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Two Ukrainian firms, both partnered with American companies, are among those now set to demonstrate long-range one-way drones to the U.S. military as part of a project called Artemis. Russia

Ukrainian Long-Range Attack Drones To Be Tested By U.S. Military

Project Artemis will also evaluate American designs that could evolve into long-range kamikaze drones for the U.S. military.

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15th September 1947: The 'ops' room at the secret operational headquarters at Uxbridge RAF station, from where the Battle of Britain was conducted, is now the control centre for the fly past for Battle of Britain week. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Concrete and conversation.

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin has confirmed that U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes have been flying missions around the border with Mexico.
U.S. Homeland

U-2 Spy Planes Are Flying Border Security Missions Air Force Confirms

Border surveillance flights show the wide array of applications for the U-2s as their retirement still looms on the horizon.

New imagery shows the progress made on North Korea’s shadowy airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, based on an Ilyushin Il-76 Candid airlifter, and which you can read more about in our analysis of when it first broke cover. Since the start of this year the aircraft now had its rotodome fitted, putting paid to any suggestion that it’s intended for a role other than AEW&C.
North Korea

Our Best Look At North Korea’s New Early-Warning Radar Plane

North Korea’s mysterious airborne early warning and control aircraft continues to take shape and has now received its radome.

A-4 being loaded with bombs during the Falklands War.
Military Aviation History

Argentine Air Force Went To War With Chaff Made By Pasta Machine

The assault on the Falklands surprised even the Argentine Air Force, which soon embarked on a sometimes-bizarre program to bolster its self-protection capabilities.

Improved versions of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) are reportedly among the weapons that will be sent to Ukraine after the United States after Washington decided to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv. The GLSDB had made its combat debut in Ukraine, but had reportedly performed poorly there, especially due to the effects of Russian electronic warfare, and was last used “months ago.”
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)/Stormbreaker

Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb Headed To Ukraine For Its Second Try At Combat: Report

Ukraine is set to receive an enhanced version of the GLSDB that should be more resilient against the effects of Russian jamming.

Videos have emerged showing an out of control commercial oil tanker hitting a row of three Brazilian Navy patrol boats, as well as a pier, in the Port of Santos along the country's southeastern coast last night.
South America

Out Of Control Tanker Plows Into Docked Brazilian Navy Vessels

The tanker Olavo Bilac was seen hitting a pier and then striking a row of Brazilian patrol boats at the Port of Santos near São Paulo.

F-15EX deliveries accelerating.
U.S. Air Force

F-15EX Production Heats Up

The latest on the F-15EX from Boeing’s Rob Novotny, including takeaways from early operations and what may be coming for the Eagle II.

T-45 Goshawks rest aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort as part of the advanced course of the Student Naval Aviator strike pilot training program Sept. 15. The Goshawk is a fully carrier-capable version of the British Aerospace Hawk Mk-60. It was developed as a jet flight trainer for the Navy and Marine Corps. The T-45s are with Training Air Wing 1 from Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss. and TRAWING-2 from NAS Kingsville, Texas. The TRAWINGs chose MCAS Beaufort as an alternate training site due to its accommodations and facilities for jet aircraft.
T-45

T-45 Navy Jet Trainer Fleet Grounded After Engine Incident

The T-45 fleet was grounded multiple times last year, as well, and a replacement has been pushed off farther into the future.

More imagery has appeared of China’s new ‘invasion barge,’ which involves a temporary pier that can be connected to other vessels via a barge, or series of barges, with jack-up supports. The development of jack-up barges is widely seen as part of preparations for a possible invasion of Taiwan. On the other hand, they also reflect the growing use of ostensibly non-military maritime assets to support amphibious operations by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
Taiwan

Our Best Look Yet At China’s New ‘Invasion Barges’

The interconnected jack-up barges form a temporary pier that could be highly useful in an invasion of Taiwan.

Solar flare hitting satellite, computer artwork.
U.S. Space Force

Space Force Chief “Enamored By Systems That Deny, Disrupt, And Degrade” Satellites

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman alluded to the kinds of counter-space capabilities that the U.S. Space Force is now prioritizing.

An F16-D Fighting Falcon pilot from the 40th Flight Test Squadron demonstrates proper flare technique during a training mission near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 6, 2019. A flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure used by planes or helicopter to counter an infrared homing surface-to-air missile or air-to-air missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hoskins)
F-16

AI-Enabled Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capability Plugs Into F-16’s Existing Radar Warning Receiver

We get the lowdown on what CADS is supposed to do and how it pairs with existing AN/ALQ-69 radar warning receivers.

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025. The X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, to exercise the service's ability to recover the spaceplane across multiple sites. 
X-37B

X-37B Returns To Earth, Space Force Won’t Commit To Buying More

The Orbital Test Vehicle-7 mission included several novelties, including a highly elliptical orbit for the X-37B that allowed for unpredictable changes in its path.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has come out ostensibly in favor of a U.S.-brokered proposal for a total 30-day pause in his country's war on Ukraine, but with significant "nuances."

Putin Open To Ceasefire Deal But Says “Nuances” Must Be Addressed First

Putin raised questions about Ukraine’s ability to receive Western weapons and mobilize and train soldiers during any ceasefire.

