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We Chew The Fat About BACN With Program Boss And Airman Who Used It In Combat
E-11

We Chew The Fat About BACN With Program Boss And Airman Who Used It In Combat

The high-flying Battlefield Airborne Communications Node is one of the most dynamic but misunderstood systems in the USAF's inventory.

U.S. Army’s “Upgunned” Stryker Armored Vehicles Will Soon Be On The Front Lines
Technicals

U.S. Army’s “Upgunned” Stryker Armored Vehicles Will Soon Be On The Front Lines

The 2nd Cavalry Regiment is playing with the 30mm and Javelin missile toting Strykers in Maryland before they are shipped to Europe.

Navy Releases Harrowing Report On Fitzgerald Collision, Begins Punishing Sailors
U.S. Navy

Navy Releases Harrowing Report On Fitzgerald Collision, Begins Punishing Sailors

The ship's Commanding Officer was literally hanging from the side of the ship following the nighttime collision.

Russia May Be Testing Its GPS Spoofing Capabilities Around The Black Sea
Mediterranean

Russia May Be Testing Its GPS Spoofing Capabilities Around The Black Sea

Preparing for a world where GPS connectivity isn't guaranteed sure isn't convenient but it may be entirely necessary.

Here’s What SecDef Mattis Thinks About Retaining All Three Legs Of The Nuclear Triad
Nuclear Policy

Here’s What SecDef Mattis Thinks About Retaining All Three Legs Of The Nuclear Triad

Mattis spoke candidly about his views on the need for America to continue maintaining nuclear bombers, ballistic missile submarines, and ICBMs.

Is This China’s DF-21D Air Launched Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Toting Bomber?
China

Is This China’s DF-21D Air Launched Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Toting Bomber?

A anti-ship ballistic missile carrying H-6N could extend China's anti-access bubble even farther and put US naval strike groups at greater risk.

Retired RAF Tristars Will Get New Lives As Contracted Aerial Refuellers
Royal Air Force

Retired RAF Tristars Will Get New Lives As Contracted Aerial Refuellers

After sitting idle in retirement for three years, the best of the Tristar fleet will be brought back into service as aerial refueling tankers.

Kim Jong Un Studies Guam Attack Plans, Decides To Wait And See
North Korea

Kim Jong Un Studies Guam Attack Plans, Decides To Wait And See

Kim gets briefed on "show of force" plan to launch missiles near Guam, while claims that Pyongyang got technical help from Ukraine makes headlines.

There Are No Signs That US Forces Are About To Go To War With North Korea
North Korea

There Are No Signs That US Forces Are About To Go To War With North Korea

Despite President Trump's tough talk, America's military posture remains unchanged.

Trump Conjures Up North Korean Hysteria As Window For A Negotiated Solution Closes
North Korea

Trump Conjures Up North Korean Hysteria As Window For A Negotiated Solution Closes

The President recklessly injects dangerous rhetoric into an already precarious situation as time left for a diplomatic solution rapidly dwindles.

F-35B Pilots Will Make Rolling Landings Like This To Board Royal Navy Carriers
Royal Navy

F-35B Pilots Will Make Rolling Landings Like This To Board Royal Navy Carriers

This new method of landing could unlock new possibilities for the F-35B.

VH-92A Marine One Replacement Helicopter Has Taken Its First Flight
U.S. Marine Corps

VH-92A Marine One Replacement Helicopter Has Taken Its First Flight

Just a few years away from landing on the White House lawn to pick up the President—if everything goes as planned.

Aggressor F-16C Appears At Red Flag Alaska In SR-71 Blackbird Like Paint Scheme
Red Flag

Aggressor F-16C Appears At Red Flag Alaska In SR-71 Blackbird Like Paint Scheme

The aggressor's flat black with red highlights paint job is like nothing we have seen before on an F-16.

Russia’s Air Base In Syria Is Now Filled With Advanced Multi-Role Fighters
Syria

Russia’s Air Base In Syria Is Now Filled With Advanced Multi-Role Fighters

New satellite imagery shows a major force structure shift at Russia's air base in Syria away from older attack aircraft to multi-role fighters.

Two Tense Regions, Two Potential U.S. Foes, Two Massive Military Parades
China

Two Tense Regions, Two Potential U.S. Foes, Two Massive Military Parades

Russia and China celebrate their militaries with imposing displays of combat might.

Everything We Know The Day After North Korea Launched Its Most Threatening Missile Yet
North Korea

Everything We Know The Day After North Korea Launched Its Most Threatening Missile Yet

The scariest thing is that these tests are becoming commonplace, that is until one suddenly becomes a catalyst for war.

B-1B Wows Oshkosh Crowd With Epic High-Speed Afterburner Passes At Dusk
U.S. Homeland

B-1B Wows Oshkosh Crowd With Epic High-Speed Afterburner Passes At Dusk

The B-1B "Bone" poured flame and roared before disappearing partially into erupting clouds of dense vapor.

Report Says Missile Defense Test Failed Because Sailor Pushed The Wrong Button
U.S. Navy

Report Says Missile Defense Test Failed Because Sailor Pushed The Wrong Button

Oopsie.

Check Out All These Blackbird Videos NASA Just Released
NASA

Check Out All These Blackbird Videos NASA Just Released

A whole new trove of flight test videos were published by NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center.

Check Out The World’s Largest Submarine As It Sails Into The Tense Baltic Sea
Northern Europe

Check Out The World’s Largest Submarine As It Sails Into The Tense Baltic Sea

The two Cold War era behemoths are just two of dozens of Russian and Chinese warships that will be in the Baltic Sea during the coming days.