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India

India Clears The Way For Naval Rafale Fighter Purchase

The French carrier-based Rafale fighter appears to have emerged victorious in India, being selected ahead of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

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Seawolf Class

Badly Damaged Nuclear Submarine USS Connecticut Seen In New Images

The battered Seawolf class submarine that hit a seamount will not be repaired till sometime in 2026 at the earliest.

Ivan Popov
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian General Fired After Lambasting Shoigu

A top Russian general says he was fired after blasting Defense Minister Shoigu's handling of the war with complaints that echoed Prigozhin's.

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Russia

Ukraine Has Already Received American Cluster Munitions (Updated)

A Ukrainian general has stated that the cluster munitions will be a powerful weapon, but that they have not yet been used.

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F-35

British F-35Bs To Bring Vertical Landing Abilities To Highways

The U.K. Royal Air Force has announced plans to demonstrate highway operations for both the F-35B and the Typhoon.

US Air Force aircraft have been refueled by private tanker planes for the first time ever.
Civil Aviation

Private Aerial Refueling Tanker Has Gassed Up An Air Force Plane For The First Time

A doorway to the Air Force making use of contractor-operated tankers to reduce the strain on its own fleets may finally be cracked open.

Ukraine has maintained a small bridgehead across the Dnipro River despite coming under heavy Russian fire.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Antonovsky Bridgehead Holds

Despite coming under heavy fire, Ukrainian forces are still lodged on the Russian-controlled side of the Dnipro River.

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NGAD

NGAD Fighter’s Performance: What Can We Expect?

The Next Generation Air Dominance crewed jet remains cloaked in secrecy, but pondering its speed and altitude goals is a useful exercise.

Pirate Weaponry
Americas

The Truth About Pirate Weapons

Pirates were nothing without their weapons, but they were much more meticulous about caring for them than their reputation suggests.

Wanger turns over weapons
Russia

Wagner Turns Over 2,000 Heavy Weapons Including Tanks, SAM Systems

The Russian MoD claims Prigozhin turned over high-end weapons like T-90 tanks, howitzers and multiple launch rocket systems.

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Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: France Officially Sending SCALP Cruise Missiles

With the French donation of the SCALP cruise missile, Ukraine receives another long-range weapon to strike targets far beyond the front.

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Turkey

Turkey Finally Looks Set To Get New F-16s

Rumors abound that the apparent U.S. approval of an F-16 deal rests upon Turkey dropping its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

Super ‘Gucci’ Alien Pistol In Use With Zelensky Security Detail
Sidearms

Super ‘Gucci’ Alien Pistol In Use With Zelensky Security Detail

The Laugo Arms Alien is a highly exotic and pricey sidearm that offers a low bore axis giving it extreme accuracy.

A deal has been struck to begin training Ukrainian pilots, maintainers and support staff to operate F-16s
F-16

Ukraine, Allies Agree To F-16 Training Program

Training for Ukrainian pilots on flying F-16s is set to begin in August in Denmark with a training center set up in Romania as well.

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People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Alarming Navy Intel Slide Warns Of China’s 200 Times Greater Shipbuilding Capacity

The Office of Naval Intelligence is sounding the alarm about the huge gap in U.S. and Chinese shipbuilding capacity and its implications.

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft will be heading to Germany to support the flow of aid to Ukraine.
Australia

Australian E-7 Radar Jet Will Watch Over Ukraine Aid Shipments

Australia will deploy an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft to Germany later this year where it will support airspace surveillance efforts over Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces reportedly pushed into Roboytne.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv’s Forces Push Deeper South Near Robotyne

The small but potentially significant push deeper south in Zaporizhzhia Oblast puts Ukrainian troops a step closer to Crimea.

A Top Aces F-16A takes off from Eglin AFB.
F-16

Top Aces’ Viper The “Most Maneuverable F-16 I Have Ever Flown”

Adversary air contractor Top Aces says it's focusing on future technologies and experience to differentiate itself from the competition.

S-200 SAM Ukraine
Russia

Is Ukraine Using Old S-200 SAMs In The Land-Attack Role?

Russia claims Ukrainian S-200 SAMs were launched against ground targets as video emerged supposedly showing one of the strikes.

MiG-29 Fulcrums Are Ukraine’s JDAM-ER Bomb Trucks
MiG-29

MiG-29 Fulcrums Are Ukraine’s JDAM-ER Bomb Trucks

Ukraine's smart bomb carrier has finally broken cover in the latest Western addition to the Fulcrums' growing arsenal.