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Is China Reviving America’s Cold War-Era “Shell Game” ICBM Deployment Strategy?
China

Is China Reviving America’s Cold War-Era “Shell Game” ICBM Deployment Strategy?

Satellite images of the Gobi Desert show many new missile silos under construction, hinting at the possibility of a guileful deployment concept.

Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane
U.S. Air Force

Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane

The converted Polish transport aircraft is one of five aircraft U.S. Special Operations Command is testing as part of its Armed Overwatch program.

Switzerland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter Jet
Europe

Switzerland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter Jet

The Swiss say the Joint Strike Fighter emerged as the most capable and cheapest option after a competitive evaluation.

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets
F-16

Draken Becomes The Next Red Air Private Contractor To Acquire F-16 Fighter Jets

The adversary support contractor's impressive fleet could add as many as 40 second-hand F-16s from Dutch stocks.

Skyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone
Skyborg

Skyborg AI Computer “Brain” Successfully Flew A General Atomics Avenger Drone

The Air Force's Skyborg continues to be integrated into more aircraft, signaling that a variety of aircraft could someday be flown by the AI system.

U.S. Destroyer Shows Up Right Off Crimea On Vessel Tracking Sites But It Never Left Port (Updated)
U.S. Navy

U.S. Destroyer Shows Up Right Off Crimea On Vessel Tracking Sites But It Never Left Port (Updated)

This bizarre spoofing incident around the Crimean Peninsula in the Black Sea is the second of its kind in the last two weeks.

DoE’s Extreme-Security Nevada Test Site Touts The “Ultimate Playground” For Drone Tests
U.S. Homeland

DoE’s Extreme-Security Nevada Test Site Touts The “Ultimate Playground” For Drone Tests

Video posted on YouTube shows off the unique drone and anti-drone testing facility known as Port Gaston located deep within restricted airspace.

U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Gibraltar Visit Is First In Over Two Decades
Ohio Class

U.S. Navy Ballistic Missile Submarine’s Gibraltar Visit Is First In Over Two Decades

The Navy has shared some additional details about USS Alaska's very rare stopover, which comes amid a flurry of naval activity in the region.

New Systems For Navigation In GPS Denied Combat Environments Tested In Air Force’s Agile Pod
U.S. Air Force

New Systems For Navigation In GPS Denied Combat Environments Tested In Air Force’s Agile Pod

The Air Force is preparing to fight without GPS via new navigational technologies that could be essential to winning tomorrow's wars.

Russian Jets Armed With Anti-Ship Missiles “Harassed” Dutch Frigate In The Black Sea
Eastern Europe

Russian Jets Armed With Anti-Ship Missiles “Harassed” Dutch Frigate In The Black Sea

Su-30SM fighter jets repeatedly buzzed the Dutch warship and jammed some of its electronic systems.

American Ballistic Missile Submarine Makes Rare Stop In Gibraltar
Ohio Class

American Ballistic Missile Submarine Makes Rare Stop In Gibraltar

USS Alaska's highly unusually port visit in the Mediterranean is just the most recent curiously public appearance by one of the Navy's 'boomers.'

F-35B From British Carrier Flies Over Russian Forces Training To Sink Enemy Warships
Royal Navy

F-35B From British Carrier Flies Over Russian Forces Training To Sink Enemy Warships

Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters have also been brandishing their anti-ship missiles during the latest round of drills in the Mediterranean.

The CIA’s Bird-Shaped Aquiline Drones Could Still Be Caged Up At Area 51
U.S. Homeland

The CIA’s Bird-Shaped Aquiline Drones Could Still Be Caged Up At Area 51

It's unknown what became of the CIA's Project Aquiline assets once they were boxed up and stored at the infamously secretive desert testing facility.

Navy Offers Glimpse Of Its Submarine-Launched Mine Capabilities In The Mediterranean
Los Angeles Class

Navy Offers Glimpse Of Its Submarine-Launched Mine Capabilities In The Mediterranean

The USS Montpelier's publicized mine-loading exercise in Greece's Souda Bay comes as naval tensions grow in the eastern Mediterranean.

U.S. Is Betting Big On Naval Mine Warfare With These New Sub-Launched and Air-Dropped Types
U.S. Air Force

U.S. Is Betting Big On Naval Mine Warfare With These New Sub-Launched and Air-Dropped Types

In the next few years, the Navy hopes to develop four new mines to help deny enemy navies freedom of movement during major conflicts.

Here Is The Much-Anticipated Government Report On Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Here Is The Much-Anticipated Government Report On Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (Updated)

The Senate Intelligence Committee requested report on UAPs is finally here and you can read it for yourself.

Government Report On UFOs Offers Limited Answers While Drawing The Public Spotlight
U.S. Homeland

Government Report On UFOs Offers Limited Answers While Drawing The Public Spotlight

While there were no major revelations in the task force's report, it could act as a stepping stone to real action being taken on the issue.

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 chat with old friends and new.

‘R2-D2’ Spotted On Scaled Composite’s ARES Test Jet
Hollywood

‘R2-D2’ Spotted On Scaled Composite’s ARES Test Jet

One of the company's exotic testbeds has received a perfect Star Wars-inspired feature.

Marine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First Time
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Osprey Flies With New Radar-Scrambling Intrepid Tiger System For The First Time

Intrepid Tiger II, which the Marines already use on various other aircraft, has other jamming and intelligence-gathering capabilities, too.