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A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Has Crashed In Death Valley’s Famous Star Wars Canyon (Updated)
U.S. Navy

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Has Crashed In Death Valley’s Famous Star Wars Canyon (Updated)

The ravine is a Mecca for aviation photographers and aerospace enthusiasts looking to see high-performance military aircraft blast by at high-speed.

Check Out This Totally Stripped Thunderbird F-16C Taking Off From Hill AFB’s Taxiway
F-16

Check Out This Totally Stripped Thunderbird F-16C Taking Off From Hill AFB’s Taxiway

With its main runway down for repair, Hill AFB's thin taxiway is being used by aircraft getting overhauled at the installation's service centers.

The Army Abruptly Pulls Ship Auction Listings And Halts Plans To Slash Its Naval Fleet
U.S. Army

The Army Abruptly Pulls Ship Auction Listings And Halts Plans To Slash Its Naval Fleet

The service had controversially planned to sell off dozens of ships and other watercraft, inactivating multiple units in the process.

The Navy’s Troubled New Carrier Still Only Has Two Working Weapons Elevators
U.S. Navy

The Navy’s Troubled New Carrier Still Only Has Two Working Weapons Elevators

The Navy will break a very public pledge to have all 11 weapons elevators on Ford working when the ship leaves drydock in October.

Congressman Has Written An Official Letter To The Navy Demanding Answers On UFOs
U.S. Homeland

Congressman Has Written An Official Letter To The Navy Demanding Answers On UFOs

The letter says that the unexplained sightings could reflect emerging threats to American airspace and domestic security.

Jetpack Inventor Goes Zipping Between Royal Navy Boats In Open Water Tests
Royal Navy

Jetpack Inventor Goes Zipping Between Royal Navy Boats In Open Water Tests

The Royal Navy and Royal Marines have been eying the jetpack as a possible tool for boarding ships at sea and for amphibious operations.

Putin Says Whoever Has the Best Artificial Intelligence Will Rule the World
Russia

Putin Says Whoever Has the Best Artificial Intelligence Will Rule the World

There's a larger debate over autonomous weapons that raises both functional and philosophical questions.

Iran’s Newest ‘Homemade’ Drone Is An Unmanned Conversion Of A 1940s American Jet Trainer
Iran

Iran’s Newest ‘Homemade’ Drone Is An Unmanned Conversion Of A 1940s American Jet Trainer

The converted T-33 is the latest example of Iran's routinely dubious boasts about its military capabilities.

Here’s Everything We Know About The Ongoing Search For Japan’s Crashed F-35 (Updated)
Japan

Here’s Everything We Know About The Ongoing Search For Japan’s Crashed F-35 (Updated)

The search and rescue effort continues for the F-35 and its pilot with a U-2 spy plane and submarine rescue vessel joining the effort.

Soar Over Oshkosh In The World’s Only Flying Twin Mustang In This Cockpit Video
U.S. Homeland

Soar Over Oshkosh In The World’s Only Flying Twin Mustang In This Cockpit Video

The XP-82 Twin Mustang took its first flight just months ago and now we have historic video shot from inside one of its cockpits during flight.

The U.S. Army May Cut Nearly Half Of Its Already Underappreciated Naval Fleet
U.S. Army

The U.S. Army May Cut Nearly Half Of Its Already Underappreciated Naval Fleet

These watercraft have become more important, not less, in an era of 'great power competition,' especially when looking toward the Pacific.

These Exhilarating F-35 and F-22 Twilight Afterburner Passes Will Start Your Week Off Right
F-22

These Exhilarating F-35 and F-22 Twilight Afterburner Passes Will Start Your Week Off Right

Raptors and Lightnings tore up the skies over Oshkosh as the sun was setting last week resulting in this teeth-rattling video!

Israel Tests Arrow 3 Interceptor’s Long Range Performance In First-Ever Alaskan Launches
Israel

Israel Tests Arrow 3 Interceptor’s Long Range Performance In First-Ever Alaskan Launches

Israel does not have the space necessary within and around its borders to truly test the system to the full extent of its capabilities.

Israel Hits Mock Missile With Arrow 3 Interceptor Days After Iran Fires A Rocket At It From Syria
Iran

Israel Hits Mock Missile With Arrow 3 Interceptor Days After Iran Fires A Rocket At It From Syria

This new test of the missile defense system comes as the Israeli and U.S. governments have taken renewed aim at Iran's missile development programs.

Here’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A Year
F-22

Here’s The F-22 Production Restart Study The USAF Has Kept Secret For Over A Year

We finally see the study that was oddly classified on arrival and it has new relevance based on Japan's desire for a new stealth fighter.

Here’s What Really Happened When U.S. Marines Brought F-35Bs to Red Flag
U.S. Marine Corps

Here’s What Really Happened When U.S. Marines Brought F-35Bs to Red Flag

An internal summary of VMFA-121's trip to Nellis Air Force Base in 2016 is much more nuanced than most of the official press releases.

Skunk Works’ Exotic Fusion Reactor Program Moves Forward With Larger, More Powerful Design
Skunk Works

Skunk Works’ Exotic Fusion Reactor Program Moves Forward With Larger, More Powerful Design

This will be the company's fifth major design iteration as it pushes ahead toward building a potentially revolutionary practical prototype.

New Black And Red Aggressor Paint Job Slated For Nellis Based F-16 Adversary Jet
U.S. Homeland

New Black And Red Aggressor Paint Job Slated For Nellis Based F-16 Adversary Jet

The SR-71 Blackbird-like motif actually appeared two years ago for a short time by happenstance, now it is going to become permanent.

The Crazy V-Bat Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone Could Be A Game Changer
U.S. Navy

The Crazy V-Bat Vertical Takeoff And Landing Drone Could Be A Game Changer

A drone that can fly at up to 90 knots, stay aloft for eight hours, and take off and land virtually anywhere was once the stuff of science fiction.

DARPA Starts Work On “Glide Breaker” Hypersonic Weapons Defense Project
Land-Based Ballistic Missile Defense

DARPA Starts Work On “Glide Breaker” Hypersonic Weapons Defense Project

The program's main goal is to find ways to make America's enemies think twice before using hypersonic weapons.