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Eglin UFO Case
U.S. Air Force

Eglin AFB Pilot Likely Saw A Lighting Balloon, Not A UFO Pentagon Concludes

The high-profile incident over the Gulf of Mexico included a strange craft with an even stranger infrared signature.

The US Air Force has chosen Anduril and General Atomics to move ahead in Increment 1 of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone program.
U.S. Air Force

General Atomics, Anduril Move Ahead In Collaborative Combat Aircraft Drone Program (Updated)

The Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program has huge stakes, with the winner getting a head start on shaping the future of air combat.

Ukraine will receive Paveway IV precision-guided bombs as part of the latest package of weapons being supplied by the United Kingdom to assist in the war with Russia. At this stage it’s unclear which aircraft will be armed with the dual-mode Paveway bombs, but the move ensures the United Kingdom remains very much at the forefront of delivering advanced and novel military equipment to Ukraine.
Russia

Dual-Mode Paveway IV Guided Bombs Headed To Ukraine

The British-supplied bombs will offer all-weather and moving-target capabilities, but it’s unclear which aircraft will employ them.

Additional details about a breakthrough autonomous dogfight in September 2023 underscore significant challenges still to be addressed.
U.S. Air Force

Next Big Challenge For AI Dogfighting Is Keeping Track Of Enemies Up Close

Despite a breakthrough mock dogfight, actually sensing where the enemy is at during a tight-turning battle is a huge challenge to overcome.

The Biden Administration will allow Ukraine to use ATACMS deep inside Russia.
Ukraine

$1B U.S. Air Package To Ukraine On Its Way, ATACMS Missiles Already Secretly Provided

The package, which includes artillery shells, HIMARS and air defense munitions, comes as Russia is increasing pressure on Ukraine.

South Korean F-4E launches an AGM-142 'Pop-eye' missile
South Korea

F-4 Phantoms Conduct Final Popeye Missile Firing Before South Korea Bids Them Farewell

The exercise was performed just weeks before South Korea waves goodbye to the F-4 Phantom altogether in June.

Terminator is a flame throwing robodog.
News & Features

Meet The Flamethrowing Robodog Named Thermonator

The robodog flamethrower system is being touted for peaceful purposes, but one like it could have far deadlier potential applications.

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J-20

China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber “Not Really” A Concern: U.S. Official

A U.S. intelligence official suggested China’s still-in-development H-20 stealth bomber is far from an equal even to the 35-year-old B-2.

General Atomics' Mojave short takeoff and landing drone armed with a pair of Minigun pods recently conducted a first-of-its-kind live-fire demonstration.
Aircraft gun systems

Minigun-Armed Mojave Drone Now Blasting Targets At 6,000 Rounds Per Minute

This is the first time Minigun pods have been live-fired from a drone in this class and there are already plans to expand on the capability.

A picture has emerged purportedly showing a Chinese H-6 bomber carrying a large mystery payload underneath its fuselage.
H-6 Bomber

Black Mystery Craft Spotted Slung Under Chinese H-6 Bomber

What is seen hanging underneath an H-6 in a recent picture is not a WZ-8 rocket drone, leaving open multiple possibilities.

Russian troops used smoke to try and hide its attack in Luhansk Oblast.
Russia

Russian Troops Deploy Huge Smokescreen To Hide From Marauding Drones

Russia is using the age-old tactic of laying down smoke to obscure its advancing vehicles from the modern scourge of drones.

Poland F-16 nuclear weapons
Eastern Europe

Ukraine Situation Report: Poland “Ready” To Host Nuclear Weapons

Polish President Andrzej Duda has again made the case for his country joining the NATO nuclear-sharing program.

The German Navy frigate Hessen has departed the Red Sea and is headed home.
Frigates

German Frigate That Fought Off Houthi Drones Heads Home After 58 Days

The Hessen repelled four Houthi drone attacks during its deployment but also accidentally targeted a U.S. Reaper drone.

Satellite imagery does now show any apparent damage to Russia's unique submarine rescue and deep-sea salvage ship Kommuna, one of the oldest military vessels in service in anywhere in the world.
Russia

Russia’s Historic Submarine Rescue Ship Looks Undamaged After Claimed Strike

Ukraine's armed forces claimed to have hit the historic submarine rescue and salvage vessel Kommuna in Sevastopol yesterday.

Dramatic footage has emerged of the destruction of the huge TV tower in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, in the northeast of the country. The city, Ukraine’s second largest, has come under fierce air attack in recent weeks, while the TV tower was subject to another Russian attack, earlier in the conflict, after which it was repaired.
Russia

Russian Strike Topples Kharkiv TV Tower

Previously standing nearly 800 feet tall, the TV tower was felled as part of a ferocious campaign against Ukraine’s second city.

Mystery missile in Iraq.
Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles

Mystery Weapon Appears In Iraqi Field After Israeli Strike (Updated)

There is growing evidence that Rocks, an air-launched quasi-ballistic missile, was used against an S-300 battery deep in Iran.

Londoners emerge safely from underground bomb shelters after an air raid. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

Are you ready for some bunker time?

Major Damage At Russian Airbase In Crimea After Ukrainian Attack
Russia

Major Damage At Russian Airbase In Crimea After Ukrainian Attack

Reports of destruction at the airbase, which was also home to an S-400/S-300 air defense system, are supported by satellite imagery.

Ukraine has claimed that it shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire-C bomber that crashed today in the Stavropol region in southern Russia. If that’s the case, it would be an unprecedented event, with Ukraine never having previously destroyed a Tu-22M3 — or any other Russian long-range bomber — in the air.
Tu-22

Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Shot Down With S-200 Missile: Ukraine’s Spy Chief

Kyiv claims that the swing-wing bomber was brought down nearly 200 miles from the Ukrainian border by a modified S-200 air defense system.

A photo of a map of Iraq and Iran.
Iran

Israel Strikes Back (Updated)

The Israel Defense Forces have launched a reprisal operation against Iran five days after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel.