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The Three Foreign Frigates Being Studied For Possible U.S. Navy Service
Modern Japanese, South Korean, and Turkish frigate designs have emerged as possible contenders to meet increasingly urgent Navy demands.
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Ukrainian Sea Drones Strike Russian Black Sea Resort Town Of Sochi For The First Time
Ukraine Situation Report: The strike on Sochi’s port highlights the increasing reach of Kyiv’s drone boat attack campaign.
First USAF F-15EX To Be Based In Japan Departs Boeing’s St. Louis Plant
The first F-15EX bound for the Japanese base comes as the program grapples with future sustainment concerns.
How Drone Detection Is Evolving To Counter Smaller, Faster, And Swarm Threats
Branded Content: Leonardo DRS explains how tactical radars form a central element of a layered counter-UAS threat detection system.
UK Government Commits To Boom Refueling For RAF Tankers
The next-generation Tempest fighter is driving the Royal Air Force to add a capability it currently lacks.
Missile Shortage Has Now Hit Ukrainian F-16 Force
The shortage is so acute that the air force frantically tracks incoming missile shipments and waits to see whether they arrive before Russia’s next aerial barrage.
Iranian Oil Tankers In The Cross Hairs Of New U.S. Campaign
At least two Iranian oil tankers were struck by the U.S. as part of Trump’s new tanker-for-a-tanker policy.
Site Expansions Underpin Lockheed Martin’s Munitions Production Ramp
Branded Content: Bigger sites, advanced manufacturing techniques, and boosting the workforce are key industry commitments to increased munitions production.
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.
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.
Germany Formally Accuses Russia Of Attempted Drone Strike On Ukrainian An-124 Cargo Jet
The news comes as Germany’s power grid is also targeted, with separate incidents pointing to a widening threat in Germany and beyond.
Japan’s ASM-3 Kai Supersonic Cruise Missile May Have An Air-To-Air Capability
Japan calls the ASM-3 Kai an “air-to-surface/anti-air” weapon, potentially pointing to a new counter to large high-value airborne targets.
USAF Stands Up Unit To Fly HH-60W Helicopters In Doomsday Evacuation Role In Nation’s Capital
Jolly Green II rescue helicopters offer a capability boost for VIP airlift and continuity of government roles, but there are questions about the plan.
USS Abraham Lincoln Looks Like It’s Been Through Hell After 286 Days At Sea
We got our first good look at the Lincoln as it pulled into port in Thailand for its only liberty call of its entire cruise and after sustaining high-tempo combat ops for months.
Israeli LORA Ballistic Missiles Fired From German Frigate
LORA could give Germany’s navy a way to strike highly defended and hardened targets hundreds of miles inland.
Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: USS Abraham Lincoln Escorted To Thailand As The Middle East Heats Up
The Navy pulled a cruiser from the George Washington Carrier Strike Group to escort USS Abraham Lincoln into the South China Sea under unclear circumstances.
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Chinese Cargo Ships Clandestinely Gather Signals Intelligence: Report
It should not come as too much of a surprise that China is using its massive commercial fleet to spy around the globe as they go about their business.
Navy Sounds Like It Now Wants The Air Combat Drone It Notoriously Passed Over A Decade Ago
A carrier drone with a heavy weapons capacity, long reach, and the ability to operate in heavily contested airspace is just what the junked X-47B was designed to offer.
Iranian Launchers Struck By U.S. Held Exotic And Highly Concerning Rocket-Delivered Sea Mines
Seeding mine fields at standoff distances via rockets puts the critical southern route through the strait, now a global lifeline, at great risk.
Russia’s Zircon May Not Be A Hypersonic Cruise Missile After All
Ukraine’s intelligence report maps Zircon’s production chain and claims to identify U.S.-origin electronics inside the missile.
Japan’s First Dedicated Missile Defense Warship Is A Monster
Japan’s first ASEV missile defense ship just had its huge radar mast installed, providing a new sense of scale for these cruiser-sized warships.
Russia Changing Missile And Drone Attack Strategy On Ukrainian Capital
Ukraine Situation Report: The new strategy prioritizes frequency over amplitude, wearing down the populace and exhausting air defenders.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
We should have brought more puzzles.
Massive Expansion At China’s ‘Area 51’
The buildout of the remote flight-test base has accelerated sharply, and large new hangars suggest a specific type of aircraft may be arriving in the near future.
U.S. Expanding B-52 Bomber Capacity At Moron Air Base In Spain
The investment comes after Spain would not allow the U.S. to use Moron for long-range bomber missions against Iran.
Indonesia’s First Aircraft Carrier Is On Its Way From Italy
Indonesia is about to join Southeast Asia’s small but unusual aircraft-carrier club.
Saab’s Gripen F Two-Seater Takes To The Air For The First Time
The two-seat advanced Gripen offers additional flexibility and could be especially relevant for future operations alongside drones.
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.
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.
Bradley Fighting Vehicle Lugging Load Of Swarming Ground Drones Is A Sign Of What’s To Come
Bradleys deploying swarms of uncrewed ground vehicles would give the US Army a horde of new options for scouting and attacking.
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.
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