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U.S. Navy

USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Ordered Back To Middle East Due To Iran Threat (Updated)

An extremely tense situation with Iran prompted the Acting Secretary of Defense to order Nimitz to stay in the Middle East for the foreseeable future.

Airborne Radar

First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Plane Will Be Converted From An Ex-Chinese Airliner

The Royal Air Force will receive a reworked former Chinese carrier's 737 to help accelerate its E-7 Wedgetail program.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Good Riddance To 2020 Edition

We can talk about pretty much anything you want, including what we can expect in the new year.

SR-71

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Nest At Dawn

Two of the historic SR-71 Blackbird hangars that once lined Beale Air Force's Base's main apron are still standing today.

Egypt

Egypt Takes Diving Through Flaming Hoops To The Next Level By Mounting Them On Trucks

Just having soldiers jump through rings of fire was apparently too tame for the Egyptian Army.

U.S. Homeland

It’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On Hold

With critical test and evaluation work still unfinished, the full-rate production decision will be left to the future Biden administration.

China

China’s Z-20 Black Hawk Clone Is Now Packing Air-To-Ground Missiles

The result looks a lot like Hellfire-armed H-60 Black Hawk variants, especially U.S. Army special operations ones.

U.S. Navy

The Navy Got Its Hands On Its First Operational F-4 Phantom Sixty Years Ago Today

The service introduction of the mighty Phantom wasn't without its problems.

Cold War

Reflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine Hunter

We talk about what was and what could have been for the S-3 Viking, and about the future of the Navy's shrunken sub-hunting force.

Cold War

Fighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 Viking

It was the twilight of the Cold War and both Kevin Noonan and his S-3 Viking were maturing into more potent and wise weapons of war.

Cold War

Confessions Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman During The Twilight Of The Cold War

How the shadowy art of anti-submarine aerial warfare works and what it was like putting it to use while barreling through the sky in an S-3 Viking.

Cold War

The Making Of A Submarine Hunting S-3 Viking Crewman

This is what it took to become a sub hunter tasked with protecting America's carrier battle groups at the twilight of the Cold War.

F-35

B-2 Bombers Practice Stealth Team Tactics With F-35 Pilot Trainees For The First Time

The first training event of its kind provided a high-end finale for the F-35A student pilot syllabus.

Yemen

26 Killed In Barrage At Yemeni Airport Just As Newly-Minted Officials Were Deplaning

The brazen attack, which included multiple projectiles, came shortly after members of a new power-sharing government arrived from Saudi Arabia.

China

Indonesian Fisherman Caught What Appears To Be A Chinese Underwater Drone

The craft matches an underwater glider that China builds, which is capable of traveling for weeks and over huge distances.

U.S. Homeland

New Low-Yield Nuclear Warheads That Biden Calls A “Bad Idea” Have All Been Delivered

Biden has opposed the Trump Administration's deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads on the Navy's Trident submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

F-15

Watch This F-15 Take Out A Target With A Sidewinder Missile At Very Close Range

We don't often get the chance to see such a close-quarters aerial engagement with live weapons.

B61

Imagine Following This On The Highway: A Truckload Of Nuclear Training Bombs

It's highly unusual to see even inert nuclear bombs being transported so openly.

WWII

The Tale Of A World War II British Submarine That Shot Down An Enemy Plane With A Torpedo

History has almost forgotten the World War II submarine crew that claimed a unique "kill" of an enemy aircraft in the Mediterranean.

Ohio Class (SSGN variant)

Snakehead Will Be The Largest Underwater Drone That U.S. Nuclear Submarines Can Deploy

Snakehead was designed to fit inside existing dry dock shelters that attach to the back of Navy submarines and are typically used by Navy SEALs.