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U.S. Coast Guard

Allied Pact Aims To Close Yawning Icebreaker Gap With Adversaries

The U.S., Canada and Finland have a new plan to boost production of icebreakers critical in the increasingly important Arctic region.

F-35

F-35 Deliveries Finally Cleared To Resume, New Jets Will Be Limited To Training

After a yearlong hiatus, production F-35 deliveries are resuming, but the long-awaited Block 4 upgrades will have to wait.

Cannons

Railgun Ammo-Firing Air Defense Artillery Cannon Plans Laid Out By Army

The Army plans to field a highly mobile 155mm cannon firing hyper-velocity projectiles to provide a lower-cost air and missile defense.

F-35B

F-35B Pilot Seen Leaping From Jet In Japan

An F-35B pilot based out of MCAS Iwakuni in Japan had to get away from their jet as fast as possible as crash crews approached.

U.S. Air Force

Air Force’s Cheap And Fast To Produce Long-Range Missile Is Being Built For Ukraine

The Extended Range Attack Munition aims to give Ukraine a badly needed capability boost in its ability to strike over hundreds of miles.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Strategic Missile Testing Facility Attacked

The attack on the Kapustin Yar site 400 miles from the front lines appears to be another in a string of Ukrainian strikes on Russian strategic military assets.

U.S. Navy

Navy To Explore Arming Other Ships With Missiles Amid Constellation Frigate Woes

Congress wants the Navy to look at turning large uncrewed vessels into crewed missile ships, arming cargo ships, or buying something new.

Germany

U.S. Long-Range Missiles Headed To Germany As Arms Race Escalates

After a decades-long hiatus, American long-range missiles will return to Europe as the standoff between Moscow and NATO grows.

U.S. Air Force

Our Best Look Yet At The XRQ-73 Hybrid-Electric Stealthy Flying Wing Drone

A new photo of the XRQ-73 SHEPARD sheds a little more light on the enigmatic drone, which is due to fly this year.

KC-135

All Of France’s KC-135 Tankers Bought By Private Aerial Refueling Company Metrea

Metrea now boasts the fifth-largest tanker fleet on Earth as it bets big on new U.S. military and foreign air force opportunities.

F-22

Air Force Now Says It Has No Official F-22 Raptor Replacement

A sixth-generation fighter being developed under the Air Force Next Generation Air Dominance program was supposed to supplant the Raptor but its future is increasingly uncertain.

Around The Globe

Ukraine’s FrankenSAM Air Defense Concept Could Be Used To Protect USAF Bases

Rapidly developed to meet an urgent Ukrainian requirement, the FrankenSAM concept is now being eyed for the U.S. military.

A-10

Surplus A-10 Warthogs Could End Up In The Jordanian Air Force

If Jordan is truly interested in the A-10s it would boost its ground-attack capacity and it could open the door to transfers elsewhere.

NATO

Transfer Of F-16s To Ukraine Is Now Underway

The expectation is that the fourth-generation fighters, donated by Denmark and the Netherlands, will be operational over the skies of Ukraine this summer.

Presidential Transport

What We Just Learned About The “Beast” Presidential Limousine From Jay Leno’s Garage

The Secret Service shared some interesting details about one of the world's most secretive cars with the former Tonight Show host.

China

Chinese Troops Begin Drills Along Poland’s Border In Belarus

Already a lockstep military ally of Russia, Belarus is now deepening relations with China, including training with PLA troops near NATO borders.

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

AT-802U Trainers Arrive To Prepare USAF Aviators For A Murky Light Attack Future

The first OA-1K light attack planes are set to be delivered this year as attention shifts away from the operations they were designed for.

Frigates

Greek Warship Guns-Down Houthi Drone In New Video

The Hydra class frigate used its deck gun and possibly non-kinetic measures to bring down two Houthi drones as hostilities off Yemen's coast continue.

Tu-22

Ukraine Situation Report: Plot To Steal A Tu-22M3 Backfire Thwarted Russia Claims

Tu-22M Backfire bombers, which have played a key role in Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, have been the target of a previous Ukrainian plot.

Air

AIM-174 Missile Brings Navy’s Future Counter-China Air Combat Strategy Into Focus

The air-launched SM-6 will disrupt China's carrier-killing kill chain and pierce open its anti-access bubble.