ForbesU.S. Armed Forces It Took Four Aerial Tankers To Drag Four U.S. Air Force F-16s To The South China Sea—And That’s A Problem Forbes - David AxeOn Monday, four heavily-armed U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters from Misawa air base in northern Japan flew many hundreds of miles to the South China Sea south of Taiwan and buzzed the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier...
Popular MechanicsU.S. Air Force This Is Our First Look at the Air Force’s Secret New Fighter Jet verified_publisherPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiHere's everything we can see on the mysterious sixth-generation plane. Last fall, the U.S. Air Force shockingly revealed it had designed, built, and tested a secret new fighter jet in the span of just...
Military The SR-72 Darkstar is the Secret Spy Plane of the U.S. Military's Dreams nationalinterest.org - Peter Suciu Tom Cruise may have become the first person to fly it – even if it was only in the upcoming film Top Gun: Maverick.Here's What You Need to Remember: …
The DriveKiev The Sad Story Of How This Soviet Aircraft Carrier Ended Up Rotting In A Landlocked Chinese Lagoon verified_publisherThe Drive - Joseph Trevithick The Kiev class carrier Minsk was saved from the scrapyard after the fall of the Soviet Union, but is now wasting away 50 miles northwest of …
Popular MechanicsU.S. Air Force An F-15 Just Made the World’s Longest Missile Shot verified_publisherPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe Eagle fired an AIM-120 AMRAAM at a target drone. The U.S. Air Force has claimed the world’s longest air-to-air missile shot: an F-15 Eagle fighter taking down a BQM-167 target drone. However, the Force...
Israel Defense Forces Israel strikes Hamas targets after Gaza rocket fire timesofisrael.com - Alexander Fulbright The Israeli military struck targets in the Gaza Strip early Friday, hours after Palestinian terrorists in the coastal enclave fired a rocket at …
Defense NewsBoeing With new CH-47 variant back in flight tests, Boeing hopes for production contract Defense News - Jen Judson WASHINGTON — The Army has yet to schedule a limited user test for the latest variant of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter and instead has ordered it …
Business InsiderAeronautics The US ditched its last flying boats 38 years ago, but they could still help fill the gaps against China in the Pacific verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Benjamin BrimelowMarch marked the 38th anniversary of the retirement of the last US military seaplane. That aircraft, an HU-16E Albatross flown by the Coast Guard, left service 16 years after the Navy retired its last...
Fox NewsConservative View US spy plane escorted by Russian fighter jet over the Pacific: report verified_publisherFox News - David AaroAn RC-135 U.S. strategic reconnaissance aircraft was escorted by a MiG-31 fighter jet over the Pacific Ocean, the Russian Defence Ministry said Friday, according to reports. The precise date of the encounter...
U.S. Armed Forces Watch: Sikorsky S-97 Raider Looks Super Fast And Agile During Test Flight hotcars.com - Julybien Atadero A modern military doesn't just rely on pure manpower, but also on the tools and equipment it has. As the United States Army becomes a force to reckon …
U.S. News & World ReportU.S. Armed Forces China's Massed Drills Near Taiwan Take Aim at Washington Audience U.S. News & World Report - Reuters By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese carrier drills and stepped-up incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone in recent weeks are …
Battleships HMS Rodney: The Old Battleship That Helped Sink the Bismarck 19fortyfive.com - Peter Suciu When she was commissioned in August 1940, Germany’s battleship Bismarck was considered one of the most advanced and modern warships in the world. She …
Defense NewsMilitary US commander warns NATO is ready to respond to aggression Defense News - Joe Gould WASHINGTON ― Amid Russia’s massive troop buildup along its border with Ukraine, the top U.S. commander in Europe warned Thursday that NATO was …
Taiwan China live-drilled attacks on US carrier while sending record 25 warplanes into Taiwan's airspace, analysts say americanmilitarynews.com - Ryan Morgan Chinese warplanes appear to have simulated an attack on a U.S. aircraft carrier during Monday flights around Taiwan, multiple defense analysts told …
China China Loves Its J-20 Stealth Fighter but How Good Is It Really? nationalinterest.org - Sebastien Roblin The J-20 is certainly a stealth fighter, but it is not as well powered as its American counterparts.Key point: The J-20 could actually probably beat …
China China's New Aircraft Carrier Is In Same League as US Navy's Ford Class - Naval News navalnews.com - H I Sutton A new aircraft carrier being built in Shanghai is significantly larger than the current two in service with the Chinese Navy (PLAN – People’s …
ForbesChina China Blinks As American, Philippine Fleets Challenge Possible Reef Seizure Forbes - David AxeThey first showed up around Whitsun Reef in December. A growing fleet of Chinese boats, anchoring hull to hull in the shallow water around the boomerang-shaped reef, 200 miles west of the Philippines the...
