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By Tyler Rogoway Apr 6, 2019

This 757's Last Second Aborted Landing In St. Martin Is Super Nerve-Wracking 

Princess Juliana International is famous for everything but bad weather and this 757 had a tough time making a safe landing in some nasty conditions.
By Tyler Rogoway Apr 6, 2019

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

We can talk about Block III Super Hornets, high-speed Black Hawk replacement helos, geopolitics, the YF-23, strategy—you know, no big whoop.
By Tyler Rogoway Apr 5, 2019

The Only Man Who Flew Both The F-22 And The YF-23 On Why The YF-23 Lost

Test Pilot Paul Metz gives an in-depth brief on the YF-23 and the Advanced Tactical Fighter program, including his thoughts on why the F-22 won. 
By Joseph Trevithick Apr 5, 2019

Here's What's In The Army's Requirements For A Future High-Speed Assault Helicopter

The goal is to replace the Army's Black Hawks and some Marine helos, but the new design might ultimately replace a number of other helicopters too.
By Tyler Rogoway Apr 4, 2019

Scaled Composites' Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy's Top Flight Test Base

The Model 401, nicknamed internally "Son Of Ares," popped up a long ways from home at an airport in Kentucky before flying to NAS Patuxent River.
By Joseph Trevithick Apr 4, 2019

India's First-Ever Supercarrier Might Be Based On The UK's Queen Elizabeth Class

The India-specific design would need significant changes, but using a known ship as a starting place makes the offer very attractive.
By Tyler Rogoway Apr 4, 2019

Nuclear Device Assembly Facility In Nevada Desert May Be A Ticking Time Bomb (Updated)

The fortress-like facility that holds nuclear material and high explosives wasn't designed to take the quakes the land it sits on can dole out. 
By Joseph Trevithick Apr 3, 2019

U.S. Special Operators Want New Armored Vehicles To Replace Their Obscure Austrian Ones

The light armored vehicles would offer special operations forces a better-protected means of getting around, especially during a large-scale conflict.
By Joseph Trevithick Apr 3, 2019

Here's Where Boeing Aims To Take The Super Hornet In The Decades To Come

The Block III program will take deliveries of new and revamped jets out to 2033 and Boeing also sees big potential for export sales and more upgrades.
By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick Apr 2, 2019

This Is What The Boom Operator's Station On The New KC-46 Tanker Actually Looks Like

We finally are getting a good look at the KC-46's most controversial feature. 
By Tyler Rogoway Apr 2, 2019

U.S. Withholding F-35 From Turkey Could Give Russia The Chance It Needs To Export SU-57

Russia may attempt to fill the vacuum created by a U.S. embargo on F-35 exports to Turkey with an export variant of its Su-57 advanced fighter. 
By Joseph Trevithick Apr 2, 2019

This Is The Army's New Submachine Gun

The service is buying hundreds of these weapons to arm personal security details guarding VIPs in high-risk environments.
By Joseph Trevithick Apr 1, 2019

U.S. Amphibious Assault Ship In South China Sea With Unprecedentedly Large Load of F-35Bs

The Marines are hoping to make this a more common occurrence and it could be a stepping stone to "Lighting Carriers" packed with even more F-35Bs.
By Joseph Trevithick Apr 1, 2019

Taiwan Will "Forcibly Expel" Chinese Planes After Recent Taiwan Strait Boundary Violation

Taiwanese authorities are pushing back hard against Chinese threats, raising the risk of a new cross-strait crisis.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 31, 2019

Watch This Mi-24 Hind Attack Helicopter Make A Super Aggressive Running Takeoff

The maneuver makes the Hind look even more menacing than it already does and that is really saying something!
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 30, 2019

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

We can talk about advanced towed decoys, Cold War-era supersonic drones, geopolitics, Russians flying over Area 51, strategy—you know, no big whoop.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 29, 2019

Armada Of B-52s And F-16 Escorts Just Flew Off Norway Resulting In These Gorgeous Photos

The Air Force has more of the Cold War-era bombers in Europe right now than at any point since 2003.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 29, 2019

U.S. Navy Turned A British Amphibious Ship Into A Mine-Clearing Sea Base Packed With Drone Tech

Being able to readily turn any ship into a mine-sweeping platform is a major part of the Navy's future plans.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 29, 2019

The Russians Just Did A Fly-By Of Area 51 

Russia's specially equipped Tu-154M Open Skies aircraft is doing a grand tour of America's most sensitive military installations out west.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 28, 2019

The USAF's Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central

The proposal would put more than a third of the entire F-22 fleet in one place.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 28, 2019

F-35's Most Sinister Capability Are Towed Decoys That Unreel From Inside Its Stealthy Skin

These "little buddies" not only protect the jet, but they can be used creatively to goad the enemy into showing itself and dying as a result. 
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 28, 2019

The Air Force Has Grounded Its B-1B Bomber Fleet For The Second Time In A Year

The service says that this new parachute-related issue is unrelated to the incident that prompted the stand-down in operations last year.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 28, 2019

Air Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works' Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear Bomber

The concept would have given the service a penetrating high-speed strike asset, something it is still interested in to this day.
By Tyler Rogoway Mar 27, 2019

Check Out The Future Air Force One 747 As It Leaves California To Begin Modification In Texas

The first of two 747-8is marked to become the next Air Force One aircraft has been flown to Kelly Field Annex in San Antonio to begin conversion.
By Joseph Trevithick Mar 27, 2019

Army To Replace Nearly Half Of Its Apache Gunships With Future High-Speed Armed Recon Helo

Before now, the service had only said that the new rotorcraft would serve as a successor to the now-retired OH-58D Kiowa Warrior.