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Posted on Feb 3, 2026

The U.S. Navy's Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Preble used its High-Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system to down four drones in a demonstration last year, Lockheed Martin has shared.

Lasers

USS Preble Used HELIOS Laser To Zap Four Drones In Expanding Testing

Posted on Feb 3, 2026

KestrelX KX-2s flew to simulate drone threats at Sentry Savannah exercise.

Drones

These Planes Are Mimicking Enemy Shahed-136 Drones In U.S. Military War Games

By James Deboer

Posted on Feb 2, 2026

The U.S. Air Force has released details of a live-fire test of the Rusty Dagger, one of two new Extended Range Attack Munitions (ERAM) being developed under a crash program. The milestone suggest that Ukraine is a step closer to getting its hands on thousands of air-launched ERAMs that will provide the country with a powerful new and relatively low-cost standoff strike capability. The event is also significant in terms of the Pentagon’s focus on rapidly developing and bringing into operational service new weapons that can be built at scale.

Ukraine

Rusty Dagger Low-Cost Cruise Missile Hits Its Target

Updated on Feb 2, 2026

New Pentagon guidance for defending critical infrastructure against drone attacks calls for the increased use of netting, cables, and other kinds of passive physical defenses.

U.S. Homeland

Hardened Structures, Nets For Drone Defense Front And Center In New Pentagon Guidance

Posted on Feb 2, 2026

The Launch Control Center, with blast door at left, underground at the Oscar-1 Minuteman Missile Alert Facility on Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 18, 2020. The Oscar-01 MAF was constructed in 1963 and determined to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) by Missouri SHPO in 1998. The facility consists of a one-story surface structure, assembled as a Launch Control Support Building (LCSB), and two sub-surface, re-enforced concrete encapsulated steel pods- a Launch Control Center (LCC) and Launch Control Equipment Building (LCEB). These two sub-surface wings are connected by a Tunnel Junction and accessed by an elevator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel)

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

Posted on Jan 31, 2026

Finland is pushing back on claims that its forces went soft on U.S. troops during an Arctic training exercise.

Northern Europe

Finland Denies Being Asked To “Go Easy” On U.S. Troops In Arctic Exercise

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 30, 2026

Drones

Iron Fist Active Protection System For Armor Can Shoot Down Drones

Posted on Jan 30, 2026

Ukraine

Ukrainian Drone Strikes On Parked Russian Aircraft Seen In “Greatest Hits” Video

Posted on Jan 30, 2026

Iran

USAF F-35s Redeploy Across Atlantic From Puerto Rico, Final Destination Unknown

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

The recent declassification of the United States’ Jumpseat spy satellite provides details on what was previously a highly secretive system, one that monitored critical Soviet military installations during some of the tensest years of the Cold War.

Space History

Top Secret Spy Satellite Declassified By National Reconnaissance Office

Updated on Jan 29, 2026

Lockheed Martin has offered a very rare confirmation of the RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone's operational exploits, in this case, in support of the recent mission to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

Lockheed Confirms RQ-170 Sentinel Spy Drones Took Part In Maduro Capture Mission

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

The Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black and an Air Force spy plane joined a growing for in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran.

Iran

Destroyer, Electronic Surveillance Jet Joins U.S. Forces Massing In Middle East

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

F/A-XX is critical as the Navy's "ability to fly with impunity" using non-stealthy types like the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, even against smaller nation-state adversaries like Iran and non-state actors, is now "fleeting."

F/A-XX Naval Fighter Needed For Adversaries Like Iran, Not Just China and Russia: Navy Boss

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

Boeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet production line is one major step closer to shuttering with the completion of the last batch of fuselage sections and vertical tails for those jets by Northrop Grumman.

Last New F/A-18 Aft Fuselages Built As Super Hornet Production End Approaches

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

One of the most enigmatic weapons in the arsenal of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), the PL-17 very long-range air-to-air missile, appears to have been shown for the first time at close quarters.

