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Canada

Canada’s CF-18 Replacement Competition Structure Seems To Have Already Disqualified The F-35

The country's requirements for its new fighter jet competition are at odds with its existing obligations to the Joint Strike Fighter program.

U.S. Marine Corps

USMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 Chinook

Congress has ordered the Pentagon to examine any potential alternatives as the CH-53K program's schedule continues to slip.

Australia

Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse

The watchdog says that buying old jets won't make up for a worrying lack pilots and maintainers to support the jets Canada has now.

Iran

What The Hell Is Going On With The U.S. And The Supposed New Threat Posed By Iran?

Pompeo bolted to Iraq today as rumors swirled about Iranian missile movements, but two days into this saga we have more questions than answers.

U.S. Air Force

USAF F-35As Will Get Navy’s New Air Defense Busting Missile Amid Talk Of Anti-Ship Variants

A new warhead design and modular payload bay could open up even more roles in the future for the new fast-flying missile.

Europe

Behold Italy’s FREMM Frigate In U.S. Navy FFG(X) Future Frigate Configuration

The FFG(X) competition is heating up and proven foreign designs are being remodeled into very promising U.S. Navy-specific configurations.

U.S. Navy

New Lockheed Concept Shows Navy F-35C Armed With Hypersonic Cruise Missiles

The missile would be a follow-on version of a weapon Lockheed Martin is already developing for the Air Force.

U.S. Homeland

Carrier And Bombers Ordered To Middle East Without Any Details On Supposed Iranian Threat

The announcement came from National Security Advisor John Bolton in an official statement that lacked any specifics on what caused prompted it.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Report On This Week

We can talk about defecting Balugas, Venezuela on the brink, geopolitics, laser-equipped fighter jets—you know, no big whoop.

China

North Korea Appears To Be Officially Back In The Missile Test Firing Business

If initial estimates are correct, it is the first over-the-horizon missile firing by North Korea in a year and a half.

Turkey

Right On Cue, Russia Says It’s Ready To Offer Turkey Su-57 Fighters In Place Of F-35s

The Kremlin says a potential deal might include industrial offsets, local production, and even technology transfer.

U.S. Homeland

Historic Northrop Flying Wing Crashed After Doing A “Barrel Roll” According To NTSB (Updated)

The April 22nd crash marked the loss of a beloved pilot and one of the rarest antique flying machines in the world.

Helicopters

This Ghost Of A Helicopter Likely Had A Secret Role In Reagan’s ‘Tear Down This Wall’ Speech

All the available information we've uncovered indicates that this helicopter was assigned to a top-secret covert aviation unit called Seaspray.

U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Just Shot Down Multiple Missiles With A Laser Destined For Fighter Aircraft

The service wants this game-changing capability to be hanging off the wings of fighter jets by the early 2020s.

KC-135

Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom

Packaging an aerial refueling boom in a pod will be a major engineering challenge, but it would change the way the USAF keeps its planes in the fight.

U.S. Homeland

Amazing Video Of Blacked Out Night Stalker Helicopters Buzzing Low Over Downtown LA Street

In the face of rain and wind, the helicopters got down to very low altitude, surprising many people on the street.

U.S. Homeland

Family Says Land Overlooking Area 51 Is Worth $116M—USAF Says $330k

The family with a view overlooking the secretive facility continues to battle with the USAF over just compensation for their seized land.

Manned ISR

Optionally Manned Firebird Rapidly Matures Ahead Of International Debut This Summer

With three aircraft now in testing, Northrop Grumman looks toward the international market and new payload partners to make Firebird soar.

C-130

USAF Wants To Turn HC-130J’s Self Defense Suite Into “Sauron’s Eye” Vision System

The service says it wants the "all-seeing eye" for the rescue planes, but it could be readily adaptable to other types with the same defenses.

U.S. Homeland

T-45 Trainer Crashes In Tennessee Just Weeks After Grounding Was Lifted

It has been a rough year for the T-45 community, and today's tragic news sure doesn't help.