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Wildfire Is General Atomics’ Successor To The MQ-9 Reaper
The Wildfire concept has been entered into a new Pentagon competition to find a next generation of medium-altitude, long-endurance ISR and strike drone.
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F-117 Nighthawk Needs Fresh Explosives For Its Tailhook Nearly Two Decades After ‘Retirement’
We can only imagine the crazy logistics that keep just a handful of F-117s flying, and a contract to help do this highlights one of the “Black Jet’s” unique features.
Our Best Look At China’s New Y-15 Turboprop Airlifter
The four-engine turboprop is expected to form a key new piece of China’s modernizing military transport fleet.
This Is The New Blackbeard ‘Cheap’ Hypersonic Weapon
Castelion aims at building more affordable and usable hypersonic weapons that can be churned out at high production rates.
China’s Reusable Space Launch Booster Recoveries Have Major Military Implications
A reusable space launch capability similar to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will degrade a key U.S. advantage in space access for national security as well as commercial applications.
EA-37B Flew Along Kaliningrad Border As Part Of “Specialized” Recon, EW Flight Package
The USAF’s new EA-37B Compass Call electronic warfare jet was part of a larger NATO package that flew along the doorstep of Russia’s strategic military outpost.
New USS John F. Kennedy Brings Back Key Feature From The Nimitz Class
Major radar changes mean ‘illuminators’ are needed to help Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles protect the carrier.
New Patriot Battalion To Bolster Guam’s Defenses Within Months
The new unit will also have short-range counter-cruise missile systems that will enhance the strategic island’s defenses and grow the Army’s overextended Patriot force.
Hunt For New Lower-Cost Strike Missile With 1,000-Kilometer Range Underway By U.S. Army
Affordable High Speed Strike missiles could offer an important new way to hold enemy air bases, air defense nodes, and other high-value targets at risk.
U.S. Not Prepared To Handle Drone Attack From Inside Homeland: NORTHCOM Deputy Commander
A top general in charge of protecting the U.S. gave a refreshingly frank but also troubling assessment of America’s drone defenses.
Army Downed More Than 1,400 Iranian Missiles And Drones During Epic Fury And 12-Day War
The Army’s air and missile defense boss offered new context about how the service defended against Iranian threats in the two most recent Middle East conflicts.
Hunt For New Mobile Missile Defense Radar Reinforced By Lessons From Iran War
A successor to the AN/TPY-2 radar has to be far easier to move in order to survive against the ever-growing threat of missiles and drones.
Jet-Powered JDAM Production Is A Go For The U.S. Navy
Putting JDAM-LR into production will give the Navy an important new stream of lower-cost standoff munitions for its carrier air wings.
New Details Emerge About Ukraine’s Homegrown “Equalizer” Glide Bomb
Ukraine is counting on the Equalizer to provide an affordable air-launched standoff weapon that doesn’t rely on foreign donors.
Israel Moves AH-64 Apaches Closer To Critical Northern Front
An AH-64 squadron is moving from Ramon to Ramat David as Israel shifts more attack helicopter capacity toward the northern front.
Air Force Wants Family Of Expendable Target Drones That Can Mimic Everything From Stealth Fighters To UAV Swarms
With rapidly evolving threats around the globe, the USAF’s target drones need to start making leaps to catch up and a new family of systems is wanted for this.
Singapore’s Formidable Class Frigate Appears Armed With Blue Spear Anti-Ship Missiles
First images show Blue Spear missile launcher aboard RSS Steadfast, offering a glimpse of Singapore’s evolving naval strike capability.
Why The Ford Class Carrier’s Island Superstructure Is Located So Far Back
Trump reportedly wants the Navy to move the Ford class island for aesthetic reasons, but its current position was a very deliberate decision.
Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: August 17, 2026
USS George Washington is en route to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, which leaves no carriers in the Pacific.
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U.S. Military Training With South Korea Reduced Over Iran War Snub
Trump’s decision comes amid growing concerns about America’s commitment to Asian allies, especially as the standoff with Iran grinds on.
Russia Is Expanding Its Long-Range Strike Drone Network
Satellite imagery reveals growing launch infrastructure for Geran-family one-way attack drones, including the capability of launching heavier, higher-performing types.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
I have no idea if it’s day or night anymore.
Bringing Back Steam Catapults On Carriers Is A Huge Risk
Trump has long railed against electromagnetic catapults and elevators, but changing course now will be costly and could have huge impacts on a strained force.
Meet MORFIUS: The Drone Designed To Zap Other Drones
Lockheed Martin’s new MORFIUS X-Rotor counter-UAS system hunts drones and can knock down dozens of them with its high power microwave payload.
Australia’s MC-55 Electronic Warfare Jet Has Entered The South China Sea
The Peregrine’s first overseas deployment gives Canberra an extremely powerful new intelligence-gathering capability right in China’s backyard.
Poland’s Powerful New Frigate Marks Major Shift For Its Navy
The 7,700-ton Wicher signals Warsaw’s push to build a larger, much more capable fleet in the Baltic.
Iranian F-5s Bombing U.S. Forces In Kuwait Should Be A Wake-Up Call: Ex-USAF General
Retired NORAD commander gives new credence to the reported Iranian bombing mission and says it shows an urgent need for new thinking about air defenses.
Did Sensors On Iranian Drones Help Shoot Down F-15E?
A new account suggests Iran used drones to track the U.S. fighter and relay its position, speed, and direction to a missile team.
Ukraine’s Latest Armor Donor? A Military Museum
Scouring the globe’s arsenals to provide Ukraine with Soviet-designed materiel is nothing new, but sourcing systems from museums is less common.
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: August 11, 2026
More than 20 American warships, including two carrier groups, remain on station in the Middle East with less than a week left for negotiations under the U.S.-Iran memorandum.
Avenger Surface-To-Air Missile System Protected Trump While Golfing
The danger to Trump from Iran has increased dramatically since he launched a war against that country.
Navy Is Getting A Unique Virginia Class Seabed Espionage Submarine
One Block V Virginia class submarine will be unlike any other, capable of highly specialized intelligence and sabotage missions on the seafloor.
Drone Sightings Are Happening At Diego Garcia, America’s Remote Strategic Island Outpost
The sightings highlight concerns about drone attacks from the sea, especially at a time of extreme hostility between Iran and the U.S.
Navy ‘Doomsday Plane’ Fleet To Almost Double In Size With New E-130Js
A much bigger fleet of smaller turboprop E-130Js is set to replace the smaller fleet of larger E-6B jets, but the Navy has also acknowledged risks.
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