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This Top Gun Cast Interview Shot By USS Enterprise Media Staff Is Solid Gold
Hollywood

This Top Gun Cast Interview Shot By USS Enterprise Media Staff Is Solid Gold

Shot during Top Gun's production aboard the ship, this time capsule of a video was the calm before the storm for the cast and the Navy.

Canada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter Contract
Canada

Canada May Make It Much Harder For U.S. To Win Its Hornet Replacement Fighter Contract

With a chill spreading over historically toasty U.S.-Canada relations, Ottawa may penalize the U.S. by making its fighters less competitive.

U.S. Intel Says China To Have Railgun-Armed Ships By 2025
China

U.S. Intel Says China To Have Railgun-Armed Ships By 2025

A U.S. intelligence review offers new details about a Chinese prototype electromagnetic weapon that first appeared in public earlier in 2018.

Turkey’s F-35 Rollout Ceremony Got Pretty, Pretty, Weird
Turkey

Turkey’s F-35 Rollout Ceremony Got Pretty, Pretty, Weird

Music and a crazy dance routine interspersed speeches that notably did not touch on tensions between the United States and Turkey over the jets.

The German Air Force Wants To Know If Its Eurofighters Can Carry U.S. Nuclear Bombs
Germany

The German Air Force Wants To Know If Its Eurofighters Can Carry U.S. Nuclear Bombs

Germany's formal inquiry suggests that the European fighter remain its preferred option for replacing its aging Tornado combat jets.

It’s Official, Contractor-Owned MQ-9 Reaper Drones Will Watch Over Marines in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

It’s Official, Contractor-Owned MQ-9 Reaper Drones Will Watch Over Marines in Afghanistan

The deal will be an important stepping stone for the service as it gets closer to acquiring bigger, multi-mission unmanned aircraft.

Sweden’s Notorious Little Carrier Killing Sub Just Got Some Major Upgrades
Baltic Sea

Sweden’s Notorious Little Carrier Killing Sub Just Got Some Major Upgrades

Gotland blazed a trail for modern air-independent propulsion equipped diesel-electric subs, wreaking havoc on U.S. carrier groups in drills.

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain
B-1

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain

The Bones are no longer grounded over an ejection seat scare, but the process to identify and fix the underlying issues is still ongoing.

The USMC Is Buying New Amphibious Vehicles That Can’t Swim Faster Than What They Have Now
Amphibious Operations

The USMC Is Buying New Amphibious Vehicles That Can’t Swim Faster Than What They Have Now

The service itself isn't sure that the expensive new wheeled vehicles will ever be able to fully replace the existing tracked types.

Audio Of Pilot’s Encounter With Strange Object Over New York Surfaces
U.S. Homeland

Audio Of Pilot’s Encounter With Strange Object Over New York Surfaces

Not only do we have the audio recordings of the exchange between the pilot and ATC, but the FAA has confirmed that an incident took place.

Watch This A-10 Fly Right Up Against The Side Of Star Wars Canyon
U.S. Homeland

Watch This A-10 Fly Right Up Against The Side Of Star Wars Canyon

The pilot from the U.S. Air Force's A-10 Demonstration Flight Team shows why the Warthog is still the ultimate 'mud fighter.'

New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog
A-10

New A-10 Wing Kits Won’t Arrive For At Least Four Years And That’s Bad News For The Warthog

Dozens of older Warthogs are at imminent risk of getting grounded and the first new wing kits will only start arriving in 2022 at the earliest.

Senate Voted To Block Turkey From Getting Its F-35s As Spat Over Russian Missiles Grows
Turkey

Senate Voted To Block Turkey From Getting Its F-35s As Spat Over Russian Missiles Grows

The U.S. and Turkish governments are increasingly at odds over the purchase of S-400 air defense systems, an American on trial in Turkey, and more.

Highlights From Twitter’s Defense Community’s Response To Trump’s Space Force
U.S. Homeland

Highlights From Twitter’s Defense Community’s Response To Trump’s Space Force

The creation of a new branch of the U.S. military is going to be one hell of a saga, but there will be a lot of laughs along the way.

Six Down To Earth Questions We Have About Trump’s Space Force
U.S. Homeland

Six Down To Earth Questions We Have About Trump’s Space Force

The president has told the U.S. military to get moving on standing up its sixth branch, but doing so will be easier said than done.

If You Still Don’t Think China’s Navy Is A Serious Threat, Watch This Video
China

If You Still Don’t Think China’s Navy Is A Serious Threat, Watch This Video

The People's Liberation Army Navy is expanding at what seems like an exponential pace, putting America's supremacy on the high seas in question.

The Army Wants Longer Barreled Howitzers To Fire Ramjet-Powered And Other Special Shells
Cannons

The Army Wants Longer Barreled Howitzers To Fire Ramjet-Powered And Other Special Shells

The service says the upgraded guns will provide immediate benefits and allow them to use the game-changing ammunition in the future.

This Tiny Missile Smashes Incoming Artillery Rounds, Drones, And Possibly Much More
U.S. Army

This Tiny Missile Smashes Incoming Artillery Rounds, Drones, And Possibly Much More

Lockheed Martin's Miniature Hit-to-Kill interceptor is small and cheap, which could make it an attractive option to defend various platforms.

Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers
Afghanistan

Pentagon Admits Afghanistan’s New Black Hawks Can’t Match Its Older Russian Choppers

A new official report raises serious concerns about whether the new helicopters will actually hurt the Afghan military's ability to operate.

The Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall Apart
U.S. Marine Corps

The Marines Are Still Trying To Figure Out When Their F-35Bs Might Literally Fall Apart

Fatigue tests have gone smoothly for the F-35A and C variants so far, but they have come screeching to a halt with regards to the B model.