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UCAVs

No Flying Wing UCAVs Being Developed By U.S. Air Force While China Surges Ahead

The U.S. continues to pass over very stealthy, long-range, highly autonomous UCAVs in favor of pursuing lower-cost 'loyal wingman' drones.

AGM-158 Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

Everything We Just Learned About The Supersized AGM-158 XR Stealth Cruise Missile

Lockheed's XR variant of the JASSM family of missiles is stretched to accommodate more fuel, giving it a range that should approach or exceed that of the Tomahawk.

Russia

38,000 Russian Troops Committed To Kursk Counteroffensive: Report

Worryingly for Ukraine, there are few signs that the incursion is seeing Russian troops redeployed from the eastern front lines.

Loyal Wingman

Future Stealth Tanker Plans Tied To NGAD 6th Generation Fighter’s Fate

Next-generation aerial refueling capabilities are also influencing USAF plans for a second tranche of Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones.

Bunker Talk

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

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Russia

Russia’s Kursk Counteroffensive Fully Underway

After more than a month, Russia has finally launched a major effort to kick Ukraine out of the Kursk region.

Air-To-Ground

Russia Covering Aircraft With Tires Is About Confusing Image-Matching Missile Seekers U.S. Military Confirms

Russia's efforts to befuddle cruise missiles and drones with imaging-matching seeker capabilities speaks to issues that go beyond the war in Ukraine.

Q-9

MQ-9 Reapers Gathered In Florida, Simulated Fighting Over South China Sea

The recent Reaper Smoke competition included a scenario based on a simulated mission over Mischief Reef, a key flashpoint in the highly strategic region.

Around The Globe

Germany’s New HK416 Service Rifles Appear At Panama Test Site

Germany's evaluation of new G95-series rifles in Panama and Arizona follows reports it scaled back or even skipped key testing initially.

Iran

Israeli Commando Raid In Syria Sends A Message To Iran That Its Underground Bases Are Not Untouchable

The raid targeted a deep underground Iranian weapons facility and included grabbing large amounts of intelligence before blowing it up using planted charges.

Russia

Russia Now Using Thermite-Spewing ‘Dragon Drones’ To Torch Ukrainian Positions

A week after video first emerged of Ukraine's thermite-spewing drones Russia is now using a similar incendiary weapon.

Royal Australian Army

ATLAS Uncrewed “Combat Wingman” Fighting Vehicle Unveiled

Notably heavily armed, the 8x8 wheeled ATLAS CCV is the BAE Systems entrant in the fast-expanding uncrewed ground vehicle, or UGV, category.

Su-30

Russian Su-30SM Flanker Crashes In Black Sea, Ukraine Says They Shot It Down With MANPADS

Ukrainian claims its special forces brought down the Russian multirole fighter using a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile.

F/A-18A-D

Marine Legacy F/A-18 Hornets Getting Major Firepower Boost With JASSM Cruise Missiles

JASSMs will let Marine Hornets hit targets further away than ever before, helping to ensure their relevance in the twilight of their careers.

Air-To-Ground

Anduril Introduces Barracuda-M That Aims To Disrupt The Cruise Missile Market

Anduril's Barracuda missiles are intended to be modular, relatively cheap, easy to make and capable of performing missions beyond strikes.

Russia

Increasing Indications Storm Shadow Missiles Will Be Cleared For Use Inside Russia

Storm Shadow would wreak havoc on forces and critical logistics nodes in Russia, but the U.K. and the U.S. have been weighing the risks of escalation.

Ukraine

This Ukrainian Drone Hunting A Russian Inside A Building Has Big Horror Movie Vibes

A nerve-racking video offers a visceral depiction of what it is like hiding in fear of a drone trying to kill you.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

New Chinese Aircraft Carrier’s Catapult Control ‘Bubble’ Looks Very Familiar

We are getting our first look at how catapult launch officers will send aircraft flying into the air from the deck of China's newest carrier.

F/A-18E/F

F/A-18 Super Hornet Appears With Unprecedented Heavy Air-To-Air Missile Load

This is the first time we have seen four AIM-174B very long-range air-to-air missiles on a Super Hornet, along with pods and other missiles.

Royal Australian Navy

Australian MH-60R Helicopter Executes Stunning Flare Dump Off Stern Of Destroyer

The embarked MH-60R provided a dramatic display of pyrotechnics while hovering behind the Royal Australian Navy destroyer.