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F-16

Our First Look At An Armed-Up Block 70 F-16 Viper

Two of Bahrain's new Block 70 F-16s are still in the U.S. for testing and one carried missiles, bombs, and other stores on a recent sortie.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv’s Biggest Power Plant Destroyed

Russia's campaign against Ukrainian energy infrastructure has claimed one of its most prominent targets so far.

Electronic Warfare/Countermeasures

Rush Is On To Give Smaller And Older Navy Ships Advanced Electronic Attack Capability

A scalable system will gives critical electronic attack capabilities to ships that can't handle the massive new SEWIP Block III system.

U.S. Navy

DARPA’s Defiant Fully Uncrewed Demonstrator Ship Will Hit The Seas Later This Year

Serco's super efficient and low-cost Defiant could have wide-ranging utility for the Navy, including working as a missile-laden drone boat.

F-35

The Lowdown On Lockheed’s Newly Revealed Mako Hypersonic Missile

Mako is an interesting weapon with compelling features, and may offer clues as to the capabilities of a similar weapon the USAF is procuring.

EA-18G

F/A-18 Super Hornets Now Flying With Four AIM-9Xs From USS Eisenhower To Counter Drones

Just a day after we broke the news that the Navy had cleared Super Hornets to carry Sidewinders under their wings, images show them doing so.

Loyal Wingman

Navy’s Vision For Disposable Carrier-Based Loyal Wingman Drones Comes Into Focus

The Navy wants carrier-based drones to cost less than $15 million and be 'consumed' as weapons or targets when their short service ends.

U.S. Navy

Navy Wants A Cheap Heavy Torpedo That Can Be Stockpiled Fast

The Navy is eyeing a torpedo that can be procured fast and efficiently to augment the more advanced Mk 48 ADCAP.

MQ-25

MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Armed With Stealthy Anti-Ship Missiles Makes Perfect Sense

Arming MQ-25s with standoff weapons fits with the Navy's future air wing vision and would provide unique capabilities suited to a Pacific fight.

Rafale

France’s Rafale Is Set To Be Serbia’s Next Fighter

Serbia looks set to buy French Rafale fighters in a significant shift away from dependence on Russia for combat aircraft and other arms.

Future Vertical Lift

How To Satisfy The Navy’s Future Vertical Lift-Maritime Strike Needs With Bell’s Rob Freeland

Bell sees a version of its V-280 Valor and its navalized V-247 Vigilant drone concept as the solution for the Navy's ambitious goals.

EA-18G

Navy EA-18G Growlers Get AIM-9X, Super Hornets Can Now Carry More Sidewinders

Adding additional AIM-9X Sidewinder capacity to Navy fast jets was in response to an urgent need to take down Houthi drones.

U.S. Navy

Rolling Airframe Missiles To Arm Arleigh Burke Destroyer Fleet

New point defenses, which come amid growing missile and drone threats, are just one Navy modernization effort for the Arleigh Burke class.

Israeli Navy

Israel’s Ship-Based Iron Dome Just Got Its First Combat Kill

The C-Dome air defense system aboard a Sa'ar 6 class corvette downed a drone headed toward the port of Eilat.

U.S. Navy

Manta Ray High-Endurance Underwater Drone Unveiled

The testbed that mimics its namesake is designed to help DARPA hone its requirements for a new class of multi-mission submersible drones.

Russian Army

Bizarre ‘Turtle Tank’ Appears In Ukraine With Shell Covering It Nearly Completely (Updated)

We have never seen a 'cope cage' like this, which is basically a steel shed built around the tank.

B-1

B-1B ‘Lancelot’ Is Being Resurrected For Active Service

After being flown out of long-term storage at the boneyard, the bomber is now being regenerated and upgraded to replace a B-1 lost to fire.

Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Anti-Drone Electronic Warfare Tank Captured

Capture of the hastily modified T-72 tank sporting advanced jamming gear will be a boon for Ukraine and Western intelligence.

The Revolution Of AI-Enabled Autonomous Piloting With Shield AI’s Brandon Tseng

Branded Content: Artificial intelligence is on the precipice of revolutionizing air combat, with automated pilots that can far exceed the capabilities of their human counterparts.

Russia

No Major Damage Seen At Russian Air Base After Drone Attack

Soaring claims about widespread destruction at the installation, which serves as a major tactical airpower hub for Russia, appear untrue.