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Collaborative Combat Aircraft

X-62A Toting Infrared Search And Track Pod Used Its AI ‘Brain’ To Autonomously Intercept An ‘Enemy’ T-38

Being able to autonomously use onboard sensor data to engage aerial threats is exactly what the USAF wants from its future CCA drones.

Carrier Tracker

Where Are The Aircraft Carriers: August 3, 2026

USS George Washington visits Vietnam, the first time a U.S. carrier has done so since 2023, meanwhile two carriers hold the blockade line in the Arabian Sea.

Virginia Class

Stretched Virginia Class Recategorized As Guided Missile Submarines (SSGNs)

The Navy will no longer categorize enlarged Virginia Block V and VI types as attack submarines ahead of Ohio class guided missile boats' retirements.

Diesel-Electric Submarines

This Soviet Sub’s Bizarre ‘Double-Barrel’ Bow Was Built To Test Exotic Weapons

The strange looking testbed helped develop Soviet submarine-launched missile-torpedoes during the Cold War.

Russia

Ukraine’s Fire Point CEO On How It’s Making Missiles And Drones To “Destroy The Russian Empire”

Iryna Terekh talks Flamingo cruise missiles, weaponizing AI, Ukraine's future interceptors and much more in our wide-ranging interview.

Lockheed Martin’s Master Plan For Accelerating Munitions Production

Branded Content: A holistic approach to ramping production of missiles aims to meet exploding demand and the Pentagon’s new way of doing business.

U.S. Navy

New Radar Delivery Pushes Arleigh Burke Destroyer Modernization Work Toward Next Phase

The USS Pinckney is first in line to get the new AN/SPY‑6(V)4 radar, a key part of a larger upgrade package.

Frigates

German Defense Giant Rheinmetall Enters The Frigate Market

The warship design appears tailored to sit between the capabilities of a lower-end frigate and a guided-missile destroyer, with an eye on the North American market.

Bunker Talk

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

Do you have a metallic taste in your mouth too?

Red Sea

Red Sea Maritime Security Task Force Commander Talks Major Jump In Escort Requests (Updated)

The danger to Red Sea shipping has increased once again after the Houthis began attacking Saudi tankers.

Virginia Class

U.S. Navy Is Seeking A Submarine Launched Anti-Air Missile

The Navy has a plan for a revolutionary modular surface-to-air missile arsenal, and submarines are intended to be added as launch platforms.

F-35B

F-35B Crashes And Burns At Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (Updated)

The F-35B crashed near the end of the runway at the sprawling Marine Corps base at around 10AM local time.

Turkish Air Force

Turkey’s Latest Kaan Fighter Prototype Begins Taxi Tests

The P1 aircraft begins powered taxi testing as Turkish Aerospace pushes toward multiple flying prototypes.

F-15

F-15Es Replacing A-10s At Whiteman AFB Signals Bigger Realignment Of Eagle Fleet

A surprise plan to transfer Strike Eagles to the Reserves could be a preview of how a much larger F-15EX fleet will be assigned.

Egypt

Drone Strike On Egyptian Port On Mediterranean Stokes Concerns Iran Conflict Will Widen (Updated)

Claims swirl around who struck natural gas tankers far from the conflict zone, but it appears to have been meant to send a message.

Japan Air Self Defense Force

Japanese F-2 Fighter Appears With New Large Stealth Cruise Missile Under Its Wings

The previously unseen missile could be the air-launched Type 25, dramatically expanding the F-2’s standoff strike reach.

Japan Maritime Self Defense Force

Japan Has Officially Joined The Tomahawk Cruise Missile Club

Japan has fired its first Tomahawk from one of its destroyers, ushering in a new era of long-range cruise missile capability.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Chinese Destroyer’s Encounter With U.S. Drone Boat Highlights Future Rules Of Engagement Issues

As small uncrewed surface vessels proliferate, the threat they potentially pose will grow, and rules of engagement will have to adapt.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

China Fires YJ-20 Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile From Smaller Destroyer

Putting YJ-20s on Type 052D destroyers, not just the giant Type 055, distributes the capability across many more hulls and potentially a much larger area.

F-47

Will The F-47 Have To Fly Initially With Inferior Engines?

The timelines for a next-gen fighter engine and the F-47 appear out of sync, which could lead to a stop-gap engine, something with historical precedent.