China

China’s Massive PL-17 Air-To-Air Missile Seen Up Close

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

RF-4C Phantom reconnaissance aircraft from the 152nd Tactical Reconnaissance Group, Reno, Nev., prepare for a mission during Operation Desert Shield.

Iraq

Flying F-4 Reconnaissance Phantoms Unarmed And Unafraid In Desert Storm

By James Deboer

Updated on Jan 27, 2026

A U.S. Air Force EA-37B Compass Call aircraft assigned to the 55th Electronic Combat Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, is parked at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as part of its first stop in the European theater for a scheduled road show, Jan. 26, 2026. The aircraft is also slated to visit Spangdahlem AB, Germany, and RAF Mildenhall, England, marking the platform’s introduction to Airmen, units and NATO Allies in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

Europe

New EA-37B Compass Call Electronic Warfare Jet Makes Maiden Voyage To Europe

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

NATO

Canada Accelerates Armor Plans To Contend With Growing Threats

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

One of NASA's high-flying WB-57F research aircraft went skidding down the runway on its belly at Ellington Airport in Houston, Texas, today.

Civil Aviation

NASA WB-57F Canberra Jet Makes Fiery Belly-Landing In Houston (Updated)

Updated on Jan 27, 2026

The USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in the CENTCOM region.

Iran

Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Has Arrived In CENTCOM’s Area Of Responsibility

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

Four decommissioned U.S. Navy Avenger class mine countermeasures ships have left Bahrain on what may be their final voyage aboard a larger heavy lift vessel.

Navy’s Avenger Class Mine Hunters Have Left The Middle East For Good

Posted on Jan 26, 2026

U.S. Navy Adm. Rich Correll, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, enters a launch control center at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Dec. 15, 2025. Correll took command of USSTRATCOM on Dec. 5, 2025, after serving as the deputy commander for three years. Malmstrom is the first missile base he has visited in his new position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jack Rodriguez Escamilla)

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

Posted on Jan 24, 2026

Syria

Safe Passage Deal For Kurds In Syria Will Help Protect U.S. Forces There: Official

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

We have what appears to be the first look at one of two new Gulfstream 700 (G700) VIP jets for the U.S. Coast Guard.

U.S. Homeland

Department Of Homeland Security’s New Gulfstream Jet Emerges

Updated on Jan 23, 2026

Anduril's bolt-m drone that will be used by the USMC

Drones

Inside Anduril’s Bolt-M Kamikaze Drone Program

Posted on Jan 23, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is now in the Indian Ocean.

Iran

Military Buildup In The Middle East Continues, Including What Trump Describes As A “Big Flotilla” (Updated)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026

Russia

Shadow Fleet Tanker Seizure Operations Expand In The Face Of Russian Warnings

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

A new defense spending bill making its way through Congress would add $240 million to the U.S. Army's budget for the purchase of more MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones.

Drones

MQ-1C Drones The Army Has Called “Obsolete” Added In New Budget Plan By Congress

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

Australia

Australia Just Took Delivery Of One Of Its Most Powerful Weapons

Posted on Jan 22, 2026

President Donald Trump climbed into a heavily armored Cadillac Escalade presidential limo after arriving in Davos in Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum this morning.

Secret Service

Secret Service’s New Cadillac Escalade Presidential Limousine Emerges (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 22, 2026

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Marine One as he arrives in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF), on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a range of issues, including Trump's vow to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NATO

Trump Now Says He Won’t Use Force To Acquire Greenland (Updated)

Updated on Jan 21, 2026

President Donald Trump has brought up the possibility of changing the designation of the U.S. Air Force's F-47 sixth-generation stealth fighter if the program gets to a point where "I don't like it."

POTUS

Possible Change To F-47 6th Generation Fighter’s Designation Raised By Trump

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

Iran

U.S. Military Buildup In The Middle East Grinds On (Updated)

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

A new draft defense spending bill making its way through Congress seeks to boost funding for the U.S. Air Force's E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft to $1.1 billion for the current fiscal year.

