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Russian President Vladimir Putin weighs in on the Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Putin Chimes In On ‘Intense Fighting’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on Ukraine's major counteroffensive days after it was launched in force.

Operations room of U.S. Space Command
Bunker Talk

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

The bunker is open!

Green Beret conducts high-altitude freefall jump with an SADM
Cold War

Special Forces Parachuted With Nukes Strapped To Them During The Cold War

Special Forces "Green Light" teams trained to deploy small nuclear bombs called Special Atomic Demolition Munitions during the Cold War.

Infrared satellites spot Ukraine dam blast
Russia

U.S. Infrared Early Warning Satellites Help Investigate Ukrainian Dam Destruction: Report

U.S. satellites designed to spot ballistic missile launches reportedly detected a blast at the Nova Khakovka dam at the time of its failure.

F/A-18F IRST POD
F/A-18

F/A-18’s Infrared Search And Track System Plagued By Delays

Manufacturing quality issues and testing delays mean that the Navy is still waiting for its much-needed infrared search and track pods.

The first damaged Bradley Fighting Vehicles were seen on the battlefield.
Russia

Russia Has Destroyed Its First Ukrainian Bradley Fighting Vehicles

The first images of destroyed Bradley Fighting Vehicles have emerged as Ukraine's full-on counteroffensive continues to face heavy opposition.

ukraine Offensive
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Offensive Brings Claims Of Limited Breakthroughs

A number of Russian military reporters' accounts claim Ukraine is beginning to make small gains in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

B-1B BOMBER TASK FORCE AGM-158
B-1

B-1B Fires JASSM Missile During Long-Range Training Sortie From U.K.

The B-1Bs flew from RAF Fairford to Qatar as part of a long-range training mission in which multiple types of weapons were employed.

This Is Why F-15EX Deliveries Have Been Delayed
F-15

This Is Why F-15EX Deliveries Have Been Delayed

Manufacturing issues and uncertainties over production quantities explain why the Air Force has only received two of the jets to date.

"New SSM," Japan MoD
Japan

Japan Kicks Off New Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Project

Known as the "new SSM," the missile is expected to help bolster the defenses of Japan's southern islands against possible Chinese aggression.

SEA GUARDIAN MQ-9B
China

Taiwan Says It Doesn’t Plan To Share Drone Intel With U.S., Japan

Taiwan has moved to distance itself from a report that its new MQ-9B drones will be part of a trilateral intel-sharing initiative.

Ukraine's counteroffensive is underway
Russia

Ukraine’s Big Offensive Kicks Off To Tough Resistance

With Ukraine's counteroffensive fully underway, there are reports of casualties as it rushes Russian positions in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk.

Virginia class SSN Australia AUKUS
Australia

Australia To Get One New Build Virginia Class Submarine, Two From U.S. Navy

New details about Australia's plan to transition to an all nuclear submarine fleet have emerged during intense questioning in Canberra.

Self-described Russian partisans say they will target Crimea next.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: ‘Partisans’ Threaten Crimean Incursion Next

As partisans threaten an attack on Crimea, there are indications Ukraine's counteroffensive is heating up in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia.

Russia strikes Ukrainian air defense system
Russia

Ukraine’s Prized IRIS-T Air Defense System Attacked By Russian Drone In Video

The advanced truck-mounted TRML-4D radar the Russian loitering munitions look to have targeted may be the only one Ukraine has received.

LMXT_refueling F-35
U.S. Air Force

Lockheed No Longer Looking To Offer Airbus A330 Tanker On Contract Basis

Lockheed is still offering the U.S. Air Force an A330 “bridge tanker,” but has given up on the idea of contract aerial refueling services.

Marine Corps Tomahawk cruise missile unit stands up
U.S. Marine Corps

First Marine Corps Tomahawk Cruise Missile Unit Has Stood Up

The Marine Corps is aiming to have a fully operational battalion armed with ground-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles by 2030.

F-16 Dutch Ukraine
F-16

Dozens Of Dutch F-16s Were Just Freed Up Potentially For Ukraine

Draken, a U.S. adversary air contractor, will now take just six former Dutch F-16 fighter jets, leaving more potentially for Ukraine.

Ukraine Tank
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Offensive Going Better Than Expected, U.S. Says

The White House says it's too early to tell how the destruction of the Nova Khakovka dam will affect Ukraine's counteroffensive.

Mk 48 Frigate
U.S. Navy

Cold War U.S. Navy Nearly Armed Its Frigates With Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedoes

The Navy once toyed with the idea of putting heavyweight anti-submarine torpedoes on its frigates, an idea that could be relevant again today.