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Around The Globe

South Korea Could Send Advisors, Weapons To Ukraine Over North Korean Troop Movements

The first North Korean troops are expected to arrive in Russia's Kursk region tomorrow, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Director told us.

JS Kaga

Japan Expands Carrier Capabilities With F-35B, Drones Could Be Next

Japan will have two amphibious assault ships modified as fixed-wing fighter carriers, and uncrewed shipborne aircraft may be the next step.

Q-1

Smarter MQ-1C Gray Eagle Is Getting Mojave’s Short Field Capabilities

Gray Eagle STOL will pack the latest 25M suite of upgrades along with short takeoff and landing capabilities, allowing for rough field and carrier ops.

Around The Globe

Israel Trades Increasingly Bellicose Threats With Iran As Retaliation Operation Looms

The threats come as the U.S. says it is very concerned about an unauthorized release of documents pertaining to Israel's attack plan.

Aegis Ashore

Our First Look At Land-Based Aegis Missile Defense System In Guam

Elements of the land-based version of the Aegis system are now in Guam, but they are just part of a very ambitious air defense upgrade for the island.

Bunker Talk

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

Talk amongst yourselves.

B-2

Questions Linger Over Australia’s Role In B-2 Spirit Strikes On Yemen

We now know that Australian air bases were used to support the Yemen strikes, although officials are tight-lipped about which aircraft types used them and how.

North Korea

South Korea Intelligence Offers Assessment Of North Korean Troops Fighting For Russia (Updated)

North Korea's greatest resource is manpower and with a huge army it could export large numbers of troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

Armies

Army Wants Its New Tank-Busting 155mm Artillery Shells To Work Cooperatively To Find Their Targets

The baseline 155mm XM1180 anti-armor round will offer Army artillery units a valuable new way to hit enemy tanks, even if they are moving.

North Korea

Nearly 11,000 North Korean Troops In Russia Preparing To Enter The Fight Says Ukraine’s Spy Boss

Ukraine Situation Report: Lt. Gen. Budanov claims the first 2.600 North Korean troops will help Russia's attempt to defeat the Kursk invasion.

CH-53K

Army Confirms It’s Exploring Requirements For A New Heavy-Lift Helicopter To Replace Chinook

A CH-47 Chinook replacement remains a major unknown when it comes to the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift vision.

Switchblade

Secretive Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones Rushed To Ukraine Finally Come Out Of The Shadows

Phoenix Ghost was only mentioned but never seen as part of aid for Ukraine that was announced shortly after Russia's invasion began.

B-2

B-2 Spirits Just Sent A Very Ominous Message To Iran

The B-2's strike on Houthi weapons bunkers was about sending a dire message that only the stealth bomber could send.

Stryker

Command Center Stryker Teamed With Uncrewed Ground Vehicle ‘Wingmen’ A Sign Of Things To Come

Mission Command On The Move Stryker envisioned working with two types of re-configurable drone vehicles to move command and control and manned-unmanned teaming forward.

4:17

Here’s What Leonardo DRS’ Laser-Equipped Counter-Drone Stryker Armored Vehicle Is Capable Of

Branded Content: How the new Stryker drone-killer could add a critical new layer to mobile air defense for the U.S. Army.

FLRAA

Army’s Future Vertical Lift Tiltrotor Will Differ Significantly From V-280 Valor It’s Based On

We just got a clearer picture of the changes to the V-280 Valor design that the Army wants for its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.

Unmanned

Aerovironment’s New P550 Flies Five Hours On A Charge, Drops Two-Pound Guided Bombs

The all-electric P550 drone, which is modular and can take off and land vertically, aims for a win in the Army’s Long-Range Reconnaissance competition.

Shield AI Looks To Unleash Its Hivemind Autonomy Software On Multiple Platforms

Branded Content: Mission autonomy stands to unlock capabilities never realized before and Shield AI says its Hivemind software can make it happen.

M1 Abrams

Australia To Send M1 Abrams Tanks To Ukraine (Updated)

With the majority of Ukraine’s U.S.-supplied M1A1 Abrams having been lost in combat, the announcement is very welcome news for Kyiv.

U.S. Army

Army Looking To Shrink Typhon Missile System After Lessons Learned From First Deployment

Typhon, which can fire Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles, currently makes use of large tractor-trailer launchers.