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Turkey wants Eurofighter typhoons, but Germany objects to the deal.
News & Features

Turkey Is Trying To Buy Used Eurofighter Typhoons

Faced with continued delays in acquiring more F-16s, Turkey is now said to be in talks to buy secondhand Eurofighter Typhoons.

A first-person view drone races to destroy a Russian Bukhanka van in Ukraine.
News & Features

Ukraine Situation Report: First Person Video Drone Relentlessly Hunts Down A Russian Van

First-person view drones are making a big impact on the battlefield, with a Russian Bukhanka van being one of their latest victims.

Aurora Flight Sciences is developing a fan-in-wing blended wing body aircraft concept as part of a U.S. military program exploring ideas for a fast-flying vertical takeoff and landing cargo aircraft.
U.S. Homeland

VTOL Lift Fan Tactical Transport Design Emerges Under DARPA Program

The U.S. has had a curious relationship with tactical transport concepts that use lift fans for vertical takeoff and landing for decades.

The USS Hudner came under attack by a Houthi drone and shot it down, a U.S. official told The War Zone.
U.S. Navy

U.S. Warship Shoot Down Of Drone Over Red Sea Leads To Conflicting Assessments

USS Thomas Hudner shot down a drone over the Red Sea but exactly what the drone's intent was remains disputed.

Qatar's F-15QA has been showing off like no variant of the F-15 before it at the Dubai Airshow this week.
F-15

F-15QA Flies Demo Unlike Any We’ve Seen From An Eagle Before

The F-15QA's advanced fly-by-wire technology and the power offered by its F110-GE-129 engines have been on full display at the Dubai Airshow.

Israel says it found proof that Hamas has been using the Al-Shifa Hospital as a military command center, a claim Hamas disputes.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Claims Swirl Over Gaza Hospital Raid

Under intense global pressure to protect patients, staff and those sheltering, Israel says it doesn't plan to stay at the Al-Shifa Hospital.

The US Army has demonstrated a containerized counter-drone system armed with 70mm laser-guided rockets.
U.S. Army

Army Counter Drone System Pops Out Of A Shipping Container

Containerized counter-drone systems could provide valuable added defenses, even at remote and austere forward locations.

Concept artwork of the NATO E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft in flight.
E-3

E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jet Chosen By NATO To Replace Aging E-3

NATO has followed the U.S. Air Force in opting for the E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft as a partial replacement for its aging E-3 AWACS fleet.

Israel's long-anticipated raid on Al Shifa hospital is underway.
Israel

Israeli Raid On Gaza’s Largest Hospital Underway

The IDF says a "precise and targeted" operation is taking place out of "operational necessity" at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

A commercial KDC‐10 tanker aircraft refuels a U.S. Air Force F‐16 Fighting Falcon from the 51st Fighter Wing, enroute Commando Sling 23 at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, November 6, 2023.
F-16

Private Aerial Refueling Tankers Are Now Gassing Up USAF Fighters

The first aerial refueling of USAF fighters by a privately-owned tanker could be a glimpse of what's to come.

Official rendering of F-35 carrying two external LRASM missiles.
U.S. Navy

Navy Looks To Arm F-35 With Four New Missiles, Including Hellfire

The Navy is launching an effort to integrate JASSM, LRASM, JAGM, and Hellfire missiles on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Ukraine continues to build out its bridgehead across the Dnipro River.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Advance Across Dnipro River Deepens

Ukraine is advancing from its bridgehead across the Dnipro River which is proving to be a growing problem for Russia.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall says the Sentinel ICBM program is "struggling" and keeping it on track will "cost money."
ICBMs

Sentinel ICBM “Struggling,” Keeping On Track Will Come At A Cost

The head of the Air Force has concerns about the LGM-35A Sentinel IBCM program, but says it is too important to let fail.

Russian air launched cruise missile
Russia

Takeaways From Russia’s Missile War On Ukraine

Russia has subjected Ukraine to a relentless missile bombardment since the full-scale war began, but its effectiveness has been mixed.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has offered new details about his service's plans for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
F-35

CCA Loyal Wingmen Drones To Cost Quarter To Third Of An F-35

We are slowly learning more about the Collaborative Combat Aircraft initiative, including cost and operational performance targets.

The Navy wants to demonstrate the ability to use a uncrewed underwater vehicle to launch and recover a drone that can operate underwater and in the air.
U.S. Navy

Uncrewed Submarine Will Launch, Recover Drone That Can Swim, Fly

Uncrewed submarines loaded with 'multi-domain' drones could offer a new dimension for hunting for enemy naval forces and mines, and more.

The IDF has reached the gates of Gaza City's largest hospital, but has yet to decide to storm it.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: No Decision Yet To Storm Gaza’s Largest Hospital

The IDF has reached the Al Shifa hospital, that it says is a nexus for Hamas operations, but has yet to move into the facility.

A member of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) seen wearing a Mitznefet, or 'chef's hat'
Israel

Israeli Troops’ ‘Chef’s Hat’ Helmet Covers Explained

The Mitznefet, which has been used by the Israeli Defense Forces for decades, serves a number of purposes on and off the battlefield.

A U.S. Marine Corps Korean War veteran searches the names of those who lost their life during the Korean War at the Korean War Memorial during a reunion for those who fought at the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in Washington, DC on Nov. 3, 2023. Veterans of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as The Chosin Few, traveled from across the country to meet with other Marines who fought by their side
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Veterans Day Weekend Edition

Thank you to all who served, and to the families and friends who support them.

Israel says it has struck 15,000 targets in Gaza while the call for ceasefire increases.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Calls For Ceasefire Grow

As Israel's Gaza full invasion enters its second week, U.S. officials are voicing increasing concerns about civilian casualties.