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Iranian forces threatened to open fire on US military helicopters covering American warships during a recent transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
Sea

Navy Shoots Down Iran’s Claims It Forced U.S. Helicopters To Land

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 22, 2023

Tu-22 Russia airbase drone strike Ukraine
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Ukraine Situation Report: Spy Agency Takes Credit For Strikes On Russian Airbases

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 21, 2023

Commercial space tracking data shows Chinese satellites have been surveilling major exercises in and around Australia, but this should come as no surprise.
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China’s Constant Spying On Australian Drills From Space A Sign Of Shifting Orbital Balance

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 21, 2023

North Korea corvette nuclear armed
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“Strategic” Cruise Missile Tested From North Korea’s New Corvette

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 21, 2023

The Netherlands and Denmark have agreed to provide F-16s to Ukraine.
Air

Dozens Of F-16s Were Just Officially Pledged To Ukraine

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 20, 2023

Tu-22 Russia drone strike
Air

Tu-22 Backfire Destroyed In Drone Strike Deep Inside Russia

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 20, 2023

B-2 Spirit bomber pictured over the JPARC
Air

B-2 Flies Mock Strike Mission From Iceland To Alaska

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Aug 19, 2023

Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) activities during Apollo 11's re-entry on July 24, 1969. NASA
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 19, 2023

Rare Look At Taiwan’s Chien Hsiang Kamikaze Drone In Action
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Rare Look At Taiwan’s Chien Hsiang Kamikaze Drone In Action

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 18, 2023

Air War Ukraine
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Top Ukraine War Lessons From USAF’s Commander In Europe

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 18, 2023

CSAR USAF Serbia
Air

U.S. Combat Rescue Helicopters Train With Old Foe Serbia For First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 18, 2023

F-16 Pilot Training Ukraine
Air

Ukrainian F-16 Combat Proficiency At Scale Not Likely Before 2027, Air Force General Says

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 18, 2023

Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow, Black Sea Fleet
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Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow, Black Sea Fleet

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 18, 2023

The US government has reportedly assured its Danish and Dutch counterparts that it will expedite approval of transfers of F-16s to Ukraine.
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U.S. Now Promising To Fast-Track F-16 Fighters For Ukraine: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 18, 2023

Russia is building a factory to construct domestically produced Shahed-136 drones
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Ukraine Situation Report: New Details On Russia’s Plans To Build Iranian Drones

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 17, 2023

Drone That Mimics Enemy Stealth Fighters Ordered By DoD
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Drone That Mimics Enemy Stealth Fighters Ordered By DoD

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 17, 2023

Maj. Sandy Marquardt, Capt. Joe Hodges sit in the escape module of their F-111A
Air

F-111 Aardvark’s Crew Escape Module Ejected The Whole Cockpit

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Aug 17, 2023

ARROW WEAPON SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGES BALLISTIC MISSILE TARGET
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Germany Buying Arrow 3 Missile Defense System Is Israel’s Biggest Weapons Deal Ever

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 17, 2023

Ukraine says it has liberated Urozhaine
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Ukraine Situation Report: Town Of Urozhaine In Donetsk Liberated

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 16, 2023

The US Air Force has selected JetZero to design and build a demonstrator aircraft with a blended wing body, or BWB, configuration that could serve as the basis for future aerial refueling tankers and cargo planes.
Air

Blended Wing Body Demonstrator Jet Contract Awarded By Air Force (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 16, 2023

Ukraine Drone Boat Bridge Attack
Sea

New Drone Boat Named Sea Baby Used In Kerch Bridge Attack

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 16, 2023

A Taiwanese newspaper has published imagery that is says shows an HF-2E land-attack cruise missile for the first time publicly.
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Secretive Taiwanese Cruise Missile Able To Strike Deep In China May Have Broken Cover

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 16, 2023

A NATO official has suggested Ukraine swap territory for membership.
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Ukraine Situation Report: NATO Official Suggests Surrendering Land To Russia For Membership

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 16, 2023

US Marine Corps and US Air Force F-35s have been practicing tactics, techniques, and procedures they would use while working together with non-stealth fighters, like F-16s, in a future high-end fight during an exercise in Wisconsin.
Air

F-35s Keep F-16s In The Fight During Northern Lightning

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 15, 2023

Triton Island South China Sea
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China Is Building A Runway On Its Closest Island Outpost To Vietnam

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 15, 2023

The first video of a Stryker in combat has appeared on social media.
Land

Ukrainian Stryker Seen In Frontline Video For The First Time

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 15, 2023

GERMANY A340 RETIRED
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Germany Cans Its A340 ‘Air Force One’ Jets After Two Failures In 24 Hours

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 15, 2023

Ukraine's fight may drag on until next year, some officials say.
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Ukraine Situation Report: Spring Counteroffensive May Be Needed

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 14, 2023

TANK AT ARMY-2023
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‘Cope Cages’ Go Mainstream At Russia’s Arms Bazaar

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 14, 2023

Video shows a Russian UR-77 mine clearing vehicle exploding in a ball of fire after being attacked by a Ukrainian drone.
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Russian Mine Clearing Vehicle Detonates In Massive Fireball From Drone Bomblet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 14, 2023

MIG-23 Crash Michigan
Air

MiG-23 Flogger Crashes In Michigan (Updated)

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Aug 13, 2023

Ukraine Helix helicopter ship boarding black sea ukraine
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Ukraine Situation Report: Russians Board Ukraine-Bound Ship

