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North Korea’s New Frigate Has Ballistic Missile Launchers

North Korea just unveiled its new air warfare frigate and the ship has a whopping 74 vertical launch cells, some of which could launch cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as SAMs.

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Abandoned bunker on an abandoned soviet military ground in the forests of Brandenburg State, Germany. Rumors say, that this bunkers was also a storage for nuclear missiles.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Yikes! I think we need to change the air filter in here guys…

U.S. carrier-based F-35C Joint Strike Fighters have been shooting down Houthi drones in the course of recent operations over and around the Red Sea, in addition to striking targets in Yemen, according to a U.S. official.
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F-35C Naval Joint Strike Fighters Have Been Shooting Down Houthi Drones

F-35Cs are also striking targets in Yemen, with their stealth being of unique importance as the Houthi air defense threat comes into the spotlight.

Wreckage of a GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bomb, also known as the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), has appeared in Yemen. The weapon, which was only recently confirmed as being used in combat, offers some notably advanced capabilities, especially over the GBU-39/B SDB I, and the technological risk of the remains of the still relatively intact weapon falling into an adversary’s hands are not insignificant.
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)/Stormbreaker

StormBreaker Advanced Glide Bomb Lands In Yemen Largely Intact

The cutting-edge StormBreaker was only recently confirmed as being used in combat and could be of major intelligence value to an adversary.

We now have more clarity on the U.S. Air Force’s plans for its second tranche of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones, known as Increment 2. This includes the likelihood of a lower-cost CCA Increment 2 as well as the drone’s integration with assets in addition to fighters, including the B-21 stealth bomber and E-7 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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Air Force’s Next Batch Of Collaborative Combat Drones Could Be Less ‘Exquisite,’ Cheaper

The Air Force also confirms it is looking at teaming CCAs with platforms other than fighters, including the B-21 stealth bomber and E-7 radar plane.

India and Pakistan are inching toward a conflict in the wake of a deadly terror attack in Kashmir.
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India-Pakistan Tensions On Verge Of Erupting After Deadly Terror Attack

The two nuclear-armed nations last fought in 2019, with tit-for-tat airstrikes following another terror attack in Kashmir.

The U.S. Air Force is firmly of the view that its new F-47 6th generation stealth fighters are key to "how we win" in future fights, according to the service's top general in charge of force structure planning.
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F-47 6th Generation Fighter Future Force Size Questions Emerge

How many F-47s the Air Force thinks it needs is an open question amid a changing vision of what achieving air superiority will entail.

New Views Of China’s Next Generation Fighters
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New Views Of China’s Next Generation Fighters

We are seeing increasingly detailed imagery of Beijing’s two new stealth fighter designs as other potential curious fighter-like objects have emerged out of China.

A serviceman of an artillery unit of the 108th Territorial Defence Brigade carries a shell while on a combat mission in the Zaporizhzhia direction in Ukraine on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Peace Plan Stumbles After Tumultuous Day

Top U.S. diplomats pulled out of a peace conference today as Trump scolded Zelensky, and Vance made it clear that Ukraine will need to accept Russia’s seizure of its land.

What actually are the Houthis' air defense capabilities? That's a clear question with at best a murky answer, but here is what we know.
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What Air Defenses Do The Houthis In Yemen Actually Have?

The loss of nearly 20 MQ-9 Reapers, increasing use of standoff munitions, and the deployment of B-2 bombers point to the Houthis’ air defenses being a real problem.

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The Fenden home showing panels from the control unit used fire missiles. The missile silo was transformed into a private home.(Photo by Najlah Feanny/Corbis via Getty Images)

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

Close the door, you are letting the radioactive dust in!

U.S. Soldiers from the 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1/163rd Combined Arms Battalion, , make an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles operationally ready in northeast Syria on Feb. 1, 2022. The BFVs provide increased force protection for Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve and their partner forces as they continue to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Gore)

U.S. Troop Drawdown In Syria Officially Announced By Pentagon

The notice confirms our previous reporting that the U.S. troop levels in Syria will drop by about half.

Post strike image of US attack on Houthi fuel port.

Destruction From U.S. Attack On Houthi Port Shown In Satellite Imagery

A key fuel transfer facility on the Red Sea has been wiped out by U.S. airpower, as shown in new satellite imagery.

A Russian mechanized assault in Zaporizhzhia oblast might be the vanguard of a new front.

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Launches New Southern Assault

A Russian mechanized attack in Zaporizhzhia Oblast could be the vanguard of a new offensive.

