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Croatia Will Replace Its MiG-21s With Second-Hand F-16Ds From Israel
Israel

Croatia Will Replace Its MiG-21s With Second-Hand F-16Ds From Israel

Three parties were offering used F-16s and Sweden was offering the JAS-39 Gripen for the Croatian fighter tender.

Shadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction Busting
North Korea

Shadowy CIA-Linked Spy Plane May Be Scouring The Sea For North Korean Sanction Busting

Since February 2018, the essentially unmarked surveillance aircraft has been flying orbits over the East China Sea between North Korea and China.

One of Afghanistan’s A-29s Has Finally Dropped a Laser-Guided Bomb in Anger
Afghanistan

One of Afghanistan’s A-29s Has Finally Dropped a Laser-Guided Bomb in Anger

The pilot used the weapon to avoid civilian casualties, but the NATO-led coalition continues to downplay the importance of this capability.

Why Would Kim Jong Un Take An Armored Train To Beijing? (Updated)
China

Why Would Kim Jong Un Take An Armored Train To Beijing? (Updated)

It seems like a risky time for him to leave and it begs the question of who is in command of North Korea's nuclear arsenal in his absence.

Houthis Film Attempted Downing Of UAE F-16s Amid Claims They’ve Gotten New Iranian Missiles
Saudi Arabia

Houthis Film Attempted Downing Of UAE F-16s Amid Claims They’ve Gotten New Iranian Missiles

Though the jets appear to have escaped unscathed, the Yemeni rebels appear to be increasingly able to challenge their opponents in the sky.

US Army Eyes Adding Unique 40mm Cannon To Its Stryker and Bradley Armored Vehicles
Cannons

US Army Eyes Adding Unique 40mm Cannon To Its Stryker and Bradley Armored Vehicles

The 40mm Cased Telescoped Cannon is compact and powerful and could arm some of the service's future Next-Generation Combat Vehicles, too.

Lockheed Martin Now Has a Patent For Its Potentially World Changing Fusion Reactor
Skunk Works

Lockheed Martin Now Has a Patent For Its Potentially World Changing Fusion Reactor

When it first announced the project, the company said it could have a working prototype of the revolutionary power source as early as 2019.

Watch Iron Dome Accidentally Launch 11 Interceptors At Machine Gun Fire
Israel

Watch Iron Dome Accidentally Launch 11 Interceptors At Machine Gun Fire

The Tamir interceptors pull off mesmerizing maneuvers as they try to attack targets that aren't really there.

Lockheed’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Looks Impressive, But It’s Still Just A Paper Plane
MQ-25

Lockheed’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Looks Impressive, But It’s Still Just A Paper Plane

Lockheed's flying-wing 'Stingray' drone is said to be largely a clean sheet design, and that could help or hurt its chances of winning.

This Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030
U.S. Air Force

This Is What the US Air Force Wants You To Think Air Combat Will Look Like in 2030

A new Air Force Research Laboratory video depicts manned-unmanned teams, drone swarms, lasers and other advanced weapons, and more.

Riyadh Just Came Under Ballistic Missile Attack Resulting In These Crazy Videos
Saudi Arabia

Riyadh Just Came Under Ballistic Missile Attack Resulting In These Crazy Videos

In one video a missile fragment comes careening into the ground and in another a big salvo of Patriot missiles is seen being fired into the night sky.

Strategic Command Boss’s Computer Screens Go Dark When Foreign Missile Is Launched
Nuclear Policy

Strategic Command Boss’s Computer Screens Go Dark When Foreign Missile Is Launched

CNN gives us a look inside STRATCOM's "battle deck" and talks current realities of strategic deterrence with General Hyten.

Russia Halts Years of Work On Ballistic Missile To Pay For Hypersonic Weapons
Russia

Russia Halts Years of Work On Ballistic Missile To Pay For Hypersonic Weapons

Less than a month after announcing a flurry of new strategic weapons, the Kremlin has effectively canceled one for the foreseeable future.

Exclusive Photos: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying Wing Drone Breaks Cover
Drones

Exclusive Photos: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying Wing Drone Breaks Cover

We finally get to see one of the key missing links that bridged the gap between Lockheed's RQ-3 Darkstar and RQ-170 Sentinel flying-wing drones.

Blue Angels Getting C-130J From Royal Air Force To Replace KC-130T Fat Albert Transport
U.S. Navy

Blue Angels Getting C-130J From Royal Air Force To Replace KC-130T Fat Albert Transport

The news surely comes as a relief for the Navy's Flight Demonstration Team and the C-130J will add new capabilities to Fat Albert's own air show act.

US Military Scientists Are Building a Laser Cannon That Shoots Disembodied Voices
Lasers

US Military Scientists Are Building a Laser Cannon That Shoots Disembodied Voices

The experimental system uses two lasers to generate light, sound, and heat and could be useful for crowd control or other functions.

John Bolton As National Security Advisor Damages Prospects Of A North Korea Deal
North Korea

John Bolton As National Security Advisor Damages Prospects Of A North Korea Deal

One of the guys who brought you the war in Iraq, and a man who remains enamored with regime change, is now Trump's top foreign policy advisor.

‘Marillyn Lockheed’ Tells President Trump The F-35 ‘Absolutely’ Is Invisible
U.S. Homeland

‘Marillyn Lockheed’ Tells President Trump The F-35 ‘Absolutely’ Is Invisible

Yet again, Lockheed Martin's CEO Marillyn Hewson told the president exactly what he wanted to hear and that's not a good thing.

The UK Has Spent Nearly 15 Years Developing Watchkeeper Drones It Says Aren’t Safe to Fly
United Kingdom

The UK Has Spent Nearly 15 Years Developing Watchkeeper Drones It Says Aren’t Safe to Fly

The British Army has more than 50 of the unmanned aircraft, but authorities say they still aren't reliable enough even for routine drills.

Aircraft Attacked Over Yemen With R-27 Air-to-Air Missile Modified Into A SAM
Yemen

Aircraft Attacked Over Yemen With R-27 Air-to-Air Missile Modified Into A SAM

Houthi rebels have converted missile stocks intended for the country's MiG-29s into surface-to-air missiles, possibly with the help of Iran.