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NATO Has a Problem: The Drones Keep Coming — and Every Shootdown Raises the Risk of Miscalculation

Romania shot down a third unauthorized drone in three days on July 26, its F-16s destroying the latest over the Black Sea as President...

Harry J. Kazianis14 hours ago

Ukraine War

NATO Just Sent an F-16 Fighter Jet To Shoot Down a Mystery Drone — and Refuses to Say Which Country Launched It

Romanian F-16s, backed by Italian Typhoons on NATO air policing, tracked an unidentified drone for over an hour before shooting it down near Buzau...

Brandon Weichert2 days ago

Edwards AFB F-16C 88-456 with its special 50th Anniversary Fighting Falcon tail flash flies over the desert of Southern California. This Viper is assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron, flown by outgoing 416th FLTS Commander Lt. Col. Michael Pacini on his last flight with the Skulls. (Air Force photo by Todd Schannuth)

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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Told Senators an F-16 Downed a Russian Fighter, and Named Nothing Else at All

General Dan Caine told senators that a Ukrainian F-16 recently shot down a Russian fighter, without identifying the aircraft, weapon or location. His account...

Harry J. Kazianis3 days ago

Ukraine War

Ukraine Set a Trap with an F-16 Flying as Bait — and Russia’s Workhorse Fighter Flew Straight Into the Kill Zone

Ukraine downed a Russian Su-35 over Kursk in what officials describe as an integrated trap — an F-16 flying a decoy bombing pattern to...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 14, 2026

Sky Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment engaged targets with the Carl Gustaf 84mm weapon system in Grafenwoehr, Germany September 8, 2018 during Saber Junction 18. Exercise Saber Junction 18 is a U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations.

Ukraine War

‘Serious Shortage’: Ukraine Just Ran Low on Patriot Interceptors — and Not One Russian Ballistic Missile Was Stopped Over Kyiv

Russia's latest mass attack on Kyiv killed at least 15 civilians as Ukraine's Air Force warned of a "serious shortage" of interceptor missiles. OSINT...

Isaac SeitzJuly 6, 2026

A Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-2 aircraft flies in formation with a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, during a Bomber Task Force mission over the Indo-Pacific region, September 21, 2021. Bomber missions provide opportunities to train and work with allies and partners in joint and coalition operations and exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin M. Rumbaugh)

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Japan Set Out to Build Its Own Fighter Jet. America Forced It to Copy the F-16, Then Refused to Hand Over the Code to Fly It

In the 1980s, Japan set out to build its own modern fighter jet, a symbol of its high-tech rise. Washington pressured Tokyo to abandon...

Harry J. KazianisJune 24, 2026

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) cruise side-by-side in the Philippine Sea June 18, 2006, during exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The joint exercise consists of 28 naval vessels, more than 300 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Spike Call) (Released)

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After the Iran Deal: Why U.S. Central Command Must Keep Its Forces in Place This Summer

The United States and Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to end the war — but the agreement depends on enforcement. National security...

Rebecca GrantJune 18, 2026

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon during an air show at Latrobe, Pennsylvania, June 21, 2025. The F-16, a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, demonstrates its versatility through dynamic aerial demonstrations at air shows across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Steven Cardo)

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The Air Force Built an Accidental Masterpiece 50 Years Ago — and Has Never Managed to Repeat It

It first flew when Nixon was president — a bundle of gambles: fly-by-wire, the side-stick, the bubble canopy. Fifty years and 4,600 airframes later,...

Brandon WeichertJune 12, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team commander and pilot, takes off from Selfridge Air National Guard base for the 2020 London SkyDrive Air Show in Canada Sep. 12, 2020, Harrison Township, Mich. The F-35 Demo Team flew alongside the F-16 Viper, the F-22 Raptor, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration teams in London, Ontario, Canada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighters: The U.S. Air Force Is Flying 63-Year-Old Tankers — and It’s Becoming a Crisis

Summary and Key Points: In June 2025’s Operation Midnight Hammer, seven B-2 stealth bombers flew a 36-hour, 12,000-mile round trip from Missouri to strike...

Reuben JohnsonMay 31, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NATO Has a Problem: The Drones Keep Coming — and Every Shootdown Raises the Risk of Miscalculation

Ukraine War

NATO Just Sent an F-16 Fighter Jet To Shoot Down a Mystery Drone — and Refuses to Say Which Country Launched It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Told Senators an F-16 Downed a Russian Fighter, and Named Nothing Else at All

Ukraine War

Ukraine Set a Trap with an F-16 Flying as Bait — and Russia’s Workhorse Fighter Flew Straight Into the Kill Zone

Ukraine War

‘Serious Shortage’: Ukraine Just Ran Low on Patriot Interceptors — and Not One Russian Ballistic Missile Was Stopped Over Kyiv

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Japan Set Out to Build Its Own Fighter Jet. America Forced It to Copy the F-16, Then Refused to Hand Over the Code to Fly It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

After the Iran Deal: Why U.S. Central Command Must Keep Its Forces in Place This Summer

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Air Force Built an Accidental Masterpiece 50 Years Ago — and Has Never Managed to Repeat It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget F-22 and F-35 Stealth Fighters: The U.S. Air Force Is Flying 63-Year-Old Tankers — and It’s Becoming a Crisis

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