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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.

Photo Emerges Of Shadowy Intelligence Gathering “Ghost Plane” In Somalia
U.S. Homeland

Photo Emerges Of Shadowy Intelligence Gathering “Ghost Plane” In Somalia

The modified Beechcraft King Air has a unique configuration and doesn't officially exist or belong to any real operator.

Royal Navy Is Painting Its Patrol Boats In WWI-Style Dazzle Camouflage
Royal Navy

Royal Navy Is Painting Its Patrol Boats In WWI-Style Dazzle Camouflage

HMS Tamar has received an iconic coat of paint for its upcoming long-duration mission to the Asia-Pacific region.

Iran’s Used Its Wacky Catamaran To Cut Off U.S. Coast Guard Ships In The Persian Gulf
Iran

Iran’s Used Its Wacky Catamaran To Cut Off U.S. Coast Guard Ships In The Persian Gulf

One of Iran's oddest ships was used to torment U.S. Coast Guard crews operating in the Persian Gulf.

Navy SM-6 Missile Successfully Hit A Target Barge During Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming Test
U.S. Navy

Navy SM-6 Missile Successfully Hit A Target Barge During Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming Test

The live-fire missile shoot was part of a larger drone-focused experiment that also included swarming technology and various unmanned platforms.

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action
Typhoon

Check Out This Stunning Photo Of The Qatari-British Typhoon Squadron In Action

The unique unit has brought the Royal Air Force and Qatari Emiri Air Force together in order to teach the Qataris to master their new Typhoons.

Warnings Posted For A Peculiar French Ballistic Missile Test In The Atlantic
French Navy

Warnings Posted For A Peculiar French Ballistic Missile Test In The Atlantic

Warning notices have raised questions about whether France is about to test an improved submarine-launched ballistic missile or a hypersonic weapon.

Help Us Identify This Mysterious SR-71-Looking “Tow Target”
U.S. Homeland

Help Us Identify This Mysterious SR-71-Looking “Tow Target”

The image of the puzzling sleek black craft dates back to 1980 and was taken at Kirtland AFB in New Mexico.

Actionable Intel: Defense News Roundup For April 25th, 2021
Iran

Actionable Intel: Defense News Roundup For April 25th, 2021

From China commissioning three major naval vessels at once to the loss of Indonesia's submarine, we roundup all of today's military news so you don't have to.

The Mighty Boeing 747 Supertanker May Have Fought Its Last Fire
Tankers

The Mighty Boeing 747 Supertanker May Have Fought Its Last Fire

The heavyweight champion of aerial firefighting has ceased operations and is now up for sale.

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

Discuss!

U.S. Navy P-8 Maritime Patrol Plane To Join Hunt For Missing Indonesian Submarine
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy P-8 Maritime Patrol Plane To Join Hunt For Missing Indonesian Submarine

Naval vessels from Australia, India, Malaysia, and Singapore have or are set to join the search effort amid fears time may be running out.

This Tiny Drone Boat Is Being Tested During The Navy’s Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming Experiment
U.S. Navy

This Tiny Drone Boat Is Being Tested During The Navy’s Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming Experiment

The micro-drone boat has been seen operating alongside warships as a part of large-scale maneuvers combining manned and unmanned vessels.

The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar
Cold War

The Hunt For A Soviet Submarine Desperately Trying To Sneak Through The Strait Of Gibraltar

The Cold War cat-and-mouse game of anti-submarine warfare became very hot as the USS Steinaker approached the Mediterranean in January of 1967.

Russia Says It Is Drawing Down Forces Near Ukraine But We Know Not Everyone Is Going Home
Russia

Russia Says It Is Drawing Down Forces Near Ukraine But We Know Not Everyone Is Going Home

No matter if Russia actually follows through with its stated plans, some of the forces that have massed around Ukraine won't be going anywhere.

All B-1B Bombers Have Been Grounded (Updated)
B-1

All B-1B Bombers Have Been Grounded (Updated)

The swing-wing bombers have become increasingly unreliable after years of constant work over Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.

Syrian Surface-To-Air Missile Flew Way Off Course Triggering Alarms Before Exploding Over Israel
Israel

Syrian Surface-To-Air Missile Flew Way Off Course Triggering Alarms Before Exploding Over Israel

Yet another Soviet-era Syrian SAM made the long journey to nowhere.