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Lt. Col. Seth ‘Jethro’ Nehring Was USAF F-15 Pilot Who Died In Su-27 Crash In Ukraine
F-15

Lt. Col. Seth ‘Jethro’ Nehring Was USAF F-15 Pilot Who Died In Su-27 Crash In Ukraine

Members of the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing were in Ukraine for the first time ever to train when the accident happened.

Russia Rages At Pentagon Plans To Build U.S. Made Derivatives of Soviet-Era Small Arms
Russia

Russia Rages At Pentagon Plans To Build U.S. Made Derivatives of Soviet-Era Small Arms

The United States sends these weapons to allies and uses them for its own purposes, but is tired of relying on foreign suppliers.

Ukrainian Su-27UB Flanker Crashes, Reportedly Killing Ukrainian and U.S. Pilots Onboard (Updated)
Ukraine

Ukrainian Su-27UB Flanker Crashes, Reportedly Killing Ukrainian and U.S. Pilots Onboard (Updated)

The jet had been taking part in the Clear Sky 2018 multi-national training exercise which included F-15C/Ds from the California Air National Guard.

UAE Contracted An American Hit Squad to Kill Political Figures And More in Yemen
UAE

UAE Contracted An American Hit Squad to Kill Political Figures And More in Yemen

The revelations expose a worrying new dimension to the conflict in Yemen and could have consequences outside that country.

Army’s New Huge Barrel Packing 155mm Howitzer Doubles Range To 40 Miles In Tests
Cannons

Army’s New Huge Barrel Packing 155mm Howitzer Doubles Range To 40 Miles In Tests

Now the service already wants to double that range and get the guns hitting targets out to 80 miles.

China Reportedly Plans To Unveil H-20 Stealth Bomber At Air Force Anniversary Parade In 2019
China

China Reportedly Plans To Unveil H-20 Stealth Bomber At Air Force Anniversary Parade In 2019

The news comes after the Chinese Air Force revealed a new logo showing the silhouette of an unknown flying-wing-type aircraft.

China Says H-20 Stealth Bomber Makes ‘Great Progress’ Stirring Talk Of A First Flight Soon
China

China Says H-20 Stealth Bomber Makes ‘Great Progress’ Stirring Talk Of A First Flight Soon

Word of the bomber's developmental progress comes amid a growing rift between the Chinese and American governments.

Soyuz Rocket Failure Could Leave International Space Station In Risky Unmanned Mode
Falcon (SpaceX)

Soyuz Rocket Failure Could Leave International Space Station In Risky Unmanned Mode

With no crew, no one would be able to fix critical systems if they broke and important work related to the station would come grinding to a halt.

Rogoway’s Reviews: First Man Is A Stunningly Raw Tale Of Rockets And Reality
Hollywood

Rogoway’s Reviews: First Man Is A Stunningly Raw Tale Of Rockets And Reality

First Man is an unconventional film about an unconventional hero and like the rockets of the era, it adds up to far more than the sum of its parts.

USAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic Weapon
Air-launched hypersonic boost glide vehicles

USAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic Weapon

Concerns about Russian and Chinese threats have pushed the services to work together to try to get the weapon operational in two years.

F-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Side After Making Emergency Landing In Alaska
U.S. Homeland

F-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Side After Making Emergency Landing In Alaska

The mishap is at least the third in just the last six months in which an F-22 suffered damage while landing.

U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes
F-35

U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes

The parts are linked to a recent Marine Corps F-35B crash and should hopefully be easy to replace.

Two Crew Aboard Soyuz Rocket Survive Mid-Ascent Abort After Booster Failure (Updated)
Launch Vehicles

Two Crew Aboard Soyuz Rocket Survive Mid-Ascent Abort After Booster Failure (Updated)

The cosmonaut and astronaut onboard are lucky to be alive and they will surely have one hell of a story to tell.

U.S. And Belgium Nab Chinese Spy Accused Of Stealing GE Jet Engine Tech And More
China

U.S. And Belgium Nab Chinese Spy Accused Of Stealing GE Jet Engine Tech And More

The rare extradition of one of China's intelligence agents is a major victory for the U.S. government amid strained ties with Beijing.

Tyndall Air Force Base, Home Of F-22 Training, Just Took A Bullseye Hit From Hurricane Michael
U.S. Homeland

Tyndall Air Force Base, Home Of F-22 Training, Just Took A Bullseye Hit From Hurricane Michael

Michael's eye passed directly over the coastal installation and could have caused significant damage to the critically important air base.

Here Are Some Of The Most Interesting Items On Display At The Army’s Huge Arms Expo
Machine Guns

Here Are Some Of The Most Interesting Items On Display At The Army’s Huge Arms Expo

The service has embarked on a major push to modernize its entire force as it prepares for potential large-scale conflicts.

These Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The Start
Q-1

These Pods Could Let Drones Carry Throngs of Small Smart Bombs And It’s Just The Start

Similar dispensers could allow an individual aircraft to carry hundreds and maybe even thousands of the weapons at once.

One Of These Big Cannon Toting Armored Vehicles May Replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
M2/3 Bradley

One Of These Big Cannon Toting Armored Vehicles May Replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle

The Army is looking closely at European designs as it seeks to reinvigorate its capabilities to fight large-scale conflicts.

Northrop Grumman Shows Off Shipping Container-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile Concept
U.S. Army

Northrop Grumman Shows Off Shipping Container-Launched Anti-Radiation Missile Concept

The idea pairs a standard ISO shipping container with the latest and greatest anti-radiation missile technology.

Exclusive: Russian MiG-31 Foxhound Carrying Huge Mystery Missile Emerges Near Moscow
Russia

Exclusive: Russian MiG-31 Foxhound Carrying Huge Mystery Missile Emerges Near Moscow

The big rocket is likely to be either a space-launch system or an anti-satellite weapon, and maybe even both.