Read the latest articles from The War Zone (Page 393)

Famous Military Dog Conan Who Chased ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi Gets Medal At The White House
Syria

Famous Military Dog Conan Who Chased ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi Gets Medal At The White House

Conan has acted as the mascot for the historic raid that brought down one of the most sadistic human beings in modern history.

Turkey Tests F-16s And F-4s Against S-400 Radars In Defiance Of U.S. Sanctions Threats
Turkey

Turkey Tests F-16s And F-4s Against S-400 Radars In Defiance Of U.S. Sanctions Threats

The U.S. government has called on its Turkish counterparts for months to not "activate" the radars and abandon the purchase altogether.

The First Boom-Equipped Tanker For A Private Aerial Refueling Company Has Arrived
KC-30 MRTT

The First Boom-Equipped Tanker For A Private Aerial Refueling Company Has Arrived

The second-hand KDC-10 now in the hands of Omega Air could blaze a trail to a much more active contractor aerial refueling marketplace.

The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service
U.S. Air Force

The AGM-86C Cruise Missile That Introduced GPS Guided Weaponry Is Bowing Out Of Service

The Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile that was first used during the opening shots of Operation Desert Storm is being retired.

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 mysterious GPS spoofing, special ops submarines, geopolitics, errant Syrian SAMs—you know, no big whoop.

This Photo Of An F-16 High Over Arizona At Sunset Is Mind Blowingingly Stunning
U.S. Homeland

This Photo Of An F-16 High Over Arizona At Sunset Is Mind Blowingingly Stunning

The image is perfect in composition, timing, and exposure, but beyond its technical merits, it just kicks a ton of ass.

Japanese Shipbuilder Pitches Amphibious Assault Ship For Country’s Growing Marine Forces
Japan

Japanese Shipbuilder Pitches Amphibious Assault Ship For Country’s Growing Marine Forces

Carrying MV-22 Ospreys and Marines riding in armored amphibious vehicles, the ships could help Japan project power beyond its home islands.

Navy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And More
Ohio Class (SSGN variant)

Navy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And More

The service is also eying a new sub-launched ballistic missile to replace Trident and could end up expanding its nuclear deterrent capabilities.

Behold The Nellis Air Power Demonstration In All Its Flare Popping Glory
U.S. Homeland

Behold The Nellis Air Power Demonstration In All Its Flare Popping Glory

No other air base on earth can put on a display quite like this!

Russia Even Ripped Out The Toilets Before Returning Ukraine’s Ships It Seized
Russia

Russia Even Ripped Out The Toilets Before Returning Ukraine’s Ships It Seized

The head of the Ukrainian Navy says that Russians treated the vessels "barbarically" and that they've come back in very poor condition.

SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Explodes During Ground Test In Texas (Updated)
Falcon (SpaceX)

SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Explodes During Ground Test In Texas (Updated)

SpaceX reportedly started pressure testing of the potentially revolutionary prototype just days ago.

Video Appears To Show Syrian SAMs Flying Into The Ground During Israeli Raid
Israel

Video Appears To Show Syrian SAMs Flying Into The Ground During Israeli Raid

Syria's air defenses are largely made up of Soviet-era missiles and the Russian supplied S-300s don't seem willing or able to fend off IAF strikes.

China’s Mysterious Spoofed GPS “Crop Circle” Has Something Interesting At Its Center
China

China’s Mysterious Spoofed GPS “Crop Circle” Has Something Interesting At Its Center

Something appears to be physically at the center of these anomalies and it isn't small.

New Type Of GPS Spoofing Attack In China Creates “Crop Circles” Of False Location Data
China

New Type Of GPS Spoofing Attack In China Creates “Crop Circles” Of False Location Data

The eerie patterns are unlike anything experts have seen in previous GPS spoofing incidents, which have typically pointed to a single location.

Boeing Conducts Flight Test Of Surrogate Drones For Australia’s Loyal Wingman Program
Australia

Boeing Conducts Flight Test Of Surrogate Drones For Australia’s Loyal Wingman Program

The program is using lower-end jet drones to help demonstrate the concept that will eventually use stealthy fighter-sized drones.

New Video Offers Sweeping Views Of Secretive Tonopah Air Base
U.S. Homeland

New Video Offers Sweeping Views Of Secretive Tonopah Air Base

The vantage point offers a reminder of just how sprawling the installation is and the video even includes what appears to be a mystery aircraft.

Russia Says UAE Could Help Build Su-57s As Gulf Nation Puts F-35 Ambitions On Hold
UAE

Russia Says UAE Could Help Build Su-57s As Gulf Nation Puts F-35 Ambitions On Hold

The Russians need a partner to help share the costs of the Su-57 program and are offering a similar deal to other potential customers.

The Mandalorian Is The Star Wars You’ve Been Looking For
Hollywood

The Mandalorian Is The Star Wars You’ve Been Looking For

It's a western or samurai yarn set in the rich Star Wars universe and it gets right everything that the new sequel films get wrong.

Kim Jong Un Oversees Huge Gathering Of His Country’s Antiquated Air Combat Force
North Korea

Kim Jong Un Oversees Huge Gathering Of His Country’s Antiquated Air Combat Force

Although the actual benefits of such a spectacle are dubious at best, six MiG-29s were seen flying in the air at the same time.

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 mysterious egg-shaped experimental planes, laser dazzlers, geopolitics, lost missile parts—you know, no big whoop.