In recent days, Houthi rebels in western Yemen have taken the fight to Saudi Arabia on an unprecedented level. Now The Kingdom's seat of power may be at risk of ballistic missile attack.
The ship tragically struck by a suicide bomber off Yemen in 2000 is responding to a similar attack on a Saudi Frigate.
They are loud as hell in hover, but in airplane mode they hiss by.
Two jets were lost during the Admiral Kuznetsov's shortened deployment to the Mediterranean and now with the ship going in for an extended refit, its air wing's future is murky.
The "equal opportunity" air wars of the last 16 years, where F-16s fought men with rusty Ak-47s living in mud huts, have left America's fast jet fleets broken and their communities overtaxed. There's a better way, and the USAF may be finally realizing that.
With two more major players bowing out, the T-X program may come down to just a couple competitors.
The ship has spilled over a thousand gallons of hydraulic oil into the water.
However, said report seems to jump to conclusions far too easily.
Video of the attack shows the ship's stern engulfed in a huge fireball.
Taking out terror leaders almost exclusively by drone is likely a thing of the past under Trump.
There is getting a close up view of some serious wave action, and then there is driving right into it.
Based on Trump's tweets alone, it should really come as no surprise.
It's always a special occasion, even if you have owned your own Boeing airliners and Sikorsky helicopters for decades.
Russia's only carrier and its escorts are heading home, but not without a visit by the Brits first.
Two of the Herky-bird's wheels are seen flying into the air after touchdown, which is never a good thing.
The botched test has become a political lightning rod for British Prime Minister Theresa May, and has raised questions about the credibility of the UK's nuclear deterrent.
After many tries, the Army has chosen a successor to the 30 year old Beretta M9 as the service's general issue sidearm.
The right people at the right time save a crew's life.
It's not the best solution, but it's the only one available to the Pakistan at this point.
Saying goodbye to the White House is tough, but doing the same to Air Force One is likely much harder.