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North Korean Resistance Group Was Reportedly Behind Mysterious Embassy Raid In Spain
North Korea

North Korean Resistance Group Was Reportedly Behind Mysterious Embassy Raid In Spain

Rumors continue to swirl around the mysterious and bizarre incident in Spain that still has no clear motive.

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 MiG-21 Bisons, the RAF saying goodby to the Tornado, geopolitics, Cold War-era air defense systems, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

This Crazy Contraption Was Supposed To Help Aussie Troops Carry Their Guns. It Did The Opposite.
Australia

This Crazy Contraption Was Supposed To Help Aussie Troops Carry Their Guns. It Did The Opposite.

The test results were not positive.

The Royal Air Force Has Said Goodbye To The Tornado After An Amazing 40-Year Career
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force Has Said Goodbye To The Tornado After An Amazing 40-Year Career

The jets formed the core of British airpower for years and contributed to every one of the U.K.'s major operations since the end of the Cold War.

8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget Request
F-15

8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget Request

The F-15X is officially real and the Navy and Marines are set to get a fresh influx of badly needed aggressor airframes.

CIA Linked Plane Makes Brief Trip To Venezuela As American Diplomats Evacuate
South America

CIA Linked Plane Makes Brief Trip To Venezuela As American Diplomats Evacuate

The CIA flight comes amid other mysterious aerial activity in and around the country and concerns of an impending American intervention.

U.S. Special Operators Are Getting New Sniper Rifles For The Second Time In Six Years
Sniper Rifles

U.S. Special Operators Are Getting New Sniper Rifles For The Second Time In Six Years

Snipers can configure the new rifles to fire three different calibers, allowing them to replace various existing weapons with one gun.

Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds
Japan

Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds

It's the first land attack capable cruise missile Japan has bought, opening the door to a whole new set of tactical and strategic possibilities.

The USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack Experiment
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

The USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack Experiment

The service will now partner with the Marines, too, but has made it clear this is about helping foreign allies, not acquiring planes for its own use.

Marines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget Request
U.S. Marine Corps

Marines Lay Out Plans For Their Own MQ-9 Reaper Drone Force In New Budget Request

This would give the service its first long-endurance drones and help pave the way for future unmanned aircraft capabilities.

Navy’s Budget Requests Two Huge Missile-Laden Drone Ships That Displace 2,000 Tons
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Budget Requests Two Huge Missile-Laden Drone Ships That Displace 2,000 Tons

The service wants to get the first two unmanned ships quickly to help refine its requirements and craft plans for employing them in actual combat.

Russia Unveils Plans For Sleek High-Speed Arctic Rescue Chopper With Jet Thruster In Its Tail
Russia

Russia Unveils Plans For Sleek High-Speed Arctic Rescue Chopper With Jet Thruster In Its Tail

The research and development work could support the Kremlin's broader requirements for new fast-flying rotorcraft in the far north and beyond.

SUV Plows Into Median Barrier Just As Presidential Motorcade Passes In Opposite Direction (Updated)
Presidential Transport

SUV Plows Into Median Barrier Just As Presidential Motorcade Passes In Opposite Direction (Updated)

The incident is a reminder of just how fast threats can appear for the Secret Service agents tasked with getting the President safely from A to B.

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 old service revolvers, mysterious chaff clouds, geopolitics, saying goodbye to the Prowler, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

Blue Angels To Get 18 Early Production Super Hornets And Revised Routine For 2021 Season
U.S. Navy

Blue Angels To Get 18 Early Production Super Hornets And Revised Routine For 2021 Season

The Blue Angels' Super Hornet routine will be shorter and its maneuvers modified to reduce airframe fatigue and increase safety.

You’ve Never Seen Photos Of Low Flying Military Planes As Up Close And Personal As This
United Kingdom

You’ve Never Seen Photos Of Low Flying Military Planes As Up Close And Personal As This

Photographer Don Jackson Wyatt doesn't just snap planes flying through a valley, he zooms in and captures every rivet and paint chip, too.

We Cut Through The Conflicting Claims And Misinformation Surrounding India’s Strikes On Pakistan
India

We Cut Through The Conflicting Claims And Misinformation Surrounding India’s Strikes On Pakistan

The two countries are still trading accusations and social media and poor reporting continue to perpetuate false claims. Here's what we know.

Mysterious Cloud Of Chaff Lights Up Radar Over Dozens Of Miles Of New Mexico Airspace
U.S. Homeland

Mysterious Cloud Of Chaff Lights Up Radar Over Dozens Of Miles Of New Mexico Airspace

It is the latest in a string of peculiar chaff release events from across that U.S. that have drawn a lot of attention in recent months

Air Force’s Secretive XQ-58A Valkyrie Experimental Combat Drone Emerges After First Flight
XQ-58

Air Force’s Secretive XQ-58A Valkyrie Experimental Combat Drone Emerges After First Flight

The QX-58 may lead to a whole new class of highly-flexible and affordable unmanned combat air vehicles that could revolutionize how the USAF fights.

Don’t Be So Quick To Blame Trump’s No-Show At WWI Ceremony On The President Himself
WWI

Don’t Be So Quick To Blame Trump’s No-Show At WWI Ceremony On The President Himself

The decision to scrub a presidential airlift mission is up to the White House Military Office, HMX-1 which flies the aircraft, and the Secret Service.