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Viper Demo Team Secretly Painted Jet In YF-16 Scheme To Celebrate Type’s 50th Anniversary

The USAF’s F-16 single-ship demo team set out on a secret mission to paint their jet just like the first F-16 that ever flew.

By Tyler Rogoway
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NASA's DC-8 airborne science laboratory banks low over the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., upon arrival Nov. 8, 2007.

NASA’s DC-8 Flying Lab Flies Into Retirement, Making The Type Nearly Extinct

After 37 years of NASA service, the agency will replace its highly modified DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory with a 777.

By Thomas Newdick

3:56 PM EDT May 15

Wreckage of S-400 engagement radar at airbase of Belbek in Crimea, May 15, 2024.

Russia’s Belbek Airbase In Crimea Hammered By Ukrainian Long-Range Strike

Elements of a long-range air defense system were destroyed in an attack that reportedly involved U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles.

By Thomas Newdick

10:01 AM EDT May 15

A Chinese stealth vessel at sea

China’s Mysterious Stealthy Warship Has Headed Out To Sea (Updated)

What exactly China’s plans are for the ship remains unclear, but it built it and got it out to sea extremely quickly.

By Joseph Trevithick, Oliver Parken

8:12 PM EDT May 14

An uncrewed version of the UH-72B Lakota helicopter is among the types now in the running to become of the Marine Corps' next logistics drones.

UH-72 Lakota Drone In The Running To Haul Cargo For The USMC

A pilotless version of the Army’s UH-72 could become one part of the Marine Corps plans for a future uncrewed logistics ecosystem.

By Joseph Trevithick

6:43 PM EDT May 14

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Congress says the Navy's CMV-22B Ospreys can only fly 30 minutes from a divert airfield, limiting their ability to provide carrier onboard delivery services.

Navy CMV-22B Ospreys Only Allowed To Fly 30 Minutes From A Divert Airfield: Congress

The flight limit means the Navy’s CMV-22Bs cannot perform their critical transport mission for carriers on deployment.

By Howard Altman

3:19 PM EDT May 14

Move To Block F-15E Strike Eagle Cuts Being Made In Congress

By Joseph Trevithick

2:29 PM EDT May 14

T-6 Pilot Dies In Ejection Seat Accident

By Oliver Parken

2:10 PM EDT May 14

Our Best Look At Russia’s Kh-38 Missile Now Being Used In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

1:07 PM EDT May 14

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The United Kingdom has announced plans to build up to six new Multi Role Support Ships (MRSS), a new class of amphibious warfare vessels that will join an ambitious shipbuilding program that now includes a total of 28 warships and submarines. The new MRSS vessels will also accommodate drones, a growing area of interest for the U.K. Royal Navy.

Royal Navy To Get Up To Six New Amphibious Warships

The Royal Navy will get as many as six Multi-Role Support Ships as part of a shipbuilding program that includes 28 warships and submarines.

By Thomas Newdick

4:51 PM EDT May 14

USS Carney Destroyed 65 Houthi Targets During Its Cruise

By Howard Altman

3:06 PM EDT May 13

Navy’s Secretive Fleet Of Stealthy Special Operations Boats Set To Evolve

By Joseph Trevithick

8:04 AM EDT May 10

Mako Is A Jet Ski Turned Into A Weaponized Drone

By Howard Altman

5:54 PM EDT May 9

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Land

The replacement for Barrett .50 caliber riles, a well as Mk 15s in the same caliber, in U.S. special operations forces inventories may be chambered in a new smaller cartridge.

Barrett .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Replacement For SOCOM May Fire A Smaller Round

byJoseph Trevithick

12:57 PM EDT May 10

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Space

Satellites in space

Russia’s Anti-Satellite Nuke Could Leave Lower Orbit Unusable, Test Vehicle May Already Be Deployed

byJoseph Trevithick, Oliver Parken

7:00 PM EDT May 3

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Nukes

STRAIT OF SAN JUAN DE FUCA, Wash. (May 6, 2024) The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) transits the Strait of San Juan de Fuca escorted by U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and U.S. Coast Guard screening escort vessels. Joint operations, such as this one which involved the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Navy, ensure the U.S. military is ready to meet its security commitments at home and abroad including commitments to our allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn Ohrazda/Released)

A-10 Warthogs Escorting A Ballistic Missile Submarine Is Certainly Different

byOliver Parken

8:28 PM EDT May 8

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Green berets on Shemya

American Special Operations Forces Are At A Crossroads

byHoward Altman

2:20 PM EDT May 12

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