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Jul 23, 2021 12:11 PM
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By Thomas Newdick Jul 23, 2021

Aircraft Spotter Thanked By F-15E Pilot After Alerting Him To Malfunctioning Jet

The Air Force pilot says the British aircraft enthusiast “100%” saved his life earlier this month.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 23, 2021

The Navy's Next Attack Submarine Will Be An “Apex Predator” According To Undersea Warfare Chief

The Navy’s future attack submarine will be more like the Seawolf class than the Virginia class, but it won’t come cheap.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 21, 2021

Marine UH-1Y Venom Helicopters Have Been Assisting In The Hunt For Submarines

The adaptable UH-1Y Venom is now playing a role in the Marine Corps’ pivot toward the anti-submarine warfare mission.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 21, 2021

Russia Threat Could See U.K. Fighter Jets Operating From Highways Once Again

The Royal Air Force has plans for a series of drills that will test its fighters' abilities to operate from dispersed airstrips.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 20, 2021

This Is Our First View Of Russia’s New S-500 Air Defense System In Action

The much-delayed air defense system is designed to swat down both air-breathing and ballistic missile threats.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 20, 2021

Russia’s Checkmate Light Tactical Fighter Is Officially Unveiled (Updated)

After a much-hyped buildup, Russia’s latest fighter jet design has arrived on the international stage.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 20, 2021

The Navy Is Looking At Fitting Its Future Attack Submarines With Inflatable Sails

The Navy has called upon industry to develop pop-up sails for its submarines in an effort to maximize speed, stealth, and maneuverability.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 19, 2021

Iranian Navy Ships Enter The English Channel

The sea base ship Makran and Iran’s most advanced frigate are supposedly headed for the Baltic Sea.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 15, 2021

Russia’s New Fighter Jet Design Breaks Cover (Updated)

The eagerly awaited new fighter seems to be named Checkmate and is due to be unveiled at the MAKS air show next week.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 15, 2021

Arctic Pit Stop A First For British Typhoon Fighter Jets

The exercise in the highly strategic Arctic region tested ways to disperse Typhoon jets to different locations that could be applicable elsewhere.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 14, 2021

The Mach-3 XF-108 Rapier Would Have Packed Its Big Missiles On A Revolver-Like Launcher

The Rapier carried its trio of long-range missiles in a rotary pack that would be used for downing marauding Soviet bombers.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 14, 2021

Fifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working Engines

Marine Corps, Navy, and foreign F-35s are also being impacted by ongoing problems with the jets’ engines.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 13, 2021

Check Out This F-15E Strike Eagle Spewing Sparks After Takeoff

Spotters at RAF Lakenheath got an unexpected fireworks show from one of the resident Strike Eagles earlier today.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 13, 2021

USS Thresher’s Crew May Have Survived Many Hours After Its Disappearance According To New Docs (Updated)

Declassified reports from one of the submarines that were looking for the Thresher suggest some of its crew may have survived the initial incident.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 12, 2021

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation Channels The X-Files With This Cryptic “UFO” Teaser (Updated)

The company is harnessing UFO imagery as part of a mysterious campaign ahead of the biennial MAKS airshow in Moscow next week.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 12, 2021

This Is The Navy's Timeline For Ridding Itself Of Four More Littoral Combat Ships

The Navy wants to decommission another four LCS warships, the youngest of which has served for less than four years.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 9, 2021

Watch A Russian Tu-95MS Bear Bomber Unleash Its Cold War-Era Tail Guns

The defensive weapons were put through their paces during the course of large-scale long-range bomber maneuvers.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 9, 2021

China Tested An AI-Controlled Submarine-Hunting Underwater Drone A Decade Ago: Report

Reports suggest that China may have been testing a torpedo-armed underwater drone able to detect, track, and attack enemy submarines back in 2010.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 8, 2021

The B-17 Bomber’s Combat Debut 80 Years Ago Today Was A Fiasco

Poor tactics and a lack of defensive armament saw the Flying Fortress withdrawn from European bomber operations in 1941.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 8, 2021

Presidential Presser Cut Short After Typhoon Jets Have To Scramble To Intercept Russian Planes (Updated)

The Lithuanian and Spanish leaders had to abandon their press conference in a hurry while the jet behind them scrambled out of the hangar.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 7, 2021

Huge Explosion Rocks Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port Sparking Large Fire (Updated)

Authorities in Dubai say that the blaze, which was caused by an explosion on a ship anchored in Jebel Ali, has been brought under control.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 7, 2021

Marines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In Vietnam

Built from scratch, Chu Lai Air Base in South Vietnam was in the thick of exactly where tactical airpower was needed.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 7, 2021

Israel Might Ditch Its New Air Force One Jet Before It Even Enters Service

Running over budget and still not ready, Israel’s new VIP transport now faces a fight for survival. 
By Thomas Newdick Jul 6, 2021

The Royal Navy Will Add 50 Percent More Surface-To-Air Missiles To Its Existing Destroyers

New missiles, and more of them, are set to enhance the Daring class, especially in its vital role of protecting British aircraft carriers.
By Thomas Newdick Jul 5, 2021

South Korea's Mysterious Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested From Underwater Platform: Report

Officials remain tight-lipped, but it seems South Korea’s latest submarine could start ballistic missile tests fairly soon.