Russia Coming Soon: Russia’s Okhotnik Stealth Strike Drone 19fortyfive.com - Peter Suciu The Board of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission announced this week that deliveries of the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B, a stealth heavy unmanned …
Norway U.S. Navy to build airport infrastructure in North Norway to meet upped Russian submarine presence rcinet.ca - Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer Norway’ Minister of Defense, Frank Bakke-Jensen, on Friday signed an agreement with the United States allowing for, among other things, construction …
Ukraine Russia state TV ‘used fake clips to claim NATO were giving arms to Ukraine’ thesun.co.uk - Jon Lockett RUSSIAN state TV used footage of a US military plane landing in Alaska and a tank being unloaded in Bulgaria to falsely imply huge NATO arms …
Facial Hair Judge temporarily grants orthodox Jewish sailor's plea to keep his beard stripes.com - By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 16, 2021 The Navy can’t force an orthodox Jewish sailor aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to shave his beard — at least until the end of the …
WooGlobe2:28Utah 'Cool Footage of Three B-2 Stealth Bombers Flying Over Provo, Utah' WooGlobe - flipboard.com'Jaw-dropping footage of three B-2 Stealth Bombers flying over Provo, Utah was caught on camera on February 25, 2021. In this clip, Monico Garza of SLCScanner films multiple Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit...
Military Could India Get F-35s and F-21 Fighters? Not if China and Russia Have Their Way nationalinterest.org - Peter Suciu While it is easy to see why Lockheed Martin would be interested in such a deal, it still isn't clear if New Delhi will – and even can – get on board …
Military Did China Simulate An Attack on a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier? 19fortyfive.com - Stephen Silver Earlier this week, in response to an escalating dispute in the area between China and the Philippines, the U.S. sent an aircraft carrier to the South …
Greece Greece Turkey Dispute Helps Big Powers Sell Arms -- for Decades! greekreporter.com Greece and Turkey are among the best arms buyers in the world; their historic rivalry has helped enrich the defense industries in the West — and …
F-35 Can Smaller Countries Produce Competitive Fighters? thediplomat.com South Korea has rolled out the prototype of its new indigenous fighter, the KF-21 Boramae. The new jet will complement the country’s mostly …
NewsweekRussia Video shows Russian fighter escort U.S. military plane over the Pacific Newsweek - Brendan Cole A Russian fighter plane escorted a U.S military aircraft over Russia's far eastern border this week, amid growing tensions between Moscow and …
Military Indian Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSN) And Security Calculus In Indian Ocean – OpEd eurasiareview.com - Ahyousha Khan* In March 2021, as reported in the media, the Indian Navy is all set to acquire three indigenously built nuclear-powered submersible ships (SSN), …
Aviation RAF mid-air emergency: British reconnaissance aircraft transmits alert near Lincoln express.co.uk - Steven Brown A BRITISH reconnaissance aircraft has issued an alert near Lincoln. Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoU.S. Politics As Biden advances UAE F-35 sale, senators seek more control of arms deals nationalpost.com - Reuters WASHINGTON -- Two senior Democratic senators will introduce legislation on Friday that would reassert Congress' oversight of international weapons …