The Kursk city of Sudzha is on the verge of being recaptured by Russia.

Ukraine On Verge Of Losing Key City In Russia’s Kursk Region

The fall of Sudzha would represent a huge blow to Ukraine’s efforts to hold onto its Kursk salient.

The U.S. and Ukraine have reached an agreement to institute a ceasefire to pause the fighting.

U.S.-Ukraine Reach Agreement On Terms For Total Ceasefire With Russia

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will now present this plan to the Russians for their approval.

Russia's airbase is Syria has been flooded with people trying to escape violence between warring factions.

Russia’s Air Base In Syria Has Become Refuge From Fierce Sectarian Violence

Syrians flocked to Khmeimim Air Base after hundreds were reportedly executed during fighting between Assad loyalists and the new government.

Battles take place between the new Syrian government's Defense Ministry forces and the forces loyal to Bashar Assad on March 7, 2025, in outskirts of Jableh, Latakia countryside, Syria.

Worst Fighting In Syria Since Fall Of Assad Regime

Fighters loyal to the former Assad regime have risen against government forces in the volatile coastal region of northwest Syria.

CIRCA 1983: Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman watch as he tries to control the NORAD defense computers in a scene for the MGM/UA movie "WarGames" circa 1983. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

“Shall we play a game?”

U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches Armed With Israeli Spike Missiles Now Flying in Iraq

U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches Armed With Israeli Spike Missiles Now Flying in Iraq

With newly operational Israeli Spike-NLOS missiles, Army AH-64s have a new and very precise way to engage targets at much greater ranges.

Ukraine is feeling the affects of a U.S. pause in providing intelligence products and weapons.

Ukraine Feeling Impact Of U.S. Arms, Intel Pause

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia is making advances in Kursk and launched a massive missile and drone barrage on energy targets last night.

NATO is learning lessons from the war in Ukraine.

NATO Operations Chief’s Five Lessons Learned From War In Ukraine

NATO is taking note of opportunities and glaring deficiencies in its ability to wage war, some of which are harder to capitalize on than others.

F-16 Fighting Falcons from Kunsan Air Base and South Korean KF-16s taxi to the runway together during Exercise Buddy Wing 14-8 at Seosan Air Base, Republic of Korea Aug. 21, 2014. The purpose of the exercise was not only to improve interoperability between U.S. Air Force and ROKAF fighter squadrons, but to practice with ROKAF KF-16 units for their first upcoming RED FLAG exercise in Alaska.

South Korean F-16s Just Bombed A Town By Accident

Eight 500-pound Mk 82 bombs detonated in a South Korean village located just 20 miles away from the border with North Korea.

U.S. Air Force officials remain focused on the ability to disperse forces to far-flung operating locations as the primary means of reducing vulnerability to enemy attacks.

USAF Generals Downplay Calls For More Hardened Aircraft Shelters In Pacific Theater

USAF pushback on new hardened infrastructure comes as emphasis grows on being able to fight from bases while under attack.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle conducts combat patrols over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Oct. 20, 2024. The F-15E is deployed within the USCENTCOM AOR to help defend U.S. interests, promote regional security, and deter aggression in the region.

F-15’s New EPAWSS Electronic Warfare Suite Already Has Successor In Development

The EPAWSSv2 boasts improved processing power and will be able to handle a greater number of threats to keep pace with developments in air defense.

Lockheed Martin has revealed more about its Common Multi-Mission Truck (CMMT, pronounced ‘comet’), a revised design based on its Speed Racer air vehicle, a missile-shaped uncrewed system you can read more about here. The CMMT is now said to be a family of systems, intended to yield low-cost air vehicles designed for a wide range of missions.

Lockheed’s Low-Cost Cruise Missile ‘Truck’ Is Now In Testing

The modular Common Multi-Mission Truck is now being proposed for launch from both air and ground platforms to carry out a wide range of mission sets.

Thales Scorpion will equip the F-22s of the Hawaii ANG.

F-22 Raptor Pilots Finally Getting Helmet Mounted Displays

Beyond equipping Hawaii-based F-22s, Thale’s Scorpion will now be standard on all F-16s in the USAF’s fleet.

A deep review of the U.S. Air Force's paused plans to acquire a new crewed sixth-generation stealth combat jet came to the unambiguous conclusion that the service needs such an aircraft to be best positioned to achieve air superiority in future high-end fights.

Next Generation Fighter Critical To Future Air Superiority, Key USAF Study Concluded

We now know the key findings of a deep review of the USAF’s paused Next Generation Air Dominance combat jet program.

A novel type of jet propulsion, a rotating detonation engine (RDE), has been successfully tested by Pratt & Whitney. The development is highly significant for the U.S. military, with RDE technology at the center of the project called Gambit, which aims to provide a propulsion system for a mass-producible, low-cost, high-supersonic, long-range weapon for air-to-ground strike.

Rotating Detonation Engine For Future High-Performance Missiles Successfully Tested

Operationalizing the RDE would be a breakthrough for low-cost, high-supersonic, long-range air-to-ground strike weapons.

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