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New 3D Audio Will Allow A-10 Pilots To Hear Alerts Come From The Direction Of The Threat
A-10

New 3D Audio Will Allow A-10 Pilots To Hear Alerts Come From The Direction Of The Threat

The improved sound system will also help segregate radio messages and other audio so aviators can better focus their attention on what's important.

China Reveals Prototype Configuration Of Jam Resistant And Counter-Stealth ‘Quantum Radar’
China

China Reveals Prototype Configuration Of Jam Resistant And Counter-Stealth ‘Quantum Radar’

The Chinese will still need to overcome major hurdles in order to get the system out of the laboratory and onto the battlefield.

China Reveals Short-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Designed To Dodge Enemy Defenses
China

China Reveals Short-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Designed To Dodge Enemy Defenses

The Chinese have their own plans to use the missiles on land and at sea, but also hope to court foreign buyers.

US Troops Train With Tiny German Wiesel ‘Tankettes’ That Fit Inside A CH-53 Helicopter
Germany

US Troops Train With Tiny German Wiesel ‘Tankettes’ That Fit Inside A CH-53 Helicopter

NATO's largest exercise in decades is letting the alliance's members show off unique capabilities, including a particularly tiny armored vehicle.

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.