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Surveillance Plane Joins Intensifying Hunt For Mystery Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Surveillance Plane Joins Intensifying Hunt For Mystery Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska (Updated)

After meeting with various agencies, the FAA launched a task force to identify the origins of the drone formations seen above Colorado and Nebraska.

Watch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)
KC-46

Watch The Boom On Boeing’s Troubled KC-46 Tanker Nearly Smack An F-15E (Updated)

The KC-46 has a number of issues with its refueling boom including requiring more force to connect with receiver aircraft than its predecessors.

Satellite Images Show The Aftermath Of Iran’s Missile Strikes On Al Assad Air Base In Iraq (Updated)
Iran

Satellite Images Show The Aftermath Of Iran’s Missile Strikes On Al Assad Air Base In Iraq (Updated)

The photos show Iranian missiles damaged or destroyed a number of hangars and other aviation-related facilities at the U.S. occupied base Iraq.

Check Out These Wicked Shots Of The Air Force’s New Rescue Helicopter In An Anechoic Chamber
HH-60

Check Out These Wicked Shots Of The Air Force’s New Rescue Helicopter In An Anechoic Chamber

No, this isn't a scene from another Transformers movie, it's an HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter undergoing electromagnetic interference testing.

Iran Strikes Back: Missiles Rain Down On American Forces In Iraq (Updated)
Iran

Iran Strikes Back: Missiles Rain Down On American Forces In Iraq (Updated)

This unprecedented attack is in retaliation for an American strike that killed a top Iranian commander and could provoke a U.S. response.

Pentagon Deploys Six B-52s To Diego Garcia Beyond The Reach Of Iran’s Ballistic Missiles
Iran

Pentagon Deploys Six B-52s To Diego Garcia Beyond The Reach Of Iran’s Ballistic Missiles

Airbases and aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf are vulnerable to Iran's deep stock of ballistic and cruise missiles, but not Diego Garcia.

Russia Re-ups Offer To Arm Iraq With S-400 Air Defenses As Relations With The U.S. Sour
Iraq

Russia Re-ups Offer To Arm Iraq With S-400 Air Defenses As Relations With The U.S. Sour

Russia and China have both offered Iraq advanced weaponry and other military aid as its relations with the United States are now in doubt.

Confusion Swirls Over Leaked Notice Of American Withdrawal Of Forces From Iraq (Updated)
Iraq

Confusion Swirls Over Leaked Notice Of American Withdrawal Of Forces From Iraq (Updated)

Reportedly an official letter says that the American forces will begin preparations for the departure of various forces in the coming days and weeks.

1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

1 U.S. Serviceperson, 2 Contractors Dead, 6 Planes Struck, Including Rare Spy Plane, In Kenya Attack (Updated)

The base in Kenya is an important part of the American campaign against terrorists in neighboring Somalia.

Hill Air Force Base Executes The Mother Of All Elephant Walks With 52 F-35s
U.S. Homeland

Hill Air Force Base Executes The Mother Of All Elephant Walks With 52 F-35s

The huge display of sortie generation capability comes as the base's F-35 force reaches full capacity after transitioning to the F-35 years ago.

Trump Threatens Attacks On A Symbolic 52 Iranian Targets If Tehran Strikes Back (Updated)
Iran

Trump Threatens Attacks On A Symbolic 52 Iranian Targets If Tehran Strikes Back (Updated)

The President's message was very strongly worded and was intended to deter Iran, but it will be near impossible to walk back if Iran retaliates.

Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Night Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures System

Some of the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment's MH-47s now have these systems to better fend off advanced heat-seeking missiles.

Bunker Talk: We Have A LOT To Talk About Edition
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: We Have A LOT To Talk About Edition

We can talk about, well, Iran.

Veteran Sonarman Explains Why Pump-jets Are Superior To Props On Modern Submarines
Submarines

Veteran Sonarman Explains Why Pump-jets Are Superior To Props On Modern Submarines

The propeller is increasingly giving way to the more complex pump-jet propulsor on larger submarines. Here's why.

New Details About Strike On Top Iranian Commander Emerge As Americans Are Told To Flee Iraq (Updated)
Iran

New Details About Strike On Top Iranian Commander Emerge As Americans Are Told To Flee Iraq (Updated)

Thousands of American troops are heading to the Middle East as Iraqi officials are mulling kicking the U.S. military out and amid Iranian threats.

World Holds Its Breath After An American Strike In Iraq Kills Top Iranian Commander (Updated)
Iran

World Holds Its Breath After An American Strike In Iraq Kills Top Iranian Commander (Updated)

It is impossible to overstate the significance of these events, which are still unfolding, and their far-reaching consequences.

Congress Demands Aggressor Jet Modernization Plan Before Adversary F-35s Head To Nellis
U.S. Homeland

Congress Demands Aggressor Jet Modernization Plan Before Adversary F-35s Head To Nellis

While F-35 aggressors will be great to have, the rest of the aggressor fleet needs upgrades and a future roadmap too.

Explosions Rock Baghdad International Airport As Tensions Soar Following Embassy Attack (Updated)
Afghanistan

Explosions Rock Baghdad International Airport As Tensions Soar Following Embassy Attack (Updated)

Just days after the U.S. embassy in Baghdad was attacked, explosions indicate some sort of new attack has occurred in the Iraqi capital.

Germany Has Fewer Than 10 Tiger And 12 NH90 Helicopters Ready For Combat
Germany

Germany Has Fewer Than 10 Tiger And 12 NH90 Helicopters Ready For Combat

Germany blames Airbus for the helicopters' low availability, but it is the latest example of the country's general continuing readiness woes.

Kim Jong Un Ends Testing Moratorium And Threatens To Unveil New “Strategic Weapon” (Updated)
North Korea

Kim Jong Un Ends Testing Moratorium And Threatens To Unveil New “Strategic Weapon” (Updated)

It seems clear now that the period of detente with the United States is at its end.