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North Korea Solid Fuel ICBM
North Korea

North Korea Has Tested Its First Solid Fuel ICBM (Updated)

North Korea testing a solid fuel ICBM is a landmark moment as the technology can have wide-ranging impacts on its strategic readiness.

A-10 Warthogs Sent To Boneyard For The First Time In Years
A-10

A-10 Warthogs Sent To Boneyard For The First Time In Years

Last year, Congress ended its long opposition to Air Force requests to retire more of the iconic Warthog ground attack jets.

How The F-35’s Lack Of Spare Parts Became As Big A Threat As Enemy Missiles
F-35

How The F-35’s Lack Of Spare Parts Became As Big A Threat As Enemy Missiles

The F-35's 'just-in-time' logistics sounds great on a PowerPoint or a budget document but would likely result in disaster during a major war.

Su-27 Flanker
RC-135

Malfunctioning Russian Missile May Have Saved RC-135 Spy Plane

Anonymous U.S. officials and leaked documents suggest that only a defective missile may have prevented a British RC-135 being shot down.

A Russian T-90A tank was left at a Lousiana truck stop after a truck hauling it broke down.
Russia

Russian T-90 Tank From Ukraine Mysteriously Appears At U.S. Truck Stop

The tank was apparently captured by Ukraine last fall, but it is unclear how or why it ended up in Louisiana.

Air Defender 23 will be NATO's largest air exercise in history
Germany

NATO Will Hold Its Biggest Air Exercise In History This Summer

The exercise is known as Air Defender 2023 and will be a massive training opportunity and show of force as war rages in Ukraine.

Russia has fortified Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Building Up Zaporizhzhia Fortifications

The fortifications will provide a significant obstacle to Ukrainian forces if Russia can man them, the U.K. Defense Ministry says.

Von Braun V-2 rocket NASA
Cold War

The Complicated Legacy Of The V-2 Rocket And Its Designer

Despite its dark origins as a Nazi vengeance weapon, the V-2 continues to influence modern-day rocketry and space programs.

F-22 Raptor pilots are testing the new Next-Generation Fixed Wing Helmet
F-22

F-22 Raptor Pilots Give New Helmets A Spin

The Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet is undergoing developmental testing and would replace the decades-old design currently in use.

MIG-29 Ukraine Poland
Russia

The Ironic Saga Of Ukraine’s Newly Donated MiG-29 Fulcrums

The MiG-29s with very colorful pasts being sent to reinforce Ukraine will ironically end up fighting Russia with the backing of NATO.

Denmark F-16
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Denmark To Decide By Summer On F-16s For Kyiv

Denmark is the latest European NATO member to consider if it might be able to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

Turkey's new amphibious assault ship set to become a drone carrier
Turkey

Turkey’s ‘Drone Carrier’ Amphibious Assault Ship Enters Service

Now delivered to the Turkish Navy, the amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu is the country’s largest vessel and its flagship.

Retirement Of MC-130H Speeds Up MC-130J Low-Flying Radar Upgrade
MC-130

Retirement Of MC-130H Speeds Up MC-130J Low-Flying Radar Upgrade

Older MC-130Hs are now all retired, something that was delayed over concerns about key low-altitude radar capabilities on the MC-130J.

F-35A Fort Worth
Eastern Europe

Romania Unveils Plan To Buy F-35s

With the war in neighboring Ukraine raging, Romania is moving to modernize its fighter arm with stealthy F-35s.

Russian add a cope cage to the TOS-1A MLRS.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Adding ‘Cope Cages’ To TOS-1A

Under attack by Ukrainian drones, Russia is seeking ways to protect its TOS-1A multiple launch rocket systems from overhead attacks.

Admiral Kuznetsov pictured in May 2022
Russian Air Force

Russia’s Accident-Prone Aircraft Carrier Has No Crew

The carrier Admiral Kuznetsov needs to recruit crew members quickly if it's going to rejoin the Russian Navy in 2024 on schedule.

China PLAN carrier J-15
China

China Simulates Attacking Taiwan From All Sides With Help From Its Carrier Force

In its latest reactionary set of drills, Beijing also trained to blockade the island, both at sea and in the air.

The AFRL's Networked Weapons Laboratory is using small drones to develop missiles
U.S. Air Force

How The Air Force Is Using Small Drones To Prove Big Capabilities

Created by the Networked Weapons Laboratory, the customized small drones are designed to behave like the weapons they help develop.

Armored Turtle calls for donations to buy British FV101 vehicles for Ukraine
Russia

Fundraising Initiative Aims To Send British Scorpion Recon Vehicles To Ukraine

The campaign to crowdfund the purchase of FV101 Scorpion vehicles was launched by the Ukrainian volunteer group Armored Turtle.

Ukraine artillery
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Both Sides Rationing Shells Ahead Of Kyiv’s Counteroffensive

Although shelling continues, artillery units are saving rounds they expect to desperately need sooner rather than later.