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We now have what looks to be the first look at the Army's uncrewed derivative of its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, and of it firing a practice round.
M142 HIMARS

Our First Look At The Army’s Unmanned HIMARS Launcher Truck Firing

The Army sees the the Autonomous Multi-domain Launcher (AML) as an important way to increase firepower, but not personnel demands.

British telephonists on duty in a bomb-proof shelter on the southwest coast of Britain, in readiness to go into action with their artillery company against invading German soldiers. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

Who's ready for a Bunker?

JDAM-ER Winged Bombs With Seekers That Home In On GPS Jammers Headed To Ukraine
U.S. Air Force

JDAM-ER Winged Bombs With Seekers That Home In On GPS Jammers Headed To Ukraine

Plans to give Ukraine JDAM-ERs with new seekers come as Western precision-guided munitions are reportedly suffering from Russian GPS jamming.

Satellites in space
Anti-Satellite Capabilities

Russia’s Anti-Satellite Nuke Could Leave Lower Orbit Unusable, Test Vehicle May Already Be Deployed

New info has emerged from U.S. officials about Russia's nuclear anti-satellite weapon and a test satellite that may be associated with it.

Boeing Pitches F-15EX For Saudi Arabian Fighter Competition
F-15

Boeing Pitches F-15EX For Saudi Arabian Fighter Competition

The Typhoon and Rafale are already in the running to meet Saudi Arabia’s fighter requirement, with the Eagle II now set to challenge them.

Ukraine will be allowed to use U.K.-donated Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles in Russia, according to the Guardian.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.K. Says Its Donated Weapons Can Be Used To Hit Targets In Russia

The United Kingdom has also pledged to Ukraine its biggest arms package of the conflict so far, worth over $3 billion a year.

We now have a look at the Marine Corps' new uncrewed Tomahawk launch vehicle actually firing a missile.
Land

Our First Look At Marines’ Tomahawk Missile Launching Drone Truck Firing

Ground-based Tomahawk launchers are set to give the Marine Corps entirely new ways to hold targets on land and at sea at risk.

The Marine Corps is now flight testing a new secretive stand-off missile for its AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters.
AH-1

Secretive Long Range Attack Missile For Marine AH-1s Is Now Being Flight Tested

The Long Range Attack Missile, based on an unknown Air Force weapon, will help ensure Marine AH-1Zs stay relevant in future high-end fights.

The Navy needs more SM-3 surface to air missiles says Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro.
U.S. Navy

More SM-3 Interceptors Needed After Downing Iranian Ballistic Missiles: Navy Secretary

After SM-3 successfully engaged Iranian ballistic missiles, the Navy Secretary says more are needed than the dozen per year currently planned.

LHA-9
U.S. Navy

Navy Names Next Amphibious Assault Ship USS Helmand Province

The naming honors those Marines and sailors who fought for almost 20 years in Afghanistan, especially in the southern province of Helmand.

Israeli forces are shooting down large numbers of their own drones in friendly fire incidents, underscoring challenges the U.S. military will also have to contend with as uncrewed aerial systems become an ever more ubiquitous component of operations.
Unmanned

Israel Is Shooting Down A Lot Of Its Own Drones

Israeli difficulties in separating friendly drones from hostile ones underscore critical issues that U.S. forces also need to address.

The Marines' ACV is getting a big 30mm cannon.
Armored Vehicles

Marines Poised To Get Their 30mm Cannon-Armed Amphibious Combat Vehicle

Armed with a 30mm Bushmaster cannon, the ACV-30 will provide the U.S. Marine Corps with its largest direct-fire gun.

The future of the Harvest Hawk armament kits for Marine Corps KC-130J tanker/transport aircraft are increasingly uncertain as focus shifts to planning for future high-end conflicts.
KC-130

Marine KC-130Js May Lose Their Missile-Firing Harvest Hawk Kits

The future of armed Marine KC-130Js is in question as a fight in the Pacific brews, but new electronic warfare capabilities are on the horizon.

Testing of DARPA's Manta Ray UUV
U.S. Homeland

Manta Ray Underwater Drone Even More Enormous Than We Thought

New images of the giant underwater drone prototype show it completing in-water testing off Southern California earlier in the year.

ATACMS cluster munitions struck a Russian training ground in Luhansk Oblast about 50 miles from Ukrainian lines.
MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

ATACMS Volley Strikes Mass Of Russian Troops Training In Eastern Ukraine

In a little more than 90 seconds, four ATACMS hit a concentration of Russian troops reportedly preparing to attack in the Kharkiv area.

Footage has been published, apparently for the first time, showing a Chinese H-6 bomber dropping one of the shadowy air-launched ballistic missiles known by the designation 2PZD-21. The missile is part of a growing armory of Chinese aero-ballistic missiles and is widely understood to be a ‘carrier-killer’ weapon designed to be used as part of the country’s anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) strategy. However, many questions remain about the role of the weapon and its capabilities.
H-6 Bomber

China’s H-6K Bomber Seen Firing Air-Launched Ballistic Missile For First Time

A newly released video shows the Chinese air-launched ballistic missile in action, dropped by an H-6K bomber.

The Army has unveiled a new Bradley Fighting Vehicle variant, the M2A4E1, equipped with an Iron First active protection system and other upgrades.
M2/3 Bradley

This Is The Army’s New M2A4E1 Bradley That Features Iron Fist Protection

Hard-kill active protection systems offer valuable additional defense against missiles and rockets, and could be used to swat down drones.

Marines Osprey
MV-22

How The Marines Plan To Fly The MV-22 Osprey Into The 2060s

Software, cockpit, and maintenance improvements are all on the cards, as is a potential optionally piloted configuration.

A 49th Wing F-16 Viper takes off Jan. 19, 2022, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Holloman is the Air Force’s premiere training base for F-16 Viper and MQ-9 Reaper aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Adrian Salazar)
U.S. Homeland

F-16 Crashes Near Holloman Air Force Base In New Mexico (Updated)

Although details remain limited at this time, we know the pilot was able to safely eject before impact.

US Marine Corps units are set to begin receiving new Iron Dome and counter-drone systems next year as part of a larger air and missile defense push.
Land

Marines To More Than Triple Size Of Air Defense Forces By 2029

The Marines' growing number of air and missile defense units are set to begin receiving new Iron Dome and counter-drone systems next year.