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Russian troops used smoke to try and hide its attack in Luhansk Oblast.
Russia

Russian Troops Deploy Huge Smokescreen To Hide From Marauding Drones

Russia is using the age-old tactic of laying down smoke to obscure its advancing vehicles from the modern scourge of drones.

Poland F-16 nuclear weapons
Eastern Europe

Ukraine Situation Report: Poland “Ready” To Host Nuclear Weapons

Polish President Andrzej Duda has again made the case for his country joining the NATO nuclear-sharing program.

The German Navy frigate Hessen has departed the Red Sea and is headed home.
Frigates

German Frigate That Fought Off Houthi Drones Heads Home After 58 Days

The Hessen repelled four Houthi drone attacks during its deployment but also accidentally targeted a U.S. Reaper drone.

Satellite imagery does now show any apparent damage to Russia's unique submarine rescue and deep-sea salvage ship Kommuna, one of the oldest military vessels in service in anywhere in the world.
Russia

Russia’s Historic Submarine Rescue Ship Looks Undamaged After Claimed Strike

Ukraine's armed forces claimed to have hit the historic submarine rescue and salvage vessel Kommuna in Sevastopol yesterday.

Dramatic footage has emerged of the destruction of the huge TV tower in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, in the northeast of the country. The city, Ukraine’s second largest, has come under fierce air attack in recent weeks, while the TV tower was subject to another Russian attack, earlier in the conflict, after which it was repaired.
Russia

Russian Strike Topples Kharkiv TV Tower

Previously standing nearly 800 feet tall, the TV tower was felled as part of a ferocious campaign against Ukraine’s second city.

Mystery missile in Iraq.
Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles

Mystery Weapon Appears In Iraqi Field After Israeli Strike (Updated)

There is growing evidence that Rocks, an air-launched quasi-ballistic missile, was used against an S-300 battery deep in Iran.

Londoners emerge safely from underground bomb shelters after an air raid. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

Are you ready for some bunker time?

Major Damage At Russian Airbase In Crimea After Ukrainian Attack
Russia

Major Damage At Russian Airbase In Crimea After Ukrainian Attack

Reports of destruction at the airbase, which was also home to an S-400/S-300 air defense system, are supported by satellite imagery.

Ukraine has claimed that it shot down a Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire-C bomber that crashed today in the Stavropol region in southern Russia. If that’s the case, it would be an unprecedented event, with Ukraine never having previously destroyed a Tu-22M3 — or any other Russian long-range bomber — in the air.
Tu-22

Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire Shot Down With S-200 Missile: Ukraine’s Spy Chief

Kyiv claims that the swing-wing bomber was brought down nearly 200 miles from the Ukrainian border by a modified S-200 air defense system.

A photo of a map of Iraq and Iran.
Iran

Israel Strikes Back (Updated)

The Israel Defense Forces have launched a reprisal operation against Iran five days after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel.

B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing taxi on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, April 15, 2024. Team Whiteman executed a mass fly-off of 12 B-2s to cap off the annual Spirit Vigilance exercise. Routine training ensures that Airmen are always ready to execute global strike operations… anytime, anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hailey Farrell)
B-2

Majority Of The B-2 Spirit Fleet Took To The Skies In A Mass Launch

A whopping 12 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers took to the skies to cap off the recent Spirit Vigilance exercise.

A Chinese high-flying, long-range WZ-7 drone has been spotted near the Philippines for what appears to be the first time.
Unmanned

China’s High-Altitude WZ-7 Drone Has Appeared Near The Philippines

This looks to be the first time a WZ-7 has been seen near the Philippines and follows the deployment of a new U.S. Army missile system there.

Ancient Greece: Sea Battle - Coloured engraving by Heinrich Leutemann (1824-1905) - Bilder aus dem Altertume
Ancient Warfare

How The Ancient Greeks Waged War On The High Seas

The tactics and tech behind naval warfare in the Ancient Greek period set the stage for thousands of years of naval warfare that followed.

Ghost Shark is being jointly developed and funded by a partnership between Defence and Anduril Australia, and will become Mission Zero (0) for the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA).
Royal Australian Navy

Australia’s Ghost Shark Uncrewed Submarine Breaks Cover

The Ghost Shark is Australia’s ambitious extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle, but details about its future missions remain scarce.

B-21 raider production still capped at 100 units as USAF looks at what could come next.
B-21

Air Force Looking At Options Beyond The B-21 Raider Is Absolutely Necessary

The Air Force's top officer saying that more B-21s may not follow the first 100 built reflects the rapidly changing realities of air combat.

F-15EX
F-15

F-15E Strike Eagle’s Defense Of Israel Bolsters The Case For F-15EX

There is no better fighter on the planet for taking on barrages of incoming one-way attack drones and cruise missiles, at home or abroad.

Photos and videos, as well as satellite sensor imagery, suggest that Ukrainian forces have once again struck the Russian airbase at Dzhankoi, in the northern part of occupied Crimea. Reportedly, the attack last night, which seems to have involved a ballistic missile strike, led to the damage or destruction of several of Russia’s prized S-400 and S-300 air defense systems.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Air Defense Systems Struck In Crimea

As well as being home to an S-400 air defense system, the base at Dzhankoi accommodates attack aircraft and is a major logistics hub.

The US Air Force's unique X-62A test jet participating in a breakthrough dogfight last year while a fully autonomous mode against a crewed F-16.
F-16

AI Is Now Dogfighting With Fighter Pilots In The Air

The breakthrough in autonomous aerial combat made by the X-62 test jet is set to have far-reaching impacts well beyond dogfighting.

Mockups seen on the deck of the Chinese carrier Fujian
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Deck Of China’s Nearly Complete Carrier Now Hosting Multiple Aircraft Mockups

The sight of mock fighters, a trainer, and an early warning and control aircraft on the Fujian gives a glimpse of its future air wing.

Israeli launch of a Shavit-2 with the Ofek 13 satellite
Iran

Could Israel Use Conventionally-Armed Jericho Ballistic Missiles To Strike Iran?

If conventionally-armed Jericho ballistic missiles do indeed exist, they could be brought out of hiding to retaliate against Iran.