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Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Plans To Axe Special Operations Surveillance Planes Come Under The Microscope

Retiring U-28As and MC-12s to help make way for new OA-1K light attack planes may risk creating a major aerial intelligence-gathering gap.

F-35A

The Last Viper Commander: Dutch Squadron Boss On Today’s Retirement Of The F-16

After 45 years, the final Dutch Vipers bowed out today, with the F-35A stealth fighter formally taking over all their missions.

Air-To-Ground

Was A Mini “Sword Bomb” Just Used To Strike A Car In Lebanon?

Damage to the car's windshield has prompted comparisons to the AGM-114R9X missile with its pop-out blades, but there are other possibilities.

Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs)

China’s New Nuclear Submarine Sank During Mysterious Incident In Wuhan: Report

A strange incident caught in satellite imagery was indeed a major mishap involving a Chinese submarine, according to a new report.

KC-10

Final KC-10 Extender Tanker Flies Into Retirement

The flight from Travis Air Force Base in California will bring down the curtain on a 43-year career for the trijet KC-10 Extender tanker-transport.

XQ-58

Third Marine XQ-58 Valkyrie Flight Test Uses Link 16 For Control

Marine Corps' plans to operate drones like the XQ-58 from far-flung forward locations will require robust command and control networks.

Ukraine

Biden Surging $8B In Aid To Ukraine That Includes AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons For F-16s

The new package that will give Ukraine's F-16s standoff strike capabilities was announced while President Zelensky is visiting the U.S. Capital.

Around The Globe

Israel’s Potential Invasion Of Southern Lebanon Looms Larger

After Hezbollah's launched a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv Israel's top commander told his troops to prepare to invade Lebanon.

F-16

World’s Only Private Company With F-16 Aggressors Talks Rapidly Evolving Their Capabilities

Top Aces ex-Israeli F-16s are receiving upgrades, including new avionics, radars and infrared search and track systems.

ICBMs

First Chinese ICBM Test Into The Pacific In Decades Is A Big Deal (Updated)

China last fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific in 1980 and its latest launch highlights its rapidly evolving nuclear posture.

CH-53K

Search For Cargo Drone That Can Lift Twice As Much As A CH-53K King Stallion Kicks Off

Drones capable of lifting up to 35 tons could be valuable for sprinting cargo from ships to shore and getting forces inland across rivers.

SM-2

New Dutch Navy Support Vessels Will Be Missile-Toting Wingmen To Frigates

Small and with a tiny crew, the new support vessels will add important magazine capacity to frigates, and launch loitering munitions.

Russia

Russia Poised To Capture Key Eastern Ukraine City

The city of Vuhledar has been a linchpin in the defense of the east but is now surrounded on three sides by Russian troops and appears ready to fall.

F-22

First Look At Mystery Object Shot Down Over Canada By F-22 Raptor Last Year

This is the only image that has emerged to date of any of the three still-unidentified objects shot down over the U.S. and Canada.

F-35B

F-35 Shown Carrying Stealthy Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles For The First Time

Work is now underway to integrate the low-observable AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on the F-35.

NGAD

What Would A Far Cheaper Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Actually Look Like?

The Air Force now says it may want a 6th generation fighter that costs around $100M instead of $300M, but is that even possible?

Middle East

Navy Resupply Ship Mishap Could Have Big Impact On Mid-East Deployed Carrier Group

The USNS Big Horn is the Navy's only oiler in the U.S. Central Command region raising questions about logistics for the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.

Loyal Wingman

New Radar Sought To Help X-62A Test Jet Take Next Leap In Autonomy Testing

The radar is part of plans for a more elaborate sensor suite to help demonstrate advanced air combat capabilities for autonomous drones.

Russian Navy

Russian Destroyer Fired Warning Shots At Norwegian Fishing Boat: Report

The Admiral Levchenko is said to have opened fire to force the fishing boat out of international waters during a large-scale naval drill.

Russia

Satellite Images Show Massive Devastation At Russian Ammo Storage Sites Struck By Ukrainian Drones

Before and after satellite images of the Oktyabrsk, Tikhoretsk and Toropets munitions storage facilities show the recent results of Ukraine's long-range drone operations.