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Suicide Drones Shot Down Over Baghdad Airport On Anniversary Of Soleimani Killing
Loitering Munitions

Suicide Drones Shot Down Over Baghdad Airport On Anniversary Of Soleimani Killing

The attempt to hit the U.S. military compound on the symbolic date was rebuffed by Centurion point defense gun systems.

French Rafale Naval Fighters Are Headed To India For Ski Jump Carrier Launch Tests
Rafale

French Rafale Naval Fighters Are Headed To India For Ski Jump Carrier Launch Tests

Dassault's Rafale M is competing against Boeing's Super Hornet to supply India with a new carrier-based multi-role fighter.

Bunker Talk: Welcome To 2022 Edition
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Welcome To 2022 Edition

2022 sounds so far into the future, doesn't it?

Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew
C-130

Watch This C-130 Run For Its Life At Low Level From A Mock Enemy Missile Crew

Realistic threats on the ground are an important if often underappreciated aspect of the Air Force's Red Flag air combat exercises.

Infrared Search And Track Pods Spotted On USAF F-15 Eagles Based In Japan
F-15

Infrared Search And Track Pods Spotted On USAF F-15 Eagles Based In Japan

The long-awaited arrival of infrared search and track pods represents a big capability boost for Kadena Air Base's F-15s.

China Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own Carrier
China

China Releases Image Of Japanese Carrier Sailing Right Alongside Its Own Carrier

Japan's use of its aircraft carrier to closely shadow China's own is highly unusual.

Japan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: Report
Japan

Japan Wants To Arm Its Submarines With Long-Range Cruise Missiles: Report

The missiles would offer land-attack and anti-ship capabilities and would be expected to serve as a deterrent to China and North Korea.

Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base
KC-130

Behold The Naked Warplanes Of Tinker Air Force Base

With the depot maintenance mission for a number of big jets, Tinker AFB offers rare glimpses of what these planes look like without their paint.

No, Russia’s S-550 Missile Defense System Hasn’t Been Fielded
NATO

No, Russia’s S-550 Missile Defense System Hasn’t Been Fielded

One Russian state media outlet has contradicted bombastic claims from another about the state of the still-nebulous S-550.

Aftermath Of Israel’s Bombardment Of Syrian Port Seen In Satellite Imagery
Israel

Aftermath Of Israel’s Bombardment Of Syrian Port Seen In Satellite Imagery

The Israeli air raid may have been connected to the appearance of an Iranian-flagged container ship at the port.

Anonymous F-35 Customer Is Getting A New Variant Of The Stealth Jet
F-35

Anonymous F-35 Customer Is Getting A New Variant Of The Stealth Jet

An intriguing contract announcement reveals Lockheed Martin is working to design and develop a bespoke F-35 version for a foreign customer.

Israel Bombards Syrian Port Of Latakia In Nighttime Strike
Israel

Israel Bombards Syrian Port Of Latakia In Nighttime Strike

It's the second time this month that the Israeli Air Force has targeted apparent weapons deliveries at the Mediterranean port.

Congress Wants Answers On The Railgun It Just Funded Even Though The Navy No Longer Wants It
U.S. Homeland

Congress Wants Answers On The Railgun It Just Funded Even Though The Navy No Longer Wants It

As a result of the Navy moving to defund its tortured railgun program, Congress wants an explanation, but still threw millions at it anyway.

U.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS Radar Jet Flies Rare Sortie Directly Over Eastern Ukraine
E-8

U.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS Radar Jet Flies Rare Sortie Directly Over Eastern Ukraine

The JSTARS fleet may be heading towards retirement but it's still providing critical intelligence near the world's biggest flashpoints.

Venezuela’s ‘The Thing’ Six-Barrelled Fighting Vehicle Is One Seriously Bizarre Franken-Weapon
South America

Venezuela’s ‘The Thing’ Six-Barrelled Fighting Vehicle Is One Seriously Bizarre Franken-Weapon

Combining U.S., French, and Russian components, the Maisanta YZR is a modern-day equivalent to the M50 Ontos used in Vietnam.

Enlisted SEAL Team Six Operators Piloted Leased Aircraft According To Founder Richard Marcinko
Navy SEALs

Enlisted SEAL Team Six Operators Piloted Leased Aircraft According To Founder Richard Marcinko

Even though the Navy had no enlisted pilots, Richard Marcinko had his elite SEAL 'shooters' trained as pilots to make his team self-reliant.

SEAL Team Six Founder Richard Marcinko Has Died
Navy SEALs

SEAL Team Six Founder Richard Marcinko Has Died

'Demo Dick' served two tours in Vietnam, founded SEAL Team Six and Red Cell, and authored many books on the topics.

Iran Rained Down Ballistic Missiles On A Mockup Of Israel’s Nuclear Reactor
Iran

Iran Rained Down Ballistic Missiles On A Mockup Of Israel’s Nuclear Reactor

In a highly suggestive drill, Iran demonstrated a combined missile and drone strike against a lookalike of Israel's Dimona nuclear facility.

Bunker Talk: Santa’s Yearly Hypersonic Mission Edition
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Santa’s Yearly Hypersonic Mission Edition

It's cold outside, but it's always warm in the bunker.

The Air Force’s Christmas Present-Delivering Rocket Isn’t Real But Its Rocket Cargo Program Is
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force’s Christmas Present-Delivering Rocket Isn’t Real But Its Rocket Cargo Program Is

A lighthearted holiday video about delivering presents via rocket reflects very real U.S. military ambitions.