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Turkey

Turkish President Erdogan Poaches Training Yacht From The Country’s Navy

The ship joins a growing array of lavish transport options for the Turkish head of state, including a VVIP Boeing 747 the country acquired last year.

F-15

F-117 Spotted Playing Stealthy Aggressor Against F-15s And F-22s Over Nellis Range

The Nighthawk was working at low altitude with higher-flying aggressor F-16s to get the best of the opposing 'blue' force.

U.S. Space Force

Space Force Looks Go For Launch But Questions Remain About How It Will ‘Dogfight In Space’

Congress looks set to order the creation of Space Force before receiving reports detailing how it will work or what it will cost.

Europe

The First Narco Submarine Ever Seized Off A European Coast Is A Monster

This is the first time authorities in Europe have intercepted one of these vessels, which have been a staple in Latin American drug smuggling.

Canada

Canada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar Wall

The aircraft has already been a source of controversy on many occasions over its nearly three decades in Royal Canadian Air Force service.

AGM-114 Hellfire

Everything We Know About America’s Sword Blade Hellfire Missile And Its Latest Target

It's curious how secret this weapon is compared to how eager the U.S. military often is to promote the steps it is taking to reduce collateral damage.

United Kingdom

No These Aren’t Starships In Space Dock, They Are Nuclear Submarines Under Construction

Nuclear submarines have many parallels to fictional starships, but in this case, these super high-tech vessels are made to dive down, not fly up.

North Korea

North Korea Conducts “Strategic” Test Amid Threat To Send A “Christmas Gift” To Trump

The North Koreans likely tested a new rocket motor and could be preparing to conduct an intercontinental ballistic missile test later this month.

China

Highly Impressive Lineup Of Chinese Air Combat Drone Types Caught By Satellite

The display of China's most prominent operational and developmental unmanned military aircraft is another sign that Beijing is betting big on drones.

Syria

America’s Missile That Uses Sword Blades Instead Of Explosives Has Struck Again In Syria

For the second time this week, the secretive AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile has punched a hole through a car's roof and sliced its target to death.

Bunker Talk

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

We can talk about X-wing illusions, F-117 aggressors, geopolitics, stealth cruise missiles—you know, no big whoop.

Israel

Did Israel Just Conduct A Ballistic Missile Test From A Base On Its Mediterranean Coast?

Israel confirmed a shadowy "rocket propulsion system" test took place at a base tied to its top-secret nuclear-capable ballistic missile programs.

Turkey

Russia Built A NATO Spec Identification Friend Or Foe System For Turkey’s S-400 Batteries

It's still hard to see NATO pilots being comfortable betting their lives on a Russian-built IFF system, beyond all the other security concerns.

U.S. Navy

Navy Boss Hints At A Very Different Looking Future Fleet Of Naval Combat Aircraft

He also talked about the possibility of deploying those manned and unmanned aircraft on ships beyond traditional aircraft carriers.

RC-135

RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New Modification

An odd antenna installation has taken the place of a fairly recent satellite communications upgrade on one of the important signals intelligence jets.

Europe

Photo Emerges Showing Sweden’s Stealthy Visby Class Corvette’s Tiny Radar Signature

The ships combine a radar-deflecting physical design with composite materials and other features to achieve an impressive level of low observability.

Hollywood

Boeing Confirms Joining Forces With Disney To Build Flying X-Wings For Galaxy’s Edge

A Boeing drone system was used as the base platform for the X-Wings that were part of the opening for Rise Of The Resistance the ride.

Iran

U.S. Seizes Missile Parts Headed To Yemen Amid Reports Of New Iranian Threats (Updated)

The U.S. may be considering deploying up to 14,000 additional military personnel to the Middle East in the near future to counter Iran's moves.

AGM-129

The Saga Of The AGM-129 Cruise Missile That Was Basically A Stealth Jet Designed Upside Down

The Advanced Cruise Missile was too far ahead of its time, so much so that it was eventually succeeded by the missile it was supposed to replace.

U.S. Navy

Navy Amphibious Warfare Ship USS Portland Spotted Heading To Sea With New Laser Turret (Updated)

The laser represents a large leap in power output over previous systems and is hardened to operate in the harsh maritime environment.