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An Italian Air Force F-2000 Eurofighter Typhoon flies a routine presence patrol mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 6, 2025. Close collaboration with partner nations improves interoperability, ensuring rapid crisis response and sustained operations to protect vital mutual interests in the AOR.
Typhoon

Drone-Killing APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets Eyed For Eurofighter Typhoon

The air-to-air optimized variant of the APKWS rocket is being assessed as an option for the Eurofighter Typhoon as concerns over the drone threat in Europe grow.

Poland is closing airspace and said the Russian drone incursion was a test.
Unmanned

Poland Says Russia’s Mass Drone Incursion Was “A Test”

While Russia continues to deny it deliberately sent drones into Poland, NATO is racing to bolster its defenses against future such events.

Second B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Has Flown (Updated)
Air

Second B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Has Flown (Updated)

Air Force officials had previously said their goal was to have two B-21s flying around the end of this year.

The last of the venerable Sukhoi Su-22 Fitter swing-wing strike aircraft in Europe have been officially withdrawn from service. At one time, the Su-22 was a backbone of Warsaw Pact offensive airpower on the continent, with the final examples having been flown by the Polish Air Force, which had flown these impressive jets since the first example was delivered more than 40 years ago.
Polish Air Force

Poland’s Su-22 Fitter Swing-Wing Strike Jets Pass Into History

After four decades of service, the last Soviet-era Polish Su-22 Fitter swing-wing strike aircraft have finally been withdrawn.

Japan's Acquisition Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has released new pictures from testing of a prototype electromagnetic railgun aboard the testbed warship JS Asuka earlier this year.
Naval Gun Systems

Japanese Warship Fires Railgun At Target Vessel For The First Time

Japan says the test is the first of its kind ever as it continues to pursue naval railguns years after the U.S. Navy halted work on its own program.

We now have our first full look at a modified 2,000-pound-class GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition, or JDAM, optimized for use as an anti-ship munition as part of the U.S. Air Force's Quicksink program.
U.S. Air Force

USAF’s Quicksink Ship-Killing Smart Bomb Seen In Detail Like Never Before

The USAF has offered new views of the Quicksink anti-ship bomb after a B-2 stealth bomber deployed the weapon off Norway in a test.

New satellite images provided by Planet Labs shows the precision of the Israeli strike on the Hamas Qatar compound.
Israeli Air Force

Aftermath Of Israeli Strike On Qatar Compound Targeting Hamas Seen In New Satellite Imagery

Exactly how Israel pulled off this strike and when the U.S. knew about it remains glaringly unclear at this time.

An air-to-air view of an F-15 Eagle sent to identify an aircraft which is possibly hauling drugs as detected by the Southern Regional Operations Center. The F-15 is part of Coronet Night Hawk, an all-guard mission using F-16s or F-15s on 24-hour alert status.
F-15

Deploying Fighter Jets To Hunt Drug Smugglers In The Caribbean Isn’t New

News that F-35s were headed to the Caribbean to help take on the cartels was surprising to many, but Operation Coronet Nighthawk did exactly this for years.

A RAAF P-8A Poseidon supports sea trials for the NUSHIP Hobart in the Gulf St Vincent off the coast of Adelaide.
P-8

P-8 Poseidon Officially Selected By Singapore As Its Next Maritime Patrol Aircraft

With F-35s and P-8s on order, Singapore is fast building one of the most modern air forces in the region.

Authorities in Poland say they have assessed that the incursions were not accidental. Polish and Dutch fighters shot down several of the intruding uncrewed aircraft.
F-35A

After Unprecedented Night Of Downing Drones Over Poland, NATO Reports No Posture Changes (Updated)

Polish airspace was violated by Russian drones 19 times overnight, with NATO fighters shooting several of them down.

A member of Congress has shared a video claiming to show an attempt by U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones to intercept an unidentified object in the air off the coast of Yemen last year.
Yemen

Revelation That MQ-9 Reapers Are Now Engaging Aerial Targets Comes From UAP Hearing

A newly disclosed video claims to show an MQ-9 trying to bring down an unidentified object with a Hellfire missile during a mission off Yemen.

