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Lasers

How The Once Elusive Dream Of Laser Weapons Suddenly Became A Reality

One of Lockheed Martin's top directed energy minds explains how breakthroughs in communications and industrial tech made laser weapons possible.

Falcon (SpaceX)

Watch Elon Musk’s Starship Rocket Go Out With A Boom Wile E. Coyote Style

Today's explosive trial of the SpaceX Starship prototype was considered a success according to the company's rapid development through testing model.

Israel

Israeli Offering Could Meet U.S. Navy’s Requirements For A New Submarine Launched Drone

Submarine-launched drones are already a reality now and the Navy is working hard to expand their use across its underwater fleets.

Africa

Nigeria’s MiG-21 Fighter Jet Force Is Up For Sale

Nigeria's Cold War-era Fishbed jets are up for grabs after many years of being grounded.

French Navy

Here’s France’s Plan For Its New Nuclear Powered Supercarrier (Updated)

France is planning for its next aircraft carrier to be substantially larger than its existing flattop, Charles de Gaulle.

Australia

Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff

Both pilots ejected successfully before the fighter jet ended up nose-down in the grass alongside the runway.

People

Chuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He Flew

Chuck Yeager is among the most famous aviators of all time. The airplane was his brush, the sky his canvas, and flying was his art.

Loitering Munitions

Here’s What’s In New Guidelines For Defending Infrastructure Against Drone Attacks

The guidelines focus on how to better harden sensitive facilities against drone attacks without high-end anti-drone technologies.

Infrared Search And Track

These Bizarre Infrared Pods Put Missile Seekers And Countermeasures To The Test

Infrared data collected by the pods is used for developing new missiles, sensors, aircraft, and countermeasures, and for the evaluation of enemy ones.

Skyborg

These Three Companies Will Build Drones To Carry The Air Force’s “Skyborg” AI Computer Brain

The Skyborg program is seeking to infuse artificial intelligence-driven autonomy into modular unmanned air combat vehicles.

HH-60

The Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major Upgrades

Some of the capabilities the Air Force wants to add to the HH-60Ws are already found on the existing HH-60Gs they're supposed to replace.

Russia

Thieves Broke Into Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday Plane

The criminals removed a hatch and made off with radio equipment from the strategic airborne command post.

Royal Navy

Flooding Threatens To Put New British Carrier Out Of Action For Six Months

HMS Prince Of Wales was in dock when the incident occurred and necessary repairs could cost millions of pounds.

U.S. Navy

This Video Of The Navy’s Only Special Operations Helicopter Squadron In Action Is Nuts

It's worth the click just for the roaring minigun action alone.

Avenger

General Atomics Avenger Drone Flew An Autonomous Air-To-Air Mission Using An AI Brain

The stealthy drone flew for hours, searching for potential aerial threats together with five other simulated drones.

Military Sealift Command Vessels

This Relatively Young Military Sealift Command Ship Is Absolutely Caked In Rust

The Pentagon is pushing its naval fleet to the brink and this is manifesting itself in its vessels appearing run-down after sustained operations.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

We can talk about flying brand-spanking-new F-15s, remote weapons turrets, foreign policy, lasers weapons of the future—you know, no big whoop!

Rafale

France Confirms That Indonesia Wants To Buy Rafale Fighter Jets

The country has been seeking a new combat aircraft, with France's Dassault Rafale the latest in a line of candidates.

Lasers

Laser Weapons On The Battlefield Of Tomorrow: Separating Fact From Fiction

One of Lockheed's top laser minds tells about the limits of current tech and what is needed to make lasers more prevalent on tomorrow's battlefield.

China

China’s Y-20 Transport Appears To Be Finally Flying With Indigenous Jet Engines

The Y-20, China's largest indigenous aircraft, needs new, more powerful engines to reach its full potential.