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Photos Leak Of What Appears To Be Maverick’s Specially Painted Super Hornet For Top Gun 2
Hollywood

Photos Leak Of What Appears To Be Maverick’s Specially Painted Super Hornet For Top Gun 2

It looks like Pete Mitchell is getting his very own specially painted baby blue and black F/A-18F.

How U.S. Taxpayers Are Spending $1.8B For Afghanistan To Fly A Couple Dozen A-29 Attack Planes
Afghanistan

How U.S. Taxpayers Are Spending $1.8B For Afghanistan To Fly A Couple Dozen A-29 Attack Planes

The estimated annual sustainment costs alone are more than twice what the U.S. Air Force pays to operate a squadron of F-16s for a year.

Navy’s Revamped Stealth Destroyer Looks Less Stealthy As It Leaves San Diego For Trials
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Revamped Stealth Destroyer Looks Less Stealthy As It Leaves San Diego For Trials

Zumwalt class destroyers consistently shed capabilities as costs ballooned. Now the Navy is bolting components directly to their stealthy deckhouses.

That Qatari Royal Flight 747-8i That’s Up For Sale Just Made A Very Strange Flight To Istanbul
Middle East

That Qatari Royal Flight 747-8i That’s Up For Sale Just Made A Very Strange Flight To Istanbul

Regardless of the very strange route it just flew, it seems as if the super luxury jumbo jet has sold. Could its new owner be Turkey?

USAF Trying To Find Weapon Used In Mystery Attacks On US Diplomats As Evidence Points To Russia
U.S. Air Force

USAF Trying To Find Weapon Used In Mystery Attacks On US Diplomats As Evidence Points To Russia

Intercepted communications point to the Kremlin as the United States continues to investigate how the attacks occurred.

The Pentagon’s Tiny Covert Mics That Clip Onto Your Teeth Are A Game Changer
Soldier Systems

The Pentagon’s Tiny Covert Mics That Clip Onto Your Teeth Are A Game Changer

Hidden inside your mouth, the device sends radio messages vibrating through the bones in your head straight into your inner ear.

KC-46 Tanker Hits Major Milestones But Deficiencies Still Unmitigated As Delivery Looms
KC-46

KC-46 Tanker Hits Major Milestones But Deficiencies Still Unmitigated As Delivery Looms

The KC-46 receives FAA certification and the USAF orders 18 more, but major problems with the aircraft haven't been officially solved.

This Is The Army’s New Electronic Warfare Vehicle, The First Of Its Kind In Years
U.S. Air Force

This Is The Army’s New Electronic Warfare Vehicle, The First Of Its Kind In Years

The armored trucks are an important stepping stone to the service rebooting its sorely neglected ground-based jamming capabilities.

Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months
T-38

Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months

Both pilots managed to eject and are currently being treated at local medical centers.

USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’
RQ-4

USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’

The plan is to try to cram a number of different cameras and a laser imager into one modular sensor pod.

North Korea Parade Strikes Lighter Tone, But Still No Evidence Kim Intends To Give Up Nukes
North Korea

North Korea Parade Strikes Lighter Tone, But Still No Evidence Kim Intends To Give Up Nukes

Kim Jong Un is eager to smooth the path to another meeting with Trump, no doubt with hopes of securing new concessions from the president.

Royal Navy Sailors Arrested In Florida During HMS Queen Elizabeth’s First Visit To U.S.
Royal Navy

Royal Navy Sailors Arrested In Florida During HMS Queen Elizabeth’s First Visit To U.S.

The aircraft carrier's historic visit to Naval Station Mayport is a prelude to long-awaited and critical shipboard tests of the F-35B.

Behold The First Official Photo Of The Navy’s New NC-37B Missile Tracking Jet
U.S. Navy

Behold The First Official Photo Of The Navy’s New NC-37B Missile Tracking Jet

Once complete, the unique aircraft will support various missile and missile-defense research and development projects and help patrol test ranges.

Russian Commandos Are Getting “Silent” Mortars That Are As Quiet As A Suppressed Rifle
Russia

Russian Commandos Are Getting “Silent” Mortars That Are As Quiet As A Suppressed Rifle

The weapons use special ammunition to eliminate smoke and flash during firing and keep noise to an absolute minimum.

For Boeing, Its MQ-25 Win Is Sweet Vindication After Years Of Disappointment
MQ-25

For Boeing, Its MQ-25 Win Is Sweet Vindication After Years Of Disappointment

After nearly two decades of trying to advance its advanced semi-autonomous unmanned combat air vehicle dreams, Boeing finally gets its shot.

Exclusive: U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashed Off Spain Last June
RQ-4

Exclusive: U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashed Off Spain Last June

Up until today, the USAF had not publicly disclosed the incident.

Story Update: New Details On The RQ-4 Global Hawk Crash Off Spain
RQ-4

Story Update: New Details On The RQ-4 Global Hawk Crash Off Spain

After breaking the story yesterday we have since found out additional details regarding the previously undisclosed incident.

Russia Threatens To Attack Key U.S. Outpost In Southern Syria
Syria

Russia Threatens To Attack Key U.S. Outpost In Southern Syria

The American base at At Tanf has been a flashpoint before, but it could now become a dangerous sideshow to a larger Syrian government offensive.

Marine Corps F-35Bs Have Arrived Off the Coast of Africa For The Very First Time
Essex Class

Marine Corps F-35Bs Have Arrived Off the Coast of Africa For The Very First Time

The jets are there for training, not combat, but the deployment reflects the steady integration of the planes into routine Marine activities.

WWII Vintage USS Oak Ridge Is Being Auctioned Off, Maybe The Navy Should Buy It Back
WWII

WWII Vintage USS Oak Ridge Is Being Auctioned Off, Maybe The Navy Should Buy It Back

The unique 75-year-old vessel could provide much needed dry dock capacity for the Navy's submarine fleet or it could be scrapped for its recycling value.