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Helendale
Military Aviation

Mysterious Object Spotted At Lockheed Martin’s Helendale Radar Cross Section Test Range

A YouTube video posted by the account Uncanny Expeditions appears to show a previously unseen object undergoing testing at Lockheed Martin’s Helendale Radar Cross Section (RCS) Test Range in California’s…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 4, 2025
C-17 Hickam
Military Aviation

Inside Hawaii’s 535th Airlift Squadron: How C-17 Crews Stand Ready for the Pacific

In an exclusive interview at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Col. Luke Spathes and Lt. Col. Reinier Villanueva discuss rapid mobility, integration with F-22s, and the challenges of operating in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 3, 2025
F-35 Armed Puerto Rico
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USMC F-35Bs Shown Armed with Live Weapons in Puerto Rico

Weeks after they arrived in Puerto Rico, the F-35s were shown flying with live AIM-120Ds, AIM-9Xs and GBU-54s. The U.S. is now showing in official images the U.S. Marine Corps’…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 3, 2025
RAF Retires MQ-9 Reaper
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Royal Air Force Retires MQ-9A Reaper

The Royal Air Force has confirmed that its MQ-9A Reaper fleet has been withdrawn after 18 years in service, as the MQ-9B Protector RG1 readies for operational deployment. Based entirely…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
October 3, 2025
B-29 Operations against Japan Part 1
Military History

B-29 Strategic Operations against Japan Part 1: The CBI Theater

Suffering an arduous start in the CBI Theater, the B-29 would initially struggle to prove its worth, the victim of teething problems from its rapid development and production, along with…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
October 3, 2025
U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drones South Korea
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U.S. Air Force Establishes Permanent MQ-9 Reaper Unit in South Korea

The 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron was activated for the first time since WW2 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, to operate MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. 82 years after it…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
October 2, 2025
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