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Navy Wants To Buy 30 New Light Amphibious Warships To Support Radical Shift In Marine Ops
U.S. Navy

Navy Wants To Buy 30 New Light Amphibious Warships To Support Radical Shift In Marine Ops

Fleets of small, low-cost amphibious warships are absolutely critical to how the Marine Corps' plans to fight in the coming years.

Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base
U.S. Homeland

Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base

The incident occurred after the jet suffered an "in-flight malfunction."

Everything We Learned From Boeing About Its Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone
Loyal Wingman

Everything We Learned From Boeing About Its Potentially Game-Changing Loyal Wingman Drone

The stealthy Airpower Teaming System drone has a snap-on nose that can accommodate a huge variety of payloads and can be swapped quickly in the field.

New Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special Operators
U.S. Homeland

New Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special Operators

U.S. Special Operations Command wants to buy up to 75 light attack aircraft, starting with five in the next fiscal year.

The F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering Art
F-111

The F-111 Aardvark’s Air Inlet Spike Was A Work Of Engineering Art

The engineering that went into feeding the jet's finicky turbofan engines with large volumes of stable air is fascinating in its own right.

Arizona-Based Air Force Jets Filled The Sky Over Phoenix For Jaw-Droppingly Huge Flying Salute
U.S. Homeland

Arizona-Based Air Force Jets Filled The Sky Over Phoenix For Jaw-Droppingly Huge Flying Salute

The impressive display of support for those on the front lines of the pandemic was the largest of its kind so far.

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 Jim Jong Un's floating waterpark, experimental submarines, geopolitics, the Navy's new frigate—you know, no big whoop.

Kim Jong Un Has An Enormous And Totally Bizarre Waterpark Barge
North Korea

Kim Jong Un Has An Enormous And Totally Bizarre Waterpark Barge

The pool party barge is just one part of a fleet of luxury vessels and other craft the regime maintains for the Kim family.

Battle Damaged A-10 Warthog Gets Back In The Fight With Help From A Little Telemedicine
A-10

Battle Damaged A-10 Warthog Gets Back In The Fight With Help From A Little Telemedicine

Engineers working from their bedrooms and basements helped determine how serious the situation was and crafted a repair plan.

Navy Picks Italian Design For Its New FFG-X Guided Missile Frigate
U.S. Navy

Navy Picks Italian Design For Its New FFG-X Guided Missile Frigate

The frigate, which will be built at the Italian firm's Wisconsin-based subsidiary, is based on ships already in service with four allied navies.

How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine
Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs)

How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine

The sub had a range of exotic improvements over previous designs that allowed it to stalk Soviet submarines like no other.

Marine F/A-18 Hornets Fly Armed With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles In Japan
R/UGM-84 Harpoon

Marine F/A-18 Hornets Fly Armed With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles In Japan

The exercise sent a clear signal that Marine Hornets are ready to reach out and counter hostile maritime activities.

These Aerial And Satellite Photos Of An Airport Absolutely Stuffed With Airliners Are Nuts
U.S. Homeland

These Aerial And Satellite Photos Of An Airport Absolutely Stuffed With Airliners Are Nuts

Nowhere has received more airliners for storage during this crisis than Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California.

The Army’s Aborted XM8 “Starship Troopers” Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian Frogmen
PDWs

The Army’s Aborted XM8 “Starship Troopers” Rifle Lived On In The Hands Of Malaysian Frogmen

The hugely publicized modular firearms family had been on its way toward becoming the Army's small arms crown jewel in the early 2000s.

This Supercut Of The Blue Angels And Thunderbirds “America Strong” Flyover Is A Must Watch
U.S. Navy

This Supercut Of The Blue Angels And Thunderbirds “America Strong” Flyover Is A Must Watch

Watch America's top jet demonstration teams soar together over the Big Apple like never before.

Navy Defers Decision On Reinstating Aircraft Carrier Captain Fired Over Ominous Letter
U.S. Navy

Navy Defers Decision On Reinstating Aircraft Carrier Captain Fired Over Ominous Letter

Work has already begun on getting the affected ship, USS Theodore Roosevelt, back out to sea after more than a month of being sidelined.

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Air Force Is Down To One Tired Old Jet To Fly Open Skies Surveillance Flights

The other OC-135 jet is in testing after receiving badly needed new digital cameras, but is years away from getting re-certified as treaty compliant.

Navy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up Procurement
U.S. Navy

Navy Eyes Hiring Two Shipyards To Build Its New Frigates As It Tries To Speed Up Procurement

Concern over the stability of America's shipbuilding industrial base is one major factor driving the plan.

U.S. Marines Launch Mock Amphibious And Air Assaults On Saudi Islands In The Persian Gulf
Amphibious Operations

U.S. Marines Launch Mock Amphibious And Air Assaults On Saudi Islands In The Persian Gulf

The training exercises come amid a new spike in hostility with Iran, which uses its own nearby islands to stage various naval operations.

Photographer Hikes Sequoia National Forest To Get Insane Shots Of Fighter Jets Blasting By
U.S. Homeland

Photographer Hikes Sequoia National Forest To Get Insane Shots Of Fighter Jets Blasting By

The photos you are about to see required intense planning, long off-trail hikes, and facing certain dangers to capture. The results are well worth it.