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B-21 Raider
Australia

Australia Held Talks About Buying B-21 Raider Stealth Bombers

The Australian government looked at the B-21 Raider before deciding to buy new air-launched standoff missiles for its existing fighter jets.

Moment E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Crew Ordered ICBM Launch Seen In Image (Updated)
E-6

Moment E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Crew Ordered ICBM Launch Seen In Image (Updated)

A recent test of an unarmed Minuteman III demonstrated the Air Force's ability to launch the missile from E-6B aircraft.

Sikorsky’s Black Hawk Replacement Bid Cost Half Of Bell’s But Lacked Info To Back It Up
FLRAA

Sikorsky’s Black Hawk Replacement Bid Cost Half Of Bell’s But Lacked Info To Back It Up

Sikorsky recently lost a protest against Bell's contract award for the FLRAA tender, arguing unsuccessfully that its bid was unfairly judged.

MH-47 Night Stalker Sudan
Special Operations

Special Operations Forces Evacuate U.S. Embassy Personnel From Sudan

More than 100 troops evacuated about 70 embassy personnel and their dependents via a long-range helicopter mission due to fighting in Sudan.

Ukraine Counteroffensive
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: The Brutal Wait For Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

As NATO-trained Ukrainian units return, their often rumored counteroffensive cannot come soon enough for those still at the frontline.

Bounds Green underground station, London, 1940
Bunker Talk

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

Plenty of rations for all!

A Russian court has arrested Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov in absentia.
Russia

Ukraine Intel Chief Says Russian Arrest Threat Is “A Pleasure For Me”

A Moscow court arrested Ukrainian intel boss Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov in absentia for the Kerch Bridge attack.

Ukrainians wrap up Patriot training in U.S.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Patriot Missile Battery Has Been Delivered

The main focus of U.S. and allied aid to Ukraine will not be Western fighter jets, but ground-based air defenses like the Patriots.

JS Kaga pictured at at a dock in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on April 20
Japan

Japan’s Converted F-35B Carrier Leaves Dock Sporting New Bow

Leaving the dock where conversion work has been underway represents a big step forward in turning the JS Kaga into an F-35B carrier.

Russia Fired A Missile At A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Over Syria Last Year
Syria

Russia Fired A Missile At A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Over Syria Last Year

A U.S. MQ-9 avoided being shot down last November over Syria, but this only recently disclosed incident points to concerning trends.

Russian fighter jet Su-34 Belgorod
Su-34

Russian Su-34 Strike Fighter Bombed One Of Its Own Cities

The center of the city of Belgorod, close to the Ukrainian border, took a hit from a weapon dropped apparently in error by a Su-34 Fullback.

RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Drones May Have Flown Sorties Off Crimea
RQ-170

RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Drones May Have Flown Sorties Off Crimea

A leaked document purports to provide details on the recent use of RQ-170s, and various other surveillance aircraft, in the Black Sea region.

Ukrainian troops charged with treason after bizarre plot to steal Russian jets goes south.
Russia

Bizarre Plot To Steal Russian Jets Ends In Ukrainians Charged With Treason

A commander was killed, troops were wounded and two jets were destroyed as a result of the failed operation, Ukrainian state security says.

Su-30 Indonesia
Indo-Pacific

This Shot Is A Reminder Of Just How Huge The Flanker Is

The Indonesian Air Force’s Russian-made Flankers dwarf the F-16s and T-50s pictured with them at a recent gathering in Jakarta.

Russian Su-35 Encounters Over Syria Seen In Newly Declassified Videos
Syria

Russian Su-35 Encounters Over Syria Seen In Newly Declassified Videos

Air Force and other U.S. military officials say there has been a significant uptick in unsafe encounters with Russian jets over Syria.

Littoral Combat Ship hits tug during launch
U.S. Navy

USS Cleveland Damaged After Crashing Into Tug During Launch, Navy Admits

The Littoral Combat Ship USS Cleveland slammed into a tugboat in a very public mishap at its launch ceremony in Wisconsin.

Senate hearing on UAPs
U.S. Homeland

Pentagon UFO Czar Says Nothing Indicates Objects Are ET, Some May Be Chinese

Sean Kirkpatrick has "concerning indicators" that adversary technology may account for some of these unknown objects.

Australia F/A-18 Ukraine
Australia

Australia’s Mothballed F/A-18 Hornets Should Be Given To Ukraine

Dozens of upgraded F/A-18s in storage in Australia after years waiting to be sent to the U.S. should be donated immediately to Ukraine.

PATRIOT GERMANY
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Patriot Missiles Welcomed By Defense Minister

The Ukrainian defense minister has thanked the United States, Germany, and the Netherlands for the much-needed air defense systems.

Ukraine BUK SAM
Russia

What Could Happen If Ukraine’s Stock Of Soviet SAMs Runs Dry

Leaked documents from the Pentagon suggest that time is running out to replace Ukraine’s Soviet-era surface-to-air missile systems.