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U.S. Air Force pilot Maj. Brian 'Brass' Burke, 104th Fighter Wing unit conversion officer, flies an F-35A Lightning II over Barnes Air National Guard Base at exactly 1:04PM EST, officially marking the historic first arrival of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft to the Wing, June 11, 2026.

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The F-35’s AIM-120D Missile Reaches About 100 Miles and China’s PL-15 Up to 186. The AIM-260 Now in Testing Is Built to Fit the F-35’s Weapons Bay at 120-Plus Miles and Nearly Mach 5

The F-35 Will Soon Have the AIM-260 Missile: For all of the impressive capabilities of the Lockheed Martin “Skunk Works” F-35 Lightning II 5th...

Christian D. Orr9 hours ago

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The US Army’s 95-Ton Tank Needed Four Tracks and Still Only Hit 8 MPH

Designed to crack Germany's Siegfried Line, the 95-ton T28 wasn't ready until August 1945, three months after Germany surrendered. One prototype was scrapped; the...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 28, 2026

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The US Army’s Nuclear-Powered Tank Was Too Radioactive for Its Own Crew

Proposed in 1955 under Operation Question Mark, the 25-ton TV-8 could float across rivers on its sealed turret. Its reactor would have forced constant...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 28, 2026

A-12 That Came From SR-71 Family USS Intrepid Photo Shoot 19FortyFive

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The US Air Force Wanted 93 Mach 3 YF-12 Interceptors and Built 3. The Program Died in 1968, and Its Radar and Missile Went On to Arm the US Navy’s F-14 Tomcat for the Next 40 Years.

Kelly Johnson's idea was to turn the CIA's A-12 into a missile truck that could sit above 80,000 feet at three times the speed...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 28, 2026

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An SR-71 Blackbird Left Andrews Air Force Base in 1984 With Its Own Afterburner Blowing 1,500-Degree Flame Into the Wing. The Pilot Dumped 14,000 Pounds of Fuel to Get the Weight Off and Set 13 Acres of Maryland on Fire.

The right SR-71 afterburner attachment section blew out on a low pass over the runway, driving flame into the nacelle and peeling titanium off...

Sean SpoontsSeptember 28, 2026

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I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: NATO Asked for a Weapon to Arm Truck Drivers and Artillerymen Who Would Probably Never Fire It. It Ended Up With DEVGRU, GSG 9, GIGN and the US Capitol Police.

The 1989 requirement was to defeat the CRISAT target — 1.6mm of titanium backed by twenty layers of Kevlar — which no pistol cartridge...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 28, 2026

Four F-117 Nighthawks fly in formation during a sortie over the Antelope Valley recently. After 25 years of history, the aircraft is set to retire soon. As the Air Force's first stealth fighter, the F-117 is capable of performing reconnaissance missions and bombing critical targets, all without the enemy's knowledge. (Photo by Bobbi Zapka)

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Lockheed Wanted to Put the F-117 Nighthawk on US Navy Aircraft Carriers. It Proposed 255 of Them at $70,000,000 Each — Almost $17,900,000,000 — and Congress Set Aside $175,000,000 Just to Study Whether It Would Work. The Navy Said No Twice.

The Navy had just lost the A-12 Avenger II and had nothing to replace the aging A-6 Intruder, so Lockheed pitched the F-117 stealth...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 28, 2026

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The US Navy Planned to Deliver the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy in July 2025. She Is Now Due in March 2027. The 20-Month Slip Came Down to Arresting Gear Certification and the Weapons Elevators — the Same 2 Systems That Held Up USS Gerald R. Ford.

Ford was built with thinner deck and bulkhead plates to save weight, and the steel turned out to be harder to work with —...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 28, 2026

SR-71 Blackbird Above the Earth Creative Commons Artist Image

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A Cessna Asked Los Angeles Center for a Ground Speed Check and Got 90 Knots. A Beechcraft Got 125. A Navy F/A-18 Hornet Got 620. Then an SR-71 Blackbird Asked, and the Controller Came Back With 1,842 Knots — About 2,120 Miles Per Hour.

A Cessna got 90 knots. A Beechcraft got 125. Then an F/A-18 out of NAS Lemoore came on the frequency and got 620, which...

Harrison KassSeptember 28, 2026

A Norwegian soldier of the Telemark Battalion, fires the HK416 with blank rounds toward a simulated target at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, June 13, 2020. Coalition forces’ training is used to enhance base defense operations to provide better security in Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Mustard)

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I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: HK Rates the 416’s Cold-Hammer-Forged Barrel at a Minimum of 15,000 Rounds. Some Users Report Passing 40,000. Tier-One Units Shoot More in a Month Than Line Units Do in a Year.

HK borrowed the gas system from the G36: a short-stroke piston drives an operating rod into the carrier so fouling never reaches the action....

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 28, 2026

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I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: After More Than 2,000,000 Rounds of Testing, the FN SCAR Was No Favorite of US Special Forces

The requirement was one weapon family covering 200 meters in a hallway out to 800 meters in the sniper role, in two calibers, on...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 28, 2026

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The F-35’s AIM-120D Missile Reaches About 100 Miles and China’s PL-15 Up to 186. The AIM-260 Now in Testing Is Built to Fit the F-35’s Weapons Bay at 120-Plus Miles and Nearly Mach 5

Aerospace & Defense

The US Army’s 95-Ton Tank Needed Four Tracks and Still Only Hit 8 MPH

Aerospace & Defense

The US Army’s Nuclear-Powered Tank Was Too Radioactive for Its Own Crew

Aerospace & Defense

The US Air Force Wanted 93 Mach 3 YF-12 Interceptors and Built 3. The Program Died in 1968, and Its Radar and Missile Went On to Arm the US Navy’s F-14 Tomcat for the Next 40 Years.

Aerospace & Defense

An SR-71 Blackbird Left Andrews Air Force Base in 1984 With Its Own Afterburner Blowing 1,500-Degree Flame Into the Wing. The Pilot Dumped 14,000 Pounds of Fuel to Get the Weight Off and Set 13 Acres of Maryland on Fire.

Aerospace & Defense

I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: NATO Asked for a Weapon to Arm Truck Drivers and Artillerymen Who Would Probably Never Fire It. It Ended Up With DEVGRU, GSG 9, GIGN and the US Capitol Police.

Aerospace & Defense

Lockheed Wanted to Put the F-117 Nighthawk on US Navy Aircraft Carriers. It Proposed 255 of Them at $70,000,000 Each — Almost $17,900,000,000 — and Congress Set Aside $175,000,000 Just to Study Whether It Would Work. The Navy Said No Twice.

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy Planned to Deliver the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy in July 2025. She Is Now Due in March 2027. The 20-Month Slip Came Down to Arresting Gear Certification and the Weapons Elevators — the Same 2 Systems That Held Up USS Gerald R. Ford.

Aerospace & Defense

A Cessna Asked Los Angeles Center for a Ground Speed Check and Got 90 Knots. A Beechcraft Got 125. A Navy F/A-18 Hornet Got 620. Then an SR-71 Blackbird Asked, and the Controller Came Back With 1,842 Knots — About 2,120 Miles Per Hour.

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I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: HK Rates the 416’s Cold-Hammer-Forged Barrel at a Minimum of 15,000 Rounds. Some Users Report Passing 40,000. Tier-One Units Shoot More in a Month Than Line Units Do in a Year.

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I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: After More Than 2,000,000 Rounds of Testing, the FN SCAR Was No Favorite of US Special Forces

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