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By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick Jan 18, 2020

The Pentagon May Finally Get The Fighter-Sized Stealth Aerial Target Drone It Badly Needs

Well over a decade in the making, we finally got our first look at the 5th Generation Aerial Target, or 5GAT, that is slated to fly soon.
By Tyler Rogoway Jan 18, 2020

Watch DARPA's Air-Launched And Air-Recovered "Gremlins" Drone Take Its First Flight 

The program aims to demonstrate the ability to launch and recover swarms of jet-powered drones in midair.
By Tyler Rogoway Jan 18, 2020

Space Force Is Preparing To Fight On Endor Judging By Its New Uniforms

Out of this world, they are not. 
By Tyler Rogoway Jan 18, 2020

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

We can talk about one-off F-16 configurations, Chinese super bases, geopolitics, B-52s saying goodbye to the bomb—you know, no big whoop.
By Chris Harmer Jan 17, 2020

Jonny Kim Is The SEAL-Mathematician-Doctor-Astronaut We Desperately Need Right Now

With a resume that reads like fiction, it's pretty clear that this dude belongs in space.
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 17, 2020

Makers Of The Famous Minigun Give Us Our First Look At A .338 Magnum Gatling Gun

There is a growing interest in .338 caliber machine guns, which offer greater range than 7.62mm types, and this one would provide a high rate of fire.
By Tyler Rogoway Jan 16, 2020

This One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli Jets

The unique countermeasures system found itself onto one of Topgun's F-16s during the 1990s and it happens to have a convoluted and colorful past.
By Tyler Rogoway Jan 16, 2020

Experience Close Encounters Of The Military Kind With These Two Crazy Videos

I guess you can never be too close to the action... That is until you are! In this case, we get very up close and personal with a Su-27 and T-72.
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 16, 2020

Replacement For F-35's Troubled ALIS Cloud-Based Brain Rebranded ODIN And Is Still Years Away

After years of work, the existing system is still riddled with problems and full of bad information, contributing to low F-35 availability rates.
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 15, 2020

Special Operators Are Eying This Machine Gun To Solve A Number Of Problems

This .338 caliber design weighs less than even existing lightweight 7.62mm machine guns and has a significantly greater range.
By Tyler Rogoway Jan 15, 2020

This Massive Desert Base Is China's Version Of America's Nellis Air Force Base

As China's air combat capabilities rapidly evolve so do the bases used to support them. One in the Gobi Desert is uniquely critical to those efforts.
By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway Jan 15, 2020

Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track Pod

The infrared sensor is part of the Navy's Block III upgrade program and will give its Super Hornets much needed new air-to-air capabilities.
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 14, 2020

Navy Littoral Combat Ship Will Soon Be Armed With A Laser Weapon System

The USS Little Rock is poised to become the third active Navy ship to be equipped with a new laser weapon.
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 14, 2020

Here's The Story Behind That Mysterious Navy "Cube" Croatian Fishermen Pulled From The Sea

The crew of the fishing boat that "caught" it had no idea what it was, leading to speculation and discussion about its purpose. Now we have answers.
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 13, 2020

Behold The Navy's New TH-73A Training Helicopter

This helicopter will help train future Navy helicopter and tilt-rotor pilots, as well as those from the Marines and Coast Guard, for decades to come.
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 13, 2020

The Air Force's B-52H Bomber Force Has Said Goodbye To Its Nuclear Bombs

A new Air Force manual confirms that the only nuclear weapons these iconic aircraft are now approved to carry are nuclear-tipped cruise missiles.
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 13, 2020

Upgraded Israeli Iron Dome Defense System Swats Down 100 Percent Of Targets In Tests

Iron Dome is getting more updates after nearly a decade in service as the threat of improving rockets, missiles, small drones, and more grows.
By Tyler Rogoway Jan 12, 2020

America's Shadowy Sword Wielding Hellfire Missile Has Migrated To The Afghan Battlefield

The introduction of this exotic weapon to Afghanistan underlines its expanded use for targeted assassinations that we have seen in recent months.
By Tyler Rogoway Jan 11, 2020

Bunker Talk: What A Crazy Week It's Been Edition

Iran is on everyone's mind. Let's talk it out. 
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 10, 2020

American Destroyer Sounds Collision Alarm As Russian Ship Gets Aggressive In The Middle East (Updated)

The U.S. and Russian Navies had a similar near-collision in the Pacific last year and this incident comes during a very tense time in this region.
By Tyler Rogoway Jan 9, 2020

Let's Talk About How Iran Could Have Shot Down A 737 Full Of Innocent People

A lot had to of gone wrong to get us to this point and not just with a surface to air missile battery. 
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 9, 2020

Air Force Displays Model Of Exotic And Potentially Revolutionary Hybrid Electric Airlifter

The propulsion concept, where gas turbines provide power for electric fans, offer benefits in redundancy, performance, fuel economy, and more.
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 9, 2020

American Officials Say Intelligence Points To Iran Shooting Down Ukrainian Airliner (Updated)

The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff while Iran was on high alert for an American counterattack after firing missiles at U.S. troops in Iraq.
By Brett Tingley Jan 8, 2020

Surveillance Plane Joins Intensifying Hunt For Mystery Drones Over Colorado And Nebraska (Updated)

After meeting with various agencies, the FAA launched a task force to identify the origins of the drone formations seen above Colorado and Nebraska.
By Joseph Trevithick Jan 8, 2020

Satellite Image Shows First Two B-52 Bombers Have Arrived In Diego Garcia Amid Iran Crisis

President Donald Trump has announced new sanctions and called for international action on Iran, but also says he is evaluating other response options.
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