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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.

F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator
U-2

F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator

Beyond linking up F-22s and F-35s, the U-2 and its gateway payload also connected naval and ground assets, and more.

Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks
A-4

Top Aces’ Aggressor A-4s Are Now The World’s Most Advanced Skyhawks

Fitted with advanced sensors including AESA radars, the contractor-operated jets will put the German military to the test.

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China
China

Remembering The Time Grumman Helped Craft A Modern Fighter For China

The brief thaw in America's relations with China in the 1980s yielded this surprising hybrid fighter program led by Grumman.

The RQ-180 Drone Will Emerge From The Shadows As The Centerpiece Of An Air Combat Revolution
RQ-180

The RQ-180 Drone Will Emerge From The Shadows As The Centerpiece Of An Air Combat Revolution

The Air Force's secretive, very stealthy, and high-flying drone won't be just a better spy aircraft, it will be a deeply networked game-changer.

The Marines’ New Unmanned Ship Killing Missile Launcher Truck Breaks Cover
Naval Strike Missile (NSM)

The Marines’ New Unmanned Ship Killing Missile Launcher Truck Breaks Cover

Naval Strike Missiles fired from unmanned launcher vehicles are important components of new distributed concepts of operations the Marines are developing.

Does Spending Nearly $18B On A Few Dozen New ICBM Interceptors Even Make Sense Strategically?
U.S. Homeland

Does Spending Nearly $18B On A Few Dozen New ICBM Interceptors Even Make Sense Strategically?

With so much spent on so few interceptors, each costing at least $74M, enemies are incentivized to simply build more missiles to overwhelm the system.

World’s Biggest Airplane Takes To The Skies For A Second Time After A Two Year Hiatus (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

World’s Biggest Airplane Takes To The Skies For A Second Time After A Two Year Hiatus (Updated)

After enduring major uncertainty about its future after the death of Paul Allen, Stratolaunch's primary owner, the firm is back to flight testing.

Russian Cruise Missile Spins Out Of Control Before Crashing Into Sea Near Launching Destroyer
Russia

Russian Cruise Missile Spins Out Of Control Before Crashing Into Sea Near Launching Destroyer

Weapons trials for the newly modernized Udaloy class destroyer didn't go entirely to plan.

The Marines Are Already Ditching Their Young RQ-21 Blackjack Drones
Force Design 2030

The Marines Are Already Ditching Their Young RQ-21 Blackjack Drones

The Marine Corps is looking at other drones, including the MQ-9 Reaper and the small and more unusual V-Bat, to meet its unmanned aircraft needs.

Here’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually Do
U.S. Army

Here’s What The Army’s Long-Awaited Super Air Defense Network Can Actually Do

We go in-depth with Northrop Grumman's Kenn Todorov on what the Integrated Battle Command System is capable of now and what it could do in the future.

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East
F-15

F-15E Strike Eagle Smart-Bomb Transports Are Hauling Munitions Around The Middle East

For the first time, the Air Force's F-15Es have worked as weapons transports, delivering guided bombs to forward operating locations.

France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On
French Navy

France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On

French authorities have confirmed that the test involved an M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile fired from a land-based facility.

France Just Test Fired A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile In The Atlantic (Updated)
Boomers (SSBNs)

France Just Test Fired A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile In The Atlantic (Updated)

A U.S. Air Force RC-135S Cobra Ball launch surveillance aircraft took in the test while orbiting over the Caribbean.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Enters The Tense Black Sea Highlighting The Service’s Overseas Presence
U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Enters The Tense Black Sea Highlighting The Service’s Overseas Presence

The USCGC Hamilton is the first Coast Guard ship to enter the Black Sea in more than a decade.