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By Jared Keller Oct 6, 2020

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The Air Force is experimenting with a brand new way to put warheads on foreheads

The Air Force is continuing to experiment with delivering munitions on pallets thrown from the back of cargo aircraft as a way to turn transports into munitions trucks that provide...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Sep 3, 2020

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The Air Force is testing a new fragmenting alternative to cluster bombs

The U.S. Air Force recently conducted operational tests of the new BLU-136 Next-Generation Area Attack Weapon, a fragmenting bomb intended to leave behind less unexploded ordnance and kill fewer civilians...

By Zachary Hansen, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Mar 3, 2020

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Army veteran arrested after homemade bombs discovered inside Georgia house

A U.S. Army veteran faces felony charges after a domestic violence investigation led authorities to discover homemade bombs inside his house, according to several local media reports

By Haley Britzky Nov 4, 2019

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Trial delayed for Fort Riley soldier who allegedly helped others build explosives in order to cause ‘chaos’

"He told me that if chaos results in the death of people, even through information he provided, it doesn't affect him."

By Bill Bostock, Business Insider Sep 10, 2019

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This squid-like drone is an underwater bomb designed to attack warships, either alone on in a swarm

The device, named the Sea Hunting Autonomous Reconnaissance Drone (SHARD), is being marketed by the Australian arms manufacturer DefendTex

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Mar 3, 2019

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The Air Force’s B-52 bombers are getting the ability to drop smart bombs like never before

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers — America's longest-serving bomber aircraft — are expected to get an upgrade that will allow them to drop bombs like never before

By Oriana Pawlyk, Military.com Dec 23, 2017

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What’s On A B-1B Lancer Aircrew’s Wish List? Room For More Bombs

Editor’s Note: This article by Oriana Pawlyk originally appeared on Military.com, the premier source of information for the military and veteran … Continued

By Jared Keller Sep 21, 2017

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Air Force Secretary: Congress Could Worsen Anti-ISIS Coalition’s Major Bomb Shortage

The U.S.-led coalition’s three-year bombing campaign against ISIS may have reached unprecedented levels in August, but Air Force Secretary Heather … Continued

By Jared Keller Jul 28, 2017

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You Have Totally Earned This 4-Minute Video Of The Navy Blowing Stuff Up

Nestled in the southwest corner of the Mojave Desert, California’s Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division — “China Lake” — … Continued

By Jared Keller May 24, 2017

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Mattis Personally Intervened To Jam As Many Bombs As Possible Into The DoD Budget

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis “personally intervened” in the Department of Defense’s fiscal year 2018 budget request to maximize the … Continued

By Natasha Bertrand, Business Insider Apr 14, 2017

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Here’s What The ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ Would Do To Your City

The U.S. has deployed the largest nonnuclear bomb in its inventory on an ISIS target in a remote part of … Continued

By Ian Duncan, The Baltimore Sun Dec 3, 2016

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Inside The Navy Lab Where They Spend Every Day Thinking Of New Ways To Blow Stuff Up

Even by the standards of a military installation, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head can be a dangerous place. The … Continued

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The Air Force is experimenting with a brand new way to put warheads on foreheads

The Air Force is testing a new fragmenting alternative to cluster bombs

Army veteran arrested after homemade bombs discovered inside Georgia house

Trial delayed for Fort Riley soldier who allegedly helped others build explosives in order to cause ‘chaos’

This squid-like drone is an underwater bomb designed to attack warships, either alone on in a swarm

The Air Force’s B-52 bombers are getting the ability to drop smart bombs like never before

What’s On A B-1B Lancer Aircrew’s Wish List? Room For More Bombs

Air Force Secretary: Congress Could Worsen Anti-ISIS Coalition’s Major Bomb Shortage

You Have Totally Earned This 4-Minute Video Of The Navy Blowing Stuff Up

Mattis Personally Intervened To Jam As Many Bombs As Possible Into The DoD Budget

Here’s What The ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ Would Do To Your City

Inside The Navy Lab Where They Spend Every Day Thinking Of New Ways To Blow Stuff Up