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This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load
Syria

This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load

This F/A-18F's configuration is reminiscent of the big bomb loads lugged around by the A-6 Intruder.

Air Force Aggressor Squadron Has A Surprising Secondary Mission
Red Flag

Air Force Aggressor Squadron Has A Surprising Secondary Mission

During a national emergency an airliner pilot may get a special surprise when a camouflaged F-16 with foreign-like markings shows up on their wing.

Nightstalkers Show Off For the Public With a Dramatic Urban Air Assault
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Nightstalkers Show Off For the Public With a Dramatic Urban Air Assault

Show-and-tell at Fort Bragg, the U.S. Army's special operations hub, saw MH-60Ms and MH-47Gs zoom in and raid a simulated town.

Missile Defense Agency Seeking A High-Flying Drone For “Airborne Laser 2.0”
Airborne Sensors

Missile Defense Agency Seeking A High-Flying Drone For “Airborne Laser 2.0”

You can think of the defunct YAL-1 as the "analogue" version of the Airborne Laser concept, with an unmanned high-flying drone sporting a solid state laser being the digital version.

Israel Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner Missile
Israel

Israel Is Testing An Air-To-Air Variant Of Its Dolphin-Nosed Stunner Missile

Stunner's small frame, blistering speed, dual mode seeker, high maneuverability and hit-to-kill concept could make it the air combat missile to have.

The Future of Naval Warfare Will Have a Lot More Spy Submarines
USS Jimmy Carter

The Future of Naval Warfare Will Have a Lot More Spy Submarines

Advanced, but relatively small kits will allow even conventional subs to become increasingly powerful intelligence collectors.

Here’s How Hypersonic Weapons Could Completely Change the Face of Warfare
Sea-Launched Hypersonic Missiles

Here’s How Hypersonic Weapons Could Completely Change the Face of Warfare

Missiles and aircraft zipping around at Mach five and above could dramatically change how military forces attack and defend.

America’s Electronic Attackers May Have a Secret Mission
U.S. Homeland

America’s Electronic Attackers May Have a Secret Mission

Official U.S. Central Command document outlines seven electronic warfare functions, but a mysterious eighth task is redacted.

What’s The Deal With Lockheed’s Gabbing About The Secretive Hypersonic SR-72?
SR-72

What’s The Deal With Lockheed’s Gabbing About The Secretive Hypersonic SR-72?

Could the exotic and shadowy jet concept be much further along in development than Lockheed is letting on?

Raven Rock Author Tells Us How Our Government Plans For Its Own Annihilation
Continuity Of Government

Raven Rock Author Tells Us How Our Government Plans For Its Own Annihilation

We chat all about how the government secretly prepares for the end of the world as we know it and the fortresses and technologies that will protect the chosen few.

Israel Is Getting A Single F-35 Test Jet Unlike Any Other
Israel

Israel Is Getting A Single F-35 Test Jet Unlike Any Other

The Israeli Air Force's special testbed will only make the country's Joint Strike Fighter fleet more unique.

Remember The Fallen With This Chilling “Grumman Cats” Missing Man Formation
F-14

Remember The Fallen With This Chilling “Grumman Cats” Missing Man Formation

The missing man formation is an incredibly emotional display, but this one is especially powerful and unique.

F-35 Pilots Dress For Chemical and Biological Warfare For The First Time
F-35

F-35 Pilots Dress For Chemical and Biological Warfare For The First Time

There is nothing easy or comfortable about fighting in a weapons of mass destruction environment, and F-35 pilots are getting that ability with this new getup.

China’s Own “Catfish” Flying Avionics Testbed For The J-20 Fighter Emerges
China

China’s Own “Catfish” Flying Avionics Testbed For The J-20 Fighter Emerges

Lifting a play from western 5th generation fighter development methodology, China is facing its own challenges with 5th-gen fighter sensor fusion in the air.

Exclusive: Uniquely Configured RQ-170 Stealth Spy Drone Appears At Vandenberg AFB
U.S. Homeland

Exclusive: Uniquely Configured RQ-170 Stealth Spy Drone Appears At Vandenberg AFB

It's the first photographic evidence that the famous but still extremely shy Sentinel has a presence at the Air Force's premier missile test and rocket-launch facility.

Celebrate 4th Of July With This Exhilarating F/A-18 Super Hornet Cockpit Footage
F/A-18

Celebrate 4th Of July With This Exhilarating F/A-18 Super Hornet Cockpit Footage

Who needs fireworks when you have a pair of F414 afterburning turbofans, a steam catapult, and an AIM-120 missile to fire off?

Bunker Talk: 4th Of July Edition!
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: 4th Of July Edition!

We can talk about remote island outposts, submarine crew culture, geopolitics, autonomous wave-powered drones—you know, no big whoop.

Navy Littoral Combat Ship Still Missing Cruise Missile Nine Months After Launching One
U.S. Navy

Navy Littoral Combat Ship Still Missing Cruise Missile Nine Months After Launching One

The Navy has touted the addition of Naval Strike Missiles as a game-changer for the oft-maligned Littoral Combat Ships.

Major Airfield Expansion On Wake Island Seen By Satellite As U.S. Preps For Pacific Fight
U.S. Homeland

Major Airfield Expansion On Wake Island Seen By Satellite As U.S. Preps For Pacific Fight

America's remote island outpost in the Pacific is an essential fallback point for pushing airpower west during a major conflict.

The U.S. Air Force’s Last Tail Gunner Has Retired
U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force’s Last Tail Gunner Has Retired

Chief Master Sergeant Rob Wellbaum had been the last airman still on duty to have served as an aerial defense gunner.