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The Revolution Of AI-Enabled Autonomous Piloting With Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng

The Revolution Of AI-Enabled Autonomous Piloting With Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng

Branded Content: Artificial intelligence is on the precipice of revolutionizing air combat, with automated pilots that can far exceed the capabilities of their human counterparts.

No Major Damage Seen At Russian Air Base After Drone Attack
Russia

No Major Damage Seen At Russian Air Base After Drone Attack

Soaring claims about widespread destruction at the installation, which serves as a major tactical airpower hub for Russia, appear untrue.

Naha Air Base temporarily moves its F-15s in light of a tsunami warning
F-15

Japan’s Tsunami-Fleeing F-15s Took To The Road

F-15Js from Naha Air Base, Okinawa, were moved to higher ground due to a tsunami warning triggered by Taiwan's recent earthquake.

A woman selling biscuits to people using an underground tube station as an air raid shelter, U.K., January 1, 1940. Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images
Bunker Talk

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

It’s cozy in here.

AMX retired
Attack

Italy Says Arrivederci To Its Little AMX Attack Jets

A joint venture between Italy and Brazil, the subsonic AMX attack jet was retired today by the Italian Air Force after 35 years of service.

The first of 22 former Swiss F-5E/F Tiger II jets is now in the United States for the final phase of its conversion into an aggressor for the Navy and Marine Corps.
KC-130

Marine KC-130 Delivers First Of New Batch Of Ex-Swiss F-5s Destined To Be Aggressors

A total of 22 Swiss F-5E/F Tiger IIs are currently being converted and upgraded to help expand Navy and Marine Corps' adversary air fleets.

Ukrainian officials claimed on Friday that the drone strike targeting the Morozovsk airbase in Russia had killed or injured 20 members of personnel.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around Drone Attack On Russian Fighter-Bomber Base

The base that was attacked is a major hub for Russia’s tactical air operations over Ukraine and houses dozens of jets.

World War II deception unit the "Ghost Army"
WWII

The Work Of This Clandestine Army Unit That Used Guile To Fight The Nazis Is Highly Relevant Again

The "Ghost Army" of WWII was recently awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, just as its playbook is being dusted off for future conflicts.

Navy needs to introduce swarms to its warships now
U.S. Navy

The Compelling Case For Arming U.S. Navy Warships With Drone Swarms

Adding dozens of small, long-range drones to Navy ships would drastically enhance strike, ISR, networking, and defensive capabilities.

The Royal Danish Navy’s recent woes are continuing, with the service today having declared a missile failure aboard one of its frigates, the Niels Juel, at a harbor in the Baltic Sea. As well forcing the closure of Denmark’s most important strait connecting the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the incident comes one day after the sacking of the head of the Danish Armed Forces, amid the fallout of weapons failures aboard another of its frigates, which was protecting Red Sea shipping against Houthi attacks.
R/UGM-84 Harpoon

Harpoon Missile Malfunction On Danish Frigate Closes Part Of Baltic Strait

The Harpoon missile glitch comes amid fallout from other technical failures aboard another Danish frigate that was operating in the Red Sea.

The Navy and Lockheed Martin recently conducted a "historic" test in which four AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles were in flight simultaneously.
F/A-18E/F

Four Stealthy AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles Flew Together In “Historic” Test

Two F/A-18E/F Super Hornets fired the quartet of AGM-158C missiles, a reflection of how these weapons would be employed in actual combat.

F-16s from Eielson AFB now 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron.
F-16

F-16 Aggressor Squadron In Alaska Becomes Unique Air Defense Unit

The 18th Aggressor Squadron is now the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, a designation not used since shortly after the end of the Cold War.

The long-running question of whether Israel will finally buy a new batch of F-15 Eagle multirole fighters looks like it might be answered sooner rather than later. The latest reports out of Washington indicate that the Biden administration is now considering whether or not to move ahead with a deal, which would likely involve as many as 50 examples of the F-15IA — an Israel-specific variant of the F-15EX.
F-15

F-15 Sale To Israel Reportedly Ready To Close, Will Gaza Change That?

A version of the F-15EX could finally provide Israel with the new Eagles it wants, but the deal comes at a politically perilous time.

A US-made F-16 fighter lands on the run way at the eastern Hualien air force base on January 23, 2013. The Taiwan air force demonstrated their combat skills at the Hualien air base during an annual training before the coming lunar new year.
F-16

Multiple Taiwanese F-16s Damaged In Powerful Earthquake

The earthquake brought destruction to eastern Taiwan, including impacting some of the upgraded F-16Vs at Hualien Air Base.

Drone maker Kratos has disclosed the existence of work on an MQ-58B variant of its Valkyrie drone with electronic attack capabilities for the US Marine Corps.
XQ-58

MQ-58B Electronic Attack-Enabled Version Of Valkyrie Drone For USMC Revealed

Pairing Valkyrie drones with F-35B makes perfect sense for future Marine Corps operations, especially in the Pacific.

North Korea has tested what it claims is a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile tipped with a unpowered boost-glide vehicle.
Land-Based Conventional Hypersonic Weapons

North Korea’s Latest Hypersonic Missile System Is One Sinister-Looking Weapon

North Korea just tested a solid-fuel intermediate-range ballistic missile with a wedge-shaped hypersonic boost-glide vehicle on top.

The Danish Armed Forces say one of the country's frigates shot down four Houthi drones during a recent Red Sea deployment. However, other reports say that the ship also suffered serious problems while in the region.
Frigates

Danish Frigate Suffered Radar, Combat System, Gun Problems During Red Sea Ops: Reports

A Danish frigate downed four Houthi drones during a recent Red Sea deployment, but suffered major issues with its weapons and other systems.

Spain selling off its M60s
Europe

Spain Is Selling Off Its M60 Tanks To The Highest Bidder

The Spanish tanks are the M60A3 Tank Thermal Sight models that have been fully retired from service in recent years.

The U.S. military is gearing up for the forthcoming retirement of another iconic aircraft type, with the last pilots now having graduated onto the AV-8B Harrier II attack jet. As we have explained in the past, the U.S. Marine Corps is pressing ahead with plans to remove the vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) aircraft from its inventory before the end of 2026, with this latest development a highly symbolic one within this process.
Harrier

Last Marine Harrier Pilots Complete Training As AV-8B’s End Draws Near

With the Marine Corps planning to retire its last Harriers in 2026, the final two pilots have been trained to fly the ‘jump jet.’

The new radar for Japan's future cruiser-sized Aegis System Equipped Vessels has successfully tracked targets in space for the first time.
Japan Maritime Self Defense Force

Radar For Japan’s New Missile Defense Ships Passes Critical Space Object Tracking Test

Japan's Aegis Combat System-equipped warships are also getting Tomahawk cruise missiles, which crews have begun training on.