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F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force
F-15

F-15EX’s Future Role As A Hypersonic Missile Truck Touted Officially By The Air Force

The formal delivery of the Air Force's first new F-15 in years comes as the service is looking at making major changes to its force structure plans.

Air Force Combines Wargames To Make The Mother Of All Airpower Testing Events
Air Combat Exercises

Air Force Combines Wargames To Make The Mother Of All Airpower Testing Events

The Air Force has melded its Orange and Black Flag test events, and their exotic participants, to bring new capabilities to the fight even faster.

One Of America’s Most Capable Submarines Has Been In An Ongoing Battle Against Bed Bugs
U.S. Homeland

One Of America’s Most Capable Submarines Has Been In An Ongoing Battle Against Bed Bugs

Members of the submarine's crew allege that they have been battling an infestation of the blood-sucking bugs for a year now.

The U.S. Navy’s Submarine-Launched Aerial Drone Capacity Is Set To Greatly Expand
U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy’s Submarine-Launched Aerial Drone Capacity Is Set To Greatly Expand

The Blackwing drones, which can be fired from countermeasures launchers, will carry surveillance payloads, and possibly more in the future.

Belgium’s Hard-Worked F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet Has Just Been Grounded
Europe

Belgium’s Hard-Worked F-16 Fighter Jet Fleet Has Just Been Grounded

A dramatic engine failure last month means the Netherlands has had to step in to protect Belgian airspace.

Construction Of A Large Runway Suddenly Appears On Highly Strategic Island In The Red Sea
Red Sea

Construction Of A Large Runway Suddenly Appears On Highly Strategic Island In The Red Sea

Perim island is situated very close to Yemen in the narrowest portion of the heavily trafficked Bab Al Mandeb Strait.

Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Drone Replacement Requirements Now Include Air-To-Air Combat Capability
Q-9

Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper Drone Replacement Requirements Now Include Air-To-Air Combat Capability

The Reaper's successor should be able to defend both high-value manned aircraft and itself, in a high-end battlespace, according to the Air Force.

The Soviet Union’s Railway-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Had An Inflatable Nosecone
Cold War

The Soviet Union’s Railway-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Had An Inflatable Nosecone

The Soviet Union was the only country to field a fully operational rail-mobile ICBM and it had one highly unusual feature.

Debate Over Navy’s Zumwalt Destroyer’s Seakeeping Abilities Doused After Rough Seas Tests
U.S. Navy

Debate Over Navy’s Zumwalt Destroyer’s Seakeeping Abilities Doused After Rough Seas Tests

The Navy sent Zumwalt into two real-world storms as part of trials to prove its controversial hull design could handle heavy seas.

B-1B Bomber Makes Arctic Pit Stop For The First Time
B-1

B-1B Bomber Makes Arctic Pit Stop For The First Time

The bomber was one of four B-1Bs that are on their first ever deployment of any kind to Norway.

Wait, This Mysterious Heavily-Armored Blue Train Caboose Belongs To The Navy?
U.S. Navy

Wait, This Mysterious Heavily-Armored Blue Train Caboose Belongs To The Navy?

The Navy is a prolific user of nuclear power and needs to protect nuclear material when traveling by rail. That's where the armored caboose comes in.

Israeli F-15s Were Armed With Old Missiles During B-52 Escort
Israel

Israeli F-15s Were Armed With Old Missiles During B-52 Escort

Israel's F-15 "Baz" fleet is specially modified and appears to fly with an eclectic mix of air-to-air weaponry while patrolling the homeland.

Massive Explosion Rocks Equatorial Guinea’s Largest City (Updated)
Africa

Massive Explosion Rocks Equatorial Guinea’s Largest City (Updated)

The city of Bata in the central African nation has been devastated by a blast that supposedly came from a nearby military base.

Spain-Based American Destroyers Are Sporting This Unique Electronic Warfare System
U.S. Navy

Spain-Based American Destroyers Are Sporting This Unique Electronic Warfare System

Like U.S. warships forward-deployed to the Pacific, ships deployed to Europe feature a tailored electronic warfare capability.

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

Sit back, relax, and enjoy.

This Is The Pentagon’s $27 Billion Master Plan To Deter China In The Pacific
China

This Is The Pentagon’s $27 Billion Master Plan To Deter China In The Pacific

The plans include calls for deploying long-range missiles in the Western Pacific, new missile defenses and sensor networks, and more.

The Air Force Says Its First Hypersonic Missile Will Make Its Inaugural Flight Within 30 Days
ARRW

The Air Force Says Its First Hypersonic Missile Will Make Its Inaugural Flight Within 30 Days

The new schedule comes after an Air Force official said just recently that the first flight test of the AGM-183 would take place this past week.

Air Force Is Buying Eight Of These Missiles That Are Set To Become Its First Hypersonic Weapons
ARRW

Air Force Is Buying Eight Of These Missiles That Are Set To Become Its First Hypersonic Weapons

The weapons will usher in capabilities previously only dreamed of and could be operational as early as 2022.

Yes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War II
U.S. Navy

Yes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War II

On the type's 85th birthday, we celebrate the little-known and short-lived U.S. Navy Spitfire unit that fought a different kind of war over Normandy.

Non-Military MB-326M Jet Trainer Aircraft Crashes Near Edwards Air Force Base In California
U.S. Homeland

Non-Military MB-326M Jet Trainer Aircraft Crashes Near Edwards Air Force Base In California

The MB-326M aircraft that went down was being used by the nearby National Test Pilot School at the time.