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Lasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind Tunnels
Lasers

Lasers Destined For Fighter Jets Are Now Being Tested In The Air Force’s Wind Tunnels

Wind tunnels are being used to help accelerate the Air Force's delayed airborne laser ambitions.

Bell Unveils VTOL Aircraft Concepts That All Feature Fold-Away Rotors For Jet-Speed Flight
Helicopters

Bell Unveils VTOL Aircraft Concepts That All Feature Fold-Away Rotors For Jet-Speed Flight

The Pentagon is increasingly interested in much faster and more survivable aircraft that can land and takeoff like a helicopter but fly like a jet.

First Live-Fire Test Of The Navy’s New Long-Range Anti-Radiation Missile Was A Success
U.S. Navy

First Live-Fire Test Of The Navy’s New Long-Range Anti-Radiation Missile Was A Success

The Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range is moving closer towards deployment as a formidable and versatile air-to-surface weapon.

Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight
F-16

Electronic Warfare System On Air Force F-16 Gets Capability Update In Flight

The ability to upgrade the capabilities of electronic warfare systems remotely opens a path to being able to respond to new threats in real-time.

U.S. Threatens “Appropriate Response” After Blaming Iran For Drone Attack On Tanker
Iran

U.S. Threatens “Appropriate Response” After Blaming Iran For Drone Attack On Tanker

The first reported photos showing the tanker Mercer Street after the drone strike have also now appeared.

Rare Sight Of Two Supercarriers Docked In San Diego With Their Decks Packed With Aircraft (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Rare Sight Of Two Supercarriers Docked In San Diego With Their Decks Packed With Aircraft (Updated)

The Abraham Lincoln and the Carl Vinson are readying to deploy and are docked at North Island with their air wings embarked.

Highly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-Plane
F-16

Highly Modified Air Force Test Pilot School F-16 Is Now An X-Plane

The heavily modified F-16 gets a new advanced mission after decades of supporting aerospace research and test pilot production.

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

It's a grand meeting of the minds!

Barksdale B-52 Brandishes Its Modern Arsenal In New Loadout Photos
B-52

Barksdale B-52 Brandishes Its Modern Arsenal In New Loadout Photos

Stratofortress weapons options have changed a lot over the years and are set to morph even more drastically in the decades to come.

Challenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk Emerges
F-117

Challenge Coin For The Secretive Unit That Still Flies The F-117 Nighthawk Emerges

While the "Dark Knights" appear to operate the remaining flyable F-117s, very little else is known about the shadowy unit.

The Pentagon Is Experimenting With Using Artificial Intelligence To “See Days In Advance”
U.S. Homeland

The Pentagon Is Experimenting With Using Artificial Intelligence To “See Days In Advance”

The Pentagon aims to use cutting-edge cloud networks and artificial intelligence systems to anticipate adversaries' moves before they make them.

Fatal Attack On Tanker Off Oman Blamed On Suicide Drone: Report
Loitering Munitions

Fatal Attack On Tanker Off Oman Blamed On Suicide Drone: Report

The attack on the Israeli-operated ship claimed two lives and comes amid a shadowy tit-for-tat maritime campaign being waged by Iran and Israel.

Navy Formally Accuses Sailor Of Starting The Fire That Destroyed The USS Bonhomme Richard
U.S. Navy

Navy Formally Accuses Sailor Of Starting The Fire That Destroyed The USS Bonhomme Richard

The Navy has confirmed it believes the fire, which lasted for four days and destroyed the amphibious assault ship, was deliberately set.

British And Chinese Aircraft Carriers Both Underway In The Tense South China Sea (Updated)
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

British And Chinese Aircraft Carriers Both Underway In The Tense South China Sea (Updated)

The British flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has entered the South China Sea for the first time.

Second Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Fails
ARRW

Second Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Fails

The missile's rocket booster failed to ignite after separating from the B-52 carrying it, but the Air Force says it still gained valuable test data.

New Swarming Capability Planned For The V-Bat Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone
Swarms

New Swarming Capability Planned For The V-Bat Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone

The V-Bat is getting a revolutionary AI brain, swarming capabilities, and there are plans to increase the drone's ability to work without GPS.

A-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First Time
A-10

A-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First Time

We have seen USAF highway exercises in Europe and the Pacific, and now they are coming closer to home.

Can The President Order Troops To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine? (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Can The President Order Troops To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine? (Updated)

Getting vaccinated against coronavirus has been optional for military personnel, but could that change? Here's what we found out.

Lawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing Designs
NGAD

Lawmakers Are Skeptical About The Services’ Focus On Next Generation Fighters Over Existing Designs

Legislators have concerns about potentially serious tactical airpower gaps amid a shift in resources to new advanced fighter development projects.

“Jetpack Man” Spotted Again By Pilots On Approach To LAX Nearly A Year After First Sighting
U.S. Homeland

“Jetpack Man” Spotted Again By Pilots On Approach To LAX Nearly A Year After First Sighting

Close to a year after the first encounter, and multiple sightings by pilots later, the Los Angeles Jetpack Man mystery deepens.