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Marine F-5 Aggressors Becoming Far More Threatening Via “Red Net” Data Link Upgrade
U.S. Marine Corps

Marine F-5 Aggressors Becoming Far More Threatening Via “Red Net” Data Link Upgrade

The USMC's F-5 adversaries are getting an upgrade that will drastically improve their ability to pose a credible threat to fleet aircrews.

U.S. Navy hovercraft evacuated Americans from Tripoli, Libya (Updated)
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy hovercraft evacuated Americans from Tripoli, Libya (Updated)

As Khalifa Haftar's militia pushes deeper into Tripoli, Americans in the capital to help the UN-backed government are being whisked to safety.

This 757’s Last Second Aborted Landing In St. Martin Is Super Nerve-Wracking
Americas

This 757’s Last Second Aborted Landing In St. Martin Is Super Nerve-Wracking

Princess Juliana International is famous for everything but bad weather and this 757 had a tough time making a safe landing in some nasty conditions.

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 Block III Super Hornets, high-speed Black Hawk replacement helos, geopolitics, the YF-23, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

Here’s What’s In The Army’s Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault Helicopter
U.S. Army

Here’s What’s In The Army’s Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault Helicopter

The goal is to replace the Army's Black Hawks and some Marine helos, but the new design might ultimately replace a number of other helicopters too.

Scaled Composites’ Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy’s Top Flight Test Base
U.S. Navy

Scaled Composites’ Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy’s Top Flight Test Base

The Model 401, nicknamed internally "Son Of Ares," popped up a long ways from home at an airport in Kentucky before flying to NAS Patuxent River.

India’s First-Ever Supercarrier Might Be Based On The UK’s Queen Elizabeth Class
India

India’s First-Ever Supercarrier Might Be Based On The UK’s Queen Elizabeth Class

The India-specific design would need significant changes, but using a known ship as a starting place makes the offer very attractive.

Nuclear Device Assembly Facility In Nevada Desert May Be A Ticking Time Bomb (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Nuclear Device Assembly Facility In Nevada Desert May Be A Ticking Time Bomb (Updated)

The fortress-like facility that holds nuclear material and high explosives wasn't designed to take the quakes the land it sits on can dole out.

Here’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To Come
EA-18G

Here’s Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To Come

The Block III program will take deliveries of new and revamped jets out to 2033 and Boeing also sees big potential for export sales and more upgrades.

U.S. Special Operators Want New Armored Vehicles To Replace Their Obscure Austrian Ones
Armored Vehicles

U.S. Special Operators Want New Armored Vehicles To Replace Their Obscure Austrian Ones

The light armored vehicles would offer special operations forces a better-protected means of getting around, especially during a large-scale conflict.

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.