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MQ-25 Boeing
News & Features

Our First Look At Boeing’s Pre-Production MQ-25 Stingray

The new video shows the MQ-25 airframe moving from the production line to static testing at Boeing's St. Louis plant.

The U.S. is learning lessons from Ukrainian attacks on Russian air defenses.
News & Features

New Lessons U.S. Is Learning From The Air War Over Ukraine

Ukrainian attacks are helping the U.S. learn about Russian air defense capabilities, but Russia is learning too, a top general says.

RUSSIAN FLANKER
News & Features

Russian Su-27’s Missile Missed RC-135 Spy Plane After Deliberate Launch: Report

The latest revelations about the 2022 incident suggest the Russian Su-27 pilot followed up with a second missile, to try and down the RC-135.

F-35 getting airborne
News & Features

Fight’s On! Inside The Rebooted William Tell Fighter Competition

Throwing F-15, F-22, and F-35 crews into competition with one another aims to take high-end air combat training to another level.

KIM AND PUTIN
North Korea

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Warns North Korea, Russia Against Arms Deals

Kim Jong Un made a rare foreign trip to Russia, amid U.S. fears that he has agreed to send weapons for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

Chinese J-20 aircraft on the runway
People's Liberation Army (China)

China’s J-20 Isn’t A “Dominating Aircraft,” USAF General Says

The Pacific Air Forces chief isn't too concerned about China's J-20 stealth fighter that he says is based on "stolen" U.S. technology.

CCA F-22
NGAD

Collaborative Air Combat Drones Will Head To Pacific En Masse

A new Air Force strategy highlights major advantages offered by drones collaborating with fighters in future high-end fights in the Pacific.

SEVASTOPOL ATTACK
Russian Navy

Russian Submarine, Landing Ship Struck In Attack On Sevastopol

Russia says cruise missiles and drone boats were used in the overnight attack that left the Black Sea Fleet port in occupied Crimea ablaze.

Saab remote base Gripen
Ukraine

Sweden Considering Donating JAS 39 Gripens To Ukraine: Report

Swedish Gripens could bring great capabilities to Ukraine's fight, alongside F-16s being donated from NATO countries.

For the very beginning, the B-21 Raider stealth bomber program has been about much more than only the bomber itself.
NGAD

B-21 ‘Family Of Systems’ Details Emerge, Engine Test Runs Start

Since its inception, the B-21 Raider stealth bomber program has always been about much more than just the bomber itself.

Jackdaw
United Kingdom

Britain’s New Jackdaw Combat Drone Aims To Be “Disposable”

QinetiQ has unveiled a concept for a multirole jet-powered drone that it says will be cheap enough to be expendable in battle.

B-21 Raider Side View
B-21

B-21 Raider Seen Like Never Before In New Images

We have just been given our first side view of Northrop Grumman's B-21 Raider stealth bomber, an aircraft that remains cloaked in secrecy.

Royal Navy Long Patrol Vanguard SSBN
Boomers (SSBNs)

Vanguard Submarine Arrives Home Absolutely Caked In Algae

The Royal Navy nuclear ballistic missile boat looked like a sea monster that had emerged from a long slumber at the bottom of the ocean.

The US Air Force's Air Mobility Command is still pushing ahead with an idea to turn its KC-135 aerial refueling tankers into drone motherships.
KC-135

KC-135 Tankers Being Eyed For Drone Launcher Role

Drones launched from KC-135 tankers could be used in a multitude of ways, including as decoys and remote sensors.

BLACK SEA DRILLING PLATFORM
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Says Black Sea Platforms Recaptured From Russia

Oil and gas platforms in the Black Sea near occupied Crimea were recaptured by Ukrainian forces, the country’s intelligence services claim.

Anduril's acquisition of Blue Force Technologies and its Fury drone is a latest development is an important story that could have broad ramifications for the US defense industry.
U.S. Homeland

The Rise Of Fury

How a small company's big attempt to disrupt air combat training has suddenly turned into something much, much more.

William Tell Air Force
Air Combat Exercises

William Tell Has Fighter Pilots Competing For Trophies Once Again

The legendary William Tell fighter competition is back after nearly two decades for a whole new era of air combat.

North Korea rocket truck
North Korea

North Korea Debuts Rocket Launchers That Appear As Civilian Trucks

Rocket launchers masquerading as civilian trucks are the latest sign of the times as concealment becomes more critical on the battlefield.

AbramsX Next Generation Main Battle Tank
M1 Abrams

Army Axes M1A2 SEPv4 Abrams, Bets Big On Next-Gen “M1E3”

The service has elected to ditch development of the M1A2 SEPv4 in favor of a lighter, smarter, more survivable M1 Abrams main battle tank.

French officers in an underground HQ on the western front during world war one, 1916. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)
Bunker Talk

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

It's Bunker time!