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By Brett Tingley Jul 20, 2021

This Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The Sky

The AeroSphere was designed to be an optionally-manned high-altitude surveillance platform that could loiter for long periods above a target area.
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 Brett Tingley Jul 19, 2021

This Dude Fished An Anti-Tank Missile's Tail Section Out Of The English Channel

A vacationer in Southern England found what appears to be the tail section of a very specific anti-tank missile while free diving.
By Adam Kehoe and Marc Cecotti Jul 19, 2021

The Strangest Encounters With Unidentified Aircraft We've Found In The FAA's Huge Database (Updated)

We found over 50 highly unusual incidents with our new FAA data mapping tool. And yes, there even are a few flying 'disks' and 'cylinders' in there.
By Brett Tingley Jul 19, 2021

MQ-9 Reaper Tests Prove It Can Operate From Unprepared Locations On The Fly

The Air Force recently tested a new landing and take-off capability that could allow the MQ-9 to self deploy to a much wider range of locales.
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 Tyler Rogoway Jul 18, 2021

Russia's New Fighter Design Seen Uncovered For The First Time (Updated)

Our full analysis on the first uncovered images of Russia's "Checkmate" single-engine fighter concept.
By Tyler Rogoway Jul 17, 2021

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

A laid-back weekend discussion with old friends and new.
By Joseph Trevithick Jul 16, 2021

China Says It Conducted A Successful Suborbital Test Of A Reusable Spaceplane

The Chinese spaceplane test appears to be linked to ostensibly commercial endeavors, but could have military applications.
By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway Jul 16, 2021

Now We Know Russia’s Mysterious New Fighter Is A Single-Engine Design (Updated)

Russia hasn't put a single-engine fighter into production since the Cold War and this one looks like it is largely aimed at export customers.
By Joseph Trevithick Jul 16, 2021

A Fifth Of The Air Force's Combat-Coded F-22 Stealth Fighters Are Headed For Guam

Dozens of F-22s will take part in a large exercise to demonstrate the Air Force's ability to project combat airpower into the Pacific.
By Tyler Rogoway Jul 16, 2021

Show You Aren’t Afraid To Fly The Snake With This Rad Iron Eagle-Inspired T-Shirt

"Reach deep down where you keep your guts" like Doug Masters had to and pony-up for this one-of-a-kind Iron Eagle-inspired t-shirt!
By Brett Tingley Jul 15, 2021

Watch This Black Hawk Clip Street Lights During Emergency Landing In Romanian Capital

The US Army Black Hawk helicopter rehearsing for a military ceremony had to make a harrowing landing on the streets of Bucharest, Romania.
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 Joseph Trevithick Jul 15, 2021

Check Out These Flag-Bearing Navy SEALs Training With A Submerged Submarine

The Navy says this demonstrates how it can integrate special operations forces into even routine submarine operations in the Mediterranean.
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 Brett Tingley Jul 14, 2021

The Pentagon Is Adding Two More Large Unmanned Surface Vessels To Its Ghost Fleet Program

The Navy's fleet of unmanned surface vessels is about to grow, pointing to a looming sea change in how the service conducts maritime operations.
By Adam Kehoe Jul 14, 2021

Explore Thousands Of FAA Drone And Unidentified Aircraft Incident Reports With Our Interactive Tool

The FAA has a little-known database with over 10,000 incident reports. Our new application intends to crowdsource the investigation into them.
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 Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway Jul 14, 2021

Gigantic Hangar Near Secretive Chinese Test Facilities Points To Exotic Airship Development

The hangar, which is one of the largest on earth, sits among remote missile defense and anti-satellite development installations.
By Brett Tingley Jul 13, 2021

First Improved W88 Nuclear Warhead For Navy's Trident Missiles Rolls Off The Assembly Line

The modernized W88 nuclear warheads are part of a major initiative to update America's submarine-launched nuclear arsenal.
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.
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