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Giant Turboprop Attack Plane Reminiscent Of The A-1 Skyraider Unveiled At Dubai Airshow
UAE

Giant Turboprop Attack Plane Reminiscent Of The A-1 Skyraider Unveiled At Dubai Airshow

At first glance, the Calidus B-350 looks the same as other single-turbine light attack planes, but it's scaled-up to monster proportions.

Israel Aerospace Industries Says This Is The Next Leap In Exportable Electronic Warfare Systems
Israel

Israel Aerospace Industries Says This Is The Next Leap In Exportable Electronic Warfare Systems

IAI's latest Scorpius systems leverage the advantages of active electronically scanned arrays to knock out threats over land and sea.

Russia Claims Flying Prototypes Of Its New Checkmate Fighter Are Now Under Construction
UAE

Russia Claims Flying Prototypes Of Its New Checkmate Fighter Are Now Under Construction

Russia's military and the United Arab Emirates have apparently both expressed interest in the single-engine fighter.

Latest Images Of Russia’s Checkmate Fighter Shows Us Just How Big It Really Is (Updated)
Russia

Latest Images Of Russia’s Checkmate Fighter Shows Us Just How Big It Really Is (Updated)

Russia has billed the Checkmate as a light fighter, but that isn't really the case.

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

What's on your mind this week?

Check Out This Trio Of Special Operations Combatant Craft Tearing Across San Diego Bay
U.S. Homeland

Check Out This Trio Of Special Operations Combatant Craft Tearing Across San Diego Bay

No, this isn't a scene from a Miami Vice or Thunder In Paradise remake.

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

What's on your mind this week?

B-52 Bomber’s Wing Torn Up After Hitting Fence At Barksdale Air Force Base (Updated)
B-52

B-52 Bomber’s Wing Torn Up After Hitting Fence At Barksdale Air Force Base (Updated)

After a report stating that significant damage to a B-52 occurred during a ground movement, base officials have confirmed a mishap did occur.

Air Force F-16 Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Alongside B-1 Bombers On Red Sea Mission
F-16

Air Force F-16 Carried Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod Alongside B-1 Bombers On Red Sea Mission

The advanced radar pod gives F-16s a major boost in target and surveillance capabilities that would be very valuable in this strategic region.

China Is Using E-3 Sentry Mockups For Targets On Its Ballistic Missile Impact Range
China

China Is Using E-3 Sentry Mockups For Targets On Its Ballistic Missile Impact Range

The U.S. Air Force's E-3s would be at the top of China's target list should a conflict erupt between it and the United States.

China Built A Mothership For Training Its Forces To Defend Against Drone Swarms
China

China Built A Mothership For Training Its Forces To Defend Against Drone Swarms

The vessel and its drones underscore China's focus on swarm capabilities and its appreciation for the risks they pose to its own navy.

Tails Of War: Animals Have Made The Rigors Of Combat More Bearable Wherever Troops Have Served
WWII

Tails Of War: Animals Have Made The Rigors Of Combat More Bearable Wherever Troops Have Served

This Veterans Day, we invite you to remember the four-legged friends who made troops' service a little brighter.

Space Launch Start-Up Just Used A Giant Centrifuge To Fling A Projectile Into The Upper Atmosphere
U.S. Homeland

Space Launch Start-Up Just Used A Giant Centrifuge To Fling A Projectile Into The Upper Atmosphere

SpinLaunch plans to use its kinetic launch system to put small satellites into orbit rapidly and cheaply, and the Pentagon is interested.

Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut
Northern Europe

Norwegian Undersea Surveillance Network Had Its Cables Mysteriously Cut

The seafloor ocean observatory off the coast of northern Norway can detect submarine traffic, which could make it a prime target for the Russians.

Decommissioned Navy Cruisers Could Be The Answer To Guam’s Missile Defense Needs
U.S. Navy

Decommissioned Navy Cruisers Could Be The Answer To Guam’s Missile Defense Needs

Mooring retired Ticonderoga class cruisers around Guam could offer an efficient way to greatly expand the island's missile defense umbrella.

Russia Deployed A Smokescreen Over Its Strategic Naval Base In Syria
Syria

Russia Deployed A Smokescreen Over Its Strategic Naval Base In Syria

The countermeasure could confuse certain missiles during a conflict and obscure activities from some surveillance capabilities.

Army Revives Cold War Nuclear Missile Unit To Deploy New Long-Range Weapons In Europe
U.S. Army

Army Revives Cold War Nuclear Missile Unit To Deploy New Long-Range Weapons In Europe

56th Artillery Command's return to Germany after 30 years reflects how critical ground-launched missiles would be in any future conflict with Russia.

Poland Sold Shoulder-Fired Anti-Aircraft Missiles With Coded Locks To Prevent Unauthorized Use
Eastern Europe

Poland Sold Shoulder-Fired Anti-Aircraft Missiles With Coded Locks To Prevent Unauthorized Use

This kind of technology has been reported to exist to help ease concerns about terrorists getting their hands on portable anti-aircraft missiles.

This Myth-Busting Walk-Around Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Is A Must-Watch
Cold War

This Myth-Busting Walk-Around Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Is A Must-Watch

One civilian MiG pilot is on a mission to rectify some Cold War-era misunderstandings about the notorious MiG-23 Flogger.

This Combat Doctor’s Patient Handoff Is A Master Class On Clear Communication (Updated)
Royal Canadian Air Force

This Combat Doctor’s Patient Handoff Is A Master Class On Clear Communication (Updated)

When every second counts, clearly conveying a badly injured soldier's status can mean the difference between life and death.