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Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed
MC-130

Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed

Nearly all of the Air Force's MC-130Js do not have an adequate terrain-following/terrain avoidance capability to perform their low-level missions.

The U.S. Army Is Going to Blow Up This Ex-Saudi Airlines Boeing 777 Jet
U.S. Army

The U.S. Army Is Going to Blow Up This Ex-Saudi Airlines Boeing 777 Jet

The service has a deal with Department of Homeland Security to collect data about how vulnerable commercial aircraft are to explosives.

Allies Brush Off U.S. Warnings About Iran As Legislators Spar Over Threat Intel (Updated)
Iran

Allies Brush Off U.S. Warnings About Iran As Legislators Spar Over Threat Intel (Updated)

Close allies appear to be very skeptical of U.S. intel on pending Iranian aggression while public evidence remains totally elusive.

The U.S. State Department Has Its Own Sprawling Air Force, Here’s What’s In Its Inventory
U.S. Homeland

The U.S. State Department Has Its Own Sprawling Air Force, Here’s What’s In Its Inventory

The Department has more than 200 helicopters, aircraft, and small drones, including a particularly shadowy small transport plane.

A B-52H Nicknamed “Wise Guy” Becomes The Second To Ever Come Back From The Bone Yard
B-52

A B-52H Nicknamed “Wise Guy” Becomes The Second To Ever Come Back From The Bone Yard

The Air Force needed a replacement for another one of the bombers that crashed in Guam nearly three years ago.

Half Of Russia’s Su-57 Fleet Escorted Putin To Military Test Facility Ahead Of Pompeo Meeting (Updated)
Russia

Half Of Russia’s Su-57 Fleet Escorted Putin To Military Test Facility Ahead Of Pompeo Meeting (Updated)

The Russian leader very publicly inspected some of the country's most advanced aircraft and air defense systems.

An Oral Account Of The Birth Of A Sky Penis
EA-18G

An Oral Account Of The Birth Of A Sky Penis

A word-by-word aircrew account of how the sky dong sensation came to be high over Washington State is now available and it is an absolute must-read.

Air Force Tests Tiny Personnel Footprint For Operating Fighters In Austere Combat Zones
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Tests Tiny Personnel Footprint For Operating Fighters In Austere Combat Zones

The concept gives airmen multiple responsibilities beyond their core specializations including defending their outpost from enemy attack.

Shot Down? The USAF Now Wants To Air-Drop An Air Taxi To Fly You Out To Safety
U.S. Air Force

Shot Down? The USAF Now Wants To Air-Drop An Air Taxi To Fly You Out To Safety

The Air Force is looking at commercial work on urban air mobility concepts as starting places for an air-droppable autonomous rescue platform.

U.S. Government Claims Iran Is Behind Attacks On Oil Tankers, But Has Yet To Show Evidence
Iran

U.S. Government Claims Iran Is Behind Attacks On Oil Tankers, But Has Yet To Show Evidence

The news of comes amid a report that the Pentagon revised a contingency plan that includes sending 120,000 troops to respond to Iranian aggression.

F-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile Loadout
Middle East

F-35A Pictured On “Deterrence Mission” Over Middle East With Peculiar Single Missile Loadout

It's just another tiny piece of an increasingly puzzling set of circumstances regarding the sudden need for the U.S. to deter Iranian aggression.

Video Showing Damaged Norwegian Tanker Emerges After Reported Gulf “Sabotage” Attacks (Updated)
UAE

Video Showing Damaged Norwegian Tanker Emerges After Reported Gulf “Sabotage” Attacks (Updated)

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks so far amid growing speculation of Iranian involvement.

Oil Tankers Supposedly Attacked In Persian Gulf As U.S. Carrier Group Approaches (Updated)
Persian Gulf

Oil Tankers Supposedly Attacked In Persian Gulf As U.S. Carrier Group Approaches (Updated)

No blame has been placed on a particular party and details remain very scarce, but the tension is definitely rising near the Strait of Hormuz.

Will Someone Please Buy This Biggest And Baddest Of Gee Bee Air Racers?!
U.S. Homeland

Will Someone Please Buy This Biggest And Baddest Of Gee Bee Air Racers?!

This incredible recreation of the largest and last of the Granville Brothers' Gee Bee racers can be had for a fraction of the cost of a P-51 Mustang.

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 F-35 aggressors, Tomcat tales, geopolitics, ninja bombs—you know, no big whoop.

USAF Fighter Pilots Are Now Flying With These Converted M4 Rifles In Their Survival Kits
U.S. Air Force

USAF Fighter Pilots Are Now Flying With These Converted M4 Rifles In Their Survival Kits

The rifles break in half and have other special features so they can fit inside the survival kit underneath a pilot's ejection seats.

Fully Armed F-15Cs Have Arrived In The Middle East Amid Accusations Of Iranian Threats (Updated)
Iran

Fully Armed F-15Cs Have Arrived In The Middle East Amid Accusations Of Iranian Threats (Updated)

The fighter jets join other F-15s, as well as B-52s and F-35s, already in the Middle East and the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group will soon arrive, too.

U.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely Unrecovered
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely Unrecovered

Japan says the American salvage team helped recover parts of the jet and that it will continue the search for the rest of the aircraft and its pilot.

F-35 Aggressor Squadron To Be Activated At Nellis Air Force Base (Updated)
F-35

F-35 Aggressor Squadron To Be Activated At Nellis Air Force Base (Updated)

The F-35 will bring revolutionary and badly needed capabilities to the aggressor mission.

Secret Hellfire Missile With Sword-Like Blades Made Mysterious Strike On Terror Leader In Syria
Syria

Secret Hellfire Missile With Sword-Like Blades Made Mysterious Strike On Terror Leader In Syria

We were first to question the weapon used in the bizarre strike and now we know it has been used to strike high-value targets in five countries.