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The US Navy is looking to add RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles to the arsenals of most of its Arleigh Burke class destroyers, and is pushing ahead with other more substantial upgrades for those ships, too.
U.S. Navy

Rolling Airframe Missiles To Arm Arleigh Burke Destroyer Fleet

New point defenses, which come amid growing missile and drone threats, are just one Navy modernization effort for the Arleigh Burke class.

A missile is launched from the Sa'ar 6-class corvette during the series of live-fire tests of the naval version of its Iron Dome missile-defense system, called "C-Dome"at sea on February 21, 2022.
Israeli Navy

Israel’s Ship-Based Iron Dome Just Got Its First Combat Kill

The C-Dome air defense system aboard a Sa'ar 6 class corvette downed a drone headed toward the port of Eilat.

Full-scale prototype of Northrop Grumman's Manta Ray
U.S. Navy

Manta Ray High-Endurance Underwater Drone Unveiled

The testbed that mimics its namesake is designed to help DARPA hone its requirements for a new class of multi-mission submersible drones.

Russia cope cage like none other.
Russian Army

Bizarre ‘Turtle Tank’ Appears In Ukraine With Shell Covering It Nearly Completely (Updated)

We have never seen a 'cope cage' like this, which is basically a steel shed built around the tank.

B-1B Lancer aircraft nicknamed “Lancelot,” touches down at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 8, 2024. “Lancelot” is being regenerated to the active bomber fleet after previously being retired to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. Photo was redacted for security purposes.
B-1

B-1B ‘Lancelot’ Is Being Resurrected For Active Service

After being flown out of long-term storage at the boneyard, the bomber is now being regenerated and upgraded to replace a B-1 lost to fire.

A T-72 tank modified with counter-drone electronic warfare jamming systems.
Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Anti-Drone Electronic Warfare Tank Captured

Capture of the hastily modified T-72 tank sporting advanced jamming gear will be a boon for Ukraine and Western intelligence.

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.