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AGM-158 Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

Land Attack Capability Axed On AGM-158C LRASM Anti-Ship Missile

Development of the AGM-158C-3 variant, which will now remain purely focused on the anti-ship role, has also slipped some two years to 2026.

News & Features

Over 85 Targets Hit In U.S. Retaliation Strikes Against Iranian Proxies, IRGC (Updated)

The U.S. has launched strikes in retaliation for the drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers and injured dozens more in Jordan.

Surface-To-Air Missile Systems

Ukraine’s Air Defense Decoys Keep Getting Better

New Ukrainian decoys of a surface-to-air missile system and an air defense radar are among the most accurate seen so far.

Launch Vehicles

Military May Get Its Own SpaceX Starship Rockets For Dangerous Missions

According to SpaceX, the Pentagon has spoken to the company about procuring its own fleet of Starship rockets for sensitive missions.

Drones

Navy Looking For Counter-Drone Systems That Can Be Rapidly Added To Its Ships

The Navy is interested in quickly enhancing its ships' ability to down drones, reflecting concerns over what's happening in the Red Sea.

Iran

Iranian Proxies Scatter Ahead Of Looming U.S. Retaliation Strikes

Plans are already leaking about the extent of the expected attacks in response to the deadly drone strike on U.S. soldiers in Jordan.

U.S. Navy

Drone Boat Swarm Vision Laid Out By DoD

A new program envisions swarms of drone boats autonomously finding and chasing down target ships, and maybe even attacking them directly.

Russia

Ukraine Sinks Russian Navy Missile Corvette In Drone Boat Attack

The Russian corvette Ivanovets was hit by six Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels and sunk in the Black Sea, Ukraine's spy boss told us.

U.S. Navy

Navy’s SM-6 Missile Used In Combat: Report

The use of the multi-purpose SM-6 missile in the ongoing battle with the Houthis would mark a major milestone for the versatile weapon.

Diesel-Electric Submarines

First Of Russia’s New Diesel-Electric Submarines Enters Service

Much-delayed, the first of the series-production Lada class diesel-electric boats has now been commissioned by the Russian Navy.

Red Sea

Phalanx CIWS Downs Houthi Missile Dangerously Close To Destroyer: Report

For a Navy warship, using a Close-In Weapon System against an approaching anti-ship missile is a method of last resort.

Red Sea

U.S. Carries Out First Preemptive Strike On Houthi SAM

Houthis do not possess a capable air defense network, but they do have SAM capability that has proven effective in aerial ambushes.

U.S. Air Force

This Is What It Took To Defend A B-17 Bomber

Manning the .50 caliber machine guns aboard a U.S. Army Air Force heavy bomber was a tough and at times terrifying job.

News & Features

Does The Navy’s New Constellation Class Frigate Have Enough Vertical Launch Cells?

Recent events in the Red Sea again raise questions about whether 32 vertical launch cells is adequate for the Constellation class frigates.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb’s Arrival Finally Imminent

The long-delayed weapon, which can reach targets over 90 miles away, could arrive on the battlefield for Ukraine as early as tomorrow.

Drones

MQ-20 Avenger Tests Previously Unseen Air-Launched Effects Drone

A2LE is a new drone from General Atomics that leverages rapid design and manufacturing that could pave the way to future air-launched swarms.

Iran

Iranian-Backed Militia Group Wants A Timeout As U.S. Retaliation Looms

The decision by Khataib Hezbollah to pause attacks on U.S. forces is unlikely to change the Biden administration's plans.

Red Flag

Massive New Air Combat Exercise Underway Along The California Coast

Bamboo Eagle is an extension of the Air Force's Red Flag exercises that focuses on winning a fight in the vast Pacific theater.

F-35

F-35s Back On The Table For Turkey

After being kicked out of the Joint Strike Fighter program, Turkey could be let back in, if it abandons its Russian-made S-400 missiles.

U.S. Army

How The Army’s New M10 Booker Light Tank Will Actually Be Used

The Booker may look like a mini Abrams, but its role is specifically to support infantry and arrive ready to fight long before an M1 could.