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The Army Is Working To Field A Ground-Launched Strike Version Of The Navy’s SM-6 Missile
U.S. Army

The Army Is Working To Field A Ground-Launched Strike Version Of The Navy’s SM-6 Missile

The missile already has latent land and ship attack capabilities that could be swiftly adapted for the Army's post-INF treaty needs.

This Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As Hell
KC-130

This Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As Hell

The video has one of the most dramatic backdrops we have ever seen and a very relevant soundtrack, as well.

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 jetpack-equipped bandits, China's expanding missile arsenal, geopolitics, near misses with Russian Flankers—you know, no big whoop.

MQ-9 Reaper Flies With AI Pod That Sifts Through Huge Sums Of Data To Pick Out Targets
Q-9

MQ-9 Reaper Flies With AI Pod That Sifts Through Huge Sums Of Data To Pick Out Targets

The system is designed to help parse through mountains of intelligence data quickly so that operators only get data-linked objects of interest.

U.S. Confirms China Has Launched What Could Be Its Version Of The X-37B Spaceplane
China

U.S. Confirms China Has Launched What Could Be Its Version Of The X-37B Spaceplane

The reusable experimental spacecraft was launched into space on a secret mission from Inner Mongolia earlier today.

B-52 Bombers Fly Unprecedented Patrol Along Edge Of Russian-Controlled Territory In Ukraine (Updated)
B-52

B-52 Bombers Fly Unprecedented Patrol Along Edge Of Russian-Controlled Territory In Ukraine (Updated)

American and British spy planes lurked in the Black Sea during the B-52's highly unique visit to Ukrainian airspace.

Photos Show South Korea’s Next-Generation Fighter Jet Rapidly Taking Shape
South Korea

Photos Show South Korea’s Next-Generation Fighter Jet Rapidly Taking Shape

Production of the first of South Korea's KF-X advanced fighter prototypes has advanced to an impressive degree.

Russian Floating Dry Dock Smacks Into Ships And Submarines At Naval Base (Updated)
Russia

Russian Floating Dry Dock Smacks Into Ships And Submarines At Naval Base (Updated)

This is just the latest in a string of accidents the Russian Navy has suffered in recent years.

Russia’s Novichok Chemical Weapon Returns In Attempted Assassination Of Opposition Figure (Updated)
Russia

Russia’s Novichok Chemical Weapon Returns In Attempted Assassination Of Opposition Figure (Updated)

German authorities say they have clear cut evidence that Alexei Navalny was poisoned by one of these secretive nerve agents.

Russia Spins Theories As U.K. Blames It For Second Chemical Attack
Russia

Russia Spins Theories As U.K. Blames It For Second Chemical Attack

The Kremlin is already using the incident to cast aspersions that could deflect from its involvement in past and future assassination attempts.

Here’s What All Those Black Helicopters Were Doing Zipping Around Los Angeles Last Night
U.S. Homeland

Here’s What All Those Black Helicopters Were Doing Zipping Around Los Angeles Last Night

It is quite a bizarre spectacle, but the Army's Night Stalkers do this sort of training in big cities all across the United States.

Test Aircraft Have Been Lugging DARPA’s Prototype Hypersonic Cruise Missiles Around
HAWC

Test Aircraft Have Been Lugging DARPA’s Prototype Hypersonic Cruise Missiles Around

Live flight tests of these secretive air-breathing hypersonic weapons could be imminent.

New Mobile Operations Center Used To Support B-2 Stealth Bomber Deployment To Diego Garcia
B-2

New Mobile Operations Center Used To Support B-2 Stealth Bomber Deployment To Diego Garcia

The new deployable operations center is a key component of the Air Force's ambitions to rapidly stage its stealth bombers at forward operating bases.

Over 200 Guard And Reserve F-16s Can Now Carry The Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod
F-16

Over 200 Guard And Reserve F-16s Can Now Carry The Dragon’s Eye Radar Pod

The pod offers a bolt-on advanced radar that can scan from the sides of the jet, allowing it to do things even an advanced nose-mounted radar can't.

Airline Pilots Landing At LAX Report A Guy In Jetpack Flying Alongside Them
U.S. Homeland

Airline Pilots Landing At LAX Report A Guy In Jetpack Flying Alongside Them

Even in an era in which congress wants to openly investigate UFOs, a dude flying alongside an airliner over Los Angeles in a jetpack is still bonkers

Fatal Night Stalker Helicopter Crash Has Occurred On San Clemente Island
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Fatal Night Stalker Helicopter Crash Has Occurred On San Clemente Island

The incident took place late at night on the evening of August 27th, 2020, killing two and injuring three more.

Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Crashes and Burns In Virginia (Updated)
U.S. Navy

Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Crashes and Burns In Virginia (Updated)

Thankfully, the four individuals on board were able to safely bailout.

Russian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic Sea
Russia

Russian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic Sea

The incident took place on the same day another Flanker performed an unsafe maneuver very close to a B-52 flying over the Black Sea.

Watch Three Anti-Ship Missiles Rip Through USS Durham During RIMPAC Sinking Exercise (Updated)
U.S. Navy

Watch Three Anti-Ship Missiles Rip Through USS Durham During RIMPAC Sinking Exercise (Updated)

The Navy's big RIMPAC drills may have been dialed back this time around, but its highly anticipated SINKEX event certainly wasn't.

Russian Submarine Sets Off Alarm Bells After Surfacing Near Alaska Amid Rash Of Posturing (Updated)
Russia

Russian Submarine Sets Off Alarm Bells After Surfacing Near Alaska Amid Rash Of Posturing (Updated)

Russia is holding its largest naval drills in the Pacific in recent memory as the U.S. Navy's big RIMPAC wargames are underway.