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South Korea Considers Building Large Aircraft Carriers As Country Prepares To Buy More F-35s
South Korea

South Korea Considers Building Large Aircraft Carriers As Country Prepares To Buy More F-35s

As the security situation in the region erodes, the carrier question becomes more pressing for Seoul.

USAF Fought ISIS With the Wrong Bombs and Tactics For Months
U.S. Air Force

USAF Fought ISIS With the Wrong Bombs and Tactics For Months

The service quickly found that what had worked for years in Afghanistan meant failed strikes in Iraq and Syria.

Air Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Suffers Damage After Third Flight Test
XQ-58

Air Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone Suffers Damage After Third Flight Test

The drone's manufacturer Kratos says that the airbag system it uses to cushion its parachute landings after flights suffered an "anomaly."

U.S. Sells Seized North Korean Freighter As Pyongyang Threatens Nuke And Missile Tests
North Korea

U.S. Sells Seized North Korean Freighter As Pyongyang Threatens Nuke And Missile Tests

The money made from the sale will likely go to the families of Otto Warmbier and Kim Don Shik, who died at the hands of the North Korean regime.

China Reveals Exotic Flying Saucer-Shaped “Armed Helicopter” Concept (Updated)
China

China Reveals Exotic Flying Saucer-Shaped “Armed Helicopter” Concept (Updated)

The Chinese claim the design will have impressive performance, but similar aircraft in the past have had trouble just getting off the ground.

Top Senator And Trump Ally Pushes For Arms Embargo On Turkey After Syria Invasion Begins
Syria

Top Senator And Trump Ally Pushes For Arms Embargo On Turkey After Syria Invasion Begins

The proposed legislation would prohibit U.S. arms sales to Turkey and would hit any foreign companies that do the same with additional sanctions.

Tests For DARPA’s Gremlins Drones Are All Laid Out But May Be Headed To New Venue
Swarms

Tests For DARPA’s Gremlins Drones Are All Laid Out But May Be Headed To New Venue

Earthquake damage to the Navy's China Lake test base has already delayed the first test flight of these air-launched and recovered drones.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Raises Alarm That Trump May Axe The Open Skies Treaty
Russia

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Raises Alarm That Trump May Axe The Open Skies Treaty

U.S. lawmakers have long argued that the Kremlin is exploiting the treaty, but proponents note it has been immensely beneficial to smaller countries.

U.S. Army To Execute Its Most Massive European Deployment Exercise In 25 Years
U.S. Army

U.S. Army To Execute Its Most Massive European Deployment Exercise In 25 Years

The exercise will test the Army's ability to rapidly deploy to Europe in a crisis and will serve as a glaring warning to Moscow.

U.S. Blindsides Syrian Kurds With Approval For Turkish Invasion, Opens Door To Larger Conflict (Updated)
Syria

U.S. Blindsides Syrian Kurds With Approval For Turkish Invasion, Opens Door To Larger Conflict (Updated)

A Turkish intervention could give ISIS much-needed breathing room and offer an opportunity for Syria and its Russian and Iranian allies to make gains.

B-2 Stealth Bomber Has Made Its First-Ever Visit To Increasingly Strategic Iceland (Updated)
B-2

B-2 Stealth Bomber Has Made Its First-Ever Visit To Increasingly Strategic Iceland (Updated)

The Air Force is increasingly exploring how it could deploy advanced combat aircraft to austere locales with limited support during a major conflict.

The Navy’s Oldest Attack Submarine Goes Out On Top After Circumnavigating The Globe
Los Angeles Class

The Navy’s Oldest Attack Submarine Goes Out On Top After Circumnavigating The Globe

USS Olympia's twilight years have included a number of notable events, like being the first sub to launch a Harpoon anti-ship missile in decades.

New Photos Point To Chinese Bomber Being Able To Carry Huge Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles
China

New Photos Point To Chinese Bomber Being Able To Carry Huge Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles

The H-6N missile carrier adds another long-range and very unpredictable layer to China's already formidable anti-access umbrella.

China Just Launched Its Huge And Incredibly Quickly Built Amphibious Assault Ship
China

China Just Launched Its Huge And Incredibly Quickly Built Amphibious Assault Ship

China's first flattop amphibious assault ship will give the PLAN powerful new capabilities and a second example is already under construction.

Four Of The Biggest Revelations From China’s Massive 70th Anniversary Military Parade
China

Four Of The Biggest Revelations From China’s Massive 70th Anniversary Military Parade

The spectacle in Tiananmen Square was full of previously unseen advanced Chinese military developments.

You Can Buy This U.S. Navy High-Speed Riverine Assault Boat
U.S. Navy

You Can Buy This U.S. Navy High-Speed Riverine Assault Boat

A variant of a U.S. special operations riverine craft, Navy sailors used these boats to patrol Iraqi rivers and canals.

Amazing Cockpit Video Of Unusual Trident Ballistic Missile Test May Point To New Warhead
U.S. Homeland

Amazing Cockpit Video Of Unusual Trident Ballistic Missile Test May Point To New Warhead

Experts agree that the video may show a high-speed "depressed trajectory" that would be used by the controversial new W76-2 low-yield warhead.

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 stealthy cruise missiles, Chinese rocket drones, geopolitics, passive radar tech—you know, no big whoop.

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team’s UH-60 Black Hawks
U.S. Homeland

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The Elite FBI Hostage Rescue Team’s UH-60 Black Hawks

Three UH-60Ms from this top-tier U.S. anti-terrorism unit took part in an exercise in South Carolina earlier this year.

Here’s What That Commando Laden UH-60 Black Hawk Was Doing Whipping Around Chicago
UH-60

Here’s What That Commando Laden UH-60 Black Hawk Was Doing Whipping Around Chicago

The mystery green helicopter doesn't belong to the Army, and no, they aren't shooting another Transformers movie.