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U.S. Special Operators Will Soon Be Using This 6.5mm “Assault” Machine Gun
Assault Rifles

U.S. Special Operators Will Soon Be Using This 6.5mm “Assault” Machine Gun

The gun offers better range and accuracy over smaller belt-fed squad automatic weapons.

Marine AV-8B Harrier Crashed In North Carolina, Fourth U.S. Military Aircraft Lost In May (Updated)
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine AV-8B Harrier Crashed In North Carolina, Fourth U.S. Military Aircraft Lost In May (Updated)

2018 was a terrible year for U.S. military aviation mishaps, but 2019 is now looking quite grim, as well.

Turkey Says It Now Plans On Manufacturing Russia’s S-500 Air Defense System
Turkey

Turkey Says It Now Plans On Manufacturing Russia’s S-500 Air Defense System

The U.S. government is already withholding F-35 deliveries to Turkey over the country's purchase of S-400 air defense systems.

Iran Rebuffs Trump’s Threat To ‘Officially End’ Them Amid Rocket Attack and U.S. Navy Exercises
Iran

Iran Rebuffs Trump’s Threat To ‘Officially End’ Them Amid Rocket Attack and U.S. Navy Exercises

Both countries insist they want to avoid an outright conflict as they accuse each other of inflaming the situation.

Has Israel Actually Sent The F-35 Into Combat Already?
Israel

Has Israel Actually Sent The F-35 Into Combat Already?

It's highly doubtful that the F-35I has been bombing targets and buzzing palaces in Syria just weeks after arriving in Israel.

The U.S. Military Wants Tiny Road Mobile Nuclear Reactors That Can Fit In A C-17
Nuclear Power

The U.S. Military Wants Tiny Road Mobile Nuclear Reactors That Can Fit In A C-17

The power demands to sustain American military operations are only increasing, but small nuclear power plants could present new problems.

Air Force F-16 Aggressor Jet Emerges In Highly Anticipated “Ghost” Paint Scheme
F-16

Air Force F-16 Aggressor Jet Emerges In Highly Anticipated “Ghost” Paint Scheme

The elaborate paint job originates from an innovative Facebook contest ran by the commander of Nellis Air Force Base.

F-15C Eagle’s New Infrared Search And Track Pod Spotted At Huge Exercise In Alaska
Northern Edge

F-15C Eagle’s New Infrared Search And Track Pod Spotted At Huge Exercise In Alaska

The Air Force plans to begin widespread fielding of the pods, which will give the F-15Cs an important boost in capability, next year.

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 tensions in the Persian Gulf, reanimated B-52s, geopolitics, huge bunker busters—you know, no big whoop.

The Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First Time
HH-60

The Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First Time

These helicopters are set to start replacing the service's aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year.

Russia Fires Off Multiple ICBMs and Cruise Missiles During Massive Nuclear Drill
Russia

Russia Fires Off Multiple ICBMs and Cruise Missiles During Massive Nuclear Drill

This exercise was likely an "end-to-end" test of Russia's sprawling strategic weapons apparatus.

The Harrowing Tale Of The Nuke-Laden Russian Typhoon Class Sub That Almost Sunk In 1991
Typhoon Class

The Harrowing Tale Of The Nuke-Laden Russian Typhoon Class Sub That Almost Sunk In 1991

The quick thinking captain that saved the vessel and the world from disaster was never decorated for his actions.

Pentagon’s New Nuclear Strategy Is Unsustainable And A Handout To Defense Industry
Air Launched Nuclear Missles

Pentagon’s New Nuclear Strategy Is Unsustainable And A Handout To Defense Industry

Considering the arsenal we have is extremely costly to maintain not to mention update, expanding it will be fiscally unsustainable in the long run.

Two F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost Teammate
U.S. Homeland

Two F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost Teammate

It has been a very tough couple of weeks for America's fighter jet communities.

Hurricane Harvey Tracking To Directly Hit Two Major Navy Flight Training Bases
U.S. Homeland

Hurricane Harvey Tracking To Directly Hit Two Major Navy Flight Training Bases

Making things worse, 71 partially grounded T-45 Goshawk trainers are trapped at NAS Kingsville.

This Robot The 10th Mountain Is Testing Could Become The Army’s Revolutionary Mechanical Donkey
U.S. Army

This Robot The 10th Mountain Is Testing Could Become The Army’s Revolutionary Mechanical Donkey

Videos show troops in New York training with unmanned ground vehicles, which could be an increasingly common sight during future operations.

Huge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A Mystery
U.S. Homeland

Huge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A Mystery

The plume was unusually persistent, showing up on weather radar for more than 10 hours and no branch of the military has claimed responsibility.

Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals
F-16

Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals

The charges stem from an online purchase in 2011 that ultimately led to a U.S. government sting operation.

Comey’s Final Flight And The DOJ’s Controversial Gulfstream Private Jets
U.S. Homeland

Comey’s Final Flight And The DOJ’s Controversial Gulfstream Private Jets

The FBI Director's use of the DOJ's Gulfstream 550 jets has a speckled past—to say the least.

This Navy Squadron’s Music Video Is the Most Wonderfully Horrible ’80s Thing Ever
Manned ISR

This Navy Squadron’s Music Video Is the Most Wonderfully Horrible ’80s Thing Ever

Apparently, the Navy's fighter crews weren't the only ones who thought highly of themselves during the Top Gun era.