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U.S. Marine Corps

The Marines Have Finally Received Their First Monster CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter

Now the service is looking for ways to trim back the massively expensive helicopter's costs as it works to get its first unit operational in 2019.

160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Night Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From Chad

Eager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission.

North Korea

North Korea Threatens To Scrap Summit With The United States Over Military Exercise (Updated)

The regime in Pyongyang has already canceled a meeting with South Korean officials over the issue and appears to be look for more concessions.

F-23

The YF-23’s Air Inlet Design Was Its Most Exotic Feature You Never Heard Of

Northrop engineers used an innovative solution for dealing with an old airflow problem that is especially troublesome for stealthy designs.

A-10

A-10 Warthogs May Stop Firing Controversial Depleted Uranium Ammunition For Good

The service's existing stockpiles are getting old and it is taking the opportunity to see whether new rounds could use another metal instead.

U.S. Marine Corps

Marine RQ-21 Blackjack Drones Are Flying Three Times More Than Expected In Iraq and Syria

The service needs extra funds to support operational demands now and it only wants the aircraft to have more even more capabilities in the future.

Israel

Israel Uses Drone Racers To Down Incendiary Kites And Drones To Dispense Tear Gas Over Gaza

Low-end drone warfare is becoming a centerpiece of the IDF's strategy for dealing with unrest along the Gaza border.

Russia

U.S. Lawmakers Want To Axe Funding For New Surveillance Planes To Monitor Russia

Representatives say they don't want to pay for new aircraft to support the Open Skies Treaty until the Kremlin is again complying with the deal.

China

Mothership’s Day: China’s New Carrier Sets Sail, French Fly From USS George H.W. Bush

The aircraft carrier is going through a renaissance of sorts. This week China's first homebuilt carrier set sail as the French train on a US flattop.

UAP

These Are Real Pentagon Reports On Warp Drive, Extra Dimensions, Anti-Gravity, And More

The official Defense Intelligence Agency reports have surfaced that deal with propulsion concepts that are truly out of this world.

Middle East

Watch These Pilots Wrangle Their B-52 Onto The Runway In This Awesome 360 Video

Virtually sit on the dash of a Stratofortress as it makes its final approach into al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

Swarms

This New Video Showing DARPA’s Master Plan For Its Gremlins Drones Is Awesome

Semi-autonomous drone swarms that launch and recover from flying motherships are becoming a reality and that should terrify America's enemies.

Africa

The U.S. Military’s Niger Ambush Investigation Raises More Questions Than It Answers

The official narrative is hard to believe and points to a broader operation in Niger than the Pentagon or Congress would like to admit.

B-1

Boeing’s Been Granted A Patent For Turning The B-1B Into A Gunship Bristling With Cannons

The patent includes various concepts that would allow multiple cannon configurations to be uploaded into the B-1's weapons bays.

Israel

Actionable Intel: Defense News Roundup For May 10th, 2018

From Israel's massive counter-strike to broken bearings on the Navy's new supercarrier, we roundup all of today's military news so you don't have to.

Sniper Rifles

Special Operators Getting A New Round For Their Precision Rifles And An ‘Assault’ Machine Gun

The two types of weapons will both fire the same 6.5mm cartridge, which offers better range and accuracy over existing ammunition.

Iran

Rockets Fly Over The Golan Heights As A Larger Conflict Between Israel and Iran Looms (Updated)

Israel made the rare decision to publicly blame Iran for the attack, which comes amid new tensions after the U.S. withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Iran

Here’s What You Need To Know About What Trump Just Did To The Iran Nuclear Deal

The president has announced the United States will withdraw from the multi-national agreement, but it will be a months-long process.

Iran

Tearing Up The Iran Nuclear Deal While Negotiating With N. Korea Is Far From ‘The Art Of The Deal’

The move showcased the fact that America does not stick to its word when it comes to its own international nuclear proliferation agreements.

Russia

Russia’s Tiny Machine Gun-Toting Snowmobile Keeps Occupants Warm Even When It’s 50 Below

The Berkut-2 could be an increasingly important part of Russian Arctic operations, especially when it comes to more mundane day-to-day activities.