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The US Navy recently conducted the first end-to-end test of a uncrewed underwater vehicle that can be launched and recovered via a standard torpedo tube.
Virginia Class

Navy Submarine Just Tested A Torpedo Tube-Recovered Drone

Sent out and retrieved via torpedo tube, Yellow Moray is set to give U.S. Navy submarines a new way to hunt threats and gather intelligence.

Russian Assault Avdiivka
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Renewed Large-Scale Assault On Avdiivka

After months of bloody fighting, Russia is making a major new push to try and seize the Donbas town of Avdiivka.

Gladius sword roman empire
Land Warfare History

How The Gladius Became Ancient Rome’s Most Iconic Weapon

The evolution of the Roman army's gladius sword; from its Ancient Greek origins to the rise of the long sword.

X-32 National Museum Of The United States Air Force
U.S. Air Force

X-32’s Makeover: Before And After

The only X-32A in existence just got a major restoration ahead of being displayed at the National Museum of the USAF.

The IDF said it used the Guided Supply airdrop system for the first time.
Israel

Guided Parachute System Used By Israel For First Time In Gaza

The use of this new capability highlights the challenges the IDF faces supplying troops operating in southern Gaza.

German officer's underground bedroom bunker, 1916.
Bunker Talk

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

It's Bunker time!

PrSM pictures launching in early December, 2023
Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)

Army Just Received Its First Operational PrSM Ballistic Missiles

The Precision Strike Missile lets the Army hit targets much further away than it can using the current Army Tactical Missile System.

Israel says it has increased its attacks on Gaza.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Ceasefire Demand

Despite increasing international pressure to agree to a ceasefire,Israel has increased attacks, especially in southern Gaza.

A new draft of the annual U.S. defense policy bill for the 2024 Fiscal Year, which looks set to pass in Congress and become law, would require the Air Force and the Navy to provide new details about the expected costs and capabilities of their future Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones.
Loyal Wingman

Loyal Wingman Drone Cost, Capability Concerns Emerge In Defense Bill

Legislators want the Air Force and the Navy to be more forthcoming about their collaborative combat drone plans and what they will cost.

Utility workers are cleaning up the aftermath of an attack against the backdrop of a damaged car, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on December 8, 2023.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Cruise Missile Strikes Return To Kyiv

After a long absence, Russian long-range cruise missiles returned to strike Ukraine, as Kyiv faces a mounting energy crisis.

Royal Navy Activates First F-35B Unit, Big Decisions On Type’s Future Loom
Royal Navy

Royal Navy Activates First F-35B Unit, Big Decisions On Type’s Future Loom

The second frontline British F-35B unit is a Royal Navy squadron, but future plans to buy more of the jets, and which ones, hang in the air.

The U.S. military's Aegis Ashore missile defense site is finally set to go operational.
News & Features

Aegis Missile Defense Site In Poland To Finally Go Operational (Updated)

Europe and the rest of the world have changed greatly since the Aegis Ashore Poland project began nearly 14 years ago.

Guyana flight
News & Features

U.S. Conducts Military Exercise With Guyana, Venezuelan Invasion Fears Rise (Updated)

The State Department's disclosure of today's joint drill with Guyana caught major attention as there are indications Venezuela plans to invade.

Future U.S. aid to Ukraine is imperiled amid political infighting.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Stalled U.S. Military Aid To Kyiv Becoming A Crisis

A combination of political infighting in the U.S. and allies who are not living up to their commitments are bad omens for Ukraine.

Artist concept of future German Navy F126 class frigate.
Germany

Work Starts On Germany’s Biggest Warship Since World War II

The F126 frigates are arriving at a time when the German Navy is struggling to find the funds it needs to revamp its fleet.

A Hawker Hunter Mk 58 jet belonging to private contractor ATAC ended up in a grassy field at Naval Air Station Key West after an aborted takeoff on December 6, 2023.
ATAC

Hawker Hunter Aggressor Jet Ends Up In Field After Aborted Takeoff

The privately owned fighter was supporting training operations under contract out of Boca Chica Field in Key West when the mishap occurred.

V-22 Ospreys worldwide have been grounded following a fatal crash on November 29, 2023.
V-22

All V-22 Ospreys Grounded Worldwide (Updated)

The grounding of all Osprey tilt-rotors follows a fatal crash off the coast of a Japanese island that may be tied to a "materiel failure."

The Russians are examining a Bradley Fighting Vehicle they recently recovered from Ukraine.
Russia

Captured Ukrainian M2 Bradley Shown Off On Russian TV

The TV segment shows Russian troops examining a fully intact Bradley Fighting Vehicle they said they recovered from the battlefield.

SU-35s escort putin on his way to the middle east.
UAE

Putin Flies To UAE With Su-35 Fighter Escorts (Updated)

A quartet of Su-35S fighters, all armed with air-to-air missiles, flanked Putin's Il-96 as it made its way to the UAE.

Ex-U.S. Navy vessel USSV HTF
U.S. Navy

This Navy Drone Boat With A Fascinating Past Can Be Yours

The uncrewed test vessel helped blaze the way for the drone boat capabilities we are seeing come to fruition today.