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Navy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In Decades
U.S. Navy

Navy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In Decades

The ballooning presence of Russian submarines and new interest in the region from China has made the Navy up its maritime patrol game in the Atlantic.

New Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright Miserable
U.S. Homeland

New Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright Miserable

The report provides a damning depiction of the mission-capable rates and operating costs of the Pentagon's aircraft fleet.

Everything We Know About The United Kingdom’s Big New Defense Spending Plan
United Kingdom

Everything We Know About The United Kingdom’s Big New Defense Spending Plan

The United Kingdom is looking to add billions to its defense budget for new warships, advanced aircraft, AI, and space and cyber capabilities.

Iran Unveils Its New Sea Base Warship That Looks Like A Floating Arms Bazaar
Iran

Iran Unveils Its New Sea Base Warship That Looks Like A Floating Arms Bazaar

Packing drones, boats, missiles, and a helicopter, it is Iran's somewhat questionable take on American expeditionary sea bases.

Navy MH-60R Seahawks To Get Magnetic Anomaly Detectors To Help Hunt Enemy Submarines
U.S. Navy

Navy MH-60R Seahawks To Get Magnetic Anomaly Detectors To Help Hunt Enemy Submarines

The Navy had initially declined to fit the MH-60Rs with magnetic anomaly detectors, which had been a feature on the SH-60B Seahawks they replaced.

Iran Unveils New Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missile Named After The General America Killed
Iran

Iran Unveils New Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missile Named After The General America Killed

An advanced surface-to-surface ballistic missile is joined by a new naval cruise missile — and Iran has shown it's willing to use them.

Enlisted Airmen Can Now Get A Taste Of Air Force Flight Training
U.S. Air Force

Enlisted Airmen Can Now Get A Taste Of Air Force Flight Training

The hope is that the adjustment to the Rated Preparatory Program could help address the Air Force's longstanding pilot shortage.

Missile Defense Madness: Myth Of Perfect Patriots, Magic THAAD, And The ICBM Shield
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

Missile Defense Madness: Myth Of Perfect Patriots, Magic THAAD, And The ICBM Shield

The reliability and capability claims attributed to anti-ballistic missile systems are getting way out of step with reality.

New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge
China

New Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter Emerge

Featuring beefed-up landing gear and indigenous engines, the J-15T should lead to a production fighter for China's future supercarrier.

Centurion’s Roaring Whips Of Exploding Shells Are Still Engaging Rockets Over Iraq’s Green Zone
Iraq

Centurion’s Roaring Whips Of Exploding Shells Are Still Engaging Rockets Over Iraq’s Green Zone

After 15 years, Centurion is still swatting artillery from Baghdad's skies. Today's engagement came shortly after the U.S. withdrawal was announced.

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!