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A photo taken on February 8, 2022 shows an underground passage in the former vault of the Bundesbank Bunker Museum in Cochem, western Germany. The Bundesbank Bunker was a bunker of the German Bundesbank in Cochem for the storage of an emergency currency. From 1964 to 1988, up to 15 billion marks were stored in the top-secret facility to protect Germany from a national economic crisis in the event of hyperinflation caused by the Cold War.
Bunker Talk

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

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A close-up shot of part of a T-72 tank track, produced by Cook Defence Systems
Cold War

Tank Museum In U.K. Playing Big Role In Keeping Ukraine’s Armor On Track

The Tank Museum has opened its archives to reverse-engineer Soviet-era tank and armored vehicle tracks in order to bolster Ukrainian stocks.

An intriguing video has been doing the rounds on social media recently, showing the wind-tunnel testing of a French future fighter concept, a tailless jet fitted with prominent leading-edge vortex controllers, or LEVCONs.
Su-57

Su-57 Felon Feature Appears On French Future Tailless Fighter Concept

Leading-edge vortex controllers, or LEVCONs are one option to boost the agility of a future European tailless combat aircraft.

Russia appears to have started using first-person view-type kamikaze drones using a physical control line instead of a wireless link.
Loitering Munitions

Russia Now Looks To Be Using Wire-Guided Kamikaze Drones In Ukraine

A drone with a wired control link would be immune to jamming, among other advantages, but this configuration could also present limitations.

The grounding of all US military V-22 Ospreys following a crash in November 2023 has been lifted.
CV-22

V-22 Osprey Finally Cleared To Fly After Three Month Grounding

The crash that led to the grounding is still under investigation and returning fully to regular V-22 operations will take time.

Expeditionary transfer docks and JLOTS could be used to support a Gaza mission but not with risks.
U.S. Navy

This Is How The U.S. Could Set Up A Gaza Beachhead, But Not Without Risks

The U.S. military has capabilities that could provide access to Gaza's coastline for aid transfers, but none are without significant risks.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (3rd R) and Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis (2nd R) tour the streets destroyed by the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine during Mitsotakis's official visit in Odesa, Ukraine on March 6, 2024. The leaders then arrived at the port of Odesa, which has been repeatedly attacked by Russian missiles and drones, to inspect the functioning of the 'grain corridor' in Odesa.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Missile Landed Near Zelensky And Greek Prime Minister In Odesa

President Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis had a close call with a Russian missile attack on the port city.

The Army has received a prototype variant of its Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) armed with a Patria NEMO 120mm turreted mortar.
Mortars

Army Gets 120mm ‘Nemo’ Mortar Turret Toting Armed Vehicle Prototype

An armored vehicle with the Finnish NEMO mortar turret is a major capability boost over anything in the Army's inventory today.

Declassified documents shine new light on an incident off the coast of Florida in January 2023 where an Air Force pilot says they saw something that looked like an "Apollo spacecraft."
Airborne Radar

Air Force Pilot’s Bizarre Encounter With Capsule-Like Craft Off Florida Declassified

Official documents confirm an Air Force pilot had a very unusual encounter over the Gulf of Mexico last year, though questions remain.

F-16 Block 70 about to head on its delivery flight to Bahrain.
F-16

First Block 70 F-16s Are Out For Delivery (Updated)

50 years after its first flight, the delivery is a major milestone for the F-16 program and its production line's new home in South Carolina.

Inside the USMC's operational test aviation unit, VMX-1.
Naval Aviation

Inside VMX-1, The Test Squadron Rewriting The USMC’s Air Combat Playbook

VMX-1 is at the nexus of cutting-edge tech and operational employment, with a laser focus on readying the force for a high-end conflict.

Pulsejet drone has flown.
U.S. Homeland

Pulsejet Drone Flies, Could Have Big Impact On Cost Of Future Weapons

The pulsejet-powered Scitor-D reflects growing interest in low-cost, high-performance engines for decoys, one-way attack drones, and more.

The Barbados-flagged cargo ship True Confidence has been abandoned in the Gulf of Aden following apparent attack that reportedly left it on fire and with casualties among its crew.
Iran

Another Burning Cargo Ship Abandoned After Houthi Missile Attack (Updated)

Houthi attacks on shipping off Yemen show no signs of slowing and are becoming more effective even as the U.S. and the U.K. continue strikes.

An extraordinary video has emerged showing some of the last moments aboard the Russian Black Sea Fleet landing ship Cesar Kunikov (also written as Tsezar Kunikov) as it was attacked by Ukrainian naval drones last month.
Russian Navy

Russian Ship Under Drone Boat Attack Seen In Dramatic Onboard Video

The crew of the Russian Navy landing ship Caesar Kunikov fought in vain against an attack by Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels last month.

Videos have emerged showing the possible remains of a spy balloon that fishermen recently recovered off the coast of Alaska.
U.S. Homeland

Our First Look At Possible Spy Balloon Wreck Found By Alaskan Fishermen

Fishermen recently found what very well could be the remains of a propeller-equipped spy balloon and turned it over to U.S. authorities.

For the first time, we have gotten the chance to see inside the Russian factory where license production of the Iranian Shahed-series one-way attack drone is taking place.
Russia

Our First Look Inside Russia’s Shahed-136 Attack Drone Factory

Large-scale Russian production of the Iranian-designed Shahed drones could present a range of new problems for Ukrainian air defenses.

CF-5 refuels from a 707 tanker.
F-5

F-5 Pilot’s Double Engine Flameout While Refueling Over The Atlantic

Being dragged across the frigid Atlantic by a 707 tanker in a tiny CF-5 Freedom Fighter with engine issues was not for the faint of heart.

The British Army's 16th Air Assault Brigade Combat Team now has new computerized sights for its rifles to help knock down enemy drones.
Assault Rifles

British Army Paratroopers Get Computerized Rifle Sights To Shoot Down Drones

The British Army fielding SMASH X4 computerized gun sights highlights the need for layers of drone defenses among armed forces worldwide.

Russia is taking a page out of Ukraine's play book and creating Naval drone regiments
Russian Navy

Ukrainian Drone Boats Sink Russian Navy Patrol Ship

The latest victim of Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels was the Russian Navy’s modern Project 22160 patrol ship Sergei Kotov.

The US Coast Guard says it plans to award a sole source contract to buy an existing commercial icebreaker.
U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Poised To Buy Badly Needed Private Icebreaker

The Coast Guard is far from meeting ice-breaking mission demands in the strategic Arctic region and currently only has one heavy icebreaker.