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These Bizarre Infrared Pods Put Missile Seekers And Countermeasures To The Test
Infrared Search And Track

These Bizarre Infrared Pods Put Missile Seekers And Countermeasures To The Test

Infrared data collected by the pods is used for developing new missiles, sensors, aircraft, and countermeasures, and for the evaluation of enemy ones.

These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain
Skyborg

These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain

The Skyborg program is seeking to infuse artificial intelligence-driven autonomy into modular unmanned air combat vehicles.

The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades
HH-60

The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades

Some of the capabilities the Air Force wants to add to the HH-60Ws are already found on the existing HH-60Gs they're supposed to replace.

Thieves Broke Into Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday Plane
Russia

Thieves Broke Into Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday Plane

The criminals removed a hatch and made off with radio equipment from the strategic airborne command post.

Flooding Threatens To Put New British Carrier Out Of Action For Six Months
Royal Navy

Flooding Threatens To Put New British Carrier Out Of Action For Six Months

HMS Prince Of Wales was in dock when the incident occurred and necessary repairs could cost millions of pounds.

This Video Of The Navy’s Only Special Operations Helicopter Squadron In Action Is Nuts
U.S. Navy

This Video Of The Navy’s Only Special Operations Helicopter Squadron In Action Is Nuts

It's worth the click just for the roaring minigun action alone.

General Atomics Avenger Drone Flew An Autonomous Air-To-Air Mission Using An AI Brain
Avenger

General Atomics Avenger Drone Flew An Autonomous Air-To-Air Mission Using An AI Brain

The stealthy drone flew for hours, searching for potential aerial threats together with five other simulated drones.

This Relatively Young Military Sealift Command Ship Is Absolutely Caked In Rust
Military Sealift Command Vessels

This Relatively Young Military Sealift Command Ship Is Absolutely Caked In Rust

The Pentagon is pushing its naval fleet to the brink and this is manifesting itself in its vessels appearing run-down after sustained operations.

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 flying brand-spanking-new F-15s, remote weapons turrets, foreign policy, lasers weapons of the future—you know, no big whoop!

France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets
Rafale

France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets

The country has been seeking a new combat aircraft, with France's Dassault Rafale the latest in a line of candidates.

Laser Weapons On The Battlefield Of Tomorrow: Separating Fact From Fiction
Lasers

Laser Weapons On The Battlefield Of Tomorrow: Separating Fact From Fiction

One of Lockheed's top laser minds tells about the limits of current tech and what is needed to make lasers more prevalent on tomorrow's battlefield.

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines
China

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

The Y-20, China's largest indigenous aircraft, needs new, more powerful engines to reach its full potential.

Crazy Video Footage Shows The Exact Moment The Arecibo Radio Telescope Collapsed
South America

Crazy Video Footage Shows The Exact Moment The Arecibo Radio Telescope Collapsed

Different views show cables breaking apart, sending the 900-ton instrument platform falling hundreds of feet into the reflector dish below.

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor
Australia

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor

Amid rising tensions, one Indonesian Air Force Hawk pilot had an intense aerial encounter with an Australian Hornet.

Russia’s Okhotnik Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Tests Air-To-Air Missiles: Report
Russia

Russia’s Okhotnik Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Tests Air-To-Air Missiles: Report

The flying-wing drone has apparently begun tests carrying air-to-air missile surrogates for a planned "fighter-interceptor role."

Navy Boss Tells Congress That A New Frigate Will Be Named USS Congress. No, Really.
U.S. Navy

Navy Boss Tells Congress That A New Frigate Will Be Named USS Congress. No, Really.

It may sound like a joke, but it actually fits with the Navy's updated ship naming conventions, and especially for the new class of frigates.

Pilot In A Real Aircraft Just Fought An AI-Driven Virtual Enemy Jet For The First Time
U.S. Homeland

Pilot In A Real Aircraft Just Fought An AI-Driven Virtual Enemy Jet For The First Time

Donning an augmented reality headset in the cockpit, a veteran F-22 pilot just had a dogfight with a projection of a Chinese J-20 fighter.

Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999
Europe

Yes, Serbian Air Defenses Did Hit Another F-117 During Operation Allied Force In 1999

New details regarding the incident confirm long-standing rumors of an F-117 being damaged by a surface-to-air missile over Serbia.

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out
U.S. Air Force

Air Force To Build Alternate Airbase On Tinian Island In Case Guam Gets Knocked Out

With the threat of China rising, the Pentagon is looking for new airfields and to expand existing ones for distributed operations in the Pacific.

Collapsed Arecibo Radio Telescope Was Originally Built For Ballistic Missile Defense Research
South America

Collapsed Arecibo Radio Telescope Was Originally Built For Ballistic Missile Defense Research

The destroyed telescope, best known for other scientific research, including attempts to contact extraterrestrials, was born out of the Cold War.