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SpaceX Rocket Will Make a Highly Unusual Flight Along California’s Coast Overnight
Falcon (SpaceX)

SpaceX Rocket Will Make a Highly Unusual Flight Along California’s Coast Overnight

The Falcon 9's unique southeastern flightpath should result in a spectacular light show for Californians.

Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)
C-130

Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A ‘Rapid Dragon’ Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)

Rapid Dragon is intended to offer a way to quickly turn cargo planes into launch platforms for cruise missiles and potentially other payloads.

Ukraine Once Had The World’s Largest Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber Fleet
Ukraine

Ukraine Once Had The World’s Largest Tu-160 Blackjack Bomber Fleet

On the 40th anniversary of its first flight, we look back to when Ukraine possessed an entire regiment of Tu-160 strategic bombers.

The Navy’s $9B Stealthy Super Destroyer Is Covered In Rust
U.S. Navy

The Navy’s $9B Stealthy Super Destroyer Is Covered In Rust

The controversial futuristic warship looked less than gleaming as it pulled into San Diego Bay recently.

Airbus Just Delivered The Last A380 Super Jumbo Jet (Updated)
Civil Aviation

Airbus Just Delivered The Last A380 Super Jumbo Jet (Updated)

Iconic and ambitious, the Airbus giant has been a passenger favorite, but a commercial disappointment.

British Typhoon Fighter Downed A Drone Over Syria For Its First Air-To-Air Kill
Syria

British Typhoon Fighter Downed A Drone Over Syria For Its First Air-To-Air Kill

The historic engagement took place earlier this week and is the first successful aerial engagement for an RAF fighter in over 70 years.

The Marines’ Amphibious Assault Vehicles Just Got Banned From Going In The Water Indefinitely
Amphibious Vehicles

The Marines’ Amphibious Assault Vehicles Just Got Banned From Going In The Water Indefinitely

The Corps has also yanked its aging tracked amphibious vehicles from any future scheduled deployments, leaving a big capability gap.

U.S. Air Force’s First European-Based F-35s Have Arrived In England
F-35

U.S. Air Force’s First European-Based F-35s Have Arrived In England

Based at RAF Lakenheath, the 495th Fighter Squadron is the first overseas U.S. Air Force unit to get its hands on the jet.

Damaged USS Connecticut Likely Had A “Nightmare Voyage” To San Diego Says Veteran Submariner (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Damaged USS Connecticut Likely Had A “Nightmare Voyage” To San Diego Says Veteran Submariner (Updated)

Why the injured USS Connecticut's secretive Pacific crossing would have been an arduous one for its crew.

Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut Has Left San Diego On Its Voyage Home (Updated)
Seawolf Class

Damaged Submarine USS Connecticut Has Left San Diego On Its Voyage Home (Updated)

The submarine is making its way back to its home in Washington State after slamming into a seamount in the South China Sea months ago.

StormBreaker Mini Glide Bombs Take Longer To Load Onto Strike Eagles Due To Their Data Links
F-15

StormBreaker Mini Glide Bombs Take Longer To Load Onto Strike Eagles Due To Their Data Links

Some of the advantages the Air Force's GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bomb offers also mean it takes longer to prepare for action.

The Navy amphibious transport dock USS Portland uses a laser to strike a static surface target in 2021. (U.S. Navy)
U.S. Navy

USS Portland Uses Its Experimental Laser To Fry A Floating Target In The Middle East

The amphibious warship Portland has the most powerful laser currently deployed aboard an operational vessel.

Israel’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran Denied
Israel

Israel’s Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran Denied

The KC-46As would go a long way to bolstering Israel's already small and dwindling tanker fleet.

UAE F-35 Stealth Fighter Deal Hangs By A Thread Amid Chinese Espionage Worries
UAE

UAE F-35 Stealth Fighter Deal Hangs By A Thread Amid Chinese Espionage Worries

Multiple reports indicate that the United Arab Emirates is now poised to drop plans to buy F-35s and MQ-9 drones.

Russia Unveils Stealthier Version Of Its S-70 ‘Hunter’ Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
Russia

Russia Unveils Stealthier Version Of Its S-70 ‘Hunter’ Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

Moscow has made good on its promise that it would produce a far more refined S-70 Okhotnik combat drone prototype.

This Is Our First Look At Kratos’ Shadowy New Drone Design For The U.S. Air Force
OBSS

This Is Our First Look At Kratos’ Shadowy New Drone Design For The U.S. Air Force

We are finally getting a few more details from Kratos on the secretive Off-Board Sensing Station program.

The UAE Just Became The Biggest Export Customer For Dassault’s Rafale Fighter
UAE

The UAE Just Became The Biggest Export Customer For Dassault’s Rafale Fighter

Selection of the French-made fighter comes as U.S. plans to sell the F-35 to the Emiratis remain stalled.

U.S. Navy Tests Unmanned Sailboat Off Jordan
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Tests Unmanned Sailboat Off Jordan

The sailboat test is part of an effort to learn how unmanned platforms can help in the Middle East and, eventually, globally.

Latest AMRAAM Air-To-Air Missile Aims To Keep Pace With China
U.S. Air Force

Latest AMRAAM Air-To-Air Missile Aims To Keep Pace With China

Three decades after it first entered service, the latest F3R version of the AIM-120 has just completed its latest phase of testing.

This Crazy Mansion Features An A-4 Skyhawk Dangling Over Its Patio
A-4

This Crazy Mansion Features An A-4 Skyhawk Dangling Over Its Patio

The new hangar-inspired manor in Orange County includes a Cold War-era attack jet as a backdrop for its infinity pool.