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This Is What a 700-Round Burst Out of a M249 SAW Does to a Suppressor
Machine Guns

This Is What a 700-Round Burst Out of a M249 SAW Does to a Suppressor

They are becoming more popular on battlefields overseas and here at home.

Putin And Merkel Are Having A Blast Talking Ballistic Missiles At The G20
Germany

Putin And Merkel Are Having A Blast Talking Ballistic Missiles At The G20

Was Putin "mansplaining" the flight profile of Kim Jong Un's latest missile test to Merkel?

N. Korea Posts On-Board Film Of Missile Flight As US Says It Spied On Launch Site
North Korea

N. Korea Posts On-Board Film Of Missile Flight As US Says It Spied On Launch Site

What US asset was spying on missile test area before the launch occurred?

Rockets’ Red Glare: North Korea Awes With Massive Missile Capability Leap
North Korea

Rockets’ Red Glare: North Korea Awes With Massive Missile Capability Leap

North Korea's 4th of July message to the US rang loud as the Liberty Bell—Kim Jong Un now has a rocket that can reach Alaska and possibly beyond.

New Flight Ops Video From China’s Carrier Features Loaded Up J-15 Fighters
China

New Flight Ops Video From China’s Carrier Features Loaded Up J-15 Fighters

The video emerged as the carrier battle group passed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to Hong Kong.

Watch This C-130J Become Engulfed In Its Own Dust Storm During Rough Field Ops
C-130

Watch This C-130J Become Engulfed In Its Own Dust Storm During Rough Field Ops

The C-130 is one hardy cargo hauling beast.

Senators Are Finally Funding A Design Study For A New Light Aircraft Carrier
U.S. Navy

Senators Are Finally Funding A Design Study For A New Light Aircraft Carrier

Could this be the beginning of the end for the Navy's decades old all nuclear supercarrier procurement strategy?

Amid US Threats, Assad Appears At The One Place He’s Safe—Russia’s Syrian Air Base
Syria

Amid US Threats, Assad Appears At The One Place He’s Safe—Russia’s Syrian Air Base

No American Tomahawks will be landing on this base.

Video Shows Destroyed Thunderbird F-16D On Flatbed Truck After Dayton Crash
U.S. Homeland

Video Shows Destroyed Thunderbird F-16D On Flatbed Truck After Dayton Crash

The jet flipped on its back after landing, and by the looks of the video it will never fly again.

Pentagon May Replace Its Doomsday Planes And “Air Force Two” With One New Type
C-32

Pentagon May Replace Its Doomsday Planes And “Air Force Two” With One New Type

Consolidating the E-4B NAOC and E-6B Mercury missions into one common aircraft while also sharing platform commonality with a C-32A replacement makes a ton of sense.

F-16D Belonging To The USAF Thunderbirds Crashes In Dayton, Ohio (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

F-16D Belonging To The USAF Thunderbirds Crashes In Dayton, Ohio (Updated)

It is reported that the aircraft had a mishap during heavy weather.

Two USAF E-4B “Doomsday Planes” Damaged In Tornado At Offutt Air Force Base
U.S. Homeland

Two USAF E-4B “Doomsday Planes” Damaged In Tornado At Offutt Air Force Base

The E-4Bs' tails were sticking out of their hangars when the tornado struck.

Navy’s New SM-3 Block IIA Ballistic Missile Interceptor Fails In Live Test
U.S. Navy

Navy’s New SM-3 Block IIA Ballistic Missile Interceptor Fails In Live Test

Ballistic missile defense remains far more complex and unreliable than most care to realize.

ISIS Blows Up Historic Mosque In Mosul Where Its Own Caliphate Was Declared
Iraq

ISIS Blows Up Historic Mosque In Mosul Where Its Own Caliphate Was Declared

ISIS in Mosul is self destructing, both literally and figuratively.

U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashes in California
U.S. Homeland

U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Crashes in California

The large unmanned aircraft came down in the Inyo National Forest, touching off a forest fire.

Lockheed Unveils New Super Versatile Special Operations C-130 Variant
C-130

Lockheed Unveils New Super Versatile Special Operations C-130 Variant

The legendary C-130 family of aircraft keeps growing, and its newest variant is the most versatile yet.

US Downs Second Armed Iranian Drone As Tehran Warns Of More Missile Strikes
Iran

US Downs Second Armed Iranian Drone As Tehran Warns Of More Missile Strikes

Iran is suddenly asserting itself in entirely new ways throughout the region, and that is a major problem for the US and its allies.

Shockwaves Sent Through Tattered US-Russian Relationship After US Downs Syrian Jet
Syria

Shockwaves Sent Through Tattered US-Russian Relationship After US Downs Syrian Jet

The US has already had to adapt its aerial strategy over eastern Syria to contend with the possibly of threats from opposing combat aircraft.

Iran Launched An Unprecedented Ballistic Missile Attack On Syrian City
Iran

Iran Launched An Unprecedented Ballistic Missile Attack On Syrian City

Now that Iran has shown it is willing to use its ballistic missiles, the strategic equation in the region has changed.

USN F/A-18E Super Hornet Shoots Down Syrian Su-22 Fitter Attack Jet
Syria

USN F/A-18E Super Hornet Shoots Down Syrian Su-22 Fitter Attack Jet

The unprecedented engagement could lead to a rapidly escalating security situation in the skies over eastern Syria.