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Russian Floating Dry Dock Smacks Into Ships And Submarines At Naval Base (Updated) Russian Floating Dry Dock Smacks Into Ships And Submarines At Naval Base (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 3, 2020

Sea

Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Crashes and Burns In Virginia (Updated) Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Crashes and Burns In Virginia (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 31, 2020

Sea

Navy Chief Says USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Damaged Most Decks, Gutted Island, Warped Flight Deck Navy Chief Says USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Damaged Most Decks, Gutted Island, Warped Flight Deck

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 23, 2020

Air

American Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated) American Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 9, 2020

News & Features

Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 4, 2020

News & Features

MiG-31 Foxhound Bursts Into Flames After Takeoff And Then Crashes And Burns In Kazakhstan MiG-31 Foxhound Bursts Into Flames After Takeoff And Then Crashes And Burns In Kazakhstan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 16, 2020

News & Features

Russia Releases Terrifying Video Of Superjet Airliner Drifting To A Stop In A Ball Of Flames Russia Releases Terrifying Video Of Superjet Airliner Drifting To A Stop In A Ball Of Flames

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 15, 2020

News & Features

American Officials Say Intelligence Points To Iran Shooting Down Ukrainian Airliner (Updated) American Officials Say Intelligence Points To Iran Shooting Down Ukrainian Airliner (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 10, 2020

News & Features

Canada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar Wall Canada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar Wall

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 10, 2019

Air

Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated) Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 25, 2019

Space

SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Explodes During Ground Test In Texas (Updated) SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Explodes During Ground Test In Texas (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 21, 2019

Air

The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl” The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 19, 2020

News & Features

Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 26, 2019

News & Features

Has Israel’s Air War On Iranian-Backed Militias Secretly Migrated To Iraq? (Updated) Has Israel’s Air War On Iranian-Backed Militias Secretly Migrated To Iraq? (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 23, 2019

News & Features

Russia’s Fire-Damaged “Losharik” Spy Submarine Heads For Repairs As New Details Emerge Russia’s Fire-Damaged “Losharik” Spy Submarine Heads For Repairs As New Details Emerge

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 16, 2019

News & Features

Russia Will “Briefly” Evacuate Village Near Site Of Nuclear-Powered Missile Accident (Updated) Russia Will “Briefly” Evacuate Village Near Site Of Nuclear-Powered Missile Accident (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 13, 2019

News & Features

Russia Admits Mysterious Missile Engine Explosion Involved A Nuclear ‘Isotope Power Source’ (Updated) Russia Admits Mysterious Missile Engine Explosion Involved A Nuclear ‘Isotope Power Source’ (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 13, 2019

News & Features

Russian Ammo Depot Has Been Burning For Hours After Exploding In Giant Shockwave Russian Ammo Depot Has Been Burning For Hours After Exploding In Giant Shockwave

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 13, 2019

News & Features

Here’s Everything We Know About The Deadly Russian Submarine Fire (Updated) Here’s Everything We Know About The Deadly Russian Submarine Fire (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 2, 2019

Air

U.S. Air Force T-6A Turboprop Training Plane Crashed Near Lake in Oklahoma U.S. Air Force T-6A Turboprop Training Plane Crashed Near Lake in Oklahoma

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 1, 2019

News & Features

Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near The Arctic Days After Two Su-34s Collide Further East Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near The Arctic Days After Two Su-34s Collide Further East

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 22, 2019

Land

USAF T-38 Talon Community Suffers Again As Jet Skids Off The Runway At Virginia Airport USAF T-38 Talon Community Suffers Again As Jet Skids Off The Runway At Virginia Airport

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 28, 2018

Sea

Wild Days In The Services: Rough Seas Damage Navy Ship And C-17 Dumps A Humvee Into A Neighborhood Wild Days In The Services: Rough Seas Damage Navy Ship And C-17 Dumps A Humvee Into A Neighborhood

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 5, 2019

Air

U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 11, 2018

Air

USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated) USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 18, 2018

Air

Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 11, 2018

Air

USAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight Emergency USAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight Emergency

By Tyler Rogoway and Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 22, 2018

Air

US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 17, 2018

Air

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 6, 2018

Air

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 20, 2018

Air

The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 8, 2018

Air

Air Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in Mississippi Air Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in Mississippi

