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Posted on Apr 10, 2025

The French Air and Space Force has officially reintroduced the modernized Mirage 2000D strike aircraft, the service has confirmed. By the end of this year, the force will have 50 upgraded examples of the delta-wing jet, which, despite its relative age, remains a highly capable long-range conventional strike and close air support asset.

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Deeply Upgraded Mirage 2000DRMV Strike Jet Enters French Service Deeply Upgraded Mirage 2000DRMV Strike Jet Enters French Service

Updated on Apr 10, 2025

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Every Marine A Drone Pilot: Individual Lethality To Go From Meters To Kilometers Every Marine A Drone Pilot: Individual Lethality To Go From Meters To Kilometers

Posted on Apr 9, 2025

Satellite imagery has confirmed the presence of the Su-35 Flanker-M multirole fighter in Algerian service, indicating that at least some of these aircraft have been transferred to the country, a new customer for the type. The Su-35 is almost certainly from a batch of aircraft originally built for Egypt, but never delivered, and then repeatedly connected with a sale to Iran. Algeria had also previously been reported as the first export customer for the Su-57 Felon next-generation fighter, as you can read about here.

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Su-35s Once Expected To Arm Iran Are Now In Algeria Su-35s Once Expected To Arm Iran Are Now In Algeria

Posted on Apr 9, 2025

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M-346N Pitched To Replace Navy’s T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainers M-346N Pitched To Replace Navy’s T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainers

Posted on Apr 9, 2025

We now have our first look at a new version of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) 70mm guided rocket with an infrared seeker on top of the existing laser guidance capability.

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Infrared Seeker For APKWS Guided 70mm Rockets Unveiled Infrared Seeker For APKWS Guided 70mm Rockets Unveiled

Posted on Apr 9, 2025

A senior Navy aviation officer says the three-month-long grounding of virtually all Osprey tiltrotors worldwide following the fatal crash of a U.S. Air Force CV-22B off the coast of Japan in 2023 sent serious ripples through his service.

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CMV-22 Grounding Was “Wakeup Call” For Navy, Stakes Higher With C-2 Gone Next Year CMV-22 Grounding Was “Wakeup Call” For Navy, Stakes Higher With C-2 Gone Next Year

Posted on Apr 8, 2025

MQ-35 V-BAT’s Capabilities Grow, Micro Guided Munitions Coming Next Year MQ-35 V-BAT’s Capabilities Grow, Micro Guided Munitions Coming Next Year

Posted on Apr 8, 2025

Ongoing work on the U.S. Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) tiltrotor is helping the U.S. Navy refine its next-generation Future Vertical Lift-Maritime Strike (FVL-MS) plans.

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Navy MH-60 Seahawk Replacement Will Leverage Army’s Future Vertical Lift Tiltrotor Plans Navy MH-60 Seahawk Replacement Will Leverage Army’s Future Vertical Lift Tiltrotor Plans

Posted on Apr 8, 2025

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Navy Won’t Scramble To Field Loyal Wingman Drones Like The Air Force Navy Won’t Scramble To Field Loyal Wingman Drones Like The Air Force

Updated on Apr 8, 2025

The U.S. Navy expects its future F/A-XX sixth-generation stealth fighters to offer just a 25 percent increase in range over the existing tactical combat jets in its carrier air wings.

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F/A-XX Will Have Just 25% More Range Than Existing Navy Fighters F/A-XX Will Have Just 25% More Range Than Existing Navy Fighters

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

General Atomics has officially unveiled the new Bullseye standoff precision-guided missile that it’s now working with alongside Israeli defense contractor Rafael. The new weapon leverages Rafael’s existing Ice Breaker missile and is being offered to the U.S. military — and allies — at a time when the Pentagon, in particular, is increasingly focused on procuring affordable standoff weapons that can be rapidly produced en masse, for future contingencies, especially in the Indo-Pacific theater,

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Bullseye Standoff Weapon Based On Israeli Cruise Missile Unveiled By General Atomics Bullseye Standoff Weapon Based On Israeli Cruise Missile Unveiled By General Atomics

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

MQ-25 has a lot of potential beyond it's core tanker mission.

