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Pilot Killed In Yet Another Marine F/A-18 Hornet Crash
Japan

Pilot Killed In Yet Another Marine F/A-18 Hornet Crash

The USMC has been shedding Hornets from its tired fleet at an alarming rate.

Trump’s Air Force One Twitter Rant Was Anything But Random
Presidential Transport

Trump’s Air Force One Twitter Rant Was Anything But Random

The Air Force One replacement program is perfect political red herring for the new administration—and the president elect has a long history of owning lavish old aircraft.

Scary Video Of Helicopter Crash That Killed Top Afghan General Emerges
Afghanistan

Scary Video Of Helicopter Crash That Killed Top Afghan General Emerges

The Taliban originally claimed they shot the helicopter down.

Another Russian Jet Crashed Into the Med While Landing On Carrier
Mediterranean

Another Russian Jet Crashed Into the Med While Landing On Carrier

An Su-33 was lost from the Admiral Kuznetsov’s air wing while attempting to recover aboard the ship.

USAF Asks For Bids To Finally Replace Its Antique UH-1N Hueys
UH-1

USAF Asks For Bids To Finally Replace Its Antique UH-1N Hueys

The Air Force is making another attempt at replacing its Vietnam-era ballistic missile support and VIP helicopters.

DARPA’s Revolutionary Fixed-Wing VTOL Naval Drone Gets The Video Treatment
U.S. Navy

DARPA’s Revolutionary Fixed-Wing VTOL Naval Drone Gets The Video Treatment

The Tern program is rapidly moving forward. If successful, it could bring a whole new set of capabilities to US Navy destroyers, cruisers and littoral combat ships.

Russia Threatens To Shoot Down Ukrainian Test Missiles, Ukraine Fires Anyway
Russia

Russia Threatens To Shoot Down Ukrainian Test Missiles, Ukraine Fires Anyway

Moscow said it would swat Kiev’s missiles out of the sky with surface-to-air missiles located in fortress Crimea and on Russian warships. According to Ukraine, that never happened.

Iran Mulls Over Opening Up Naval Bases In Syria And Yemen
Iran

Iran Mulls Over Opening Up Naval Bases In Syria And Yemen

Tehran sets its eyes on larger naval footprint abroad.

Russian Carrier Jets Move To Syrian Land Base As Aleppo Begins To Fall
Syria

Russian Carrier Jets Move To Syrian Land Base As Aleppo Begins To Fall

Russia's carrier air wing appears to have migrated ashore following crash, meanwhile Assad's forces make big gains in war-torn Aleppo and US realizes its first combat death in Syria

Landing In Maniitsoq Is Like Arriving On A Gorgeous Alien Ice Planet
Arctic

Landing In Maniitsoq Is Like Arriving On A Gorgeous Alien Ice Planet

On Hoth, this is the hottest resort.

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.