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F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now Undergoing Ski Jump Launch Trials For The Indian Navy
F/A-18

F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now Undergoing Ski Jump Launch Trials For The Indian Navy

The Boeing fighter jet is vying for an Indian Navy contract and that service only has aircraft carriers with ski jumps at present.

The French Army Is Building Renaissance-Style Fortresses In Africa
Africa

The French Army Is Building Renaissance-Style Fortresses In Africa

French troops have completed work on their latest star-shaped forward operational base in Mali.

Air Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMs
Air-launched hypersonic boost glide vehicles

Air Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMs

At present, all other hypersonic weapons of this type that the US military is developing are conventionally armed.

Russia’s New Amphibious Car Looks Like Something Out Of A James Bond Movie
Russia

Russia’s New Amphibious Car Looks Like Something Out Of A James Bond Movie

The designer has high hopes for the all-wheel-drive amphi-car, which will be debuting at this month's ARMY-2020 defense exhibition.

Trio Of B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed To The Island Of Diego Garcia As Seen From Space
B-2

Trio Of B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed To The Island Of Diego Garcia As Seen From Space

The B-2s flew direct from the U.S. to the remote outpost in the Indian Ocean and have already executed missions over Asia.

Image Shows Chinese Submarine Entering Mysterious Cave Facility At South China Sea Base
China

Image Shows Chinese Submarine Entering Mysterious Cave Facility At South China Sea Base

The rare satellite image shows a Chinese nuclear submarine entering into the mysterious submarine cave system at Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island.

Two MQ-9 Reaper Drones Collide Over Syria After Days Of Sightings From Those On The Ground
Q-9

Two MQ-9 Reaper Drones Collide Over Syria After Days Of Sightings From Those On The Ground

MQ-9s in unusual configurations have been seen in the area following a strike involving the Hellfire missile variant with pop-out sword-like blades.

Australia’s Loyal Wingman Drone It’s Developing With Boeing Has Been Photographed In The Wild
Australia

Australia’s Loyal Wingman Drone It’s Developing With Boeing Has Been Photographed In The Wild

A photographer spotted the Airpower Teaming System vehicle at an airfield somewhere in Queensland, ahead of its first flight.

Air Force One Just Had A Near Miss With A Drone According To Reporter Onboard (Updated)
Air Force One

Air Force One Just Had A Near Miss With A Drone According To Reporter Onboard (Updated)

The C-32A was descending into Andrews Air Force Base when the incident supposedly took place.

Lightning Rods Protect F-35 Lightnings From Lightning At Exercise Northern Lightning
F-35

Lightning Rods Protect F-35 Lightnings From Lightning At Exercise Northern Lightning

There is a real risk that a lightning strike could cause a fire or an explosion if dangerous gases are not purged from the jet's fuel system.

The Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched Drones
U.S. Army

The Army Has Unveiled Its Plan For Swarms Of Electronic Warfare Enabled Air-Launched Drones

The drones will be able to scout ahead, act as decoys, and launch electronic warfare and other strikes directly against threats they find.

New Chinese Air-Launched Glide Weapon Designed To Be An Airfield Killer
China

New Chinese Air-Launched Glide Weapon Designed To Be An Airfield Killer

This latest weapon closely resembles the American AGM-154 JSOW and its design is optimized for standoff attacks primarily against airfields.

Israeli Air Force Jets Touch Down In Germany For Historic Air Combat Exercise
Israel

Israeli Air Force Jets Touch Down In Germany For Historic Air Combat Exercise

The Israeli F-16 fighters will train alongside Luftwaffe Eurofighters and conduct commemoration flypasts over sites in Dachau and Munich.

This Bonkers Video Of A Learjet Doing A Roll At Very Low Altitude Is Terrifying
Civil Aviation

This Bonkers Video Of A Learjet Doing A Roll At Very Low Altitude Is Terrifying

Learjets have been rolled before, but we have never seen anything like this.

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 buried ballistic missiles, geopolitics, Chinese bomber deployments, flying Soviet fighters for the first time—you know, no big whoop.

Portland Air National Guard Base Will Be Home To The First Operational F-15EX Eagle Unit
U.S. Homeland

Portland Air National Guard Base Will Be Home To The First Operational F-15EX Eagle Unit

The 142nd Fighter Wing will transition to the F-15EX after the schoolhouse in Klamath Falls receives the type.

The Navy Now Has A Submarine Aggressor Squadron
U.S. Navy

The Navy Now Has A Submarine Aggressor Squadron

The unit is intended to provide Navy submariners and anti-submarine forces with an opponent that fights just like a wide range of potential foes.

U.S. Navy Wants Aggressor Submarine Unit To Mimic Russian and Chinese Subs In Training
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Wants Aggressor Submarine Unit To Mimic Russian and Chinese Subs In Training

The service wants a Topgun-like program for submariners and its plans could push it toward finally buying new, non-nuclear subs.

Is The Stargazer Air-Launch Mothership About To Test A Secretive Air Force Payload?
U.S. Air Force

Is The Stargazer Air-Launch Mothership About To Test A Secretive Air Force Payload?

Typically used to launch rockets to put small satellites in orbit, Stargazer may be working on a classified hypersonic or space launch program.

The Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s Backyard
X-37B

The Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s Backyard

The craft were once seen as the future of cheaper, faster space access. Since then they have been reduced to backyard junk that nobody wants to claim.