A U.S. Air Force B1-Lancer assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron sits on a runway during post-flight maintenance in support of Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force mission at Misawa Air Base, Feb. 20, 2025. Through combined training, the U.S. and intercontinental defense forces work together to promote interoperability, thus furthering our investments and strengthening our relationships.

B-1B Bones Make Unprecedented Bomber Task Force Deployment To Japan

U.S. long-range bombers haven’t been stationed in Japan for any extended period since the Vietnam War.

The U.S. military says it has destroyed the Houthi-controlled port of Ras Isa in Yemen, ostensibly to prevent the group from benefiting from the movement of various kinds of fuel through its facilities.

American Forces Destroy Key Houthi-Controlled Fuel Port In Yemen

U.S. Central Command says it targeted Ras Isa to stop Iranian-backed Houthi militants from benefiting from the fuel trade through the port.

U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bombers have not dropped any GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs on Yemen's Houthis since the Trump administration launched a renewed aerial campaign against them, two U.S. officials have told TWZ.

B-2s Have Not Dropped Massive Ordnance Penetrators On Yemen During Diego Garcia Missions: Officials

B-2s have been pounding the Houthis in Yemen, but U.S. officials tell us prized 30,000-pound bunker busters haven’t been used.

The U.S. will reduce by half its 2,000-troop presence in Syria.

U.S. Cutting Forces In Syria By Half, Possible Ripple Effects In Region

The U.S. withdrawing a significant portion of its troops from Syria could see notable shifts in the ongoing power struggle in the war-torn country.

J-50 tailless fighter's canopy seen for first time.

Canopy Seen Clearly On China’s Next Gen Tailless Stealth Fighter For First Time

The smaller of China’s two new next generation stealth fighters is now flying often and we are getting new insights into its design.

Iniochos 2025 will involve a large number of HAF assets, such as fighters, Air Defence Systems, helicopters, transport and training aircraft. Additionally, Hellenic Army and Navy assets and personnel will contribute significantly to the creation of complex and realistic scenarios across the exercise areas which spread over the Greek mainland and sea.

This Greek Air Combat Exercise Was A Low-Level Fighter Flying Paradise

The biggest iteration of the Iniohos exercise brought together a very diverse range of aircraft types and nations in western Greece.

The U.S. Army has expressed interest in the U.S. Marine Corps' new uncrewed 4×4 Tomahawk cruise missile launch vehicle as a possible complement to its larger Typhon system, according to Lockheed Martin.

USMC’s Tomahawk Cruise Missile Launching Drone Truck Eyed By Army

The Army is already fielding its own launchers to fire Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles, but they are much larger and more difficult to deploy.

Australia is pushing back on a report that Russia asked to base its long-range bombers at an Indonesian airbase.

Australia Casts Doubt On Russia Basing Bombers At Indonesian Air Base

Australian officials are pushing back on a report claiming Moscow has asked Jakarta to base bombers at an Indonesian air base about 850 miles from Darwin.

Russia has made few gains in its new offensive in Ukraine.

New Russian Offensive Has Gained Little Ground So Far

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia is trying to create a ‘buffer zone’ in Sumy as both sides jockey for territory ahead of possible negotiations.

Lockheed Martin has confirmed Sweden's Visby class corvettes will use three-cell Extensible Launching System (ExLS) launchers to fire their forthcoming Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMM).

Sweden’s Stealthy Visby Corvettes Getting Mk 41 Based Vertical Launch Systems For Air Defense Missiles

Lockheed Martin’s Extensible Launching System will give Sweden the option of adding other missiles and decoys to the Visby class arsenal.

U.S. President Donald Trump derided Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's offer to buy 10 Patriot air defense systems.

Trump Derides Zelensky’s Request To Buy $15B Worth Of Patriot Air Defense Systems

The Ukrainian leader now says he wants to purchase ten Patriot air defense systems from the United States.

We have gotten our best look so far at China’s enigmatic KJ-700 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft in service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). This latest addition to China’s rapidly proliferating family of AEW&C platforms remains somewhat mysterious, although multiple accounts suggest that it’s something of a unique ‘dual-mode’ aircraft, combining both airborne radar as well as an array of electro-optical and infrared sensors, likely intended to track stealthy and low-radar-signature targets.

China’s New KJ-700 Multi-Intelligence Radar Plane’s Interesting Features

The latest Chinese airborne early warning and control aircraft boasts an array of electro-optical and infrared sensors, as well as multiple radars.

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