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New Details On Russian Submarine Fire Emerge Along With An Intriguing Schematic (Updated)
Russia

New Details On Russian Submarine Fire Emerge Along With An Intriguing Schematic (Updated)

The still very mysterious accident has focused international media attention on Russia's most secretive submarines.

Here’s What You Should Know About China’s New African Base
China

Here’s What You Should Know About China’s New African Base

Chinese forces in Djibouti are just the latest sign that the country wants to expand its military presence abroad.

Pentagon Watchdog Slams U.S.-Backed Efforts to Expand The Afghan Air Force
Afghanistan

Pentagon Watchdog Slams U.S.-Backed Efforts to Expand The Afghan Air Force

A new report highlights incoherent and haphazard policies, long-standing training gaps, and an over-reliance on contractors.

This Shadowy Testbed Jet Has Been Flying Missions With A False Registration For Months
Airborne Sensors

This Shadowy Testbed Jet Has Been Flying Missions With A False Registration For Months

The highly modified airliner has a colorful past, but in recent years it seems to have faded deeper into the shadows.

Here’s How The Pentagon Plans To Create A New U.S. Space Command Within Months
U.S. Space Force

Here’s How The Pentagon Plans To Create A New U.S. Space Command Within Months

The U.S. military is consolidating space-focused operational activities, but questions remain regarding budgets, roles and missions, and more.

U.S. Fighter Jets Are About To Get Infrared Sensors That Could Be Huge For UFO Reporting
U.S. Homeland

U.S. Fighter Jets Are About To Get Infrared Sensors That Could Be Huge For UFO Reporting

Infrared search and track sensors are designed to detect stealth planes that radars have trouble with, which makes them also ideal for spotting UFOs.

Royal Navy Frigate Escorts U.K. Tanker Out Of The Persian Gulf After Iranian Threats
Royal Navy

Royal Navy Frigate Escorts U.K. Tanker Out Of The Persian Gulf After Iranian Threats

Last week, Iran said it could seize a British ship in retaliation for U.K. authorities seizing an Iranian tanker in the Mediterranean Sea.

U.S. OKs Sales of M1 Abrams Tanks, Stinger Missiles To Taiwan, But Where Are The F-16s?
Taiwan

U.S. OKs Sales of M1 Abrams Tanks, Stinger Missiles To Taiwan, But Where Are The F-16s?

Any arms sales to Taiwan will prompt Chinese protests, but the fighter jet deal is a "red line" that would threaten U.S.-China trade negotiations.

Confessions Of A C-2 Greyhound Carrier Onboard Delivery Pilot
People

Confessions Of A C-2 Greyhound Carrier Onboard Delivery Pilot

A C-2 pilot describes how the workhorse Greyhound we know today was a very finicky and neglected aircraft years ago.

Army Asks To Shift Millions To Fast-Track “Hit-To-Kill” Armor-Busting Artillery Shell
U.S. Army

Army Asks To Shift Millions To Fast-Track “Hit-To-Kill” Armor-Busting Artillery Shell

The new precision-guided projectile will help replace existing cluster munition artillery rounds.

Marines Moving To Composite Hornet Squadrons Made Up Of F/A-18Ds And F/A-18Cs
U.S. Marine Corps

Marines Moving To Composite Hornet Squadrons Made Up Of F/A-18Ds And F/A-18Cs

As the Legacy Hornet fleet is consolidated within the USMC, F/A-18Ds will be distributed to single-seat F/A-18C squadrons and vice-versa.

Norwegian Tanker That Was Victim Of Purported Iranian Attack Is Now Headed For Iran
Iran

Norwegian Tanker That Was Victim Of Purported Iranian Attack Is Now Headed For Iran

Iran now separately denies a tanker U.K. authorities seized last week was headed for Syria as Tehran also faces new criticism over uranium enrichment.

Check Out The Copious Amount Of Vapor Spilling Off This F-35A During Chicago Air Show
U.S. Homeland

Check Out The Copious Amount Of Vapor Spilling Off This F-35A During Chicago Air Show

The F-35 is giving the F-22 a run for its money when it comes to manifesting crazy vapor effects in moist air.

Parts From The Retired USS Enterprise Are Keeping Her Successors Ready For Combat
U.S. Navy

Parts From The Retired USS Enterprise Are Keeping Her Successors Ready For Combat

Anchors, catapult parts, and steel from the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier are already on other flattops or will go into future ones.

The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early
U.S. Navy

The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early

Legislators are already opposing the proposal, which contradicts every known requirement and policy, and we don't truly know if it's even real at all.

Trump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To Retire
U.S. Homeland

Trump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To Retire

There are still unanswered questions about why the Pentagon and the Navy had proposed retiring the flattop early, to begin with.

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 North Korean detente round two, Russian sub disasters, geopolitics, the Continental Army—you know, no big whoop.

Iran Threatens To Seize A British Ship After Royal Marines Storm Iranian Oil Tanker
Iran

Iran Threatens To Seize A British Ship After Royal Marines Storm Iranian Oil Tanker

The incident near Gibraltar comes as Iran says it will increase uranium enrichment efforts and after a spate of Iranian-linked attacks on oil tankers.

This Is What Color Night Vision Looks Like And It Stands To Be A Game Changer
Night Vision

This Is What Color Night Vision Looks Like And It Stands To Be A Game Changer

The stereotypical green-tinged view one gets from existing night vision optics may soon be a thing of the past.

Turkey Reportedly Hoarding Spare F-16 Parts As It Faces Sanctions Over S-400 Purchases
Turkey

Turkey Reportedly Hoarding Spare F-16 Parts As It Faces Sanctions Over S-400 Purchases

The Turkish military is also said to be stockpiling spares for other systems amid fears the U.S. could block access to much more than the F-35.