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Here’s Our Best Look Yet At The Navy’s New Laser Dazzler System
U.S. Navy

Here’s Our Best Look Yet At The Navy’s New Laser Dazzler System

The Navy's Optical Dazzling Interdictor, or ODIN, was photographed installed on the USS Stockdale during a replenishment in the Pacific.

British Carrier Joins Forces With U.S. Flattop And Amphibious Assault Ship In Gulf Of Aden
Royal Navy

British Carrier Joins Forces With U.S. Flattop And Amphibious Assault Ship In Gulf Of Aden

HMS Queen Elizabeth joined American and Dutch warships in the Gulf of Aden, an important maritime crossroads.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation Channels The X-Files With This Cryptic “UFO” Teaser (Updated)
Russia

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation Channels The X-Files With This Cryptic “UFO” Teaser (Updated)

The company is harnessing UFO imagery as part of a mysterious campaign ahead of the biennial MAKS airshow in Moscow next week.

You Can Bug-Out To Your Own Cold War Communications Bunker For A Cool $695,000
Cold War

You Can Bug-Out To Your Own Cold War Communications Bunker For A Cool $695,000

The eBay listing claims the site is EMP-hardened, blast-proof, and has "an expansive floor plan" for all of your bug-out needs.

The Army Is Once Again Trying To Sell Off Some Of Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet
U.S. Army

The Army Is Once Again Trying To Sell Off Some Of Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet

Two years ago, Congress forced the Army to halt similar plans to divest some of these vessels, which would be important in a peer state conflict.

The Navy’s Exotic M80 Stiletto Test Ship Defeated Drone Swarms At Sea During Trials
U.S. Navy

The Navy’s Exotic M80 Stiletto Test Ship Defeated Drone Swarms At Sea During Trials

The Navy's testbed for new maritime combat technologies and concepts has just demonstrated a 360-degree detect-and-defeat anti-drone system.

This Is The Navy’s Timeline For Ridding Itself Of Four More Littoral Combat Ships
U.S. Navy

This Is The Navy’s Timeline For Ridding Itself Of Four More Littoral Combat Ships

The Navy wants to decommission another four LCS warships, the youngest of which has served for less than four years.

War Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web”
U.S. Homeland

War Games In California And Florida Linked To Test Massive “Kill Web”

Test pilot explains how the Air Force linked two major developmental exercises that included cutting-edge long-range targeting and autonomous drones.

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

A laid-back weekend discussion with old friends and new.

Behold The Awesomeness Of This Black A-10 Warthog
A-10

Behold The Awesomeness Of This Black A-10 Warthog

Clearly, the A-10 was always meant to wear black.

Watch A Russian Tu-95MS Bear Bomber Unleash Its Cold War-Era Tail Guns
Russia

Watch A Russian Tu-95MS Bear Bomber Unleash Its Cold War-Era Tail Guns

The defensive weapons were put through their paces during the course of large-scale long-range bomber maneuvers.

Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers
Force Design 2030

Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers

Images shared online show Marines conducting training exercises with the Drone40, a tiny quadcopter that can carry a wide variety of payloads.

NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff
NASA

NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff

How much damage the X-56B, which NASA only began using in a new flight test program in April, may have sustained in this incident is unclear.

China Tested An AI-Controlled Submarine-Hunting Underwater Drone A Decade Ago: Report
China

China Tested An AI-Controlled Submarine-Hunting Underwater Drone A Decade Ago: Report

Reports suggest that China may have been testing a torpedo-armed underwater drone able to detect, track, and attack enemy submarines back in 2010.

Presidential Presser Cut Short After Typhoon Jets Have To Scramble To Intercept Russian Planes (Updated)
NATO

Presidential Presser Cut Short After Typhoon Jets Have To Scramble To Intercept Russian Planes (Updated)

The Lithuanian and Spanish leaders had to abandon their press conference in a hurry while the jet behind them scrambled out of the hangar.

Marines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In Vietnam
U.S. Marine Corps

Marines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In Vietnam

Built from scratch, Chu Lai Air Base in South Vietnam was in the thick of exactly where tactical airpower was needed.

The Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The Sunset
S-3

The Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The Sunset

NASA's retirement of its S-3B aircraft means the long, storied career of the famed submarine hunter has finally come to an end.

The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco
U.S. Air Force

The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco

Poor tactics and a lack of defensive armament saw the Flying Fortress withdrawn from European bomber operations in 1941.

Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array
Boomers (SSBNs)

Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Tennessee Emerges From Refit Sporting A Flank Sonar Array

The three-decade-old submarine appears to have received a big addition to its sonar system during a protracted refit.

This Is What A Black Hawk Helicopter Looks Like Through The Army’s New Night Vision Goggles
Night Vision

This Is What A Black Hawk Helicopter Looks Like Through The Army’s New Night Vision Goggles

New images shared online demonstrate the revolutionary capabilities of the Army's new Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular system.