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A labyrinth of programs and initiatives spanning nearly four decades was born out of a disastrous attempt to rescue U.S. hostages in Tehran.

Big claims abound about mysterious objects submariners detect below the waves, so we went straight to the source and what we found out was surprising.

The vehicle had a low-slung tactical profile and some interesting features, but it was incredibly underpowered considering it was a Lambo.

For more than a decade, the unit flew enemy aircraft against America's best fighters from a secretive and desolate base near Tonopah, Nevada.

The Navy now has a much-improved, remote-controlled submarine target for testing anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

The only Project 661 boat ever made was extremely fast underwater, but was also costly and complex to build and operate.

Long before removing F-16 pilot Zoe Kotnik from her post, Colonel O'Malley faced his own controversy and he's finally ready to talk about it publicly.

The exotic capability may have been a countermeasure intended to blind American early warning satellites from detecting a first strike launch.

The little A-4 was designed to deliver one hell of a big blast and the need to keep its pilots safe while doing so resulted in this contraption.

We discuss aggressor paint schemes, social media, what it's like leading such a big outfit, and what's new at Nellis with General Robert Novotny.

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.