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Turkish Air Force

Turkey’s Kaan Next-Generation Fighter Has Flown

The TF Kaan is the latest and most impressive expression of Turkey’s increasingly ambitious military aerospace industry.

The Australian government has released a new plan for the country's navy's surface fleets that calls for new classes of optionally-crewed missile-armed ships and traditional crewed general purpose frigates.
Royal Australian Navy

Australia To Bet Big On Heavily Armed, Optionally Crewed Warships

Missile-armed optionally crewed ships and new smaller frigates are just part of a transformational plan for the Australian Navy.

Captain Maxim Kuzminov, Pilot Of A Russian Military Mi-8 Helicopter In Kyiv
Russia

Russia’s Spy Chief Says Recently Gunned-Down Pilot Defector Was A “Moral Corpse”

The body of Maxim Kuzminov, a former Russian Aerospace Forces Mi-8 helicopter pilot, was found in Spain last week.

KN-24 SRBM
North Korea

North Korean Missile Used In Ukraine Was Packed Full Of U.S. Parts

A full 75 percent of components documented from the wreckage of a North Korean missile fired by Russia appear to have come from U.S. firms.

Northrop Grumman says it has successfully conducted a shroud fly-off test as part of the development of the new LGM-35 intercontinental ballistic missile for the U.S. Air Force.
ICBMs

New Sentinel ICBM’s Nose Shroud Separation Test A Flying Success

The safe separation of the Sentinel ICBM's top 'shroud,' under which the nuclear warhead sits, is an essential part of how the missile works.

US Navy destroyers have fired around 100 Standard series surface-to-air missiles against Houthi missiles and drones since October, according to a recent report.
U.S. Navy

Navy Has Fired Around 100 Standard Series Missiles At Houthi Drones, Missiles: Report

The Navy firing off many multi-million-dollar missiles highlights cost and capacity concerns that could play factor in a fight against China.

Su-35 shot down Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Six Russian Jets Downed In Three Days

Of the six jets claimed destroyed by Ukraine, Russian sources confirm that two were downed, but the exact cause remains unclear.

The crew of a Belize-flagged cargo vessel has been forced to abandon ship after a Houthi missile attack caused significant damage. This is just one of a flurry of new Houthi attacks in and around the Red Sea the past day or so.
Red Sea

Houthi Missile Strike Results In Crew Abandoning Damaged Cargo Ship

Houthi missiles have reportedly damaged another ship and the group claims to have shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone in a new flurry of activity.

UKRAINE BANSHEE TOPSHOT
Russia

British Target Drones Appear To Have Been Turned Into Strike Weapons In Ukraine

The appearance of Banshee fits with Kyiv’s deepening military relationship with the U.K. and its expanding armada of Kamikaze drones.

New Air Wing concept USAF
U.S. Homeland

This Is How The Air Force’s New Wing Structure Will Actually Work

Different classes of air wings, some that deploy and some that do not, will change how the USAF fights and from where.

The Air Force says a funding issue may cause a significant delay in its secretive Mayhem hypersonic strike-recon aircraft program and that the overall "operational pull" behind the effort is uncertain.
U.S. Air Force

Future Of Mayhem Hypersonic Strike-Recon Aircraft Program Murky

The Mayhem program's fate is uncertain, but its work, including on advanced high-speed engines, could find its way into other projects.

German frigate Hessen has departed the Red Sea and is returning home.
Iran

European Red Sea Naval Task Force Set To Launch Monday

Operation Aspides is a defensive task force created by the European Union to counter Houthi attacks on shipping.

Study in Survival. Lake Charles, Louisiana: Leading a sheltered life at Lake Charles, Louisiana, McNeese State College students, Kelly B. McRight (left) and Dan R. Sistrunk, are deep in a survival test. They spent three days inside this fallout shelter in an experiment conducted by the college and civil defense officials. October 9, 1961. Bettmann via Getty Images.
Bunker Talk

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

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Kh-69 standoff missile, Russia.
Su-57

Russia Now Using Kh-69 Cruise Missiles In Ukraine: Reports

This high-precision weapon originally designed for the Su-57 is far more advanced than most of Russia’s air-launched tactical ordnance.

The US Air Force will test new autonomous capabilities for its KC-135s intended, at least initially, to help reduce operator workload. The service is also still planning to conduct a test of the KC-135 as an aerial launching platform for drones.
KC-135

Tests Planned For KC-135s That Can Fly Themselves, Act As Drone Motherships

Pilot-optional KC-135 flights and giving them drone launching abilities are on the horizon as the USAF eyes next-generation tankers.

LITENING LA Targeting pod Northrop Grumman
U.S. Homeland

We Talk New Features On The LITENING Large Aperture Targeting Pod

The LITENING LA offers a bunch of interesting enhancements over previous iterations of the pod.

Ukraine FPV drone
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: NATO Wants To Give Kyiv A Million Drones In 2024

Following on from Ukrainian plans to build one million drones this year, NATO officials have announced they want to match that figure.

The White House has confirmed that a recently disclosed serious national security threat is indeed related to a Russian anti-satellite capability under development, but many questions remain.
Spy Satellites

Russia’s “Highly Concerning” Anti-Satellite Super Weapon: What Are The Possibilities?

Novel anti-satellite capabilities, including ones with nuclear components, could be very concerning for military forces and civilians alike.

CV-22s taxi for takeoff
CV-22

Grounded V-22 Osprey “1980s Technology,” Still Critical Capability Says AFSOC Commander

Air Force Special Operations Command's top officer has no timeline for returning his Osprey's to the air.

The US Space Force's top officer says he is extremely concerned by Russian and Chinese threats to American space-based assets.
Spy Satellites

Threats In Space “Extremely Concerning”: Space Force Boss

The Chief of Space Force did not mince words about the scale and scope of ways Russia and China now have to threaten U.S. satellites.