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The Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First Time
HH-60

The Air Force’s New HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Has Taken Flight For The First Time

These helicopters are set to start replacing the service's aging HH-60G Pave Hawks, which are becoming increasingly hard to maintain, next year.

Russia Fires Off Multiple ICBMs and Cruise Missiles During Massive Nuclear Drill
Russia

Russia Fires Off Multiple ICBMs and Cruise Missiles During Massive Nuclear Drill

This exercise was likely an "end-to-end" test of Russia's sprawling strategic weapons apparatus.

The Harrowing Tale Of The Nuke-Laden Russian Typhoon Class Sub That Almost Sunk In 1991
Typhoon Class

The Harrowing Tale Of The Nuke-Laden Russian Typhoon Class Sub That Almost Sunk In 1991

The quick thinking captain that saved the vessel and the world from disaster was never decorated for his actions.

Pentagon’s New Nuclear Strategy Is Unsustainable And A Handout To Defense Industry
Air Launched Nuclear Missles

Pentagon’s New Nuclear Strategy Is Unsustainable And A Handout To Defense Industry

Considering the arsenal we have is extremely costly to maintain not to mention update, expanding it will be fiscally unsustainable in the long run.

Two F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost Teammate
U.S. Homeland

Two F-16s Collide During Night Training And The Blue Angels Pay A Flying Tribute To Their Lost Teammate

It has been a very tough couple of weeks for America's fighter jet communities.

Hurricane Harvey Tracking To Directly Hit Two Major Navy Flight Training Bases
U.S. Homeland

Hurricane Harvey Tracking To Directly Hit Two Major Navy Flight Training Bases

Making things worse, 71 partially grounded T-45 Goshawk trainers are trapped at NAS Kingsville.

This Robot The 10th Mountain Is Testing Could Become The Army’s Revolutionary Mechanical Donkey
U.S. Army

This Robot The 10th Mountain Is Testing Could Become The Army’s Revolutionary Mechanical Donkey

Videos show troops in New York training with unmanned ground vehicles, which could be an increasingly common sight during future operations.

Huge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A Mystery
U.S. Homeland

Huge Chaff Cloud That Lit Up Radars As It Drifted Across The Midwest Remains A Mystery

The plume was unusually persistent, showing up on weather radar for more than 10 hours and no branch of the military has claimed responsibility.

Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals
F-16

Company Teases New F-16 Flight Sim After Developer Ends Up In Jail Over Buying USAF Manuals

The charges stem from an online purchase in 2011 that ultimately led to a U.S. government sting operation.

Comey’s Final Flight And The DOJ’s Controversial Gulfstream Private Jets
U.S. Homeland

Comey’s Final Flight And The DOJ’s Controversial Gulfstream Private Jets

The FBI Director's use of the DOJ's Gulfstream 550 jets has a speckled past—to say the least.

This Navy Squadron’s Music Video Is the Most Wonderfully Horrible ’80s Thing Ever
Manned ISR

This Navy Squadron’s Music Video Is the Most Wonderfully Horrible ’80s Thing Ever

Apparently, the Navy's fighter crews weren't the only ones who thought highly of themselves during the Top Gun era.

Special Operators Fly Across Moscow Skyline On Tactical Platform Slung Below Mi-8 Helo
Russia

Special Operators Fly Across Moscow Skyline On Tactical Platform Slung Below Mi-8 Helo

The spectacle caused plenty of confusion, but the system seen in action is used globally by counter-terror units to quickly access tight areas.

Mystery Pirate Patch-Wearing Special Operator Jumped In To Help Kenyans During Hotel Attack
United Kingdom

Mystery Pirate Patch-Wearing Special Operator Jumped In To Help Kenyans During Hotel Attack

Images of the individual show them with weapons, gear, and other items associated with American or British special operations forces.

New Video Of B-2 Bomber Dropping Mother Of All Bunker Busters Sends Ominous Message
B-2

New Video Of B-2 Bomber Dropping Mother Of All Bunker Busters Sends Ominous Message

The high definition video shows a B-2 stealth bomber dropping a pair of GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators.

An F-16 Has Crashed Near March Air Reserve Base In Southern California (Updated)
F-16

An F-16 Has Crashed Near March Air Reserve Base In Southern California (Updated)

The base is home to a forward alert site for fighter aircraft tasked with providing air defense over and around Southern California.

Russia Now Claims It Will Buy 76 Su-57 Advanced Fighter Jets By 2028
Russia

Russia Now Claims It Will Buy 76 Su-57 Advanced Fighter Jets By 2028

The cost estimates raise immediate red flags and, whatever the final price tag, the first of these production jets will remain underpowered.

Watch This Ultra Rare Cockpit Video Of An F-22 Raptor Blasting Through The Skies
F-22

Watch This Ultra Rare Cockpit Video Of An F-22 Raptor Blasting Through The Skies

The USAF is suddenly loosening its restrictions on video shot from inside the cockpits of its stealth combat aircraft.

Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed
MC-130

Behold An MC-130J Spec Ops Transport With Its Badly Needed Terrain Following Radar Installed

Nearly all of the Air Force's MC-130Js do not have an adequate terrain-following/terrain avoidance capability to perform their low-level missions.

The U.S. Army Is Going to Blow Up This Ex-Saudi Airlines Boeing 777 Jet
U.S. Army

The U.S. Army Is Going to Blow Up This Ex-Saudi Airlines Boeing 777 Jet

The service has a deal with Department of Homeland Security to collect data about how vulnerable commercial aircraft are to explosives.

Allies Brush Off U.S. Warnings About Iran As Legislators Spar Over Threat Intel (Updated)
Iran

Allies Brush Off U.S. Warnings About Iran As Legislators Spar Over Threat Intel (Updated)

Close allies appear to be very skeptical of U.S. intel on pending Iranian aggression while public evidence remains totally elusive.