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U.S. Navy

Successful Patriot Interceptor Test From Naval Vertical Launcher Is A Big Deal

The test launch of a PAC-3 MSE interceptor from a Mk 41 vertical launcher is a step toward seeing Patriot missiles aboard U.S. Navy ships.

Ukraine

Rumors Swirl Around Attacks On Russian Black Sea Fleet Warships (Updated)

A corvette and a minesweeper are reportedly the latest victims of the Ukrainian campaign targeting the Russian Navy in and around Crimea.

Bunker Talk

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

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U.S. Homeland

Congress Has Made Fully Obscuring Aircraft Ownership Information A Reality

The FAA re-authorization bill will make it harder to learn who owns different aircraft and track where they fly to.

Air

The Marine Unit Charged With Digitally Connecting Everything Over The Battlefield

A new department within Marine Operational Test Squadron One (VMX-1) is tasked with connecting the digital dots over tomorrow's battlefield.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Launches Massive Drone Attack On Russia

A highly coordinated Ukrainian onslaught by kamikaze drones targeted oil infrastructure inside Russian borders as well as targets in occupied Crimea.

Ukraine

Green Beret A-Teams Training On FPV Drones Being Driven By War In Ukraine

Green Beret FPV drone training is the latest example of a growing uncrewed future, and the U.S. lag in fielding its own capabilities.

Launch Vehicles

Russian Rocket Booster, Not Military Exercise, Prompts Airspace Warning Off California

Warnings to avoid a "Russian Federation rocket firing impact area" sparked concerns about possible Russian activities near the U.S. mainland.

Russia

MiG-31 Foxhounds Confirmed Destroyed In New Imagery Of Belbek Air Base

New satellite imagery confirms the loss of two MiG-31 interceptors and other significant damage at Belbek after recent Ukrainian strikes.

U.S. Navy

Eying China Threat, Congress Pushes Navy On At-Sea Rearming

The Navy's inability to reload its surface combatants at sea with fresh missiles has become a glaring risk.

Russia

Damage To Russia’s Belbek Air Base In Crimea Seen After Ukrainian Strikes

Ukrainian attacks this week targeted a portion of the flightline at Belbek Air Base where Russian MiG-31 interceptors regularly park.

U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Completes Gaza Aid Pier, Deliveries Imminent (Updated)

Delayed by bad weather, the Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore capability will provide much-needed aid for an increasingly desperate population.

Mi-24

Navy EA-18G Growler Sports Puzzling Mi-24 Hind Kill Mark Overseas

The electronic warfare jet with the mark belongs to the "Zappers" of VAQ-130, which is attached to the USS Eisenhower.

MIM-104 Patriot

Mock-Up Patriot System Sparks China-Ukraine Conspiracy Theories

An image of an apparent Patriot missile launcher being hauled on a truck in Asia has stirred up unsupported claims.

Small Arms

Heckler & Koch Eyes Adapting Its Rifles To Fire Soviet-Designed Ammo

The war in Ukraine is helping drive HK's interest in guns that fire Soviet rounds, but it could open doors to many other markets.

Air

NASA’s DC-8 Flying Lab Flies Into Retirement, Making The Type Nearly Extinct

After 37 years of NASA service, the agency will replace its highly modified DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory with a 777.

Russia

Russia’s Belbek Airbase In Crimea Hammered By Ukrainian Long-Range Strike (Updated)

Elements of a long-range air defense system were destroyed in an attack that reportedly involved U.S.-supplied ATACMS missiles.

F-16

Viper Demo Team Secretly Painted Jet In YF-16 Scheme To Celebrate Type’s 50th Anniversary

The USAF's F-16 single-ship demo team set out on a secret mission to paint their jet just like the first F-16 that ever flew.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

China’s Mysterious Stealthy Warship Has Headed Out To Sea (Updated)

What exactly China’s plans are for the ship remains unclear, but it built it and got it out to sea extremely quickly.

Unmanned

UH-72 Lakota Drone In The Running To Haul Cargo For The USMC

A pilotless version of the Army's UH-72 could become one part of the Marine Corps plans for a future uncrewed logistics ecosystem.