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  • The Sig Sauer M18 Gun Might Fire Itself

    07/24/2025 9:23:58 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 19 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/24/2025 | Steve Balestrieri
    The Air Force Global Strike Command has ordered an immediate halt to the use of its M18 service pistol following the death of a Security Forces Airman in a “tragic incident.” The Airman was killed by an alleged accidental discharge, fueling long-standing complaints and a recent FBI report suggesting the M18 can fire without its trigger being pulled.
  • The North American X-15 ‘Rocket Plane’ Hit Mach 6.7 (All the Way Back in 1967)

    07/22/2025 12:19:05 PM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 29 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/22/2025 | Christian D. Orr
    Decades before the rumored SR-72 “Darkstar,” America had already conquered hypersonic flight with the X-15 rocket plane. In 1967, this remarkable experimental aircraft, developed by North American Aviation, reached a stunning speed of Mach 6.7, a record for a crewed, powered aircraft that remains unbroken to this day.
  • Boeing’s X-32 Stealth Fighter Had Just 1 Mission

    07/22/2025 9:26:38 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 36 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/22/2025 | Steve Balestrieri
    The Boeing X-32, derided for its “ugly,” cartoonish appearance, was a formidable contender in the Joint Strike Fighter competition but ultimately lost to what became the F-35. Despite its superb handling qualities, which one test pilot compared to an F/A-18, the X-32’s downfall was its flawed and complex Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) design.
  • F/A-XX: Is the Navy’s Next ‘Super Fighter’ Already Doomed?

    07/22/2025 5:41:46 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 18 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/22/2025 | Caleb Larson
    A major funding battle has erupted between the U.S. Navy and the White House over the future of naval aviation. The Trump administration has officially prioritized the Air Force’s F-47 sixth-generation fighter, arguing the U.S. industrial base cannot support the simultaneous development of the Navy’s F/A-XX program.
  • The F-117 ‘Stealth Fighter’ Summed up in 4 Words

    07/21/2025 4:40:42 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 29 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/20/2025 | Christian D. Orr
    The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the world’s first operational stealth aircraft, was a revolutionary bomber deceptively designated as a “fighter” to attract the Air Force’s best pilots. Born from the top-secret “Have Blue” program, the “Wobblin’ Goblin” proved its worth during the 1991 Gulf War, where it struck heavily defended targets in Baghdad with impunity on the opening night of the air campaign.
  • Size Matters Not for the B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber

    07/17/2025 3:55:00 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 27 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/16/2025 | Caleb Larson
    The B-21 Raider’s more compact airframe compared to the B-2 Spirit is not a limitation but a deliberate evolution in strategic bomber design. Decades of technological progress allow the B-21 to achieve a superior level of all-aspect stealth with a smaller and more efficient profile.
  • New B-21 Raider Might Be Ready for War Next Year (That Might Mean Iran Strikes)

    07/16/2025 7:07:11 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 13 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/16/2025 | Christian D. Orr
    The US Air Force is accelerating its B-21 Raider program, with at least two test aircraft expected to be flying by 2026 and capable of being rapidly configured for combat missions if required. This potential for early deployment comes as the US weighs the possibility of future strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
  • The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Is No ‘Battleship’

    07/14/2025 6:14:04 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 30 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/14/2025 | Andrew Latham
    The new B-21 Raider strategic bomber is not a revolutionary “game-changer,” but rather a crucial evolutionary step in air power that debunks the myth that drones and AI will make manned aircraft obsolete. While new technologies are seductive, they cannot replace the human judgment required for strategic deterrence, a mission the B-21 is designed to fulfill for decades.
  • The B-1B Lancer Bomber Has A ‘Math Problem’

    07/10/2025 8:03:49 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 11 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/10/2025 | Andrew Latham
    The U.S. Air Force faces a strategic nightmare with its B-1B Lancer bomber fleet. The aging but still capable supersonic bomber is becoming increasingly obsolete, yet its replacement, the B-21 Raider, is still years from being operational. This creates a dangerous capability gap. The Pentagon is weighing difficult options: a costly modernization of the B-1B, which may not be enough; relying on other platforms like the B-52, which can’t match the B-1B’s speed and payload; or accelerating the B-21 program, which risks delays and technical setbacks.
  • The Great Air Force Stealth Bomber Shortage

    06/26/2025 10:51:53 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 22 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 6/26/2025 | Reuben Johnson
    Recent events, including the “Operation Midnight Hammer” B-2 strike on Iran, have highlighted the urgent need for the US Air Force to acquire a much larger fleet of stealth bombers. The current force of only 19 B-2s is stretched thin. Compounding the issue, significant delays in the B-52J modernization program mean those aircraft may not be ready until 2030 or later.
  • B-21 Raider: The Iran War Proves We Need More Stealth Bombers

    06/24/2025 5:33:13 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 28 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 6/24/2025 | Rebecca Grant
    The successful “Operation Midnight Hammer” strike on Iran, where just seven B-2 Spirit bombers devastated key nuclear sites, highlights a critical lesson for the U.S. Air Force: it needs more stealth bombers, and fast. The current fleet of only 19 B-2s, a fraction of the 132 originally planned, was severely strained to execute the mission. This small fleet size creates significant risks when facing multiple global threats.
  • Trump admin poised to accept luxury jet as gift for Trump from Qatar: Sources

    05/11/2025 7:34:38 AM PDT · by george76 · 75 replies
    ABC News ^ | May 11, 2025 | Jonathan Karl and Katherine Faulders
    In what may be the most valuable gift ever extended to the United States from a foreign government, the Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the royal family of Qatar -- a gift that is to be available for use by President Donald Trump as the new Air Force One until shortly before he leaves office, at which time ownership of the plane will be transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation, sources familiar with the proposed arrangement told ABC News. The gift is expected to be announced next week, when Trump...
  • Retired NASA Doctor Claims US Air Force Had a 20-Foot UFO

