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Navy Establishes First Squadron To Operate Its Carrier-Based MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drones
U.S. Navy

Navy Establishes First Squadron To Operate Its Carrier-Based MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drones

The Navy is standing up the unit to ensure personnel are as prepared as they can be for the arrival of these drones in the coming years.

Air Force C-17 Launched A Pallet Of Mock Cruise Missiles During Recent Arsenal Plane Test
C-17

Air Force C-17 Launched A Pallet Of Mock Cruise Missiles During Recent Arsenal Plane Test

The test was part of a larger set of experiments centered on improving the service's communications and data-sharing networks.

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 aerial refueling mishaps, Armenia and Azerbaijan, Crazy KC-135 mods, strategy, space guns—you know, no big whoop.

Video Points To Azerbaijan’s First Use Of Israeli-Made Ballistic Missile Against Armenia
Israel

Video Points To Azerbaijan’s First Use Of Israeli-Made Ballistic Missile Against Armenia

Both sides have various types of ballistic missiles and Azerbaijan's use of these weapons, if confirmed, could prompt a major escalation.

The President Contracting COVID-19 Is A Major National Security Crisis
U.S. Homeland

The President Contracting COVID-19 Is A Major National Security Crisis

There are massive and highly unique strategic implications of this situation, the likes of which America hasn't experienced before.

Over A Dozen Companies Awarded Contracts For Air Force’s Skyborg Combat Drone Program
Skyborg

Over A Dozen Companies Awarded Contracts For Air Force’s Skyborg Combat Drone Program

The U.S. Air Force is seeking to begin work on a drone using AI technologies before the end of the year.

Navy P-8 Poseidon Flies Mission Armed With Harpoon Missiles In Asia-Pacific Show Of Force
U.S. Navy

Navy P-8 Poseidon Flies Mission Armed With Harpoon Missiles In Asia-Pacific Show Of Force

The P-8 reportedly flew near the southern tip of Taiwan, over tense waters that have been frequented by the Chinese Navy as of late.

The Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The Arctic
U.S. Navy

The Navy Is Building A Network Of Drone Submarines And Sensor Buoys In The Arctic

As the Arctic literally and figuratively heats up, the Navy is looking to drastically increase its awareness of what is going on up there.

Listen To Intense Air Traffic Control Audio Of KC-130J’s Collision With An F-35B
U.S. Marine Corps

Listen To Intense Air Traffic Control Audio Of KC-130J’s Collision With An F-35B

The recording is chilling, but it also provides new details about the terrifying incident.

Video Emerges Of Marine F-35B Crashing In A Ball Of Fire After Colliding With A KC-130J
U.S. Marine Corps

Video Emerges Of Marine F-35B Crashing In A Ball Of Fire After Colliding With A KC-130J

The pilot of the F-35B successfully ejected before the plane hit the ground and the crew of the KC-130J also thankfully survived.

Everything We Know About The Fighting That Has Erupted Between Armenia And Azerbaijan
Iran

Everything We Know About The Fighting That Has Erupted Between Armenia And Azerbaijan

Renewed fighting over a long-standing territorial dispute could have broader implications, with Russia and Turkey supporting the opposing sides.

Marine F-35B And KC-130J Collide And Crash In Southern California (Updated)
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine F-35B And KC-130J Collide And Crash In Southern California (Updated)

The F-35B pilot ejected safely and everyone on the MC-130J survived after a crash landing.

Retired Singaporean KC-135R Tankers Look Set To Join U.S. Private Aerial Refueling Market
KC-135

Retired Singaporean KC-135R Tankers Look Set To Join U.S. Private Aerial Refueling Market

Surplus boom-equipped tankers available to private contractors to purchase are rare and these could quickly make a company a pioneer in that role.

Turkey And Azerbaijan Deny Turkish F-16 Fighter Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Attack Jet
Turkey

Turkey And Azerbaijan Deny Turkish F-16 Fighter Shot Down Armenian Su-25 Attack Jet

The Armenian claim, which is so far unsubstantiated, follows days of major fighting with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Here’s The FAA Report, Full ATC Audio From The ‘Guy In A Jetpack’ Incident Near LAX
U.S. Homeland

Here’s The FAA Report, Full ATC Audio From The ‘Guy In A Jetpack’ Incident Near LAX

We now have official information on the bizarre encounter between airliners landing at LAX and what was described as a guy in a jetpack.

This Is Our First Look At A Kuwait Air Force Super Hornet In Its Frontline Paint
Middle East

This Is Our First Look At A Kuwait Air Force Super Hornet In Its Frontline Paint

Kuwait's first F/A-18E is now undergoing testing at St. Louis in its service colors.

Is This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past?
Area 51

Is This Concept Art Of A Mysterious Space Launch Mothership A Missing Link In Area 51’s Past?

There's a long and colorful trail of circumstantial evidence, rumor, historical context, and patent info that points to such an aircraft existing.

The Pentagon’s Highly Questionable Proposals For A Navy With Over 500 Ships
U.S. Homeland

The Pentagon’s Highly Questionable Proposals For A Navy With Over 500 Ships

Real-world factors are driving proposals for a huge expansion of the Navy's fleet, but major hurdles make them more like fantasy than anything else.

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 Next Generation Air Dominance, laser-induced plasma for hypersonic vehicles, strategy, AR dogfighting—you know, no big whoop.

General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone-Launched Drone Breaks Cover
Swarms

General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone-Launched Drone Breaks Cover

This low-cost unmanned demonstrator could give larger drones, such as the MQ-9 Reaper, game-changing new capabilities.