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Greece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: Report
Europe

Greece Says It Is Willing To Take Second-Hand F-35s As Part Of An Urgent Request: Report

Athens' letter to the Pentagon could kickstart a fast-track acquisition process for the stealth fighters, which it says it badly needs.

Watch This Spanish Customs Speedboat Go Full Miami Vice By Ramming A Smuggler
Europe

Watch This Spanish Customs Speedboat Go Full Miami Vice By Ramming A Smuggler

This Spanish Customs Surveillance Service's high-speed interceptor boat team was extremely aggressive, using its own hull to stop the fleeing boat.

Army Hires Company To Develop Cyber Defenses For Its Strykers After They Were Hacked
Stryker

Army Hires Company To Develop Cyber Defenses For Its Strykers After They Were Hacked

It first emerged more than a year ago that "adversaries" had launched successful cyber attacks against these armored vehicles.

The Navy Has Finally Proven It Can Shoot Down An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
U.S. Navy

The Navy Has Finally Proven It Can Shoot Down An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

The successful test event involved a defense of Hawaii scenario, in which a destroyer used an SM-3 Block IIA missile to swat down an ICBM.

Russia To Establish Naval Base Capable Of Supporting Nuclear-Powered Ships In Sudan
Russia

Russia To Establish Naval Base Capable Of Supporting Nuclear-Powered Ships In Sudan

The future base will expand Russia's ability to support naval operations south of the Suez Canal from the Red Sea out into the Indian Ocean.

Chinese Long-Range Ballistic Missiles Struck Moving Ship In South China Sea: Report
China

Chinese Long-Range Ballistic Missiles Struck Moving Ship In South China Sea: Report

The test could represent the first full demonstration of a real Chinese long-range anti-ship ballistic missile capability.

Canada’s New Frigate Will Be Brimming With Missiles
Canada

Canada’s New Frigate Will Be Brimming With Missiles

Canada may add Tomahawk cruise missiles to the ships, which already sport an impressive arsenal, including two types of point air defense missiles.

NSA Spied On Denmark As It Chose Its Future Fighter Aircraft: Report
Northern Europe

NSA Spied On Denmark As It Chose Its Future Fighter Aircraft: Report

The allegations suggest that European fighter manufacturers were also among the U.S. intelligence agency's targets.

Watch This Huge Russian An-124 Condor Skid Off The Runway After An Engine Failure
Russia

Watch This Huge Russian An-124 Condor Skid Off The Runway After An Engine Failure

One of the aircraft's engines broke apart in flight, sending fragments flying through the fuselage and falling onto buildings 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

We can talk about "indestructible" WWII heroes, data-fused night vision goggles, foreign policy, presidential vehicles—you know, no big whoop!

French Army To Test Small Drones That Can Detect, Intercept, And Possibly Jam Communications
Airborne Electronic Warfare

French Army To Test Small Drones That Can Detect, Intercept, And Possibly Jam Communications

The French Ministry of Defense's Project Sauron is now calling for industry proposals for small electronic warfare-enabled drones.

Watch The Biggest Unexploded World War Two Bomb Ever Found in Poland Blow Up
WWII

Watch The Biggest Unexploded World War Two Bomb Ever Found in Poland Blow Up

The British "Tallboy" bomb, one of the largest conventional weapons of World War Two, detonated during efforts to make it safe.

The Secret Service Has A New Chevy Suburban Presidential Limousine
Secret Service

The Secret Service Has A New Chevy Suburban Presidential Limousine

The vehicle appears to be a replacement model for the fleet of existing heavily armored, but older generation Suburban limos.

The View Through The Army’s New Night Vision Goggles Looks Straight Out Of A Video Game
Night Vision

The View Through The Army’s New Night Vision Goggles Looks Straight Out Of A Video Game

The goggles help soldiers see more clearly at night, can pipe in video from other optics, and provide important data like a mini heads-up display.

Army UH-60 Crashes Off Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Killing Seven, Including Five Americans (Updated)
U.S. Army

Army UH-60 Crashes Off Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Killing Seven, Including Five Americans (Updated)

Another American survived the crash, which appears to have been an accident, and was medically evacuated.

Israel Has Taken Delivery Of Its Most Capable Warship Ever
Israel

Israel Has Taken Delivery Of Its Most Capable Warship Ever

The first of the Sa'ar 6 class missile corvettes will help extend the Israeli Navy's reach far into the Mediterranean.

The Laser System Protecting The Capital Against Aerial Intruders Is Getting An Upgrade
Lasers

The Laser System Protecting The Capital Against Aerial Intruders Is Getting An Upgrade

It is a fairly obscure but critical component of the integrated air defense system that guards Washington, D.C. against aerial threats.

Israel’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-Country
Israel

Israel’s Specially-Built F-35I Test Jet Just Touched Down In-Country

This unique version of the F-35I stealth fighter will help introduce new weapons and avionics for the "Adir."

Taiwan Issues Rare Confirmation That U.S. Special Operators Are Training On The Island (Updated)
Taiwan

Taiwan Issues Rare Confirmation That U.S. Special Operators Are Training On The Island (Updated)

The unusual step of announcing the presence of U.S. Marine Raiders operating in Taiwan is bound to draw the ire of the mainland.

Army Offers Glimpse Of New Low-Cost Surface-To-Air Missile
U.S. Army

Army Offers Glimpse Of New Low-Cost Surface-To-Air Missile

The weapon is intended to fill a critical gap between high-end Patriot and shoulder-fired Stinger surface-to-air missile systems.