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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 about strange aerial encounters, the competitors in the Navy's frigate tender, geopolitics, underground bases—you know, no big whoop.

Stratolaunch Reportedly Shuts Down Leaving World’s Largest Plane With An Uncertain Future
Civil Aviation

Stratolaunch Reportedly Shuts Down Leaving World’s Largest Plane With An Uncertain Future

Less than a year after founder Paul Allen's death, the ambitious project appears to have come to an end and everything will be up for sale.

Dive Into These Incredible New Images Of Navy SEALs Operating Underwater
Navy SEALs

Dive Into These Incredible New Images Of Navy SEALs Operating Underwater

It's unusual to get such high-quality official shots of the Navy's elite special operators plying their deadly trade beneath the waves.

Need A 50mm Cannon For Your Bradley Fighting Vehicle Replacement Design? Just Ask The Army
Cannons

Need A 50mm Cannon For Your Bradley Fighting Vehicle Replacement Design? Just Ask The Army

The plan would help defense contractors ensure there's at least enough space to retrofit the larger cannon into their designs in the future.

Carrier Group In Recent UFO Encounters Had New Air Defense Tech Like Nimitz In 2004 Incident
U.S. Homeland

Carrier Group In Recent UFO Encounters Had New Air Defense Tech Like Nimitz In 2004 Incident

These incidents came a decade after UFOs appeared near a carrier group conducting large scale drills with an earlier version of this same capability.

Virginia Soldier May Have Had Bigger Plans For Drug-Fueled Rampage In Stolen Armored Vehicle
U.S. Homeland

Virginia Soldier May Have Had Bigger Plans For Drug-Fueled Rampage In Stolen Armored Vehicle

Thankfully the suspect didn't injure anyone or cause any serious damage on the 60-mile trek from Fort Pickett.

Spread Your Mighty Wings In This Rad T-Shirt That Features The Real Stars Of Top Gun
Hollywood

Spread Your Mighty Wings In This Rad T-Shirt That Features The Real Stars Of Top Gun

Show the world how dangerous you really are by grabbing one of these shirts and a couple more for your wingmen.

What We Actually Know About Reports The White House Tried To Hide USS McCain
Japan

What We Actually Know About Reports The White House Tried To Hide USS McCain

President Trump and Secretary of Defense Shanahan have denied knowing anything about the plan and nothing seems to have actually happened in the end.

Latest Video Of Iran’s Bond Villain-Like Ballistic Missile Lairs Shows Key New Detail
Iran

Latest Video Of Iran’s Bond Villain-Like Ballistic Missile Lairs Shows Key New Detail

Iran has invested heavily in its subterranean ballistic missile infrastructure and is able to build, service, and fire them from underground.

Lockheed Bails On The Navy’s New Frigate Program, But Will Supply Systems To Whoever Wins (Updated)
U.S. Navy

Lockheed Bails On The Navy’s New Frigate Program, But Will Supply Systems To Whoever Wins (Updated)

The company had reportedly been having trouble meeting the Navy's requirements with a version of its Freedom-class littoral combat ship.

U.S. Says Russia Might Be Setting Off Very Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons On This Arctic Island
Russia

U.S. Says Russia Might Be Setting Off Very Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons On This Arctic Island

Such tests would be in violation of an international nuclear test ban treaty that Russia has signed and ratified.

No, This Bizarre Installation Near Area 51 Is Not A Secret Military Base
U.S. Homeland

No, This Bizarre Installation Near Area 51 Is Not A Secret Military Base

It may not be hiding aliens or flying saucers, but the extremely unique project is highly intriguing and culturally relevant in its own right.

Russia Says It Would Happily Sell The Pentagon Ammo If It Weren’t For Those Pesky Sanctions
Russia

Russia Says It Would Happily Sell The Pentagon Ammo If It Weren’t For Those Pesky Sanctions

The U.S. Army buys large amounts of Soviet-style ammunition every year to meet U.S. military and allied requirements.

The Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In Wyoming
U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In Wyoming

This is the latest in a string of incidents within the Air Force's ballistic missile force, which has suffered from notoriously low morale.

A Tornado Touched Down On Or Very Near Wright Patterson Air Force Base In Ohio (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

A Tornado Touched Down On Or Very Near Wright Patterson Air Force Base In Ohio (Updated)

The base is critical to the Air Force and the Dayton area, in general, is densely populated.

Multiple F/A-18 Pilots Disclose Recent UFOs Encounters, New Radar Tech Key In Detection
F/A-18

Multiple F/A-18 Pilots Disclose Recent UFOs Encounters, New Radar Tech Key In Detection

A major upgrade in fighter jet radar tech seems to have been key in detecting and tracking bizarre objects flying in military training airspace.

The Air Force Can’t Say What It Plans To Do With Its Retired B-2 Bombers
B-2

The Air Force Can’t Say What It Plans To Do With Its Retired B-2 Bombers

The goal is to have them all out of service by 2032, but putting them in storage or destroying them could be complicated and costly.

US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had
U.S. Army

US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had

Just as predicted, the hole left by the humble OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is gaping, and now the Army wants to fill it as soon as it can.

Navy Wants Experimental Squadron Of Surface Ships To Explore New Tactics And Tech
U.S. Navy

Navy Wants Experimental Squadron Of Surface Ships To Explore New Tactics And Tech

The specialized squadron might offer a home for the Navy's small fleet of advanced Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers and other ships.

Boeing’s T-X Jet Trainer Takes to the Air as New Contender Emerges
U.S. Air Force

Boeing’s T-X Jet Trainer Takes to the Air as New Contender Emerges

The competition to build the USAF's next jet trainer is set to be one serious furball of a dogfight.