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The Marine Corps Just Said Goodbye To Its Last Legacy C-130 Hercules Transport Plane
U.S. Marine Corps

The Marine Corps Just Said Goodbye To Its Last Legacy C-130 Hercules Transport Plane

The Marines have now completed the transition to the advanced KC-130J model.

B-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War Games
Northern Edge

B-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War Games

The Air Force touted its first end-to-end simulated hypersonic weapon strike, but new networking concepts that made it possible may be the real star.

Soviet-Designed An-2 Biplanes Are South Korea’s Secretive Aggressors
South Korea

Soviet-Designed An-2 Biplanes Are South Korea’s Secretive Aggressors

The An-2 may be low tech, but North Korea would send waves of them filled with commandos into South Korea during the opening stages of a war.

The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails
F-16

The Definitive Answer On Why F-16s Carry AIM-120 AMRAAMs On Their Wingtip Rails

The answer to why the Viper flies with heavier AIM-120s on its wingtips and lighter AIM-9 Sidewinders under its wings may surprise you.

B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding
B-1

B-1Bs Start To Get Back In The Air After Fleet-Wide Grounding

The Air Force has been working hard in recent years to improve the B-1B fleet's reliability after years of combat over Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.

China Wants To Revive A Strategically Located Airfield Deep In The Pacific: Report
China

China Wants To Revive A Strategically Located Airfield Deep In The Pacific: Report

The airstrip in the country of Kiribati is positioned just 1,800 miles from Hawaii, which isn't that far in terms of the distances in the Pacific.

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation
Military Aviation History

With No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To Salvation

Even special operations commandos used the Skyknight's escape chute as a clandestine insertion method.

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue

The aborted launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base comes amid debate about the future of the ICBM force.

First Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman Drone
Skyborg

First Test Flight Of Skyborg’s “Computer Brain” Flown On UTAP-22 Loyal Wingman Drone

While the familiar UTAP-22 was used for this early test, Boeing, General Atomics, and Kratos will soon begin supplying new drones for further testing.

Letter From The Editor: Let’s Talk About The Next Five Years…
News & Features

Letter From The Editor: Let’s Talk About The Next Five Years…

The War Zone turns five years old today! What a ride it has been. Now we want to hear from you about what you want from us over the next five years.

Probe Into Handling Of UFO Encounters Launched By Pentagon’s Inspector General
U.S. Homeland

Probe Into Handling Of UFO Encounters Launched By Pentagon’s Inspector General

Confusion and questions surround how well resourced and supported those investigating Unidentified Aerial Phenomena are within the Pentagon.

Turkey Now Has A High-Speed Missile-Like Drone That’s Launched From A Larger Drone
Turkey

Turkey Now Has A High-Speed Missile-Like Drone That’s Launched From A Larger Drone

The adapted target drone carries an explosive warhead but could ultimately offer much more, as well.

Crash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone Program
Iraq

Crash In Iraq Helps Unmask Secretive Ultra-Quiet Special Operations Drone Program

The loss of a Long Endurance Aircraft Program drone has provided the first real window into these discreet drones and their operations.

F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots
F-16

F-16s Are Now Getting Washed By Robots

This is the first demonstration of an automated cleaning process that saves large amounts of labor and could become standard across the Air Force.

Declassified Docs Offer New Details About A Growing RQ-170 “Wraith” Force
RQ-170

Declassified Docs Offer New Details About A Growing RQ-170 “Wraith” Force

The Air Force has been flying the stealthy RQ-170 for nearly a decade and a half, but has been very slow to disclose details about them.

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth
F-35

British F-35Bs Will Soon Fly Middle East Combat Missions From HMS Queen Elizabeth

The British and American stealth fighters are teaming up for the biggest carrier-based F-35 deployment ever.

Bin Laden Raid Pilot Says Unique Marine Air-To-Air Course Likely Saved Him From Pakistani F-16s
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Bin Laden Raid Pilot Says Unique Marine Air-To-Air Course Likely Saved Him From Pakistani F-16s

Ten years after the historic mission, we learn how a Marine course in air-to-air helicopter combat may have saved a Chinook from being shot down.

How A Presidential “Beast” Limo Almost Got Overrun In The Slums Of Mumbai
Presidential Transport

How A Presidential “Beast” Limo Almost Got Overrun In The Slums Of Mumbai

A secret service agent details the trials and tribulations of the presidential limo, which sound amazingly pedestrian.

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

Talk amongst yourselves...

Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case
U.S. Air Force

Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case

It may seem bizarre and even redundant, but the semi-truck barrier serves as the very last safety precaution against an accidental launch.