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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.

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.