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Russia is building a factory to construct domestically produced Shahed-136 drones
Iran

Ukraine Situation Report: New Details On Russia’s Plans To Build Iranian Drones

Russia aims to improve on dated Iranian manufacturing practices and increase the Shahed 136's range and flexibility while building thousands.

Drone That Mimics Enemy Stealth Fighters Ordered By DoD
Fighters

Drone That Mimics Enemy Stealth Fighters Ordered By DoD

The U.S. military needs a 5th Generation Aerial Target, or 5GAT, to replicate stealthy jets and missiles in tests and training.

Maj. Sandy Marquardt, Capt. Joe Hodges sit in the escape module of their F-111A
F-111

F-111 Aardvark’s Crew Escape Module Ejected The Whole Cockpit

The complex F-111 incorporated a crew escape module instead of ejection seats, which proved a life saver during the type's combat debut.

ARROW WEAPON SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGES BALLISTIC MISSILE TARGET
Israel

Germany Buying Arrow 3 Missile Defense System Is Israel’s Biggest Weapons Deal Ever

Washington has approved the sale of the highly capable system to Germany, which sees it as part of a wider Europe-wide air defense network.

Ukraine says it has liberated Urozhaine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Town Of Urozhaine In Donetsk Liberated

The liberation of the town of Urozhaine, about 50 miles north of Mariupol, is another small step in Ukraine's ongoing counteroffensive.

The US Air Force has selected JetZero to design and build a demonstrator aircraft with a blended wing body, or BWB, configuration that could serve as the basis for future aerial refueling tankers and cargo planes.
U.S. Air Force

Blended Wing Body Demonstrator Jet Contract Awarded By Air Force (Updated)

The Air Force wants the highly-efficient blended wing body demonstrator, which could inform various future projects, to be flying by 2027.

Ukraine Drone Boat Bridge Attack
Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs)

New Drone Boat Named Sea Baby Used In Kerch Bridge Attack

The Sea Baby is claimed to pack a 1,800-pound warhead and is said to have been used in the last drone boat attack on the Kerch Bridge.

A Taiwanese newspaper has published imagery that is says shows an HF-2E land-attack cruise missile for the first time publicly.
China

Secretive Taiwanese Cruise Missile Able To Strike Deep In China May Have Broken Cover

Taiwan's HF-2E land-attack cruise missile has reportedly been in service for more than a decade, but has never been seen publicly.

A NATO official has suggested Ukraine swap territory for membership.
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: NATO Official Suggests Surrendering Land To Russia For Membership

Ukrainian officials shot back at the idea that Kyiv would trade territory Russia still holds for membership in NATO.

US Marine Corps and US Air Force F-35s have been practicing tactics, techniques, and procedures they would use while working together with non-stealth fighters, like F-16s, in a future high-end fight during an exercise in Wisconsin.
Air Combat Exercises

F-35s Keep F-16s In The Fight During Northern Lightning

An exercise in Wisconsin is highlighting how teamwork between stealthy and non-stealthy fighters will be critical in future major conflicts.

Triton Island South China Sea
China

China Is Building A Runway On Its Closest Island Outpost To Vietnam

Triton is the westernmost island in the South China Sea's strategic Paracel archipelago and added militarization of it has big implications.

The first video of a Stryker in combat has appeared on social media.
Stryker

Ukrainian Stryker Seen In Frontline Video For The First Time

The Stryker is seen being attacked by a Lancet loitering munition as it uses its high-speed abilities to traverse a road in the open.

GERMANY A340 RETIRED
Germany

Germany Cans Its A340 ‘Air Force One’ Jets After Two Failures In 24 Hours

The Luftwaffe live-tweeted the problems with one of its A340 VIP transport jets before announcing the premature retirement of the fleet.

Bentley Humvee comparison AMSR
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)

Soldier’s Bentley Versus Humvee ASMR Spoof Is Perfection

The iconic Humvee's rugged, utilitarian design is perfect parody material when compared to the Bentley's extreme extravagance.

Ukraine's fight may drag on until next year, some officials say.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Spring Counteroffensive May Be Needed

With the current counteroffensive moving slowly, some Western officials say the timeline for success may shift to next year.

TANK AT ARMY-2023
Russia

‘Cope Cages’ Go Mainstream At Russia’s Arms Bazaar

A familiar feature of Russian fighting vehicles in the war in Ukraine, ‘cope cages’ are hitting the global arms market.

Video shows a Russian UR-77 mine clearing vehicle exploding in a ball of fire after being attacked by a Ukrainian drone.
Russia

Russian Mine Clearing Vehicle Detonates In Massive Fireball From Drone Bomblet

The drone-dropped bomblet set off a massive secondary explosion, igniting the explosive rope-like line charges the vehicle carries.

MIG-23 Crash Michigan
MiG-23

MiG-23 Flogger Crashes In Michigan (Updated)

Both crew safely ejected from the stricken Soviet-era swing-wing MiG-23 Flogger, with it flying uncontrolled into the ground seconds later.

Ukraine Helix helicopter ship boarding black sea ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russians Board Ukraine-Bound Ship

The Palau-flagged bulk carrier continued on its voyage after a Russian “inspection” but soon fled toward the coastline and Turkish waters.

Ukraine won't likely have sufficient numbers of combat-capable pilots for years, a top U.S. Air Force general says.
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: F-16 Pilot Training May Be Delayed Until January

An initial cadre of Ukrainian pilots may not be fully qualified to fly F-16s until next summer at the earliest.