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People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Laser Weapon Appears On Chinese Amphibious Assault Ship

A Chinese Type 071 amphibious transport dock has emerged from a refit sporting a new laser directed energy weapon system.

Air Combat Exercises

Air Force Units Will Flood The Western Pacific In Huge New Airpower Exercise Next Summer

The REFORPAC exercise will be a first-of-its-kind demonstration of how the Air Force expects to execute a high-end fight in the Pacific.

Oliver Hazard Perry Class

Project GENESIS: How Turkey Resurrected Its Secondhand Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates

Project GENESIS not only breathed new life into the aging Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates, but it also set the country up to build its own advanced warships.

Around The Globe

Soviet Aircraft Carrier Turned Failed Chinese Tourist Attraction Is On Fire (Updated)

The Kiev class carrier Minsk has been languishing in a man-made lagoon northwest of Shanghai for years.

Bunker Talk

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

You know the drill.

Around The Globe

Ukraine Drops Key Russian Bridge In Kursk

While losing the bridge is a blow to Russia's defense of Kursk, a key Ukrainian city in Donetsk may soon fall.

Israel

Hezbollah Touts Rocket Cave Network Capable Of Underground Launches

Hezbollah forces being able to fire multiple rocket launch systems from inside tunnels could complicate Israeli targeting plans — if the video wasn't shot in Iran.

Air Combat Exercises

Cessna Caravan Turned Into Cargo Drone Tested At China-Focused Airpower Exercise

Small uncrewed cargo planes could support far-flung forces in a high-end fight against China, which is actively developing its own designs.

MQ-25

Supercarrier USS George H.W. Bush Now Has First Of its Kind Drone Control Center

The Unmanned Air Warfare Centers will be used to control MQ-25 Stingray tanker drones and other future advanced uncrewed aircraft.

WWII

The Underwater Pipelines That Supplied Fuel For The Allied Invasion Of Normandy

Operation PLUTO laid fuel pipelines under the English Channel in a bid to supply much-needed petroleum to Allied forces following the Invasion of Normandy.

Around The Globe

Claims Swirl Around Strike On Key Russian Logistics Hub In Kursk (Updated)

Ukrainian forces continue to slowly push north toward Lgov, which has rail lines and sits along a key highway.

F-16

JASSM Stealth Cruise Missiles Now On The Table For Ukraine: Report

AGM-158 JASSM would be Ukraine’s most advanced and survivable long-range strike weapon yet.

Unmanned

FBI Fielding Drones That Fire Off Deafening Bangs

Highly maneuverable drones with less-than-lethal concussion devices offer a new and indirect way to stun individuals.

U.S. Coast Guard

On Thin Ice: Another Fire Aboard A Coast Guard Icebreaker Underscores Glaring Capability Gap

The fire forced USCGC Healy to abandon its summer Arctic patrol, and with the only other in dry dock, the service is left with no serviceable icebreakers.

MiG-29

Best Look Yet At Ukrainian MiG-29 Releasing Hammer Rocket-Assisted Bombs

The video shows a now deceased Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot executing a toss release of the French-made weapons.

Around The Globe

Russia Building Trenches In Kursk To Defend Against Ukrainian Advances

As Ukrainian forces in Kursk push northward, Russia is adding trenches in addition to troops to defend its territory.

Royal Air Force

Panavia Tornado Swing-Wing Combat Jet’s Ten Most Unusual Variants

The Panavia Tornado officially turns 50 years old today, so let's look back at some of its most obscure iterations.

Air Combat Exercises

F-16s Team With JSX-2 Microjets To Replicate Complex Cruise Missile And Drone Attacks

Attacks involving waves of cruise missiles and drones are becoming increasingly commonplace and present major complications for defenders.

Russia

Ukrainian Drone Seen Slamming Into Russian Air Base In Large-Scale Strikes On Multiple Installations

Three Russian air bases were apparently struck in what may well have been the biggest Ukrainian drone strike of its kind so far.

Red Sea

Carrier Captain On How His Up-Beat Tweets Would Have Needed To Change If Houthi Missiles Struck His Ship

Navy Captain Chris "Chowdah" Hill opens up about the triumphs and tribulations of tweeting while in command of a supercarrier in combat.