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Boeing Just Teased A Big Reveal For Australia’s Avalon Air Show, What Could It Be?
Australia

Boeing Just Teased A Big Reveal For Australia’s Avalon Air Show, What Could It Be?

A stealthy loyal wingman or target drone? A UCAV? A Light fighter T-X variant? We break down the possibilities.

Northrop Grumman Is Vying To Give B-52 Bomber A Game-Changing New Radar
B-52

Northrop Grumman Is Vying To Give B-52 Bomber A Game-Changing New Radar

The new radar will give the 60-year-old jets totally new capabilities that could drastically change the way they fight during a conflict.

Pakistan Says It Scrambled Fighters To Intercept Indian Jets Violating Its Airspace (Updated)
India

Pakistan Says It Scrambled Fighters To Intercept Indian Jets Violating Its Airspace (Updated)

India and Pakistan are on edge weeks after a terrorist attack killed dozens of Indian troops in the country's Jammu and Kashmir region.

Here’s What It Looked Like Inside The Airbus That Was Wing Rocking Violently Over Gibraltar
U.S. Homeland

Here’s What It Looked Like Inside The Airbus That Was Wing Rocking Violently Over Gibraltar

Passenger video shows the rollercoaster-like ride they experienced as the A320 aborted its approach to Gibraltar International Airport.

Iran Claims It Tested A Submarine Launched Anti-Ship Missile Capable Of Standoff Strikes
Iran

Iran Claims It Tested A Submarine Launched Anti-Ship Missile Capable Of Standoff Strikes

Combined with larger, domestically-produced subs, the weapons could present new challenges for the country's opponents.

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 abandoned spaceplanes, rebranded F-16s, geopolitics, up-armored M1 Abrams main battle tanks, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

This Containerized Missile Launcher Could Give Almost Any Ship Short-Range Air Defenses
Short-Range Air Defense Systems (SHORADS)

This Containerized Missile Launcher Could Give Almost Any Ship Short-Range Air Defenses

The system works against small boats as well and could be a cost-effective point air defense system on land, too.

Picture Of Newest M1 Abrams Tank Variant With Previously Unseen Turret Armor Emerges
M1 Abrams

Picture Of Newest M1 Abrams Tank Variant With Previously Unseen Turret Armor Emerges

The tanks are already getting more passive and active defenses as competitors field updated tanks with better ammunition.

Oregon F-15 Eagle Fired Millions Worth Of Missiles Into The Sea Before Emergency Landing
U.S. Homeland

Oregon F-15 Eagle Fired Millions Worth Of Missiles Into The Sea Before Emergency Landing

Launching advanced air-to-air missiles off a troubled jet as a precautionary measure isn't that common of a practice.

France Tests Huge 140mm Tank Gun As It Pushes Ahead With Germany On A New Tank Design
Germany

France Tests Huge 140mm Tank Gun As It Pushes Ahead With Germany On A New Tank Design

The Germans are also working on a 130mm cannon that might be another option for the future Franco-German tank.

Watch This Oregon Air Guard F-15C Catch The Arresting Cable During Emergency Landing At PDX
U.S. Homeland

Watch This Oregon Air Guard F-15C Catch The Arresting Cable During Emergency Landing At PDX

Eagles have tail-hooks too, as do all USAF fighters, and those on F-15s seem to be getting used too often as of late.

Airbus’s Record-Setting Compound Helicopter Could Become The Army’s New Armed Scout Chopper
U.S. Army

Airbus’s Record-Setting Compound Helicopter Could Become The Army’s New Armed Scout Chopper

The Army wants a high-speed rotorcraft that can safely fly reconnaissance and other missions in highly contested environments.

Canada Is Officially Trying To Buy Germany’s Unwanted And Unflyable RQ-4E Euro Hawk Drone
Germany

Canada Is Officially Trying To Buy Germany’s Unwanted And Unflyable RQ-4E Euro Hawk Drone

The sole example of Germany's defunct Global Hawk variant is missing critical components and will have to be fully refitted for Canada's needs.

Israel Turns Ballistic Missile Surrogate Into Air Launched Bunker-Busting Missile
Israel

Israel Turns Ballistic Missile Surrogate Into Air Launched Bunker-Busting Missile

The fast-flying weapon can hit regular targets above and hardened below ground and do so even if its GPS is jammed.

Lockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35s
F-22

Lockheed Martin Deletes Claim That Its Rebranded F-21 Could Be A Path To Indian F-35s

The company is still pitching the rebranded advanced F-16 variant as a 'made-in-India' contender for the country's major fighter jet competition.

The Saudis May Want The Bomb And The White House Might End Up Helping Them Get It
Saudi Arabia

The Saudis May Want The Bomb And The White House Might End Up Helping Them Get It

The Trump Administration is pushing to transfer nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia amid corruption allegations and fears of an arms race.

Is A Batch Of Russia’s Most Advanced Surface To Air Missiles Sitting On The Sea Floor?
China

Is A Batch Of Russia’s Most Advanced Surface To Air Missiles Sitting On The Sea Floor?

A Russian official confirmed an entire shipment of top-of-the-line interceptors for the S-400 surface-to-air missile system never made it to China.

Navy’s First Stealthy Zumwalt Class Destroyer Photographed With 30mm Guns Fitted
U.S. Navy

Navy’s First Stealthy Zumwalt Class Destroyer Photographed With 30mm Guns Fitted

The 30mm Bushmasters don't come without controversy. The ship was originally slated to get much more capable 57mm guns housed in stealthy enclosures.

Behold These Awesome Images Of A-10 Warthogs Training With MV-22 Ospreys Over Hawaii
MV-22

Behold These Awesome Images Of A-10 Warthogs Training With MV-22 Ospreys Over Hawaii

The disparate types worked together on escort insertion training, a mission set they are incredibly well paired for.

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 British drone swarms, experimental submarines of the Soviet era, geopolitics, learning from our mistakes, strategy—you know, no big whoop.