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Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About What We Did Or Didn’t Cover This Week

Are you ready for some bunker time?

Lasers

FedEx Wants To Equip Airbus A321s With Anti-Missile Laser Countermeasures

Infrared countermeasures have never caught on in the commercial aircraft space, but FedEx and the FAA are clearly still interested in the capability.

Russia

Russia Orders Snap Drills Of Its Eastern Units As Negotiations Over Ukraine Disintegrate

The Russian maneuvers, which stress long-range deployments, come as Ukraine reels from the effects of a major cyberattack.

U.S. Navy

This Is What We Now Know About The Navy’s Future DDG(X) Destroyer

The Navy hopes to combine existing systems with a new hull form that will be able to accommodate significant upgrades.

U.S. Homeland

Pentagon’s Ghost Fleet Program Ends, Its Four Unmanned Ships Will Be Transferred To The Navy

The ships are slated to join the Navy's experimental surface warfare squadron which is exploring ways to incorporate unmanned vessels into the fleet.

F-22

The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised

An infrared search and track sensor was originally dropped from the F-22 on cost grounds, but now the Air Force wants to try and add it back.

North Korea

Incoming North Korean Missile Warning Prompted FAA’s Mysterious Air Traffic Halt

New details about the FAA's halt on flights across the western U.S. clearly point to North Korea's hypersonic missile test as being the culprit.

U.S. Homeland

Special Forces Will Simulate An Insurgency On U.S. Soil In Upcoming Unconventional Warfare Exercise

Robin Sage exercises held in the Carolinas prepare Green Berets for the complex missions they will be called upon to accomplish when deployed.

Israel

Assassin Dolphin Hamas Says It Caught Continues Tradition Of Wild Claims About Israel’s Animal Spies

While it's possible Israel uses dolphins to counter enemy swimmers, its enemies frequently make outlandish claims of animals being used for espionage.

Russia

Russia’s First New Production Tu-160 Blackjack In Decades Makes Its Maiden Flight (Updated)

Completed to the latest upgraded standard, the new-build Tu-160M is set to bolster Russia's Long-Range Aviation force.

Americas

Bomblet Dropping Drones Are Now Being Used By Cartels In Mexico’s Drug War

While cartels have weaponized drones in the past, the ability to drop bomblets has migrated from Middle East war zones to the Mexican drug wars.

U.S. Homeland

Spaceship-Like Electric Aircraft ‘Alice’ Prepares For Its First Flight In These Awesome Images

Eviation could revolutionize aviation with its all-electric Alice commuter plane designed to fly hundreds of miles with nine passengers onboard.

North Korea

Mystery Surrounds FAA Order To Halt All West Coast Air Traffic After North Korean Missile Launch (Updated)

Aircraft across the western U.S. were simultaneously ordered by the FAA to land or stop on the ground without explanation.

Taiwan

Taiwan Loses F-16V After Just Two Months Of Frontline Operations (Updated)

Upgraded F-16Vs are the most capable fighters available to Taiwan, whose fleet is increasingly in demand to respond to Chinese air activity.

Northern Europe

Undersea Cable Connecting Norway With Arctic Satellite Station Has Been Mysteriously Severed

The cables run through a highly strategic stretch of water near where the Barents and Norwegian Sea meet.

Law Enforcement

Kazakhstani Troops Caught Wearing Unsanctioned Blue U.N. Peacekeeping Helmets During Crackdown

The United Nations says Kazakhstani troops were not authorized to wear the iconic U.N.-marked helmets while responding to protests.

Unmanned

This Footage Of Jet-Powered Coyote Drones Obliterating Other Drones Is Incredible

Coyote doesn't play around when it comes to blowing other drones to bits. The explosions alone make the video worth watching.

U.S. Navy

USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated)

The USS Abraham Lincoln started a historic deployment, the first-ever involving an American carrier with a female captain, on January 3rd.

Russia

Russia’s Su-34 Fullback Strike Jet Is The King Of Hauling Gas

With prodigious quantities carried inside and out, the Fullback is the undisputed champion of the tactical jet fuel load.

Australia

Australia Buys M1A2 SEPv3 Advanced Abrams Tanks To Lead Its Major Armor Upgrade

The SEPv3 is the most capable variant of the trusty Abrams currently available but its value in a future Asia-Pacific conflict is questionable.