of Operation Roundup, during the night in Al Qaim, Iraq May 16, 2018.
Eastern Europe

Ukraine Situation Report: France Sends Howitzers, Polish Tanks Could Follow

More weaponry is pouring into Ukraine as Russia's eastern offensive picks up steam.

ALE SWARM ARMY
U.S. Army

Army To Test Its Biggest Interactive Drone Swarm Ever Over Utah

A mix of drones, most launched from aircraft, will swarm enemy positions and soften up the landing zone for a behind enemy lines air assault.

A-12 Blackbird canards
SR-71

SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Looked Even Cooler With Canards

An early design of the SR-71's predecessor had massive canard foreplanes. This is what it would've looked like if it had flown.

Norway Has Sent Its Mistral Anti-Aircraft Missiles To Ukraine
Northern Europe

Norway Has Sent Its Mistral Anti-Aircraft Missiles To Ukraine

Norway gifted over 100 Mistral missiles to Ukraine, which now has the most diverse short-range SAM arsenal on earth.

Russia Counter-Stealth Lab Fire
Russia

Deadly Blaze Ripped Through Russia’s Top Air Defense Research Lab

The fire broke out at a Russian research lab that plays a key role in developing air defense systems and efforts to counter stealth.

Nimitz class life extended under new shipbuilding plan
U.S. Navy

Nimitz Class Carriers Could Serve Longer Under New Shipbuilding Plan

The Navy is now investigating whether some Nimitz-class carriers could keep operating after their projected retirement dates.

Mysterious ‘Phoenix Ghost’ Suicide Drones Headed To Ukraine
Loitering Munitions

Mysterious ‘Phoenix Ghost’ Suicide Drones Headed To Ukraine

We don't know the configuration of the 'Phoenix Ghost,' only that a company not known for making drones is supplying them.

B1 fire dyess
B-1

B-1 Bomber’s Engine Burst Into Flames At Dyess Air Force Base

The latest engine-related mishap to afflict the B-1 fleet comes after the Air Force completed the early retirement of 17 examples last year.

Anti-ship ballistic missile launch Type 055
China

Mysterious New Missile Launched By China’s Giant Type 055 Destroyer

This appears to be our first glimpse of China's anti-ship ballistic missile tailored to be fired from its most advanced warships.

Members of the US Army's Golden Knights parachute demonstration team jump from a UV-18 Twin Otter aircraft.
U.S. Homeland

Air Scare In The Capital Was Caused By The Golden Knights Parachute Team (Updated)

The U.S. Capitol building, among others, was briefly evacuated after an alert about an aircraft presenting a "probable threat."

The U.S. Is Done Blowing Up Satellites With Missiles In Tests
U.S. Homeland

The U.S. Is Done Blowing Up Satellites With Missiles In Tests

The U.S. has made a promise to end destructive direct ascent anti-satellite weapon testing, calling on foreign nations to join them.

Here’s Everything We Now Know About The Army’s New Squad Rifles
Assault Rifles

Here’s Everything We Now Know About The Army’s New Squad Rifles

The Army has picked designs from Sig Sauer to replace some of its M4 carbines and M249 Squad Automatic Weapons.

RC-135S Satan Missile Formation
RC-135

RC-135 Jets Flew Unprecedented Mission To Spy On Russia’s New ICBM

Having two Cobra Ball spy planes observe the test of the new Sarmat ICBM is, by any measure, an exceptionally unique occurrence.

Navy F-16 adversary with Hornet from NAWDC
U.S. Navy

The Navy Just Received Its First Surplus F-16s From The Air Force (Updated)

The Navy is dramatically upping its adversary game with upgraded F-16s that come from surplus Air Force stocks.

MiG29 parts Ukraine
Ukraine

No, Additional Fighter Jets Haven’t Been Delivered To Ukraine

The Pentagon says Ukraine has more aircraft flying now than it did two weeks ago, but it's not because they got new jets.

YJ-21 H6 anti-ship ballistic missile
China

This Is Our Best Look Yet At China’s Air-Launched ‘Carrier Killer’ Missile

China’s mysterious air-launched anti-ship ballistic missile just made its latest appearance.