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By Tyler Rogoway Jun 17, 2019

Watch Boeing's New KC-46 Tanker Make An Aggressive Arrival To The Paris Air Show 

The aerial refueler's swooping landing was certainly different!
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 15, 2019

The Combat Information Center In Japan's New Frigate Is Like A Starship's Bridge

The innovative round design that is wrapped in screens looks like it came right out of Starfleet's Utopia Planitia shipyard. 
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 15, 2019

Bunker Talk: Let's Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn't Report On This Week

We can talk Air Force One paint jobs, the dangerous situation in the Gulf of Oman, geopolitics, John Wick—you know, no big whoop.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 14, 2019

Iran Tried To Shoot Down U.S. Reaper Drone Near Tankers Hours Before Attacks: Report

The unmanned aircraft, which survived, was reportedly watching Iranian boats in the same general area where the attacks occurred.
By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway Jun 14, 2019

Lockheed Eyes Giving F-35s More Gas With Drop Tanks And That's A Very Good Thing

The external tanks could give F-35s significantly valuable extra range and loiter time for certain key missions and circumstances.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 14, 2019

Japanese Ship Owner Disputes U.S. Claims About Weapons Used In Tanker Attack

The shipping company says "flying objects" were to blame after the U.S. government releases imagery it says show a limpet mine on the ship.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 13, 2019

U.S. Says Video Shows Iranian Forces Removing Dud Mine From Damaged Tanker (Updated)

Images also show what appears to be an undetonated magnetic mine attached to the hull of the tanker not far from where another one exploded. 
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 13, 2019

New Video Of Area 51 Provides The Most Recent Look Into The Secret Flight Test Base

The series of videos offer sweeping and up to date views of the legendary, but extremely shy air installation.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 13, 2019

B-52 Bomber Flies For The First Time With New Hypersonic Missile Under Its Wing

The AGM-183A is one of at least three hypersonic weapons the Air Force wants to add to the bomber's arsenal in the coming years.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 13, 2019

President Trump Just Unveiled His New Air Force One Paint Job

It's pretty plain! 
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 13, 2019

Two Tanker Ships Damaged In Suspected Attacks In The Gulf Of Oman (Updated)

The incidents come as the region is extremely on edge as tensions between the U.S., its Gulf State allies, and Iran continue to rise. 
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 12, 2019

Yemen's Houthi Rebels Are Now Striking Saudi Arabia With Cruise Missiles (Updated)

The weapon is only the latest relatively advanced addition to the Iranian-backed rebel group's already extensive missile and drone arsenal.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 12, 2019

Bell's Bizarre Looking Stretched Huey Turned Out To Be A Rare But Sought After Workhorse

Originally developed for Iran, the helicopters never saw service in that country, but have become popular with contractors supporting U.S. forces.
By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway Jun 12, 2019

F-35 Hit With Cluster Bomb Of Damning Reports As Pentagon Eyes Full Rate Production

Some Joint Strike Fighter variants are hard to control during certain combat maneuvers, risk major damage during supersonic flight, and much more.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 12, 2019

You Have To See These Pics Of Marine MV-22s And CH-53s Executing A Giant Elephant Walk

The huge readiness drill saw 40 aircraft take to MCAS Miramar's south runway at one time. A huge undertaking for far from the most reliable aircraft.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 11, 2019

Japan Picked An Aegis Ashore Site Based On Miscalculations From Google Earth

Japanese authorities rejected nine other possible sites based on the bad data.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 10, 2019

Army Hits Setbacks In Search For Active Protection System To Go On Its Strykers

The service says weight and power limitations make it difficult to find a suitable system for these wheeled armored vehicles.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 10, 2019

Navy F/A-18 Pilot Shares New Details About UFO Encounters During Middle East Deployment

The Naval Aviator describes a "reduced volume" of “inconclusive" incidents when his squadron was flying over the Middle East.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 10, 2019

New Air Force One Jets To Have 1,200 Nautical Miles Less Range Than Originally Required

Details about this reduced requirement, among others, have emerged along with news that the White House wants the planes delivered sooner.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 10, 2019

Agusta A109 Helicopter Crashes On Top Of Building In Manhattan Killing Pilot (Updated)

The incident occurred in very tightly controlled and heavily restricted airspace just four blocks from Times Square.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 9, 2019

I Deserve To Have My Ass Kicked By John Wick For Not Taking His Movies Seriously

A reimaging of the classic samurai genre, there's a lot more going on in the John Wick franchise than just non-stop killing and one-liners. 
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 8, 2019

Remains Of Japanese F-35 Pilot Found As Search Is Called Off For Crashed Aircraft

The majority of the doomed F-35 is still unrecovered and foreign adversaries would love to get their hands on any of it.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 7, 2019

Bunker Talk: Let's Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn't Report On This Week

We can talk special ops helicopters, warship antics in the Pacific, geopolitics, old school sidearms—you know, no big whoop.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 7, 2019

Dude Makes Crazy Ballistic Missile Launching Lego Submarine Then Depth Charges It To Bits

The impressive remote-controlled sub launched fireworks from under the waterline dozens of feet in the air, that is before its controlled demise.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 7, 2019

Here's The Pentagon's Roadmap For Booting Turkey Out Of The F-35 Program

Within days, Turkey will start getting cut out of the Joint Strike Fighter program over its purchase of Russia's S-400 air defense system.