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CIA Put The First Mi-17 Chopper It Flew Into Afghanistan After 9/11 In A Museum You Can’t Visit
Mi8/Mi-17

CIA Put The First Mi-17 Chopper It Flew Into Afghanistan After 9/11 In A Museum You Can’t Visit

The Agency put it on display, but not for the public, to mark the anniversary of the start of its operations in the country in 2001.

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

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

We can talk about the submarine warfare tactics, sinking drydocks, geopolitics, military base ghost stories, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

Army Tests Low-Recoil 155mm Howitzer Small Enough To Fit On The Back Of A Truck
M777 155mm Howitzter

Army Tests Low-Recoil 155mm Howitzer Small Enough To Fit On The Back Of A Truck

A new mobile howitzer would give the service's light, rapidly deployable units an important, organic boost in stand-off firepower.

The Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come Back
F-22

The Last Of Tyndall’s F-22s Are Leaving The Base And May Never Come Back

The base's Raptors are moving to four other locations indefinitely and the fate of other aircraft that weathered Hurricane Michael remains unclear.

China’s Biggest Airshow Offers More Evidence Of Beijing’s Stealth Drone Focus
China

China’s Biggest Airshow Offers More Evidence Of Beijing’s Stealth Drone Focus

China is investing heavily in penetrating unmanned aircraft with a possible eye toward developing a drone that will fly from one its future carriers.

Here’s The Justification For FEMA Chartering The World’s Largest Jet To Rush Supplies To Guam
Americas

Here’s The Justification For FEMA Chartering The World’s Largest Jet To Rush Supplies To Guam

The emergency charter application states in part that "there is absolutely no comparable alternative to the use of Antonov's AN-225 aircraft."

Catalina Island’s Famous Cliffside Airport To Get Rebuilt In Marine Training Exercise
Europe

Catalina Island’s Famous Cliffside Airport To Get Rebuilt In Marine Training Exercise

It's a great training opportunity since rapidly building air bases in hard to access areas is becoming a cornerstone of U.S. military doctrine.

Rumors of Covert Russian Ops Swirl After Finland’s Police Raid Bond-Esque Private Island
Baltic Sea

Rumors of Covert Russian Ops Swirl After Finland’s Police Raid Bond-Esque Private Island

Finnish authorities said it was all about money laundering, but the island's strategic location, multiple docks, helipad, and more suggest otherwise.

USAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane Michael
F-22

USAF Had Faulty Data About Whether Hangars Full of F-22s Could Survive Hurricane Michael

The service is trying to figure out why its assessments of how strong the buildings were got battered in the storm, too.

NATO Unfazed By Russia Plans To Fire Missiles Near Its Massive Exercise Off Norway (Updated)
NATO

NATO Unfazed By Russia Plans To Fire Missiles Near Its Massive Exercise Off Norway (Updated)

The western alliance says it isn't worried about dueling drills as long as the Kremlin 'behaves.'

Look Back At The Birth Of The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber In This Intimate New Video Series
B-2

Look Back At The Birth Of The B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber In This Intimate New Video Series

With the upcoming 30th anniversary of the B-2's roll-out, a video series packed full of new images and video spotlights those who made it all happen.

USMC Wants Truck-Mounted Plasma Weapon To Temporarily Blind, Deafen, And Even Yell At People
U.S. Marine Corps

USMC Wants Truck-Mounted Plasma Weapon To Temporarily Blind, Deafen, And Even Yell At People

The service is hoping the same less-than-lethal weapons will be able to do double duty as communication systems and short-range sensors, too.

American Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly Fragments
Air-launched hypersonic boost glide vehicles

American Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly Fragments

With advanced fragmentation warheads, the fast-flying weapons could destroy a group of disparate targets types arrayed over a finite area.

Huge Floating Dry Dock Holding Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Has Accidentally Sunk (Updated)
Russia

Huge Floating Dry Dock Holding Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Has Accidentally Sunk (Updated)

The Admiral Kuznetsov was undergoing a long-delayed and much-needed deep overhaul when the accident occurred.

Russia’s Dry Dock Accident Could Have Far Larger Repercussions Than A Damaged Carrier
Russia

Russia’s Dry Dock Accident Could Have Far Larger Repercussions Than A Damaged Carrier

Russia's biggest dry dock has completely sunk and it's debatable if it has anything that could fully replace it anytime in the foreseeable future.

Army Chopper Pilots Fly With Digital Co-Pilot That Could Revolutionize Flight As We Know It
News & Features

Army Chopper Pilots Fly With Digital Co-Pilot That Could Revolutionize Flight As We Know It

The U.S. military wants to trim the number of tasks aviators need to worry about during a mission to reduce fatigue and prevent accidents.

Army’s Newest Airborne Unit Gets Second-Hand But Air Droppable USMC LAV-25 Armored Vehicles
U.S. Army

Army’s Newest Airborne Unit Gets Second-Hand But Air Droppable USMC LAV-25 Armored Vehicles

The 82nd Airborne Division has been without its own light armored vehicles since it retired its M551 Sheridan light tanks in the 1990s.

Watch This F-15C Eagle Make A Very Hard Hook-Down Emergency Landing
F-15

Watch This F-15C Eagle Make A Very Hard Hook-Down Emergency Landing

This F-15 wasn't in a good place and there is plenty of tire smoke and sparks to show for it.

Navy’s Next Gen Jammer Is Three Pods, Not One, And Competition For One Of Them Just Heated Up
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Next Gen Jammer Is Three Pods, Not One, And Competition For One Of Them Just Heated Up

With Raytheon out of the running for one pod, Northrop Grumman and L3 are vying to be a major part of the Navy's future electronic warfare ecosystem.

Boeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its Tail
U.S. Army

Boeing Is Developing A New High-Speed Apache Gunship With A Pusher Prop On Its Tail

The revised design could be a contender Army's new scout helicopter requirements and help the service keep its Apaches combat capable past 2050.