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 23, 2018

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Russian Floating Dry Dock Smacks Into Ships And Submarines At Naval Base (Updated) Russian Floating Dry Dock Smacks Into Ships And Submarines At Naval Base (Updated)

Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Crashes and Burns In Virginia (Updated) Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Crashes and Burns In Virginia (Updated)

Navy Chief Says USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Damaged Most Decks, Gutted Island, Warped Flight Deck Navy Chief Says USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Damaged Most Decks, Gutted Island, Warped Flight Deck

American Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated) American Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated)

Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base

MiG-31 Foxhound Bursts Into Flames After Takeoff And Then Crashes And Burns In Kazakhstan MiG-31 Foxhound Bursts Into Flames After Takeoff And Then Crashes And Burns In Kazakhstan

Russia Releases Terrifying Video Of Superjet Airliner Drifting To A Stop In A Ball Of Flames Russia Releases Terrifying Video Of Superjet Airliner Drifting To A Stop In A Ball Of Flames

American Officials Say Intelligence Points To Iran Shooting Down Ukrainian Airliner (Updated) American Officials Say Intelligence Points To Iran Shooting Down Ukrainian Airliner (Updated)

Canada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar Wall Canada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar Wall

Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated) Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated)

SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Explodes During Ground Test In Texas (Updated) SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Explodes During Ground Test In Texas (Updated)

The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl” The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”

Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion

Has Israel’s Air War On Iranian-Backed Militias Secretly Migrated To Iraq? (Updated) Has Israel’s Air War On Iranian-Backed Militias Secretly Migrated To Iraq? (Updated)

Russia’s Fire-Damaged “Losharik” Spy Submarine Heads For Repairs As New Details Emerge Russia’s Fire-Damaged “Losharik” Spy Submarine Heads For Repairs As New Details Emerge

Russia Will “Briefly” Evacuate Village Near Site Of Nuclear-Powered Missile Accident (Updated) Russia Will “Briefly” Evacuate Village Near Site Of Nuclear-Powered Missile Accident (Updated)

Russia Admits Mysterious Missile Engine Explosion Involved A Nuclear ‘Isotope Power Source’ (Updated) Russia Admits Mysterious Missile Engine Explosion Involved A Nuclear ‘Isotope Power Source’ (Updated)

Russian Ammo Depot Has Been Burning For Hours After Exploding In Giant Shockwave Russian Ammo Depot Has Been Burning For Hours After Exploding In Giant Shockwave

Here’s Everything We Know About The Deadly Russian Submarine Fire (Updated) Here’s Everything We Know About The Deadly Russian Submarine Fire (Updated)

U.S. Air Force T-6A Turboprop Training Plane Crashed Near Lake in Oklahoma U.S. Air Force T-6A Turboprop Training Plane Crashed Near Lake in Oklahoma

Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near The Arctic Days After Two Su-34s Collide Further East Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near The Arctic Days After Two Su-34s Collide Further East

USAF T-38 Talon Community Suffers Again As Jet Skids Off The Runway At Virginia Airport USAF T-38 Talon Community Suffers Again As Jet Skids Off The Runway At Virginia Airport

Wild Days In The Services: Rough Seas Damage Navy Ship And C-17 Dumps A Humvee Into A Neighborhood Wild Days In The Services: Rough Seas Damage Navy Ship And C-17 Dumps A Humvee Into A Neighborhood

U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes

USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated) USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated)

Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months

USAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight Emergency USAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight Emergency

US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain

The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats

Air Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in Mississippi Air Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in Mississippi

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Latest in Accidents

Russian Floating Dry Dock Smacks Into Ships And Submarines At Naval Base (Updated) Russian Floating Dry Dock Smacks Into Ships And Submarines At Naval Base (Updated)

Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Crashes and Burns In Virginia (Updated) Navy E-2C Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Crashes and Burns In Virginia (Updated)

Navy Chief Says USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Damaged Most Decks, Gutted Island, Warped Flight Deck Navy Chief Says USS Bonhomme Richard Fire Damaged Most Decks, Gutted Island, Warped Flight Deck

American Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated) American Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated)

Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base Armed F-15C Eagle Skidded Off Runway During Emergency Landing At Andrews Air Force Base