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MQ-25 Stingray’s Extreme Range Gives It Massive Potential Far Beyond A Tanker MQ-25 Stingray’s Extreme Range Gives It Massive Potential Far Beyond A Tanker

Updated on Apr 7, 2025

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China’s J-36 Tailless Fighter Zips Over Road On Landing Giving Us Our Best Look Yet China’s J-36 Tailless Fighter Zips Over Road On Landing Giving Us Our Best Look Yet

Posted on Apr 7, 2025

The Black Arrow, also known as the Small Cruise Missile, has completed a guided flight test, from an AC-130J Ghostrider gunships, the weapon’s manufacturer Leidos has confirmed. The Black Arrow — which is intended to carry a range of different payloads, and not just a kinetic warhead — arrives at a time when the Pentagon is looking at harnessing the potential of lower-cost weapons that can be readily produced at scale to meet the likely demands of future conflicts.

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AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship Launches Black Arrow Small Cruise Missile In New Video AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship Launches Black Arrow Small Cruise Missile In New Video

Posted on Apr 5, 2025

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Very Close Encounter Between F-35 And Su-35 Caught On Cockpit Camera Very Close Encounter Between F-35 And Su-35 Caught On Cockpit Camera

Posted on Apr 4, 2025

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B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed To Diego Garcia Have Been Striking Targets In Yemen B-2 Stealth Bombers Deployed To Diego Garcia Have Been Striking Targets In Yemen

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 4, 2025

J-50 images out of china of the new stealth fighter prototype

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China’s ‘J-50’ Tailless Stealth Fighter Seen In New Imagery China’s ‘J-50’ Tailless Stealth Fighter Seen In New Imagery

Posted on Apr 4, 2025

The first OA-1K light attack aircraft — recently officially named as the Skyraider II — has been delivered to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). While the command welcomed the militarized derivative of the popular Air Tractor AT-802 crop duster, there remain serious questions about how the Air Force will actually make use of the OA-1K, as the service increasingly prepares for future high-end contingencies.

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First OA-1K Skyraider II Handed Over To Air Force Special Operations Command First OA-1K Skyraider II Handed Over To Air Force Special Operations Command

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

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Rise And Avenge The X-32 With This F-47 Inspired T-Shirt Rise And Avenge The X-32 With This F-47 Inspired T-Shirt

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

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Is The U.S. About To Go To War With Iran? Is The U.S. About To Go To War With Iran?

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

Officials in the Russian border city of Shebekino have installed netting on buildings to protect against Ukrainian drone attacks.

Anti-Drone Nets Now Being Used To Protect Buildings In Russia Anti-Drone Nets Now Being Used To Protect Buildings In Russia

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

Colombia’s new fighter will be the Saab Gripen E/F, the country’s president has confirmed. The acquisition of the Swedish-made combat aircraft will finally allow the retirement of the veteran IAI Kfir with the Colombian Air Force. The development is also of major significance for Saab: other than Brazil, which co-produces the Gripen E/F, the company has previously failed to achieve any export sales of the jet.

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JAS 39 Gripen E/F Chosen As Colombia’s Next Fighter JAS 39 Gripen E/F Chosen As Colombia’s Next Fighter

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

Israel cratered the T4 air base in Syria to keep Turkey from using it.

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Israel Craters Runway To Keep Turkey From Taking Over Syrian Airfield Israel Craters Runway To Keep Turkey From Taking Over Syrian Airfield

Posted on Apr 3, 2025

U.S. Soldiers from the 716th Military Police Company, 89th Military Police Brigade, assigned to Joint Task Force - Southern Border, patrol along the southern border near San Diego, California, on March 23, 2025. On March 20, 2025, the Secretary of Defense authorized enhanced detection and monitoring support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), enabling service members to conduct patrolling on foot or using military tactical vehicles to report suspected illegal activity to CBP. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, JTF-SB aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and multi-domain operations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Malik Waddy-Fiffee)

OK To Shoot Down Cartel Drones Flying Over Border Sought By NORTHCOM Boss OK To Shoot Down Cartel Drones Flying Over Border Sought By NORTHCOM Boss

Posted on Apr 2, 2025

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential of 20 F-16C/D Block 70/72 fighters to the Philippines, the latest turn in a long-running saga as Manila seeks to revamp its air force. The announcement comes as the United States reinforces military ties with the Southeast Asian country, with a recent visit there by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the deployment of U.S. anti-ship and land-attack missile systems for a military drill.

