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USAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual Plan
U.S. Air Force

USAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual Plan

Senior officials explain ways they could begin buying the planes before 2020, but still have yet to firm up any actual requirements.

Get To Know America’s Long Serving B61 Family Of Nuclear Bombs
B61-12

Get To Know America’s Long Serving B61 Family Of Nuclear Bombs

The first variant entered service 50 years ago and with a new version in development the B61 will continue to serve for decades to come.

Marine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar Systems
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar Systems

After decades of issues with the weapons, particularly with the small trucks that haul them around, the Marines will put their resources elsewhere.

The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail
Q-1

The Air Force May Have Retired The Predator, But It was the Army That Blazed Its Trail

An obscure Army military intelligence outfit dominated the early years of the program, helping demonstrate the drone in a host of different roles.

A Poisoned Spy and Threats of US Strikes in Syria Send Tensions With Russia Skyrocketing
Syria

A Poisoned Spy and Threats of US Strikes in Syria Send Tensions With Russia Skyrocketing

Trump has fired his top diplomat just as an ally says it has suffered a Russian chemical attack and the Syrian conflict enters a brutal new phase.

U.S. Special Ops and Lithuanian Reservists Practiced Waging Guerrilla War Against Russia
U.S. Army

U.S. Special Ops and Lithuanian Reservists Practiced Waging Guerrilla War Against Russia

During a routine NATO exercise, but amid Russian threats, the two groups trained to harass enemy troops and shoot down low-flying aircraft.

India Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter Development
India

India Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter Development

Indian authorities say they will require whoever wins the new deal to help support separate work on a fifth generation fighter aircraft.

Turkey To Add Ukrainian Active Defenses To Its German and U.S. Tanks Operating In Syria
Turkey

Turkey To Add Ukrainian Active Defenses To Its German and U.S. Tanks Operating In Syria

A Turkish company will build a version of a Ukrainian hard-kill active protection system to protect the tanks against rockets and missiles.

US Special Operators Want a Super Vehicle They Can Disguise As Different Civilian Trucks
U.S. Army

US Special Operators Want a Super Vehicle They Can Disguise As Different Civilian Trucks

The trucks will have modular body kits that units can swap out to change their appearance to best blend in while operating in sensitive locations.

Norway Says Russian Aircraft Ran Mock Attacks On A Secretive Radar Base
NATO

Norway Says Russian Aircraft Ran Mock Attacks On A Secretive Radar Base

A series of incidents in 2017 are another indication that the Kremlin is expanding the ways its willing to challenge the NATO alliance and its allies.

Navy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC Squadrons
U.S. Navy

Navy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC Squadrons

The service will use the retired aircraft as parts sources to keep other jets flyable before turning those planes over to the Marines.

Russian An-26 Transport Plane Crashes in Syria Killing 32 People On Board
Syria

Russian An-26 Transport Plane Crashes in Syria Killing 32 People On Board

The twin engine plane came down short of the runway as it made to land at the Kremlin's Khmeimim Air Base in the country.

A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months
U.S. Homeland

A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months

The incident only underscores the need for the service to move quickly to find replacements for the aging and expensive to operate planes.

Iran Claims It Turned a Sidewinder Into a “New” Anti-Tank Missile
Iran

Iran Claims It Turned a Sidewinder Into a “New” Anti-Tank Missile

The "Azarakhsh" missile could offer a cost-effective way to improve certain capabilities as Iran continues to face sanctions and economic upheaval.

U.S. Has Been Secretly Watching Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missiles Crash and Burn
Russia

U.S. Has Been Secretly Watching Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missiles Crash and Burn

Successful or not, if Russia is test flying these weapons, this means it has been repeatedly crashing nuclear reactors into the ground or the ocean.

Russia Admits Su-57s Were In Syria But Claims They Left After Just Two Days
Syria

Russia Admits Su-57s Were In Syria But Claims They Left After Just Two Days

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu offers the first official confirmation, but his comments raise more questions than they answer.

Laser McLazerface? Kremlin Crowdsourcing Names For Putin’s New Super Weapons
Lasers

Laser McLazerface? Kremlin Crowdsourcing Names For Putin’s New Super Weapons

Putin brought up the possibility of a popular naming contest in an annual speech and the Russian Ministry of Defense quickly set up a website.

Here’s The Six Super Weapons Putin Unveiled During Fiery Address
Russia

Here’s The Six Super Weapons Putin Unveiled During Fiery Address

The Russian president said "you listen to us now" as he boasted about nuclear-powered cruise missile, hypersonic weapons, nuclear torpedoes, and more.

Did Trump’s Much Touted Border Wall Prototypes Really Stop US Navy SEALs?
Law Enforcement

Did Trump’s Much Touted Border Wall Prototypes Really Stop US Navy SEALs?

From what we know, highly trained military and law enforcement personnel did have trouble, but only tested a limited number of ways to get across.

DARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy Submarines
U.S. Homeland

DARPA Wants to Use Fish and Other Sea Life to Track Enemy Submarines

As part of a larger "Ocean of Things," an array of sensors would watch marine animal activities for signs of man-made intruders.