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A Fallen Bomber Faced Disaster on the Ground—Until a Boneyard Miracle Rescue

When a B1-B Lancer's engine failed, an unexpected savior rose from the desert.

By Kyle Mizokami

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Military Research

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The Pentagon Created a New Kind of Underwater Predator: The Mysterious Manta Ray

By Kyle Mizokami

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Everything You Need to Know About Camouflage

By Matt Crisara

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Ufology: From Fringe Field to Serious Science

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The Truth About Area 51

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The Anatomy of the Modern Ambush Attack

By Matt Crisara

Badass Planes

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Why the F-105 Thunderchief Is Such a Badass Plane

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Why the B-52 Is Such a Badass Plane

By Alex Hollings

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Why the F-35 Fighter Jet Is Such a Badass Plane

By Alex Hollings

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The 9 Most Badass X-Planes Ever Made

By John Wenz and Jessica Coulon

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Military Aviation

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The Navy’s New Drone Could Turn into a Ship-Killer

By Kyle Mizokami

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A Barrage of Missiles Met Resistance Over Israel

By Sébastien Roblin

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The F-22 Raptor Has Clawed Back From the Brink

By Kyle Mizokami

houthi sammad kamikaze drone seen in gun sight of french as565 panther helicopter over red sea on march 20 2024

Navy Helicopters Have Morphed Into Drone Killers

By Sébastien Roblin

Naval Vessels

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The Navy's New Frigates Are Behind Schedule

By Sébastien Roblin

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China Could Rule the Seas With This New Tech

By Kyle Mizokami

the virginia class attack submarine pre commissioning unit missouri conducts sea trials, july 2, in the atlantic ocean missouri is scheduled to be commissioned july 31 at naval submarine base new london

This Is the Most Lethal Submarine in the Sea

By Michael Peck

180620 n vv532 276 pacific ocean june 26, 2018 uss montgomery lcs 8 transits from naval base san diego to the pacific ocean to conduct routine operations and training littoral combat ships are high speed, agile, shallow draft, mission focused surface combatants designed for operations in the littoral environment, yet fully capable of open ocean operations as part of the surface fleet, lcs has the ability to counter and outpace evolving threats independently or within a network of surface combatants us navy photo courtesy of muckley photographyreleased

The US Navy Wants to Get Rid of These Ships ASAP

By Kyle Mizokami

Weapons

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A New Hypersonic Missile Will Give the F-35 Fangs

By Kyle Mizokami

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The U.S. Has Built an Unstoppable Microwave Weapon

By David Hambling

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The Army Has a Plan to Kill Drones

By Sébastien Roblin

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Army: The Days of Towed Artillery Are Over

By Kyle Mizokami

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The Most Expensive Plane Crash in History

By Kyle Mizokami

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Can America’s Aging F-16 Overpower Russia’s Su-35?

By Michael Peck

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Get to Know the Marines’ Favorite Ride

By Kyle Mizokami

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Meet the Navy’s New Radar-Killing Missile

By Kyle Mizokami

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Badass Tanks

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Why the Leopard 2 Is Such a Badass Tank

By Kyle Mizokami

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Is the AMX-10RC a Tank or ... Something Else?

By Kyle Mizokami

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Can the M1 Abrams Tank Still Outgun Russia’s Best?

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Germany’s Badass New Tank Will Outmatch All Others

By Kyle Mizokami

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J Allen Hynek: The Man Who Made Us Watch the Skies

By Michael Natale

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The US Army Has Deployed Lasers to a Combat Zone

By Kyle Mizokami

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The Manhattan Project's Deadly Legacy in St. Louis

By David Howard

a b 52h stratofortress assigned to the 419th flight test squadron is undergoes pre flight procedures at edwards air force base, california, aug 8 the aircraft conducted a captive carry flight test of the agm 183a air launched rapid response weapon instrumented measurement vehicle 2 at the point mugu sea range off the southern california coast air force photo by giancarlo casem

The ‘Super Duper Missile’ Has Faded to Black

By Sébastien Roblin

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Ukraine’s Spies are Flying Black Hawk Helicopters

By Kyle Mizokami

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Air Force Plans for Sixth Gen Fighters, Drones

By Kyle Mizokami

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The Army Is Clearing Out for Coyote Drone Hunters

By Sébastien Roblin

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The F-35’s Development Road Is Mercifully Over

By Kyle Mizokami

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What’s in the Pentagon’s 2025 Defense Budget

By Kyle Mizokami

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A Ballistic Missile’s Wrath Wreaks Havoc

By Sébastien Roblin

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The Pentagon Has Broken Its Silence on UFOs

By Kyle Mizokami

a b 52h stratofortress assigned to the 419th flight test squadron is undergoes pre flight procedures at edwards air force base, california, aug 8 the aircraft conducted a captive carry flight test of the agm 183a air launched rapid response weapon instrumented measurement vehicle 2 at the point mugu sea range off the southern california coast air force photo by giancarlo casem

A Hypersonic Weapon Is About to Stun the Pacific

By Kyle Mizokami

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China Confirms it is Building 4th Aircraft Carrier

By Kyle Mizokami

f 35a stealth jet carrying two b61 12 tactical nuclear bombs in its internal weapons bays

TheFirst Stealth Fighter Certified to Carry a Nuke

By Sébastien Roblin

a north dakota national guard uh 60 black hawk helicopter drops 660 gallons of water from a bambi bucket onto an ice jam on the missouri river in bismarck, north dakota, feb 29, 2024, to break up the ice and prevent flooding over 70,000 gallons of water were dropped in 4 hours us national guard photo by staff sgt samuel kroll, north dakota national guard public affairs office

Helicopters Smash Ice with Piledrivers of Water

By Kyle Mizokami

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Watch America’s Next Carrier Test Its Catapults

By Kyle Mizokami

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Houthi Missiles Have Drawn Blood

By Sébastien Roblin

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Ukrainian Drone Boats Sink Another Russian Ship

By Sébastien Roblin

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The Air Force Says It Must Rethink Air Superiority

By Kyle Mizokami

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America’s Nuke Factory is Threatened by Wildfires

By Kyle Mizokami