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USAF B-52 in flight
Air

B-52s With New Rolls Royce Engines Won’t Fly Operational Missions Until 2033

Re-engined B-52s initial operational capability date slips three years, 12 years after contract award, and radar upgrades are also delayed.

Russian turtle tank captured
Around The Globe

Ukraine Captures Its First Russian Turtle Tank

Videos and images of the captured contraption show the do-it-yourself work that went into covering the tank with scrap armor.

German defense contractor Rheinmetall is pitching a containerized launcher for use with Hero family loitering munitions.
Air

Shipping Container Launcher Packing 126 Kamikaze Drones Hits The Market

Packing scores of loitering munitions and one-way attack drones into a container that can go pretty much anywhere will soon be all the rage.

We are seeing the first image of the Houthi drone boat that struck the bulk cargo carrier M/V Tutor.
Around The Globe

First Look At Houthi Kamikaze Drone Boat That Struck Cargo Ship In Red Sea

The Houthi's crude uncrewed surface vessel was featured human dummies and approached the ship while security took no defensive action.

The German Rheinmetall company is assessing whether Cold War-era Leopard 1 tanks can have their turrets swapped out to be fitted with the Skyranger 35 short-range air defense system. The initiative is driven by Ukraine’s insatiable demand for ground-based air defenses, but it’s indicative of a broader resurgence in interest in short-range air defense systems (SHORADS), especially as the drone threat continue to proliferate around the globe.
Armies

Old Leopard Tanks Can Be Reborn As Air Defense Systems With Skyranger 35 Turret

Integrating the Skyranger automatic cannon system on old Leopard 1 tanks could speed critical drone-busting air defenses to Ukraine.

Type 074 sunk by wake homing torpedo by the Chinese Navy.
Amphibious Assault Ships

Chinese Submarine’s Torpedo Destroys Amphibious Landing Ship During Exercise

The Chinese Type 074 amphibious landing ship appears to have been destroyed by a wake homing torpedo during a test or SINKEX drill.

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Bunker Talk

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

You know the drill.

Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded Ukraine turn over four oblasts while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a just and lasting peace.
Around The Globe

Ukraine Situation Report: Dueling Peace Plans That Are Worlds Apart

Putin demanded forfeiture of four Ukrainian regions while Zelensky says Russians must leave his country and face punishment.

A pair of apparent mockups of the Chinese GJ-11 Sharp Sword uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) have emerged at a site just over a mile from where the country is building the first of its new monster Type 076 amphibious assault ships.
Air

Mockups Of China’s Sharp Sword Stealth Drone Appear Near New Supersized Amphibious Warship

Evidence continues to grow that stealthy GJ-11 Sharp Sword is bound for the decks of Chinese carriers and new amphibious assault ships.

B-52 Future Stratofortress: The Upgrades That Will Transform The B-52H Into The B-52J
Air

B-52 Future Stratofortress: The Upgrades That Will Transform The B-52H Into The B-52J

Here are all the upgrades and new weapons that will turn the B-52 into a multi-role weapons and sensor truck of the future.

These before and after satellite images from Planet labs shows that Russian Su-34 Fullbacks may have been damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack.
Air

Ukraine Strikes Blow To Russian Su-34 Fullback Base

Morosovsk Airfield, some 150 miles from the front lines, was hit by what Ukraine claims was a mass drone attack.

F-15EX arrives at the 142nd Wing in Portland.
Air

Inside The First F-15EX Wing Commander’s Plans To Speed The Newest Eagle Into Service

We talked in-depth with the 142nd Wing's commanding officer about leading the F-15EX charge and everything the new jet brings to the fight.

Anduril’s Fury
Air

Top Air Force Officer Doubles Down On Aerial Combat Drones With Short Life Spans

It is becoming critical for the USAF to overcome familiar procurement practices in order to realize its collaborative combat aircraft ambitions.

Screencap from a Russian MOD video showing a Belarusian Su-25 Frogfoot
Air

Belarus Touts Su-25 Loaded With Simulated Nuclear Bombs But Won’t Show Them

Russia and Belarus are now nuclear partners and making sure the world knows it, but we still haven’t even seen a practice bomb.

The Los Angeles class fast attack nuclear submarine USS Helena arrived in Gitmo as one of Russia’s most advanced nuclear subs made a Havana port call.
Navies

U.S. And Russian Nuclear Submarines Visit Cuba At The Same Time

USS Helena’s port call to Guantanamo Bay comes as a Russian flotilla is moored in Havana.

IDF using flame throwing trebuchet
Around The Globe

Medieval Flame Throwing Trebuchet Is Israel’s Latest Weapon

Israeli troops are using ancient weapons to set fires across the border with Lebanon in order to give Hezbollah fewer places to hide.

Franco-German consortium KNDS has rolled out a new version o its Leopard 2 tank with an uncrewed turret that can be armed with an a 140mm main gun and a host of other new features.
Leopard

New Leopard 2 Tank Packs A Big Cannon, Uncrewed Turret, Anti-Drone Defenses

The Leopard 2 A-RC 3.0, which also has a pop-up missile launcher, is a step toward a next-gen Franco-German tank.

Russia has moved its S-500 Prometheus air defense system to Crimea, says Ukraine's spy boss.
Russia

S-500 Prometheus Air Defense System Now Protecting Russia’s Kerch Bridge: Ukraine’s Spy Boss

Russia’s most advanced air defense system would add a major anti-ballistic missile defense bubble around the Crimean Peninsula.

Does The U.S. Need To Be Building Hardened Aircraft Shelters For Its Combat Aircraft?
China

Does The U.S. Need To Be Building Hardened Aircraft Shelters For Its Combat Aircraft?

The US military and Congress are increasingly butting heads over aircraft shelters even as threats, especially from drones, grow.

Russian nuclear submarine Kazan arrives in Cuba.
Yasen Class

Russia’s Kazan Advanced Nuclear Guided-Missile Submarine Has Arrived In Cuba

The four-ship flotilla represents the most significant Russian naval deployment to the Caribbean island for many years.