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NASA Captured Two Jets’ Supersonic Shockwaves Merging By Applying New Tech To An Old Idea
NASA

NASA Captured Two Jets’ Supersonic Shockwaves Merging By Applying New Tech To An Old Idea

NASA's new very high-speed camera paired with the 'Schlieren' photography concept will help in the development of practical supersonic air travel.

Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More
U.S. Homeland

Lockheed And Airbus Join Forces To Disrupt U.S. Aerial Refueling Marketplace And More

The team plans to pitch the A330-based tanker's services to the Pentagon and jointly develop all new tanker concepts.

Air Force To Test Target Drone Turned Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
U.S. Air Force

Air Force To Test Target Drone Turned Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

The USAF is interested to see what it can get out of a very budget-oriented UCAV.

Behold The First Flight Of A B-52 Bomber Carrying The AGM-183A Hypersonic Missile
B-52

Behold The First Flight Of A B-52 Bomber Carrying The AGM-183A Hypersonic Missile

The photographs from the first-ever flight test of the weapon offer the first look at its overall design.

U.S. Releases New Evidence Of Iran’s Involvement In Tanker Attacks (Updated)
Iran

U.S. Releases New Evidence Of Iran’s Involvement In Tanker Attacks (Updated)

The U.S. is building its case against Iran as it works to reach an "international consensus" that the hardline IRGC was behind the operation.

Turkey Rolls Out A Mock-Up Of Its Indigenous Stealth Fighter To An Uncertain Future
Turkey

Turkey Rolls Out A Mock-Up Of Its Indigenous Stealth Fighter To An Uncertain Future

Souring relations with the United States could have a serious impact on the Turkish fighter program, including its choice of engines.

Watch Boeing’s New KC-46 Tanker Make An Aggressive Arrival To The Paris Air Show
KC-46

Watch Boeing’s New KC-46 Tanker Make An Aggressive Arrival To The Paris Air Show

The aerial refueler's swooping landing was certainly different!

The Combat Information Center In Japan’s New Frigate Is Like A Starship’s Bridge
Japan

The Combat Information Center In Japan’s New Frigate Is Like A Starship’s Bridge

The innovative round design that is wrapped in screens looks like it came right out of Starfleet's Utopia Planitia shipyard.

Lockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good Thing
F-35

Lockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That’s A Very Good Thing

The external tanks could give F-35s significantly valuable extra range and loiter time for certain key missions and circumstances.

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Report On This Week
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Report On This Week

We can talk Air Force One paint jobs, the dangerous situation in the Gulf of Oman, geopolitics, John Wick—you know, no big whoop.

Japanese Ship Owner Disputes U.S. Claims About Weapons Used In Tanker Attack
Japan

Japanese Ship Owner Disputes U.S. Claims About Weapons Used In Tanker Attack

The shipping company says "flying objects" were to blame after the U.S. government releases imagery it says show a limpet mine on the ship.

Iran Tried To Shoot Down U.S. Reaper Drone Near Tankers Hours Before Attacks: Report
Iran

Iran Tried To Shoot Down U.S. Reaper Drone Near Tankers Hours Before Attacks: Report

The unmanned aircraft, which survived, was reportedly watching Iranian boats in the same general area where the attacks occurred.

New Video Of Area 51 Provides The Most Recent Look Into The Secret Flight Test Base
Area 51

New Video Of Area 51 Provides The Most Recent Look Into The Secret Flight Test Base

The series of videos offer sweeping and up to date views of the legendary, but extremely shy air installation.

U.S. Says Video Shows Iranian Forces Removing Dud Mine From Damaged Tanker (Updated)
Iran

U.S. Says Video Shows Iranian Forces Removing Dud Mine From Damaged Tanker (Updated)

Images also show what appears to be an undetonated magnetic mine attached to the hull of the tanker not far from where another one exploded.

This Is What A Continental Army Soldier Carried During The Revolutionary War
Land Warfare History

This Is What A Continental Army Soldier Carried During The Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War soldier suffered from a chronic lack of supplies and their equipment was anything but ergonomic.

These Secretive US SpecOps Spy Planes Are Getting New Sensors And Anti-GPS Jamming Gear
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

These Secretive US SpecOps Spy Planes Are Getting New Sensors And Anti-GPS Jamming Gear

Contracting documents offer new details about a fleet of secretive intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft and their operations.

Two Tanker Ships Damaged In Suspected Attacks In The Gulf Of Oman (Updated)
United Kingdom

Two Tanker Ships Damaged In Suspected Attacks In The Gulf Of Oman (Updated)

The incidents come as the region is extremely on edge as tensions between the U.S., its Gulf State allies, and Iran continue to rise.

The Mysterious And Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft May Fly Soon
U.S. Homeland

The Mysterious And Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft May Fly Soon

New details about its engine, together with other design features, point to extremely efficient performance that could change commercial air travel.

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Are Now Striking Saudi Arabia With Cruise Missiles (Updated)
Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Are Now Striking Saudi Arabia With Cruise Missiles (Updated)

The weapon is only the latest relatively advanced addition to the Iranian-backed rebel group's already extensive missile and drone arsenal.

B-52 Bomber Flies For The First Time With New Hypersonic Missile Under Its Wing
B-52

B-52 Bomber Flies For The First Time With New Hypersonic Missile Under Its Wing

The AGM-183A is one of at least three hypersonic weapons the Air Force wants to add to the bomber's arsenal in the coming years.