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13 September 2025, Puerto Rico, Ceiba: US Marines park a Lockheed Martin F-35B fighter aircraft at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. The transfer of US fighter aircraft to the outlying area is linked to the increasing tensions between the United States and Venezuela. Photo: Kendall Torres Cortés/dpa (Photo by Kendall Torres Cortés/picture alliance via Getty Images)
U.S. Navy

Historic Shuttered Navy Base Back In Action For Caribbean Counter-Drug Mission

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

Image of a Royal Air Force Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, seen here flying over RAF Lossiemouth. In a training flight conducted over the Moray Firth a Poseidon (P-8A) aircraft operated by 120 Sqn, based at RAF Lossiemouth, dropped a recoverable exercise variant of the Mark 54 Lightweight Torpedo, simulating an attack on a submarine. At just under 3m long and 32cm in diameter, the Mk 54 torpedo is small and light enough that five can be carried in the Poseidon's internal weapons bay. the high-explosive warheads on the live torpedoes pack a devastating punch sufficient to destroy enemy submarines that the Poseidon crew can locate and track using state-of-the-art equipment. The successful release of a torpedo is the latest milestone in the rapid development of the Poseidon in RAF service. Five Poseidon MRA1s are based at RAF Lossiemouth with a further four set to be delivered by the end of this year. The station, which is situated in close proximity to one of the aircraft's most frequent area of operations, is benefiting from a multi-million pound investment programme bringing significant economic benefits to the Highlands & Islands and Morayshire communities. The Poseidon is fitted with advanced, state-of-the-art, Anti-Submarine Warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare sensors which will provide global protection to UK, NATO and our Allies' submarines and warships in an increasingly dangerous world.
P-8

British P-8 Poseidon Flies Unusual Overland Mission Along Polish Border

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

F-35B Puerto Rico
F-35B

F-35s Arrive In Puerto Rico For Counter-Drug Operation

By Howard Altman

Updated on Sep 14, 2025

Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fly off the wing of a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, during a Bomber Task Force Europe 25-1 mission over the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, Nov. 15, 2024. Multinational exercises enhance interoperability with NATO forces, strengthening the collective ability to respond to global threats.
Polish Air Force

Fighters, Frigate To Help Defend Poland From Drones Under New NATO Operation

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 12, 2025

Poland is closing airspace and said the Russian drone incursion was a test.
Unmanned

Poland Says Russia’s Mass Drone Incursion Was “A Test”

By Howard Altman

Updated on Sep 11, 2025

Second B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Has Flown (Updated)
Air

Second B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Has Flown (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Updated on Sep 11, 2025

New satellite images provided by Planet Labs shows the precision of the Israeli strike on the Hamas Qatar compound.
Israeli Air Force

Aftermath Of Israeli Strike On Qatar Compound Targeting Hamas Seen In New Satellite Imagery

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 10, 2025

Israel has carried out precision strikes targeting the top leadership of the terrorist group Hamas in the Qatari capital Doha.
Israel

Israel Executes Unprecedented Strike On Hamas Leadership In Qatar (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 9, 2025

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine visited Puerto Rico amid growing tensions with Venezuela.
South America

Top U.S. Military Leaders Visit Puerto Rico As Caribbean Operations Aimed At Venezuela Heat Up

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 8, 2025

The U.S. Navy has taken an important step forward toward acquiring new carrier-based Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) type drones with contracts to Anduril, Boeing, General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.
Carriers

Navy Carrier-Based ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone Development Suddenly Pushes Forward (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Updated on Sep 5, 2025

F-22s over alaska
China

Homeland Needs To Be Able To Survive A “Punch In The Nose” According To Former NORAD Chief

Howard Altman Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 5, 2025

An official familiar with operations confirmed to us that U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered 10 F-35 Joint Strike fighters to head to Puerto Rico to take part in ongoing counter-narcotics opertions(
F-35

F-35s Deploying To Caribbean Amid Growing Tensions With Venezuela (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Sep 5, 2025

The Pentagon says two Venezuelan jets flew close to the USS Jason Dunham.
South America

Venezuelan F-16s Approach U.S. Navy Warship (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 5, 2025

Ukraine TB2 drone.
TB-2

Ukraine’s TB-2 Bayraktar Drones Are Striking Russian Forces Again After A Long Hiatus

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 4, 2025

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the deadly attack on a suspected Venezuelan drug smuggling boat is only the beginning.
South America

Deadly Airstrike On Cartel Boat Signals Major Shift In U.S. Drug Interdiction Strategy (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 3, 2025

The U.S. struck a Venezuelan cartel drug boat with drugs on board in the south Caribbean
South America

U.S. Strikes Venezuelan Drug Boat In The Southern Caribbean (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Sep 2, 2025

The Marines and Navy are conducting amphibious landing training in Puerto Rico as tensions with Venezuela mount.
South America

U.S. Amphibious Landing Exercise Underway In Puerto Rico As Tensions With Venezuela Mount

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 2, 2025

The Pentagon has created a new task force to speed up delivery of counter-small drone systems, but regulatory impediments remain.
Unmanned

