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Loyal Wingman

Air Force “Starting At The Beginning” With NGAD 6th Gen Fighter Requirements Review

Signs that big changes are coming to the USAF's NGAD combat jet plans, or that the program may be supplanted entirely, are growing.

Russia

Kursk Invasion A Bargaining Chip Zelensky Says

Ukraine has no immediate plans to leave Russia's Kursk Oblast where it holds hundreds of square miles of territory.

F-16

Above All Else JASSM Would Give Ukraine A Steady Supply Of Cruise Missiles

JASSM can penetrate Russian air defenses unlike anything Ukraine has now, but the numbers that could be provided is its biggest advantage.

Airships & Blimps

Balloon-Based Sensor That Pinpoints Location Of Drone Operators Emerges In Ukraine

The Aero Azimuth is designed to detect and assist in engaging the drone controller, rather than the drone itself.

Loyal Wingman

Aerial Refueling Boom Pods That Could Go On F-15s In The Works

New boom refueling pods could turn combat jets or even drones into small tankers to help meet USAF demands, especially in a Pacific fight.

Russia

Ukraine Pushing Slowly West In Russia Towards Key Kursk City

The town of Glushkovo is the last bastion for an estimated 3,000 Russian troops trapped south of the Seim River in Kursk.

AC-130

The Future Of The AC-130 Gunship: Evolve Or Die

The AC-130 is at a crossroads as the focus shifts away from counter-insurgency and counter-terror operations in permissive airspace to peer-state conflicts, especially one in a hotly-contested Pacific.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Labor Day Weekend Edition

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Loyal Wingman

Everything We Just Learned About The Model 437 Vanguard Technology Demonstrator Jet

We talked to one of Northrop Grumman's top engineers all about their Model 437 and the Digital Pathfinder program that made it happen.

Airborne Radar

Our Best Look Yet At China’s New Standoff Electronic Warfare Plane

The Y-9LG is the latest in a line of Chinese airborne standoff jammers, part of a huge investment in electronic warfare platforms.

MiG-29

Zelensky Fires Air Force Commander As Claims Swirl Around Fatal F-16 Loss

Ukrainian Air Force Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleschuk was replaced after the destruction of one of Ukraine's prized F-16s that also killed a well-known pilot.

Russia

Fall Of Key Ukrainian City To Russia Could Be An “Operational Catastrophe”

Russian forces are only about eight miles away from Pokrovsk which is a key logistics hub for Ukraine.

SLBMs

India’s Improved Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Enters Service

The second Indian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine is the latest development in a project to field a viable second-strike capability.

Green Berets

Green Berets Hijacked WiFi To Control Home Security System Then Vanish In Mock Raid

Green Berets also used electronic warfare gear to eliminate evidence of their activities during the realistic infiltration and raiding exercise.

Loyal Wingman

Stealthy High-Tech Model 437 Vanguard Jet Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)

The first publicly known example of the Model 437 drone emerged earlier this month with a notable design change, a cockpit.

F-16

Ukrainian Pilot Killed In First F-16 Loss

Only six F-16s and a similar number of pilots were available to Ukraine as the type just entered service weeks ago.

China

U.S. Coast Guard Has A Working Heavy Icebreaker Again

USCGC Polar Star returns to service amid a glaring U.S. icebreaker capacity gap that was made worse by a recent fire.

Russia

Ukraine Bracketing Key Kursk Highway With Drones To Slow Russian Logistics

Ukraine has been targeting the key E38 Highway from miles away with drones to impede Russia's ability to reinforce Kursk Oblast.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Our Best Look At China’s Stealthy Experimental Corvette

The ship has some puzzling features that point to it being even more experimental in nature than originally thought.

Unmanned

Russian Region 700 Miles From The Border Struck For First Time By Ukrainian Drones

The Zenit oil depot in Kirov Oblast was attacked as part of Ukraine's expanding campaign against Russia's energy infrastructure.