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The latest Chinese military aircraft to appear in flight test is a tactical transport aircraft, known, unofficially for now, as the Y-30. Not perhaps as headline-grabbing as China’s string of new crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft designs, the transport is nonetheless highly significant, reflecting the People’s Liberation Army’s growing ambitions to be able to conduct out-of-area operations.

People's Liberation Army (China)

China’s ‘Y-30’ Turboprop Airlifter Spotted For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted 15 Hours Ago

A combination of new interceptors and launchers is set to give the Patriot surface-to-air missile system an "over-the-shoulder" engagement capability, the U.S. Army has disclosed.

New Patriot Interceptors To Allow For “Over-The-Shoulder” Shots At Passing Targets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted Yesterday

LUCAS drone being tested at Yuma Proving Ground.

American-Made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Clones Being Tested By Marines

Howard Howard Altman, By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 10, 2025

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that his country has begun using homegrown Sapsan (which means peregrine falcon) ballistic missiles in combat against Russia. Such a weapon would give Ukraine a highly valuable new standoff strike option unlike any other in its inventory. It would also not be subject to any foreign restrictions on its use, as it continues to be the case with many longer-ranged weapons supplied by the United States and other Western partners.

If Zelensky’s Claim Of Using Homegrown Ballistic Missile For First Time Is True, It’s A Big Deal

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 10, 2025

Abrams drone launcher

M1 Abrams Tank Armed With Switchblade Drones Tested By Army

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

A Royal Australian Army Tiger helicopter performs during the Australian International Airshow at the Avalon Airfield near Lara southwest of Melbourne on February 24, 2015. Some 180,000 patrons were expected through the gates over the duration of the event.

Royal Australian Army

Australia’s Unwanted Tiger Attack Helicopters May Go To Ukraine: Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 4, 2025

U.S. M1A2 Abrams assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Task Force Iron, maneuver to get on line with the Apache helicopters assigned to 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Task Force Iron, during Iron Defender-25 at Orzysz Training Area in Orzysz, Poland, Sept. 17, 2025. The Apache helicopters provided cover fire while the Abrams advanced. The purpose of large scale training events like Iron Defender-25 is to prove the Polish Armed Forces and their NATO allies’ ability to deter and effectively defend the territory of Poland. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Pfc. Andre Gremillion Jr.)

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache’s Counter-Drone Capability Rapidly Matures

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 30, 2025

Ajax making soldiers sick

Bad Vibrations: UK’s Ajax Fighting Vehicles Put On Pause After Troops Get Sick

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 26, 2025

There is a new twist in ongoing peace talks, one reportedly favoring Ukraine.

New Twist In Effort To End The War In Ukraine

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 25, 2025

German soldiers board a subway train during subterranean training in Berlin.

Soldiers Take To Berlin’s Subway Tunnels To Train For Defending The City From Below

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 21, 2025

A Russian general is in Venezuela with about 120 troops training and advising Venezuelans according to Ukrainian intelligence.

Russian General In Venezuela Leading Advisory Mission: Ukraine’s Intel Chief

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 19, 2025

The Pentagon's new counter-drone task force has created an Amazon-like shopping portal for equipment.

Pentagon Creating Amazon-Like Shopping Portal For Counter-Drone Equipment

By Howard Altman

Updated on Nov 15, 2025

A battlefield commander in Ukraine gives. us exclusive insights into the fighting in Pokrvosk and its effect elsewhere on the battlefield.

Battlefield Commander In Ukraine Details Russia’s Increasing Frontline Pressure

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 12, 2025

The U.S. Army has set a goal of buying one million new drones of all types over the next two to three years.

Army Sets Out To Buy A Million Drones By 2028

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 8, 2025

China's growing weapons programs puts pressure on intelligence community.

People's Liberation Army (China)

Can U.S. Intel Keep Up With China’s Tsunami Of Weapons Developments?

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 7, 2025

Russia has used its ground-launched 9M729 cruise missile to strike targets in Ukraine multiple times in recent months. This is the conclusion of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and it also tallies with reports from independent analysts who have been tracking the use of the missile, the original deployment of which led to the United States walking away from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces, or INF, Treaty in 2019.

Russia’s Treaty-Busting Screwdriver Cruise Missile Used Against Ukraine: Officials

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 31, 2025