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China Touts Fusion Progress As New Details On Lockheed Martin’s Reactor Emerge
China

China Touts Fusion Progress As New Details On Lockheed Martin’s Reactor Emerge

Chinese state researchers and the multi-national corporation are both aiming to be first to develop practical fusion power sometime in the 2020s.

Lockheed Should Restart the Raptor Line If Japan Wants An F-22-F-35 Hybrid
Japan

Lockheed Should Restart the Raptor Line If Japan Wants An F-22-F-35 Hybrid

Geopolitical trends, security concerns, and industrial and combat aircraft capability needs, could give birth to an American-Japanese Raptor 2.0.

Huge Strategic Exercise Is Underway With Half The B-2 Fleet Airborne Over The U.S. (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Huge Strategic Exercise Is Underway With Half The B-2 Fleet Airborne Over The U.S. (Updated)

A series of strategic aircraft movements, including the congregation of a dozen KC-10s tankers, signaled a major operation was underway.

Russia Put Up A Smoke Screen To Hide Delivery of S-300 SAMs To Syria According To Claim
Syria

Russia Put Up A Smoke Screen To Hide Delivery of S-300 SAMs To Syria According To Claim

So far, evidence of the shipment is scarce, but the Kremlin has been sending more military gear into the country following a U.S.-led missile strike.

Night Stalker Choppers Freak Out Manhattan With Nighttime Low-Level Training Exercise
U.S. Homeland

Night Stalker Choppers Freak Out Manhattan With Nighttime Low-Level Training Exercise

The training mission caused confusion and criticism as helicopters went zipping down the city's streets as part of an apparent mock raid.

Another F-22 From Alaska Had A Catastrophic Engine Failure Days Before NAS Fallon Crash
U.S. Homeland

Another F-22 From Alaska Had A Catastrophic Engine Failure Days Before NAS Fallon Crash

The previously unacknowledged incident occurred at Tyndall AFB and resulted in the pilot declaring an in-flight emergency.

Now Iraq Has Started Bombing Syria Too (Updated)
Iraq

Now Iraq Has Started Bombing Syria Too (Updated)

Iraqi aircraft have crossed into Syria to strike targets for the very first time.

DARPA Will Reel-In Its Gremlins Drones and Pluck Them Out Of The Sky Like Flying Fish
Swarms

DARPA Will Reel-In Its Gremlins Drones and Pluck Them Out Of The Sky Like Flying Fish

The unmanned aircraft will link up with their C-130 mothership using a system similar to the probe-and-drogue refueling method.

Israel Halts Plans For F-15s To Train In Alaska As Iranian Air Defenses Appear In Syria
Israel

Israel Halts Plans For F-15s To Train In Alaska As Iranian Air Defenses Appear In Syria

The Israeli Air Force is keeping the jets at home as it appears to step up operations in Syria against Iranian forces and their partners.

ISIS Is Making A Comeback In Syria As Trump Pushes To Leave And Bring In Arab Forces
Syria

ISIS Is Making A Comeback In Syria As Trump Pushes To Leave And Bring In Arab Forces

A contingent of Arab forces could help American troops withdraw from the country, but it could also lead to a larger and even more convoluted war.

The Next America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Will Almost Be In a Class of its Own
U.S. Navy

The Next America Class Amphibious Assault Ship Will Almost Be In a Class of its Own

USS Bougainville (LHA-8) will be built with a well-deck unlike her two sister ships, but that's just one of its unique features.

Conflicting Claims Swirl As Israel Continues Air War Against Iranian Interests In Syria
Iran

Conflicting Claims Swirl As Israel Continues Air War Against Iranian Interests In Syria

Amid the aftermath of an America-led missile strike on the Syrian government, Israeli forces have launched a number of their own operations.

Four Outlandish Russian Ministry of Defense Claims About The Syrian Missile Raid
Syria

Four Outlandish Russian Ministry of Defense Claims About The Syrian Missile Raid

In one single press conference, the Kremlin has disputed almost every basic detail about the American, British, and French operation.

Here’s The Navy’s Vision For A New Cruiser To Replace The Aging Ticonderoga Class
U.S. Navy

Here’s The Navy’s Vision For A New Cruiser To Replace The Aging Ticonderoga Class

The Chief of Naval Operations has laid out some ambitious objectives for the design and the program, but some may find them unsettling.

The Navy Eyes Replacing Its Hospital Ships With A Fleet of Smaller Medical Vessels
Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)

The Navy Eyes Replacing Its Hospital Ships With A Fleet of Smaller Medical Vessels

The service says a mix of less capable ships that are cheaper to operate might be better for future, distributed operations.

F-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Belly During Major Mishap Friday At NAS Fallon (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

F-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Belly During Major Mishap Friday At NAS Fallon (Updated)

Few solid details are available regarding this incident but USAF officials have confirmed that it did indeed occur and the damage is extensive.

Here Are All The Details The Pentagon Just Released Regarding Its Missile Attack On Syria (Updated)
Syria

Here Are All The Details The Pentagon Just Released Regarding Its Missile Attack On Syria (Updated)

The Pentagon revealed new information about the operation including a detailed account of weapons and launch platforms used.

Navy F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Taken Their Last Cruise Aboard A U.S. Aircraft Carrier
U.S. Navy

Navy F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Taken Their Last Cruise Aboard A U.S. Aircraft Carrier

33 years after the F/A-18's first cruise, the Navy's Legacy Hornet fleet has made its last scheduled deployment aboard a carrier.

United States, France, And UK Begin Air Strikes On Syria (Updating Live)
Syria

United States, France, And UK Begin Air Strikes On Syria (Updating Live)

The strikes come after days of conflicting reports, rapid diplomatic exchanges, and threats of retaliation from Russia.

Azerbaijan’s Border Guard Has This Awesomely Bad Music Video With Tanks and Suicide Drones
Europe

Azerbaijan’s Border Guard Has This Awesomely Bad Music Video With Tanks and Suicide Drones

A participant on The Voice of Azerbaijan sings around armored vehicles and gives an upbeat performance as missiles, rockets, and bullets fly.