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Norway and Germany have teamed up to develop a new supersonic naval strike missile.
News & Features

Supersonic Naval Cruise Missile For Norway, Germany In The Works

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 29, 2023

Members of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) talk about the raids they conducted on Crimea and Boika Towers.
News & Features

Inside Ukrainian Frogmen Raids On Crimea

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 29, 2023

A CV-22 Osprey from the 21st Special Operations Squadron flies in support of exercise Resolute Dragon 22 over Kamifurano Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 11, 2022. Resolute Dragon 22 is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains.
Air

CV-22B Osprey Tilt-Rotor Crashes Off Japanese Coast

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 29, 2023

Despite fighting, the truce between Israel and Hamas still holds.
News & Features

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ceasefire Holds Despite Skirmish

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

CCAs flying with notional NGAD manned aircraft.
Air

Signs Point To Less Range, Higher Performance For CCA Drones

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

Russia's Sevastopol Harbor defenses were badly damaged by Monday's Black Sea storm.
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Russia’s Harbor Defenses In Sevastopol In Disarray After Storm

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

An improvised armored truck, also known as a Narco Tank, has appeared in Mexico with what looks to be an anti-drone armor screen, commonly referred to as a cope cage, over the front end.
Land

Cartel Narco Tank With Cope Cage Anti-Drone Armor Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

FCAS NGF
News & Features

Belgium Joins European Next-Generation Fighter Program

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

Ukraine's spy chief confirmed that his wife, Marianna Budanov, was poisoned and is recovering.
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Ukrainian Spy Chief Confirms Wife Poisoned

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

Hamas hands over 11 Israeli hostages to Red Cross officials
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ceasefire Extended 48 Hours, More Hostages Freed

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

Patriot missile shoot down Russian plane.
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Aircraft Downed Inside Russia By Patriot System: Ukrainian Air Force

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

A massive storm could have lasting effects on Russian defenses.
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Ukraine Situation Report: Huge Storm’s Impact On Russian Defenses

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

Pictures and videos show testing of the catapults on the Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian, which is still being fitted out, has begun.
News & Features

China’s New Aircraft Carrier Begins Catapult Testing

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 27, 2023

The USS Mason responded to an emergency call from an oil tanker that was fired upon by Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles that missed.
Sea

Claims Swirl Around Apparent Missile Attack On U.S. Destroyer (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 27, 2023

Air defense work outside the city on November 25, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. According to the country's air force, more than 70 Iranian-made Shahed drones targeted the Kyiv area overnight, although most all were intercepted by air defenses.
News & Features

Russia Launches Largest Mass Drone Attack On Ukraine Yet

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 25, 2023

Ukraine trench
News & Features

Ukraine Situation Report: Soldier Describes “Zombie” Warfare In Avdiivka

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 25, 2023

24 November 2023, Palestinian Territories, Rafah: Red Cross vehicles, believed to be carrying hostages abducted by Hamas militants during the October 7th attack on Israel, arrive at the Rafah border, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: First Hostages Released After Ceasefire Begins

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 24, 2023

Germany has agreed to provide Ukraine with additional IRIS-T air defense systems.
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Ukraine Situation Report: New Ground-Based Air Defense Coalition Announced

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 23, 2023

Bunker Talk: Turkey Day Edition
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Bunker Talk: Turkey Day Edition

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 23, 2023

Russian has captured an intact Ukrainian MAGURA V drone boat Russian sources claim
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Ukrainian Drone Boat Appears To Have Been Captured By Russia

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 22, 2023

Pictures have emerged that offer an inside look at the Navy's new NC-20G range support aircraft.
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Look Inside Navy’s ‘New’ NC-20G Missile Test Support Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 22, 2023

Iranian Shahed-238 drone at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aerospace achievement exhibition at Ashura Aerospace Science and Technology University, in Tehran, Iran on November 19, 2023.
News & Features

Iran’s Jet-Powered Shahed Drone Could Be A Problem For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 22, 2023

The founder of a jetpack startup has demonstrated a version of his signature design armed with a pistol aimed via a head-tracking system.
Land

Jetpack Features Glock Autopistol Aimed By Moving Your Head

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 22, 2023

There is growing optimism that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in return for the release of hostages will be announced.
News & Features

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Deal Reached For Four Day Ceasefire

By Howard Altman

Updated on Nov 22, 2023

The US Air Force's future EC-37B electronic warfare jets are now EA-37Bs, which is meant to highlight their ability to not only find and attack various types of targets, but destroy them.
Air

New ‘Attack’ EA-37B Moniker For USAF Electronic Warfare Jets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 21, 2023

M55 Spy Plane may be headed for Ukraine war operations
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Soviet-Era M-55 Spy Plane May Be Headed To Support The War In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 21, 2023

A top Pentagon watchdog has raises concerns about the Navy's aggressive schedule for the MQ-25 tanker drone and the potential risks thereof.
Air

MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Delays, Risks Come Into View

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 21, 2023

AC-130J attacked a target in iraq after attacks on US bases there.
Air

AC-130 Ghostrider Gunship Strikes Iranian-Backed Militia In Iraq

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 21, 2023

Navy P8 Hawaii
Sea

Navy P-8A Poseidon Runs Off Runway Into The Water In Hawaii (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 21, 2023

The mud is slowing things down for both Russia and Ukraine.
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Ukraine Situation Report: The Muddy Season Has Arrived

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 21, 2023

Shock diamonds from Starship's rocket exhaust
Space

Starship’s 33 Engines Created The Mother Of All ‘Shock Diamonds’

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 21, 2023

Israeli soldiers deploy near southern Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas group.
News & Features

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Deal To Release Hostages “Closer Than Ever”