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Sale Of Advanced F-16s To The Philippines Moves Forward Amid Deepening U.S. Ties Sale Of Advanced F-16s To The Philippines Moves Forward Amid Deepening U.S. Ties

Posted on Apr 2, 2025

There are signs that a new AIM-120E variant of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) may now be in development.

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New AIM-120E Variant Of AMRAAM Air-To-Air Missile Hinted At By USAF New AIM-120E Variant Of AMRAAM Air-To-Air Missile Hinted At By USAF

Updated on Apr 1, 2025

The U.S. Air Force’s F-47 sixth-generation stealth fighter may just be “Increment 1” of a family of Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) combat jet designs. This is the opinion of former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Andrew Hunter. It echoes something that was previously hinted at, namely the possibility that the Air Force might consider fielding two distinct versions of the NGAD fighter component.

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F-47 Fighter Program Could See Multiple Versions Built In Increments F-47 Fighter Program Could See Multiple Versions Built In Increments

Posted on Apr 1, 2025

China’s KD-21 air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), a shadowy weapon that is widely seen as part of the country’s rapidly developing anti-shipping armory, appears to now be in operational service. The missile, carried by the H-6K bomber, made its public debut at Airshow China in Zhuhai in November 2022, but until now had not been confirmed as being carried by aircraft assigned to frontline unit.

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China’s KD-21 Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Appears To Be Operational China’s KD-21 Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Appears To Be Operational

Posted on Apr 1, 2025

The U.S. Air Force has used B-2 Spirit stealth bombers against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

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B-2 Spirits Amassed On Diego Garcia Underscore Hardened Aircraft Shelter Debate B-2 Spirits Amassed On Diego Garcia Underscore Hardened Aircraft Shelter Debate

Posted on Apr 1, 2025

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Puma Helicopter Retires From UK Service After More Than 50 Years Puma Helicopter Retires From UK Service After More Than 50 Years

Updated on Apr 1, 2025

Retired Marine Col. Charles Del Pizzo told a South Carolina newspaper his version of events that led to his F-35B crashing nearly 12 minutes after he ejected.

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Sacked Marine Pilot Whose F-35B Flew Without Him After Ejecting Gives His Side Of The Story Sacked Marine Pilot Whose F-35B Flew Without Him After Ejecting Gives His Side Of The Story

Posted on Mar 31, 2025

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C-32A ‘Air Force 2’ Jet Like You’ve Never Seen One Before C-32A ‘Air Force 2’ Jet Like You’ve Never Seen One Before

Updated on Mar 31, 2025

Significant parts of the veil of secrecy over the origins of Boeing's F-47 sixth-generation stealth fighter, and the decisions and tradeoffs made along the way, have now been pulled back.

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Major F-47 Revelations Were Just Dropped By Former Air Force Secretary Major F-47 Revelations Were Just Dropped By Former Air Force Secretary

Updated on Mar 28, 2025

Tensions between Israel and Turkey around mounting over air bases in Syria.

Israel-Turkey Tensions Mounting Over Air Bases In Syria Israel-Turkey Tensions Mounting Over Air Bases In Syria

Posted on Mar 28, 2025

Roadrunner and coyote deployed on US Destroyer

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Coyote, Roadrunner Loitering Drone Interceptors To Arm U.S. Navy Destroyers Coyote, Roadrunner Loitering Drone Interceptors To Arm U.S. Navy Destroyers

Posted on Mar 28, 2025

If Northrop Grumman wins the F/A-XX context what cat name will they give their naval fighter.

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What Cat Name Should Northrop Grumman Give Its Fighter If It Wins The Navy’s F/A-XX Competition? What Cat Name Should Northrop Grumman Give Its Fighter If It Wins The Navy’s F/A-XX Competition?

Posted on Mar 27, 2025

Turkey has begun using tablet computers in the cockpits of its F-16s to enable rapid integration of new locally developed weapons. The development has interesting parallels with Ukraine’s use of such devices to allow its Soviet-era jets to employ Western air-to-ground weapons.

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Turkish F-16s Are Using Tablets To Control Locally Made Weapons Turkish F-16s Are Using Tablets To Control Locally Made Weapons

Posted on Mar 27, 2025

X-36 was an early progenitor that lead to the F-47.