    05/10/2025 7:08:38 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 29 replies
    Anomalien.com ^ | Zoe Mitchell
    A retired NASA flight surgeon claims he saw footage of a 20-foot-wide flying saucer with a US Air Force logo performing advanced maneuvers in a military hangar over 30 years ago. Dr. Gregory Rogers, a former NASA Chief Flight Surgeon and Air Force Major, shared his story amid growing whistleblower reports about secretive UFO programs. “I know exactly what I saw that day, and it was in no fashion a conventional flying vehicle,” Rogers, 68, told the Daily Mail. In 1992, while stationed at Cape Canaveral, an Air Force major led him to a locked room and showed him CCTV...
  • USAF and Space Force Deploy Secretive Spaceship Boeing X-37 for Mysterious Maneuvers To Bolster National Security in Space

    10/16/2024 8:44:28 PM PDT · by bitt · 17 replies
    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/ ^ | 10/16/2024 | paul serran
    A secretive US spaceship will attempt flight maneuvers above Earth that have never before been performed. We are talking about the Boeing X-37, a reusable robotic spacecraft. The X-37 is boosted into space by a launch vehicle and re-enters Earth’s atmosphere landing as a spaceplane. The project began as a NASA project back in 1999, but it was transferred to the US Department of Defense in 2004. The X-37 is presently operated by the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in collaboration with United States Space Force. It is used for ‘orbital spaceflight missions’ that are intended to...
  • Top enlisted leader of Air Force Special Operations Command fired amid investigation

    04/15/2025 3:49:29 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 16 replies
    Task & Purpose ^ | April 15, 2025 | Matt White
    The top enlisted leader for the 20,000-person Air Force Special Operations Command was relieved of duty for “loss in confidence in his ability to fulfill his duties,” according to a statement released by AFSOC officials. An AFSOC spokesperson told Task & Purpose that Command Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green was fired Monday as the command chief and reassigned outside of AFSOC headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Florida, pending the outcome of an investigation. Officials would not comment on the nature of the investigation. AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Mike Conley relieved Green, the official said. ADVERTISEMENT ▼Scroll for more▼ As the command...
  • Top secret American plan to turn soldiers gay

    04/11/2025 12:52:51 PM PDT · by fruser1 · 31 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | Ellyn Lapointe
    The US Air Force once made plans for a 'gay bomb' that would use chemical aphrodisiacs to make enemy soldiers 'irresistibly attractive to one another.' The bizarre plan, formulated by the military's Wright Laboratory in 1994, was part of a six-year non-lethal weapons development project costing $7.5 million that was ultimately scrapped. A three-page document obtained by the Sunshine Project, an anti-biological weapons organization, details the laboratory's proposal for a bomb 'that contained a chemical that would cause enemy soldiers to become gay.' The scientists theorized that this would make their units 'break down' because 'all their soldiers became irresistibly...
  • Another one bites the dust?

    02/25/2025 4:49:49 AM PST · by Fish Speaker · 44 replies
    Aerospace Global News ^ | February 23, 2025 | Jon Lake
    On Sunday 23 February, NBC News reported that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had dismissed his Senior Military Advisor, Air Force Lieutenant General Jennifer M. Short - “effective immediately.”Following the dismissals of General CQ Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General James Slife, Air Force vice chief of staff, and Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations, as well as the three service Judge Advocate Generals. This level of turbulence in the military’s top ranks is unprecedented.This is not normal or routine – and while these appointments are naturally approved by the President, they are not political appointments,...
  • CIA declassifies book detailing how the world will end (only 6.05 years left)

    01/18/2025 3:11:37 AM PST · by Libloather · 37 replies
    NY Post ^ | 1/17/25 | Ellyn Lapointe
    A book classified by the CIA for more than 50 years contains a shocking theory about how the world will end. 'The Adam and Eve Story,' written by former US Air Force employee, UFO researcher and self-acclaimed psychic Chan Thomas, was written in 1966 but its publication was halted by the agency. It was quietly declassified in 2013, at least in part, but remained hidden in the CIA's database — until now. In the book, Thomas claims that every 6,500 years, a major disaster on the scale of the Biblical 'Great Flood' strikes the Earth. While experts debate the exact...
  • Israeli Strikes on Iran Expose Gap in Prowess Between Two Arch Foes

    10/27/2024 2:30:01 PM PDT · by SpeedyInTexas · 10 replies
    WSJ ^ | 27-OCT-2024 | Sune Engel Rasmussen
    The Israeli strikes on Iran hit several of Tehran’s most advanced air defenses, exposing Iran’s vulnerability to future attacks as the two enemies engage in a new era of direct confrontation. During the hourslong attack early Saturday, Israeli warplanes struck Iranian military assets in three provinces, including three Russian-supplied aerial defense systems known as S-300, according to U.S. and Israeli officials. A fourth aerial defense system was also hit. An Israeli official added that all the air-defense systems were rendered unusable.
  • The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Looks Like an ‘Expensive’ Success

    09/25/2024 12:29:12 PM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 22 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 9/25/2024 | Brent M. Eastwood
    The Air Force and Northrop are testing different aspects of the B-21 while it’s in-air and are “expanding the operating envelope.” There is the main testing airplane, and two others are undergoing evaluations on the ground. The Air Force eventually want to acquire at least 100 B-21 Raiders. The stealth bomber is a dual-threat airplane that can deliver a nuclear payload or conventional munitions. Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota will have the first squadron.