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20 KC-135s Were Rapidly Launched Out Of Fairchild AFB This Morning (Updated)
KC-135

20 KC-135s Were Rapidly Launched Out Of Fairchild AFB This Morning (Updated)

A massive flock of KC-135 tankers left Fairchild AFB in quick succession this morning and are now flying across the country.

Hypersonic Missile Tests For The B-1 Bomber Are Coming Next Year According To Boeing
B-1

Hypersonic Missile Tests For The B-1 Bomber Are Coming Next Year According To Boeing

It is argued that an upgraded, hypersonic-missile-toting B-1 would help narrow the capability gap with Russia and China until the B-21 Raider arrives.

China Is Cloning Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Concept (Updated)
China

China Is Cloning Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Concept (Updated)

The FH-97 drone is nearly identical to the XQ-58A and its capabilities could be extremely attractive for the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

North Korea Claims To Have Tested A Hypersonic Missile (Updated)
North Korea

North Korea Claims To Have Tested A Hypersonic Missile (Updated)

The only image supposedly from the launch shows what appears to be a big finned nose section on a large rocket booster.

The Legendary Sidewinder Missile Made Its First Kill Over The Taiwan Strait (Updated)
Taiwan

The Legendary Sidewinder Missile Made Its First Kill Over The Taiwan Strait (Updated)

Dogfights over the Taiwan Strait 63 years ago provided the perfect opportunity to test America's promising new missile in combat.

Pakistan claims it downed more than two dozen Israeli-made Harop drones as the conflict with India intensifies.
Israel

Meet Israel’s ‘Suicide Squad’ of Self-Sacrificing Drones

Israel has pretty much written the book on using light unmanned aircraft to obliterate enemy air defenses.

New Diagram Details How The Navy’s Frigate Will Differ From Its Italian Parent’s Design
U.S. Navy

New Diagram Details How The Navy’s Frigate Will Differ From Its Italian Parent’s Design

The Constellation class frigate will be notably larger and wider, displacing hundreds of tons more than the Italian design from which it is derived.

Confessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 Aggressor
People

Confessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 Aggressor

Francesco "Paco" Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend.

Confessions Of An A-6 Intruder Pilot
People

Confessions Of An A-6 Intruder Pilot

Strap in alongside veteran pilot Francesco "Paco" Chierici for a trip back in time when A-6s still rocketed through canyons in the black of night.

New Destroyer Task Force Established To Hunt Russian Submarines In The Atlantic
Yasen Class

New Destroyer Task Force Established To Hunt Russian Submarines In The Atlantic

Task Group Greyhound will provide an on-call force that will help counter the Russian Navy's submarine force's growing presence in the Atlantic.

A Plastic Cap In A KC-46’s Fuel Valve Generates More Turbulence For The Troubled Tanker
KC-46

A Plastic Cap In A KC-46’s Fuel Valve Generates More Turbulence For The Troubled Tanker

The revelation is the latest in a line of trash-related problems for Boeing aircraft — and not even the first debris issue for the KC-46.

DARPA Reveals Successful Hypersonic Cruise Missile Flight Test Has Occurred
U.S. Homeland

DARPA Reveals Successful Hypersonic Cruise Missile Flight Test Has Occurred

The announcement of the successful flight test follows months of delays for the highly classified program.

China’s Massive 11-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun Has Been Adapted For Close-In Defense On Land
China

China’s Massive 11-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun Has Been Adapted For Close-In Defense On Land

The trailer-mounted gun could give Chinese land units a fearsome defense against low-flying aircraft, cruise missiles, and even possibly artillery.

The Navy Has Received Its First Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets
U.S. Navy

The Navy Has Received Its First Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets

Operational Navy squadrons are set to begin flying improved Block III Super Hornets by the end of this year.

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

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

There's warm cocoa in the bunker!

China’s Big New Twin-Jet Long-Endurance Armed Combat Drone Emerges
China

China’s Big New Twin-Jet Long-Endurance Armed Combat Drone Emerges

An intriguing new high- and far-flying Chinese drone design has been seen in full scale on the grounds of the upcoming Zhuhai Airshow.

Rolls Royce Will Provide Long-Awaited New Jet Engines For The B-52 Bomber Fleet
B-52

Rolls Royce Will Provide Long-Awaited New Jet Engines For The B-52 Bomber Fleet

After decades of trying, the B-52 will finally get new engines, with Rolls Royce being tapped for the contract that could be worth up to $2.6B.

China’s J-16D Electronic Attack Jet Seen Sporting Jamming Pods For The First Time
China

China’s J-16D Electronic Attack Jet Seen Sporting Jamming Pods For The First Time

The J-16D has already been broadly compared to the U.S. Navy's EA-18G Growler, and these pods only point to further similarities in form and function.

First Navy F-5 Aggressor Begins Upgrade That Will Make The Entire Fleet Far More Potent
U.S. Navy

First Navy F-5 Aggressor Begins Upgrade That Will Make The Entire Fleet Far More Potent

A first F-5 Tiger II is now at Naval Air Station Patuxent River to begin testing a fleet-wide upgrade that will radically overhaul the aggressor jets.

The Last Of 17 B-1B Bombers Slated For Early Retirement Has Arrived At The Boneyard
B-1

The Last Of 17 B-1B Bombers Slated For Early Retirement Has Arrived At The Boneyard

Last year, Congress approved the Air Force's plan to divest a number of B-1Bs as it consolidates that fleet ahead of the arrival of the stealthy B-21.