Latest ArticlesBYStetson PayneMar 25, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Russian Nukes Ready To Deploy To Belarus This SummerRussia says tactical nuclear weapons could be sent to Belarus this summer once training and storage construction is complete. BYStetson PayneMar 25, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023ShareAnother U.S. Troop Injured After Follow-On Iranian-Backed Militia AttacksIranian-backed militias in Syria carried out two more attacks on U.S. forces using rockets and drones as the violence escalates. BYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2023ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This WeekGood times beneath the soil. BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023ShareNordic Air Defense Pact Combines Forces Of Hundreds Of Fighter AircraftDenmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are working to combine air defense forces in the face of the Russian threat. BYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2023SharePodded Aerial Refueling Boom Design Has Been Completed For Air ForceWork on a pod-mounted aerial refueling boom has advanced significantly, as the Air Force looks at solving its future tanker conundrums. BYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2023ShareBYEmma HelfrichMar 24, 2023ShareAdapter For F-35 Internal Carriage Of Six AIM-120 Missiles Is ProgressingKnown as Sidekick, the upgrade will give F-35As and Cs the ability to go from four to six AIM-120 missiles in their internal bays. BYEmma HelfrichMar 24, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023ShareF-15Es Strike Back After Deadly Iranian-Made Drone Attack On U.S. Base In Syria (Updated)The strikes came after a U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. troops and another contractor wounded by an Iranian-made kamikaze drone. BYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanMar 23, 2023SharePurported Video Shows Drone Boats Blowing Up During Sevastopol AttackUkraine Situation Report: New video shows the drone boats making their runs on Sevastopol harbor, all ending in fiery explosions. BYHoward AltmanMar 23, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenMar 23, 2023ShareE-3 Sentry Jets Elephant Walk During Dangerous Weather Escape DrillSeven E-3s, based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, performed a “weather flush exercise” that included an elephant walk. BYOliver ParkenMar 23, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2023ShareU.S. RC-135 Surveillance Jet Has Flown Unprecedented Mission Over Finland (Updated)U.S. and other NATO surveillance aircraft could become a routine sight over Finland as the country gets closer to joining the alliance. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanMar 23, 2023ShareFour Slovakian MiG-29s Flown Directly To Ukraine To Join Its Air ForceThe Fulcrums are the first of 13 promised by Slovakia to Ukraine, which is in dire need of combat jets to battle Russia. BYHoward AltmanMar 23, 2023ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2023ShareCommemorate NORAD’s Great Balloon Hunt With This Duck Hunt Inspired T-ShirtPay homage to a beloved Nintendo classic and to one of the weirdest military aviation stories ever with this limited run t-shirt. BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanMar 22, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Sevastopol Attacked By Drones From Sea And AirThe multi-domain attack 140 miles from the front lines shows Ukraine still has the means to threaten Sevastopol. BYHoward AltmanMar 22, 2023ShareBYJames DeboerMar 22, 2023ShareThe Compelling Case For The AH-1 Cobra In A Fight With ChinaWhile the relevance of the Marines’ AH-1Zs and UH-1Ys is being questioned, one top Marine is revamping their playbook to prove otherwise. BYJames DeboerMar 22, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenMar 22, 2023ShareWhy Chinese Rockets Spew Toxic Bright Red Gas Clouds On LaunchThe rusty red-colored exhaust plume that comes with many Chinese rocket launches looks dangerous because it is. BYOliver ParkenMar 22, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2023ShareSigns Point To Russia Sending Ancient T-54 Series Of Tanks To UkraineT-54 and T-55 tanks, designed in the 1940s, have been taken from storage and have been sighted on the move in Russia. 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BYStetson PayneMar 25, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Russian Nukes Ready To Deploy To Belarus This SummerRussia says tactical nuclear weapons could be sent to Belarus this summer once training and storage construction is complete. BYStetson PayneMar 25, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023ShareAnother U.S. Troop Injured After Follow-On Iranian-Backed Militia AttacksIranian-backed militias in Syria carried out two more attacks on U.S. forces using rockets and drones as the violence escalates. BYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2023ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This WeekGood times beneath the soil. BYTyler RogowayMar 24, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023ShareNordic Air Defense Pact Combines Forces Of Hundreds Of Fighter AircraftDenmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are working to combine air defense forces in the face of the Russian threat. BYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2023SharePodded Aerial Refueling Boom Design Has Been Completed For Air ForceWork on a pod-mounted aerial refueling boom has advanced significantly, as the Air Force looks at solving its future tanker conundrums. BYThomas NewdickMar 24, 2023Share
