Phantom Flogger: How An Unarmed and Unmanned MiG-23 Crossed Into NATO Airspace
In the waning days of the Cold War, a Soviet MiG-23M flew pilotless across Warsaw Pact and NATO airspace, eventually crashing into a house in Belgium and killing one person.…
U.S. Navy Advances New W93 Nuclear Warhead for Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles
The W93 warhead and Mk7 reentry body assembly are part of the Trident II D5 Life Extension (D5LE2) which will modernize the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad. The U.S.…
[Updated] Two Naval Aviators Eject Following Mishap on USS Eisenhower
The U.S. Navy said that two Naval Aviators ejected from their EA-18G Growler following an arresting gear failure aboard the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier and were promptly recovered by search…
Is An SR-71 Blackbird Returning to Flight 27 Years Later?
NASA quietly removed the SR-71 #844 from static display at the Armstrong Flight Research Center, where it sat since the type’s last flight in 1999, just as NASA Administrator Jared…
Marine MV-22B Osprey Conducts First Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Test
The test validated the MV-22B’s as an alternative platform to the P-3C Orion for the Navy’s Sonobuoy Quality Assurance Program, while laying the groundwork for expanded tactical employment of the…
[Updated] ‘Major Incident’ Near RAF Fairford After Arrests Made Under Explosives Act
After U.S. forces at RAF Fairford rapidly stepped up security precautions yesterday, police have now confirmed that arrests have been made and residents evacuated in the adjacent village of Whelford…
