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F-16

Ukraine’s F-16s Could Come With These Weapons

A detailed breakdown of the munitions Ukraine is likely to get, and some it is less likely to get, with its F-16s.

Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the destruction of the Nova Karkhova dam.
Russia

Dam Destroyed, Accusations Fly, Waters Rise, War Plans Could Change

The loss of the dam is a huge ecological and humanitarian disaster, but it also changes the very topography of the battlefield.

Russia Blows Up Farm Equipment, Claims They’re Leopard Tanks
Russia

Russia Blows Up Farm Equipment, Claims They’re Leopard Tanks

Russia's bogus 'Leopard hunt' in Ukraine is the latest in a long line of easily disproven propaganda claims.

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20mm Mk15 Phalanx CIWS

Guy Built An Airsoft Phalanx CIWS In His Garage

The scale model of the Phalanx makes mincemeat of paper targets by spewing airsoft BBs like its big brother fires 20mm rounds.

Russia claims it stopped a Ukrainian counteroffensive in southern Donetsk while Ukraine says it hasn't begun.
Russia

Early Stages Of Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Appear To Be Underway

Ukraine's long-promised counteroffensive seems to have kicked off with probing actions in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.

Marine Corps air-launched drone swarms
Force Design 2030

Marines Betting Big On “Critical” Air-Launched Swarming Drones

Marines see loitering munitions launched in swarms from many aircraft, including F-35s and MV-22s, as critical to winning a future fight.

Eurofighter Luftwaffe
China

Germany Demands China Stop Using Ex-Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots For Training

Germany has become the latest country to crack down on former fighter pilots providing training to China.

Ukraine closer to receiving F-16s.
U.S. Homeland

Citation Jet Crashes In Virginia After Supersonic Intercept By F-16s (Updated)

A powerful blast was heard all across the region, sparking concerns and confusion from the Capital to the Virginia coast.

MIG-31 Fire crash
Russian Air Force

Wingman Films Burning Russian MiG-31 Foxhound’s Final Moments

The Russian interceptor’s crew ejected from the burning jet seconds before it lost control and crashed in rugged terrain.

Su-24 storm shadow missile ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Su-24 Spotted Carrying Two Storm Shadows

One of Ukraine’s Su-24M Fencers appeared in photos with a Storm Shadow under each wing as strikes far behind Russian lines continue.

In Bloomfield, NJ, a family sits in a fallout shelter
Bunker Talk

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

Get out of the fallout!

The Azov Sea port city of Berdyansk was struck again Friday.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Long-Range Strike Hits Russian-Held Port City On Sea Of Azov

The strike on Berdyansk is another example of Ukraine's ability to hit Russian targets far beyond the front lines.

Royal Navy CATOBAR QE
Royal Navy

Royal Navy Wants To Refit Its Carriers With Catapults, Arresting Wires

The U.K. has outlined a plan to get advanced fixed-wing drones, and possibly crewed tailhook-equipped planes, operating from its carriers.

Lethality enhancer PAC-3 patriot
MIM-104 Patriot

Patriot PAC-3 Hit-To-Kill Interceptors Also Pack A Little-Known Explosive Warhead

Patriot PAC-3 interceptors are touted as hit-to-kill weapons that destroy targets by smashing into them, but they are really a hybrid design.

AARO Sensors NASA UAP
U.S. Homeland

Pentagon Now Actively Hunting For UFOs With Purpose-Built Sensors

The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office isn't just sifting through existing reports and data, it's using its own sensors to hunt for UFOs.

Drone strike AI test
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Colonel Now Says Drone That Turned On Its Operator Was A “Thought Experiment”

A U.S. Air Force officer says he misspoke when describing a simulation involving a drone going rogue and attacking its controllers.

RC135 Moldova Ukraine
RC-135

RC-135 Surveillance Jet Flies Unprecedented Mission Over Moldova

The U.K. spy plane was over Moldova, which fears it could be the next victim of Russian aggression as it moves closer to EU membership.

Anti-Putin partisans claim another incursion into Belgorod while Russia's Defense Ministry claims the attack was foiled on Ukrainian soil.
Russia

Russia Claims It Foiled Tank-Backed Incursion Across Its Border

This was the second incursion operation Russia says it has fought off in just over a week, but still there was damage within its own borders.

Gepard Ukraine
Russia

U.S. Getting More Gepard Air Defense Vehicles For Ukraine From Jordan

The additional Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns for Ukraine look to be ex-Dutch versions purchased from Jordan.

Motorists in Kyiv narrowly missed death when a missile fell Monday.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Spent Patriot Missile Narrowly Misses Kyiv Motorists

New video shows the air defense munition falling between cars during Monday's Russian cruise and ballistic missile barrage on Kyiv.