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Testbeds

X-59 Supersonic Test Jet Takes To The Air (Updated)

The Skunk Works-built X-59, which could revolutionize supersonic travel, made its first flight from the U.S. Air Force’s Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

Baltic Sea

Lithuania Will Shoot Down Balloons Crossing Border From Belarus After Dozens Detected Overnight

Lithuania closed its border with Belarus after 66 balloons were identified crossing into the airspace of the NATO country last night.

U.S. Navy

“Bad Fuel” May Have Caused Back-To-Back Nimitz Aircraft Crashes: Trump

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed into the South China Sea within a half-hour of each other on Sunday.

Air-Launched Hypersonic Missiles

U.S. Navy Air-Launched Version Of ‘Cheap’ Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Hinted At

The Castelion Corporation is now under contract to integrate its Blackbeard missile onto "operational" Navy and Army platforms.

U.S. Navy

Massive Hurricane Forces Movement Of Several Navy Ships Deployed To Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa is now a potentially devastating Category 5 storm heading toward Jamaica as more U.S. military assets head toward the region.

Ground-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile

Skyfall Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Long-Range Test Claimed By Russia

The missile, which is claimed to possess extreme endurance and may pose a significant radiological hazard, is said to have made its first long-range test flight.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

You're on the top bunk pal.

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

Supercarrier USS Ford Being Pulled From Europe And Ordered To Caribbean

The impending arrival of the Ford Carrier Strike Group signals U.S. operations in the Western Hemisphere are entering a new phase.

F-35 Proving Itself On The Front Line And Evolving For Future Threats

Branded Content: Lockheed Martin is looking at “next-gen” F-35 capabilities to follow the jet’s big Block 4 upgrade.

HH-60

Coast Guard Will Get A New MH-60 Variant To Replace MH-65 Helicopters

New MH-60R Seahawk-based helicopters will give the Coast Guard a boost in capability over its smaller and aging MH-65s.

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Air Force’s Crop Duster Converted Into Attack Plane Crash Lands In Field (Updated)

Air Force Special Operations Command's new OA-1K light attack plane made a crash landing in a field not far from Will Rogers International Airport today.

B-1

B-1 Bombers Fly Off Venezuela’s Coast

USAF bombers have flown near Venezuela for the second time in two weeks as U.S. military pressure builds on Nicolas Maduro.

Diesel-Electric Submarines

South Korea Has Launched Its Most Advanced Submarine Ever

The latest iteration of the KSS-III features up to 10 submarine-launched ballistic missiles and lithium-ion battery propulsion.

Nuclear Policy

Army To Bring Nuclear Microreactors To Its Bases By 2028

The Army is highly concerned about its near total reliance on local power grids to energize its most critical installations.

Russian Air Force

Russia Is Now Launching Jet-Powered Glide Bombs At Ukraine

Russia has been steadily increasing the capabilities of its air-launched glide bombs, and adding a motor is a worrying new development for Ukraine.

U.S. Army

AeroVironment’s Freedom Eagle-1 Picked As New Counter-Drone Interceptor For U.S. Army

The Army sees Freedom Eagle-1 as providing an important new layer of lower-cost air defense, especially against long-range one-way attack drones.

Gripen

Huge Gripen Fighter Order Letter Of Intent Signed By Ukraine

Sweden and Ukraine have unveiled a plan to deliver up to 150 Gripen E fighters to the war-torn country, but major questions remain.

Diesel-Electric Submarines

Submarine Partnership Pitched By Germany And Norway To Canada

The offer for Canada to join the Type 212CD program comes as NATO looks to expand its underwater activities in the Atlantic and the High North.

Unmanned

MQ-20 Avenger Depicted With Laser Weapon In Its Nose A Sign Of What’s To Come

General Atomics is exploring laser armament options for drones across its portfolio, including its new Gambit family of autonomous combat aircraft.

Gripen

Gripen E Fighter Officially Joins The Swedish Air Force

The Gripen E multirole fighter has now been delivered to the Swedish Air Force, as the service continues to strengthen itself to face off potential Russian aggression.