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Wild new video shows a Hamas fighter run toward an Israeli tank and place an IED on it.
Israel

Hamas Fighter Shown Placing Bomb On Israeli Merkava Tank

The helmet camera video shows a Hamas dash toward a tank, place an explosive device on it, then run back to a tunnel and fire and RPG.

The Navy recently conducted a test that saw an uncrewed surface vessel armed with Switchblade 300 kamikaze drones destroy mock naval targets.
U.S. Navy

Switchblade Kamikaze Drone-Armed Uncrewed Fast Boat Tested

Uncrewed surface vessels with loitering munitions could be well suited to force protection missions, including defending against boat swarms.

Gaza City has been nearly cut off by Israeli troops according to the UN.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Northern Gaza ‘Largely’ Cut Off From South

Israel, fighting inside Gaza City for several days, has almost completely cut off the northern part of the Palestinian enclave.

Israel F-35 shoots down Houthi cruise missile
Israel

Israel Scores F-35’s First Cruise Missile Kill

The cruise missile, like many other missiles and drones fired toward Israel from the south, likely originated in Yemen.

A routine test of launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was "terminated" after it experienced an "anomaly."
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Minuteman III Ballistic Missile Ordered To Destroy Itself During Test Launch

Though the failure of a Minuteman III missile is concerning, it is precisely why these tests are routinely carried out.

An unassuming buoy is a key tool for ensuring that US Navy Ohio class ballistic missile submarines can receive nuclear strike orders.
Ohio Class

This Buoy Helps Ballistic Missile Submarines Get Nuclear Strike Orders

Ohio class ballistic missile submarines have tethered buoys allowing them to stay deeper and stealthier while receiving key transmissions.

Rocket Artillery Russia
North Korea

Ukraine Situation Report: 1M North Korean Artillery Rounds Sent To Russia, Seoul Says

There is growing evidence that Russia is providing North Korea with vital space technologies in exchange for ammunition for use in Ukraine.

Israel has deployed missile corvettes to the Red Sea as a protection against Houthi missile and drone launches.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Sa’ar 5 Corvettes Moved To Red Sea

Facing barrages of aerial weaponry from Houthi rebels in Yemen, Israel is beefing up its air defenses in the Red Sea

A heavily redacted copy of the final report on a controversial flyoff between the A-10 Warthog and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has finally been released.
F-35C

A-10 Vs F-35 Close Air Support Flyoff Report Finally Emerges

The report was buried until now, more than four years after secretive comparative testing between the A-10 and F-35 concluded.

There are plenty of satellite images of balloons says the head of the Pentagon office tasked with finding UFOs.
U.S. Homeland

Balloons, No UFOs, Found By Satellites, Shoot Down Video Coming Says AARO Chief

In a rare press briefing, the head of the Pentagon office charged with investigating UFOs said satellites have not found any.

B-1B Bone
B-1

B-1B Bombers Just Made Historic Visit To Turkey

As relations between Turkey and Israel reach a new low, a pair of B-1B Lancer bombers touched down in Turkey.

AH-64 Israel pod
Israel

Why Some Israeli AH-64 Apaches Have A Big Belly Bulge

The hard-worked Israeli Air Force AH-64 fleet is unlike any other, with major alterations and enhancements unique to the IAF.

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Arrow Interceptor Downs Ballistic Missile Over Red Sea (Updated)
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Arrow Interceptor Downs Ballistic Missile Over Red Sea (Updated)

The Houthis claimed a missile and drone attack on Israel Tuesday and that there would be more such attacks if the war continues.

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 tail number 58-0109 with the nickname “Phantom 109” assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard is in front of the main hangar in Sioux City, Iowa on October 16, 2021. Crew Chiefs recently added nose art to the aircraft depicting a phantom riding along on the aircraft boom.
KC-135

“The Phantom” Is The Air Force’s Haunted KC-135 Tanker… Almost

Crew chiefs insist something spooky happened with one of their KC-135 Stratotankers, though it seems it was a case of mistaken identity.

Range Rover, previously used by the Ministry of Defense's Special Operations Group, sold at auction
Light Vehicles

Armored Range Rovers With Nuclear Past Just Auctioned Off

The armored SUVs which recently sold at auction played a unique role in the U.K.'s nuclear weapons program during the 1990s.

Patriot missile demand
MIM-104 Patriot

Inadequate U.S. Patriot Missile Force Size Highlighted By Middle East Crisis

There are not enough Patriot batteries to go around, especially if a crisis in the Pacific were to break out.

Ukraine attacked another air defense system in Crimea.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Air Defense System Struck In Crimea

As Ukraine destroyed an air defense system on Crimea, it is holding on to a Kherson bridgehead and fighting off a Russian advance in Donetsk.

Israeli tank moves into Gaza at night.
Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: IDF Moving To Cut Off Gaza City From South

Israeli tanks have begun to be sighted in Gaza City, with reports that they closing in on the city from two directions.

Merkava tanks roll on the Gaza beach
Israel

Israel-Gaza Update: Merkava Tanks Roll Down Gaza Beach (Updated)

Israel’s armor has pushed deeper into Gaza as the IDF’s ground operation, which officials say will take a long time, gains momentum.

The Bayraktar TB3 performs its first flight on October 27
Turkey

Turkey’s Bayraktar TB3 Drone Has Taken Its First Flight

The drone will serve as the primary fixed-wing capability of the Turkish Navy's amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu from 2024 on.