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Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford To Act As Floating Nuclear Power Plant For Facilities On Land
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (515+ words) Published May 24, 2026 4: 43 PM EDT Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao briefly mentioned the planned test at a hearing before members of the House Armed Services Committee on May 14. "This summer, Norfolk Naval Base [sic] is going to be powered…...
The Tiny Chipmunk Trainer Was The Cold War's Most Unlikely Spyplane
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (581+ words) By The War Zone Published May 24, 2026 2: 45 PM EDT One of the two Chipmunks flown last week by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is WG486 " formerly attached to the RAF Gatow Station Flight for intelligence-gathering flights over Berlin: By the mid-1950s, relations…...
Bunker Talk: Memorial Day Weekend Edition
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (71+ words) Published May 22, 2026 7: 02 PM EDT Welcome to Bunker Talk, Memorial Day Weekend Edition. For all our American readers/commenters, I hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend. And, of course, I want to give a huge thanks to all of…...
Iran Now Trying To Cement Long-Term Control Over Strait Via Fees
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1721+ words) By The War Zone Published May 22, 2026 4: 40 PM EDT Though U. S. President Donald Trump has insisted the Strait remain open and free of any tolls, Iran is in discussions with Oman, a U. S. ally, to impose financial burdens on vessels passing through the…...
We Finally See The Mysterious Object Shot Down By F-16s Over Lake Huron
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1015+ words) By The War Zone Published May 22, 2026 2: 42 PM EDT The official description of what is seen in the newly video, which is titled "USAF ANG F-16 C (callsign [CALLSIGN]) Shoots Down UAP over Lake Huron with [Weapon System], 12 Feb 2023," reads: "At the…...
A-10 Warthog's New Aerial Refueling Probe Is Now Operational In The Middle East
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (636+ words) By The War Zone Published May 22, 2026 2: 12 PM EDT The U. S. Air Force has released images showing an A-10 C using its Probe Refueling Adapter'to take on fuel from an HC-130 J Combat King II earlier this month, somewhere in the U. S. Central Command…...
Inside SOCOM's Search For New Machine Guns, Rifles And Ammo
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (590+ words) By The War Zone Published May 21, 2026 5: 38 PM EDT Some of the questions and answers have been edited for clarity. Q: Can you provide any information about the hyper velocity rounds themselves? A: At this point, it's still a significant science project, and…...
Night Stalker MH-47 Chinooks May Get Aerial Refueling Tanker Role
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (880+ words) Published May 21, 2026 4: 00 PM EDT At this stage, however, SOCOM is beginning to draft possible requirements for the next iteration of special operations MH-47 G " the Block III " expected to come online starting around 2032. "Currently, we're in Block II," explained Sean…...
U. S. Military's LUCAS Kamikaze Drone Is Getting Hivemind Swarming Capability
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (771+ words) Published May 21, 2026 2: 22 PM EDT Based on the Iranian'Shahed-136, LUCAS was'used in combat for the first time a large number of them was fired against Iranian targets in the opening salvos of'Operation Epic Fury, the U. S. part of the'joint U. S. -Israeli attack on…...
New Engines Key To Night Stalker MH-60 M Black Hawk Upgrade Plans
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (842+ words) Published May 21, 2026 1: 07 PM EDT Plans for a new tranche of upgrades for U. S. Army special operations MH-60 M Black Hawk helicopters are heavily tied to continued progress, or lack thereof, on an improved engine. Work on the Army's Improved Turbine Engine…...