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Australia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USA
Australia

Australia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USA

The adversary support contractor could get up to 46 of the surplus fighters, giving them one of the most capable private air forces in the world.

Mystery Objects Simultaneously Emerge From Hangars Again At Secretive Tonopah Airport
Mysteries

Mystery Objects Simultaneously Emerge From Hangars Again At Secretive Tonopah Airport

We first spotted this type of unprecedented activity in satellite imagery of the clandestine base three months ago.

Watch A Russian Il-76 Cargo Jet Bomb Targets And Strafe Them With Its Tail Gun
Russia

Watch A Russian Il-76 Cargo Jet Bomb Targets And Strafe Them With Its Tail Gun

There is a long history of using airlifters as bombers, but it's a tactic that has largely disappeared from the fighting doctrine of major air forces.

USS America Is Flying A Giant Captain America Flag While On Patrol In The Pacific
U.S. Navy

USS America Is Flying A Giant Captain America Flag While On Patrol In The Pacific

Captain America is one of the most iconic military characters of all time, one that bridges generations and evokes patriotism and a sense of duty.

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons
HAWC

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons

The US military sees the ability to reach out with airpower and take out enemy ships as increasingly critical to beating a major adversary.

Boeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter
U.S. Homeland

Boeing Reveals Its Contender To Be The Army’s Future High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter

The Army expects the winning design will replace nearly half of its AH-64 Apaches, which are also Boeing products.

Army To Replace Nearly Half Of Its Apache Gunships With Future High-Speed Armed Recon Helo
U.S. Army

Army To Replace Nearly Half Of Its Apache Gunships With Future High-Speed Armed Recon Helo

Before now, the service had only said that the new rotorcraft would serve as a successor to the now-retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.

Watch A Su-25 Attack Jet Blast A Tu-16 Bomber Out Of The Sky With An Anti-Tank Missile
Su-25

Watch A Su-25 Attack Jet Blast A Tu-16 Bomber Out Of The Sky With An Anti-Tank Missile

The Russian missile's high-explosive anti-tank warhead ends the bomber's life quite spectacularly.

Concerns About U.S. Military Supply Chains And Readiness Grow As COVID-19 Coronavirus Spreads
U.S. Homeland

Concerns About U.S. Military Supply Chains And Readiness Grow As COVID-19 Coronavirus Spreads

The Pentagon says that it is working to mitigate these issues, but it's unclear how severe their impact could be if the virus' spread accelerates.

Russians Tag Along With Assad’s Forces To Deter Turkish Strikes As Syrian Air War Heats Up
Syria

Russians Tag Along With Assad’s Forces To Deter Turkish Strikes As Syrian Air War Heats Up

This comes a day after Turkey announced a new intervention into the country, which included shooting down two Syrian Air Force Su-24 combat jets.

General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones
Loyal Wingman

General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones

The "Defender" concept is a potentially promising way to address the increasing vulnerability of Air Force tankers and other lumbering support planes.

Bunker Talk: Hope For The Best, But Prepare For The Worst Edition
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Hope For The Best, But Prepare For The Worst Edition

We can talk about Elon Musk's crystal ball, Turkey taking a big hit in Syria, geopolitics, and, well, Coronavirus—you know, kinda a big whoop.

Turkey Strikes Back And Calls For No-Fly-Zone After Its Troops Die In Syria Airstrikes (Updated)
Syria

Turkey Strikes Back And Calls For No-Fly-Zone After Its Troops Die In Syria Airstrikes (Updated)

Tensions have soared between Turkey and Russia, which is supporting the Syrian government's new offensive against Turkish-backed Syrian forces.

Navy Instagram Tells China “You Don’t Want To Play Laser Tag With Us” After Pacific Incident
U.S. Navy

Navy Instagram Tells China “You Don’t Want To Play Laser Tag With Us” After Pacific Incident

The Navy posted a photo depicting a laser show on one of China's South China Sea bases, a reference to how common these incidents are there.

Elon Musk Says Era Of Fighter Jet Is Over And F-35 Should Have Drone Competitor
F-35

Elon Musk Says Era Of Fighter Jet Is Over And F-35 Should Have Drone Competitor

The SpaceX and Tesla founder pulled no punches in his remarks, which are bound to raise the eyebrows of Air Force and defense industry officials.

NASA Airstrip Deep In The Mojave Desert Has Been Turned Into A Military Drone Base
NASA

NASA Airstrip Deep In The Mojave Desert Has Been Turned Into A Military Drone Base

Located inside the Army's National Training Center among deep space listening antennas, Goldstone Airport has taken on a very different new mission.

Abrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable Drones
Q-9

Abrupt End Of Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Buys Points To New Focus On Survivable Drones

General Atomics has supplied the backbone of America's drone force for decades. Now that may be ending due to stark tactical realities.

Air Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of Vietnam
HH-60

Air Force Names New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters After The “Jolly Green Giants” Of Vietnam

The nickname originally referred to the "green footprints" the older rescue helicopters would leave when they landed in the fields of Vietnam.

Watch NBA Legend Karl Malone Take The Controls Of A B-52 Bomber In Flight
B-52

Watch NBA Legend Karl Malone Take The Controls Of A B-52 Bomber In Flight

The retired NBA Hall of Famer and 14-time All-Star had a multi-day visit to Barksdale Air Force Base in his native Louisiana earlier this month.

The Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire Exercise
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force And SpaceX Are Teaming Up For A ‘Massive’ Live Fire Exercise

The exercise will involve SpaceX Starlink satellites, a variety of military assets, and a new command and control system working together.