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General Atomics has now confirmed that its Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone design for the US Air Force is based on its XQ-67A.
U.S. Air Force

XQ-67 Confirmed To Be A Prototype For General Atomics’ Collaborative Combat Aircraft Design

The XQ-67 gives General Atomics a demonstrator that is already flying as competition to build Collaborative Combat Aircraft heats up.

Ukraine appears to have converted a light aircraft to serve as a remote bomber.
Ukraine

Ukraine Appears To Be Using Light Planes Converted Into Reusable Bomber Drones

The nearly intact Skyranger plane crashed with a bomb attached to its underside and clear indications that it was remotely piloted.

Despite an attack near the location where the U.S. is building a pier to pour aid into Gaza, the Pentagon is satisfied with security plans.
Israel

Despite Mortar Attack, U.S. Is Satisfied With Gaza Beachhead Security

Construction began today on a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza aim at providing humanitarian aid to millions of Palestinians.

A US Marine Corps CH-53K recently carried the stripped-down hulk of an F-35C fighter from one base to another and refueled in mid-air along the way.
KC-130

Check Out This Marine CH-53K Carrying An F-35C While Refueling From A KC-130T

The new CH-53K is the most powerful helicopter in the Pentagon's inventory and it provides a critical long-range, heavy-lift capability.

The Ukrainian Air Force is using iPads, or similar tablets in the cockpits of its Soviet-era jets to enable rapid integration of modern Western air-to-ground weapons — something that TWZ predicted back in 2022. This has been confirmed by Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Dr. William LaPlante. While many questions remain about the tablet and how it works, there’s now more footage showing it fitted in cockpits.
MiG-29

Ukrainian Fighter Jets “Using iPads” To Control Western Weapons

The Pentagon's top weapons buyer talked about Ukraine’s success in using tablets to integrate Western weapons on its Soviet jets.

A senior U.S. official has strongly implied that Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs sent to Ukraine have performed so poorly for a variety of reasons that they have been removed from service.
Land

Have Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs Been ‘Thrown Aside’ By Ukraine?

A senior Pentagon official has alluded to a recently deployed long-range ground-launched weapon suffering from Russian jamming and other issues.

Growing Hi-power in Canada
WWII

Canadian Military’s WWII-Era Browning Hi-Power Pistols Are Finally Being Replaced

The pistol, which has been in service with the Canadian military since 1944, leaves behind a significant legacy as Sig's P320 replaces it.

For the first time, the Russians have captured a U.S-donated M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle, which is a variant of the M1 Abrams tank.
M1 Abrams

First Confirmed Abrams Tank Variant Captured By Russia Seen With Inner Armor Exposed

The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle's capture is a loss for critical Ukrainian mine-clearing capabilities and a propaganda win for Russia.

Balloon Russia Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine’s Explosive-Laden Balloon Operations Against Russia

Ukraine is doing anything it can to strike into Russian territory, including sending cheap 'balloon bombs' over the border.

The CTM-290 missile, which is launched from the Homar-K multiple launch rocket system (MLRS), based on a Polish-built truck chassis, is indicative of a widening military relationship between Poland and South Korea. In recent years, this has also seen the East European country buy light combat aircraft, tanks, and self-propelled artillery from Seoul.
MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

Poland’s New South Korean-Built ATACMS-Like Ballistic Missile Seen Firing For The First Time

As part of its spending spree in South Korea, the Polish Armed Forces is receiving a long-range missile comparable to the U.S.-made ATACMS.

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.