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Video Of Chinese Fighters Over South China Sea Gives Insight Into Long-Range Missions
China

Video Of Chinese Fighters Over South China Sea Gives Insight Into Long-Range Missions

Su-30 Flanker crews make a 10-hour round trip training flight from the Chinese mainland to the Spratly Islands.

The Pentagon To Beef Up Its Posture In Poland, Add 1,000 Troops
Eastern Europe

The Pentagon To Beef Up Its Posture In Poland, Add 1,000 Troops

These developments come less than a week after the Pentagon announced it is planning to pull nearly 12,000 troops out of Germany.

Let’s Talk About The Air Force Potentially Replacing The F-15E With The F-15EX
F-15

Let’s Talk About The Air Force Potentially Replacing The F-15E With The F-15EX

It seems like a straightforward idea, but it would be controversial and it points to a bigger role for the F-15 in the U.S. Air Force of the future.

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 laser dazzlers, geopolitics, ekranoplans, infrared search and track sensors—you know, no big whoop.

Boeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To Canada
Canada

Boeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To Canada

Boeing's Super Hornet is now formally competing against Lockheed Martin's F-35 and Saab's Gripen E to become Canada's next fighter jet.

Buying Our A-10 Warthog Masks Raised $18,180 For Those On The Front Lines Of The COVID-19 Fight
A-10

Buying Our A-10 Warthog Masks Raised $18,180 For Those On The Front Lines Of The COVID-19 Fight

We want to thank everyone who pulled out their credit card and made this possible!

Topgun Receives Its First F-35C Lightning II
F-35C

Topgun Receives Its First F-35C Lightning II

First F-35 joins the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center as Fallon training and tactics support steps up a notch.

Now Russia Wants To Bring Back Missile-Armed Ekranoplans To Defend Its Claims In The Arctic
Cold War

Now Russia Wants To Bring Back Missile-Armed Ekranoplans To Defend Its Claims In The Arctic

The combat-capable "Orlan" could be as much an anti-access weapon as a tool for improving operational access to remote areas.

The Inside Story Of How The UK Culled Its Entire Harrier Jet Force In Just Two Months
United Kingdom

The Inside Story Of How The UK Culled Its Entire Harrier Jet Force In Just Two Months

Retired RAF Harrier chief recalls how painful decision-making resulted in the abrupt end of an icon before its time.

India’s First French-Built Rafale Fighters Have Finally Arrived
India

India’s First French-Built Rafale Fighters Have Finally Arrived

Eight years after first being selected, the arrival of the Rafales couldn't come soon enough as China and Pakistan weight heavily on Indian minds.

We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B
X-37B

We Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37B

Harvesting solar energy from space has been a topic of research for decades. The Naval Research Lab now has a plan to beam that energy down to Earth.

Dramatic Photos Emerge Online Showing What A Chinook Looks Like After A Power Line Strike
CH-47

Dramatic Photos Emerge Online Showing What A Chinook Looks Like After A Power Line Strike

The images show major lacerations across the helicopter's nose and windscreen after what could have been a deadly accident, but thankfully wasn't.

Australia, Serbia Emerge As First Potential T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Export Customers
Australia

Australia, Serbia Emerge As First Potential T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Export Customers

Australia is looking to replace older jet trainers, but Serbia could be first to adopt the jet in a combat role.

The Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant
U.S. Homeland

The Night A Mysterious Drone Swarm Descended On Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant

The mysterious case of mass drone incursions over America's most powerful nuclear power plant that only resulted in more questions and no changes.

The Last Tank Has Left Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Soon The Entire Service
U.S. Marine Corps

The Last Tank Has Left Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, Soon The Entire Service

The service is planning to retire all of M1s, as well as other heavy armored vehicles, in the near future.

The F-15 “Japanese Super Interceptor” Eagle Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality
F-15

The F-15 “Japanese Super Interceptor” Eagle Is One Step Closer To Becoming A Reality

Boeing and Mitsubishi move forward with joint plans to implement F-15JSI upgrade to complement Japan's big new F-35 fleet.

Pentagon Details Trump’s Plan To Pull Nearly 12,000 Troops Out Of “Delinquent” Germany
Germany

Pentagon Details Trump’s Plan To Pull Nearly 12,000 Troops Out Of “Delinquent” Germany

Many of these troops will head back to the United States, while others will relocate to other countries in Europe.

Here’s All The Ridiculous Military Pork Baked Into The Proposed COVID-19 Bill
U.S. Homeland

Here’s All The Ridiculous Military Pork Baked Into The Proposed COVID-19 Bill

The draft $1 trillion spending package includes money for F-35s, warships, missile defense projects, and much more.

Full Scope Of Air Force’s Big Contract Awards To Private Aggressor Firms Revealed
U.S. Air Force

Full Scope Of Air Force’s Big Contract Awards To Private Aggressor Firms Revealed

Three firms share in the spoils of the first big round of adversary air support contract awards.

Navy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural Cruise
U.S. Navy

Navy’s First Operational F-35C Squadron Fires Missiles As It Preps For Inaugural Cruise

The "Argonauts" have been on the road as the USS Carl Vinson readies for historic deployment.