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Here’s The Air Force’s Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five Years
F-35

Here’s The Air Force’s Questionably Ambitious Plan To Develop New Fighters In Five Years

The service says it can outpace potential enemies by producing multiple short runs of fighters in tiny periods of time.

Everything You Need To Know About The Attacks On Saudi Arabia’s Oil Facilities (Updated)
Saudi Arabia

Everything You Need To Know About The Attacks On Saudi Arabia’s Oil Facilities (Updated)

The U.S. has disputed Yemeni rebels' claims that they were responsible, while the Saudis also say the strikes originated outside Yemen.

The Air Force’s New T-X Jet Trainer Now Has An Official Name And Designation
T-7

The Air Force’s New T-X Jet Trainer Now Has An Official Name And Designation

The jet's name pays homage to the Tuskegee Airmen who fought against the Nazis and the racial biases that plagued the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII.

China Appears Set To Unveil Very High-Speed Drone During Big Military Parade In Beijing
China

China Appears Set To Unveil Very High-Speed Drone During Big Military Parade In Beijing

The drone is similar to ones that have been spotted in satellite images in recent years, which could indicate it is approaching an operational state.

Airspace Closures For “Storm Area 51” Have Been Posted
U.S. Homeland

Airspace Closures For “Storm Area 51” Have Been Posted

The restrictions will keep news and tour helicopters, as well as drones, away from the Area 51 border and beyond.

RAF To Sell-Off Its BAe 146 Military Transports That Also Cart Around the Royals
Royal Air Force

RAF To Sell-Off Its BAe 146 Military Transports That Also Cart Around the Royals

The planes can take off and land in short distances and on rough airstrips, making them unique military transports beyond flying around VIPs.

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 plasma stealth, mega yachts, geopolitics, swarming mini-cruise missiles—you know, no big whoop.

This Spin Recovery Clip From Microsoft’s Upcoming Flight Simulator Is Absolutely Insane
Simulation

This Spin Recovery Clip From Microsoft’s Upcoming Flight Simulator Is Absolutely Insane

The game should be revolutionary and has the much-needed potential to pull a whole new generation of young people into the world of aviation.

Navy Carrier Group Sets Sail Without Its Carrier As Maintenance Troubles Plague Force
U.S. Navy

Navy Carrier Group Sets Sail Without Its Carrier As Maintenance Troubles Plague Force

USS Truman is still sidelined after an electrical system malfunction and no other carriers on the East Coast are available to take its place.

Navy Training Squadron Receives First E-2D Hawkeye With New Aerial Refueling Capability
U.S. Navy

Navy Training Squadron Receives First E-2D Hawkeye With New Aerial Refueling Capability

The unit will now begin training aircrews to make use of the plane's new capabilities ahead of plans to begin converting operational units next year.

USAF F-35As and F-15Es Flatten ISIS “Infested” Island In Iraq With 80K Pounds Of Bombs (Updated)
F-15

USAF F-35As and F-15Es Flatten ISIS “Infested” Island In Iraq With 80K Pounds Of Bombs (Updated)

The strikes were a remarkable display of what precision-guided munitions can do even when it comes to efficiently carpet bombing an entire land mass.

Army Night Stalker Chinook Teamed Up With Bomb-Slinging Drone In Complex AI-Enabled Test
U.S. Army

Army Night Stalker Chinook Teamed Up With Bomb-Slinging Drone In Complex AI-Enabled Test

After the MQ-1C Gray Eagle launched its miniature glide bomb, a sensor network told personnel on the ground to redirect it to strike a new target.

Egypt’s New Ministry Of Defense “Octagon” Complex Looks Like An Alien Base From Space
Egypt

Egypt’s New Ministry Of Defense “Octagon” Complex Looks Like An Alien Base From Space

The sprawling and highly exotic installation is part of a new, fledgling administrative capital located 20 miles east of Cairo.

The F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy Radars
F-35

The F-35A Is Set To Finally Get Chaff Countermeasures To Confuse Enemy Radars

These cartridges full of radar-reflecting material have been curiously absent from the stealthy fighter's already highly capable defense suite.

Watch Japan’s Giant US-2 Amphibious Flying Boat Land In An Amazingly Short Distance
Japan

Watch Japan’s Giant US-2 Amphibious Flying Boat Land In An Amazingly Short Distance

The US-2 may look like one of the flying boats of yesteryear, but it is actually a very modern aircraft with some remarkable features.

You Can Buy Paul Allen’s Octopus, Arguably The World’s Most Incredible Yacht
Foreign VVIP Transport

You Can Buy Paul Allen’s Octopus, Arguably The World’s Most Incredible Yacht

Allen accurately described the Octopus, a ship that's capable of exploration and entertainment, as being "less a Bentley than a Range Rover."

This Video Of A Rocket Sled Doing 6,599mph At Holloman AFB Is Absolute Insanity
U.S. Air Force

This Video Of A Rocket Sled Doing 6,599mph At Holloman AFB Is Absolute Insanity

The sound alone of something ripping by at hypersonic speed just feet above the desert floor is worth the click!

Air Force Touts B-1B Bomber’s Potential To Carry Huge Hypersonic Missiles And External Stores
B-1

Air Force Touts B-1B Bomber’s Potential To Carry Huge Hypersonic Missiles And External Stores

The B-1B may have to fight for its life in the not so distant future, but new upgrades could give it the ammo it needs to survive the budget ax.

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 super-duper Tomcats, hypersonic rocket sleds, geopolitics, air-to-air missile-armed stealth bombers—you know, no big whoop.

Putin Demands Response To U.S. Tomahawk Test Despite Having Treaty-Busting Missiles
Russia

Putin Demands Response To U.S. Tomahawk Test Despite Having Treaty-Busting Missiles

The seemingly obvious course of action is to "reveal" the long-range ground-launched cruise missiles it has now, but Russia may need to wait to do so.