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Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard
Afghanistan

Trio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s Boneyard

There is immense pressure to keep ex-Afghan Air Force aircraft out of the hands of the Taliban.

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

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

The bunker is open!

First Littoral Combat Ship With Fix To Plagued Combining Gear Delivered To Navy
U.S. Navy

First Littoral Combat Ship With Fix To Plagued Combining Gear Delivered To Navy

The troubled Freedom-class ships could finally be one step closer to realizing some kind of normal operational tempo.

This Is Our First Look At The Army’s New 20mm Aerial Cannon On An Actual Helicopter
Cannons

This Is Our First Look At The Army’s New 20mm Aerial Cannon On An Actual Helicopter

The XM915 cannon is being tested on a UH-60 Black Hawk, but is under development for the Army's Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft.

Tucson Police Helicopter Chased Eerily Similar Craft Five Years Before Recent Mystery Drone Incident
U.S. Homeland

Tucson Police Helicopter Chased Eerily Similar Craft Five Years Before Recent Mystery Drone Incident

An official report details a mystery drone encounter near Davis Monthan Air Force Base in 2016 nearly identical to the one in 2021.

USS Connecticut Left Port In Guam For The First Time Since Hitting A Seamount: Report
Seawolf Class

USS Connecticut Left Port In Guam For The First Time Since Hitting A Seamount: Report

The Navy says USS Connecticut would need to go back to its homeport in Washington State for more extensive repairs.

Britain Wants America’s Help In The Race To Retrieve Its Crashed F-35 Off The Seafloor
Mediterranean

Britain Wants America’s Help In The Race To Retrieve Its Crashed F-35 Off The Seafloor

Time is of the essence as the United Kingdom seeks to prevent any parts of the stealth fighter from falling into the wrong hands.

Bureaucracy And Chaos Strangled The Military’s Response To The Capitol Riot
U.S. Homeland

Bureaucracy And Chaos Strangled The Military’s Response To The Capitol Riot

An official report lays out procedural hurdles, confusion, and outright panicking that affected how fast military personnel responded on January 6th.

The Potentially Game-Changing Celera 500L Has Finished Its First Round Of Flight Tests
U.S. Homeland

The Potentially Game-Changing Celera 500L Has Finished Its First Round Of Flight Tests

The company behind this unusual design, Otto Aviation, says the tests show the aircraft is on its way to meeting very ambitious performance goals.

Secret RQ-180 “White Bat” Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force Video
RQ-180

Secret RQ-180 “White Bat” Spy Drone Alluded To In New Air Force Video

White bat iconography surrounds the shadowy RQ-180 program and it's no mistake the Air Force just dropped that name and showed a similar design.

Top Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These Documents
U.S. Navy

Top Gun: Maverick’s Massive Support From The U.S. Military Is Laid Out In These Documents

Official documents detail the use of Navy aircraft, carriers, and bases, as well as provide details about the actual production of the movie.

Unwanted British Sentinel Radar Planes To Be Picked Up By US Army: Report
United Kingdom

Unwanted British Sentinel Radar Planes To Be Picked Up By US Army: Report

The Sentinel Airborne Stand-Off Radar aircraft, controversially retired earlier this year, may now be headed to the United States.

HMS Queen Elizabeth Is First British Carrier To Send Jets Into Combat In Over Two Decades (Updated)
Royal Navy

HMS Queen Elizabeth Is First British Carrier To Send Jets Into Combat In Over Two Decades (Updated)

British and American fighter jets from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier are now engaged in anti-ISIS operations over the Middle East.

F-35 From The Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Has Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)
Royal Navy

F-35 From The Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Has Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)

The incident in the Mediterranean is the first F-35 loss of any kind during carrier operations.

Contribute Suggestions For Our Gift Guide And Maybe Score Some Merch For Yourself
News & Features

Contribute Suggestions For Our Gift Guide And Maybe Score Some Merch For Yourself

TWZ's Holiday Gift Guide has returned — and it's your chance to make it the best guide ever.

USS Desert Ship Sits In A Sea Of Sand And Launched The Navy To The Forefront Of Missile Tech
U.S. Navy

USS Desert Ship Sits In A Sea Of Sand And Launched The Navy To The Forefront Of Missile Tech

This unique and historic facility has played an essential role in developing the U.S. Navy's missile technology since the dawn of the Cold War.

Confessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress Maintainer
Confessions Of Series

Confessions Of A B-52 Stratofortress Maintainer

What the job of the unsung heroes that keep America's antique go-to bomber in the air is really like.

China Is Building A Massive Helicopter Base On The Tibetan Plateau
China

China Is Building A Massive Helicopter Base On The Tibetan Plateau

China's developing a network of large heliports across the Tibetan Plateau and along its tense border with India that can be of major use in a crisis.

Here’s What You Should Know About The Escalating Crisis Along Belarus’ Border
Eastern Europe

Here’s What You Should Know About The Escalating Crisis Along Belarus’ Border

New clashes come as Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania have been considering invoking NATO's Article 4 to ask the alliance to take new action.

Russian Anti-Satellite Test Produces Dangerous Debris Cloud In Orbit (Updated)
Russia

Russian Anti-Satellite Test Produces Dangerous Debris Cloud In Orbit (Updated)

U.S. Space Command has confirmed a "debris-generating event," which now presents a potential risk to the International Space Station.