MiG-31 Foxhound Bursts Into Flames After Takeoff And Then Crashes And Burns In Kazakhstan MiG-31 Foxhound Bursts Into Flames After Takeoff And Then Crashes And Burns In Kazakhstan

Russia Releases Terrifying Video Of Superjet Airliner Drifting To A Stop In A Ball Of Flames Russia Releases Terrifying Video Of Superjet Airliner Drifting To A Stop In A Ball Of Flames

American Officials Say Intelligence Points To Iran Shooting Down Ukrainian Airliner (Updated) American Officials Say Intelligence Points To Iran Shooting Down Ukrainian Airliner (Updated)

Canada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar Wall Canada’s VVIP ‘Can Force One’ Jet Faces Months Of Repairs After Rolling Into A Hangar Wall

Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated) Pair Of U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainers Involved In Fatal Mishap In Oklahoma (Updated)

SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Explodes During Ground Test In Texas (Updated) SpaceX’s Starship Prototype Explodes During Ground Test In Texas (Updated)

The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl” The Time When A Burning B-52 Nearly Caused A Nuclear Catastrophe “Worse than Chernobyl”

Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion Russia Changes Position On Radiation Leaks Again Weeks After Nuclear Missile Explosion

Has Israel’s Air War On Iranian-Backed Militias Secretly Migrated To Iraq? (Updated) Has Israel’s Air War On Iranian-Backed Militias Secretly Migrated To Iraq? (Updated)

Russia’s Fire-Damaged “Losharik” Spy Submarine Heads For Repairs As New Details Emerge Russia’s Fire-Damaged “Losharik” Spy Submarine Heads For Repairs As New Details Emerge

Russia Will “Briefly” Evacuate Village Near Site Of Nuclear-Powered Missile Accident (Updated) Russia Will “Briefly” Evacuate Village Near Site Of Nuclear-Powered Missile Accident (Updated)

Russia Admits Mysterious Missile Engine Explosion Involved A Nuclear ‘Isotope Power Source’ (Updated) Russia Admits Mysterious Missile Engine Explosion Involved A Nuclear ‘Isotope Power Source’ (Updated)

Russian Ammo Depot Has Been Burning For Hours After Exploding In Giant Shockwave Russian Ammo Depot Has Been Burning For Hours After Exploding In Giant Shockwave

Here’s Everything We Know About The Deadly Russian Submarine Fire (Updated) Here’s Everything We Know About The Deadly Russian Submarine Fire (Updated)

U.S. Air Force T-6A Turboprop Training Plane Crashed Near Lake in Oklahoma U.S. Air Force T-6A Turboprop Training Plane Crashed Near Lake in Oklahoma

Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near The Arctic Days After Two Su-34s Collide Further East Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Crashes Near The Arctic Days After Two Su-34s Collide Further East

USAF T-38 Talon Community Suffers Again As Jet Skids Off The Runway At Virginia Airport USAF T-38 Talon Community Suffers Again As Jet Skids Off The Runway At Virginia Airport

Wild Days In The Services: Rough Seas Damage Navy Ship And C-17 Dumps A Humvee Into A Neighborhood Wild Days In The Services: Rough Seas Damage Navy Ship And C-17 Dumps A Humvee Into A Neighborhood

U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes U.S. Military, Foreign Operators Ground Their F-35s To Look For Faulty Fuel Tubes

USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated) USAF T-6A Training Plane Crashes Near Shopping Mall In San Antonio, Texas (Updated)

Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months Pilots Eject After Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Veers Off Runway, 4th Talon Loss In 10 Months

USAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight Emergency USAF F-35A Ends Up Nose Down On The Tarmac At Eglin AFB After Inflight Emergency

US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma US Air Force T-38 Talon Jet Trainer Crashed Into A Field In Oklahoma

Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane Red Bull Definitely Didn’t Give Wings To The Crew of This Air Force MC-12W Spy Plane

B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain B-1 Bombers Return To The Skies But USAF Says Problems May Still Remain

The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats The Air Force Has Grounded All Of Its B-1Bs Over A Fault In Their Ejection Seats

Air Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in Mississippi Air Force T-38C Talon Jet Trainer Crashes in Mississippi

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