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Pakistan is looking to buy FC-31 stealth fighters

China’s FC-31 Stealth Fighter Officially Being Sought By Pakistan

By Thomas Newdick
Jan 5 5:09 PM EST
CT-114 student pilot story

Military Flight Instructor’s Most Important Lesson: Student Pilots Will Try To Kill You

By Dan McWilliams
Jan 5 3:47 PM EST
We now have our first look at the B-1B bomber that crashed at Ellsworth Air Force Base on January 4, 2023.

Crashed B-1B Bomber Carcass Visible At South Dakota Base

By Joseph Trevithick
Jan 5 1:35 PM EST
B-1B Ellsworth mishap

B-1B Bomber Crashes In South Dakota

By Tyler Rogoway
Jan 4 10:40 PM EST
Houthis unleashed a drone boat in an attempted attack on Red Sea shipping.

Drone Boat Used In Attempted Red Sea Attack

By Howard Altman
Jan 4 8:17 PM EST
A new target on a range in northwestern China is clearly a full-scale representation of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.

China Has New Full-Scale Target Of America’s Ford Supercarrier

By Joseph Trevithick
Jan 4 7:40 PM EST
ermeus has completed testing of its first fully-integrated vehicle, Quarterhorse Mk 0.

‘Iron Bird’ Rig For Quarterhorse Hypersonic Jet Completes Tests

By Thomas Newdick
Jan 4 4:46 PM EST
Russia is now firing North Korean-made short-range ballistic missiles at targets in Ukraine, according to the U.S. government.

Russia Is Firing North Korean Ballistic Missiles At Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick
Jan 4 4:23 PM EST
U.S. drone strike kills top Iranian-aligned militia leader in Baghdad

U.S. Drone Strike Kills Iranian-Aligned Militia Leader In Baghdad

By Howard Altman
Jan 4 1:19 PM EST
A Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber apparently destroyed last night by a Ukrainian special forces team, as it sat on its airbase.

Su-34 Fullback Torched During Raid Deep In Russia

By Thomas Newdick
Jan 4 12:52 PM EST
Poland, which has Patriot air defense systems, has agreed to help Ukraine defend its skies.

Patriot Missile Production Is Headed To Europe

By Oliver Parken
Jan 3 10:01 PM EST
Ukraine is facing a major shortage of artillery ammunition.

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Aid Funds Have Run Out

By Howard Altman
Jan 3 9:23 PM EST
Nomad drone ship underway. The vessel is no for sale.

Navy ‘Ghost Fleet’ Drone Ship Is Being Auctioned Off

By Joseph Trevithick
Jan 3 3:38 PM EST
A dozen nations have issued a warning to the Houthis to stop attacking Red Sea shipping.

Joint Warning To Houthis: Cease Attacks Or Face Consequences

By Howard Altman
Jan 3 2:39 PM EST
A French-owned, Malta-flagged container ship was targeted by Houthi missiles Tuesday.

Houthi Missiles Target French-Owned Container Ship In Red Sea (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Jan 2 8:14 PM EST
People's Liberation Army Navy Type 003, Fujian, pictured during a CCTV news segment

Our Best Look At China’s Nearly Completed New Aircraft Carrier

By Oliver Parken
Jan 2 7:54 PM EST
Drones have become a ubiquitous threat on battlefield around the world, and existing active protection systems could be part of future solutions for defending vehicles against them.

Tank Active Protection Systems Could Be Used To Shoot Down Drones

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Jan 2 7:09 PM EST
Ukraine's SBU says it now has a Sea Baby drone that can fire rockets.

Ukraine’s Drone Boats Are Now Firing Rockets At Russian Ships

By Howard Altman
Jan 2 3:31 PM EST
A fire is burning in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 2, 2024, caused by a Russian missile strike during a massive missile attack this morning.

Ukraine Situation Report: Massive Russian Missile Barrage Starts New Year

By Thomas Newdick
Jan 2 1:48 PM EST
MH-60 Red Ssa

After U.S. Navy Helicopters Sink Houthi Boats Are Strikes Next?

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 31 4:20 PM EST
Video footage has emerged showing a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile deploying countermeasures as it speeds toward its target.

Russian Kh-101 Cruise Missile Filmed Firing-Off Decoy Flares

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 29 9:42 PM EST
Sailors observe fireworks behind the Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Benfold on New Year's Eve 2015, Yokosuka, Japan.

Bunker Talk: New Year’s Edition

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 29 9:00 PM EST
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky visits the front line at Avdiivka.

