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The Course To A 355 Ship Navy Is Becoming Increasingly Challenging To Plot
U.S. Navy

The Course To A 355 Ship Navy Is Becoming Increasingly Challenging To Plot

The Navy talks big surface fleet dreams but it is going to take some serious planning and tough decision making to realize those dreams.

Enhanced Patriot Missile Enters Full Rate Production, Will Sell Like Hotcakes
U.S. Army

Enhanced Patriot Missile Enters Full Rate Production, Will Sell Like Hotcakes

Driven by world events, the market for ballistic missile defense is very hot at the moment, and the Patriot PAC-3 MSE's timing seems just right.

Report Says Multiple Aircraft At Russia’s Air Base In Syria Destroyed In Attack (Updated)
Syria

Report Says Multiple Aircraft At Russia’s Air Base In Syria Destroyed In Attack (Updated)

If the report is accurate, the attack would represent the largest loss of Russian military hardware since arriving in the war-torn country.

New Details Emerge In Boeing’s First Video Of Its Carrier-Based Tanker Drone
MQ-25

New Details Emerge In Boeing’s First Video Of Its Carrier-Based Tanker Drone

We get our first look from different angles of Boeing Phantom Works' MQ-25 Stingray design, and some exotic features are coming into focus.

Kim Jong Un Rings In New Year By Telling World He Has Nuclear “Button” Installed On Desk
North Korea

Kim Jong Un Rings In New Year By Telling World He Has Nuclear “Button” Installed On Desk

The ominous message is one of a number of new indications that the chances of a conflict on the Korean Peninsula are multiplying.

Hero Soldier Died Saving Multiple Lives After Running In And Out Of Horrific Building Fire
U.S. Army

Hero Soldier Died Saving Multiple Lives After Running In And Out Of Horrific Building Fire

The bravery and sacrifice of Private Emmanuel Mensah can give us all hope as we head into an uncertain new year.

In An Age Of Brexit Austerity, British Lawmakers Now Want A New Royal Yacht
United Kingdom

In An Age Of Brexit Austerity, British Lawmakers Now Want A New Royal Yacht

Some in British Parliament think a lavish ship is needed to make trade deals, support the royal family, and to promote Britain around the globe.

Russia To Begin Testing Its Fearsome New “Pantsir-ME” Naval Close-In Defense System
Russia

Russia To Begin Testing Its Fearsome New “Pantsir-ME” Naval Close-In Defense System

The new turret shares features found on the formidable Pantsir-S1 air defense system and the Kashtan close-in weapon system it aims to replace.

Lockheed Touts Non-Existent “Beast Mode” F-35 Configuration With 16 Air-To-Air Missiles
F-35

Lockheed Touts Non-Existent “Beast Mode” F-35 Configuration With 16 Air-To-Air Missiles

The graphic is disingenuous, but that doesn't mean that such a capability shouldn't be pursued.

Japan And South Korea Eye F-35B For Their Helicopter Carriers
Japan

Japan And South Korea Eye F-35B For Their Helicopter Carriers

Both countries are future F-35 operators and once Japan's big "helicopter destroyers" emerged, fielding the F-35B seemed like just a matter of time.

China’s AG600 Amphibious Flying Boat Takes To The Skies On Its Maiden Flight
China

China’s AG600 Amphibious Flying Boat Takes To The Skies On Its Maiden Flight

It is the largest amphibious aircraft currently being produced and it's tailored to support China's extra-territorial claims.

The German Navy Decided To Return Their Bloated New Frigate To The Ship Store This Christmas
Germany

The German Navy Decided To Return Their Bloated New Frigate To The Ship Store This Christmas

It's the first time the German Navy has rejected a ship after it was formally delivered.

Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers Have Woefully Inadequate Close-In Air Defense Capabilities
Royal Navy

Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers Have Woefully Inadequate Close-In Air Defense Capabilities

The Ministry of Defense seems to have skimped on the carriers' ability to fend off anti-ship cruise missile barrages.

Su-30s Acted As Infrared “Heat Traps” For Putin’s Arrival In Syria Aboard A Tu-214PU
Syria

Su-30s Acted As Infrared “Heat Traps” For Putin’s Arrival In Syria Aboard A Tu-214PU

The Russian Air Force got creative with its shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile countermeasures for Putin's visit to Syria.

Israel Is Treating America’s Throwaway F-15D Eagles As New Found Treasure
Israel

Israel Is Treating America’s Throwaway F-15D Eagles As New Found Treasure

The surplus two-seat F-15s will become key components in Israel's long-range air combat arsenal.

Bell’s V-280 Valor Tilt-Rotor That Aims To Replace The Black Hawk Took Its First Flight
U.S. Army

Bell’s V-280 Valor Tilt-Rotor That Aims To Replace The Black Hawk Took Its First Flight

The Valor finally goes vertical.

Lockheed Likely Sees Big Military Applications Potential In Aerion’s Supersonic Bizjet
Civil Aviation

Lockheed Likely Sees Big Military Applications Potential In Aerion’s Supersonic Bizjet

A jet that can cruise for thousands of miles at mach 1.4 will be just as enticing to the Pentagon as it is to billionaires.

Could “Phantom Swift” Be The Aircraft Boeing Defense Is Set To Reveal Next Week?
Mysteries

Could “Phantom Swift” Be The Aircraft Boeing Defense Is Set To Reveal Next Week?

It would definitely be worth all the hype.

Russian Su-25 Almost Hits US F-22 During Intercept Over Syria, But Is There More Going On?
F-22

Russian Su-25 Almost Hits US F-22 During Intercept Over Syria, But Is There More Going On?

Reports of two separate incidents, weeks apart, sound almost too similar to just be a coincidence.

Boeing Defense Teases Mystery Aircraft Unveiling By Hiding It Under A Black Sheet
Mysteries

Boeing Defense Teases Mystery Aircraft Unveiling By Hiding It Under A Black Sheet

The strange teaser came on Twitter, showing a puzzling design that the company says will "change the future of air power."