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This Is What The Boom Operator’s Station On The New KC-46 Tanker Actually Looks Like
KC-46

This Is What The Boom Operator’s Station On The New KC-46 Tanker Actually Looks Like

We finally are getting a good look at the KC-46's most controversial feature.

U.S. Withholding F-35 From Turkey Could Give Russia The Chance It Needs To Export SU-57
Turkey

U.S. Withholding F-35 From Turkey Could Give Russia The Chance It Needs To Export SU-57

Russia may attempt to fill the vacuum created by a U.S. embargo on F-35 exports to Turkey with an export variant of its Su-57 advanced fighter.

This Is The Army’s New Submachine Gun
Submachine Guns

This Is The Army’s New Submachine Gun

The service is buying hundreds of these weapons to arm personal security details guarding VIPs in high-risk environments.

U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35Bs
U.S. Navy

U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35Bs

The Marines are hoping to make this a more common occurrence and it could be a stepping stone to "Lighting Carriers" packed with even more F-35Bs.

Skunk Works’ Helendale Radar Signature Test Range Is Where Stealth Dreams Become Reality
Skunk Works

Skunk Works’ Helendale Radar Signature Test Range Is Where Stealth Dreams Become Reality

Some of the biggest leaps in modern combat aircraft design have been made with the help of these facilities, many of which remain classified.

Taiwan Will “Forcibly Expel” Chinese Planes After Recent Taiwan Strait Boundary Violation
China

Taiwan Will “Forcibly Expel” Chinese Planes After Recent Taiwan Strait Boundary Violation

Taiwanese authorities are pushing back hard against Chinese threats, raising the risk of a new cross-strait crisis.

Watch This Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter Make A Super Aggressive Running Takeoff
Mi-24

Watch This Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter Make A Super Aggressive Running Takeoff

The maneuver makes the Hind look even more menacing than it already does and that is really saying something!

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 advanced towed decoys, Cold War-era supersonic drones, geopolitics, Russians flying over Area 51, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

Armada Of B-52s And F-16 Escorts Just Flew Off Norway Resulting In These Gorgeous Photos
F-16

Armada Of B-52s And F-16 Escorts Just Flew Off Norway Resulting In These Gorgeous Photos

The Air Force has more of the Cold War-era bombers in Europe right now than at any point since 2003.

U.S. Navy Turned A British Amphibious Ship Into A Mine-Clearing Sea Base Packed With Drone Tech
Royal Navy

U.S. Navy Turned A British Amphibious Ship Into A Mine-Clearing Sea Base Packed With Drone Tech

Being able to readily turn any ship into a mine-sweeping platform is a major part of the Navy's future plans.

The USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central
F-22

The USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central

The proposal would put more than a third of the entire F-22 fleet in one place.

The Air Force Has Grounded Its B-1B Bomber Fleet For The Second Time In A Year
B-1

The Air Force Has Grounded Its B-1B Bomber Fleet For The Second Time In A Year

The service says that this new parachute-related issue is unrelated to the incident that prompted the stand-down in operations last year.

Check Out The Future Air Force One 747 As It Leaves California To Begin Modification In Texas
Air Force One

Check Out The Future Air Force One 747 As It Leaves California To Begin Modification In Texas

The first of two 747-8is marked to become the next Air Force One aircraft has been flown to Kelly Field Annex in San Antonio to begin conversion.

24 F-22 Raptors Do The “Elephant Walk” In Alaska To Tout Their Readiness To Fight (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

24 F-22 Raptors Do The “Elephant Walk” In Alaska To Tout Their Readiness To Fight (Updated)

Roughly 20 percent of the Air Force's entire combat coded F-22 fleet was on a single runway at one time for a massive show of force drill.

U.S. Navy’s Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Delayed Again As Propulsion Issues Arise
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy’s Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Delayed Again As Propulsion Issues Arise

Issues keep piling up for the Ford while three other ships in the class are now under contract and the Navy looks to retire the Truman early.

This Gun Paired With New 6.8mm Ammunition Could Be The Army’s Next Standard Issue Rifle
Assault Rifles

This Gun Paired With New 6.8mm Ammunition Could Be The Army’s Next Standard Issue Rifle

Defense contractor Textron says its design could also pave the way for the service to adopt improved ammunition types in the future.

Two Interceptors Launched From California To Swat ICBM In Most Ambitious Missile Defense Test Yet (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Two Interceptors Launched From California To Swat ICBM In Most Ambitious Missile Defense Test Yet (Updated)

The experiment has been more than a decade in the making and marks a critical juncture for the United States' rickety missile defense shield.

Morocco Cleared To Buy 25 Advanced F-16s And Upgrade Its Existing Fleet To F-16V Standard
Africa

Morocco Cleared To Buy 25 Advanced F-16s And Upgrade Its Existing Fleet To F-16V Standard

The potential sale included new jets and upgrades to existing ones, as well as a long list of advanced bombs and missiles to be used with them.

Russian Transport Aircraft Deliver Men And Materiel To Venezuela Direct From Syria
Syria

Russian Transport Aircraft Deliver Men And Materiel To Venezuela Direct From Syria

The Kremlin's deployment is the strongest signal yet that it plans to do everything in its power to keep Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in power.

U.S. Sends Coast Guard Cutter And Navy Destroyer Through The Tense Taiwan Strait
U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Sends Coast Guard Cutter And Navy Destroyer Through The Tense Taiwan Strait

This is the second transit through the strait by U.S. naval vessels in a month and comes as the Trump Administration may sell new F-16s to Taiwan.