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U.S. Air Force

‘Cheap’ Cruise Missile Program To Speed Up With Replicator Initiative Help

Scale production could be in the future for one or more of the designs already in development as part of the Enterprise Test Vehicle program.

China

Taiwan Experts On Chances Of Chinese Invasion Under New Trump Administration

We asked top experts how the new Trump presidency will affect growing tensions between China and Taiwan.

Cannons

North Korean Long-Range Self-Propelled Artillery Appears In Russia

With North Korean troops now fighting Ukrainians and considering Russia’s massive appetite for artillery, the M1989 Koksan’s arrival makes sense.

Diesel-Electric Submarines

Giant Uncrewed Submarine Put Forward By Chinese Shipbuilder, Possibly Linked To Existing Design

The new uncrewed underwater vehicle concept, which is as big as some crewed types, could be tied to a still-mysterious submarine that previously emerged in China.

Future Vertical Lift

SB>1 Defiant High-Speed Helicopter Put To Rest In A Museum

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant lost to Bell's V-280 Valor for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft tender, but its underlying X2 technology lives on.

MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

Mobile Launcher That Can Fire Four Times More Weapons Than HIMARS Emerges

Lockheed Martin says its new launcher could fire surface-to-air interceptors, as well as ballistic missiles and artillery rockets.

Flight Test Boss Details How China Threat Is Rapidly Changing Operations At Edwards AFB

The USAF says it’s out of time on China, which has kicked flight testing into overdrive with a focus on harnessing artificial intelligence for a major tactical edge.

Republic of Korea Air Force

Gray Eagle STOL Drone Flies From South Korean Amphibious Assault Ship

The latest iteration of the General Atomics family of short takeoff and landing drones went to sea aboard the South Korean amphibious assault ship Dokdo.

Russian Army

Russia’s Largest Film Studio Donated Antique Tanks To The Military

Russia has lost at least 3,500 tanks so far in its all-out invasion of Ukraine and has been pulling increasingly older types from various sources.

AH-64

Boeing’s Plan For Modernized AH-64 Apaches Serving Into The 2060s

The AH-64 is more critical than ever to the Army after the cancellation of FARA, but the relevance of attack helicopters is also increasingly being questioned.

F-35C

F-35C Naval Joint Strike Fighters Fly Combat Missions Against Houthis In Yemen

It isn't clear if this is the 'combat debut' of the carrier-capable F-35C, but that milestone has already come for its A and B model counterparts.

MiG-29

Ukraine Will Have Received 600 French Hammer Bombs By End Of Year

Ukraine Situation Report: Meanwhile, political shifts in Germany could result in a very different weapons delivery policy for Ukraine.

Unmanned

China’s New W5000 Cargo Drone Is The Biggest Yet

With drones growing larger in size and ever more capable, China’s expanding portfolio of uncrewed cargo aircraft has major military implications.

KC-135

KC-135 Tanker With Artificial Intelligence Copilot Set To Fly Next Year

Injecting AI-driven automation and autonomy into the KC-135 could become even more important as uncertainty over future tanker plans grows.

Around The Globe

Russia’s 50,000-Soldier-Strong Push To Kick Ukraine Out Of Kursk Has Begun

As the political winds have shifted in the U.S., Ukraine holding Kursk as a bargaining chip could be seen as more important than ever.

Land-Based Conventional Hypersonic Weapons

Chinese Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicle Concept That Launches Its Own Weapons Emerges

A hypersonic boost-glide vehicle that releases various payloads could offer significant benefits, but also faces major technical hurdles.

J-20

New Version Of Chinese PL-15 Air-To-Air Missile Tailored For Stealth Fighters Revealed

A folding-fin version of the active-radar-guided missile will equip the J-35 and will likely expand the J-20's internal carriage from four to six.

China

China’s New Stealthy Trimaran Drone Ship: Our Best Look Yet (Updated)

Fitted with missile launchers and able to carry a drone helicopter, the drone ship points to new Chinese naval capabilities on the horizon.

Bunker Talk

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

Talk amongst yourselves!

Around The Globe

North Korea’s Wacky Type 73 Machine Guns May Be Entering The Fight In Ukraine

North Korea's Type 73s are a unique mashup of Soviet and Czech machine gun designs that are rare to see outside of the Hermit Kingdom