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U.S. Air Force

The Air Force’s New Base In Niger Is Getting A Major Addition Before It Even Opens

Satellite imagery shows work on a new hangar with a separate apron and taxiway as the base gets set to open for flying operations later this year.

Persian Gulf

China Curiously Says It May Join U.S. Persian Gulf Maritime Coalition Despite Trade War

The U.S. wants to "internationalize" its new regional mission, but escalating tensions with Beijing could dampen prospects for China's involvement.

MiG-29

You Can Buy Paul Allen’s MiG-29 Fulcrum Jet Fighter

One of the late billionaire's most outrageous toys is being sold off and the new owner will have the highest performing personal plane on the planet.

Russia

Russian Ammo Depot Has Been Burning For Hours After Exploding In Giant Shockwave

Russia's Ministry of Defense sent two unmanned firefighting vehicles to help tackle the dangerous blaze that has injured at least eight people so far.

U.S. Homeland

Congress Demanded The Army Put Its Plans To Gut Its Underappreciated Naval Fleet On Hold (Updated)

The service had been moving ahead with its plans despite being in the middle of a review of those decisions that it had agreed to months earlier.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week!

We can talk about peeling F-22 Raptors, the Army's underappreciated naval fleet, geopolitics, cluster munitions—you know, no big whoop.

U.S. Navy

Delivery Of Newest America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Delayed Over Technical Issues

The Navy had planned to commission the future USS Tripoli this fall, but it may not formally receive the ship now until some time next year.

U.S. Army

Army Black Hawks Are Finally Getting Laser Countermeasures To Throw Off Infrared Missiles

The service hopes to eventually add the system to its AH-64 Apache gunships and CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters, too.

U.S. Homeland

US Looks to Preposition Jet Fuel in Niger, Algeria, as Drone Operations Expand in Africa

The US military mission in the region looks set to enter an entirely new phase.

News & Features

Your Hunt For Red October Has Ended With This ‘Crazy Ivan’ T-Shirt!

Stop dead in the water and invoke your inner Captain Ramius with this one of a kind homage to submarine warfare and the iconic film that showcased it.

China

What We Know About A Mysterious Collision Between A Chinese Warship And A Taiwanese Cargo Ship

The incident could have been an accident, but it does come amid inflamed tensions between Taiwan and China.

North Korea

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Has A New Luxury Missile Launch Viewing Van

The young dictator of North Korea has yet another new luxury vehicle in his fleet and this one is used for watching his new weapons blast off.

U.S. Navy

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Has Crashed In Death Valley’s Famous Star Wars Canyon (Updated)

The ravine is a Mecca for aviation photographers and aerospace enthusiasts looking to see high-performance military aircraft blast by at high-speed.

F-16

Check Out This Totally Stripped Thunderbird F-16C Taking Off From Hill AFB’s Taxiway

With its main runway down for repair, Hill AFB's thin taxiway is being used by aircraft getting overhauled at the installation's service centers.

U.S. Army

The Army Abruptly Pulls Ship Auction Listings And Halts Plans To Slash Its Naval Fleet

The service had controversially planned to sell off dozens of ships and other watercraft, inactivating multiple units in the process.

U.S. Navy

The Navy’s Troubled New Carrier Still Only Has Two Working Weapons Elevators

The Navy will break a very public pledge to have all 11 weapons elevators on Ford working when the ship leaves drydock in October.

U.S. Homeland

Congressman Has Written An Official Letter To The Navy Demanding Answers On UFOs

The letter says that the unexplained sightings could reflect emerging threats to American airspace and domestic security.

Royal Navy

Jetpack Inventor Goes Zipping Between Royal Navy Boats In Open Water Tests

The Royal Navy and Royal Marines have been eying the jetpack as a possible tool for boarding ships at sea and for amphibious operations.

Russia

Putin Says Whoever Has the Best Artificial Intelligence Will Rule the World

There's a larger debate over autonomous weapons that raises both functional and philosophical questions.

Iran

Iran’s Newest ‘Homemade’ Drone Is An Unmanned Conversion Of A 1940s American Jet Trainer

The converted T-33 is the latest example of Iran's routinely dubious boasts about its military capabilities.