E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jet The Pentagon Tried To Cancel Gets Over $1B In New Defense Bill

Posted on Jan 21, 2026

P-8 Poseidon flew over the college national championship to protect the president.

POTUS

Navy P-8 Poseidon Used For Rare Presidential Combat Air Patrol Mission

Updated on Jan 20, 2026

The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have negotiated a draft defense spending bill that includes nearly $900 million for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based combat jet program.

F/A-XX Naval Fighter Rescued From Purgatory In New Defense Spending Bill

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

The British Army’s next main battle tank, the Challenger 3, has successfully fired its main gun for the first time. The new tank is planned to enter service in 2027 and is further evidence of the pivot back toward armored warfare — in Europe, specially — in response to the growing threat from Russia, after many years of stagnation.

NATO

Britain’s Challenger 3 Advanced Main Battle Tank Starts Firing Trials

Posted on Jan 20, 2026

Denmark moving more troops into Greenland over Trump tensions.

Northern Europe

U.S.-NATO Rift Over Greenland Keeps Getting Worse

Posted on Jan 19, 2026

Japan

Japan’s New Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Barrel Rolls To Evade Defenses

Updated on Jan 19, 2026

With much of the world’s attention on the growing rift between the United States, Denmark, and its allies over Greenland, the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) became the latest NATO operator to retire the iconic F-16 fighter.

NATO

Denmark Retires F-16 After More Than Four Decades Of Service

Posted on Jan 19, 2026

A Transporter erector launcher carrying the Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missiles, capable of carrying an 8-9 ton warhead and destroying underground bunkers, are featured during a ceremony marking the 76th Armed Forces Day held at Seoul Air Base. South Korea showcased its largest ballistic missile for the first time as it marked Armed Forces Day in an apparent warning against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. The ground-to-ground missile, dubbed a monster for its size, had been shrouded in secrecy due to its strategic importance. It is known to be able to carry a warhead weighing about 8 tons and capable of destroying underground bunkers. The transporter erector launchers crawled across the air base, each of them carrying a massive canister, apparently housing the "high-power" and "high-precision" missile known to be able to target anywhere in North Korea.

South Korea

Ballistic Missile With Absolutely Massive Bunker-Buster Warhead Fielded By South Korea: Report

Posted on Jan 19, 2026

The U.S. Army has confirmed to TWZ that it plans to start fielding its new MV-75 tiltrotors in 2027.

Army Punches Its MV-75 Tiltrotor Program Into Overdrive

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 16, 2026

07 October 2024, Brandenburg, Freudenberg: Hans-Jürgen Herget, organizer of guided tours of the former GDR Ministry of the Interior's command bunker, stands in the underground facility. The former command bunker of the GDR Ministry of the Interior near Freudenberg (Märkisch-Oderland) will be open to visitors next weekend (12 and 13 October 2024). "In the event of war, public life in the GDR was to be maintained from this bunker," explains Hans-Jürgen Herget. According to Herget, around 400 telephone lines led from the facility to the police, the National People's Army and the State Security, as well as to companies and fire departments. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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

Posted on Jan 16, 2026

Iran

Signs Emerge Of U.S. Navy, Air Force Push To Middle East

Posted on Jan 16, 2026

Israel

Israeli CH-53 Dropping Stricken UH-60 During Sling-Load Mishap Caught On Video

Posted on Jan 16, 2026

The U.S. Navy is putting major emphasis on containerized weapons and other systems to make up for limitations in the built-in capabilities of its forthcoming FF(X) frigates.

Navy’s New Frigate Program Makes Big Bet On Containers Loaded With Missiles

Posted on Jan 16, 2026

The U.S. military is looking at replacing all of the different versions of the famous Minigun in service today with a new standardized type that would be designated the GAU-24/A.