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 20, 2023

Lockheed manned tailless fighter design
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Skunk Works Teases Tailless NGAD Fighter Design In New Ad

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 20, 2023

Houthis release video showing their helicopter raid on the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea.
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Houthi Helicopter Raid On Ship In Red Sea Seen In New Video

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 20, 2023

The U.S. Air Force is exploring the possibility of augmenting, rather than replacing its C-32A Air Force Two jets.
Air

New Plan To Augment C-32A ‘Air Force Two’ Fleet, Not Replace It

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 20, 2023

Drone capture shows the detonation of a purported standoff guided version of the RBK-500 cluster bomb in Ukraine.
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Russian Glide Bomb Kits Now Adapted For Cluster Munitions: Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 20, 2023

Japan is seeking 400 Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles.
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Japan Approved To Buy 400 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 19, 2023

A photograph of a family in an Anderson air raid shelter
News & Features

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 18, 2023

IDF Gaza south
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ground Offensive Could Shift South

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 18, 2023

MBDA will supply CAMM for the Swedish Navy’s five Visby class corvettes, which will deploy them from MBDA’s Sea Ceptor naval air defense system.
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Sweden’s Stealth Visby Corvettes To Get New Air Defense Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 18, 2023

US Special Operations Command is interested in acquiring loitering munitions with seekers optimized for finding and homing in on enemy electronic warfare systems.
News & Features

Electronic Warfare System Hunting Drones Wanted By SOCOM

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 17, 2023

MOgami Frigate
News & Features

Japan’s Futuristic Mogami Frigates: Everything You Need To Know

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 17, 2023

Mojave Drone lands on aircraft carrier
Air

Mojave Drone Flies From British Aircraft Carrier

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 17, 2023

Turkey wants Eurofighter typhoons, but Germany objects to the deal.
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Turkey Is Trying To Buy Used Eurofighter Typhoons

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 17, 2023

A first-person view drone races to destroy a Russian Bukhanka van in Ukraine.
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Ukraine Situation Report: First Person Video Drone Relentlessly Hunts Down A Russian Van

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 16, 2023

Aurora Flight Sciences is developing a fan-in-wing blended wing body aircraft concept as part of a U.S. military program exploring ideas for a fast-flying vertical takeoff and landing cargo aircraft.
News & Features

VTOL Lift Fan Tactical Transport Design Emerges Under DARPA Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 16, 2023

The USS Hudner came under attack by a Houthi drone and shot it down, a U.S. official told The War Zone.
Sea

U.S. Warship Shoot Down Of Drone Over Red Sea Leads To Conflicting Assessments

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 16, 2023

Qatar's F-15QA has been showing off like no variant of the F-15 before it at the Dubai Airshow this week.
Air

F-15QA Flies Demo Unlike Any We’ve Seen From An Eagle Before

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

Israel says it found proof that Hamas has been using the Al-Shifa Hospital as a military command center, a claim Hamas disputes.
News & Features

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Claims Swirl Over Gaza Hospital Raid

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

The US Army has demonstrated a containerized counter-drone system armed with 70mm laser-guided rockets.
Land

Army Counter Drone System Pops Out Of A Shipping Container

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

Concept artwork of the NATO E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft in flight.
Air

E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jet Chosen By NATO To Replace Aging E-3

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

Israel's long-anticipated raid on Al Shifa hospital is underway.
News & Features

Israeli Raid On Gaza’s Largest Hospital Underway

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

A commercial KDC‐10 tanker aircraft refuels a U.S. Air Force F‐16 Fighting Falcon from the 51st Fighter Wing, enroute Commando Sling 23 at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, November 6, 2023.
Air

Private Aerial Refueling Tankers Are Now Gassing Up USAF Fighters

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

Ukraine continues to build out its bridgehead across the Dnipro River.
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Ukraine Situation Report: Advance Across Dnipro River Deepens

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 14, 2023

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall says the Sentinel ICBM program is "struggling" and keeping it on track will "cost money."
Nuclear

Sentinel ICBM “Struggling,” Keeping On Track Will Come At A Cost

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 14, 2023

Russian air launched cruise missile
News & Features

Takeaways From Russia’s Missile War On Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 14, 2023

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has offered new details about his service's plans for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Air

CCA Loyal Wingmen Drones To Cost Quarter To Third Of An F-35

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 14, 2023

The Navy wants to demonstrate the ability to use a uncrewed underwater vehicle to launch and recover a drone that can operate underwater and in the air.
Sea

Uncrewed Submarine Will Launch, Recover Drone That Can Swim, Fly

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 13, 2023

The IDF has reached the gates of Gaza City's largest hospital, but has yet to decide to storm it.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: No Decision Yet To Storm Gaza’s Largest Hospital

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 13, 2023

A member of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) seen wearing a Mitznefet, or 'chef's hat'
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Israeli Troops’ ‘Chef’s Hat’ Helmet Covers Explained

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 13, 2023

A U.S. Marine Corps Korean War veteran searches the names of those who lost their life during the Korean War at the Korean War Memorial during a reunion for those who fought at the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in Washington, DC on Nov. 3, 2023. Veterans of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as The Chosin Few, traveled from across the country to meet with other Marines who fought by their side
News & Features

Bunker Talk: Veterans Day Weekend Edition

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 11, 2023

Israel says it has struck 15,000 targets in Gaza while the call for ceasefire increases.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Calls For Ceasefire Grow

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 11, 2023

Future U.S. aid to Ukraine is imperiled amid political infighting.
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Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Aid To Kyiv Slows

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 10, 2023

The schedule for long-planned flight testing of an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship with a laser directed energy weapon has slipped again to 2024.
Air

AC-130 Laser Weapon Test Slip Raises Questions About Its Future

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 10, 2023