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Everything New We Just Learned About The 2020 Iranian Missile Attack On U.S. Forces In Iraq
Iraq

Everything New We Just Learned About The 2020 Iranian Missile Attack On U.S. Forces In Iraq

"Nobody should've lived through this," said one survivor as new insights into U.S. intelligence prior to the strikes come to light.

Behold The Blue Angels And Thunderbirds’ New ‘Super Delta’ Mega Formation
U.S. Navy

Behold The Blue Angels And Thunderbirds’ New ‘Super Delta’ Mega Formation

The teams unveiled the massive formation while the Thunderbirds are visiting the Blue Angels at their winter training home at NAF El Centro.

Boeing Is Adapting Its Australian Combat Drone For The U.S. Air Force’s Skyborg Program
Australia

Boeing Is Adapting Its Australian Combat Drone For The U.S. Air Force’s Skyborg Program

As Australia signs up for more of the Airpower Teaming System drones, Boeing confirms it will use the design as the basis for its Skyborg offering.

Air Force F-15Es Train To Launch Cruise Missiles Over The Baltic Sea
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Air Force F-15Es Train To Launch Cruise Missiles Over The Baltic Sea

The event also saw F-35 Joint Strike Fighters helping to pass vital information between Air Force and Army air and missile defense units.

U.S. ‘Not Prepared To Defend Or Compete’ With China On AI According To Commission Report
China

U.S. ‘Not Prepared To Defend Or Compete’ With China On AI According To Commission Report

A new report issued to Congress and the President lays bare the threats posed by foreign AI weapons and issues a stern warning to American leadership.

The Marines’ New CH-53K Helicopter Isn’t Allowed To Spend More Than 70 Seconds In A Dust Cloud
U.S. Marine Corps

The Marines’ New CH-53K Helicopter Isn’t Allowed To Spend More Than 70 Seconds In A Dust Cloud

There are major concerns that serious engine issues could crop up after 21 minutes of cumulative exposure to these brownout conditions.

F-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb Transporter
F-15

F-15E Strike Eagles May Have Yet Another Role: Smart Bomb Transporter

The plan isn't for the jet to drop a full load of smart bombs on enemy targets, but to carry its own reloads and spare bombs for stealth jets.

Australia’s Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone Has Flown For The First Time
Australia

Australia’s Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone Has Flown For The First Time

Boeing Airpower Teaming System is set to revolutionize how the Royal Australian Air Force fights and the drone's export potential continues to grow.

The Navy Plans To Launch Swarms Of Aerial Drones From Unmanned Submarines And Ships
U.S. Navy

The Navy Plans To Launch Swarms Of Aerial Drones From Unmanned Submarines And Ships

Unmanned surface and underwater vehicles capable of deploying drone swarms in contested territory could be game-changing for the Navy.

The Air Force Is Having To Reverse Engineer Parts Of Its Own Stealth Bomber
B-2

The Air Force Is Having To Reverse Engineer Parts Of Its Own Stealth Bomber

Twenty-one years after the last Spirit was delivered, the Air Force is working out how to build the exotic spare parts the bomber requires.

Here’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ Program
Drones

Here’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ Program

The design is primarily intended to validate new digital engineering tools and techniques, but that could be just the beginning.

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

From strange encounters thousands of feet over New Mexico to massive flags flown on a particular destroyer, it's been an interesting week!

A-10 Warthog Emerges Painted In Green And Tan Camouflage
A-10

A-10 Warthog Emerges Painted In Green And Tan Camouflage

The A-10 Warthog Demonstration Team has a new paint scheme that matches the kind that was flown on Air Force tactical jets during the Vietnam War.

Navy Destroyer Pulled Into San Diego Flying An Absolutely Gargantuan American Flag (Updated)
U.S. Navy

Navy Destroyer Pulled Into San Diego Flying An Absolutely Gargantuan American Flag (Updated)

USS Michael Murphy strutted into San Diego Bay in style flying the biggest American Flag we have ever seen on a U.S. Navy surface combatant.

Did Russia Try To Refute Criticisms Of Its Missiles By Showing One Blowing Up A Syrian Hospital?
Syria

Did Russia Try To Refute Criticisms Of Its Missiles By Showing One Blowing Up A Syrian Hospital?

After claims that Russia's Iskander-E ballistic missiles failed to work as advertised, Russia set out to correct the record. It didn't go well.

F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Left The Navy’s Carrier Decks For The Last Time
F/A-18A-D

F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Left The Navy’s Carrier Decks For The Last Time

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets returned home after the type's final carrier deployment aboard USS Nimitz.

Doomsday Plane Crews Made This Darkly Humorous Music Video Aptly Set To “Burning Down The House”
E-6

Doomsday Plane Crews Made This Darkly Humorous Music Video Aptly Set To “Burning Down The House”

The Talking Heads' hit is set to clips of E-6B operations and houses being engulfed by nuclear firestorms.

Biden Strikes Back: What We Know About The Bombing Raid On Iran’s Militias (Updated)
Iran

Biden Strikes Back: What We Know About The Bombing Raid On Iran’s Militias (Updated)

The strike is the first major military operation ordered by President Biden and it sets up a new paradigm between his administration and Tehran.

Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Mirage F1 Aggressor Jet Crash Lands At Tyndall Air Force Base (Updated)

Details are still emerging about an incident involving a contracted "red air" adversary jet at the sprawling Florida base.

CH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift Helicopter
CH-53K

CH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift Helicopter

The Israel Defense Forces are now the first customer outside of the United States to purchase CH-53K helicopters.