Israel has carried out precision strikes targeting the top leadership of the terrorist group Hamas in the Qatari capital Doha.
Israel

Israel Executes Unprecedented Strike On Hamas Leadership In Qatar (Updated)

The very long-range Israeli strike on the Qatari capital Doha marks a major escalation in its campaign against Hamas following the October 7th, 2023 massacre.

Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems have teamed up to develop a range of uncrewed air systems (UAS), all based on a common design, for which concept artwork has now been presented. The effort sees two of the world’s biggest defense companies joining forces, and entering a growing field of less expensive and more expendable drones and munitions.
Loitering Munitions

Lockheed Martin Joins Forces With BAE Systems On New Ultra-Adaptable Drone

The uncrewed air system is the latest in a growing field of 'affordable' and fast to produce systems that blur the lines between drone and cruise missile.

MQ-28 Ghost Bat With Aerial Refueling Capability Hinted At By Boeing
MQ-28

MQ-28 Ghost Bat With Aerial Refueling Capability Hinted At By Boeing

The ability to refuel in mid-air would give the MQ-28 a very attractive boost in not just range and persistence, but mission flexibility.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine visited Puerto Rico amid growing tensions with Venezuela.
South America

Top U.S. Military Leaders Visit Puerto Rico As Caribbean Operations Aimed At Venezuela Heat Up

Puerto Rico has become a major staging ground for capabilities used in the Trump administration's fight against Caribbean drug trafficking.

An AH-64Ev6 Apache from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade fires the SPIKE NLOS missile in Ustka, Poland on Aug. 27. This historic event marked the first employment of the missile in the European theater, significantly increasing the U.S. Army's lethality and combat capability.
AH-64

U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches Fire Spike-NLOS Missiles In Europe For The First Time

The Israeli-designed Spike-NLOS gives Apaches the ability to hit moving targets far away with exacting precision.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract for the development and production of a new Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) bunker buster bomb.
Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)

GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator’s Replacement Prototypes Just Ordered By USAF

The GBU-57 MOP, made famous by the strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, is getting a replacement with prototypes now on the way.

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 164th Airlift Wing, Memphis Air National Guard, Tennessee departs from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska providing airlift support for 11th Airborne Division soldiers participating in Talisman Sabre 25, July 13, 2025. Talisman Sabre 25 is a bilateral exercise with multinational participation hosted by Australia, in partnership with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The Talisman Sabre series is the principal Australian-U.S. military training activity focused on mid-intensity, high-end war fighting to ensure our forces are capable, interoperable, deployable on short notice and combat-ready.
C-17

The Unusual Asymmetry Of The C-17 Globemaster III

The C-17’s mismatched under-fuselage sponsons put it in an exotic category of asymmetric fixed-wing aircraft designs.

Europe. Germany. Rheinland. Area of Bonn. District of Ahrweiler. Bad Neuenahr. Regierungsbunker. Secret Bunker Buit By The Government of Bonn As An Emergency Site of the Constitutional Bodies of the Federal Republic of Germany. Control of A Huge Armored Door Europa. Germany. Rhineland. Bonn Area. Ahrweiler District. Bad Neuenahr. Regierungsbunker. Secret Anti-atomic Bunker Built By The Bonn Government As An Emergency Location For The Constitutional Bodies of the German Federal Republic. Controls of A Huge Armored Door. (Photo by: Giulio Andreini/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

It's damp and cold but it's home!

The U.S. Navy has taken an important step forward toward acquiring new carrier-based Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) type drones with contracts to Anduril, Boeing, General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.
Carriers

Navy Carrier-Based ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone Development Suddenly Pushes Forward (Updated)

The Navy just issued a flurry of drone contracts even though it has said it would take a 'wait and see' approach on Collaborative Combat Aircraft.