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Two Kadena F-15s Made Emergency Arrested Landings In Opposite Directions On The Same Runway
Japan

Two Kadena F-15s Made Emergency Arrested Landings In Opposite Directions On The Same Runway

The incident is very out of the ordinary and likely resulted in some extremely tense moments at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa.

Iran’s Satellite Launch Fails Amid News That Trump Admin Wanted Options To Strike Iran Last Year
Iran

Iran’s Satellite Launch Fails Amid News That Trump Admin Wanted Options To Strike Iran Last Year

The United States, along with some of its allies, argues that the Iranian space program is just a front for work on new ballistic missiles.

Gorgeous Shots Of Marine One Creating Its Own Blizzard On The White House’s Snowy South Lawn
VH-3

Gorgeous Shots Of Marine One Creating Its Own Blizzard On The White House’s Snowy South Lawn

Iconic Marine One looks beautiful landing in a winter wonderland of a White House, but it also packs its own blizzard along with it!

Ghana’s ‘Super Soldiers’ Wouldn’t Win A High School Halloween Costume Contest
Africa

Ghana’s ‘Super Soldiers’ Wouldn’t Win A High School Halloween Costume Contest

The whole spectacle is both pitifully bad and bizarrely interesting.

Docs Show US To Massively Expand Footprint At Jordanian Air Base Amid Spats With Turkey, Iraq
U.S. Air Force

Docs Show US To Massively Expand Footprint At Jordanian Air Base Amid Spats With Turkey, Iraq

Tens of millions of dollars will turn this base in Jordan into a new major regional hub for combat jets, drones, cargo planes, and more.

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 secret special ops transports, stealth Black Hawk origins, geopolitics, Arctic warfare, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

USMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More Delays
U.S. Marine Corps

USMC’s Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More Delays

Persistent technical issues continue to hound the program as the Corps' aging Super Stallions are in ever more dire need of replacement.

Canadian Troops Pose With Chinook As It Sticks A Pinnacle Landing While On Deployment In Mali
Canada

Canadian Troops Pose With Chinook As It Sticks A Pinnacle Landing While On Deployment In Mali

This maneuver has proven invaluable during missions around the world and Canadian pilots have now brought that skill and capability to Africa.

China Wants U.S. To Know Its Ships In S. China Sea Can Be Targeted By Long Range Ballistic Missiles
China

China Wants U.S. To Know Its Ships In S. China Sea Can Be Targeted By Long Range Ballistic Missiles

This is the most recent in a series of increasingly provocative responses from China to American naval patrols in the disputed region.

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes
KC-46

USAF Finally Accepts Its First KC-46A Tanker, But The Design Still Needs Years Worth Of Fixes

Boeing will begin delivering the aircraft soon, but persistent issues with the refueling system will limit their operational utility in the near-term.

Russia Just Imported More World War II Era T-34 Tanks Than They Will Buy New T-14s This Year
WWII

Russia Just Imported More World War II Era T-34 Tanks Than They Will Buy New T-14s This Year

The Kremlin just got a shipment of dozens of the iconic, but obsolete vehicles from Laos, and plans to put them in parades and movies.

US Navy Plans To Send More Ships Into The Arctic As It Looks To Establish New Polar Port
U.S. Coast Guard

US Navy Plans To Send More Ships Into The Arctic As It Looks To Establish New Polar Port

The service needs to expand its footprint in the far north as the ice continues to recede, exposing new opportunities and potential for conflict.

U.S. Navy Destroyer Fired Off Advanced Hyper Velocity Projectiles During 2018 Exercise
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Destroyer Fired Off Advanced Hyper Velocity Projectiles During 2018 Exercise

The new rounds dramatically expand the ability of the guns on these ships and other platforms to engage surface targets and air and missile threats.

A U-2 Spy Plane Just Did The Flyover For The College Football National Championship Game
U-2

A U-2 Spy Plane Just Did The Flyover For The College Football National Championship Game

It's not every day you get to see a Dragon Lady do a thundering game day flyover!

Listen To This Incredible Audio Of Israel F-15 Pilots Losing Their Canopy At 30,000 Feet
Israel

Listen To This Incredible Audio Of Israel F-15 Pilots Losing Their Canopy At 30,000 Feet

The harrowing incident with one of Israel's prized two-seat F-15s exposed the crew to freezing temperatures, brutal winds, and deafening noise.

A-10s Come To The Rescue Of Desperate Troops In Afghanistan In This Awesome Gun Camera Footage
A-10

A-10s Come To The Rescue Of Desperate Troops In Afghanistan In This Awesome Gun Camera Footage

The video is another reminder of the thoroughbred close air support capabilities the A-10 and its specially trained pilots bring to the fight.

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 New Year's resolutions, unidentified submerged objects, geopolitics, Pentagon mega bunkers, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base
Ukraine

Ukrainian Il-76 Airlifter That Was Tracked Across U.S. Delivered Radar Asset To Utah Air Base

A radar from Ukraine would allow American personnel to assess how much of a threat it, or similar systems that potential enemies use, might pose.

China’s Historic Mission To The Dark Side Of The Moon Is About More Than Science
China

China’s Historic Mission To The Dark Side Of The Moon Is About More Than Science

The landing is an important stepping stone to manned missions and a possible lunar base, which may have a distinct military purpose.

Spain To Pit Its Eurofighters Against France’s Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
Europe

Spain To Pit Its Eurofighters Against France’s Stealth Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle

The trials will show how well, or not, the fighter's sensors can spot the drone, which could impact various air combat developments in both countries.