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By Joseph Trevithick Sep 4, 2020

MQ-9 Reaper Flies With AI Pod That Sifts Through Huge Sums Of Data To Pick Out Targets

The system is designed to help parse through mountains of intelligence data quickly so that operators only get data-linked objects of interest.
By Thomas Newdick Sep 4, 2020

U.S. Confirms China Has Launched What Could Be Its Version Of The X-37B Spaceplane

The reusable experimental spacecraft was launched into space on a secret mission from Inner Mongolia earlier today.
By Joseph Trevithick Sep 4, 2020

B-52 Bombers Fly Unprecedented Patrol Along Edge Of Russian-Controlled Territory In Ukraine (Updated)

American and British spy planes lurked in the Black Sea during the B-52's highly unique visit to Ukrainian airspace.
By Thomas Newdick Sep 3, 2020

Photos Show South Korea’s Next-Generation Fighter Jet Rapidly Taking Shape

Production of the first of South Korea’s KF-X advanced fighter prototypes has advanced to an impressive degree.
By Thomas Newdick Sep 3, 2020

Face-Off Over The Aegean: How Greek And Turkish Air Forces Stack Up

With tensions rising over energy reserves in the Aegean Sea, the disgruntled neighbors have air arms that are well-equipped and at high readiness.
By Joseph Trevithick Sep 3, 2020

Russian Floating Dry Dock Smacks Into Ships And Submarines At Naval Base (Updated)

This is just the latest in a string of accidents the Russian Navy has suffered in recent years.
By Joseph Trevithick Sep 3, 2020

How China's Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The Pentagon

Beyond rapidly growing its ballistic missile force, the report says China could double its nuclear stockpile in the coming years.
By Tyler Rogoway Sep 2, 2020

You Can Buy The World's Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000

The only thing better than a Mustang is a Twin Mustang! One of the rarest warbirds is up for sale. It isn't cheap, but it's truly one of a kind.
By Thomas Newdick Sep 2, 2020

The Day The Royal Air Force Lost Six Jet Fighters In Just 45 Minutes

As bad weather closed in on their base, eight Hawker Hunters diverted to an alternate location. It didn’t end well. 
By Joseph Trevithick Sep 2, 2020

Russia's Novichok Chemical Weapon Returns In Attempted Assassination Of Opposition Figure (Updated)

German authorities say they have clear cut evidence that Alexei Navalny was poisoned by one of these secretive nerve agents.
By Tyler Rogoway Sep 2, 2020

Here's What All Those Black Helicopters Were Doing Zipping Around Los Angeles Last Night

It is quite a bizarre spectacle, but the Army's Night Stalkers do this sort of training in big cities all across the United States.
By Joseph Trevithick Sep 1, 2020

Test Aircraft Have Been Lugging DARPA's Prototype Hypersonic Cruise Missiles Around

Live flight tests of these secretive air-breathing hypersonic weapons could be imminent.
By Robert Hopkins Sep 1, 2020

Here's How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever

With the Cold War ending, one EC-135 airborne command post crew carefully planned to go out on top at their home air show.
By Joseph Trevithick Sep 1, 2020

New Mobile Operations Center Used To Support B-2 Stealth Bomber Deployment To Diego Garcia

The new deployable operations center is a key component of the Air Force's ambitions to rapidly stage its stealth bombers at forward operating bases.
By Tyler Rogoway Sep 1, 2020

Over 200 Guard And Reserve F-16s Can Now Carry The Dragon's Eye Radar Pod

The pod offers a bolt-on advanced radar that can scan from the sides of the jet, allowing it to do things even an advanced nose-mounted radar can't.
By Tyler Rogoway Sep 1, 2020

Airline Pilots Landing At LAX Report A Guy In Jetpack Flying Alongside Them

Even in an era in which congress wants to openly investigate UFOs, a dude flying alongside an airliner over Los Angeles in a jetpack is still bonkers
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 31, 2020

Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Crashes and Burns In Virginia (Updated)

Thankfully, the four individuals on board were able to safely bailout.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 31, 2020

Russian Su-27 Flew Into Danish Territory After Intercepting B-52 Bomber Over The Baltic Sea

The incident took place on the same day another Flanker performed an unsafe maneuver very close to a B-52 flying over the Black Sea.
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 31, 2020

Watch Three Anti-Ship Missiles Rip Through USS Durham During RIMPAC Sinking Exercise (Updated)

The Navy's big RIMPAC drills may have been dialed back this time around, but its highly anticipated SINKEX event certainly wasn't.
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 29, 2020

Pentagon Releases Terrifying Video Of Russian Su-27 Turning Directly In Front Of A B-52

This unsafe intercept is the latest evidence of a concerning escalation in Cold War-like posturing between the U.S. and Russia in recent days. 
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 29, 2020

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

We can talk about mysterious airbase incursions, huge Soviet nukes, geopolitics, submarine diplomacy—you know, no big whoop.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 28, 2020

Drug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting Drones

The tactic has become widespread on battlefields overseas and now appears to be proliferating to organized crime.
By Tyler Rogoway Aug 28, 2020

Fatal Night Stalker Helicopter Crash Has Occurred On San Clemente Island

The incident took place late at night on the evening of August 27th, 2020, killing two and injuring three more.
By Joseph Trevithick Aug 28, 2020

Russian Submarine Sets Off Alarm Bells After Surfacing Near Alaska Amid Rash Of Posturing (Updated)

Russia is holding its largest naval drills in the Pacific in recent memory as the U.S. Navy's big RIMPAC wargames are underway.
By Thomas Newdick Aug 28, 2020

Six B-52s Are Flying Over All 30 NATO Nations In An Unprecedented Show Of Force (Updated)

The flights serve as a major show of solidarity between the U.S. and its NATO partners, sending a message that is clearly aimed at Moscow.
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