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Remote Navy Submarine Test Base Has Been Key In Rescuing Hundreds In The Bahamas After Dorian
U.S. Coast Guard

Remote Navy Submarine Test Base Has Been Key In Rescuing Hundreds In The Bahamas After Dorian

The site's main job is to support various underwater test and evaluation tasks, including measuring how quiet Navy submarines are.

“B-21s With Air-To-Air Capabilities,” Drones, Not 6th Gen Fighters To Dominate Future Air Combat
B-21

“B-21s With Air-To-Air Capabilities,” Drones, Not 6th Gen Fighters To Dominate Future Air Combat

The Air Force's vision of the future of aerial combat has evolved greatly as of late and has moved away from plans for new, costly manned fighters.

Upgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border Wall
Germany

Upgrades Needed For Sustained F-22 Operations During A Crisis In Europe Axed For Border Wall

The Air Force had planned to award contracts for the infrastructure improvements, including a specialized repair facility, next year.

Marine Boss’s Audacious Plan To Transform The Corps By Giving Up Big Amphibious Ships
Big Deck Amphibious Assault Ships

Marine Boss’s Audacious Plan To Transform The Corps By Giving Up Big Amphibious Ships

The bold vision of a USMC that is far less dependent on the lumbering "Gator Navy" comes with a sacrificial offering of the force's most sacred cow.

European Missile Maker and Polish Defense Giant Join Forces On New Tank Destroyer Concept
Europe

European Missile Maker and Polish Defense Giant Join Forces On New Tank Destroyer Concept

The two companies are vying for a Polish contract, but could also find success on the export market.

The AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range Missile
U.S. Air Force

The AIM-9X Sidewinder May Finally Evolve Into A Completely New And Longer-Range Missile

The Navy is still funding work on a new rocket motor and other features that could fundamentally change the character of this "dogfighting" missile.

Air Force Wants Super Realistic Mock Launchers So It Can Replicate An S-300 SAM System
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Wants Super Realistic Mock Launchers So It Can Replicate An S-300 SAM System

This follows the acquisition of two mobile radars from Ukraine in the past year, including one associated with the S-300.

Bunker Talk: Labor Day Weekend Edition
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Labor Day Weekend Edition

We can talk about electronic warfare systems, mothballed F-117s, geopolitics, the cost of shipping U-2 chase cars—you know, no big whoop.

Trump Tweets Intelligence Image After Iran’s Rocket Explosion And Offers Them “Best Wishes”
Iran

Trump Tweets Intelligence Image After Iran’s Rocket Explosion And Offers Them “Best Wishes”

The disclosure of this type of high-resolution imagery on the fly via social media is unprecedented.

Check Out These Photos Of USAF B-2s And RAF F-35Bs Flying Together For The First Time
F-35

Check Out These Photos Of USAF B-2s And RAF F-35Bs Flying Together For The First Time

Three B-2s are in the United Kingdom to take part in various training exercises including these first-of-their-kind sorties with foreign F-35s.

USAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane Nearby
MC-130

USAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane Nearby

Another unidentified aircraft also flew a mysterious orbit in the southern end of the Strait shortly after the MC-130J left the area.

New Space Command’s Flag Sure Looks A Lot Like Old Space Command’s Flag
U.S. Space Force

New Space Command’s Flag Sure Looks A Lot Like Old Space Command’s Flag

Although the idea of an independent Space Force has made headlines for years now, Space Command isn't new. Even its flag hearkens back to the 1980s.

Army Spending Millions To Trial Three Light Tactical Vehicles Including One It Already Uses
U.S. Army

Army Spending Millions To Trial Three Light Tactical Vehicles Including One It Already Uses

The service has bought hundreds of vehicles, based on a design special operators have used for years, to meet these same requirements.

51 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Remain In Inventory, None Destroyed Since 2008 (Updated)
F-117

51 F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Remain In Inventory, None Destroyed Since 2008 (Updated)

We finally have an official accounting of the F-117s, nearly all of which remain at Tonopah, but that is still set to change over the coming years.

Russia Claims A Grabber Arm Equipped Il-76 Will Launch And Recover Hypersonic Vehicles
Russia

Russia Claims A Grabber Arm Equipped Il-76 Will Launch And Recover Hypersonic Vehicles

Certain portions of the concept seem far-fetched, but there may be a role for the less ambitious parts of the system.

“We’re Buying This One?” Turkey’s Erdogan Asks Putin In Front Of Su-57 Fighter At Air Show
Turkey

“We’re Buying This One?” Turkey’s Erdogan Asks Putin In Front Of Su-57 Fighter At Air Show

Turkey is in the market for a new advanced fighter after getting locked out of the F-35 program over its purchase of the S-400 air defense system.

Wait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?
U-2

Wait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?

The Air Force says it might just source chase cars there if it can't cut through various red tape to fly them. Why isn't it doing that already?

Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion
Russia

Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion

The Kremlin has admitted certain radioactive substances got released in the accident, raising new questions about what really happened.

A C-130 Hercules Transport Crash Landed At Santa Barbara Airport (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

A C-130 Hercules Transport Crash Landed At Santa Barbara Airport (Updated)

The incident, which involved a contractor-owned Hercules, occurred at around 10:20 PM local time.

Russia’s Sukhoi Shows Off Stealthier Vision For Its “Hunter” Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
Russia

Russia’s Sukhoi Shows Off Stealthier Vision For Its “Hunter” Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

We now know that Sukhoi intends to make its unmanned combat air vehicle very stealthy, which will help overcome some of the Su-57's shortcomings.