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U.S. Homeland

It’s Official: KC-46 Tankers And More F-35s For Israel, But No Advanced F-15s For Now

Assisted by U.S. financing, the Israeli Air Force will boost its stealth fleet and overhaul its tanker and rotary-lift capabilities.

Cold War

A Boeing 707 That Survived The ‘Black September’ Hijacking Spree Is Getting Scrapped

After years of abandonment on the edge of a now-closed airport, the historic 707 is being cut up.

U.S. Navy

The Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS Debacle

The service blew over a billion dollars on choppers it might never have a use for and is spending even more to keep them sitting in storage.

Iran

Warning Shots Fired After Iranian Vessels Swarm American Missile Submarine In Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

Iranian boats have now harassed American warships in and around the Persian Gulf on three separate occasions in just over a month.

Iraq

The End Of Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Is A Real Possibility As Lockheed Contractors Prepare To Leave

Without U.S. technicians, the fall from grace of the Iraqi Air Force's Viper fleet could be complete.

Green Berets

The Army Is Training Specialized Companies Of Green Berets To Crack “Hard Targets”

The shift in mission for certain Special Forces units is part of a broader push to prepare for higher-end fights with Russia and China.

News & Features

Happy New Year And Thank You!

We can't believe it is 2020 either, but we sure are glad that we will spend the new decade with all of you!

Special Operations Aviation

Check Out This Eerie Image Of A Navy Special Ops Seahawk Raiding A Ship In The Dead Of Night

The unique Navy helicopter unit that supported this particular exercise could be on the chopping block next year.

160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction

This is a tactic that allows the armed light attack helicopters to quickly extract individuals when traditional rescue options might not be available.

Navy SEALs

About Those Custom Rifles Navy SEALs Were Seen Carrying On A Recent Training Mission

After images of SEALs training off Virginia went viral, people wanted to know about the custom rifles they were carrying. Here's what we found out.

China

Top Russian Submarine Design Bureau Hit By Cyber Attack With Chinese Characteristics

The Rubin Design Bureau has designed ballistic missile submarines, among other types, as well as advanced unmanned underwater vehicles.

China

Honeywell Fined Millions Over Exporting Sensitive Info On F-22, F-35, And More To China (Updated)

Technical drawings alleged to have been exported to China, among other countries, covered components used on various military aircraft, and more.

Skyborg

Kratos Mako Loyal Wingman Drone Emerges With Major Modifications For Skyborg Trials

Flying autonomously alongside an F-16, the drone now has a large serpentine air intake and what appears to be an infrared search and track sensor.

Navy SEALs

Navy SEALs And Army Night Stalkers Captured In Amazing Photos During Virginia Exercise

From pirate patch-wearing SEALs on Little Birds to an operator mid-air fast-roping into a stealthy boat slung under an MH-47, these shots impress.

Bunker Talk

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

Talk amongst yourselves...

F-16

Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets

With the 'legacy' F/A-18 Hornet on the way out, the Navy badly needs replacement high-end adversary jets.

Q-4

Global Hawk Drones To Be Retired In Favor Of Secretive Penetrating Spy Aircraft

The Global Hawks cannot survive in highly contested airspace, so the Air Force is doubling down on surveillance assets that can.

Russia

Russia Just Accepted Its New Super-Quiet, Cruise Missile-Packed Submarine Into Service

It's been a long wait, but the new Yasen-M subclass should help revitalize the Russian Navy's nuclear-powered submarine force.

U.S. Marine Corps

The Marine Corps Just Said Goodbye To Its Last Legacy C-130 Hercules Transport Plane

The Marines have now completed the transition to the advanced KC-130J model.

Northern Edge

B-52 Simulated A Hypersonic Weapon Strike During Massive Alaskan War Games

The Air Force touted its first end-to-end simulated hypersonic weapon strike, but new networking concepts that made it possible may be the real star.