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PAC-3 Edge Will Be The Most Capable Patriot Interceptor Ever
The new interceptor will sit at the top of the Patriot missile family and promises more range, altitude, and maneuverability against rapidly-developing threats.
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European U740 Variant Of The XQ-58A Valkyrie Has Flown
A team-up of Airbus and Kratos has put the U740 into the sky as Germany races to field advanced air combat drones by 2029.
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This Is Our First Look At The Wolf Armored Fighting Vehicle That Aims To Replace The Bradley
Wolf is competing against a variant of the German-designed Lynx to become the Army’s XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.
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New Coyote Anti-Drone Interceptor Swaps Jet Engine For Rocket Power
The Coyote Block 2 is already combat proven, but more capable kamikaze drones have driven a need to fly faster and farther.
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Test Plans Change, Small Distinctions Emerge Between XM30 Bradley Replacement Prototypes
Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Hood now have the prototype mechanized infantry combat vehicles on hand.
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Anduril Unveils Steelfin Family Of Modular Surface-To-Air Missiles
Anduril aims to produce Steelfin interceptors at scale by leveraging common components that can be configured for different threats.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
The throw rug really pulls the bunker together, don’t you think?
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Sikorsky’s “Black Hawk 2070” Strategy Includes Drones, New Engines, And Flying The Pilotless U-Hawk This Year
Branded Content: A planned suite of UH-60 upgrades includes the uncrewed U-Hawk, new engines, more range, launched effects, and expanding autonomy.
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Apache Crew Rescue Highlights Need For AI In Combat Says Joint Chiefs Chairman
AI enabled troops to manage networks of unmanned systems across thousands of miles of water and to pull assets together for a quick rescue.
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One Of These Missiles Is Set To Be The Army’s Next Mid-Tier Anti-Air Interceptor
The new Enduring Shield system paired with AIM-9X Sidewinders already gives the Army its first mid-range air defense capability in decades.
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B-52 To Get Stealthy AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles
Integrating the AGM-158C LRASM onto the B-52 means all three of the USAF’s bombers now have this capability and the B-21 will surely follow.
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Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Shown Being Fired From Ground Launcher
Blackbeard is part of the Army’s push to make hypersonic weapons more mobile and affordable.
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First Release Of USAF’s New HACM Hypersonic Cruise Missile Has Happened Over Australian Range
The US and Australia are partners on the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, which has finally reached flight testing after major delays.
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Retired KC-10 Extender Tankers Could Get A Second Life With North African Mystery Operator
The USAF wants to know what it would take to regenerate a quartet of KC-10s for an undisclosed operator, and there are a couple of likely suspects.
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U.S. Makes F-35 Push As Portugal Weighs F-16 Replacement
The U.S. bid faces European rivals as Lisbon weighs the cost, capability, and strategic implications of its next fighter.
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Navy Doubles Down On X-BAT VTOL ‘Fighter’ Drone Development
X-BAT flight testing is getting closer on the horizon, and an extremely ambitious timeline to reach an operational capability has been revealed.
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USS Abraham Lincoln Comes Home With Its Island Superstructure Covered In Kill Marks
The drone and ship kill marks visualize the role the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group played in the fight with Iran.
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British Commandos Emerge From German Submarine During Major NATO Exercise
The largest U.K. Commando Force exercise in 15 years is preparing for potential contingencies across the North Atlantic and High North.
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: October 6, 2026
USS George H.W. Bush pulls into Phuket for first liberty call after 188 days at sea, leaving USS George Washington as the sole carrier supporting operations against Iran.
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How The Groundwork For F-47 Flight Testing Is Being Laid
The Air Force Test Center plans to use an evolving blend of real-world and digital testing once the F-47 starts flying.
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Glaring Lack Of Investment In Aircraft Shelters Highlighted By B-1B’s Sudden Retreat From U.K. Airbase
At this point, it could take a disaster for the USAF to invest in giving its prized assets sitting in the open on a flightline physical cover from drone attacks.
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Anduril Dives Into Submarine Construction With New Baltimore Plant
The plans for the new facility to build submarine components were announced as the Navy is struggling to meet its delivery goals.
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First F-16 Block 72 Has Flown
Seven years after Morocco became the Block 72’s launch customer, the first of these Pratt & Whitney-powered Vipers is finally airborne.
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Houthis Lose Ground Along Strategic Bab Al Mandeb Strait In Saudi-Backed Counteroffensive
The Houthis’ previous gains, including critical coastal territory, are eroding, but it isn’t clear how long the offensive can be sustained.
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Spain Picks Airbus A321 For New Electronic Intelligence Aircraft
The three-aircraft fleet will not only restore Spain’s crewed airborne signals intelligence capability, but make it among the most powerful in Europe.
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The P-3 Orion Airborne Early Warning Aircraft Has Flown Its Last Mission
U.S. Customs and Border Protection was the only operator of P-3 AEW aircraft with their radar domes on top, using them to hunt drug smugglers.
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B-1B Bombers Make Hasty Departure From England
RAF Fairford, which hosted U.S. bombers during Operation Epic Fury, some of which had stayed, has been threatened openly by Iran before.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
Who needs scary movies when you have life in 2026?!
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All The Weapons A Single Navy Fighter Squadron Launched During Operation Epic Fury
Strike Fighter Squadron 41’s F/A-18Fs let loose hundreds of air-to-surface and air-to-air weapons during the war with Iran.
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Germany Is Finally Giving Its F125 Frigates Some More Teeth With IRIS-T SLM Surface-To-Air Missiles
The 7,200-ton F125 frigates were built with notoriously light armament, which is now being partly addressed.
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Taiwan’s First F-16 Block 70s Have Finally Arrived
The delivery of Taiwan’s first two new Vipers kicks off a long-awaited expansion of its fighter fleet in the face of ballooning threats from mainland China.
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Inside Ukraine’s First Combat Deployment Of Robotic Amphibious Vehicles
The commander of a Ukrainian uncrewed ground vehicle unit gives us exclusive insights into how vehicles were designed or modified for amphibious combat operations.
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AIM-260 JATM Missile Spotted On Australian Super Hornet
The secretive AIM-260 air-to-air missile will give Australian fighters a much-needed boost in reach, especially against Chinese threats.
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Vision For New Autonomous Warfare Command Laid Out By Pentagon
The new command, slated to stand up late next year, will focus on advancing operational autonomous and robotic capabilities across the services.
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: September 30, 2026
The five-ship Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and three-ship Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group deploy back-to-back from the West Coast.
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