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Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Braced For Unprecedented Winter Drone War

The Ukrainian Air Force says that 500 Russian drones were launched against the country last month alone, and that this is just the beginning.

INDIAN AIR FORCE MiG-21
India

It’s The Beginning Of The End For India’s MiG-21 Bison

The MiG-21s flew their last aerial display as the Indian Air Force plans to retire the type completely in 2025.

Israel struck inside Lebanon with artillery and helicopters after an incursion by terrorists.
Israel

Israel Strikes Inside Lebanon After Ground Incursion (Updated)

Israeli artillery and helicopters struck inside Lebanon, raising concerns that Hezbollah, with its massive arsenal, might enter the war.

Boeing, together with Norway's Nammo, is developing a long-range ramjet-powered 155mm shell for the US Army.
U.S. Army

This Is A Ramjet Artillery Shell Right As It’s Fired Out Of A Howitzer

A ramjet artillery shell has flown further than ever before and could more than double the range of existing and future 155mm howitzers.

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Israel

Israel Declares State Of War, U.S. Navy Carrier Group Redirected

The day after Hamas's surprise attack, warships are being repositioned, a ground assault is being readied, and fears of a wider conflict grow.

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Israel

Hamas Launches Unprecedented Surprise Attack On Israel

Israeli is bombing Gaza after Hamas launched an attack from the air, land and sea that has killed scores of citizens so far.

This photograph depicts a fallout shelter being furnished with Civil Defense survival rations at Villa Augustina Academy in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Mother Wilfred and Mother Superior Liguori of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, the religious order that founded and operated the school, appear in the photograph, holding a fallout shelter sign.
Bunker Talk

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

The bunker is open!

There are more claims that Ukrainian special operators are attacking Wagner forces in Sudan.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Are Kyiv’s Special Operators Fighting Wagner In Africa?

New video has emerged adding to claims that Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate is operating in Sudan against Wagner forces.

“Multiple” New Versions Of The XQ-58 Valkyrie In The Works
XQ-58

“Multiple” New Versions Of The XQ-58 Valkyrie In The Works

Kratos has also added the Fifth Generation Aerial Target (5GAT) drone to its roster of unmanned aircraft types.

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F/A-18

Blue Angels Maneuver Filmed From Alcatraz Looks Straight Out Of ‘The Rock’

A Blue Angels practice session filmed from Alcatraz evoked the finale of Michael Bay's 1996 blockbuster in spectacular fashion.

Little Radar-Toting Robotic Gun Vehicle Aims To Protect Squads From Drones
Assault Rifles

Little Radar-Toting Robotic Gun Vehicle Aims To Protect Squads From Drones

With a smart gunsight, rifle, radar aboard a small uncrewed ground vehicle, a new counter-drone system can follow troops where they go.

The US Marine Corps has flown one of its XQ-58A Valkyrie drones for the first time, making it the second known operator of the type in addition to the US Air Force.
U.S. Marine Corps

XQ-58 Valkyrie Is Now Flying With The Marine Corps

Marine tests of XQ-58s as reconnaissance, electronic warfare and loyal wingmen platforms, will inform the service's future drone ambitions.

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Cold War

The Bizarre Backstory Of Croatia’s Yellow Submarine Nightclub

An unlikely survivor of the war in the Mediterranean, the former Italian Navy submarine had an unexpected career in communist Yugoslavia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a test of his country's nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, which he said was successful.
Russia

Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile Successfully Tested, Putin Says

Testing of the missile, which would possess extreme endurance and poses a radiological hazard, had been put on hiatus until recently.

KC-10 departs PSAB
KC-10

KC-10 Extender Has Flown Its Last Combat Mission

U.S. Air Force plans to retire the last of the KC-10 Extender tankers by September 2024 are picking up pace.

F-16 Syria Turkey
F-16

U.S. F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria (Updated)

The incident comes as Turkey has stepped up its drone campaign against Kurdish targets following a bombing in Ankara on Sunday.

The U.S. government has turned over more than one million rounds of Iranian ammunition seized last year to Ukraine.
News & Features

Ukraine Situation Report: Over 1M Seized Iranian Rounds Given To Kyiv

The ammunition was confiscated by U.S. forces during an interdiction of a stateless dhow in the Gulf of Oman last year.

Video that appears to show a British-supplied surface-to-air missile system centered on the AIM-132 ASRAAM air-to-air missile in use in Ukraine has emerged.
News & Features

British Air-To-Air Missiles Turned SAMs Seen Scoring Kill In Ukraine

The improvised mobile SAM systems give Ukraine a highly agile interceptor for swatting kamikaze drones and cruise missiles at short range.

A new report from the Army Science Board says the M1 Abrams tank will not be effective or be able to dominate on the battlefield in the 2040s, especially in a potential high-end fight against China.
M1 Abrams

M1 Abrams Ineffective By 2040 In Fight Against China: Army Study

A report from the Army Science Board recommends moving beyond the M1 Abrams to new, smaller tanks and uncrewed vehicles.

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate released a new video of a raid on Crimea
Russia

Jet Ski-Borne Ukrainian Special Ops Raid Shown In New Video

The newly released video claims to show teams of Ukrainian frogmen, riding jet skis, landing on the shore of Crimea.