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Russia

Russia’s New Surveillance Jet To Make First U.S. Visit To Photograph Military Bases

The Kremlin says the Tu-214ON Open Skies aircraft will be flying out of an Air National Guard base in Missouri all week.

Bunker Talk

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

We can talk about mysterious Space Shuttle infrastructure, nuclear deterrents, geopolitics, and F-35 deployments—you know, no big whoop.

U.S. Navy

The Navy’s Last Active Duty P-3C Orion Squadron Is On Its Final Deployment

Nearly six decades after the first Orions entered service, the Navy is getting close to retiring the P-3C from active duty for good.

North Korea

Kim Jong Un Oversees Fighter Drills, Test Of New Weapon As Diplomatic Focus Turns To Russia

Pyongyang is signaling that the old militaristic status quo could return as a top-level meeting between Kim and Putin seems imminent.

KC-135

More Than A Dozen Air Force KC-135s and KC-46s Flee Kansas Base Ahead Of Bad Weather

The Air Force is clearly taking no chances after two other major air bases suffered serious storm-related damage in the past six months.

Air Force Munitions

New MD Explorer Gunship Features Internal Tubes For Launching Guided Munitions And Drones

Internal launch tubes offer a big boost in firepower in a compact package and they may become far more common on armed helicopters in the future.

Future Vertical Lift

Lockheed Tests Game-Changing F-35-Like X-Ray Vision System On Bell’s V-280 Valor

Pilots can use the system to their jobs more efficiently and safely, and it could be a step toward even more revolutionary capabilities in the future.

Germany

German and Canadian Firms Developing SeaSpider Rocket-Powered Anti-Torpedo Torpedo

There is a growing demand for hard-kill anti-torpedo defenses to defeat newer torpedoes that are increasingly immune to existing countermeasures.

SR-71

SR-71’s “R2-D2” Could Be The Key To Winning Future Fights In GPS Denied Environments

Our ancestors did it and so did the SR-71 Blackbird, now this ancient form of navigation could be set for a major comeback.

Saudi Arabia

One of Saudi Arabia’s RE-3A Spy Planes Now Looks Just Like a U.S. Air Force RC-135

The unique signals intelligence aircraft now has an elongated nose and other features that appear almost identical to the American Rivet Joint.

Stryker

The U.S. Army’s New Up-Gunned Stryker Armored Vehicles Have Been Hacked

A Pentagon report says 'adversaries' launched successful cyber attacks against systems on the new 30mm cannon-armed vehicles.

F-35

U.S. Air Force F-35A’s First Combat Deployment To The Middle East Has Begun

The Joint Strike Fighters will fill the gap left by the recent departure of the service's F-22 Raptors and bring new capabilities, as well.

U.S. Army

New Contender For The Army’s High-Speed Armed Scout Helicopter Program Emerges

The competition to finally develop a true replacement for the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is heating up.

U.S. Homeland

Stratolaunch’s Roc, The World’s Largest Aircraft, Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)

This is a landmark event in aviation history and something the late billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dreamed of seeing.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Star Wars Edition!

We can talk mini-torpedoes, hovercraft evacuations, geopolitics, war in space—you know, no big whoop.

U.S. Air Force

Idahoans Sue Air Force To Stop It From Using Their Towns For Targeting Practice

The USAF wants to use towns in Idaho for urban close air support drills, but some citizens say they never had a proper warning or a say in the matter.

Americas

Puerto Rico Air Guard’s C-130 Airlifters And Flying Role Are Being Taken Away

The unit was largely neglected and suffered from low morale, and that was before Hurricane Maria and a horrific crash.

U.S. Air Force

USAF Secretary Gives Ominous Warning That Show Of Force Needed To Deter Space Attacks

But serious questions remain about what an all-out war in space would even look like and what hostile actions would automatically demand a response.

News & Features

The War Zone Wants You! We Are Growing Our Team And Looking For A New Writer

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, will be to write with a super-agile team on some very cool topics.

H-46

You Can Buy The State Department’s Totally Upgraded S-61T Helicopters That It Barely Used

The U.S. State Department spent untold millions on refurbishing the second-hand helicopters and now they could be yours on the cheap.