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Wanting To Retire B-1B Bombers Is One Thing, Actually Making It Happen Is Another
B-1

Wanting To Retire B-1B Bombers Is One Thing, Actually Making It Happen Is Another

The Air Force will reportedly ask to retire a portion of its B-1Bs force, but the motivations behind the move and its feasibility are far from clear.

Navy EA-18G Teamed With Two Other Growlers Flying Semi-Autonomously As Loyal Wingmen
U.S. Navy

Navy EA-18G Teamed With Two Other Growlers Flying Semi-Autonomously As Loyal Wingmen

Although the test is a promising step toward manned-unmanned air combat teaming, it is an echo of a much more promising past.

A Russian “Inspector” Spacecraft Now Appears To Be Shadowing An American Spy Satellite
Russia

A Russian “Inspector” Spacecraft Now Appears To Be Shadowing An American Spy Satellite

The Russian satellite recently moved into a new position where it has an especially good view of a US KH-11 spy satellite.

Navy To Greatly Expand P-8 Poseidon’s Mission With New Missiles, Mines, Bombs, And Decoys
U.S. Navy

Navy To Greatly Expand P-8 Poseidon’s Mission With New Missiles, Mines, Bombs, And Decoys

The plan reflects the better part of a decade of debate about expanding the roles and missions of these maritime patrol aircraft.

This Is What Nellis Air Force Base’s Ongoing Red Flag Exercise Looks Like From Space
U.S. Homeland

This Is What Nellis Air Force Base’s Ongoing Red Flag Exercise Looks Like From Space

Red Flag is nearly half a century old and it is still the world's top air combat training event, the latest iteration of which is very exclusive.

Thousands Of Army Bradleys Don’t Have The Power To Use New Active Protection Systems
M2/3 Bradley

Thousands Of Army Bradleys Don’t Have The Power To Use New Active Protection Systems

The Army is only planning to upgrade a fraction of its Bradleys with the auxiliary power units necessary to run the defensive systems.

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 missing Patriots in Iraq, battlefield space, geopolitics, the B-21's curves—you know, no big whoop.

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System
KC-46

Air Force Isn’t Happy With Boeing’s Plans To Fix The KC-46 Tanker’s Troubled Vision System

Amid this prospect of more KC-46 delays, senior US officials are increasingly considering hiring contractors to help fill the potential tanker gap.

Here’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Renderings
B-21

Here’s Our Analysis Of The Air Force’s New B-21 Stealth Bomber Renderings

Although limited in detail, the new concept art offers new insights into the B-21's inlets, other stealthy features, and overall size.

American Bradley Armored Vehicles Were Pulled Out of Syria After Less Than Two Months
M2/3 Bradley

American Bradley Armored Vehicles Were Pulled Out of Syria After Less Than Two Months

The heavy armored vehicles were only on the ground for a matter of weeks after the U.S. government heavily promoted the deployment publicly.

Here’s Why Patriot Missiles Weren’t Protecting US Troops In Iraq And Why They Still Aren’t
Iraq

Here’s Why Patriot Missiles Weren’t Protecting US Troops In Iraq And Why They Still Aren’t

Iraq is holding up the plan, but it's also hard to understand how the US military didn't fix this defensive gap earlier given the known threats.

E-11A Pilots Died Flying An Aircraft From A Fleet So Small None Are In The U.S. For Training
E-11

E-11A Pilots Died Flying An Aircraft From A Fleet So Small None Are In The U.S. For Training

All of the individuals who fly these highly specialized planes, all of which are forward-deployed in Afghanistan, volunteer for the job.

Highly Specialized Air Force E-11A Communications Aircraft Crashes And Burns In Afghanistan (Updated)
E-11

Highly Specialized Air Force E-11A Communications Aircraft Crashes And Burns In Afghanistan (Updated)

The aircraft is one of just four the service operates to provide critical data fusion and communications relay capabilities.

This Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is Incredible
U.S. Air Force

This Presentation On America’s Secret MiG Squadron By The Man Who Built It Is Incredible

How the top-secret unit came to be is so outlandish that it sounds like fiction, but as this first-hand account details, it was anything but.

Navy Missile Sub Has Begun Its First Patrol Armed With Controversial Low Yield Nukes
Ohio Class

Navy Missile Sub Has Begun Its First Patrol Armed With Controversial Low Yield Nukes

Proponents argue that the warheads give the United States added deterrent flexibility, but critics warn they lower the threshold for using nukes.

Flying The First Night Of War In Iraq Without A Wingman And Two Polish Snipers In Back
Iraq

Flying The First Night Of War In Iraq Without A Wingman And Two Polish Snipers In Back

On the first night of the invasion of Iraq, securing Saddam's deepwater port was crucial. Here's an aviator's first-hand account of how it went down.

U.S. Ballistic Missile Sub Fired An Impressive Four Trident II Missiles In Just Three Days
Ohio Class

U.S. Ballistic Missile Sub Fired An Impressive Four Trident II Missiles In Just Three Days

The uncommonly large set of launches comes as the U.S. is developing multiple new warheads for the Trident II as a new arms race with Russia looms.

Two Turkish Frigates Appear Off Libya Amid Reports Of Troops And Armor Landing Ashore
Turkey

Two Turkish Frigates Appear Off Libya Amid Reports Of Troops And Armor Landing Ashore

These developments point to a major escalation in Turkey's involvement in the conflict following abortive attempts to broker a ceasefire.

President Erdogan Says Intel Operatives Are In Libya Ahead Of Turkish Troop Deployment
Turkey

President Erdogan Says Intel Operatives Are In Libya Ahead Of Turkish Troop Deployment

Turkey is racing to prop-up Libya's internationally-recognized government, which is losing ground to its rivals.

Details Emerge About The Secretive RQ-170 Stealth Drone’s First Trip To Korea
South Korea

Details Emerge About The Secretive RQ-170 Stealth Drone’s First Trip To Korea

Documents describe the unique planning that went into bringing the flying-wing reconnaissance drones to the Korean Peninsula and more.