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Ukrainian Military Units Of Combat UAVs Keep Defense In Donetsk Oblast with FPV drones.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Wants A Million FPV Drones In 2024

Ukraine has announced plans to flood the battlefield with locally made examples of the highly effective first-person view drones.

The US Army has outliend plans to significantly expand the size of its arsenal of Coyote-based counter-drone systems in the next five years, including with the purchase of 6,700 additional interceptors.
U.S. Army

Drastic Increase In Army Coyote Drone Interceptor Purchase Plans

Scrambling to catch up with the drone threat, the Army wants to buy thousands of comparatively low-cost Coyote drone interceptors.

Red Sea Task Force
Red Sea

Red Sea Maritime Coalition Much Bigger Than Originally Disclosed

Ten nations who joined Operation Prosperity Guardian, the international effort to protect Red Sea shipping, don't want to go public.

Model of Chinese GJ-11 drone aboard a dummy carrier in Wuhan.
China

Mockup Of Chinese Stealth Drone Appears On Full-Size Aircraft Carrier Test Rig

A mockup of the GJ-11 stealth drone on a dummy carrier deck in Wuhan points to major uncrewed ambitions for China’s carrier air wings.

U.S. officials are urging Israel to scale down its war against Hamas.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: U.S. Military Leaders Push For Scaled-Back Campaign

While America's top military leaders urged Jerusalem to shift away from the most intensive combat operations, Israeli officials remain reluctant.

AQ 400 Scythe
Russia

Ukraine’s Scythe Drone Is All About Striking Far Away As Cheaply As Possible

The AQ400 drone represents an extremely focused design that reflects an equally focused goal — inflicting long-range pain at the lowest cost.

Concept art of reusable Chinese spaceplane.
China

China’s Spaceplane Has Released Multiple Mystery Objects In Orbit

The nature of the objects is unclear, but at least some of them appear to be transmitting signals of different kinds.

HIMARS Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Funding Almost “Exhausted”

After one more aid package for Ukraine is announced later this week, there will be no more U.S. funding available, the White House says.

A new U.S.-led maritime coalition focused on protecting commercial shipping in and around the Red Sea from Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen has now been formally announced.
Red Sea

Red Sea Maritime Coalition Kicks Off As Tanker Hit By Missiles

The United States and nine other countries have joined together for Operation Prosperity Guardian as Houthi attacks continue unabated.

Video footage has emerged appearing to show the first use of the Spike FireFly loitering munition in the current conflict in Gaza.
Israel

Israel’s FireFly Urban Warfare Drone Spotted In Jenin

The FireFly loitering munition has been seen for the first time in the current conflict as it flew over a West Bank neighborhood.

F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report
F-15

F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report

A total of 36 F-15EX Eagle IIs could be poised to reinstate a permanent fighter force at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa.

The first Royal Navy warship to be armed with Naval Strike Missiles, the HMS Somerset, has finally emerged with its new weapons.
Royal Navy

Naval Strike Missiles Have Arrived Aboard Royal Navy Warships

The stealthy cruise missiles give Royal Navy frigates and destroyers a modern anti-ship capability and a new ability to strike land targets.

Why hasn't the US struck Houthi targets after anti-ship attacks in the Red Sea?
Red Sea

Why Hasn’t The U.S. Struck Back After Red Sea Anti-Ship Attacks?

Many are calling for strikes on Houthi forces after multiple anti-ship attacks off Yemen's coast, but is that really the best option?

Ukraine's attacks across the Dnipro River have been bloody and futile, troops told The New York Times
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Troops Question Dnipro River Assault

Though billed as a burgeoning success by Ukraine, the battle across the Dnipro River is coming at an extremely heavy cost say those involved.

The USS Carney attacked a Houthi radar site in Yemen.
Red Sea

Newly Formed Operation Prosperity Guardian To Protect Red Sea Shipping

A soon to be announced multi-national effort to protect Red Sea shipping comes after the U.S. and U.K. downed 15 Houthi drones Saturday.

The British Telecom telephone exchange inside the former RAF Hack Green secret nuclear bunker on May 24, 2023 in Nantwich, England. Hack Green played a central role in the defence of Britain for almost sixty years. It was chosen during WW2 to protect the land between Birmingham and Liverpool from hostile attack and as a location for the new RADAR equipment. The bunker went on to be used for shelter and protection during the Cold War. The Secret Bunker is now privately owned by the Siebert family and is run as a museum trust. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.
Bunker Talk

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

A bunker isn't such a bad idea now, is it?

The Al Jasrah was one of two ships set ablaze in the Red Sea by the Houthis today.
Red Sea

Red Sea Peril Rises, Major Shippers Halt Mandeb Strait Transits

Two more ships were set ablaze by the Houthi attacks today near the Bab el Mandeb Strait and another ship was threatened.

There are differences between Israel and the U.S. over when the shift to a lower-intensity campaign will begin.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ground Campaign Has “Many More Months To Go”

U.S. officials want Israel to wrap up the most intensive phase of the ground campaign in weeks, but Israel says it will take much longer.

Iron Age carnyx used to intimidate enemies on the battlefield
Ancient Warfare

The Carnyx’s Eerie Cry Struck Fear Into Soldiers On Antiquity’s Battlefields

The carnyx, a huge trumpet-like instrument, was used to great affect to frighten enemies in Iron Age Europe.

AEW&C aircraft in North Korea.
North Korea

North Korea May Be Building An Early-Warning Radar Plane

Apparent modifications underway on a North Korean Il-76 transport aircraft bear the hallmarks of a new AEW&C capability.