The United States has been dropping munitions on Shabab insurgents in Somalia using a dispenser called the common launch tube, which could enable the Pentagon to turn virtually any aircraft into a high-tech gunship.
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After India Loses Dogfight to Pakistan, Questions Arise About Its ‘Vintage’ Military
As America strengthens its alliance with India to help counter China, critics say its military faces serious challenges, from the age of its hardware to the size of its budget.
Pakistani Military Says It Downed Two Indian Warplanes, Capturing Pilot
Hostilities grow with a second day of airstrikes and the first planes downed. Other countries call for the nuclear-armed rivals to show restraint.
Indian Jets Strike in Pakistan in Revenge for Kashmir Attack
Pakistan’s military said aircraft from India had dropped bombs. But it was unclear what, if anything, was hit.
At War: The Secret History of a Vietnam War Airstrike Gone Terribly Wrong
An 1968 investigative report obtained by The Times offers new details into one of the Vietnam War’s worst friendly-fire incidents.
‘That’s Shiny’: How a U.K. Plane Spotter Cracked the Secret of Trump’s Iraq Visit
An aviation enthusiast saw something shiny out of his kitchen window. Public data, and a community of online sleuths, did the rest.
Arms Sales to Saudis Leave American Fingerprints on Yemen’s Carnage
Errant Saudi-led airstrikes have killed more than 4,000 civilians, upending the U.S. policy of selling weapons with the expectation that they will rarely be used.
China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Plan in Pakistan Takes a Military Turn
Under a program China insisted was peaceful, Pakistan is cooperating on distinctly defense-related projects, including a secret plan to build new fighter jets.