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The Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And All
Hollywood

The Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And All

We get more gorgeous aerial footage and our first look at the high-speed test aircraft Maverick flies as a set piece in the film.

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport
Cold War

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport

The rare piece of footage is from the 1980s when the U.S. was flying MiGs against its own jets out of a remote and secretive air base in Nevada.

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 foggles, the Kuznetsov's curse, geopolitics, Navy Ospreys—you know, no big whoop.

Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today
E-6

Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today

Part of the E-6B's critical mission is to fly aerobatic-like maneuvers that allows them to send messages to ballistic missile submarines hiding below.

F-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The Future
F-35

F-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The Future

With new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy's door.

Egypt’s Soviet-Era, Chinese-Made, American-Upgraded Subs Can Still Fire Harpoon Missiles
Cold War

Egypt’s Soviet-Era, Chinese-Made, American-Upgraded Subs Can Still Fire Harpoon Missiles

The Egyptian Navy is only one of two remaining operators of the type anywhere in the world and its examples have a unique and convoluted history.

Visitors To Area 51 Have To Wear “Foggles” That Severely Limit Vision When Moving About
Area 51

Visitors To Area 51 Have To Wear “Foggles” That Severely Limit Vision When Moving About

The frosted eyewear, which comes from the aerospace world, keeps a wearer from seeing anything aside from what is directly in front of and below them.

Pentagon Conducts First Test Of Non-Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Post-INF Treaty (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Pentagon Conducts First Test Of Non-Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Post-INF Treaty (Updated)

The launch, which the Pentagon had previously said would come before the end of the year, could have major geopolitical ramifications.

Russia’s Accident-Plagued Aircraft Carrier Is On Fire (Updated)
Russia

Russia’s Accident-Plagued Aircraft Carrier Is On Fire (Updated)

Just over a year after its dry dock literally sunk beneath it, the Admiral Kuznetsov is burning.

Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology
U.S. Air Force

Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology

Retired Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast says fantastic technology exists that could transport a human anywhere on earth within an hour.

Lockheed Conducts First Test Of Its New Precision Strike Missile For The Army
Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)

Lockheed Conducts First Test Of Its New Precision Strike Missile For The Army

There is already talk of expanding the missile's range which had previously been subject to a now-defunct arms control deal with Russia.

Behold The First Image Of A Navy CMV-22 Osprey That Will Replace The C-2 Greyhound
U.S. Navy

Behold The First Image Of A Navy CMV-22 Osprey That Will Replace The C-2 Greyhound

The delivery of the first CMV-22B to the Navy for testing should occur soon, with the type slated to start its operational career in 2021.

Turkish President Erdogan Poaches Training Yacht From The Country’s Navy
Turkey

Turkish President Erdogan Poaches Training Yacht From The Country’s Navy

The ship joins a growing array of lavish transport options for the Turkish head of state, including a VVIP Boeing 747 the country acquired last year.

F-117 Spotted Playing Stealthy Aggressor Against F-15s And F-22s Over Nellis Range
F-15

F-117 Spotted Playing Stealthy Aggressor Against F-15s And F-22s Over Nellis Range

The Nighthawk was working at low altitude with higher-flying aggressor F-16s to get the best of the opposing 'blue' force.

Space Force Looks Go For Launch But Questions Remain About How It Will ‘Dogfight In Space’
U.S. Space Force

Space Force Looks Go For Launch But Questions Remain About How It Will ‘Dogfight In Space’

Congress looks set to order the creation of Space Force before receiving reports detailing how it will work or what it will cost.

The First Narco Submarine Ever Seized Off A European Coast Is A Monster
Europe

The First Narco Submarine Ever Seized Off A European Coast Is A Monster

This is the first time authorities in Europe have intercepted one of these vessels, which have been a staple in Latin American drug smuggling.

Canada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar Wall
Canada

Canada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar Wall

The aircraft has already been a source of controversy on many occasions over its nearly three decades in Royal Canadian Air Force service.

Everything We Know About America’s Sword Blade Hellfire Missile And Its Latest Target
AGM-114 Hellfire

Everything We Know About America’s Sword Blade Hellfire Missile And Its Latest Target

It's curious how secret this weapon is compared to how eager the U.S. military often is to promote the steps it is taking to reduce collateral damage.

No These Aren’t Starships In Space Dock, They Are Nuclear Submarines Under Construction
United Kingdom

No These Aren’t Starships In Space Dock, They Are Nuclear Submarines Under Construction

Nuclear submarines have many parallels to fictional starships, but in this case, these super high-tech vessels are made to dive down, not fly up.

North Korea Conducts “Strategic” Test Amid Threat To Send A “Christmas Gift” To Trump
North Korea

North Korea Conducts “Strategic” Test Amid Threat To Send A “Christmas Gift” To Trump

The North Koreans likely tested a new rocket motor and could be preparing to conduct an intercontinental ballistic missile test later this month.