The War Zone

The Navy’s Gargantuan New Sea Base Is On Its Way To The Middle East

The Navy’s Gargantuan New Sea Base Is On Its Way To The Middle East

A new age of sea basing has arrived for US military.

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The Navy’s “Operational” F-35C Is Fully Mission Capable Less Than Five Percent Of The Time

The Navy’s “Operational” F-35C Is Fully Mission Capable Less Than Five Percent Of The Time

A stunning deficiency in readiness rates for Navy and Marine F-35s calls into question whether the stealth jets can fight a prolonged conflict.

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This Video Of MARSOC Marines Undergoing Tactical Driving Training Is Intense

This Video Of MARSOC Marines Undergoing Tactical Driving Training Is Intense

The road is a dangerous place for America’s special operations soldiers.

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Russian-Led ‘Peacekeeping Force’ To Deploy To Kazakhstan In Response To Unrest

Russian-Led ‘Peacekeeping Force’ To Deploy To Kazakhstan In Response To Unrest

The Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization will intervene directly in one of its member state’s affairs for the first time ever.

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Watch These Russian Su-30 Fighter Jets Fire Eight Air-To-Air Missiles Simultaneously

Watch These Russian Su-30 Fighter Jets Fire Eight Air-To-Air Missiles Simultaneously

The live-fire exercise is one of the biggest of its kind that we’ve seen and has an important training function.

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F-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With It

F-22 Now Has AIM-9X But Still No Helmet Mounted Display To Use With It

The Raptor will never reach its full potential without a helmet mounted display, something that was promised with the jet nearly 30 years ago.

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The USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central

The USAF’s Plan To Move F-22 Training Could Make Langley Air Force Base Raptor Central

The proposal would put more than a third of the entire F-22 fleet in one place.

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Russia Officially Recognizes Breakaway Ukrainian Regions As Independent Nations (Updated)

Russia Officially Recognizes Breakaway Ukrainian Regions As Independent Nations (Updated)

Formal Russian recognition of separatist regions of Ukraine could provide a pretext for invasion.

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Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Enters Day 13

Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Enters Day 13

Here’s a full update on everything going on with the conflict in Ukraine as it approaches the two-week point.

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Watch This F-22 Raptor Execute A Mind-Blowing Inverted Somersault At Altitude

Watch This F-22 Raptor Execute A Mind-Blowing Inverted Somersault At Altitude

For the F-22 in particular, being able to quickly point its nose at an enemy aircraft even at low speed remains a highly valued capability.

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