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DRONE ATTACK PSKOV
Il-76

Il-76 Cargo Jet Left Burning From Drone Strike Deep Inside Russia

Videos show multiple fires around a Russian air base in the Pskov region, more than 370 miles away from the Ukrainian border.

Satellite images provided by Planet Labs shows Russia has sunk vessels to protect the Kerch Bridge from Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessel attacks.
Russia

Russia Sinks Line Of Ships To Protect Kerch Bridge

Russia is working to create an improvised barrier in an attempt to protect its critical Kerch Bridge against future drone boat attacks.

China Navy
U.S. Navy

Blind, See, Kill: The Grand Networking Plan To Take On China

A massive network is being constructed to give everyone from soldiers to allied countries a "single pane of glass" view of the battlefield.

ERCS ICBM
ICBMs

This ICBM-Launched Satellite Could Transmit Nuclear Codes When Nothing Else Was Left To

The Emergency Rocket Communications System was designed to autonomously transmit nuclear codes in the event of a nuclear attack.

Neptune Missile crimea ukraine russia
Russia

Ukraine Using Land Attack Variant Of Neptune Anti-Ship Missile

The modified Neptune anti-ship missiles give Ukraine its longest-range and hardest-hitting locally made weapon, which has big implications.

MIG-29 HUD DRONE KILL
MiG-29

Ukrainian MiG-29 Blasts Russian Drone In New Cockpit Video

The rare video shows the pilot’s view out of the cockpit as they shoot down a Russian drone, purportedly an Orlan type.

Replicator attritable drones
China

Replicator Is DoD’s Big Play To Build Thousands Of Autonomous Weapons In Just Two Years

Replicator could significantly change how the U.S. military fights and is aimed squarely at overcoming China's quantitative advantage.

Ukraine says the southern front is the main axis for the counteroffensive
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Counteroffensive Pushing South From Robotyne

Ukraine officially announced the capture of Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and is continuing its push southward.

Type 054B
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

This Is China’s New Type 054B Frigate, Could Become Backbone Of Navy

China’s long-awaited new Type 054B frigate is nearing completion and it’s larger and more capable than its predecessor.

CF-18 False canopy
F/A-18

False Canopies On Fighters Work, One Almost Killed Me

Painting false canopies on jet fighters is a simple tactic that one Canadian Hornet pilot in training learned works all too well.

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around What Destroyed S-400 In Crimea
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around What Destroyed S-400 In Crimea

Kyiv says a new weapon destroyed the Russian SAM system, others state it was a land-attack version of the Neptune missile.

Andrii Pilshchykov Juice RIP
Russia

Ukraine’s Outspoken MiG-29 Pilot “Juice” Killed During Mission

Major Andrii Pilshchykov was an informal ambassador of sorts for the Ukrainian Air Force, giving some of the best accounts of the air war.

World War II London air raid shelter
Bunker Talk

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

Pull up a chair and chat amongst friends.

Ukrainian forces appear to be moving closer toward Tokmak in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Major Push Toward Tokmak Gaining Steam

Ukraine appears to have taken another small step in its counteroffensive, pushing further south toward Crimea.

The Marine Corps plans to buy three batteries worth of Iron Dome systems and 1,840 Tamir interceptors to go with them.
U.S. Marine Corps

USMC Buying Nearly 2,000 Tamir Interceptors For Its Iron Dome Systems

The Marines are purchasing Iron Dome systems to help defend against ever increasing threats posed by cruise missiles and drones.

MARINE F/A-18 HORNET
F/A-18A-D

F/A-18 Hornet Pilot Pronounced Dead In Crash At MCAS Miramar

The F/A-18D Hornet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California late last night.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 shot down a Turkish drone over Syria, a U.S. official tells The War Zone.
F-16

Ukrainians To Train On F-16s In The United States

After language proficiency training in Texas next month, several pilots and dozens of maintainers will head to Tucson to work with F-16s.

Ukrainian forces are disassembling controversial cluster munition artillery shells to repurpose their submunitions as weapons for drones.
Russia

Ukrainians Are Cutting Open U.S. Cluster Shells To Make Drone Munitions

Cluster shells offers a source of ideal ammunition for Ukrainian drones, but they are also badly needed for their traditional application.

Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin
Russia

Putin Confirms Prigozhin’s Death, Circumstances Remain Murky

A surface-to-air missile or an explosive device are the leading theories behind what brought Prigozhin’s plane down yesterday.

JDAM-ER Su-27
Su-27

Ukraine’s Su-27s Are Launching JDAM-ER Winged Bombs Too

After the JDAM-ER's earlier appearance on one of Ukraine's MiG-29, it is now confirmed that its Su-27 Flanker fighters are carrying them.