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F-15EX Testers Are Now Preparing The Eagle II For Rapidly Adapting To New Missions

Long-range kill chains, outsized weapons, and drone teaming are all possibilities, with tablet interfaces keeping new software from accessing the jet's computer.

P-8

U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine, ‘Doomsday Plane’ Take Part In Rare Show Of Force Off Norway

USS Tennessee and the E-6B Mercury were joined in the Norwegian Sea by a Ticonderoga class cruiser and P-8 patrol plane.

Ukrainian Air Force

Yak-52 Kill Marks Hint At Success In Ukraine’s Drone War

For the first time, a Ukrainian Yak-52 propeller-driven trainer has appeared with markings that could indicate a string of aerial victories against Russian drones.

MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

Ukraine Used Prized ATACMS Missiles To Strike Unique Cold War-Era Space Communications Station

The NIP-16 space communications and tracking facility is an intriguing target for a Ukrainian ATACMS strike that may point to its new purpose.

Stealth

Shadowy XRQ-73 Hybrid-Electric Stealthy Flying Wing Drone Emerges

The XRQ-73 is a direct evolution of a ultra-quiet, high-efficiency recon drone the U.S. Intelligence Community developed with the Air Force.

Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)

Army’s New PRsM Ballistic Missile Hits Moving Ship For The First Time In Pacific Test

During the Valiant Shield exercise, the missile was fired from an unmanned launcher against a ship with the help of a high-endurance balloon and drone.

Cannons

Humvee-Mounted Low-Recoil 105mm Howitzer To Make Combat Debut In Ukraine

The Hawkeye howitzer offers Ukraine a new shoot-and-scoot artillery option, but this real-world combat testing could have impacts elsewhere.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Now Launching Kalibr Cruise Missiles From The Sea Of Azov

Russia moved cruise missile-firing warships from the Black Sea into the confines of the Sea of Azov in an effort to protect them against Ukrainian attacks.

Bunker Talk

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

Get out of the fallout!

Land-Based Electronic Warfare

What Is This Mystery Row Of Spheres In A Ukrainian Field?

Help us solve the mystery of this curious array that could be a military system or something else entirely, like an agricultural apparatus.

Yemen

Small, Agile Houthi Drone Boat Shown Obliterating Ship During Test

Video comes just days after the Houthis scored their first hit of the current crisis on a commercial ship with an explosive-packed uncrewed surface vessel.

U.S. Homeland

Huge Manta Ray Underwater Drone Looks Like A Docked Star Wars Spaceship

We are finally getting an idea of the size of the sci-fi-looking Manta Ray drone thanks to satellite imagery.

Helicopters

Russian Navy Ka-29 Assault Helicopter Downed Amid Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack

The helicopter was shot down as Ukraine sent scores of drones to strike Crimea and Russia's Krasnodar region on targets ranging from oil facilities to an airfield.

Tu-22

Is This Our First Look At Russia’s New Monster Glide Bomb Striking Ukraine?

Just what aircraft would launch such a large weapon remains unclear, but something so destructive with standoff range is a real concern.

AIM-120 AMRAAM

U.S. Diverting Missiles From Foreign Customers To Ukraine Could Have Repercussions Beyond Air Defense

The bold move to divert missiles planned to foreign buyers is great for Ukraine, but it may not be viewed as positively by some customers.

North Korea

South Korean Arms For Ukraine Would Be A Huge Deal And Putin Knows It

There are signs that South Korea might overturn its ban on weapons deliveries to Ukraine, which has prompted a dark warning from Putin.

F-35B

F-35B Dons Huge Bat Insignia On Its Back

The Japan-based Joint Strike Fighter has appeared adorned with a spectacular bat motif atop its fuselage.

160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Blue Camouflage MH-6 Little Birds Point To Night Stalkers’ Pacific Pivot

Now both MH-6s and MH-60s from the 160th SOAR have been seen in the blue camouflage amid a shift in focus to high-end Pacific operations.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Drone-On-Drone Aerial Engagements Ramp-Up

Aerial drone air-to-air combat is heating up with Ukraine pivoting to using its first person-view drones to swat Russian drones out of the sky.

Loitering Munitions

Sale Of Over 1,000 Kamikaze Drones To Taiwan Points To Grand “Hellscape” Counter-China Plans

Masses of loitering munitions could engage approaching Chinese landing craft, as well as targets ashore, and overwhelm vessels in the Taiwan Strait.