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Russian Submarine struck crimea damage
Kilo Class

Russian Submarine Shows Massive Damage After Ukrainian Strike

Photos of major damage to a Russian Navy submarine attacked while in dry dock in Crimea point to the boat being a complete write-off.

The Air Force will announce details of a major restructuring Monday in Denver.
F-35

F-35 Can’t Be Found After Pilot Ejected (Updated)

The USMC F-35B may have traveled in a 'zombie state' after the pilot ejected, leaving its whereabouts unknown.

Ukraine Situation Report: Rumors Swirl Of New Attacks On Black Sea Fleet
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Rumors Swirl Of New Attacks On Black Sea Fleet

Two Russian warships appeared in Sevastopol under tow but without clear signs of damage, while others remain unaccounted for.

Crash on takeoff Italian Air force
Europe

One Dead, Three Injured In Italian Air Force Display Team Crash

Although the pilot survived, ejecting less than a second before the crash, the burning wreckage struck a passing car near the Turin airport.

Two massive steel doors weighing 30 tons each are among the devices that will seal off the North American Air Defense Command's underground combat operations center in the event of an attack, shown Jan. 26, 1966. The doors, 26 inches thick, are installed in 17-feet thick reinforced concrete barriers in the tunnel leading go the defense command post inside Cheyenne Mountain, near Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo)
Bunker Talk

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

Good times deep underground!

Tank Bahkmut
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Small Town Near Bakhmut Recaptured

Ukraine continues to try to pin down Russian forces near Bakhmut, tying up forces away from the main thrust of its counteroffensive.

Maybach Kim Train Russia
North Korea

Kim Jong Un’s Maybach Limo Seen Squeezing Into His Armored Train

You really, REALLY don't want to scratch the dictator of North Korea's smuggled-in custom Maybach limousine.

North Korean Leader Kim visits KnAAPO
North Korea

Will Russia Trade Fighter Jets For North Korean Artillery Shells?

Kim Jong Un examined high-end Russian fighters as concerns mount that it will supply Russia with gobs of ammunition for the war in Ukraine.

NORAD EADS
U.S. Air Force

North American Airspace Defense Getting Cloud-Based Backbone Next Month

Cloud-based command-and-control for air defense over North America is set to be declared operational next month.

Yevpatoriya attack
News & Features

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims It Knocked Out S-400 In Crimea

Ukrainian attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea appear to have taken their next high-profile victim, an S-400 air defense system.

MQ-25 Boeing
News & Features

Our First Look At Boeing’s Pre-Production MQ-25 Stingray

The new video shows the MQ-25 airframe moving from the production line to static testing at Boeing's St. Louis plant.

The U.S. is learning lessons from Ukrainian attacks on Russian air defenses.
News & Features

New Lessons U.S. Is Learning From The Air War Over Ukraine

Ukrainian attacks are helping the U.S. learn about Russian air defense capabilities, but Russia is learning too, a top general says.

RUSSIAN FLANKER
News & Features

Russian Su-27’s Missile Missed RC-135 Spy Plane After Deliberate Launch: Report

The latest revelations about the 2022 incident suggest the Russian Su-27 pilot followed up with a second missile, to try and down the RC-135.

F-35 getting airborne
News & Features

Fight’s On! Inside The Rebooted William Tell Fighter Competition

Throwing F-15, F-22, and F-35 crews into competition with one another aims to take high-end air combat training to another level.

KIM AND PUTIN
North Korea

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Warns North Korea, Russia Against Arms Deals

Kim Jong Un made a rare foreign trip to Russia, amid U.S. fears that he has agreed to send weapons for the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

Chinese J-20 aircraft on the runway
People's Liberation Army (China)

China’s J-20 Isn’t A “Dominating Aircraft,” USAF General Says

The Pacific Air Forces chief isn't too concerned about China's J-20 stealth fighter that he says is based on "stolen" U.S. technology.

CCA F-22
NGAD

Collaborative Air Combat Drones Will Head To Pacific En Masse

A new Air Force strategy highlights major advantages offered by drones collaborating with fighters in future high-end fights in the Pacific.

SEVASTOPOL ATTACK
Russian Navy

Russian Submarine, Landing Ship Struck In Attack On Sevastopol

Russia says cruise missiles and drone boats were used in the overnight attack that left the Black Sea Fleet port in occupied Crimea ablaze.

Saab remote base Gripen
Ukraine

Sweden Considering Donating JAS 39 Gripens To Ukraine: Report

Swedish Gripens could bring great capabilities to Ukraine's fight, alongside F-16s being donated from NATO countries.

For the very beginning, the B-21 Raider stealth bomber program has been about much more than only the bomber itself.
NGAD

B-21 ‘Family Of Systems’ Details Emerge, Engine Test Runs Start

Since its inception, the B-21 Raider stealth bomber program has always been about much more than just the bomber itself.