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Hornet decoy flares
F/A-18A-D

The Instant Flares Are Released From An F/A-18 Hornet Seen In Incredible Photo

We see flare release images regularly, but we have never seen a photo showing the instant countermeasures pop out of their dispenser before.

MQ-9 Night
Q-9

MQ-9 Reaper Lands On Remote Dirt Strip For The First Time

Alongside the landing, the MQ-9 also executed a resupply via a travel pod, pointing towards the USAF's desire to use the Reaper in new ways.

WVS serve tea and sandwiches to people sheltering at Liverpool Street underground station
Bunker Talk

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

Sit back, relax, discuss.

Nuclear Weapons Belarus
Eastern Europe

Ukraine Situation Report: Putin Says Tactical Nukes Now In Belarus

U.S. officials immediately condemned the move, but said they did not believe Putin was preparing to use the tactical nuclear weapons.

Ukrainian pilots and other personnel to train on Swedish Gripen fighter jets.
Gripen

Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Will Get Training On Sweden’s JAS-39 Gripen

Sweden say Ukraine wants an "operational evaluation" of Gripen, which could point to an interest in acquiring the jets in the future.

AAROK
Unmanned

France’s Largest-Ever Drone Has Broken Cover

Developed secretly, the Aarok medium-altitude, long-endurance drone is planned to take to the air before the end of the year.

Live Fire Missile Combat Archer Gulf of Mexico
Air Combat Exercises

Chasing Missile Shooters Over The Gulf Of Mexico In An F-15

We got unprecedented access to see for ourselves what it is like flying on a Combat Archer air-to-air missile shoot sortie.

Kyiv Offensive Armor Leopard
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Small Gains In The Face Of “Very Tough Resistance”

Ukraine is battling "strong enemy resistance and superiority in numbers of men and weapons," said Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar.

First foreign sale of Israeli Merkava tanks could be to a European country.
Israel

Israel’s Merkava Tank Has Possible Export Customer In Europe

Israel is negotiating sales of Merkavas with two countries, including one in Europe, prompting speculation about a possible deal for Ukraine.

Ukraine says it destroyed two Ka-52 Hokum and two Mi-8 Hip helicopters in a HIMARS missile strike in Belgorod.
Russia

Ukraine’s Armor Appears To Have A Russian Attack Helicopter Problem

Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters' presence at the front highlights the need for highly mobile and survivable short-range air defenses.

US crash retrieval programs are real.
U.S. Homeland

Aliens Or Not, Secret Crash Retrieval Programs Are A Very Real Thing

Clandestine programs race to pluck foreign aircraft, missiles, and more in order to exploit them by reverse engineering and other means.

AIM-9X Combat Archer
Air Combat Exercises

Pushing Air-to-Air Missiles To Their Limits At Combat Archer

Evaluating the efficacy of a missile starts with how it is assembled and loaded on the ground and ends with it scoring a 'kill' or not.

C-130J flypast over Britain
C-130

Britain Bids Farewell to C-130 Hercules With Spectacular Flypast

The flypast, which covered all four corners of the U.K., comes as the RAF's C-130Js prepare for retirement later this month.

Ukraine F/A-18
Australia

Ukraine Studying Condition Of Australian F/A-18 Hornets

Ukraine's ambassador to Australia tells us Kyiv is in the process of checking out the Australian Hornets to see if they will fit its needs.

F-22s deploy to Middle East amid tensions with Russia in Syria.
F-22

F-22 Deployment To Middle East Aimed Squarely At Russia In Syria

The Air Force's top commander in the Middle East says that Iranian support for Russia's war in Ukraine may be fueling incidents in Syria.

Tank MRAP roll over crush ukraine
T-72

Ukrainian Tank Crushes Friendly MRAP In Wild Battlefield Video

A Russian drone's view shows a Ukrainian T-72 tank roll over a MRAP vehicle while under heavy fire.

TEMPEST EJECTION TEST
Fighters

Tempest Fighter Begins To Take Shape With Ejection Seat Tests

Development work on the British-led Tempest future stealth fighter is gathering pace, including ejection seat trials using a rocket sled.

F-16 Pilot
Air Combat Exercises

Combat Archer Is A Final Crucible For Deploying U.S. Fighter Squadrons

Combat Archer is designed to give fighter squadrons a final evaluation before deployments that could see them in real air-to-air engagements.

There is intense fighting along the Mokri Yaly River in Donetsk Oblast.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Fierce Fighting Near Mokri Yaly River

Despite fighting through minefields and being attacked by Russian artillery, drones and ATGMs, Ukraine appears to be making some progress.

AD23 formation NATO
Germany

NATO’s Largest Air Combat Exercise Ever Has Begun

The exercise brings together 25 countries and NATO as a whole to train cooperatively with more than 250 aircraft.