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Russia reportedly carried out its first drone boat attack on a Ukrainian Navy ship.
Russian Navy

Russia Just Made Its First Successful Drone Boat Attack On A Ukrainian Naval Ship

The attack certainly marks a confirmed change in tactics for Russia, but Ukraine's Navy has very few targets to strike.

UK MOD invites industry to attend the industry day to provide feedback on the proposed NIGHTFALL requirement.
Tactical Ballistic Missiles

Tactical Ballistic Missile Sought By United Kingdom

The United Kingdom wants to field a short-range ballistic missile that is low-cost and can be rapidly produced on demand.

Individuals training to become U.S. Navy tactical jet pilots are no longer required to take off and land from aircraft carriers before being winged as Naval Aviators.
T-45

Carrier Qualifications Axed From Graduation Requirements For New Navy Fighter Pilots (Updated)

The change in carrier qualification requirements is a huge watershed moment that has ramifications for the Navy's future jet trainer plans.

Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Successor Sought By Navy
U.S. Navy

Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Successor Sought By Navy

Evolving aerial threats are driving demand from the Navy and 11 U.S. allies for an improved naval short-to-medium range anti-air missile.

Footage has emerged taken from the cockpit of a Russian fighter jet, showing a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol plane fitted with a secretive radar pod during a mission over the Black Sea. The video underscores the growing importance of the P-8 for intelligence gathering in critical theaters such as the Black Sea, where a tense standoff continues between NATO and Russian assets, on the margins of the conflict in Ukraine.
P-8

Navy P-8 Poseidon Carrying Secretive Radar Pod Seen In Russian Fighter’s Intercept Video

The radar-based AN/APS-154 Advanced Airborne Sensor pod is seen extended below the P-8’s fuselage on a rare mission over the Black Sea.

YFQ-42 ‘Fighter Drone’ Collaborative Combat Aircraft Has Flown For The First Time
Loyal Wingman

YFQ-42 ‘Fighter Drone’ Collaborative Combat Aircraft Has Flown For The First Time

General Atomics' YFQ-42A is the first of the two initial CCA designs for the Air Force to take to the skies.

Ukraine is developing its own air defense missile systems.
Russia

Ukraine Is Working To Develop Its Own Air Defense Systems

The head of Ukraine's defense technology incubator offers insights into how Ukraine is working to defend its skies as foreign donations struggle to meet demand.

Bengal-MC Air Cushion Catamaran Aims To Be The Navy’s Future Ultra-Adaptable Combat Ship

Bengal-MC Air Cushion Catamaran Aims To Be The Navy’s Future Ultra-Adaptable Combat Ship

Branded Content: Eureka Naval Craft explains why it thinks it has the perfect fit for the Navy’s Modular Attack Surface Craft.

Chinese HIMARS mock-up revealed.
MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

China Has Modified These Trucks As HIMARS Lookalikes

The surrogate vehicles have appeared weeks after Taiwan started to deploy HIMARS and ATACMS ballistic missiles.

USAF Hopeful Second B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Will Fly Before Year End
B-21

USAF Hopeful Second B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Will Fly Before Year End

The Air Force has also disclosed more flight tests of the AGM-181 nuclear-armed cruise missile that will arm the B-21 and the B-52.

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) recently awarded a contract for new rifles chambered to fire the 6.5mm Creedmoor round to Lewis Machine & Tool (LMT).
Assault Rifles

New Rifles Chambered In 6.5mm Creedmoor Heading To U.S. Special Operations Armories

The new Mid-Range Gas Gun-Assault will give U.S. special operators a rifle option for greater reach, accuracy, and ballistic performance.

A suspected Ukrainian drone explosion in Estonia highlights growing concerns about long-range weapons raising the danger of collateral damage outside the war zone.
Unmanned

Stray Drone Striking Estonia Highlights Dangers Of Rapidly Expanding Long-Range War

Longer-range weapons and far more frequent attacks increase the risk that those weapons stray outside the conflict zone.

Ice buildup in the landing gear of a U.S. Air Force F-35A was the root cause of a crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska in January, according to a recently released report on the mishap.
F-35A

Dramatic F-35 Crash At Alaskan Air Base Caused By Iced-Up Landing Gear

Ice in the F-35's landing gear led the jet's flight computer to think it was on the ground when it wasn't.

A short-range air defense (SHORAD) vehicle that can be loaded with up to 96 small interceptors at a time has been spotted amid ongoing preparations for a huge Chinese military parade in the country's capital, Beijing, next week.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Check Out China’s Short-Range Air Defense Vehicle Capable Of Packing A Whopping 96 Mini Interceptors

The FK-3000 offers big point air defense capacity in a self contained, highly-mobile package.

Three nozzle binding incidents have cost the Air Force nearly $27 million.
KC-46

KC-46’s Refueling Boom “Nozzle Binding” Issues Are Costing The USAF Tens Of Millions In Damage

The KC-46 continues to expand its role, but its many unresolved issues vex the fleet, with stiff boom and other maladies causing problems.

Washington has approved the transfer of thousands of Extended Range Attack Munitions (ERAM) to Ukraine, which will provide the country with a powerful new and relatively low-cost standoff strike capability, it has been reported. However, it’s unclear whether Kyiv will be able to use the new air-launched weapon to strike targets deep within Russia, with unnamed U.S. officials telling the Wall Street Journal that these are off-limits, at least for the U.S.-donated Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).
Ukrainian Air Force

Ukraine Will Receive First Of Thousands Of New U.S. Made Standoff Missiles In The Coming Weeks

Intended to be relatively cheap and quick to produce, the Pentagon’s Extended Range Attack Munition will give Ukraine a major standoff strike boost.

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commonly referred to as the service's "Air Boss," is still "eagerly awaiting" a new F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based fighter despite the uncertainty now swirling around that program.
F/A-XX

F/A-XX Next Generation Naval Fighter Selection Could Still Happen

The Navy's Air Boss says he is still "eagerly awaiting" a decision about moving ahead with F/A-XX.

The Air Force Global Strike Command has reinstated the M18 pistol after a pause following the death of an airman.
U.S. Army

Sig M18 Pistol Returned To Service By Air Force Global Strike Command

Use of the Sig Sauer M18 pistol was paused after the death of an Airman at F.E. Warren Air Force Base.

The Israeli Ministry of Defense has said it will seek to buy two more Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tankers from the United States, as it invests in its fleet of inflight refueling tankers, heavily utilized in the recent campaign against Iran, as well as for other long-range combat missions. While Israel has already committed to buying four KC-46s, it currently relies on a dwindling fleet of veteran Boeing 707 tankers. The 12-day war against Iran earlier this year, in particular, led to questions about Israeli Air Force (IAF) aerial refueling capacity and the U.S. government was forced to deny that it had provided additional tanker support for the operation.
KC-46

Israel Wants More KC-46 Pegasus Tankers To Boost Overworked Aerial Refueling Fleet

Israel is stepping up its procurement of KC-46s after a campaign of long-range strikes on Iran that relied heavily on its geriatric 707 tankers.

GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, 2014 - Missile combat crew member 1st Lt. Katie Grimley slides a large floppy disk into a 60's era communication module inside the launch control center of a missile alert facility at Malmstrom Air Force Base. The U.S. govt. is embarking on a $400 billion modernization to its nuclear weapons arsenal. (Photo by Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

Bust out the Monopoly, sh@t's about to get real...