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They’re Back! Drones Briefly Bring Reopened Gatwick Airport To A Grinding Halt Again
Unmanned

They’re Back! Drones Briefly Bring Reopened Gatwick Airport To A Grinding Halt Again

Authorities say they have faith in military counter-drone systems now in place at the airport, but the perpetrators clearly remain at large.

Rogue Drones Have Paralyzed U.K.’s Gatwick Airport For More Than 20 Hours (Update)
Unmanned

Rogue Drones Have Paralyzed U.K.’s Gatwick Airport For More Than 20 Hours (Update)

The incident is another reminder of the growing threats posed by unmanned aerial systems and glaring lack of preparedness to defend against them.

Joint Threat Emitters Train Pilots How To Defeat Enemy Air Defenses And The USAF Wants More
U.S. Air Force

Joint Threat Emitters Train Pilots How To Defeat Enemy Air Defenses And The USAF Wants More

These training aides mimic enemy SAMs and AAA and add realism to drills. Allies, especially F-35 operators, are likely to follow the USAF's lead.

Mattis Is Out As Defense Secretary In Wake Of Trump’s Sudden Syria Withdrawal Order
Syria

Mattis Is Out As Defense Secretary In Wake Of Trump’s Sudden Syria Withdrawal Order

Mattis' resignation letter makes the much-speculated disagreements between the two men on key issues crystal clear.

A Vietnamese Fisherman Reeled In A Chinese Torpedo In The South China Sea
China

A Vietnamese Fisherman Reeled In A Chinese Torpedo In The South China Sea

It's now in the hands of the Vietnamese military and they will likely pick it apart for any intelligence value.

Venezuela Agreed To Let Russia Set Up A Bomber Outpost On This Caribbean Island: Reports
Russia

Venezuela Agreed To Let Russia Set Up A Bomber Outpost On This Caribbean Island: Reports

A Russian base with strategic aircraft in the Western Hemisphere would significantly change the regional security situation for the United States.

The Army’s Search For Its First Light Tank In Decades Is Down To These Two Designs
U.S. Army

The Army’s Search For Its First Light Tank In Decades Is Down To These Two Designs

The service wants to give paratroopers and other light infantry units hard hitting and well-armored firepower.

Russia’s Satan 2 ICBM Service Entry Delayed As Arms Control Deals Falter
Russia

Russia’s Satan 2 ICBM Service Entry Delayed As Arms Control Deals Falter

Technical issues or economic problems might be the source of the delay, but it means the missiles could enter service in the middle of an arms race.

It Finally Happened: Cruise Reunites With An F-14 Tomcat In New Top Gun 2 Set Photos
Hollywood

It Finally Happened: Cruise Reunites With An F-14 Tomcat In New Top Gun 2 Set Photos

The images confirm the return of the mighty Tomcat in the long-awaited sequel to the 1980s cult classic air combat flick.

Edwards AFB Test Wing Commander Posted A List Of What A Week In His World Looks Like
U.S. Air Force

Edwards AFB Test Wing Commander Posted A List Of What A Week In His World Looks Like

The unique recap of a week's major milestones offers special insight into how critical the 412th Test Wing is to America's air combat capabilities.

U.S. Psyops Blasted ISIS With Recordings Of Crying, Troops Retreating, And Other Confusing Audio
Iraq

U.S. Psyops Blasted ISIS With Recordings Of Crying, Troops Retreating, And Other Confusing Audio

Psychological operations messaging in Iraq and Syria implored terrorists to abandon their cause and also just tried to freak them out.

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Didn’t Report On This Week
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Didn’t Report On This Week

We can talk about mystery chaff clouds, gifts for defense nerds, geopolitics, Russian White Swans migrating south, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

Northrop Grumman Plans To Upend Aerial Surveillance Market With Their Optionally Manned Firebird
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Northrop Grumman Plans To Upend Aerial Surveillance Market With Their Optionally Manned Firebird

The massively flexible and super-efficient design is intended to compete with both unmanned and manned aerial intel gathering platforms and win.

A USAF C-17 Flew A Secretive Mission Into Yemen To Rescue Wounded Emirati Troops In 2017
C-17

A USAF C-17 Flew A Secretive Mission Into Yemen To Rescue Wounded Emirati Troops In 2017

Congress may be debating pulling the plug on U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in the country, but America's own shadowy war will continue.

Commandos Ride Black Hawk Helo And Stealth Boats During Shadowy Exercise In Miami Port
U.S. Homeland

Commandos Ride Black Hawk Helo And Stealth Boats During Shadowy Exercise In Miami Port

The helicopter is similar to one that appeared over the skies of Chicago during an urban training drill earlier in the year.

Russian Tu-160 Bombers Fly 10-Hour Caribbean Patrol From Venezuela Drawing Ire From U.S.
Russia

Russian Tu-160 Bombers Fly 10-Hour Caribbean Patrol From Venezuela Drawing Ire From U.S.

The flights come as both Russia and Venezuela are embroiled in major crises that have drawn fierce international rebukes.

Hawker Hunter Private Aggressor Jet Has Gone Down Off Oahu, Hawaii (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Hawker Hunter Private Aggressor Jet Has Gone Down Off Oahu, Hawaii (Updated)

The pilot ejected safely at very low altitude as his jet careened into the water off the end of the runway.

Now Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida Too
U.S. Homeland

Now Massive Plumes Of Chaff Are Lighting Up Radar Over Maine and Florida Too

The clouds of radar-reflective countermeasures appeared over the states just two days after a similar mysterious incident occurred in the Midwest.

A West Virginia Air Guard C-130H Was Responsible For Massive Chaff Cloud Over Midwest
U.S. Homeland

A West Virginia Air Guard C-130H Was Responsible For Massive Chaff Cloud Over Midwest

The crew released all of the chaff cartridges on board as they returned to base from a training exercise on the West Coast as a safety precaution.

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

Special operators could take over the project, years after conducting their own light attack tests and evaluations.