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The KC-135RTs could play a vital role supporting AC-130 gunships and other special ops aircraft as the Taliban push closer to the Afghan capital.

The Navy has gone high-tech with firefighting drills on ships, which were stepped up after losing the amphibious ship USS Bonhomme Richard.

U.S. troops will safeguard diplomats and others evacuating the country, but the Biden administration insists the fall of Kabul is not inevitable.

Skunk Works' knack for innovation enters the "digital" age with a factory able to spit out advanced aircraft faster and cheaper than ever before.

So far, the Pentagon has been happy to rely on non-government experts to publicly underscore its predictions about growing Chinese nuclear might.

Like all U.S. Air Force fighters, the F-22 has a tailhook primarily for just this reason—landing safely during an in-flight emergency.

The odd altitude reservation could be used to bridge two huge range complexes together for the movement of secret aircraft, among other possibilities.

The Sea Phoenix air defense system would have ported the weapons system from the F-14 Tomcat onto Navy flattops.

Expert play-by-play and deep insight into exactly what we are seeing and hearing in this viral cockpit video of an E-2C carrier launch.

A modified version of Boeing's T-7A Red Hawk could well be the aircraft to beat considering the Air Force is already buying hundreds of them.

The F-15's new Infrared Search and Track pod has just proved its ability to provide targeting data needed to make a long-range missile kill.

The Blue Angels' pre-flight briefing is like nothing else. It is truly a rehearsal that happens entirely in the mind.

Northrop's "Whale" stealth battlefield surveillance jet was revolutionary. Now we get a better look into the program from someone who was there.

A recent demo of a LIDAR system aboard a small helicopter drone could bring big capabilities to even small ships and forward-deployed forces.

With high-speed missile threats from China and Russia to contend with, Japan may call upon drones to provide early warning.

If passed in its current form, the bill would expand the UAPTF's access to sensitive data and require recurring reports on UAP every 90 days.

The Air Force typically uses high-performance chase vehicles, not SUVs, to help U-2 pilots get back on the ground safely.

Arcflash Labs has developed what it calls the world's first and only handheld Gauss rifle, capable of firing metal projectiles at lower velocities.

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