BYEmma HelfrichMar 24, 2023ShareAdapter For F-35 Internal Carriage Of Six AIM-120 Missiles Is ProgressingKnown as Sidekick, the upgrade will give F-35As and Cs the ability to go from four to six AIM-120 missiles in their internal bays. BYEmma HelfrichMar 24, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023ShareF-15Es Strike Back After Deadly Iranian-Made Drone Attack On U.S. Base In Syria (Updated)The strikes came after a U.S. contractor was killed and five U.S. troops and another contractor wounded by an Iranian-made kamikaze drone. BYHoward AltmanMar 24, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMar 23, 2023SharePurported Video Shows Drone Boats Blowing Up During Sevastopol AttackUkraine Situation Report: New video shows the drone boats making their runs on Sevastopol harbor, all ending in fiery explosions. BYHoward AltmanMar 23, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenMar 23, 2023ShareE-3 Sentry Jets Elephant Walk During Dangerous Weather Escape DrillSeven E-3s, based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, performed a “weather flush exercise” that included an elephant walk. BYOliver ParkenMar 23, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2023ShareU.S. RC-135 Surveillance Jet Has Flown Unprecedented Mission Over Finland (Updated)U.S. and other NATO surveillance aircraft could become a routine sight over Finland as the country gets closer to joining the alliance. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 23, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMar 23, 2023ShareFour Slovakian MiG-29s Flown Directly To Ukraine To Join Its Air ForceThe Fulcrums are the first of 13 promised by Slovakia to Ukraine, which is in dire need of combat jets to battle Russia. BYHoward AltmanMar 23, 2023Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2023ShareCommemorate NORAD’s Great Balloon Hunt With This Duck Hunt Inspired T-ShirtPay homage to a beloved Nintendo classic and to one of the weirdest military aviation stories ever with this limited run t-shirt. BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMar 22, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Sevastopol Attacked By Drones From Sea And AirThe multi-domain attack 140 miles from the front lines shows Ukraine still has the means to threaten Sevastopol. BYHoward AltmanMar 22, 2023Share
BYJames DeboerMar 22, 2023ShareThe Compelling Case For The AH-1 Cobra In A Fight With ChinaWhile the relevance of the Marines’ AH-1Zs and UH-1Ys is being questioned, one top Marine is revamping their playbook to prove otherwise. BYJames DeboerMar 22, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenMar 22, 2023ShareWhy Chinese Rockets Spew Toxic Bright Red Gas Clouds On LaunchThe rusty red-colored exhaust plume that comes with many Chinese rocket launches looks dangerous because it is. BYOliver ParkenMar 22, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2023ShareSigns Point To Russia Sending Ancient T-54 Series Of Tanks To UkraineT-54 and T-55 tanks, designed in the 1940s, have been taken from storage and have been sighted on the move in Russia. BYThomas NewdickMar 22, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMar 21, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Patriot Air Defenses To Arrive Sooner Than AnticipatedThe delivery of a Patriot air defense system to Ukraine, which has no way to reliably defeat ballistic missiles now, is being accelerated. BYHoward AltmanMar 21, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 21, 2023ShareM1A1 Abrams Variant Will Be Given To Ukraine To Expedite Tank DeliveriesIn addition to M1A1 tanks from the United States, Ukraine is now set to get depleted uranium tank ammunition from the United Kingdom. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 21, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMar 21, 2023ShareUkrainian Drone Pilot’s Frontline Account Of Fighting Via Eyes In The SkyDodging incoming Russian mortars to spot where Russia is firing from is just a day in the life of a Ukrainian drone operator. BYHoward AltmanMar 21, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 21, 2023ShareHow The Blue Angels Pulled Off Landing All Their A-4 Skyhawks At OnceNot many fast-jet demonstration teams can nail a six-ship landing, but the Blue Angels, during its A-4 Skyhawk years, was one of them. BYThomas NewdickMar 21, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMar 20, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Explosions Rock Russian-Occupied CrimeaUkrainian and Russian media outlets and Telegram channels reported an attack while Kyiv claims Kalibr missiles were destroyed. BYHoward AltmanMar 20, 2023Share
BYEmma HelfrichMar 20, 2023ShareAir Force Asking For Funds To Modernize B-21 Before It Has Even FlownBudget documents show the U.S. Air Force is requesting hundreds of millions of dollars for the B-21 Raider’s modernization. BYEmma HelfrichMar 20, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2023ShareF-15EX Conformal Tank Funds Sought, Fleet Size Questions Reemerge (Updated)The Air Force wants to start buying conformal fuel tanks for its F-15EX jets, but budget documents cloud the force’s plans for the type. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 20, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 20, 2023ShareSilo-Launched Ballistic Missile Capability Likely Tested By North KoreaNorth Korea now appears to be looking toward fast-responding silo-based missiles to further bolster its expanding nuclear forces. BYThomas NewdickMar 20, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMar 20, 2023ShareThis Is What USAF’s Future E-7 Radar Jet Is Actually Capable OfThe E-7A Wedgetail is now set to replace the Air Force’s aging E-3 Sentry AWACS and we got a very in-depth look at its capabilities. BYHoward AltmanMar 20, 2023Share
