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A local government member in Ukraine conducts a grenade attack during a financial meeting
Russia

Man Throws Grenades Into Ukrainian Town Council Meeting

The bizarre and horrific attack in the Ukrainian town of Keretsky is being treated as an act of terrorism.

GE Aerospace says that it has demonstrated an advanced propulsion concept the blends a dual-mode ramjet together with rotating detonation combustion.
News & Features

GE’s Breakthrough In ‘Detonating’ Hypersonic Propulsion Is A Big Deal

A ramjet engine utilizing rotating detonation combustion could offer major efficiencies for future high-speed air vehicle designs.

Integrator uncrewed aerial vehicle performing precision munition launch
News & Features

RQ-21 Blackjack Can Now Strike With Miniature Precision Munitions

Being able to employ precision-guided munitions provides an entirely new business case for what has been a reconnaissance drone.

Indian Rafale in flight.
News & Features

Saudis Eye France’s Rafale Fighter

With Germany still blocking a long-planned sale of Eurofighter Typhoons to the Kingdom, Dassault is capitalizing on the opportunity.

05 December 2023, Romania, Constanta: A German Eurofighter takes off from Mihail Kogalniceanu airfield near Constanta (Romania). The German Air Force is currently supporting NATO member Romania with Eurofighter combat aircraft and a defense system against small unmanned aerial vehicles in the NATO program "Enhanced Air Policing South". The Bundeswehr contingent consists of a total of 150 soldiers.
News & Features

NATO Fighters Scrambled As Russian Drone Violates Romanian Airspace

German and Romanian fighters were sent up to investigate the Russian drone, which crashed in Romanian territory.

The Maersk Gibraltar came under attack by a Houthi missile Thursday.
Red Sea

Maersk Demands “Political Action” After Another Houthi Attack On Ship In Red Sea

For the third time this week, commercial shipping near the Bab al-Mandab Strait came under Houthi missile attack.

A tank miraculously survives an FPV drone barrage.
Ukraine

Tank Runs For Its Life Under Constant Barrage Of Attack Drones

The video is reminder of how low-end FPV drones are drastically changing warfare and how prevalent they are becoming on the battlefield.

New video footage from the ongoing conflict in Gaza offers an especially good look at Israel's Trophy active protection system in action helping to protect a Merkava tank under attack.
Israel

Merkava Tank’s Trophy Protection System Showcased In Hamas Video

New footage from the conflict in Gaza highlights the value of active protection systems like Trophy, especially in urban warfare.

A wrecked, burned-out car lies in the yard of a high-rise residential building in Dniprovskyi district after a missile explosion on December 13, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. For the second night in a row, Russia is attacking Kyiv with ballistic missiles. All ten missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian Air Defense Forces. However, fallen missiles' fragments resulted in destruction in Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi and Desnyanskyi districts of Kyiv.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Ballistic Missiles Target Kyiv After Biden Meeting

Debris of Russian ballistic missiles rained down on Kyiv soon after President Zelensky sought to secure more arms in Washington.

The U.S. can learn lessons from Israel operates its F-35I fleet.
F-35

Israel’s F-35I Combat Experience Is Providing Lessons For Future Pacific Fight

Israel's ability to keep the vast majority of its F-35s flying during high-tempo operations against Hamas is opening eyes in the Pentagon.

This Is Exactly How The Latest Ballistic Missile Defense Test Worked
U.S. Homeland

This Is Exactly How The Latest Ballistic Missile Defense Test Worked

The video explainer from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency follows the test of an upgraded version of the Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI).

A picture has emerged offering a rare glimpse of ongoing work to field new B61-12 nuclear bombs in Europe.
F-16

First Picture Of B61-12 Nuclear Bomb Trainer On An F-16 In Europe Surfaces

The B61-12 nuclear bombs are set to replace all existing B61s in shared NATO stockpiles.

Ardmore Encounter Ship
Red Sea

Houthi Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Miss Tanker In Red Sea

The USS Mason responded to the report that another commercial ship was fired upon near the Bab al Mandeb Strait.

Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated key capabilities of the new AN/ALQ-248 Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare system in a milestone test.
U.S. Navy

Electronic Warfare Pod To Give Navy Helicopters Anti-Ship Missile Defense Capabilities

MH-60 Seahawk helicopters are set to use new AN/ALQ-248 electronic warfare pods to cooperatively defend ships against incoming missiles.

Mojave drone landing on HMS Prince of Wales
Unmanned

Mojave Drone’s Carrier Debut Shown In Greater Detail In Video

The footage provides new perspectives on Mojave's takeoffs and landings aboard HMS Prince of Wales.

QSRA (NASA-715) carrier trials onboard Kitty Hawk off San Diego, CA (Quiet Short-Haul Aircraft is a modified C-8A)
NASA

NASA’s Quiet Short Takeoff And Landing Test Jet Is Up For Sale

Behind the Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft’s deteriorating exterior lies a fascinating chapter of flight test history.

Frictions are growing between Biden and Netanyahu.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Biden-Netanyahu Friction Increasing

As casualty figures mount, there is a growing schism between the U.S. and Israel on how to conduct the Gaza war and its aftermath.

The US military has released an unusual video showing an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship conducting live-fire training the Caribbean. This comes as a major crisis in the region between Guyana and Venezuela.
AC-130

Unusual AC-130J Gunship Caribbean Training Video Released

U.S. military activities in the Caribbean have drawn new attention since the eruption of a major crisis between Guyana and Venezuela.

The Norwegian-flagged M/V Strinda was hit by at least one missile fired from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.
Red Sea

Commercial Ship In Flames After Red Sea Missile Attack

USS Mason has responded to a distress call from the M/V Strinda that was struck near the Bab el-Mandab Strait.

A Chinook Helicopter flies over a military camp, as part of a rehearsal for the flyby performance for Taiwan’s Double-Ten National Day Celebration, amid rising tensions between Beijing and Taipei and threats from China, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, 28 September 2021. The 18-meter wide and 12-meter long Taiwan flag, according to state media Central News Agency, will be carried by two CH-47 Chinook helicopters flag flying over the Presidential Office, in addition to a parade displaying the island’s missile systems which will showcase the armed forces' ability to resist threats from China. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto)
China

Taiwanese Pilot Planned CH-47 Defection To China: Reports

As part of the plot, the pilot was also allegedly offered safe passage for his family to Thailand should a Chinese invasion of Taiwan occur.