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By Joseph Trevithick Nov 20, 2019

SpaceX's Starship Prototype Explodes During Ground Test In Texas (Updated)

SpaceX reportedly started pressure testing of the potentially revolutionary prototype just days ago.
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 19, 2019

China's Mysterious Spoofed GPS "Crop Circle" Has Something Interesting At Its Center

Something appears to be physically at the center of these anomalies and it isn't small.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 19, 2019

Boeing Conducts Flight Test Of Surrogate Drones For Australia's Loyal Wingman Program

The program is using lower-end jet drones to help demonstrate the concept that will eventually use stealthy fighter-sized drones.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 18, 2019

New Type Of GPS Spoofing Attack In China Creates "Crop Circles" Of False Location Data

The eerie patterns are unlike anything experts have seen in previous GPS spoofing incidents, which have typically pointed to a single location.
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 18, 2019

New Video Offers Sweeping Views Of Secretive Tonopah Air Base

The vantage point offers a reminder of just how sprawling the installation is and the video even includes what appears to be a mystery aircraft.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 18, 2019

Russia Says UAE Could Help Build Su-57s As Gulf Nation Puts F-35 Ambitions On Hold

The Russians need a partner to help share the costs of the Su-57 program and are offering a similar deal to other potential customers.
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 18, 2019

The Mandalorian Is The Star Wars You've Been Looking For

It's a western or samurai yarn set in the rich Star Wars universe and it gets right everything that the new sequel films get wrong.
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 16, 2019

Kim Jong Un Oversees Huge Gathering Of His Country's Antiquated Air Combat Force

Although the actual benefits of such a spectacle are dubious at best, six MiG-29s were seen flying in the air at the same time.
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 15, 2019

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

We can talk about mysterious egg-shaped experimental planes, laser dazzlers, geopolitics, lost missile parts—you know, no big whoop.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 15, 2019

Watch Russian Submariners Train To Escape A Burning Submarine Through A Torpedo Tube

Russia is no stranger to submarine fires and other accidents, including a blaze on the spy sub Losharik earlier this year that killed 14.
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 14, 2019

Chilean Protestors Down Drone By Dazzling It With Dozens Of Laser Pointers (Updated)

The protestors were definitely onto something as laser dazzlers are quickly becoming a major component of drone defenses. 
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 14, 2019

State Department Has A Burning Building Simulator To Prepare Staff For The Next Benghazi

Personnel practice crawling to safety through dense smoke, as strobe lights flash and a sound system blasts recordings of gunfire and crying babies.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 14, 2019

Russia Is Eying More Armed Icebreakers After Launching Missile-Toting Arctic Patrol Ship

The Ivan Papanin, the first of the Project 23550 icebreaking warships, is our first look at Russia's specialized Arctic naval force.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 14, 2019

This Is How The Russian Military Tests If Its Vehicles Can Stand Up To A Nuclear Blast

The giant tube-like apparatus can create blast waves that mimic a nuclear denotation and are so powerful they can literally flatten vehicles.
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 14, 2019

Intact Seeker Section From An Iron Dome Tamir Interceptor Fell Into Gaza

Losing these sensitive components could represent a huge technological loss.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 13, 2019

This Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 Engines

The new engines are larger and are encased in square nacelles. The extra power could allow the Chinook to better compete with Sikorsky's CH-53K.
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 13, 2019

Check Out These Exclusive Shots Of An F-117 Stealth Jet Arriving At The Reagan Library

The F-117 will join an F-14 Tomcat, a VC-137 "Air Force One" jet, and a VH-3 "Marine One" helicopter that already call the Reagan Library home. 
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 13, 2019

If An Israeli Stunner Missile Really Did Fall Into Russian Hands It Is A Huge Deal

A Stunner fell into Syrian territory without self-destructing in its first combat use, now a report says the Assad regime turned it over to Russia.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 13, 2019

USAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already Has

The service says it only recently learned of the demand for "armed overwatch" capability, despite years of testing light attack aircraft in this role.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 12, 2019

Air Force Wants Its XQ-58A Valkyrie Drone To Help F-22s And F-35s Talk To Each Other

An XQ-58 working as a stealthy data fusion and relay node would give America's two stealth fighters the ability to fight together like never before.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 12, 2019

V-22 Ospreys Still At Risk From Sand And Dust As Navy Attempts Third Engine Filter Redesign

A new Pentagon report reveals that the existing particle separators cannot meet certain specifications for operation in desert environments.
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 11, 2019

This Haunting WWII Photo Sums Up Our Veterans' Perseverance And Sacrifice

The historic image and the story behind it are powerful reminders of the unique fighting spirit held by the bravest and most selfless among us.
By Joseph Trevithick Nov 11, 2019

Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction

This is a tactic that allows the armed light attack helicopters to quickly extract individuals when traditional rescue options might not be available.
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 10, 2019

Potentially The Most Revolutionary Aircraft You Have Never Heard Of Has Flown

The mysterious Celera 500L built by the silent Otto Aviation company has successfully taken to the skies. 
By Tyler Rogoway Nov 9, 2019

Mysterious Laser Turret Appears On US Navy Destroyer USS Dewey

The system is likely the service's new "ODIN" laser dazzler that is meant to blind enemy optics on ships, boats, aircraft, and missiles. 
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