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People

Confessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 Aggressor

Francesco "Paco" Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend.

People

Confessions Of An A-6 Intruder Pilot

Strap in alongside veteran pilot Francesco "Paco" Chierici for a trip back in time when A-6s still rocketed through canyons in the black of night.

Yasen Class

New Destroyer Task Force Established To Hunt Russian Submarines In The Atlantic

Task Group Greyhound will provide an on-call force that will help counter the Russian Navy's submarine force's growing presence in the Atlantic.

KC-46

A Plastic Cap In A KC-46’s Fuel Valve Generates More Turbulence For The Troubled Tanker

The revelation is the latest in a line of trash-related problems for Boeing aircraft — and not even the first debris issue for the KC-46.

U.S. Homeland

DARPA Reveals Successful Hypersonic Cruise Missile Flight Test Has Occurred

The announcement of the successful flight test follows months of delays for the highly classified program.

China

China’s Massive 11-Barrel Naval Gatling Gun Has Been Adapted For Close-In Defense On Land

The trailer-mounted gun could give Chinese land units a fearsome defense against low-flying aircraft, cruise missiles, and even possibly artillery.

U.S. Navy

The Navy Has Received Its First Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets

Operational Navy squadrons are set to begin flying improved Block III Super Hornets by the end of this year.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

There's warm cocoa in the bunker!

China

China’s Big New Twin-Jet Long-Endurance Armed Combat Drone Emerges

An intriguing new high- and far-flying Chinese drone design has been seen in full scale on the grounds of the upcoming Zhuhai Airshow.

B-52

Rolls Royce Will Provide Long-Awaited New Jet Engines For The B-52 Bomber Fleet

After decades of trying, the B-52 will finally get new engines, with Rolls Royce being tapped for the contract that could be worth up to $2.6B.

China

China’s J-16D Electronic Attack Jet Seen Sporting Jamming Pods For The First Time

The J-16D has already been broadly compared to the U.S. Navy's EA-18G Growler, and these pods only point to further similarities in form and function.

U.S. Navy

First Navy F-5 Aggressor Begins Upgrade That Will Make The Entire Fleet Far More Potent

A first F-5 Tiger II is now at Naval Air Station Patuxent River to begin testing a fleet-wide upgrade that will radically overhaul the aggressor jets.

B-1

The Last Of 17 B-1B Bombers Slated For Early Retirement Has Arrived At The Boneyard

Last year, Congress approved the Air Force's plan to divest a number of B-1Bs as it consolidates that fleet ahead of the arrival of the stealthy B-21.

E-3

Top Air Force General In The Pacific Wants E-7 Wedgetails To Replace E-3 Radar Planes

The E-3 Sentries are becoming harder to operate and maintain amid growing demand for the capabilities they offer in the Indo-Pacific region.

Canada

It’s Official: Canada’s CF-18 Hornet Fighters Are Set To Get New Advanced Radars

AN/APG-79(V)4 radars are part of a badly needed upgrade package for Canada's legacy Hornets as the country continues to struggle to buy new fighters.

U.S. Army

The Army Acquired Its Own Hovercraft In The 1980s. It Didn’t Go Well.

The Army bought LACV-30 hovercraft derived from a commercial model designed in Canada that ended up being ill-suited for hardy military tasks.

F-117

Stealthy F-117 Nighthawks Have Been Masquerading As Cruise Missiles

The "retired" F-117s are ideal surrogates for cruise missiles, which have small target signatures and threaten the U.S. and its interests abroad.

F/A-18

This Is The Most Incredible Super Hornet Footage We Have Ever Seen

This WestPac 2021 cruise video from Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 154 certainly confirms the mantra: Black Knights Rule!

E-7

E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jets Eyed As A Bridge To A Space-Based System By The Air Force

The Air Force needs a replacement for its aging E-3 Sentries, and off-the-shelf E-7 Wedgetails could fill the gap until a satellite capability emerges.

KC-135

RC-135 Now Flying With Donor KC-135 Engine Cover After Frightening Crosswind Landing Mishap

The RC-135 Combat Sent is back in action over the Black Sea thanks to a donor engine nacelle cover from the local KC-135 unit in England.