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F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report
F-15

F-15EX To Be Based At Kadena Air Base In Japan: Report

A total of 36 F-15EX Eagle IIs could be poised to reinstate a permanent fighter force at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa.

The first Royal Navy warship to be armed with Naval Strike Missiles, the HMS Somerset, has finally emerged with its new weapons.
Royal Navy

Naval Strike Missiles Have Arrived Aboard Royal Navy Warships

The stealthy cruise missiles give Royal Navy frigates and destroyers a modern anti-ship capability and a new ability to strike land targets.

Why hasn't the US struck Houthi targets after anti-ship attacks in the Red Sea?
Red Sea

Why Hasn’t The U.S. Struck Back After Red Sea Anti-Ship Attacks?

Many are calling for strikes on Houthi forces after multiple anti-ship attacks off Yemen's coast, but is that really the best option?

Ukraine's attacks across the Dnipro River have been bloody and futile, troops told The New York Times
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Troops Question Dnipro River Assault

Though billed as a burgeoning success by Ukraine, the battle across the Dnipro River is coming at an extremely heavy cost say those involved.

The USS Carney attacked a Houthi radar site in Yemen.
Red Sea

Newly Formed Operation Prosperity Guardian To Protect Red Sea Shipping

A soon to be announced multi-national effort to protect Red Sea shipping comes after the U.S. and U.K. downed 15 Houthi drones Saturday.

The British Telecom telephone exchange inside the former RAF Hack Green secret nuclear bunker on May 24, 2023 in Nantwich, England. Hack Green played a central role in the defence of Britain for almost sixty years. It was chosen during WW2 to protect the land between Birmingham and Liverpool from hostile attack and as a location for the new RADAR equipment. The bunker went on to be used for shelter and protection during the Cold War. The Secret Bunker is now privately owned by the Siebert family and is run as a museum trust. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.
Bunker Talk

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

A bunker isn't such a bad idea now, is it?

The Al Jasrah was one of two ships set ablaze in the Red Sea by the Houthis today.
Red Sea

Red Sea Peril Rises, Major Shippers Halt Mandeb Strait Transits

Two more ships were set ablaze by the Houthi attacks today near the Bab el Mandeb Strait and another ship was threatened.

There are differences between Israel and the U.S. over when the shift to a lower-intensity campaign will begin.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ground Campaign Has “Many More Months To Go”

U.S. officials want Israel to wrap up the most intensive phase of the ground campaign in weeks, but Israel says it will take much longer.

Iron Age carnyx used to intimidate enemies on the battlefield
Ancient Warfare

The Carnyx’s Eerie Cry Struck Fear Into Soldiers On Antiquity’s Battlefields

The carnyx, a huge trumpet-like instrument, was used to great affect to frighten enemies in Iron Age Europe.

AEW&C aircraft in North Korea.
North Korea

North Korea May Be Building An Early-Warning Radar Plane

Apparent modifications underway on a North Korean Il-76 transport aircraft bear the hallmarks of a new AEW&C capability.

A local government member in Ukraine conducts a grenade attack during a financial meeting
Russia

Man Throws Grenades Into Ukrainian Town Council Meeting

The bizarre and horrific attack in the Ukrainian town of Keretsky is being treated as an act of terrorism.

GE Aerospace says that it has demonstrated an advanced propulsion concept the blends a dual-mode ramjet together with rotating detonation combustion.
News & Features

GE’s Breakthrough In ‘Detonating’ Hypersonic Propulsion Is A Big Deal

A ramjet engine utilizing rotating detonation combustion could offer major efficiencies for future high-speed air vehicle designs.

Integrator uncrewed aerial vehicle performing precision munition launch
News & Features

RQ-21 Blackjack Can Now Strike With Miniature Precision Munitions

Being able to employ precision-guided munitions provides an entirely new business case for what has been a reconnaissance drone.

Indian Rafale in flight.
News & Features

Saudis Eye France’s Rafale Fighter

With Germany still blocking a long-planned sale of Eurofighter Typhoons to the Kingdom, Dassault is capitalizing on the opportunity.

05 December 2023, Romania, Constanta: A German Eurofighter takes off from Mihail Kogalniceanu airfield near Constanta (Romania). The German Air Force is currently supporting NATO member Romania with Eurofighter combat aircraft and a defense system against small unmanned aerial vehicles in the NATO program "Enhanced Air Policing South". The Bundeswehr contingent consists of a total of 150 soldiers.
News & Features

NATO Fighters Scrambled As Russian Drone Violates Romanian Airspace

German and Romanian fighters were sent up to investigate the Russian drone, which crashed in Romanian territory.

The Maersk Gibraltar came under attack by a Houthi missile Thursday.
Red Sea

Maersk Demands “Political Action” After Another Houthi Attack On Ship In Red Sea

For the third time this week, commercial shipping near the Bab al-Mandab Strait came under Houthi missile attack.

A tank miraculously survives an FPV drone barrage.
Ukraine

Tank Runs For Its Life Under Constant Barrage Of Attack Drones

The video is reminder of how low-end FPV drones are drastically changing warfare and how prevalent they are becoming on the battlefield.

New video footage from the ongoing conflict in Gaza offers an especially good look at Israel's Trophy active protection system in action helping to protect a Merkava tank under attack.
Israel

Merkava Tank’s Trophy Protection System Showcased In Hamas Video

New footage from the conflict in Gaza highlights the value of active protection systems like Trophy, especially in urban warfare.

A wrecked, burned-out car lies in the yard of a high-rise residential building in Dniprovskyi district after a missile explosion on December 13, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. For the second night in a row, Russia is attacking Kyiv with ballistic missiles. All ten missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian Air Defense Forces. However, fallen missiles' fragments resulted in destruction in Darnytskyi, Dniprovskyi and Desnyanskyi districts of Kyiv.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Ballistic Missiles Target Kyiv After Biden Meeting

Debris of Russian ballistic missiles rained down on Kyiv soon after President Zelensky sought to secure more arms in Washington.

The U.S. can learn lessons from Israel operates its F-35I fleet.
F-35

Israel’s F-35I Combat Experience Is Providing Lessons For Future Pacific Fight

Israel's ability to keep the vast majority of its F-35s flying during high-tempo operations against Hamas is opening eyes in the Pentagon.