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By Joseph Trevithick Jun 15, 2020

Navy Super Hornet Conducts First Guided Launch Of Impressive 'Stormbreaker" Miniature Bomb

The testing milestone comes amid difficulties and delays that have pushed back Air Force plans for the weapon and temporarily halted its production.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 15, 2020

Japan Halts Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Plans Indefinitely Amid Public Opposition

Technical issues and concerns about cost, coupled with public outcries and embarrassing blunders have hampered the project.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 15, 2020

Wreckage Of The F-15C Eagle That Crashed Off The United Kingdom Has Been Found (Updated)

A major search and rescue operation is underway in the North Sea and assets belonging to the UK and US Air Force are involved in the effort.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 14, 2020

The Mysterious Case Of The Air Force's New Strangely Modified 737 With A Puzzling Past

The aircraft still wears its factory coating and has crude alterations, but its ownership history is just as curious as its configuration.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 13, 2020

Watch Giant DC-10 Fire Bombers Make Intense Attack Runs On Arizona's Multiple Blazes

It's amazing just how close these huge tankers get to the sides of canyons and tops of ridges as they fight the spread of destructive wildfires. 
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 13, 2020

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

We can talk nuclear icebreakers, exporting killer drones, geopolitics, Cold War bunkers—you know, no big whoop.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 12, 2020

Easing Drone Export Rules Is Great For The Defense Industry, But Doing So Has Consequences

While being able to export advanced unmanned air combat systems abroad more easily is great for business, it could come at its own price. 
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 12, 2020

France Just Test Fired A Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile In The Atlantic (Updated)

A U.S. Air Force RC-135R Cobra Ball launch surveillance aircraft took in the test while orbiting over the Caribbean.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 11, 2020

RAF Bentwaters Has This Bizarre-Looking Cold War Bunker Called The Star Wars Building

The base is like a Cold War Disneyland that has been frozen in time. As such, studios go there to make fantasy come true on the big and small screen.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 11, 2020

Senate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon's "Tough Choices" Airpower Cuts In Next Budget

A proposed draft of the annual defense policy bill would prohibit services from getting rid of certain aircraft and order them to buy more of others.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 10, 2020

When You Get "Killed" In A Chinese Wargame Smoke Pops Out The Top Of Your Helmet

The helmets are part of a laser tag-like training system that offers a way for Chinese troops to eliminate each other during exercises.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 10, 2020

Scaled Composites' Mysterious Stealthy Jets Spotted Working With High-Flying Proteus (Updated)

The highly unique aircraft flew between China Lake and Mojave Air and Space Port in what appears to have been an aerial test.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 10, 2020

MiG-29 Fighter Jet Reportedly Appears Over Key Libyan City That Is Now Under Siege

Separately, Turkish warships blocked the Greek Navy from boarding a cargo ship in the Mediterranean suspected of carrying arms to Libya.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 9, 2020

Watch Russian Troops Snuff Out An Oil Well Blaze With An Anti-Tank Gun

Using explosive blasts to put out large fires is actually an established technique, but employing an anti-tank gun to do it is far less common.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 9, 2020

Trump Orders Coast Guard To Look Into Building Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers Like Russia

The memo also calls for examining possible defensive armament options to protect these ships against near-peer threats.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 9, 2020

Taiwanese Fighters Drive Off Chinese Jets After Navy Transport Plane Flies Over The Island

The unusual flight certainly caught the attention of Beijing, which appears to be more focused on Taiwan's independence than ever before.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 9, 2020

Watch This Crazy Cockpit Video Of A Cessna Landing In A Hole In The Jungle

There are austere airstrips and then there's this.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 8, 2020

Pentagon Has Tested A Suicide Drone That Gets To Its Target Area At Hypersonic Speed

The system would allow a drone to be delivered to a defended target far away in a matter of minutes, where it could then hunt down its target.
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 8, 2020

Air Force C-130H Smacks Into Wall, Bursts Into Flames After Overshooting Runway In Iraq

The aircraft was conducting a nighttime landing at a base north of Baghdad at the time.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 8, 2020

F-35's Gear Collapses After Landing At Hill Air Force Base

The aircraft was finishing up a routine training mission when the mishap occurred. 
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 8, 2020

USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier Deploys With Powerful New Infrared Sensor System

The carrier just left on a cruise and it's packing a new electro-optical and infrared sensor system that will enhance its situational awareness. 
By Joseph Trevithick Jun 8, 2020

F-15E Strike Eagle First Jet Cleared To Employ Air Force's New B61-12 Nuclear Bombs

The B61-12 is the latest in the B61 series, the longest-serving American nuclear bomb, and they will be worth more than their weight in gold.
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 7, 2020

Check Out The Wicked Camouflage Paint Job On Qatar's New F-15QA Eagle

The Qatari Air Force will receive its first Eagles in 2021. They will be the most advanced F-15s ever built at the time of their delivery. 
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 6, 2020

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

Let's just have a few laughs, ok? We all could certainly use it. 
By Tyler Rogoway Jun 5, 2020

Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone

Estimates of the RQ-170's size have varied greatly over the years. Now we can put the debate to rest. 
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