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U.S. Navy

These Sailors Releasing Their Shipmates’ Bodies Into The Sea Is Worth Thinking Of This Memorial Day

USS Intrepid's darkest day is a reminder of how so many gave so much.

China

Stealthy Variant Of China’s Z-20 Black Hawk Clone Emerges In Concept Model Form

This is our first look at China's own Stealth Hawk-like transport helicopter concept and they would have a leg-up in developing it thanks to Pakistan.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Memorial Day Weekend Edition

Think, share, discuss, reflect.

Europe

Croatia Is Getting French Rafale Multirole Fighters To Replace Its Veteran MiG-21s

Although second-hand, the French-made fighters will provide a huge leap in capability for the Balkan nation.

U.S. Navy

Navy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its Fleet

As the Navy accelerates plans to retire its 'legacy' Hornets, it badly needs new high-end aggressor jets.

Cyclone Class

Navy Confirms It Wants To Ditch Its Very Young Mk VI Patrol Boats In New Budget Request

The Navy only took delivery of the last of its 12 Mk VI patrol boats in 2015 and now wants them gone by the end of next year.

Lasers

Mysterious Black Towed Target Was Built To Support Airborne Laser Tests

We finally know for sure what the SR-71-looking, small, and sleek craft photographed at Kirtland AFB was intended to be used for.

U.S. Homeland

That Mysterious Black Target From Kirtland AFB Was Related To A Program Called TDU-X

Documents show connections between this SR-71-shaped object and the testing of countermeasures systems and lasers.

F-4

The Story Behind The Thunderbirds’ Black-Tailed F-4 Phantom And “Captain Carbon”

For years, one of the Thunderbird's jets flew its routines with a slightly different paint job than the others. Here's why.

U.S. Homeland

Here Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 Budget

The Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next.

U.S. Marine Corps

Check Out This Backpack-Mounted Signals Intelligence System Worn By A Marine Special Operator

"Body-worn" signal snooping gear gives American special operators an additional way to spot and track enemy forces, and monitor their surroundings.

MiG-29

A Squadron’s Worth Of Paul Allen-Owned Warbirds Is Up For Sale

The aircraft all have significant historical value but most will require considerable restoration.

KC-46

KC-46A’s Long-Troubled Vision System Can’t Even Reliably Show The End Of The Refueling Boom

Boom operators on the Pegasus are apparently using workarounds like tracking shadows on receiver aircraft.

Russia

Graffiti Artists Defaced Soviet-Era Buran Space Shuttle At Russian Space Center

The relic of the Soviet space program has long been of interest to a variety of urban explorers, and now it's been tagged by street artists.

B-21

Plan To Buy 145 B-21 Raider Bombers Gets Endorsement From Biden Air Force Nominee

The Air Force wants to acquire a B-21 fleet that is nearly seven times bigger than its current B-2 stealth bomber force.

F-35

Early F-35As May Get Axed Even Though Overall Readiness Has Improved Significantly

The Joint Strike Fighter topped the list for readiness rates last year but concerns about sustainment costs show no sign of going away.

U.S. Homeland

Nobody Told Me Someone Built This Crazy Mansion With A Full-Size Airwolf Replica On The Roof

While the mansion is absolutely insane, the story of where the Airwolf replica came from and where it is now is even more interesting.

Israel

Israel Admits Iron Dome Battery Shot Down One Of Its Own Drones During Gaza Fighting

Friendly and hostile drones are likely to fill the skies in future conflicts and defense systems will need to be able to quickly tell the difference.

Syria

Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers Based In Syria Are Going To Patrol The Mediterranean

In a throwback to the days of the Cold War, the Russian swing-wing bombers will fly maritime missions in NATO's "backyard."

Syria

Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers Appear Over Syria And They Could Be There To Stay (Updated)

Recent imagery suggests the swing-wing bombers are operating for the first time from a Syrian base.