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Reflections Of The F-47: Looking Back At The X-36 Reflections Of The F-47: Looking Back At The X-36

Posted on Mar 27, 2025

The U.S. Army has formally given the designation ME-11B to its forthcoming High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) intelligence-gathering aircraft.

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ME-11B Official Designation Of Army’s New Intelligence Gathering Business Jets ME-11B Official Designation Of Army’s New Intelligence Gathering Business Jets

Posted on Mar 27, 2025

North Korea's shadowy airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, based on a Russian Il-76 Candid cargo aircraft, has flown.

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First North Korean Airborne Early Warning Jet Flies, Kim Shows Off Interior First North Korean Airborne Early Warning Jet Flies, Kim Shows Off Interior

Posted on Mar 26, 2025

Airbus has unveiled LOAD, a new anti-drone drone concept — an adapted target drone that will be armed with air-to-air guided missiles, expressly designed to shoot down other uncrewed aerial vehicles. In recent years we’ve seen a proliferation of single-use drones with explosive warheads that are designed to bring down other uncrewed aerial vehicles. However, a reusable anti-drone drone, armed with its own missiles, appears to be something of a novelty.

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Micro Missile-Slinging Drone-Killing Drone Concept Revealed By Airbus Micro Missile-Slinging Drone-Killing Drone Concept Revealed By Airbus

Updated on Mar 26, 2025

The U.S. Air Force office responsible for the B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) is asking for new information about options for derivatives of off-the-shelf multi-mode radars that could go into the bombers.

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B-52 Radar Upgrade Alternatives Info Sought By Air Force B-52 Radar Upgrade Alternatives Info Sought By Air Force

Posted on Mar 26, 2025

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has simulated a successful intercept of a mock advanced hypersonic missile by a Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) as it works up to attempt the real thing.

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SM-6 Missile Closer To Proving Hypersonic Weapon Intercept Capability After Aegis Destroyer Test SM-6 Missile Closer To Proving Hypersonic Weapon Intercept Capability After Aegis Destroyer Test

Posted on Mar 26, 2025

A significant force of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers looks to be currently wending its way to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia.

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Signs U.S. Massing B-2 Spirit Bombers In Diego Garcia (Updated) Signs U.S. Massing B-2 Spirit Bombers In Diego Garcia (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Mar 25, 2025

Just days after the U.S. Air Force announced that Boeing will build its next crewed stealth combat jet, now designated the F-47, the Navy looks set to choose its own its own carrier-based sixth-generation fighter. The Navy’s new combat jet is often referred to as the F/A-XX and is planned to enter service in the 2030s. So far, the program has been even more secretive than the Air Force equivalent, although, as we have explored in the past, the jet will be central to not only to the Navy’s future tactical aviation plans, but the future of the service more broadly.

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Navy F/A-XX Stealth Fighter Selection This Week: Report Navy F/A-XX Stealth Fighter Selection This Week: Report

Posted on Mar 25, 2025

The U.S. Air Force's selection of Boeing's F-47 as the winner of its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) combat jet competition raises new questions about plans for new stealthy aerial refueling tankers.

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F-47 Fighter Reveal Draws New Attention To USAF Stealth Tanker Plans F-47 Fighter Reveal Draws New Attention To USAF Stealth Tanker Plans

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

The puzzling canards on the F-47 could be an indicator of what the aircraft's design goals are.

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What The F-47’s Canards Say About The Rest Of Its Design What The F-47’s Canards Say About The Rest Of Its Design

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

Ukraine claims it destroyed two Ka-52 Hockum attack helicopters and two Mi-8 Hip transport helicopters in a missile attack in Belgorod.

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Ukraine Launched HIMARS Attack On Russian Helicopters In Belgorod Ukraine Launched HIMARS Attack On Russian Helicopters In Belgorod

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

We may have just gotten our first evidence of the GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bomb, also known as the Small Diameter Bomber II (SDB II), being used in combat. The first operational use of the StormBreaker by the service would be a big deal, with this weapon bringing some significant advances over its predecessor, the GBU-39/B SDB I, especially the ability to hit moving targets.

