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Less than a month after we got our first glimpse inside the Russian factory where license production of the Iranian Shahed-series one-way attack drone is taking place, a Ukrainian drone attack appears to have targeted the facility.
Russia

Russia’s Shahed-136 Factory Attacked By Light Plane Converted Into A Drone

One of Ukraine’s longest-range drone attack ever targeted the plant in Russia that makes Shahed kamikaze drones.

A video has emerged showing a disastrous Russian assault on the Avdiivka front, which took place at the weekend, reportedly leaving 20 of the Kremlin’s armored vehicles destroyed. While we have seen other large-scale Russian armored assaults, various accounts suggest this might be the biggest of its kind of the conflict so far, spearheaded by a column of 48 Russian armored vehicles.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Armor Massacre At Avdiivka

Reports suggest 20 Russian vehicles were destroyed in what may have been one of the biggest single assaults of its kind in the war so far.

Eliat Sa'ar 6 drone attack.
Iraq

Israel’s Most Advanced Warship Nearly Struck By Long-Range Attack Drone (Updated)

The attack in Eilat could be a preview of what's to come as it happened prior to an Israeli strike that killed top Iranian commanders.

The Navy has established a new forward-deployed MQ-4C detachment at NAS Sigonella in Italy.
MQ-4C

MQ-4C Triton Has Arrived In Europe, Could Impact Black Sea, Red Sea Operations

Navy MQ-4C drones will give U.S. commanders unique capabilities to surveil maritime areas in and around Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Patrick Mueller opens a bunker door of the Deltalis Swiss Mountain Data Center, a former Swiss Army bunker built in the Alps during the Cold War, on November 18, 2013, near Attinghausen, Central Switzerland.
Bunker Talk

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

It's Bunker time!

Sig's M7 and M250 guns
M16/AR15/M4 Pattern

First U.S. Army Unit Just Received Long Awaited M4 And M249 Replacements

Delivery of the first next-generation rifles and light machine guns to soldiers represents a huge moment for the Army.

SCALP-EG/Storm Shadow strikes Crimea
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: UK MoD Says Two More Russian Ships Were Hit In Missile Raid

If the UK Ministry of Defense assessment is correct, at least three ships were damaged in the March 24th cruise missile raid on Sevastopol.

Navy’s Rush To Test Microwave Weapons Tied To Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Fears
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Rush To Test Microwave Weapons Tied To Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Fears

The Navy wants high-power microwave systems to help ships conserve other weapons, specially ones capable of downing ballistic missiles.

Four US Army AH-64 Apaches have crashed in the past two months, with the most recent pair of incidents coming within days of each just this week.
AH-64

Four Army AH-64 Apaches Have Now Crashed In Just Two Months

The two most recent Army AH-64 crashes happened within days of each other this week and the Army National Guard has grounded its Apaches.

The USAF wants $1.5B in spare parts it doesn't have in its budget.
KC-135

Hundreds Of Air Force Aircraft Risk Grounding Without Extra $1.5B Spare Parts Infusion

The USAF has $1.5B in critical parts on its unfunded priority list, choosing to invest in future capabilities it wants over the ones it has.

VMX-1 getting MQ-9s
XQ-58

How Marine MQ-9s Will Adapt For A Pacific Fight, Pave Way For Future Drones

Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One will get its first MQ-9s this summer along with a load of new systems and tactics to test.

India’s homegrown Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has had a tortuous development path, but investment in the program is starting to show dividends, with the first flight of the Tejas Mk 1A, a much-improved version of the jet. The Tejas Mk 1A is set to be built in considerably greater numbers than the initial Mk 1 version and, more importantly, brings a host of advanced new features.
Indian Air Force

Much Is Riding On India’s Upgraded Tejas Light Fighter After Its First Flight

Issues with the original Tejas have led to a major upgrade less than a decade after the fighter originally entered limited service.

Boeing has announced plans to establish a new production facility for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone in Australia.
MQ-28

Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Getting Facility To Ramp-Up Production In Australia

Boeing's MQ-28 plant in Australia will be a first for the company outside the United States and points to a looming uncrewed revolution.

Cold War-era Ladoga APV pictured by a FPV drone
Ukraine

Ultra-Rare Russian Armored VIP Escape Vehicle Spotted In Ukraine

The converted tank was built during the Cold War to rush Russian officials to safety during a nuclear, biological or chemical attack.

Four U.S. sealift ships on call to support military operations are now stuck in Baltimore following the collapse of a bridge after it was struck by a container ship.
Military Sealift Command Vessels

Two Of The Fastest U.S. Sealift Ships Trapped By Baltimore Bridge Collapse

The blocked entrance to the Port of Baltimore has stranded a total of four cargo ships that are on call to support U.S. military operations.

Danish Air Force F-16 takes off in Monte Real Air Force Base during Real Thaw 2018 exercise on February 06, 2018 in Monte Real, Portugal. Real Thaw 2018 (RT18) is a Portuguese Air Force led live-fly exercise to evaluate and certify their operational capability being conducted at Monte Real Air Force from January 29 to February 09. The tenth edition of RT18 features 35 aircraft and 1500 personnel from the Portuguese Air Force, Army and Navy and military forces from Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, the United States of America and NATO.
F-16

F-16 Looks Like The Endgame To Argentina’s Epic Fighter Saga

Denmark and Argentina signing an agreement for the transfer of F-16s to the Latin American nation is good news for the United States.

A sortie today by a Chinese WZ-7 could be more significant beyond just being the apparent first time one of these drones has flown over the Sea of Japan.
Unmanned

China’s WZ-7 High-Altitude Drone Makes First Known Flight Over Sea Of Japan

The WZ-7 joined-wing drone very possibly flew through Russian or North Korean airspace to get to the Sea of Japan and back.

Greek F-16s
F-16

Greece Plans To Sell F-16s, Mirages To Rationalize Its Fighter Inventory

Greece is set to sell off some of its F-16s and Mirage 2000s as it plans to reduce its diverse combat aircraft fleet.

Russian drone can launch FPV video drones and relay their data back to controllers
Unmanned

FPV Drone Motherships That Also Relay Their Signals Offer Huge Advantages

Rumors that Russia is using such a system are circulating, but the concept could overcome major FPV drone deficiencies for both sides.

The US Navy says that if it its budget for the Fiscal Year 2025 were to increase, one of the things it would want to spend that extra money on is accelerating development of an advanced decoy drone.
U.S. Homeland

More Money For Flying Drone That Makes Missiles Think It’s A Warship On Navy Wishlist

Long Endurance Electronic Decoys will be able to create ghost fleets to lure missiles away from friendly ships and confuse enemy forces.