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NASA’s Hunt To Replace Its Iconic T-38 Talon Jets Kicks Off
NASA T-38s have helped train astronauts for decades, but they are aging and the USAF's impending retirement of its Talon fleet will create new challenges.
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Russia Is Now Using Longer-Range Iskander Ballistic Missiles: Ukraine Intel
Russia’s longer-range Iskanders will make it harder for Ukraine to successfully hunt and destroy them as part of a new campaign.
What Europe Needs Next In Beyond-Visual-Range Air-To-Air Missiles
Meteor set the benchmark for Europe’s beyond-visual-range air combat, but the game is changing fast.
Army Widens Stinger Surface-To-Air Missile Replacement Search
Lockheed and Raytheon are developing competing Stinger replacements now, but the Army wants to put additional designs to the test next year.
Claims Swirl Around CIA Director’s Reason For Secret Moscow Visit, Nearly All Of Them Are Terrifying
John Ratcliffe’s surprise trip to Moscow may have marked a darker phase in the NATO-Russia standoff.
Blackbeard Low-Cost Hypersonic Missile Testing On The F/A-18 Super Hornet Has Begun
The Navy is aiming to have at least a limited operational arsenal of Blackbeard hypersonic missiles within the next two years.
How Marine Rifle Squads Plan To Fight Future Wars Dominated By Drones
The newly released Ground Combat Element 2040 is the Marine Corps’ vision for fighting increasingly complex land battles.
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.
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.
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.
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.
J-10 Deal With Bangladesh Takes Shape As China’s Fighter Export Push Grows
Bangladesh could be in line to order the export version of the J-10, while mounting evidence points to another potential customer.
The Mystery Of J-20 Fighter-Like Shapes Spotted In China Has Been Solved
The peculiar fighter shapes started appearing on ramps in China years ago, but now we finally know at least one of their uses.
Poland’s Name Appears in U.S. F-15EX Deal, Warsaw Denies Procurement Plans
Warsaw says it doesn’t have F-15EX procurement plans for now, but an AH-64 Apache precedent makes the development intriguing.
Ukraine’s Newest USV Is A Super Sized Mothership Packed With Anti-Drone Interceptors
Designed for days-long open ocean operations, the Magura MV11 can act as a floating counter-drone battery.
Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: August 24, 2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln is finally heading home and will make its first full liberty port call in Thailand soon, after being at sea for nine months.
Tiny Air-To-Air Missile In Development For Stealthy U.S. Navy Combat Aircraft
The big AIM-424 long-range air-to-air missile has grabbed headlines, but the Navy is also pursuing a new weapon for the exact opposite use case.
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Ukraine Situation Report: Russia To Seize Commercial Infrastructure Left Unprotected From Drones
Russia says companies need to buy their own air defenses to protect critical facilities, and those that haven’t will be commandeered.
USAF C-17 Makes Extremely Rare Visit To Moscow (Updated)
The C-17 flew to the Russian capital from a base just outside Washington, D.C., with a stop in Riga, Latvia.
Ship Struck In Strait Of Hormuz Hours After Trump’s “Economic D-Day” Campaign On Iran Unveiled
As the U.S. attempts once again to pressure Iran into negotiating, it seems like Iran has given its answer to the U.S. in the form of another strike in the strait.
Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Production Is Coming To Ukraine
Britain is releasing classified data to enable local production, which opens the door to a slew of advantages for Ukraine.
AIM-424 “Malice” Very Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Emerges From The Shadows (Updated)
The Navy’s newest extreme-range air-to-air missile is intended to be used by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, F-35C JSF and the upcoming F/A-XX.
China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Is Taking Shape
China’s fourth aircraft carrier, which could be nuclear-powered, is looking more and more like a real ship.
Saab Unveils Stealthy Supersonic ‘Fighter Drone’ Concept
The advanced drone could become a high-end collaborative companion to the Gripen E, and may also shape Saab’s next crewed combat aircraft.
China’s Massive New Artificial Island In The South China Sea Emerges, Primed For Militarization
What was a submerged reef a year ago is now a 1,500 acre artificial island with a large runway under construction, as China’s militarization of the South China Sea accelerates.
Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Is Turning Soviet-Era Armor Into Robotic Combat Vehicles
As Ukraine tries to deploy greater automation across the battlefield, reports are emerging of a harder-hitting North Korean ballistic missile entering the fight.
New Beach Landing Vessel For The Marine Corps Breaks Cover (Updated)
The Ancillary Surface Craft is part of a growing fleet of new amphibious vessels that is helping lay the groundwork for future Marine island-hopping operations.
USS George Washington’s Mideast Arrival Highlights Strain On Carrier Force
The Washington’s replacement of the Lincoln leaves no carrier in the Western Pacific and the Navy’s struggle to meet demand may get far worse before it gets better.
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.
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.
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