Ukraine Situation Report: Zelensky Appears Near Front In Avdiivka

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 29 5:50 PM EST
Officials work around the destruction after Russian airstrikes which killed 6 and injured around 28 people including a baby and severely damaged vehicles, a shopping mall , a maternity hospital and other buildings according to statements of Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Serhiy Lysak in Dnipro, Ukraine on December 29, 2023.

Russia Launches Biggest Long-Range Attack Since Start Of War

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 29 11:55 AM EST
Turkey's flying wing takes first flight

Turkey’s ANKA-3 Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Flies

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 28 4:17 PM EST
The Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG has begun work on a new jet trainer, the MiG-UTS.

Russia’s ‘New’ Jet Trainer Design Is A 1990s Throwback

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 28 3:04 PM EST
twin barrel artillery russia

Russia Nearly Fielded A Double-Barreled Self-Propelled Artillery Gun

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 27 4:30 PM EST
New satellite imagery offers a clearer look at the full aftermath of a Ukrainian missile strike on the port of Feodosia in Crimea.

Full Devastation From Cruise Missile Attack On Russian Ship Comes Into View

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 27 2:58 PM EST
Signs are growing of a shift in Russian aerial activity over Ukraine following a spate of claimed shootdowns.

Ukraine Situation Report: Are Air Losses Pushing A Shift In Russian Tactics?

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 26 6:52 PM EST
Super Hornets from the aircraft carrier Dwight David Eisenhower struck Houthi missile installations today.

Super Hornets Score Aerial Kills Over Red Sea

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 26 6:06 PM EST
India Warship

Red Sea Attacks Continue, India Enhances Naval Posture (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 26 1:52 PM EST
Explosion landing ship

Russian Warship Explodes In Massive Fireball After Cruise Missile Strike (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 26 1:25 AM EST
Destroyer US Navy

Cracks Form In New Naval Coalition, Drone Strikes Spread To Indian Ocean

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 23 3:25 PM EST
U.S. Air Force Maj. Zach “Santa Badger” Overbey, Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCD 23) mission commander and pilot, stands before three U.S. Air Force (USAF) C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 436th Transport Squadron C-130J Super Hercules, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 401st Tactical Airlift Squadron, and a Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) C-130H Hercules assigned to the 251st Airlift Squadron in support of an OCD 23 elephant walk at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2023. Throughout OCD 23, USAF, RCAF, JASDF, and ROKAF crewmembers delivered 210 bundles to 58 islands over the span of six days. The deliveries of humanitarian aid reached over 42 thousand remote Micronesian islanders across 1.8 million square miles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooklyn Golightly)

Bunker Talk: Santa’s Airlift Operation Edition

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 22 9:00 PM EST
A new Ukrainian kamikaze drone called the UJ-25 Skyline appears to now be in use.

Ukraine’s Jet Powered UJ-25 Skyline Drone Appears On Battlefield

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 22 5:30 PM EST
Ukrainian forces claim to have shot down a trio of Russian Su-34 Fullback combat jets, another sign of evolving air defense tactics.

Ukraine Says It Shot Down Three Russian Su-34 Fullbacks

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 22 12:45 PM EST
Operation Prosperity Guardian now has more than 20 member nations.

Red Sea Task Force Grows, How It Actually Will Work Remains Unclear

By Howard Altman
Dec 21 11:11 PM EST
A new picture has emerged offering the best look so far a distinctive pylon that Ukrainian MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters use to carry JDAM-ER precision-guided glide bombs.

Ukrainian MiG-29’s Mysterious JDAM-ER Pylon: Our Best Look Yet

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 21 9:44 PM EST
Every day, hundreds of ships transit the Red Sea with Ambrey armed security teams.

Inside The Private Security Forces Protecting Red Sea Shipping

By Howard Altman
Dec 21 1:05 PM EST
Boeing's Orca extra-large unmanned undersea vehicle delivered to the U.S. Navy

Orca Drone Submarine Delivered To Navy

By Oliver Parken
Dec 20 10:15 PM EST
Boeing says it has delivered the second pair of F-15EX Eagle II fighters to the U.S. Air Force after a year of delays.

Second Pair Of F-15EX Eagle II Fighters Just Delivered To USAF

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 20 7:38 PM EST
Ukrainian Military Units Of Combat UAVs Keep Defense In Donetsk Oblast with FPV drones.

