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Check Out The Mystery Drone Model On The Desk Of This General Atomics Executive
Skyborg

Check Out The Mystery Drone Model On The Desk Of This General Atomics Executive

This model, and another we could identify, provide a tantalizing glimpse into the company's work on high-tech combat drones.

American Airlines Confirms Encounter With Unidentified Cylindrical Object Over New Mexico
U.S. Homeland

American Airlines Confirms Encounter With Unidentified Cylindrical Object Over New Mexico

The radio transmission regarding a rogue cylindrical-shaped object traveling at high-speed near the Airbus A320 is authentic.

FAA Releases Statement On Airliner’s Encounter With Unidentified Object Over New Mexico
U.S. Homeland

FAA Releases Statement On Airliner’s Encounter With Unidentified Object Over New Mexico

The American Airlines Airbus A320 was buzzed by a mysterious "cylindrical object" at high speed as it traveled from Cincinnati to Phoenix.

How The World’s First Privately Owned Fleet Of F-16 Aggressor Jets Became A Reality
F-16

How The World’s First Privately Owned Fleet Of F-16 Aggressor Jets Became A Reality

Top Aces has ambitions to disrupt the growing adversary air contractor market with 29 F-16s and a lot of experienced pilots in their cockpits.

Iran’s Latest Indigenous Drone Is A Predator Lookalike
Iran

Iran’s Latest Indigenous Drone Is A Predator Lookalike

The appearance of the new drone follows longstanding Iranian claims of having captured one of the U.S.-made Predators.

Stinger SAM-Armed Marines Riding In Rubber Rafts Were Featured In Recent Pacific Exercise
U.S. Marine Corps

Stinger SAM-Armed Marines Riding In Rubber Rafts Were Featured In Recent Pacific Exercise

The combination offers an immediate lower-end air defense option during distributed expeditionary operations on islands or along coastlines.

Navy Tests Autonomous Aerial Supply Drone From Its Newest Supercarrier
U.S. Navy

Navy Tests Autonomous Aerial Supply Drone From Its Newest Supercarrier

The Navy hopes that small resupply drones could revolutionize its at-sea logistics chains for carriers and other warships.

Airliner Encountered Unidentified Fast-Moving Cylindrical Object Over New Mexico
U.S. Homeland

Airliner Encountered Unidentified Fast-Moving Cylindrical Object Over New Mexico

The event, and the pilot's reaction to it, are remarkably similar to one that occurred in the same general area a few years ago.

Laser Defense Pod For The Air Force’s Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking Shape
U.S. Air Force

Laser Defense Pod For The Air Force’s Fighter Jets Is Finally Taking Shape

The much-delayed SHiELD program is finally coming together, with official plans to deliver the finished demonstrator pod later this year.

The First F-15EX Fighter Jet Has Now Flown In Its Air Force Colors
F-15

The First F-15EX Fighter Jet Has Now Flown In Its Air Force Colors

The aircraft is slated to be one of the first two F-15EXs to be handed over to the Air Force for test work in the coming months.

Russia Provides A Glimpse Of Its Orion Drone Executing Combat Trials In Syria
Syria

Russia Provides A Glimpse Of Its Orion Drone Executing Combat Trials In Syria

The Orion drone, now said to be in production for Russia, is seen releasing both apparent guided munitions and dumb bombs.

American Avenger Air Defense Systems Reportedly Spotted On A Highway Linking Iraq And Syria
U.S. Army

American Avenger Air Defense Systems Reportedly Spotted On A Highway Linking Iraq And Syria

The reported appearance of the Avengers in western Iraq comes not long after a top American general warned about the threat posed by small drones.

Listen To Mayday Call From United 777 With Catastrophic Engine Failure Over Colorado
U.S. Homeland

Listen To Mayday Call From United 777 With Catastrophic Engine Failure Over Colorado

The catastrophic engine failure sent huge pieces of debris falling into neighborhoods below.

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

First off, let's talk about the killer Mars rover landing. Amazing!

Check Out This Rare Formation Of Navy Reserve Fighters Over Gorgeous Key West
U.S. Navy

Check Out This Rare Formation Of Navy Reserve Fighters Over Gorgeous Key West

The formation included one jet from each of the Navy's reserve squadrons that belong to the Tactical Support Wing.

The Polish Military Is Now Officially Armed With The Warmate Suicide Drone
Eastern Europe

The Polish Military Is Now Officially Armed With The Warmate Suicide Drone

Polish firm WB Electronics has been marketing the Warmate loitering munition outside of the country, as well, including with a glitzy sales video.

Airbus C295 Transport Testbed Emerges Loaded With Turkish Guided Bombs
Civil Aviation

Airbus C295 Transport Testbed Emerges Loaded With Turkish Guided Bombs

Photos of the bomb-laden transport prove the flight-test campaign for the mini-gunship is gathering pace.

There Were Doomsday Ships Ready To Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before There Were Doomsday Planes
U.S. Homeland

There Were Doomsday Ships Ready To Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before There Were Doomsday Planes

Had nuclear war broken out, three different presidents could have sought refuge aboard the Navy's unique 'Floating White Houses.'

Satellite Images Show Horrible Aftermath Of Explosion That Burned Hundreds Of Trucks In Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Satellite Images Show Horrible Aftermath Of Explosion That Burned Hundreds Of Trucks In Afghanistan

An exploding truck triggered a chain reaction at a critical border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran.

New Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear War
Cold War

New Docs Show 1983 NATO Exercise Led To The Soviets Arming 100 Jets For Nuclear War

Newly released 1983 'War Scare' documents reveal alarming details of the Soviet nuclear attack preparations.