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U.S. Navy

Two Decks Are Thought To Separate Fire On USS Bonhomme Richard From 1M Gallons Of Fuel (Updated)

The Navy says it is throwing everything it has at fighting the blaze on the stricken amphibious assault ship as it enters into its 28th hour.

F-15

Here Is Our First Look At One Of Boeing’s New F-15EX Eagle Fighter Jets For The Air Force

Air Force just awarded Boeing a contract worth nearly $23 billion related to these aircraft, which includes the purchase of the first lot.

KC-10

First KC-10 Extender Tanker Jet Heads To The Boneyard For Retirement (Updated)

The type's first retirement comes 40 years nearly to the day after its first flight and as Congress works to delay such retirements.

U.S. Navy

USS Bonhomme Richard’s Bridge Engulfed In Flames As Fire Rages Into The Night (Updated)

The blaze appears to have migrated to the ship's superstructure that is packed full of sensors, communications gear, weapons, and much more.

U.S. Homeland

Trump Says He’s Working To Get 10 More Icebreakers For The Coast Guard From “A Certain Place”

If this comes to fruition, it would be a huge boost for the service's icebreaking capacity as competition in the Arctic region grows.

U.S. Navy

Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard Is On Fire At Naval Base San Diego (Updated)

Smoke is billowing from the ship as firefighters from around San Diego have moved in to try to stop the blaze.

F-22

This Lecture By An F-22 Test Pilot On The Raptor’s Flight Control System Is Bonkers

The video highlights just how much fly-by-wire automation is needed to make the Raptor's super maneuverability a reality.

People

Veteran Flight Tester On How The YA-7F Strikefighter Was Really A Jet Recycling Program

The YA-7F program aimed to field a new battlefield interdiction jet for pennies on the dollar by using spare engines and airframes. And it worked.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

We can talk about Topgun's new stealth fighter syllabus, geopolitics, all the action in the South China Sea —you know, no big whoop.

Taiwan

American Surveillance Aircraft Have Been Flooding Into The Airspace South Of Taiwan (Updated)

For the past three weeks, there has been a big increase in U.S. military air activity in the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines.

F-35

How The F-35 Triggered Topgun’s Biggest Syllabus Revamp In Nearly Four Decades

Not since the introduction of the F/A-18A Hornet in the 1980s has the famed schoolhouse had to adapt to such an advance in air combat capability.

F-35

Approval Of Mega F-35 Sale For Japan Is A Huge Step Towards Its Aircraft Carrier Ambitions

Japan would become the second-largest Lightning II operator in the world if it bought all 105 jets in the proposed deal.

U.S. Navy

Meet The Navy’s First Female African American Tactical Jet Pilot

Lieutenant J.G. Madeline Swegle's achievement comes 46 years after the Navy got its first female tactical jet pilot.

Light Air Support

American Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated)

Authorities in Afghanistan have confirmed that an A-29 did crash in the northeastern portion of the country.

Middle East

This Qatari 747-8i Jumbo Jet For Sale May Be The Worlds Most Lavish Flying Palace (Updated)

The massive private jet has just over a thousand hours, is outfitted with an art deco interior fit for a king, and it could be yours!

Switchblade

We Talk Suicide Drones And The Future Of Unmanned Warfare With AeroVironment’s Steve Gitlin

It led the small drone revolution over the modern battlefield, but many have never heard of AeroVironment or how it's quietly revolutionizing warfare.

U.S. Space Force

Here Are The Names Space Force Rejected In Favor Of Calling Its New Units “Deltas”

America's newest service is in the process of crafting its own identity and is choosing new naming conventions to set it apart.

U.S. Navy

Navy To Add Laser Weapons To At Least Seven More Ships In The Next Three Years

The laser dazzlers will help protect ships from certain kinds of attacks and shield them from surveillance from other ships, aircraft, and drones.

South America

Sweden’s Saab Launches Gripen Fighter Jet Component Production In Brazil

Brazil is Saab's foreign launch customer for the next generation JAS 39 Gripen fighter and is an integral part of the program overall.

Russia

Ukraine Cleared To Move Javelin Missiles To Front Lines To Blow Up Russian Tanks “Defensively”

Ukrainian forces were previously prohibited from using the missiles against Russian or Russian-backed forces barring a full-on enemy offensive.