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UKRAINE BELL 427
Russia

Oligarch’s Bell 427 Is The Ukrainian Military’s Latest Helicopter

The Bell 427 now flown by the Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence previously belonged to a prominent pro-Putin oligarch.

NATO KOSOVO
NATO

Why NATO Just Sent Hundreds Of Troops To Kosovo

An explainer on why 700 additional NATO troops have been sent to Kosovo and reserve forces have been placed on alert.

F-5N Sundowner
F-5

Navy Aggressor F-5 Crashes Off Key West

The pilot ejected safely from the F-5N Tiger II operated by Fighter Squadron Composite 111 at Naval Air Station Key West.

Ukraine is holding an FPV drone "Super Bowl" to spur domestic production of the weapons.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv To Hold First Person Video Drone ‘Super Bowl’

First Person Video drones are now prized weapons for Ukraine on the battlefield and it wants to go all-in on spurring domestic production.

J-16 RC-135 INTERCEPT
RC-135

Chinese J-16 Seen ‘Head Butting’ U.S. RC-135 In Cockpit Video

The encounter between the Chinese J-16 Flanker and the U.S Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint occurred over the South China Sea.

russia-defends-sevastopol-with-rocket-launchers
Russia

Rare Russian Variant Of BM-21 Grad Appears To Be Guarding Sevastopol Bay

The BM-21PD rocket launcher is specifically designed to help defend against combat divers and other close-in underwater threats.

Moscow Drone Attack
Russia

Putin Admits Moscow’s Air Defenses “Need Work” After Multi-Drone Attack

Russian officials are describing the complex drone attack as the most serious assault on Moscow since World War II.

Ukraine will now be allowed to use U.S.-donated weapons to attack Russian positions near Kharkiv.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Suspense Builds As Counteroffensive Looms

Ukrainian shaping operations, both kinetic and psychological, have intensified as the counteroffensive feels increasingly imminent.

Argentina low flying 757
South America

Intense Flyby By Argentina’s New Presidential 757 Goes Viral

The low and fast flyby ending in a steep bank was performed at the end of the 757-200's delivery flight to Buenos Aires yesterday.

Bunker Talk: Memorial Day Weekend Edition
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Memorial Day Weekend Edition

Think, share, discuss, reflect.

Drone Swarms Got Targeting System Updates In Flight In Recent AUKUS Demo
Swarms

Drone Swarms Got Targeting System Updates In Flight In Recent AUKUS Demo

The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia recently tested advanced drone swarm and artificial-intelligence targeting capabilities.

What really happened to the Russian Navy's Ivan Khurs intelligence ship remains a mystery.
Russian Navy

Drone Boat Attack On Russian Ship In Black Sea Story Keeps Getting Weirder

Conflicting imagery and accounts add to the mystery of what really happened to the Russian Navy's Ivan Khurs intelligence ship.

F-15EX Klamath Falls F-35
F-15

F-15EX No Longer Heading To Oregon Training Unit, F-35 Instead

The F-15EX is not slated to have a dedicated school, leading to more questions about the new Eagle II's future.

Denmark and the Netherlands will lead a European coalition to train Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Denmark, Netherlands To Lead F-16 Pilot Training Coalition

An F-16 "training framework" for Ukrainian pilots will be developed in the "coming weeks," said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

First Image Of MQ-28 Ghost Bat In The United States
MQ-28

First Image Of MQ-28 Ghost Bat In The United States

Boeing released the first picture of the Australian-born MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone in the United States face-to-face with the MQ-25 Stingray.

Russian attack border checkpoint SU34
Su-34

Russian Su-34s Made Crazy Low-Level Bombing Runs On Their Own Checkpoint

The video is the latest evidence that Russian forces waged a fierce battle against an enemy fighting within its own borders.

Digital Engineering Kendall
U.S. Air Force

Air Force Boss Gives Reality Check On “Over-Hyped” Digital Engineering Revolution

Air Force officials have trumpeted digital engineering as hugely transformative for years, but what it can and can't do is now setting in.

Drone boat attack Russia
Russian Navy

Drone Boat’s View Of Supposed Attack On Russian Ship Emerges (Updated)

The mysterious drone boat attack occurred roughly 200 miles from Ukrainian controlled shores, deep in the Black Sea off Turkey.

The White House is investigating how U.S. vehicles came to be used in a raid into Russia.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: White House Investigating If U.S. Vehicles Used In Raid Into Russia

The 'partisans' who attacked into Russia say they stole the vehicles back from Russia who captured them from Ukraine.

Our Best Look Yet At The Marines’ New Loitering Munition Toting Drone Boat
U.S. Marine Corps

Our Best Look Yet At The Marines’ New Loitering Munition Toting Drone Boat

The Marine Corps plans to employ its Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessels loaded with various payloads as strike and reconnaissance platforms.