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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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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…

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.

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.

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-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.

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
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.

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 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.

French Rafale Fighters Project Power Forward To Sweden
For the first time, France is deploying Rafales, including nuclear-capable ones, on maneuvers in Sweden, while practicing the rapid dispersal of fighters on its own territory.

USMC Anti-Ship Missile Deployment To Highly Strategic Luzon Strait Is Unprecedented
From the Batanes Islands, Naval Strike Missiles would be able to engage any surface vessel transiting the channel between Taiwan and the Philippines.

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