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By Tyler Rogoway Dec 18, 2019

A Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2's Flying Sequences Were Shot

The production team on the film is making the case that nothing like this has been done before and may not be done ever again.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 17, 2019

Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea's "Christmas Gift"

The general said that he expects a North Korean test of a "long-range ballistic missile," such as an ICBM, in the coming weeks.
By Tyler Rogoway Dec 17, 2019

A Dozen Mystery Objects Suddenly Popped Out Of Hangars At Tonopah Test Range Airport

The base is known to be the shadowy home of aircraft that move from a developmental state at Area 51 and into an operational, but still secretive one.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 16, 2019

Turkey's Deepening Intervention In The Libyan Civil War Point's To Erdogan's Grand Ambitions

Turkey's actions raise the possibility of a troop deployment to Libya and have also prompted a major maritime territorial dispute in the Mediterranean.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 16, 2019

Global Strike Command Strikes Confusion With New Helicopter Nickname Teaser Tweet

The service will officially announce the moniker for the helicopters, which will help guard America's missile silos, at a ceremony later this week.
By Tyler Rogoway Dec 16, 2019

The Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And All

We get more gorgeous aerial footage and our first look at the high-speed test aircraft Maverick flies as a set piece in the film.
By Tyler Rogoway Dec 15, 2019

Check Out This Rare Footage Of Red Eagle MiGs At Tonopah Test Range Airport 

The rare piece of footage is from the 1980s when the U.S. was flying MiGs against its own jets out of a remote and secretive air base in Nevada.
By Tyler Rogoway Dec 14, 2019

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

We can talk about foggles, the Kuznetsov's curse, geopolitics, Navy Ospreys—you know, no big whoop.
By Tyler Rogoway Dec 13, 2019

 Here's Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today

Part of the E-6B's critical mission is to fly aerobatic-like maneuvers that allows them to send messages to ballistic missile submarines hiding below.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 13, 2019

F-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The Future

With new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy's door.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 12, 2019

Egypt's Soviet-Era, Chinese-Made, American-Upgraded Subs Can Still Fire Harpoon Missiles

The Egyptian Navy is only one of two remaining operators of the type anywhere in the world and its examples have a unique and convoluted history.
By Tyler Rogoway Dec 12, 2019

Visitors To Area 51 Have To Wear "Foggles" That Severely Limit Vision When Moving About

The frosted eyewear, which comes from the aerospace world, keeps a wearer from seeing anything aside from what is directly in front of and below them.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 12, 2019

Pentagon Conducts First Test Of Non-Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Post-INF Treaty (Updated)

The launch, which the Pentagon had previously said would come before the end of the year, could have major geopolitical ramifications.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 12, 2019

Congress Poised To Cancel Non-Nuclear Version Of Air Force's Future Stealth Cruise Missile

The decision to eliminate this Congressional mandate could increase the emphasis on alternative conventional long-range cruise missile designs.
By Tyler Rogoway Dec 12, 2019

Russia's Accident-Plagued Aircraft Carrier Is On Fire (Updated)

Just over a year after its dry dock literally sunk beneath it, the Admiral Kuznetsov is burning. 
By Brett Tingley Dec 11, 2019

Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology

Retired Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast says fantastic technology exists that could transport a human anywhere on earth within an hour.  
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 11, 2019

Lockheed Conducts First Test Of Its New Precision Strike Missile For The Army

There is already talk of expanding the missile's range which had previously been subject to a now-defunct arms control deal with Russia.
By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick Dec 10, 2019

Behold The First Image Of A Navy CMV-22 Osprey That Will Replace The C-2 Greyhound

The delivery of the first CMV-22B to the Navy for testing should occur soon, with the type slated to start its operational career in 2021.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 10, 2019

Turkish President Erdogan Poaches Training Yacht From The Country's Navy

The ship joins a growing array of lavish transport options for the Turkish head of state, including a VVIP Boeing 747 the country acquired last year.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 10, 2019

Space Force Looks Go For Launch But Questions Remain About How It Will 'Dogfight In Space'

Congress looks set to order the creation of Space Force before receiving reports detailing how it will work or what it will cost.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 9, 2019

Everything We Know About America's Sword Blade Hellfire Missile And Its Latest Target

It's curious how secret this weapon is compared to how eager the U.S. military often is to promote the steps it is taking to reduce collateral damage.
By Tyler Rogoway Dec 9, 2019

No These Aren't Starships In Space Dock, They Are Nuclear Submarines Under Construction

Nuclear submarines have many parallels to fictional starships, but in this case, these super high-tech vessels are made to dive down, not fly up.
By Joseph Trevithick Dec 9, 2019

North Korea Conducts "Strategic" Test Amid Threat To Send A "Christmas Gift" To Trump

The North Koreans likely tested a new rocket motor and could be preparing to conduct an intercontinental ballistic missile test later this month.
By Tyler Rogoway Dec 8, 2019

Highly Impressive Lineup Of Chinese Air Combat Drone Types Caught By Satellite

The display of China's most prominent operational and developmental unmanned military aircraft is another sign that Beijing is betting big on drones.
By Tyler Rogoway Dec 7, 2019

America's Missile That Uses Sword Blades Instead Of Explosives Has Struck Again In Syria

For the second time this week, the secretive AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile has punched a hole through a car's roof and sliced its target to death. 
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