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USS Mason Fired Three Missiles During Anti-Ship Missile Attack Off Yemen
Yemen

USS Mason Fired Three Missiles During Anti-Ship Missile Attack Off Yemen

This was the real deal.

Russia Builds Up Its Naval Forces Off Syria As Carrier Deployment Looms
Syria

Russia Builds Up Its Naval Forces Off Syria As Carrier Deployment Looms

Russia’s air combat power in Syria is about to be augmented substantially from the sea

US Destroyer Attacked by Anti-Ship Missiles From Rebel-Controlled Yemeni Territory
Red Sea

US Destroyer Attacked by Anti-Ship Missiles From Rebel-Controlled Yemeni Territory

The attack comes just a week after the destruction of HSV-2 Swift in the same region and on the same day as ballistic missile attack on an air base deep inside Saudi territory.

Message From Moscow: Armed Russian Su-27s Violated Finnish Airspace Twice In One Day
Russia

Message From Moscow: Armed Russian Su-27s Violated Finnish Airspace Twice In One Day

The supposed incursions occurred just hours before the US signed a security pact with the non-NATO affiliated country.

Littoral Combat Ship’s Hull Cracked Open After Collision With Tugboat
U.S. Navy

Littoral Combat Ship’s Hull Cracked Open After Collision With Tugboat

Is the LCS program cursed?

US Navy Adversary Hornet Emerges Wearing Russia’s Latest Combat Jet Scheme
F/A-18

US Navy Adversary Hornet Emerges Wearing Russia’s Latest Combat Jet Scheme

One of VFC-12's Hornets has been spotted in the charcoal and blue paint scheme made famous by Russia's Su-34 Fullback.

General Dynamics Unveils Promising New Pint-Sized “Franken-Tank”
U.S. Army

General Dynamics Unveils Promising New Pint-Sized “Franken-Tank”

The Association of The Army’s convention is underway and the star of the exhibition floor is this small but powerful tank prototype.

Images Show A Badly Damaged HSV-2 Swift Following Attack Off Yemeni Coast
UAE

Images Show A Badly Damaged HSV-2 Swift Following Attack Off Yemeni Coast

The aluminum catamaran still floats, but the damage is severe.

The Possibility Of Russians Using Tactical Nukes and the Strategic Importance Of The Arctic
Russia

The Possibility Of Russians Using Tactical Nukes and the Strategic Importance Of The Arctic

As US-Russian relations unwind, we're seeing the possibility of new threats and new battlefields, as "60 Minutes" reported.

Report: Navy Sending Ships To Mandeb Strait Following HSV-2 Swift Attack
Red Sea

Report: Navy Sending Ships To Mandeb Strait Following HSV-2 Swift Attack

Fuzzy and contradicting details surround the brazen attack on the high-speed catamaran.

Iran Unveils Fleet of Combat Drones, Claims They’re Copies of Captured RQ-170
Iran

Iran Unveils Fleet of Combat Drones, Claims They’re Copies of Captured RQ-170

Tehran wants you to believe they have reverse-engineered the RQ-170 Sentinel.

HSV-2 Swift Destroyed Off Yemeni Coast By Anti-Ship Missile
UAE

HSV-2 Swift Destroyed Off Yemeni Coast By Anti-Ship Missile

A horrific reminder of how anti-ship missiles are falling into the hands of non-state actors.

President Obama Wants Bill Clinton To Stop Lollygagging And Get His Butt On Air Force One!
POTUS

President Obama Wants Bill Clinton To Stop Lollygagging And Get His Butt On Air Force One!

Sometimes you just want to get the hell on the road, or in the air as it may be.

Secretary Of Defense Carter Keeps Touting The Secret Weapons He Has Up His Sleeve
U.S. Air Force

Secretary Of Defense Carter Keeps Touting The Secret Weapons He Has Up His Sleeve

Ashton Carter is a big tease when it comes to America’s classified super weapons.

Resurrected B-52H ‘Ghost Rider’ Reenters Active Service At Minot AFB
B-52

Resurrected B-52H ‘Ghost Rider’ Reenters Active Service At Minot AFB

“A bolt of fear went through him as they thundered through the sky for he saw the riders comin hard... Yippie I aye ye ye ghost riders in the sky”

Air Force Eyes Air-Breathing, Rocket-Plane Mothership
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Eyes Air-Breathing, Rocket-Plane Mothership

A UK company famous for exotic engine designs and spaceplane concepts might be getting into bed with the Air Force Research Laboratory. 

MH17 Investigation Concludes SA-11 ‘Buk’ Missile System Came From Russia
Europe

MH17 Investigation Concludes SA-11 ‘Buk’ Missile System Came From Russia

An avalanche of evidence proves the surface-to-air missile system that brought down MH17 was transported from Russia into Ukraine and then back out after the Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down.

This Is What North Korea’s First Air Show Looked Like
North Korea

This Is What North Korea’s First Air Show Looked Like

While tensions are boiling on the Korean Peninsula, secretive North Korea opened its doors to the world in a fairly spectacular way.  

Watch This Fabulous Ride Onboard the Last of the USAF’s F-4 Phantoms
F-4

Watch This Fabulous Ride Onboard the Last of the USAF’s F-4 Phantoms

America’s remaining QF-4 Phantoms are putting on quite a show as their retirement nears.

ISIS Lobbed Chemical Weapons at US Soldiers Based Near Mosul
Iraq

ISIS Lobbed Chemical Weapons at US Soldiers Based Near Mosul

Nearly a decade and a half after the invasion of Iraq, US forces have finally come across WMDs—owned by ISIS, not Saddam.