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Aug 13, 2023

Ukraine won't likely have sufficient numbers of combat-capable pilots for years, a top U.S. Air Force general says.
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Ukraine Situation Report: F-16 Pilot Training May Be Delayed Until January

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 12, 2023

American soldiers inspect one of the machine shops at an underground robot bomb factory at Thil, north of Metz, France on Sept. 28, 1944, which yanks captured on September 11. From 100 to 150 bombs were said to be produced per day in this factory, which was located in an iron ore mine. (AP Photo)
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 12, 2023

A newly released report on the crash of a British F-35B into the Mediterranean Sea in 2021 includes a picture of the jet on the seafloor.
Air

F-35 Crash Report Includes Sonar Image Of It On Seafloor

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 11, 2023

New details about the US military's plans to expand air and missile defenses on Guam show the island is set to see major changes on the ground and in the air.
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Guam’s Airspace Set To Be Most Defended On Earth In New Plans

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 11, 2023

A picture has emerged showing the hole torn in the side of the Russian landing ship Olenegorsky Gornyak by an Ukrainian drone last week.
Sea

Image Of Russian Warship’s Hull Torn Open By Ukrainian Drone Boat Emerges

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 11, 2023

The U.S. is ramping up production of 155mm artillery shells.
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Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Boosting Artillery Shell Production To Over 80k A Month

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 11, 2023

We now have our first look at the hole a Ukrainian drone boat attack left in the side of a Russian tankers ship.
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Our First Look At Hole Blasted Into Russian Tanker By Ukrainian Drone Boat

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 10, 2023

The US Army has confirmed all the types of interceptors has sent to Ukraine for use with its Patriot air defense systems.
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We Now Know The Types Of Patriot Missiles Being Used In Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 10, 2023

Russian troops are now less than five miles from Kupiansk.
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Ukraine Situation Report: Kharkiv Oblast City Planning Evacuation As Russians Approach

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 9, 2023

NGAD Multi-purpose array
Air

How NGAD Will Sense, Communicate, And Jam Could Be Revolutionary

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 9, 2023

Drone Boat Leading Navy Ships In The Strait Of Hormuz A Sign Of Things To Come
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Drone Boat Leading Navy Ships In The Strait Of Hormuz A Sign Of Things To Come

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 9, 2023

BLAST AT ZAGORSK
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Massive Blast Rocks Town Outside Of Moscow

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 9, 2023

China Russia joint patrol alaska
Sea

China-Russia Flotilla Near Aleutians Prompts Calls For Naval Base In Alaska

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Aug 9, 2023

F-22 Pacific
Air

Red Flag Expands Out Into The Pacific With An Eye On China

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 8, 2023

Ukrainian forces are crossing the Dnipro River into Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast.
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Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around River Landing By Kyiv’s Forces

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 8, 2023

Chinese Spy Balloon
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Pentagon Wants A Way To Capture High-Flying Spy Balloons

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 8, 2023

The Pentagon has approved delivery of M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
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Ukraine Situation Report: M1A1 Abrams Tanks Approved For Shipment

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 8, 2023

A new Ukrainian Air Force video has prompted speculation about whether the country may be using a previously undisclosed type of missile with its National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems.
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Let’s Talk About This Video Of A Ukrainian NASAMS Firing A ‘Mystery’ Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 7, 2023

JASDF_C-2 airdrop demonstration
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Japan Eyes Turning C-2 Cargo Jets Into Standoff Missile Carriers

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 7, 2023

SCALP-EG-Ukraine-Storm-Shadow-SU24
Air

French SCALP-EG Cruise Missiles Officially In Use In Ukraine

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 6, 2023

Sig damaged after Ukrainian drone boat attack
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Ukraine Situation Report: Photos Show Damage To Russian Tanker After Drone Boat Strike

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Aug 5, 2023

Russian drone boating attacking sig
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Ukraine Situation Report: Drone Boat Attacks Tanker Ship Near Kerch Strait

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 5, 2023

Technical center of the nuclear bunker in Harnekop near Bad Freienwalde, eastern Germany, March 1996.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 5, 2023

UKRAINE ASRAAM
Air

Air-To-Air Missiles From UK Now Being Used By Ukraine As SAMs

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 4, 2023

Members of Congress are trying to prevent the Navy from reducing the readiness of Spearhead class expeditionary fast transport ships and to force the service to find new roles and missions for them in the Pacific.
Sea

Navy Wants To Sideline Its Fast Transport Catamarans As Pacific Fight Looms

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 4, 2023

Overthrow Niger Africa
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What’s Going On With The Coup In Niger And Its International Implications

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 4, 2023

Drone boat attack Russia ship
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Ukrainian Drone Boat Scores Direct Hit On Russian Warship (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 4, 2023

The US Air Force recently conducted a flight test involving an XQ-58A Valkyrie drone that demonstrated advanced autonomous capabilities.
Air

XQ-58 Valkyrie Solves Air Combat ‘Challenge Problem’ While Under AI Control

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 3, 2023

INS DRAKON
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Latest Israeli Submarine’s Big Sail Seen In New Images

By Matus Smutny

Posted on Aug 3, 2023

F-35B EABO California highway
Air

F-35B Just Touched Down On The Old Pacific Coast Highway

By James Deboer

Posted on Aug 3, 2023

Ukraine is changing its counteroffensive tactics
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Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Changes Counteroffensive Tactics

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 2, 2023

ATACMS Australia
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ATACMS Ballistic Missile Fired In Australia For The First Time

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 2, 2023