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U.S. Homeland

Defense Secretary Says He Hasn’t Even Read Letter From Carrier Captain Pleading To Evacuate Crew

In a baffling turn of events, after the captain's dire letter had made national news, the Secretary of Defense says he hasn't even read it himself.

U.S. Navy

“Sailors Do Not Need To Die”: Captain Of COVID-19 Plagued Carrier Pleads To Bring Crew Ashore (Updated)

The bulk of the crew presently remains on the supercarrier, where the virus has been spreading like wildfire and shows no signs of stopping.

U.S. Navy

The Navy Tried To Retire Its Two Huge COVID-19 Fighting Hospital Ships Two Years Ago

Both ships are now in American ports providing critical support in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by treating patients without the virus.

KC-46

The Air Force’s Troubled Boeing KC-46 Tankers Leak Fuel Excessively

The announcement comes weeks after the Air Force said it would not use the aircraft for aerial refueling missions except in a major emergency.

U.S. Air Force

Exclusive: Unmasking Northrop Grumman’s XRQ-72A Great Horned Owl Spy Drone

The U.S. Intelligence Community led the development of this very quiet and high-efficiency unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

Israel

This Is Israel’s Doomsday Bunker For Top Officials That Has Been Activated For COVID-19

The deep underground facility was built for the Israeli government to safely operate during and manage a crisis. COVID-19 appears to be such an event.

Israel

Sale Of KC-46 Tanker To Israel Approved While New Delays For Key Fixes Revealed

The US Air Force says it won't use the tankers for aerial refueling, except in an emergency, until critical fixes are completed years down the road.

Russia

Entire Crew Of A Russian Nuclear Submarine Is In Quarantine After COVID-19 Exposure

Personnel from a second sub and a floating workshop are also in quarantine, underscoring the dangers the virus poses to naval forces worldwide.

SR-71

The SR-71 Blackbird Was Almost Brought Back For The Global War On Terror

A little known chapter in the twilight of the SR-71 program became the final nail in its coffin.

U.S. Navy

Now Both Aircraft Carriers In The Western Pacific Have COVID-19 Cases, Raising Readiness Concerns

Sailors from a carrier forward deployed to Japan had contracted the virus as confirmed cases grow onboard another flattop in Guam.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: “What Day Is It Again?” Edition

We can talk about the days melting together. You know, no big whoop.

U.S. Homeland

COVID-19 Drives Command Teams Charged With Homeland Defense Into Cheyenne Mountain Bunker

Another US military command and control element is also now isolated in a third, undisclosed location.

U.S. Navy

A Supercarrier Sidelined By COVID-19 Could Be The Canary In The Coal Mine For The Navy (Updated)

Tight living conditions make U.S. Navy ships ripe for outbreaks of COVID-19, which could have damning consequences for national security.

Germany

Nukes Drive Germany’s Plan To Replace Tornados With Typhoons, Super Hornets, and Growlers

The plan gives the German Air Force planes it can configure to carry American nuclear bombs and the most capable electronic warfare jet on the planet.

Russia

Check Out This Soviet Submarine Firing A Nuclear Ballistic Missile While Docked Pierside

The Russian Navy has reportedly looked into reviving this tactic, but for cruise-missile armed submarines.

People

When Secret Mystery Planes Landed At The Air Bases Where I Was Stationed

It may sound like fiction, but on rare occasions, ordinary air bases have extraordinary mystery visitors. It happened to me, twice.

U.S. Army

Bell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon Helicopter

The Army wants to buy hundreds of examples of the winning design to fill the gap left by the early retirement of its OH-58D scout helicopters.

Su-57

This Is The First Video Of An Su-57 Firing A Missile From Its Side Weapon Bay, Or Is It?

A closer examination of the details visible in the video raises questions about exactly what we are seeing.

SR-71

CIA’s Predecessor To The SR-71 Blackbird Tested Electron Guns To Hide From Radars

Concerns about advanced Soviet radars prompted the development of systems that could generate invisible radar-absorbing fields around the aircraft.

B-1

Tanker Boom Operator Photographs Rare And Glorious Formation Of Four B-1B Bombers

The B-1B fleet has suffered from very low readiness rates and airframe fatigue, so seeing four in formation at the same time is quite a treat.