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Wants A Million FPV Drones In 2024

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 20 3:02 PM EST
The US Army has outliend plans to significantly expand the size of its arsenal of Coyote-based counter-drone systems in the next five years, including with the purchase of 6,700 additional interceptors.

Drastic Increase In Army Coyote Drone Interceptor Purchase Plans

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 20 3:00 PM EST
Red Sea Task Force

Red Sea Maritime Coalition Much Bigger Than Originally Disclosed

By Howard Altman
Dec 19 9:41 PM EST
Model of Chinese GJ-11 drone aboard a dummy carrier in Wuhan.

Mockup Of Chinese Stealth Drone Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Test Rig

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 19 7:50 PM EST
U.S. officials are urging Israel to scale down its war against Hamas.

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: U.S. Military Leaders Push For Scaled-Back Campaign

By Howard Altman, Thomas Newdick
Dec 19 7:39 PM EST
AQ 400 Scythe

Ukraine’s Scythe Drone Is All About Striking Far Away As Cheaply As Possible

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway
Dec 19 6:15 PM EST
Concept art of reusable Chinese spaceplane.

China’s Spaceplane Has Released Multiple Mystery Objects In Orbit

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 19 12:59 PM EST
HIMARS Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Funding Almost “Exhausted”

By Howard Altman
Dec 18 9:18 PM EST
A new U.S.-led maritime coalition focused on protecting commercial shipping in and around the Red Sea from Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen has now been formally announced.

Red Sea Maritime Coalition Kicks Off As Tanker Hit By Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 18 9:03 PM EST
Video footage has emerged appearing to show the first use of the Spike FireFly loitering munition in the current conflict in Gaza.

Israel’s FireFly Urban Warfare Drone Spotted In Jenin

By Howard Altman
Dec 18 5:37 PM EST
F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report

F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 18 5:03 PM EST
Why hasn't the US struck Houthi targets after anti-ship attacks in the Red Sea?

Why Hasn’t The U.S. Struck Back After Red Sea Anti-Ship Attacks?

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 17 6:07 PM EST
Ukraine's attacks across the Dnipro River have been bloody and futile, troops told The New York Times

Ukraine Situation Report: Troops Question Dnipro River Assault

By Howard Altman, Thomas Newdick
Dec 16 4:32 PM EST
The USS Carney attacked a Houthi radar site in Yemen.

Newly Formed Operation Prosperity Guardian To Protect Red Sea Shipping

By Howard Altman
Dec 16 1:47 PM EST
The British Telecom telephone exchange inside the former RAF Hack Green secret nuclear bunker on May 24, 2023 in Nantwich, England. Hack Green played a central role in the defence of Britain for almost sixty years. It was chosen during WW2 to protect the land between Birmingham and Liverpool from hostile attack and as a location for the new RADAR equipment. The bunker went on to be used for shelter and protection during the Cold War. The Secret Bunker is now privately owned by the Siebert family and is run as a museum trust. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

By Tyler Rogoway
Dec 15 9:00 PM EST
The Al Jasrah was one of two ships set ablaze in the Red Sea by the Houthis today.

Red Sea Peril Rises, Major Shippers Halt Mandeb Strait Transits

By Howard Altman
Dec 15 8:17 PM EST
There are differences between Israel and the U.S. over when the shift to a lower-intensity campaign will begin.

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ground Campaign Has “Many More Months To Go”

By Howard Altman
Dec 15 6:40 PM EST
Iron Age carnyx used to intimidate enemies on the battlefield

The Carnyx’s Eerie Cry Struck Fear Into Soldiers On Antiquity’s Battlefields

By Oliver Parken
Dec 15 6:39 PM EST
AEW&C aircraft in North Korea.

North Korea May Be Building An Early-Warning Radar Plane

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 15 4:13 PM EST
A local government member in Ukraine conducts a grenade attack during a financial meeting

Man Throws Grenades Into Ukrainian Town Council Meeting

By Oliver Parken
Dec 15 3:14 PM EST
GE Aerospace says that it has demonstrated an advanced propulsion concept the blends a dual-mode ramjet together with rotating detonation combustion.

GE’s Breakthrough In ‘Detonating’ Hypersonic Propulsion Is A Big Deal

By Joseph Trevithick
Dec 14 8:49 PM EST
Integrator uncrewed aerial vehicle performing precision munition launch

RQ-21 Blackjack Can Now Strike With Miniature Precision Munitions

By Oliver Parken
Dec 14 6:10 PM EST
Indian Rafale in flight.

Saudis Eye France’s Rafale Fighter

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 14 6:04 PM EST