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Destroyer USS Fitzgerald Badly Damaged After Collision With Merchant Vessel (Updated)
Japan

Destroyer USS Fitzgerald Badly Damaged After Collision With Merchant Vessel (Updated)

Seven sailors are missing and the commanding officer has been medevaced by helicopter to a nearby hospital.

USAF Or NATO Should Snap Up The RAF’s Retiring R1 Sentinel Radar Planes
Royal Air Force

USAF Or NATO Should Snap Up The RAF’s Retiring R1 Sentinel Radar Planes

The Sentinels are powerful, highly relevant, modern and relatively efficient intelligence gathering tools that need to remain in the air.

Unmasking The Bullet-Shaped Mystery Aircraft After It Reemerges At Victorville
U.S. Homeland

Unmasking The Bullet-Shaped Mystery Aircraft After It Reemerges At Victorville

We have the first high-res image of the aircraft, a tail number, and a lot more about its origins.

Peek Around Inside The Navy’s Stealth Destroyer By Watching This Video
U.S. Navy

Peek Around Inside The Navy’s Stealth Destroyer By Watching This Video

The Zumwalt's interior spaces are remarkably uncluttered and spacious for a Navy surface combatant.

Now That The F-35A Is Also Having Oxygen Issues A Solution Is More Likely
F-35A

Now That The F-35A Is Also Having Oxygen Issues A Solution Is More Likely

The issue is now affecting the Air Force's "golden goose" which is good news for the Navy's F/A-18s and T-45s.

The OV-10 Bronco Is Wailing On ISIS Yet Again, This Time In The Philippines
Indo-Pacific

The OV-10 Bronco Is Wailing On ISIS Yet Again, This Time In The Philippines

Over 50 years since its first flight, the OV-10 is proving to the world once again just how relevant light air support aircraft can be.

US Navy Looking At Bringing Retired Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Out Of Mothballs
U.S. Navy

US Navy Looking At Bringing Retired Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Out Of Mothballs

Bringing back its last operational conventionally powered supercarrier would help the Navy make its 12 carrier fleet goal a reality.

Russia Challenges U.S. Tankers To Compete In Its Annual “Tank Biathlon”
Russia

Russia Challenges U.S. Tankers To Compete In Its Annual “Tank Biathlon”

If certain concerns can be eliminated, the U.S. should take Russia up on its challenge.

Coalition Strikes Pro-Assad Shiite Militias Again Near Key Outpost In Syria
Syria

Coalition Strikes Pro-Assad Shiite Militias Again Near Key Outpost In Syria

This time those at the base and the aviators above it were ready and waiting for another assault.

Saudi-Qatari Row Puts The U.S. And Its Military In A Bad Place At A Bad Time
Saudi Arabia

Saudi-Qatari Row Puts The U.S. And Its Military In A Bad Place At A Bad Time

This may turn out to be a truer test of where America's ideals really lie when it comes to fighting terrorism as any.

About That “Blue Thunder” Counter-Terror Chopper That Landed On London Bridge
United Kingdom

About That “Blue Thunder” Counter-Terror Chopper That Landed On London Bridge

It is one of just five similar helicopters tasked with supporting a special unit within the Special Air Service that focuses on domestic counter-terror ops.

The Navy Now Says It Can Get More Service Life Out Of Its Existing Fleet
U.S. Navy

The Navy Now Says It Can Get More Service Life Out Of Its Existing Fleet

Now that shipbuilders' order books are filling up, the Navy claims it can get more service life out of the ships it already owns.

The Broken Pentagon: Obama’s Secretary of USAF to Sit on Textron’s Board
U.S. Air Force

The Broken Pentagon: Obama’s Secretary of USAF to Sit on Textron’s Board

Trump specifically said he wouldn't allow this, but it seems like that promise has been quietly dropped.

This Low Pass By A South African Rooivalk Attack Chopper Is Totally Nuts
Africa

This Low Pass By A South African Rooivalk Attack Chopper Is Totally Nuts

It looks like SAAF pilots are having a ball with the world's relatively minuscule Rooivalk fleet.

Stratolaunch’s Massive Mothership Rolls Out Of Its Nest For The First Time
U.S. Homeland

Stratolaunch’s Massive Mothership Rolls Out Of Its Nest For The First Time

This is the largest aircraft ever built in terms of wingspan, even larger than the "Spruce Goose."

Test ICBM Was Successfully Intercepted According To Missile Defense Agency
ICBMs

Test ICBM Was Successfully Intercepted According To Missile Defense Agency

The exo-atmospheric kill vehicle slammed into its target, pulverizing it high above the earth.

High Stakes For Today’s Overdue Missile Defense Test Against An ICBM
ICBMs

High Stakes For Today’s Overdue Missile Defense Test Against An ICBM

The idea of a robust "missile shield" that protects the US remains a myth.

North Korea Says KN-06 SAM System Ready For Production After Successful Test
North Korea

North Korea Says KN-06 SAM System Ready For Production After Successful Test

The KN-06 may not be state-of-the-art, but it represents a credible and potentially wily threat for US and South Korean combat aircraft.

Russian Air Power In Syria Blasts Big ISIS Convoy Heading To Palmyra
Syria

Russian Air Power In Syria Blasts Big ISIS Convoy Heading To Palmyra

Footage shows dozens of trucks in a tight column on the receiving end of an aerial barrage.

Russian Fighter Intercepted Then Barrel Rolled Atop A KC-10 Flying Over Syria
Syria

Russian Fighter Intercepted Then Barrel Rolled Atop A KC-10 Flying Over Syria

The skies over Syria are anything but lonely.