New Pentagon Task Force Aims To Accelerate Drone Defense At Home And Abroad

By Howard Altman

Updated on Aug 29, 2025

A second Ukrainian military unit is now operating M1 Abrams tanks, most likely donated by Australia.
M1 Abrams

M1 Abrams Tanks Now Being Operated By A Second Ukrainian Unit

Howar Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 28, 2025

Russia reportedly carried out its first drone boat attack on a Ukrainian Navy ship.
Russian Navy

Russia Just Made Its First Successful Drone Boat Attack On A Ukrainian Naval Ship

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 28, 2025

Ukraine is developing its own air defense missile systems.
Russia

Ukraine Is Working To Develop Its Own Air Defense Systems

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 27, 2025

A suspected Ukrainian drone explosion in Estonia highlights growing concerns about long-range weapons raising the danger of collateral damage outside the war zone.
Unmanned

Stray Drone Striking Estonia Highlights Dangers Of Rapidly Expanding Long-Range War

By Howard Altman

Updated on Aug 26, 2025

Three nozzle binding incidents have cost the Air Force nearly $27 million.
KC-46

KC-46’s Refueling Boom “Nozzle Binding” Issues Are Costing The USAF Tens Of Millions In Damage

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 25, 2025

The Air Force Global Strike Command has reinstated the M18 pistol after a pause following the death of an airman.
U.S. Army

Sig M18 Pistol Returned To Service By Air Force Global Strike Command

Howard Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 25, 2025

Columbia lost a UH-60 to a drone attack.
UH-60

Colombian Black Hawk Downed By Drone Is A Glimpse Of What’s To Come (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 22, 2025

The U.S. Navy says the impacts from a fire that burned for approximately 12 hours aboard the USS New Orleans earlier this week are limited to forward areas of the ship, though a full assessment of the damage is still ongoing.
U.S. Navy

New Details On Status Of USS New Orleans After Fire

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 22, 2025

A former high-ranking FAA and White House official offers his take on the Jersey Drone scare.
Drones

What Were The New Jersey Drones? Former High-Ranking FAA Official Gives His Take

By Howard Altman

Updated on Aug 21, 2025

Destroyers heading to Venezuela
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Destroyers, Submarine, Amphibious Ships Being Sent Toward Venezuela

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 21, 2025

The U.S. Navy's San Antonio class amphibious warfare ship USS New Orleans suffered a fire today while it was anchored off White Beach in Uruma City on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
U.S. Navy

Fire Aboard USS New Orleans Burned For 12 Hours Before Being Extinguished (Updated)

Howard Altman Howard Altman

Updated on Aug 20, 2025

F-22 Ukraine
U.S. Air Force

No U.S. Peacekeeping Forces On The Ground In Ukraine, Air Support Possible: Trump

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 19, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in a risky spot as he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House.
Russia

Zelensky In Risky Spot As He Meets With Trump In White House (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 18, 2025

A former top government insider opens up about the role of foreign adversaries in U.S. base drone incursions.
Unmanned

FAA Insider Opens Up About Drone Incursions Over Military Bases

By Howard Altman

Updated on Aug 15, 2025

The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is now underway.
Russia

Trump-Putin Summit In Alaska Is Underway (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Aug 15, 2025

A backseat passenger on an Air National Guard F-15 accidentally ejected while on the ground.
F-15

F-15 Ride-Along Passenger Accidentally Ejects While On The Ground (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman

Updated on Aug 14, 2025

A Customs and Border Protection MQ-9 flew deep into Mexico today.
Unmanned

U.S. MQ-9 Drone Just Flew A Mission Deep Into Mexico

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 13, 2025

Russian forces have made their deepest advance into Donbas in a year.
Russia

Russia Punches Through Ukrainian Lines In Deepest Advance In A Year

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 12, 2025

Russia is now using Shahed drones to drop mines.
Unmanned

Russia’s Shahed-136 Drones Are Laying Anti-Tank Mines

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 11, 2025

A Chinese Coast Guard cutter chasing a Philippine Coast Guard cutter when it was rammed by a Chinese guided missile destroyer in the hotly contested Scarborough Shoal.
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Chinese Destroyer Rips Bow Off Chinese Coast Guard Cutter During Intense Harassing Maneuvers

By Howard Altman

Updated on Aug 11, 2025

The U.S. is monitoring five Chinese icebreakers in the Arctic near Alaska..
Arctic

Unprecedented Chinese Icebreaker Deployment Off Alaska Being Monitored By U.S.

