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Sweden’s transfer of Gripens will give Ukraine more than a new fighter, pairing its trademark dispersed operations with Meteor missiles and radar planes.

As FCAS tensions deepen, Airbus is exploring alternatives with Saab, raising the prospect of a shakeup in Europe’s future air combat plans.

Such a delay could end the battleship program before it really starts, and the House Armed Services Committee is also demanding answers on the new frigate.

Swapping dated F-5s for F/A-18E/Fs would give the Navy a more threat representative adversary fleet to emulate advanced enemies, like China.

Meanwhile, USS George Washington departed Yokosuka, Japan, amid heightened Chinese naval activity in the Western Pacific.

Negotiations to end the war drag on as the crisis in the Strait continues to evolve.

Nuclear propulsion will give South Korea more capable subs, but it will also lay the groundwork for a future sea-based nuclear deterrent option.

The images of the shrapnel-peppered KC-135 are another example of the damage inflicted by Iran during the now-paused war.

New details add weight to the idea that the “Bohai Sea Monster” has a kinetic role to play, although the general concept could be supersized for other missions.

The humble Chipmunk propeller trainer spent decades spying on Soviet forces in and around divided Berlin.

This weekend, we remember those who gave their lives so we could live our’s.

Iran’s move to impose service fees on ships transiting the Strait comes as Pakistani and Qatari negotiators are in Tehran trying to get a deal to officially end the war.

This is one of a trio of objects fighters shot down over the U.S. and Canada in a three-day period following the Chinese spy balloon flap.

In just six weeks, the probe went from its first flight to being deployed to a place where fighting could erupt again at any moment.

We now know the building goes six floors underground and will have “the greatest drone empire you’ve ever seen that’s going to protect Washington” on its roof.

The Army’s Improved Turbine Engine Program has promised a major boost in performance for Black Hawk helicopters, but its future is murky.