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The proposal sheds more light on decades of secretive U.S. work to realize air-launched space access capabilities.

The '80s action show about a reclusive pilot, a shady intelligence outfit and an incredible black helicopter got me hooked on a bunch of topics.

The historic image and the story behind it are powerful reminders of the unique fighting spirit held by the bravest and most selfless among us.

With thousands of hours flying naval H-60 variants, we get the bottom line on some of the unique aspects of flying the hugely popular helicopter.

The advanced electronic warfare program uses swarms in the air and sea to cooperatively fool a wide variety of sensors dispersed over a large area.

It sounds like science fiction, but the military began working to overcome and harness gravity in the 1950s. From what we can tell, it never stopped.

The Coast Guard is increasing its presence in dangerous waters far from home to help counter peer state threats. Will new weapons be part of the plan?

The latest in a series of bizarre Navy patents isn't just for a revolutionary reactor that could power cities, but also potentially a craft.

The Peacemaker missile's navigation suite featured the most precise and complex self-contained gyro system ever built. It had 19,000 individual parts.

Originally intended as replacements for the Air Force's aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, they now exclusively support operations at the top-secret base.

The Navy's newest ship-killing missile features critical stealth technology that dates back to the SR-71 Blackbird and its predecessor.

The aircraft is designed to rapidly gather intel in contested areas by surprise and especially when key satellites are no longer operational.

While passive radars will become increasingly valuable pieces of advanced air defense ecosystems, they don't invalidate stealth technology.

It's easy to overlook the WALL-E-looking turret atop these ships, but it provides key targeting and situational awareness information to the crew.

There have long been rumors and speculation about what the jets, which the Air Force is supposed to be destroying, are still doing up in the air.

With Russia drastically expanding its capabilities above the Arctic Circle, the frigid base will be key to America's own plans for the region.

The advent of a swarm of networked SPEAR strike and electronic warfare missiles is very bad news for enemy air defenses and the targets they protect.

Skunk Works needed a way to hide the A-12's radar reflecting behind, so they dumped cesium into its fuel to create a radar-absorbing exhaust plume.

The UAE's unique F-16 variant has a slew of special features, with an installation on its nose being one of its most prominent and puzzling.

Air defense systems aren't magic and many currently have serious limitations when it comes to spotting and engaging drones and cruise missiles.