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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. Orr12 hours ago

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The Royal Navy’s Type 45 Destroyer Problems Summed Up in 4 Words

A world-class air-defense destroyer is useless if the generators cannot keep the radar alive. That is the repair now reaching the last hull.

Jack BuckbySeptember 17, 2026

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis waits for the arrival of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence Jan. 18, 2018, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro)

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23 Years Ago, General James Mattis’s Best US Marine Corps Line Is Still One of the Greatest Military Quotes in Armed Forces History

General James Mattis: The press called him Mad Dog. His friends never did, and Dexter Filkins reported that Mattis disliked it. What the nickname...

Stephen SilverSeptember 17, 2026

U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing 8 aircraft fly in formation over the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during Carrier Air Wing 8’s aerial change of command ceremony while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

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The Biggest Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Fleet on Planet Earth Is About to Get the Most Advanced Supercarrier Ever Designed

The USS Gerald R. Ford US Navy nuclear aircraft carrier surely hasn't been problem free. The USS John F. Kennedy, the second supercarrier of...

Jack BuckbySeptember 17, 2026

Amur-class Submarine this is the export version of the Lada-class.

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Russia’s New ‘Diesel’ Lada-Class Submarine Summed Up in 4 Words

Russia's Lada-class submarine doesn't have an AIP system to create a more stealth profile. Can she become the 'Black Hole 2.0' sub for Russia...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 17, 2026

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, flies a training mission over southeast United States, March 23, 2026. The 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing perform developmental and operational test series on the platform including next-generation survivability, radars, sensors and networking capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles)

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The F-15EX Eagle II Can Carry 29,500 Pounds of Payload and Up to 12 AMRAAMs. It Just Dropped Live Bombs From an Operational Squadron for the First Time, and the Air Force Wants to Grow the Fleet From 129 Jets to 267.

The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is coming to the US Air Force and will transform how the air service trains, fights and prepares for...

Georgia GilholySeptember 17, 2026

Collins-Class Submarine Australian Government

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Australia’s Collins-Class Submarine Have No Choice But To Keep Going – No Matter What

Australia set four requirements in 1978: suited to Australasian waters, advanced combat systems, supported by Australian industry, usable in peace and war. It wanted...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 16, 2026

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the final events of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, July 28, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado)

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A French Rubis-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine Built in the 1970’s ‘Sunk’ a 100,000-Ton Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier

In early 2015, during a Composite Training Unit Exercise off the coast of Florida, the French Navy's Saphir, a Rubis-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 16, 2026

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Israeli Pilots With 24 Air-to-Air Kills Between Them Evaluated the F-14 Tomcat and the F-15 Eagle in 1974 and Reported That the Tomcat Could Barely Outperform an A-4 Skyhawk in a Dogfight. Israel Bought the Eagle. Iran Bought the Tomcat.

France embargoed Israel in 1967 and took its main aircraft supplier away overnight. By 1974 the Israeli Ministry of Defence was asking Washington for...

Isaac SeitzSeptember 16, 2026

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Anika Ramos directs the launch of an F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 during flight operations on the flight deck of the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the South China Sea, Dec. 11, 2025.

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‘This Can’t Be Fixed’: Why the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carriers Can Only Fly F-35B Stealth Fighters

HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain's largest warship, left Portsmouth on September 5 for three months of operations and training, the first step toward replacing HMS...

Jack BuckbySeptember 16, 2026

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82 Years Later, General George Patton’s Best US Army Line Is Still the Greatest Military Quote in Armed Forces History

"A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood." It is among the most quoted things George S. Patton ever said, and the...

Stephen SilverSeptember 16, 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

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The Royal Navy’s Type 45 Destroyer Problems Summed Up in 4 Words

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23 Years Ago, General James Mattis’s Best US Marine Corps Line Is Still One of the Greatest Military Quotes in Armed Forces History

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The Biggest Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Fleet on Planet Earth Is About to Get the Most Advanced Supercarrier Ever Designed

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Russia’s New ‘Diesel’ Lada-Class Submarine Summed Up in 4 Words

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The F-15EX Eagle II Can Carry 29,500 Pounds of Payload and Up to 12 AMRAAMs. It Just Dropped Live Bombs From an Operational Squadron for the First Time, and the Air Force Wants to Grow the Fleet From 129 Jets to 267.

Aerospace & Defense

Australia’s Collins-Class Submarine Have No Choice But To Keep Going – No Matter What

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A French Rubis-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine Built in the 1970’s ‘Sunk’ a 100,000-Ton Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier

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Israeli Pilots With 24 Air-to-Air Kills Between Them Evaluated the F-14 Tomcat and the F-15 Eagle in 1974 and Reported That the Tomcat Could Barely Outperform an A-4 Skyhawk in a Dogfight. Israel Bought the Eagle. Iran Bought the Tomcat.

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‘This Can’t Be Fixed’: Why the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carriers Can Only Fly F-35B Stealth Fighters

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82 Years Later, General George Patton’s Best US Army Line Is Still the Greatest Military Quote in Armed Forces History

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