New Common Minigun Variant To Replace All Existing Versions Eyed By U.S.

Posted on Jan 15, 2026

A Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules is parked on the tarmak at Nuuk international airport on January 15, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland, the day after it arrived transporting Danish military personnel. Denmark's prime minister said on January 15, 2026 that the US ambition to take control of Greenland remained "intact" and that there were still a "fundamental disagreement" between the countries, despite high-stakes White House talks.

NATO

First Contingent Of European Troops Operating Outside Of NATO Have Arrived In Greenland

Posted on Jan 15, 2026

Iran

Trump Claims Iran Has Stopped Killing Protestors

Posted on Jan 15, 2026

U.S. forces were prepared to destroy three airfields if it appeared that fighters belonging to the Venezuelan Air Force were attempting to scramble and intercept the force sent to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this month.

U.S. Was Primed To Destroy Three Venezuelan Airfields If Fighters Attempted To Launch

Updated on Jan 15, 2026

Directed Energy

Trump Class Battleships Could Get Megawatt Lasers: Navy’s Top Officer

By Joseph Trevithick, Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Jan 14, 2026

A U.S. plane with a civilian-style outward appearance and the ability to launch munitions from within its fuselage carried out the first controversial strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat, according to multiple reports.

Let’s Talk About The Mysterious “Civilian-Style” Plane Used To Strike A Drug Boat

Posted on Jan 14, 2026

Iran

Trump Tells Protesters “Help Is On Its Way,” Cuts Off Negotiations With Regime

Posted on Jan 13, 2026

A viral and as-yet totally unsubstantiated claim that U.S. forces used a mysterious "sonic weapon" that left security forces bleeding and stunned during the recent operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has been getting a ton of attention.

Did A Mysterious “Sonic Weapon” Really Aid Delta Force In Capturing Maduro?

Posted on Jan 13, 2026

German defense manufacturer Rheinmetall has confirmed that a batch of KF41 Lynx infantry fighting vehicles will arrive in Ukraine “in the coming weeks.” While a single example has already been provided for evaluation, the next five vehicles are expected to make the type’s combat debut. The KF41 variant was unveiled in 2018 and is otherwise only used by Hungary. Its future success could depend on how it fares on the battlefield with the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Germany

Lynx KF41 Fighting Vehicles’ Arrival In Ukraine Imminent

Posted on Jan 13, 2026

Iran

World Waits For Trump’s Next Move On Iran As Protests Grow Deadlier

Posted on Jan 12, 2026

The Ukrainian Armed Forces using the U.S.-made V2X Tempest, a high-mobility vehicle with a launcher for AGM-114 Hellfire missiles that is optimized for the counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) role. Mounting Hellfires on a high-mobility vehicle provides a valuable new means of employing these weapons, not only against drone threats, but potentially also other targets, too.

Ukraine

Hellfire-Armed Drone-Killing Buggy Appears In Ukrainian Service

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 12, 2026

Russia

Russia’s New Geran-5 Long-Range Kamikaze Drone Could Be Air-Launched

Posted on Jan 12, 2026

Developed during the Cold War, the Hind-G1 was a dedicated NBC reconnaissance version of the Mi-24, first flown in prototype form in 1978.

Ukraine

The Story Of Ukraine’s Rare Mi-24 Hind Radiation Detection Helicopters

Posted on Jan 10, 2026

NANTWICH, ENGLAND - MAY 24: A general view 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. As relations between East and West thawed many of the UK's nuclear bunkers were sold off. 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

Posted on Jan 9, 2026

Iran

Iran Threatens Protesters With Death

Posted on Jan 9, 2026

Kratos has confirmed to TWZ that the landing gear-equipped version of its XQ-58 Valkyrie drone being developed for the U.S. Marines will still be able to make rocket-assisted takeoffs from static launchers.

Drones

Marine XQ-58 Valkyries Will Launch Via Rockets Or Runways