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U.S. Special Operators Want a Tiny Assault Rifle
Assault Rifles

U.S. Special Operators Want a Tiny Assault Rifle

The proposed weapon sounds like it was tailored to one company and its ammunition.

Why Russia Has Sent Troops to Egypt for Possible Operations in Libya
Egypt

Why Russia Has Sent Troops to Egypt for Possible Operations in Libya

The Kremlin is keen to reassert its influence in North Africa and the Middle East—as well as challenge United States power in those regions.

U.S. Air Force Buying Special Drone-Snagging Shotgun Shells
U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Buying Special Drone-Snagging Shotgun Shells

SkyNet rounds are just one tool the Pentagon is looking at to counter the threat of small and readily available remote-control aircraft.

America’s Counter-Terrorism Fight in Yemen Is Entering a New Phase
Yemen

America’s Counter-Terrorism Fight in Yemen Is Entering a New Phase

But how much the Trump administration will ultimately change things remains uncertain.

U.S. Marines Secretly Set Up Artillery Base North of Raqqa
U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines Secretly Set Up Artillery Base North of Raqqa

Deployment to Syria is a significant escalation of the American campaign in the country.

Check Out the Marine Corps’ Fearsome-Looking Upgraded Shotguns
U.S. Marine Corps

Check Out the Marine Corps’ Fearsome-Looking Upgraded Shotguns

Upgrade kits make the guns safer and handier for Marines, but shotguns are still very much niche weapons on the modern battlefield.

THAAD Might Not Be Ready to Take on North Korea’s Missiles
North Korea

THAAD Might Not Be Ready to Take on North Korea’s Missiles

The system still hasn't proven itself against missiles like North Korea's Musudan.

U.S. Army M1 Abrams Tanks in Europe Are Getting Explosive Reactive Armor
Europe

U.S. Army M1 Abrams Tanks in Europe Are Getting Explosive Reactive Armor

Unfortunately, the Abrams Reactive Armor Tiles might not be the best solution for the threats at hand.

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 chasing missile-filled cargo ships across the globe, super-tech Navy patents, geopolitics, LCS mishaps—you know, no big whoop.

Docs Show Navy Got ‘UFO’ Patent Granted By Warning Of Similar Chinese Tech Advances
U.S. Navy

Docs Show Navy Got ‘UFO’ Patent Granted By Warning Of Similar Chinese Tech Advances

Patent documents indicate that the U.S. and China are actively developing radical new craft that seem eerily similar to UFOs reported by Navy pilots.

F-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran Tensions
F-22

F-22 Raptors Deploy To Qatar For The First Time Ever Amid Iran Tensions

The deployment comes after Iranian forces shot down a Navy drone last week, which pushed the United States and Iran to the brink of open conflict.

Army Tried To Get Data On Soviet Lasers With Bond-Like Sensors Hidden In Consumer Cameras
U.S. Army

Army Tried To Get Data On Soviet Lasers With Bond-Like Sensors Hidden In Consumer Cameras

The service needed a way to get the sensors closer to their targets without arousing the suspicions of Soviet commanders in Germany.

Navy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo Team
U.S. Navy

Navy May Slow Aviation Ops Due To Budget Shortfall As It Ground Super Hornet Demo Team

The Navy's aviation budgets have come up short and it is considering various options to save money between now and the end of the 2019 Fiscal Year.

Rolled Over Stryker Crushed Army Ranger In Fatal Training Accident Last Year
Stryker

Rolled Over Stryker Crushed Army Ranger In Fatal Training Accident Last Year

The elite 75th Ranger Regiment's fleet of armored vehicles is an obscure, but increasingly visible component of its missions.

Russia Reportedly Developing Its Own AC-130-Like Gunship From Converted An-12 Cargo Planes
Russia

Russia Reportedly Developing Its Own AC-130-Like Gunship From Converted An-12 Cargo Planes

The project will start with converting a single Antonov An-12 to carry a pair of 57mm cannons to help with further development of the final design.

USAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm
U.S. Air Force

USAF Wants To Network Its Precision Munitions Together Into A ‘Golden Horde’ Swarm

The goal is for missiles and bombs to be able to work together on their own in flight in order to maximize the impact on their targets.

Navy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship Damaged After Smacking Into A Moored Ship In Canada
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship Damaged After Smacking Into A Moored Ship In Canada

The future USS Billings is now tied up in Montreal while the Navy assesses the full extent of the damage and investigates what happened.

The United Kingdom Becomes The Third Country To Send F-35s Into Combat
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom Becomes The Third Country To Send F-35s Into Combat

RAF Joint Strike Fighters flying from Cyprus have been zipping around Syria and Iraq for more than a week already.

U.S. Navy Buys Blue Angels A Surplus Royal Air Force C-130J To Replace Fat Albert
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Buys Blue Angels A Surplus Royal Air Force C-130J To Replace Fat Albert

The Blue Angels' 2021 season is now set to feature Super Hornets and a Super Hercules, both of which will be new to the team.

There is no official replacement for the F-22 Raptor, says the head of Air Combat Command. That could be another blow to the withering Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program.
F-22

Air Force Admits F-22 Raptors Won’t Hit 80 Percent Mission Capable Target On Time

The service says it has made real progress toward that goal, but keeping availability rates up in the long term could still be challenging.