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F/A-18 Super Hornets Now Carrying Stormbreaker Glide Bombs On Combat Missions F/A-18 Super Hornets Now Carrying Stormbreaker Glide Bombs On Combat Missions

Posted on Mar 24, 2025

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F-47 Was Born Out Of Secret X-Planes Built By Both Boeing And Lockheed F-47 Was Born Out Of Secret X-Planes Built By Both Boeing And Lockheed

Posted on Mar 23, 2025

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Boeing Wins F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Contract (Updated) Boeing Wins F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Contract (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 22, 2025

Ammo dump destroyed in Russia at Engles Air Base.

Russian Bomber Base Suffered Major Damage To Munitions Area In Ukrainian Drone Attack Russian Bomber Base Suffered Major Damage To Munitions Area In Ukrainian Drone Attack

Posted on Mar 21, 2025

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F-35s From Hill AFB Arrive In England F-35s From Hill AFB Arrive In England

Updated on Mar 20, 2025

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Ukraine Has Another New SAM System That Fires Soviet R-73 Air-To-Air Missiles Ukraine Has Another New SAM System That Fires Soviet R-73 Air-To-Air Missiles

Posted on Mar 20, 2025

Kratos has revealed that it is working on a new drone capable of flying at hypersonic speeds, typically defined as anything above Mach 5.

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Kratos Has A Hypersonic Drone In The Works Kratos Has A Hypersonic Drone In The Works

Posted on Mar 20, 2025

An apparent Ukrainian drone attack targeted Russia’s Engels-2 Air Base in the Saratov region 300 miles from the Ukrainian border, according to available imagery. At this stage it’s unclear whether any Russian aircraft were damaged in the incident, although there are indications that the primary target was a weapons storage area. Long-range bombers flying from the base regularly attack Ukraine and the airfield, and other like it, have long been high-priority targets for Kyiv.

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Massive Explosion Rocks Key Bomber Base Deep Inside Russia Massive Explosion Rocks Key Bomber Base Deep Inside Russia

Posted on Mar 20, 2025

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) used drone boats to launch FPV drones against Russian radar systems in Crimea.

Ukraine Launches FPV Drone Attack On Russia’s Air Defenses In Crimea Ukraine Launches FPV Drone Attack On Russia’s Air Defenses In Crimea

Posted on Mar 19, 2025

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Laser-Guided Rockets Shown Shooting Down Houthi Drones For First Time Laser-Guided Rockets Shown Shooting Down Houthi Drones For First Time

Updated on Mar 19, 2025

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Our Best Look At Ukraine’s ‘FrankenBuk’ Air Defense System Our Best Look At Ukraine’s ‘FrankenBuk’ Air Defense System

Posted on Mar 18, 2025

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) delivers a speech in front of a Dassault Mirage 2000 (L) and a Dassault Rafale (R) fighter aircrafts during his visit of the French Air and Space Force (Armee de l'air et de l'espace) Luxeuil-Saint-Sauveur Airbase in Saint-Sauveur, north-eastern France on March 18, 2025.

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France To Expand Its Nuclear Deterrent With New Air Base France To Expand Its Nuclear Deterrent With New Air Base

Posted on Mar 18, 2025

The U.S. Navy is set to help integrate the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) onto the F-16 Viper fighter, giving those jets a huge enhancement in anti-ship capability.

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F-16 Is Getting Massive Anti-Ship Missile Upgrade F-16 Is Getting Massive Anti-Ship Missile Upgrade

Posted on Mar 18, 2025

BlueHalo has, for the first time, launched its Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1) kinetic missile, being developed for the U.S. Army’s Next-Gen Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) program. The new missile, intended to be cheap to procure and able to be built rapidly in volume, is part of a new multi-pronged Army effort to better meet the proliferating drone threat head-on.

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BlueHalo’s FE-1 Low-Cost Surface-To-Air Missile Fired For First Time BlueHalo’s FE-1 Low-Cost Surface-To-Air Missile Fired For First Time

Posted on Mar 17, 2025

The U.S. Army is contributing ground-based radars to help spot and track drones as part of the continued build-up of U.S. military support along with the U.S.-Mexican border.

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Radars Deployed To Mexico Border To Detect Cartel Drones (Updated) Radars Deployed To Mexico Border To Detect Cartel Drones (Updated)