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Air Combat Exercises

How The Air Force Fires Live Missiles To Make Sure Pilots And Weapons Function In Actual Combat

Live-fire training is about giving aircrews vital experience outside of the heat of combat and making sure the weapons they would use actually work.

U.S. Homeland

Crew Ejects From Qatari F-15QA Fighter While On The Ground At Airport Near St. Louis

Qatar's Air Force began training with its Advanced Eagles at MidAmerica Airport earlier this year.

Airships & Blimps

What We Know About The High-Altitude Balloons Recently Lingering Off America’s Coastlines

The military has been testing high-altitude balloons that are steerable and can remain aloft for long periods while carrying cutting-edge payloads.

U.S. Army

Secretive Army Suicide Drone Smashed Mock Air Defenses During Advanced War Games

A network of other manned and unmanned platforms helped find the targets for the classified loitering munitions to engage.

F-15

F-15EX To Carry New Oversized Air-To-Air Missile

The disclosure of the mysterious weapon reflects U.S. plans to challenge China's long-range missile developments.

U.S. Navy

Two US Navy T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainers Collide In Mid-Air Over Texas

The crew from one of the training jets from NAS Kingsville ejected, while the other aircraft got back to its base.

Israel

Israeli Warships Fire Missiles At Gaza While Hamas Takes Aim At Offshore Oil Platforms

As the Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues, the conflict has now added a maritime dimension.

A-10

A-10 Warthog Pilots Are Using The Digital Combat Simulator Video Game To Train In VR

The publicly available extreme-fidelity air combat video game is so accurate that actual A-10 pilots are now using it to train.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Think, share, discuss.

F-22

New Details Emerge About The Secretive Program That Aims To Replace The F-22

The F-22's days may be numbered, but we now have a little better view as to what they want to replace it with and why.

Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)

The Army Has Finally Revealed The Range Of Its New Hypersonic Weapon

The missile's range would've violated a now-defunct treaty with Russia and this disclosure comes amid criticism of its utility in the Pacific region.

Israel

Continuous Mass Rocket Attacks Pose New Challenges For Israel’s Iron Dome System

Highly concerning new tactics aimed at overwhelming Iron Dome batteries are being employed by Palestinian militants.

MRZR

The Army Is Testing Arming Its Light Tactical Vehicles With Drones (Updated)

A DAGOR ultra-light tactical vehicle appeared at the recent Edge 21 exercise packing tube-launched drones.

U.S. Homeland

The U.S. Government Hides Some Of Its Darkest Secrets At The Department Of Energy

The Department of Energy controls many 'black projects' that live outside of the limelight that is intrinsic to the DoD and the intel community.

Israel

Palestinian Militants Are Now Launching Suicide Drones At Israel

Hamas' Shehab drone shows some similarities to designs of Iranian origin and underscores the steady proliferation of armed unmanned systems.

F-22

Yes, It’s True, The F-22 Isn’t In The Air Force Chief’s Future Fighter Plans

The Air Force has confirmed it's looking at a radical reduction in tactical fighter jet types, but that's easier said than done.

U.S. Navy

USS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating Submarine

A veteran of the Pacific War, this Balao class submarine was ideally suited to experiments with helicopters loaded with Marines.

Taiwan

Taiwanese F-16s Have Fired AIM-120 AMRAAM Missiles Locally For The First Time

Washington granted permission for the first-of-its-kind test amid continued tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

Israel

Largest Rocket Barrage From Gaza Ever Hits Central Israel Amid Fears Of An Imminent War

Palestinian militant rocket attacks and Israeli retaliatory strikes have already created a worrying cycle of escalation in recent days.

F-15

Five JASSM Stealth Missiles Have Been Loaded On An F-15E Strike Eagle For The First Time

The configuration is intended to allow the flexible Strike Eagle to fill in for bombers on certain missions.