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History’s Five Most Expensive Military Operations

Editor’s Note: War costs money–a LOT of money, especially in this day and age. If one were to sit down and quantify the amount of time, resources, etcetera, it would View More ›

One Man Tricked The Chemtrails Conspiracy Crowd!

Editor’s Note: Ahhhhh, yes–chemtrails. Mind Control. Super Secret Squirrel Weaponry. The ultimate villainy by the government to control its population by spreading a sterilizing agent into the atmosphere. So grab View More ›

F-16s To Be Produced In India?

Editor’s Note: Discussions have been flying under the radar in reference to Lockheed-Martin transferring all of its production of F-16s to India. A curious development, given all of the recent View More ›

Colonel Kay: A Tribute To The Father Of The A-10

Editor’s Note: This is a very interesting story about the man considered to be the “Father of the A-10.” Colonel Avery Kay led the effort back in the 1960s to View More ›

T-X Solicitation Delay Pushes FOC Back 2 Years

Editor’s Note: It appears as though the refining of the actual RFP for the Air Force’s T-X jet trainer replacement program will take longer than anticipated, pushing the official solicitation View More ›

MiG-35: Super Fulcrum Answer To F-35?

Editor’s Note: Russia’s push to modernize its existing fleet of fighter aircraft. MiG has announced the first batch of MiG-35 Super Fulcrums is ready to begin test this summer, with View More ›

Qatar Places Order For Rafale, Thanks To Japan

Editor’s Note: Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Here’s an indication of a partner nation who’s grown weary of being put on hold and has taken matters into its View More ›

Su-25 Frogfoot: 6,000 Munitions Dropped In Syria

Editor’s Note: 6,000 munitions. That’s a lot, especially by one specific aircraft type. According to Russian officials, that is the number of munitions dropped by the Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot attack View More ›

PKK In Iraq Struck By Turkish Warplanes

Editor’s Note: The PKK is classified as a terrorist organization by the European Union, the United States, and of course Turkey. Since the PKK claimed responsibility for two car-bombings in View More ›

British MoD Looks to SPEAR 3 For F-35

Editor’s Note: SPEAR Cap 3 is set to be part of the offensive armament of British F-35s, both for the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy’s squadrons. A standoff View More ›

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