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XQ-58

Air Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each Other

An XQ-58 working as a stealthy data fusion and relay node would give America's two stealth fighters the ability to fight together like never before.

RQ-170

Master Chart Showing US Military Aircraft And Their Data-Links Includes RQ-170 Sentinel

The diagram offers a detailed look at which planes and helicopters have which systems, but undoubtedly leaves out certain classified capabilities.

V-22

V-22 Ospreys Still At Risk From Sand And Dust As Navy Attempts Third Engine Filter Redesign

A new Pentagon report reveals that the existing particle separators cannot meet certain specifications for operation in desert environments.

Special Operations

U.S. Troops Reportedly Caught Up In Turkish Artillery Attack In Syria (Updated)

The incident underscores just how risky the situation is becoming for American troops as Turkey targets their local Syrian Kurdish partners.

Cannons

The Movie Star Ripsaw Mini-Tank Has Reemerged Unmanned And Packing A Big 30mm Cannon

The Army has been testing manned and unmanned versions for years and this newest variant will be competing in its new Robotic Combat Vehicle tender.

M16/AR15/M4 Pattern

This Exotic Bullpup Rifle Is Competing To Replace The Army’s M4 Carbines And M249 SAWs

This is the only entry in the Army's competition to use a bullpup configuration and it has other unique features, such as a recoiling barrel assembly.

Russia

Russia Shows Wind Tunnel Model Of An “Elephant” Airlifter Replacement For The An-124

The company that designed and built the An-124s is now in Ukraine and Russia is looking for a home-grown alternative.

Russia

Russian Tu-160 Bombers Touch Down In South Africa In Historic First-Ever African Visit (Updated)

The bombers' arrival, which comes as Russia is hosting a major summit for African leaders, underscores the Kremlin expanding ties across Africa.

U.S. Homeland

Potentially The Most Revolutionary Aircraft You Have Never Heard Of Has Flown

The mysterious Celera 500L built by the silent Otto Aviation company has successfully taken to the skies.

U.S. Navy

Mysterious Laser Turret Appears On US Navy Destroyer USS Dewey

The system is likely the service's new "ODIN" laser dazzler that is meant to blind enemy optics on ships, boats, aircraft, and missiles.

U.S. Homeland

Stunning Video And Photos Of Skunk Works Preparing An F-117 For The Reagan Library

The stealth Nighthawk named Unexpected Guest flew more combat sorties than any other and will now sit alongside an F-14 Tomcat at the Reagan Library.

Bunker Talk

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

We can talk about electronic warfare enabled swarms, flying Seahawk helicopters, geopolitics, European stealth jet concepts—you know, no big whoop.

Russia

Putin Names Ships, Subs That Will Get Shadowy Zircon Hypersonic Missile As Test Date Approaches

The Russian President has also said that the missile will fly at more than nine times the speed of sound and hit targets at sea or on land.

Northern Europe

Dramatic Video Shows Sparks Flying As A Norwegian Frigate Struck A Tanker Last Year

The mishap left the Norwegian Navy Helge Ingstad virtually sunk in a fjord outside the city of Bergen for months.

Northern Europe

We Have The First Official Report On Norway’s Sunken Frigate And It Isn’t Pretty

The investigation into the accident is still ongoing, but it has already uncovered confusion on the bridge and design flaws in the ship.

Russia

Russian Drone “Strike Groups” Jammed And Bombed Air Defenses During Huge Exercise

Unmanned aircraft with small munitions worked closely with others carrying electronic warfare and sensor payloads to target critical enemy assets.

U.S. Navy

This Mini Documentary Shows What A Sailor’s Life Is Like Aboard A U.S. Navy Destroyer

The Navy runs on youth and it is downright amazing how hard young sailors work to make the Navy's mission possible every single day around the globe.

Russia

Meet Russia’s Pint Sized But Heavily Armed And Air Droppable Gun-Mortar “Tank”

The design is headed for vital drop testing and the Russian Army hopes to begin fielding the new highly-mobile artillery vehicles next year.

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Air Force CV-22 Ospreys Have A New Snowmobile Extraction And Insertion Configuration

Being able to quickly deploy and retrieve special operators on snowmobiles is an increasingly critical capability for Arctic operations.

Stealth

Airbus’s Secret Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Research Program Breaks Cover (Updated)

The impressive-looking plane was part of a clandestine risk-reduction effort that will inform the firm's future stealthy combat aircraft designs.