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Personnel from the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, also known as the Night Stalkers, recently took part in an exercise focused in part on the defense of strategic Shemya Island.
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Night Stalker Helicopters Train To Defend Strategic Alaskan Island

Shemya Island hosts a strategic missile tracking radar and a large airfield, and sits closer to Russia than to mainland Alaska.

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv’s Forces Enter Robotyne
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv’s Forces Enter Robotyne

After two months of fighting, Ukraine's 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade says it broke through heavy Russian defenses and entered Robotyne.

Royal Navy 'Franken-ship' HMS Zubian
Royal Navy

Royal Navy Once Created A ‘Franken-Ship’ From Two Destroyers

The bow and stern of two separate Tribal class destroyers came together to create HMS Zubian in 1917, at the request of the Admiralty.

Indonesia Emerges As First F-15EX Export Customer
Indo-Pacific

Indonesia Emerges As First F-15EX Export Customer

Indonesia plans to follow up its purchase of French-made Rafale jets with as many as 24 F-15EX derivatives.

Satellite images show a Russian Tu-23M Backfire bomber was destroyed in a Ukrainian drone attack deep inside Russia
Tu-22

Destroyed Tu-22M Seen At Now Empty Russian Airbase

New satellite imagery shows the burned-out hulk of a Tu-22M Backfire bomber destroyed by a drone attack deep in Russian territory.

The Air Force has conducted another live-fire test of the AGM-183 hypersonic missile, but has offered few details about it.
ARRW

Air Force Tight-Lipped On Canceled Hypersonic Missile’s Latest Test

The Air Force no longer plans to field the once highly promising AGM-183 missile, but says continued tests are helping with other programs.

Iranian forces threatened to open fire on US military helicopters covering American warships during a recent transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Navy

Navy Shoots Down Iran’s Claims It Forced U.S. Helicopters To Land

Iran says it threatened to fire on U.S. helicopters covering U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz while its new sea base ship was nearby.

Tu-22 Russia airbase drone strike Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Spy Agency Takes Credit For Strikes On Russian Airbases

For the second time in three days, Ukraine attacked an airbase inside Russia housing Tu-23M Backfire bombers.

Commercial space tracking data shows Chinese satellites have been surveilling major exercises in and around Australia, but this should come as no surprise.
Australia

China’s Constant Spying On Australian Drills From Space A Sign Of Shifting Orbital Balance

Chinese space-based surveillance of exercises in Australia highlights how the West's spy satellite advantage is rapidly degrading.

North Korea corvette nuclear armed
North Korea

“Strategic” Cruise Missile Tested From North Korea’s New Corvette

The corvette was built to fire a sea-launched version of its nuclear-capable long-range land attack cruise missile.

The Netherlands and Denmark have agreed to provide F-16s to Ukraine.
F-16

Dozens Of F-16s Were Just Officially Pledged To Ukraine

The jets will come from the Netherlands and Denmark, but there is no solid timetable yet for their delivery.

Tu-22 Russia drone strike
Tu-22

Tu-22 Backfire Destroyed In Drone Strike Deep Inside Russia

Russia now admits one of its aircraft was "damaged" in a drone attack using a "copter type" at a Tu-22M bomber base.

B-2 Spirit bomber pictured over the JPARC
B-2

B-2 Flies Mock Strike Mission From Iceland To Alaska

The B-2 Spirit's flight from Iceland to Alaska underscores the importance of long-range bomber operations, particularly in the Arctic region.

Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) activities during Apollo 11's re-entry on July 24, 1969. NASA
Bunker Talk

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

Talk amongst yourselves.

Rare Look At Taiwan’s Chien Hsiang Kamikaze Drone In Action
China

Rare Look At Taiwan’s Chien Hsiang Kamikaze Drone In Action

The heavy use of weaponized drones in the conflict in Ukraine has prompted new interest in them in Taiwan for defending against China.

Air War Ukraine
Russia

Top Ukraine War Lessons From USAF’s Commander In Europe

The 542-day-old war in Ukraine offers some stark lessons for how the U.S. and NATO might have to fight a war in Europe in the future.

CSAR USAF Serbia
HH-60

U.S. Combat Rescue Helicopters Train With Old Foe Serbia For First Time

A historic joint exercise brought U.S. Air Force HH-60 rescue helicopters back to Serbia, 24 years after the Allied Force campaign.

F-16 Pilot Training Ukraine
F-16

Ukrainian F-16 Combat Proficiency At Scale Not Likely Before 2027, Air Force General Says

Training demands mean Ukraine won't get F-16s until next year at the earliest and substantial combat proficiency will take much longer.

Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow, Black Sea Fleet
Russia

Ukrainian Drones Target Moscow, Black Sea Fleet

An attempted Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow resulted in damage while a Black Sea Fleet corvette came under attack by a drone boat.

The US government has reportedly assured its Danish and Dutch counterparts that it will expedite approval of transfers of F-16s to Ukraine.
NATO

U.S. Now Promising To Fast-Track F-16 Fighters For Ukraine: Report

Reports that the U.S. will quickly approve F-16 transfers to Ukraine come amid concerns about delays in training pilots to fly them.