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 8, 2025

Despite a week of Russian bombardment, a key bridge in Kherson remains standing.
Russia

Key Kherson Bridge Still Standing After Week Of Russian Bombardment

By Howard Altman

Updated on Aug 7, 2025

Russia radar strikes by FPV in crimea
Russia

Uncrewed Boats Launch FPV Drone Strike On Key Russian Radars Located On Crimea’s Southern Tip

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 7, 2025

A 9th Reconnaissance Wing TU-2S Dragon Lady piloted by Cory “ULTRALORD” Bartholomew, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (RS) assigned flight safety officer and U-2 instructor pilot, and Lt. Col. “JETHRO”, 1st RS instructor pilot and U-2 chief pilot, lands at Beale Air Force Base (AFB), California, Aug. 1st, 2025. “ULTRALORD” and “JETHRO”’s flight took place on the 70th anniversary of the U-2’s first flight and broke the endurance records for the U-2, flying longer than 14 hours and traveled over 6,000 nautical miles. This flight tested the capabilities of the U-2 and its pilots to its limit and showcased Beale AFB’s capacity as a power projection platform to rapidly respond to adversary actions anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Frederick A. Brown)
U-2

U-2 Pilot On What It Took To Make Record-Setting 14-Hour Flight A Reality

By Howard Altman

Updated on Aug 6, 2025

GMARS
M142 HIMARS

Wheeled Launcher With Double The Weapons Of HIMARS Completes First Successful Test Firing

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 4, 2025

Massive $3.5B AIM-120 order placed.
AIM-120 AMRAAM

Biggest AIM-120 Missile Order Ever Just Signed By Pentagon

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 3, 2025

U-2 dragon lady's 70th anniversary record setting.
U-2

U-2 Just Set New Records On The 70th Anniversary Of Its First Flight (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 2, 2025

Ukraine rescued a stranded soldier via drone and electric bike
Russia

Drone-Dropped Electric Bikes Save Ukrainian Soldier Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 1, 2025

Russia's use of jet-powered Shahed drones adds another layer of pressure on Ukraine's air defenses.
Russia

Russia’s Jet Powered Shahed Kamikaze Drone Is A Big Problem For Ukraine

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 31, 2025

Mexican cartel members reportedly fought Russians in Ukraine to learn how to use FPV drones against domestic rivals.
U.S. Homeland

Cartel Members Fought In Ukraine To Learn FPV Drone Skills: Report

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 30, 2025

An American who invests in defense technology for Ukraine opens up about why the country has become a global powerhouse and why you should care.
Russia

Critical Weapons Development Lessons From Ukraine Are Not Being Learned By The West

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 30, 2025

Ukraine has hit a key Russian rail line for the third time in as many days.
Russia

Ukraine Repeatedly Targets Key Rail Line Deep Inside Russia With Drone Strikes

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 29, 2025

An armored Polaris Ranger X Utility Task Vehicle was seen guarding U.S. President Donald Trump at his golf course in Scotland.
POTUS

Secret Service Debut Armored Polaris Ranger “Golf Force One” To Help Protect Trump

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 28, 2025

F-16I has taken part in all aspects of Israeli operations since the October 7th attacks.
F-16

Israeli F-16I Navigator Opens Up About Striking Iran

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jul 25, 2025

The first Druze Israeli Air Force aviator opens up about breaking barriers.
F-16

This F-16I Navigator Is The First Druze Aviator In Israeli Air Force History

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 23, 2025

U.S. Air Force's Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has ordered an indefinite "pause" in the use of M18 pistols following a recent fatal incident at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming.
Small Arms

Sig M18 Pistols Pulled From Use By Air Force Global Strike Command (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 22, 2025

A Ukrainian Mirage 2000 fighter has crashed, the first loss of one of these French-donated jets.
Ukrainian Air Force

Ukraine Marks First Loss Of Mirage 2000 Fighter

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jul 22, 2025

Russia is now using decoy drones made up entirely of Chinese components according to Ukrainian intelligence.
China

New Russian Drone Made Completely Of Chinese Components: Ukrainian Intelligence

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 22, 2025

Ukraine is recruiting additional troops to fight the increasing Shahed drone threat.
Russia

Ukraine Scrambling To Fight Against Growing Russian Shahed-136 Threat

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 21, 2025

Spanish photographer Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero captured some amazing images of a Eurofighter striking a bird.
Typhoon

Eurofighter Typhoon Canopy-Shattering Bird Strike Captured In Amazing Images

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 18, 2025

While the U.S. and allies are ramping up deliveries of Patriot air defense batteries to Ukraine, Switzerland will have to wait for theirs.
MIM-104 Patriot

Patriot Deliveries To Ukraine Ramping Up, Others Being Delayed

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 17, 2025

Army’s Sig P320 Derived Pistols Will Remain Unchanged After Concerning FBI Report
Small Arms

Army’s Sig P320 Derived Pistols Will Remain Unchanged After Concerning FBI Report

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Updated on Jul 17, 2025

Israeli just bombed the Syrian Defense Ministry and presidential palace in Damascus claiming support for the Druze community in southern Syria.
Israel

Israel Strikes At The Heart Of Syria’s Military Command In Dramatic Escalation (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jul 16, 2025

New details emerge about the mysterious flight of the Condor over Kyiv
Russia

Details Emerge About An-124 Condor’s Mystery Flight Through Kyiv’s Restricted Airspace

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 16, 2025

Air Force KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling jets are experiencing problems with their auxiliary power units.
KC-46

KC-46 Crews Ordered To Drastically Curtail Use Of Jet’s Onboard Auxiliary Power Unit (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jul 15, 2025

No JASSM missiles for Ukraine according to Trump.
Russia

No Long-Range Missiles For Ukraine: Trump

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 15, 2025