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Watching This MH-60R Land On A Heaving Ship In The North Sea Is Terrifying
Northern Europe

Watching This MH-60R Land On A Heaving Ship In The North Sea Is Terrifying

And you complain about your commute to work?

Canada To Purchase 18 Super Hornets While Future Fighter Competition Looms
Canada

Canada To Purchase 18 Super Hornets While Future Fighter Competition Looms

Canada sensibly moves forward with negotiations to buy 18 Super Hornets while preparing for a major fighter competition to replace its CF-18 fleet.

USS Zumwalt Breaks Down, Scrapes Along Panama Canal
Americas

USS Zumwalt Breaks Down, Scrapes Along Panama Canal

The Navy’s newest ships have had a very poor record of traversing the canal as of late.

Here’s Why the Russian MiG-29KR Crashed Into the Sea, According to Report
Russian Navy

Here’s Why the Russian MiG-29KR Crashed Into the Sea, According to Report

Dual engine failure while circling waiting to land sure sounds like fuel starvation.

Shadowy New Missile Appears Under the Wing of Chinese J-16 Fighter
China

Shadowy New Missile Appears Under the Wing of Chinese J-16 Fighter

This could be more proof that China is investing in capabilities aimed at attacking weak links in America’s air combat doctrine.

That Jet That Orbited Over Denver Actually Isn’t Much of a Mystery
U.S. Homeland

That Jet That Orbited Over Denver Actually Isn’t Much of a Mystery

Sorry to break it to you, folks, but the local story that went national about a mysterious plane over Denver really wasn’t much of a story at all.

Navy’s Ammo-less Destroyer Should be Equipped With This Proven Rocket System
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Ammo-less Destroyer Should be Equipped With This Proven Rocket System

Now that one third of each DDG-1000 ship will be taken up by guns that have no ammunition to fire, the Navy should adapt the Army’s proven guided rockets for the stealth destroyer’s use.

F-35 Caught Blasting Through California’s ‘Star Wars Canyon’
U.S. Homeland

F-35 Caught Blasting Through California’s ‘Star Wars Canyon’

“It'll be just like Beggar's Canyon back home!”

It Has Begun: Russia Is Showcasing New Weapons in Fresh Syrian Offensive
Syria

It Has Begun: Russia Is Showcasing New Weapons in Fresh Syrian Offensive

It looks like Russia’s big offensive in Syria has officially kicked-off, and the Kremlin is digging deep into its back bench of weapons systems to highlight on the international stage.

Russia’s Unmanned Missile Silo Sentry Is Right out of the Game “Contra”
Russia

Russia’s Unmanned Missile Silo Sentry Is Right out of the Game “Contra”

Russia’s ballistic missile silos are going to be defended by this remote controlled pop-up weapons and sensor turret.

MiG-29KR Crashes Off Syria During Maiden Cruise Aboard Russian Carrier
Syria

MiG-29KR Crashes Off Syria During Maiden Cruise Aboard Russian Carrier

Russia’s newest naval fighter has a bad start to combat operations in the Eastern Mediterranean.

How President Trump Will Change America’s Military and Foreign Policy
U.S. Homeland

How President Trump Will Change America’s Military and Foreign Policy

For better or worse, America’s defense strategy and foreign policy are about to change drastically.

An Undersea Game of Cat-and-Mouse Is Afoot off Syria as Air Strikes Loom
Syria

An Undersea Game of Cat-and-Mouse Is Afoot off Syria as Air Strikes Loom

Russia’s naval task force in the Med is chasing off NATO submarines as massive strikes on Syrian targets appear imminent.

It’s Election Day and Both Candidates Still Have No Space Policy
U.S. Homeland

It’s Election Day and Both Candidates Still Have No Space Policy

In Presidential politics today it’s as if America’s space program doesn’t even exist.

The Navy Won’t Buy Ammo For Its Dumbed Down Stealth Destroyer’s Big Guns
U.S. Navy

The Navy Won’t Buy Ammo For Its Dumbed Down Stealth Destroyer’s Big Guns

Just when you thought the Navy’s handling of the DDG-1000 program couldn't get worse, we find that the ship has no ammunition to fire out of its 155mm deck guns.

It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Election Day Cyber Attacks Become the Norm
Russia

It’s Only a Matter of Time Before Election Day Cyber Attacks Become the Norm

With the looming possibility of a major cyber attack on November 8th, it is time to change the way we look at election day.

Here’s Our Best Look Yet at China’s Black Hawk Clone, the Z-20
China

Here’s Our Best Look Yet at China’s Black Hawk Clone, the Z-20

China’s new medium-lift helicopter may look awfully familiar.

Video Shows China’s Newly Constructed And Enhanced FC-31 Stealth Fighter
China

Video Shows China’s Newly Constructed And Enhanced FC-31 Stealth Fighter

China’s state-ran AVIC corporation is showing off a new video at the Zhuhai Air Show that features what appears to be a freshly built second generation J-31 stealth fighter.

Russian Mi-24 Hind Gets Obliterated after Making an Emergency Landing in Syria
Syria

Russian Mi-24 Hind Gets Obliterated after Making an Emergency Landing in Syria

The crew made it out alive—just barely.

Canadian CP-140 Aurora Investigates Mysterious Underwater Pings In Arctic
Canada

Canadian CP-140 Aurora Investigates Mysterious Underwater Pings In Arctic

An undersea mystery is afoot in the frigid, albeit decreasingly ice-packed waterways of Canada’s northeastern territories.