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How The Navy’s New Very Long-Range AIM-174 Missile Could Pierce China’s Anti-Access Bubble

The AIM-174 is a beast of an air-to-air weapon, but how could it actually be used to maximum effect in a Pacific fight?

Iran

Iranian Oil Tankers Bolting From Major Export Island Ahead Of Possible Israeli Strikes

Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, which handles 90% of Iran's oil exports, is high on the list of retaliatory targets Israel may strike.

Syria

Claims Swirl Around Israeli Strikes Very Near Russia’s Air Base In Syria

Targeting weapons bound for Hezbollah, Israel appears to have struck very close or within Russia’s Khmeimim Air Base in Syria.

Around The Globe

Surreal Missile Battle In The Sky Seen In Astonishing Video Of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Barrage

It's rare we see something we've truly never seen before and this video shot in Jordan of the night sky during Iran's missile attack is definitely that.

AH-64

AH-64 Apaches Practice Shooting Down Drones With Hellfire Missiles In Saudi Arabia

While it's not widely known, internationally the AH-64 has established itself in the counter-drone air defense role.

Iran

World Braces For Israel’s Retaliation To Iran’s Ballistic Missile Barrage

Israel has vowed to strike back after Iran's missile barrage and signs point to its response being far more significant than the one last April.

Iran

U.S. Navy Destroyers “Successfully Engaged” Iranian Ballistic Missiles On Their Way To Israel

Arleigh Burke class destroyers USS Cole and USS Bulkeley took down multiple Iranian missiles from their stations in the Mediterranean.

Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs)

Chinese Submarine That Sunk Had Exotic Hybrid Nuclear Powerplant: Report

New details are coming to light about China’s Type 041 Zhou class submarine and its experimental propulsion system.

B-52

B-52 Emerges In Striking Retro Orange Paint Scheme

The jet was painted to pay homage to the days when earlier B-52 variants served as test motherships for X-15 rocket planes.

Iran

Iranian Ballistic Missiles Rain Down On Israel (Updated)

Iran has launched a large number of ballistic missiles at Israeli targets with significant numbers of projectiles seen careening into the ground in Israel.

Russia

Russian Pushes Deeper Into Key City In Eastern Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: The city of Vuhledar is a key bulwark and fully losing it could allow Russia to gobble up more territory.

Israel

Israel Waits For Possible Iranian Strikes As Commando Raids Into Lebanon Continue

Operation Northern Arrows, the Israeli ground campaign in Lebanon, entered its second day, with U.S. officials warning of an imminent Iranian response.

Israel

Israeli Ground Operation In Lebanon Has Begun

After months of increased fighting with Hezbollah, including recently crippling its communications and decapitating its leadership, Israel pushes into Lebanon.

Machine Guns

Mysterious M60 Machine Gun Contract Awarded By U.S. Army

The Army is buying E4 and E6 variants of the M60, a family of machine guns that the entire U.S. military largely stopped using decades ago.

F-35A

Israeli 707 Tanker’s Secretive Remote Vision System Revealed In Long-Range Yemen Raid

The Israeli Air Force's geriatric Boeing 707 tankers played a key role in its longest-range strike mission in decades.

Russia

Russia Training To Launch FPV Drones From Helicopters To Counter Sea Drones

Deploying and controlling FPV drones from helicopters would be highly beneficial, allowing for rapid response with very flexible and inexpensive guided weapons.

F-16

Russian Su-35 Shown ‘Headbutting’ American F-16 At Very Close Range Off Alaska

The incident, which NORAD deemed “unprofessional,” occurred off Alaska during an intercept by F-16Cs of two Tu-95 Bears and their escorts.

Bunker Talk

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

Pull up a chair and chat amongst friends.

Israel

Israel Executes Massive Bunker Buster Strike On Hezbollah Command Headquarters In Beirut (Updated)

Israel targeted Hezbollah's leader in an unprecedented airstrike on a Beirut suburb.

Russia

Russians Advancing On Kharkiv Region City Ukraine Liberated In 2022

The city of Kupiansk was freed during Ukraine's stunning 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive but now the Russians are again closing in.