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You Can Buy The State Department’s Totally Upgraded S-61T Helicopters That It Barely Used
H-46

You Can Buy The State Department’s Totally Upgraded S-61T Helicopters That It Barely Used

The U.S. State Department spent untold millions on refurbishing the second-hand helicopters and now they could be yours on the cheap.

The U.S. Navy Has Unveiled A New Hydrofoil, Its First In Decades
U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy Has Unveiled A New Hydrofoil, Its First In Decades

Until now, we thought the Navy abandoned its interest in hydrofoils in the early 1990s.

Japanese F-35A Has Gone Missing Over The Pacific Ocean (Updated)
Japan

Japanese F-35A Has Gone Missing Over The Pacific Ocean (Updated)

Japan's first operational F-35 squadron was stood up just days ago at Misawa Air Base, the same base the F-35 in question supposedly launched from.

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)
E-8

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

There appears to be some sort of large force exercise occurring over parts of Nevada and Utah.

USAF Reveals Timelines And Basing Plans For Its Huge Adversary Support Contract
U.S. Air Force

USAF Reveals Timelines And Basing Plans For Its Huge Adversary Support Contract

The service says it will start awarding contracts in 2019 as part of a massive program that could be worth billions over the next decade.

U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship Loaded With F-35s Operating Off Disputed South China Sea Shoal
U.S. Navy

U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship Loaded With F-35s Operating Off Disputed South China Sea Shoal

China and the Philippines have competing claims to the area, which has turned into a major flashpoint in the past.

Indian Radar Data That Supposedly Proves They Downed An F-16 Is Far From “Irrefutable”
India

Indian Radar Data That Supposedly Proves They Downed An F-16 Is Far From “Irrefutable”

India's evidence doesn't come anywhere close to definitively proving what did and did not happen during the air battle over Kashmir in February.

Navy’s Trash Is NASA’s Treasure As Surplus F/A-18Bs Begin Arriving At Armstrong Flight Test Center
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Trash Is NASA’s Treasure As Surplus F/A-18Bs Begin Arriving At Armstrong Flight Test Center

Even older jets could help bolster the organization's ability to conduct important aviation research.

Those Lights In The Sky Seen Across The U.S. Were Big Formations Of Military Airlifters
U.S. Homeland

Those Lights In The Sky Seen Across The U.S. Were Big Formations Of Military Airlifters

The armada of transports are likely participating in a large scale drill called Joint Forceable Entry Exercise.

Marine F-5 Aggressors Becoming Far More Threatening Via “Red Net” Data Link Upgrade
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine F-5 Aggressors Becoming Far More Threatening Via “Red Net” Data Link Upgrade

The USMC's F-5 adversaries are getting an upgrade that will drastically improve their ability to pose a credible threat to fleet aircrews.

U.S. Navy hovercraft evacuated Americans from Tripoli, Libya (Updated)
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy hovercraft evacuated Americans from Tripoli, Libya (Updated)

As Khalifa Haftar's militia pushes deeper into Tripoli, Americans in the capital to help the UN-backed government are being whisked to safety.

This 757’s Last Second Aborted Landing In St. Martin Is Super Nerve-Wracking
Americas

This 757’s Last Second Aborted Landing In St. Martin Is Super Nerve-Wracking

Princess Juliana International is famous for everything but bad weather and this 757 had a tough time making a safe landing in some nasty conditions.

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 Block III Super Hornets, high-speed Black Hawk replacement helos, geopolitics, the YF-23, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

Here’s What’s In The Army’s Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault Helicopter
U.S. Army

Here’s What’s In The Army’s Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault Helicopter

The goal is to replace the Army's Black Hawks and some Marine helos, but the new design might ultimately replace a number of other helicopters too.

Scaled Composites’ Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy’s Top Flight Test Base
U.S. Navy

Scaled Composites’ Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy’s Top Flight Test Base

The Model 401, nicknamed internally "Son Of Ares," popped up a long ways from home at an airport in Kentucky before flying to NAS Patuxent River.

India’s First-Ever Supercarrier Might Be Based On The UK’s Queen Elizabeth Class
India

India’s First-Ever Supercarrier Might Be Based On The UK’s Queen Elizabeth Class

The India-specific design would need significant changes, but using a known ship as a starting place makes the offer very attractive.

Nuclear Device Assembly Facility In Nevada Desert May Be A Ticking Time Bomb (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Nuclear Device Assembly Facility In Nevada Desert May Be A Ticking Time Bomb (Updated)

The fortress-like facility that holds nuclear material and high explosives wasn't designed to take the quakes the land it sits on can dole out.

Here’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To Come
EA-18G

Here’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To Come

The Block III program will take deliveries of new and revamped jets out to 2033 and Boeing also sees big potential for export sales and more upgrades.

U.S. Special Operators Want New Armored Vehicles To Replace Their Obscure Austrian Ones
Armored Vehicles

U.S. Special Operators Want New Armored Vehicles To Replace Their Obscure Austrian Ones

The light armored vehicles would offer special operations forces a better-protected means of getting around, especially during a large-scale conflict.