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Navy Wants 1,000 Mile Combat Radius For Carrier Based Tactical Drone Fleets
The range requirement offers the first real window into the capabilities the Navy wants for its future carrier-based tactical drone fleets.
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Marines Used Anti-Drone Netting During Recent Logistics Exercise
Across the globe, more militaries are relying on mesh netting to protect against the growing threat of small drones.
UK Unveils Storm Fighter Loyal Wingman Program
The new initiative revives Britain’s collaborative combat aircraft ambitions and is intended to fly alongside Typhoon, F-35, and the future Tempest.
Saudis Cleared To Buy A Whopping 20,000 Laser-Guided Rockets
The Saudis are clearly arming themselves to defend against a massive number of drones in future conflicts.
Here Are The U.S. Navy Warships Available To Support The Blockade Of Iran
More than 20 U.S. Navy warships, including two carrier strike groups and an amphibious ready group, are underway in the Middle East.
UK “Did Not Buy” F-35A For Nuclear Role: RAF
The statement casts new uncertainty over how Britain plans to restore its NATO nuclear strike role.
First Full Day Of Resumed U.S. Blockade On Iranian Ports Erupts In New Attacks (Updated)
In addition to striking Iranian targets, CENTCOM also turned away two ships trying to run the new blockade.
YFQ-44A Fury ‘Fighter Drone’ Has Fired Its First AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile
This is also the first time any U.S. Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone has fired a live air-to-air missile.
How Many J-20 Mighty Dragon Fighters Does China Actually Have?
The spotlight may be on sixth-gen designs, but the J-20 Mighty Dragon is transforming the PLAAF through sheer production scale.
USAF Plans To Buy 28,000 Low-Cost Cruise Missiles In Five Years Advance With New Deals
The Pentagon is moving forward with a jumbo buy of standoff weapons that cost a fraction of their higher-end legacy counterparts.
Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: July 13, 2026
The blockade is back on tomorrow with more than 20 U.S. Navy ships on station and available in the region.
Ukraine Lands Armed Robot Ashore In Russian-Held Territory Via Drone Boat
Described as a first of its kind, the mission could be a glimpse of what’s to come for amphibious operations.
Kamikaze Drone Boats Used By U.S. In Combat For The First Time (Updated)
After being the key to Ukraine running the Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea, the Pentagon made its first kamikaze drone boat strike.
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Will USAF Tankers Getting The Boot From Israel’s Biggest Airport Impact Combat Capabilities?
The USAF had already drawn down a large part of its peak tanker force at Ben Gurion Airport, now additional jets will have to find new homes.
Trump’s Threat To Strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Bunker’s “Front Door” Underscores Targeting Challenges
Pickaxe Mountain is Iran’s hardest-to-reach facility and Trump saying he may take a “shot right in the front door” wasn’t likely just small talk.
South Korea To Get Huge Electronic Attack Boost With Global 6500 Jammer Jets
Korean Air will modify the two Global 6500 jets, drastically enhancing Seoul’s sovereign electronic warfare capability.
Rafale Fighter Adds Cheap Drone Killing Rocket To Its Armory
France has integrated laser-guided 68mm rockets onto its fighter, giving it a far cheaper option for Shahed-type threats.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
It’s not fear, it’s patience.
USAF Decides Against Flying B-21 Raiders With Just One Pilot
The Air Force has made a formal decision about how the B-21 will be crewed as it pushes to start fielding the bombers next year.
Carrier Qualifications Still Happening For A Few Navy Fighter Pilots In Training
E-2 pilots and foreign student pilots still need to do carrier qualifications, but huge changes to the naval aviation training landscape are looming.
Russia Confirms Talks With Turkey Over Fate Of S-400s Amid F-35 Push
Ankara is reportedly eyeing the transfer of the Russian-made SAM systems to a Gulf country in a bid to have Washington lift its F-35 embargo.
F-22 Raptors Arrive In England After Deployment To Israel For Iran War
The F-22s are part of a larger retrograde of airpower out of the CENTCOM region while at the same time the prospects of renewed fighting grow.
Supercarrier USS Abraham Lincoln Passes 200 Consecutive Days At Sea Mark
The flagship of Carrier Strike Group 3, which is currently operating in the Middle East, left port in Guam in December 2025.
Chinese J-15 Fighter Seen Launching From A Carrier With Four Anti-Ship Missiles For First Time
The catapult-equipped Fujian is now unlocking the J-15T’s strike potential.
Why Does The F-47’s Design Look So Different Than What Many Expected?
Most sixth-gen fighter concepts have been tailless deltas, and China is pursuing that planform, but Boeing’s F-47 went a very different direction.
Germany To Buy Ground-Launched Tomahawk Missiles
The planned purchase marks a major shift in NATO‘s conventional strike posture as allies respond to the threat from Russia.
Renewed Attacks Between U.S. And Iran Stretch Into Third Day (Updated)
The future of U.S.-Iranian peace talks remains very uncertain after a crescendo of tit-for-tat strikes.
Ukrainian-Built Patriot Missiles Won’t Be Defending The Country’s Skies Anytime Soon
Trump promised to give Ukraine a license to assemble its own Patriot interceptors, but actually doing so will take many, many months, at best.
Taiwan’s Skyguard Anti-Aircraft Guns Now Equipped With Anti-Drone Nets
The protection reflects the growing threat Chinese drones pose to the very air-defense systems meant to shoot them down.
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