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Canada Is Officially Trying To Buy Germany’s Unwanted And Unflyable RQ-4E Euro Hawk Drone
Germany

Canada Is Officially Trying To Buy Germany’s Unwanted And Unflyable RQ-4E Euro Hawk Drone

The sole example of Germany's defunct Global Hawk variant is missing critical components and will have to be fully refitted for Canada's needs.

Israel Turns Ballistic Missile Surrogate Into Air Launched Bunker-Busting Missile
Israel

Israel Turns Ballistic Missile Surrogate Into Air Launched Bunker-Busting Missile

The fast-flying weapon can hit regular targets above and hardened below ground and do so even if its GPS is jammed.

Lockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35s
F-22

Lockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35s

The company is still pitching the rebranded advanced F-16 variant as a 'made-in-India' contender for the country's major fighter jet competition.

The Saudis May Want The Bomb And The White House Might End Up Helping Them Get It
Saudi Arabia

The Saudis May Want The Bomb And The White House Might End Up Helping Them Get It

The Trump Administration is pushing to transfer nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia amid corruption allegations and fears of an arms race.

Is A Batch Of Russia’s Most Advanced Surface To Air Missiles Sitting On The Sea Floor?
China

Is A Batch Of Russia’s Most Advanced Surface To Air Missiles Sitting On The Sea Floor?

A Russian official confirmed an entire shipment of top-of-the-line interceptors for the S-400 surface-to-air missile system never made it to China.

Navy’s First Stealthy Zumwalt Class Destroyer Photographed With 30mm Guns Fitted
U.S. Navy

Navy’s First Stealthy Zumwalt Class Destroyer Photographed With 30mm Guns Fitted

The 30mm Bushmasters don't come without controversy. The ship was originally slated to get much more capable 57mm guns housed in stealthy enclosures.

Behold These Awesome Images Of A-10 Warthogs Training With MV-22 Ospreys Over Hawaii
MV-22

Behold These Awesome Images Of A-10 Warthogs Training With MV-22 Ospreys Over Hawaii

The disparate types worked together on escort insertion training, a mission set they are incredibly well paired for.

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 British drone swarms, experimental submarines of the Soviet era, geopolitics, learning from our mistakes, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

That USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Caribbean Spy Flight Was Far More Common Than Most Think
RC-135

That USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Caribbean Spy Flight Was Far More Common Than Most Think

The sortie might have been related to the crisis in Venezuela, but the big intelligence gathering platforms fly many other missions in the region.

Photos Show F-14 Used In Top Gun 2 Production Snared In Carrier’s Crash Barricade
Hollywood

Photos Show F-14 Used In Top Gun 2 Production Snared In Carrier’s Crash Barricade

It appears as if Maverick will be making a crash landing in a Tomcat aboard a carrier in the highly anticipated sequel.

An F-14 Tomcat Has Returned To The Deck Of An Operational Carrier For Top Gun 2 Production
Hollywood

An F-14 Tomcat Has Returned To The Deck Of An Operational Carrier For Top Gun 2 Production

It is now more certain than ever that Mav's old mount will have a central role in the film.

A rendering of a Navy Orca drone.
U.S. Navy

Boeing Is Building Big Orca Drone Subs For The Navy To Hunt And Lay Mines And More

The new drone submarines will help lay the groundwork for the service's ambitious future unmanned undersea vehicle plans.

Commander That Fired First Female USAF Demo Team Leader Made This Crass Video 15 Years Ago (Updated)
U.S. Air Force

Commander That Fired First Female USAF Demo Team Leader Made This Crass Video 15 Years Ago (Updated)

The video features song, dance, lots of talcum powder, and a big male genitalia puppet.

Navy’s Newest Carrier Needs Critical Updates To Launch And Recover Aircraft With Certain Loadouts
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Newest Carrier Needs Critical Updates To Launch And Recover Aircraft With Certain Loadouts

The service still needs to conduct additional testing so that the ship can operate F/A-18E/Fs and EA-18Gs in any configuration.

India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage
India

India Reportedly Looks To Buy Unfinished Soviet-Era MiG-29s To Stave Off Fighter Shortage

The potential deal with Russia would see these aircraft completed after three decades in storage and brought up to the last standard.

Air Force Sacks First Female To Lead A Fighter Demonstration Team After Just Two Weeks
F-16

Air Force Sacks First Female To Lead A Fighter Demonstration Team After Just Two Weeks

The news is jarring, to say the least, as the Air Force was touting the historic appointment up until just days ago.

Let’s Talk About The U.K.’s Sudden Move To Field A Drone Swarm Squadron
United Kingdom

Let’s Talk About The U.K.’s Sudden Move To Field A Drone Swarm Squadron

The new unit is yet another sign that high-end networked drones are going to begin taking on the toughest air combat missions.

Royal Navy Wants Amphibious Ships That Looks Just Like Secretive U.S. Spec Ops Mothership
Ocean Trader

Royal Navy Wants Amphibious Ships That Looks Just Like Secretive U.S. Spec Ops Mothership

The United Kingdom says new forward-deployed task forces will use to ships to 'make Global Britain a reality.'

This Test Force Highlight Video Shows The B-2 Spirit As You’ve Never Seen It Before
B-2

This Test Force Highlight Video Shows The B-2 Spirit As You’ve Never Seen It Before

The B-2 Combined Test Force turned an exotic flying-wing stealth jet into the USAF's deadliest weapon of war nearly three decades ago.

What Sanctions? Kim Jong Un Gets Another New Limo, This Time An S600 Mercedes-Maybach
North Korea

What Sanctions? Kim Jong Un Gets Another New Limo, This Time An S600 Mercedes-Maybach

The car is just more evidence that international sanctions have not crippled the regime or its ability to obtain luxury goods.