AFA Symposium 2025

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Why the blockade would be lifted without a deal being signed isn’t clear and Iranian media is pushing back against his claims.

A satellite network to track aircraft could offer unprecedented ability to surveil the skies globally and make AEW&C aircraft redundant.

The incident raises fresh questions about NATO’s ability to counter even very small volumes of Russian drones.

HELIOS is the only laser able to down drones installed on an active Navy warship, and putting it in a container would open up new deployment possibilities.

Boeing says tests off California are about showing the Australian-born MQ-28’s maturity and promoting sales, which could include ones to the Pentagon.

A video showing a Pantsir-SMD-E being airlifted onto a skyscraper underscores Russian attempts to shield Moscow from increasing Ukrainian drone attacks.

High-altitude balloons are an increasingly critical part of the Army’s future combat strategy, from providing networking to sensing to delivering kinetic effects.

America’s stockpile of critical standoff and air and missile defense weapons is now a strategic vulnerability foes could take advantage of.

Sweden’s transfer of Gripens will give Ukraine more than a new fighter, pairing its trademark dispersed operations with Meteor missiles and radar planes.

The Flyweight Assault Machine Gun will provide a replacement for a lightweight special operations-specific version of the M249 SAW.

Ukraine has a voracious demand for ground drones as they increasingly perform logistics, rescue and combat operations.

As FCAS tensions deepen, Airbus is exploring alternatives with Saab, raising the prospect of a shakeup in Europe’s future air combat plans.

Such a delay could end the battleship program before it really starts, and the House Armed Services Committee is also demanding answers on the new frigate.

Swapping dated F-5s for F/A-18E/Fs would give the Navy a more threat representative adversary fleet to emulate advanced enemies, like China.

Fishing nets, a staple of the Sea of Galilee going back to biblical times, are now providing protection on the modern battlefield.

The Pentagon has pushed back on reports of a massive upcharge in fees, but SpaceX’s products have become largely essential to U.S. operations.

Meanwhile, USS George Washington departed Yokosuka, Japan, amid heightened Chinese naval activity in the Western Pacific.

Negotiations to end the war drag on as the crisis in the Strait continues to evolve.

Nuclear propulsion will give South Korea more capable subs, but it will also lay the groundwork for a future sea-based nuclear deterrent option.

The images of the shrapnel-peppered KC-135 are another example of the damage inflicted by Iran during the now-paused war.

New details add weight to the idea that the “Bohai Sea Monster” has a kinetic role to play, although the general concept could be supersized for other missions.

The persistent surveillance capabilities the glider-like ULTRA offers are in high demand, especially amid MQ-9 losses in fighting with Iran.

The Pentagon is exploring ways to keep the power on at critical bases after attacks or natural disasters, and there’s a history of ships acting in this role.

The humble Chipmunk propeller trainer spent decades spying on Soviet forces in and around divided Berlin.

This weekend, we remember those who gave their lives so we could live our’s.

Iran’s move to impose service fees on ships transiting the Strait comes as Pakistani and Qatari negotiators are in Tehran trying to get a deal to officially end the war.

This is one of a trio of objects fighters shot down over the U.S. and Canada in a three-day period following the Chinese spy balloon flap.

In just six weeks, the probe went from its first flight to being deployed to a place where fighting could erupt again at any moment.

Lt. Col. Alan Wood, SOCOM’s Program Manager for Lethality, offers some exclusive insights into the future of SOCOM small arms.