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Russia’s New Helicopter-Transportable Armored Buggy Looks Like A Plague Doctor Mobile
Russia

Russia’s New Helicopter-Transportable Armored Buggy Looks Like A Plague Doctor Mobile

Russia wants an armored, mine resistant truck that can be easily airlifted. Apparently, this thing is what they came up with.

Obscure 23-Year Old Navy SAM Was So Ahead Of Its Time That It’s Still In High Demand Today
U.S. Navy

Obscure 23-Year Old Navy SAM Was So Ahead Of Its Time That It’s Still In High Demand Today

The SM-2 Block IIIB's dual-mode guidance system is still unique among the missiles the Navy's fleet uses to defend against aerial threats.

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

We can talk about funky Russian armored vehicle designs, missiles that shoot missiles, submarine collisions—you know, no big whoop!

There’s One Place In The World Where AC-47 Spooky Gunships Still Fly
South America

There’s One Place In The World Where AC-47 Spooky Gunships Still Fly

Veterans of the country's counterinsurgency campaigns, the Colombian Air Force's antique Fantasma gunships are still going strong.

Super Bowl Flyover Offered A Glimpse Of A Future Where Multiple Bomber Types Join Forces In Combat
U.S. Homeland

Super Bowl Flyover Offered A Glimpse Of A Future Where Multiple Bomber Types Join Forces In Combat

The Air Force is exploring how B-1Bs and B-52Hs can work together more directly, including targeting "handoffs" involving stealthy cruise missiles.

The Iconic Learjet Will Come To An End After Six Decades Of Defining Private Air Travel
Civil Aviation

The Iconic Learjet Will Come To An End After Six Decades Of Defining Private Air Travel

Time is up for the classic bizjet as Bombardier announces the end of Learjet production at its Wichita plant.

A Group Of Israelis Secretly Built And Tested Suicide Drones For An Unknown Asian Customer
Israel

A Group Of Israelis Secretly Built And Tested Suicide Drones For An Unknown Asian Customer

The Israeli Police and state security service have been investigating a clandestine plan to illegally export the loitering munitions.

A Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Has Occurred Over The Atlantic (Updated)
Royal Navy

A Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Has Occurred Over The Atlantic (Updated)

The missile was seen rising into the evening sky off the Florida coast and likely reentered the atmosphere over the South Atlantic.

Navy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This Week
U.S. Navy

Navy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This Week

The Navy often puts out a press release right after Trident tests, but that was not the case in this instance.

DARPA Is Developing Aircraft-Launched Missile-Like Drones That Fire Their Own Air-To-Air Missiles
U.S. Homeland

DARPA Is Developing Aircraft-Launched Missile-Like Drones That Fire Their Own Air-To-Air Missiles

The LongShot program could enable aircraft to engage aerial threats further away, remain less vulnerable while doing so, and much more.

A Rare Glimpse Of The Lone UH-60N That Belongs To The Squadron That Flies Marine One
UH-60

A Rare Glimpse Of The Lone UH-60N That Belongs To The Squadron That Flies Marine One

This is the only H-60 of any kind in Marine Corps service beyond the highly specialized VH-60N Marine One helicopters.

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Strike Airliner In New Drone Attack On Saudi Airport
Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Strike Airliner In New Drone Attack On Saudi Airport

The attack on the airport came less than a week after the U.S. stopped aiding the Saudi-led campaign against the Yemeni rebels.

Veteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine Collision
People

Veteran Submariners Explain What Might Have Caused Japanese Submarine Collision

Despite all the technology at their disposal, for a submarine crew, the simple act of surfacing can sometimes be fraught with danger.

Russia Bolsters Its Arctic Defenses With MiG-31 Interceptor Rotation In The Far North
Russia

Russia Bolsters Its Arctic Defenses With MiG-31 Interceptor Rotation In The Far North

The airbase at Rogachevo has begun hosting Foxhound interceptors, and similar deployments are now planned elsewhere in the region.

Two U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Just Teamed Up In The South China Sea
U.S. Navy

Two U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Just Teamed Up In The South China Sea

The two nuclear-powered supercarriers undertook joint exercises as tensions between China and the United States in the region remain high.

Marine Corps Reveals It Has Tested A New Anti-Ship Missile Launcher Truck
Anti-Ship Cruise Missile

Marine Corps Reveals It Has Tested A New Anti-Ship Missile Launcher Truck

New mobile missile launchers are an essential part of the Marine Corps' future distributed operations concepts.

Check Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated)
Japan

Check Out The Damage To This Japanese Submarine After It Collided With A Cargo Ship (Updated)

The diesel-electric attack submarine was surfacing when it impacted the 51,000-ton commercial vessel off the Japanese coast.

Boeing’s Chief F-15 Test Pilot Talks Flying The Air Force’s New Eagle On Its Maiden Flight
F-15

Boeing’s Chief F-15 Test Pilot Talks Flying The Air Force’s New Eagle On Its Maiden Flight

The F-15EX went to 40,000 feet and flew at twice the speed of sound on its first flight.

Air Force Doubles Down On E-11A BACN Communications Jets With Plans To Triple Fleet Size
E-11

Air Force Doubles Down On E-11A BACN Communications Jets With Plans To Triple Fleet Size

The E-11As are in high demand, but there are so few of them, pilots may not have even seen one before jumping into the cockpit of one downrange.

Check Out These Stunning Images Of The Super Bowl’s Bomber Trio Flyover
U.S. Homeland

Check Out These Stunning Images Of The Super Bowl’s Bomber Trio Flyover

The formation flyover of the Air Force's three bomber types certainly was unique and one photographer captured it brilliantly from outside the arena.