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Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)

Hypersonic Weapon Just Tested In Florida, Results Unclear

Vague details about a recently "initiated" test comes after the Army scrubbed three planned hypersonic missile launches last year.

Israel

World Awaits Israel’s Response To Deadly Hezbollah Rocket Attack That Hit Soccer Field

A major effort is underway behind the scenes to keep Israel from launching a major ground operation into Southern Lebanon or hitting civilian infrastructure.

Diesel-Electric Submarines

China’s Latest Submarine Features X-Shaped Stern

With a longer hull and possible vertical launch cells, the new design is further evidence of China’s rapid submarine developments.

U.S. Air Force

Shaking Up U.S. Industrial Base Key To ‘Cheap’ Cruise Missile Program

The USAF is looking beyond traditional munitions makers to bolster its stocks and help keep supplies flowing, especially in a high-end fight.

KC-135

German Eurofighters Make Record-Breaking Flight With Help From Private Aerial Refueling Company

Three of the German fighters were airborne for more than 10 hours during a flight between Japan and Hawaii with the help of Metrea aerial refueling company.

Bunker Talk

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

Talk amongst yourselves.

Helicopters

NATO Selects Three Companies For Next-Generation Rotorcraft Concept Study

Airbus Helicopters, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky, and Leonardo are now on contract to help NATO pick a new helicopter.

MiG-29

First Look At Mystery Weapon Pylon Ukrainian MiG-29s Use To Carry Small Diameter Bombs

A picture has emerged of an SDB-armed Ukrainian MiG-29 with a previously unseen pylon with an interesting feature.

RQ-4

Air Force Chief Hints At Existence Of Clandestine Spy Aircraft

The statement from Secretary Frank Kendall again suggests that the Air Force has advanced airborne reconnaissance capabilities waiting in the wings.

F-16

Networked Sniper Pod Will Let 4th-Generation Fighters Create ‘Kill Webs’ With F-35s

The new Sniper pod will let F-35s provide targeting data to ground-based missiles and create an active link with 4th-generation fighters.

Around The Globe

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Advancing Toward Key Logistics Hub

The Donetsk Oblast city of Pokrovsk, a bulwark against a Ukrainian collapse in the region, is a main target of Russian forces.

F-35A

Greece Buying F-35s Widens Qualitative Gap With Turkey

F-35s will fly alongside Rafales and F-16s in a modernized Hellenic Air Force.

Unmanned

Destroying Drones Before Launch Is Becoming A Major Mission For U.S. Special Operators

U.S. special operators might be sent to interdict drone components and sabotage production, as well as raid launch sites.

Ukrainian Navy

Explosives-Packed Jet Ski Drone Appears Off Turkish Coast

The adapted commercial jet ski bears many of the hallmarks of Ukraine’s growing fleet of kamikaze drone boats.

F-15

USAF Should Look At China’s Future Multi-Crew Fighter Model For F-15EX

The F-15EX's currently empty rear cockpit needs to be taken advantage of by adding a new kind of second crewmen, an Air Mission Commanding Officer.

H-6 Bomber

Chinese H-6 Missile Carrier Jets Appear For The First Time Off Alaska (Updated)

The arrival of Chinese H-6s off American shores is a major, but not unexpected landmark in China's power projection evolution.

Unmanned

Ukraine’s Acoustic Drone Detection Network Eyed By U.S. As Low-Cost Air Defense Option

Ukraine's network of nearly 10,000 acoustic sensors has been highly effective and the U.S. Army is interested in copying it.

C-130 Factory: How Iconic Hercules Airlifters Are Born

Branded Content: Inside the Marietta C-130 plant, the longest-running military aircraft production line in history.

Typhoon

Tempest Stealth Fighter Flying Demonstrator Takes Shape

For the first time, we have gotten a look at the Flying Technology Demonstrator that will feed into the Tempest fighter program.

U.S. Army

SM-6 Eyed As New Surface-To-Air Interceptor For The Army

SM-6, which the Army is already fielding to strike targets on land and at sea, could help bolster the service's strained air defense branch.