AFA Symposium 2025

The helipad was initially expected to be finished by the time Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in September

The Army is transforming its canceled long-range supergun into a test platform that could speed hypersonic development while reducing reliance on costly flight tests.

The U.S. and Iran aren’t exchanging blows as Trump says he’s given his final chance at a deal, and the strait remains the most urgent sticking point.

Being able to autonomously use onboard sensor data to engage aerial threats is exactly what the USAF wants from its future CCA drones.

USS George Washington visits Vietnam, the first time a U.S. carrier has done so since 2023, meanwhile two carriers hold the blockade line in the Arabian Sea.

The Navy will no longer categorize enlarged Virginia Block V and VI types as attack submarines ahead of Ohio class guided missile boats’ retirements.

The strange looking testbed helped develop Soviet submarine-launched missile-torpedoes during the Cold War.

Iryna Terekh talks Flamingo cruise missiles, weaponizing AI, Ukraine’s future interceptors and much more in our wide-ranging interview.

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The USS Pinckney is first in line to get the new AN/SPY‑6(V)4 radar, a key part of a larger upgrade package.

The warship design appears tailored to sit between the capabilities of a lower-end frigate and a guided-missile destroyer, with an eye on the North American market.

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The danger to Red Sea shipping has increased once again after the Houthis began attacking Saudi tankers.

The Navy has a plan for a revolutionary modular surface-to-air missile arsenal, and submarines are intended to be added as launch platforms.

The F-35B crashed near the end of the runway at the sprawling Marine Corps base at around 10AM local time.

The P1 aircraft begins powered taxi testing as Turkish Aerospace pushes toward multiple flying prototypes.

A surprise plan to transfer Strike Eagles to the Reserves could be a preview of how a much larger F-15EX fleet will be assigned.

Claims swirl around who struck natural gas tankers far from the conflict zone, but it appears to have been meant to send a message.

The previously unseen missile could be the air-launched Type 25, dramatically expanding the F-2’s standoff strike reach.

Japan has fired its first Tomahawk from one of its destroyers, ushering in a new era of long-range cruise missile capability.

As small uncrewed surface vessels proliferate, the threat they potentially pose will grow, and rules of engagement will have to adapt.

Putting YJ-20s on Type 052D destroyers, not just the giant Type 055, distributes the capability across many more hulls and potentially a much larger area.

The timelines for a next-gen fighter engine and the F-47 appear out of sync, which could lead to a stop-gap engine, something with historical precedent.

Meanwhile, the Houthis mull tolling the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and a new report underlines America’s interceptor stockpile woes.

Singapore is yet to receive its first F-35s, but it shouldn’t be a surprise that the strategically located city-state has an eye on what comes next.

The Navy’s Ohio guided missile submarines are heavily in demand, but all are set to be gone from active service within the next three years.

The MV-22s, which were first operational in 2007, are expected to keep flying until 2055.

A closer look at the intercontinental and submarine-launched ballistic missiles at the core of Beijing’s strategic deterrent.

Boeing says it is once again paying out of pocket to ensure the first fully-equipped VC-25B jet is finally delivered in 2028, many years late.

The U.S. may have paused its strike campaign against Iran, for now, but the revived naval blockade remains in full effect.