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 BYTHOMAS NEWDICK

Sep 20, 2023

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Claims Swirl Around ‘Sabotage Raid’ On Airbase Near Moscow

Chkalovsky Air Base, just outside Moscow, is home to various strategic air assets as well as the high-profile presidential transport fleet.

BYPATRICK “BURT” BROWN

Sep 20, 2023

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A-10 Pilot’s Compelling Case For Replacing Warthogs With Super Hornets

An A-10 Weapons Instructor lays out how buying F/A-18E/Fs fits the Air Force’s imperatives and keeps the A-10’s unique braintrust intact.

BYHOWARD ALTMAN

Sep 19, 2023

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Decision To Give ATACMS To Ukraine Is About To Become Easier

With ATACMS’ replacement arriving very soon, one major argument against sending the ballistic missiles to Ukraine would lose its potency.

BYTHOMAS NEWDICK

Sep 19, 2023

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Let’s Talk About Russia’s New Long-Range Kh-BD Cruise Missile

The chief of Russia’s Long-Range Aviation says that the Tu-160 Blackjack is now carrying the advanced new long-range weapon.

BYJOSEPH TREVITHICK

Sep 19, 2023

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“He Just Lost It In The Weather” – Audio From F-35 Crash Response Emerges

Video of the crash site and radio calls made shortly after the F-35 pilot ejected add new color to this developing story.

BYTHOMAS NEWDICK

Sep 19, 2023

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Azerbaijan Reignites Shooting War In Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Region

Azerbaijan has launched a military campaign in the volatile Nagorno-Karabakh region, with fears that a new full-scale war could break out.

BYJAMES DEBOER

Sep 19, 2023

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William Tell Air Combat Competition Crowns Its Winners

“This competition was the best thing I have done so far in my career,” an F-15 ground crewman told The War Zone as the contest wrapped up.

BYJOSEPH TREVITHICK

Sep 19, 2023

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Special Ops C-130s Using Beaches As Runways Eyed For Pacific Fight

MC-130s operating from beaches could provide critical logistics in the Pacific where runways are few in number and under threat.

BYHOWARD ALTMAN

Sep 18, 2023

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Ukraine Situation Report: M109 Paladins Are Proving Too Wily For Russian Gunners

With its ability to ‘shoot-and-scoot,’ Paladin self-propelled Howitzers are keeping enemies pinned down and surviving to fight another day.

BYJOSEPH TREVITHICK

Sep 18, 2023

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F-35 Debris Found In Field After Frantic Search For Missing Jet

The ‘zombie’ F-35B has been missing since yesterday after its pilot ejected after experiencing a mishap and the jet flew on.

BYTHOMAS NEWDICK

Sep 18, 2023

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Russian Submarine Shows Massive Damage After Ukrainian Strike

Photos of major damage to a Russian Navy submarine attacked while in dry dock in Crimea point to the boat being a complete write-off.