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U.S. Navy

USS Zumwalt Returns To The Water With A Hypersonic Missile Launcher Upgrade

It's hoped that the tiny and hugely expensive Zumwalt class might find new utility with its hypersonic missile launch capability.

F-35

Former Trump Acting SECDEF Talks About The Future Of Big Ticket Defense Programs

Chris Miller offered some insights into how the next Trump administration could approach defense procurement.

B-21

B-21 Raider Numbers Could Be Boosted With Existing Production Capacity

As the Air Force grapples with questions over B-21 force size, the head of Global Strike Command says the capacity exists to ramp up production.

Iran

Syrian Rebels Closing In On Homs, Cutting Off Damascus From Coast An Imminent Possibility (Updated)

Homs is the last major city on anti-Assad forces' road to Damascus and its capture would put them 75 miles north of the city.

MRBMs/IRBMs

Experimental Ballistic Missile Russia Used On Ukraine Could Be Headed To Belarus

The broader ramifications of the secretive Oreshnik missile only continue to grow after its emergence in an unprecedented attack on Ukraine.

U.S. Navy

USS Carney’s Red Sea Operations Highlight 5-inch Deck Gun’s Anti-Air Capability

USS Carney executed a whopping 51 engagements of Houthi drones and missiles during its deployment to the Red Sea.

Unmanned

This Is The New ‘Counter-Drone Strategy’ Just Unveiled By Pentagon

The new Pentagon strategy is an important acknowledgment of growing drone threats, but also highlights long-standing lag in addressing them.

NGAD

Future Of NGAD Fighter Punted To Trump Administration

While the Air Force continues its deep review into the NGAD future crewed fighter, a final decision on its fate will be taken by the Trump administration.

Iran

Anti-Assad Forces’ Capture Of Strategic Hama A Critical Stop On Road To Damascus

Hama, a critical post on the road to the Syrian capital, is the latest city to fall to the rebels’ fast-moving offensive.

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Revised Fold-Away Rotor Aircraft Concepts Emerge From Special Operations X-Plane Program

Fast-flying runway-independent aircraft with folding rotors, crewed and uncrewed, could perform more than just special operations missions.

Russia

Russia Massing For Possible Cross-River Offensive In South Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia is increasing attacks across Dnipro River to draw Ukraine's troops away from other areas of the front.

Russian Navy

Our Best Look At Russia’s Shadowy Zircon Hypersonic Missile

The Russian Navy launched the Zircon cruise missile as part of a large-scale live-fire exercise in the Mediterranean.

X-37B

Mysterious Object Appears At Remote Chinese Airfield Linked To Spaceplane Program

The remote airstrip with one of the longest runways in the world is where at least one Chinese spaceplane flight looks to have concluded in 2020.

F-35A

F-35A’s 25mm Gun Still Needs Tests To Verify It Works

The internal 25mm cannon on the F-35A has been beset by serious problems over the years that left it unable to shoot straight.

S-300

Russia’s Advanced Podlet-1K Radar Captured By Anti-Assad Forces In Syria

Among many pieces of equipment now in anti-regime forces' hands, the modern air defense radar system may well be the most prized.

Amphibious Vehicles

The Navy’s Amphibious Fleet Is In Really Bad Shape

The 'Gator Navy' is facing a major readiness crisis with no near-term relief in sight, according to a scathing report from the Government Accountability Office.

Russian Air Force

Russia’s Prized Bases Along The Mediterranean In Syria Could Be At Risk

With Russia's resources being poured into its war in Ukraine, defending its naval base and airfield in Syria would be more of a challenge than three years ago.

South Korea

South Korea’s New Destroyer Is Designed To Fire Ballistic Missiles

South Korea's Jeongjo the Great destroyer is the first of a group of warships fitted with supersized vertical launch system cells.

Syria

Claims Swirl Around U.S. Strikes In Eastern Syria (Updated)

The U.S. insists that it supported an operation against ISIS that had no connection with anti-Assad offensive, reports state otherwise.

North Korea

Surprise Martial Law Declaration Throws South Korea Into Turmoil (Updated)

South Korean troops appeared at the country's parliament and elsewhere in the capital after President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration.