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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.

Pentagon Releases Terrifying Video Of Russian Su-27 Turning Directly In Front Of A B-52
Russia

Pentagon Releases Terrifying Video Of Russian Su-27 Turning Directly In Front Of A B-52

This unsafe intercept is the latest evidence of a concerning escalation in Cold War-like posturing between the U.S. and Russia in recent days.

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 mysterious airbase incursions, huge Soviet nukes, geopolitics, submarine diplomacy—you know, no big whoop.

Six B-52s Are Flying Over All 30 NATO Nations In An Unprecedented Show Of Force (Updated)
B-52

Six B-52s Are Flying Over All 30 NATO Nations In An Unprecedented Show Of Force (Updated)

The flights serve as a major show of solidarity between the U.S. and its NATO partners, sending a message that is clearly aimed at Moscow.

Wildfire Has Spread Onto Fairchild Air Force Base (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Wildfire Has Spread Onto Fairchild Air Force Base (Updated)

The blaze started nearby the base and then breached the perimeter, forcing some personnel to evacuate the immediate area.

Here’s How The U.S. Could Allay Israeli Concerns Over Selling F-35s To UAE
Israel

Here’s How The U.S. Could Allay Israeli Concerns Over Selling F-35s To UAE

Israel is presently the only F-35 operator in the Middle East and Israeli officials and politicians have been vocal about keeping it that way.

Navy Investigation Into USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Now Has An Arson Suspect: Report
U.S. Navy

Navy Investigation Into USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Now Has An Arson Suspect: Report

The fire burned for days and likely destroyed a ship worth billions of dollars. Now a sailor is being investigated for starting the blaze on purpose.

China Tests Long-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles As U.S. Spy Plane Watches It All
China

China Tests Long-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles As U.S. Spy Plane Watches It All

China's anti-ship ballistic missile capabilities remain something of a mystery, but their strategic purpose is anything but.

American Armored Vehicle Crew Injured After Violent Encounter With Russian Convoy in Syria (Updated)
Syria

American Armored Vehicle Crew Injured After Violent Encounter With Russian Convoy in Syria (Updated)

The latest escalation follows a spate of "road rage" incidents between U.S. and Russian soldiers in Syria.

China Freaks Out Over Supposed U-2 Spy Plane Flight Over Its Naval Exercise
China

China Freaks Out Over Supposed U-2 Spy Plane Flight Over Its Naval Exercise

China says the U-2 dangerously interfered with its naval drills. Meanwhile, it seems Beijing may execute a major anti-ship ballistic missile test.

Here Are The First Public Images From Israel’s Newest Spy Satellite
Israel

Here Are The First Public Images From Israel’s Newest Spy Satellite

Israel launched the satellite, Ofek 16, which carries a camera system, the very existence of which was previously classified, last month.