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News & Features

We Need Your Help Coming Up With Our Next Big Fundraiser T-Shirt!

The War Zone is doing another T-shirt fundraiser drive, this time for the Gary Sinise Foundation, and we need a great design idea!

Cope Cage ERA
Russia

Russian Tank With ‘Cope Cage’ Covered In Explosive Reactive Armor Emerges

The latest evolution of improvised Russian armor kit appears to include explosive reactive armor bricks placed atop a 'cope cage.'

Patriot Missile shot down Kinzhal
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Claims Patriot Intercepted Kinzhal Air-Launched Ballistic Missile

After a denial, Ukraine revealed that its newly arrived Patriot missile battery intercepted a Russian Kinzhal missile during recent strikes.

NASA launch technicians pictures in 1969
Bunker Talk

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

It's bunker time!

Incendiary attack Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Rains Incendiaries On Bakhmut

Horrific video is coming out of Bakhmut showing blocks of the devastated city covered in brightly glowing incendiaries dropped from above.

Wagner boss says he will pull out of Bakmut over the lack of ammunition.
Russia

Ukraine Isn’t Buying Wagner Boss’s Tirade About Pulling Out Of Bakhmut

Wagner boss Vevgeny Prigozhin said his troops will leave Bakhmut on May 10 over a lack of ammo, but Ukraine isn't buying that threat.

Auxiliary minelayer HMS Menestheus
WWII

This Minelayer Was Converted Into A Floating Brewery During World War II

In 1944, the British converted HMS Menestheus into an amenities ship for Allied forces in the Pacific, complete with a brewery.

Collins Class submarines
Australia

Australia Getting U.S. Containerized Submarine-Tracking Sonar System

The passive submarine detection system should help overhaul Australia’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities to face a growing Chinese threat.

Ukrainian TB2 Shot Down Over Kyiv By Friendly Forces
Ukraine

Ukrainian TB2 Shot Down Over Kyiv By Friendly Forces

Dramatic imagery of a familiar-looking drone downed by a surface-to-air missile over the Ukrainian capital left many wondering what happened.

Ukraine rocket storage site destroyed
Russia

Incredible Destruction Seen At Ukrainian Rocket Storage Site That Detonated After Russian Strike (Updated)

The image shows the epicenter of a huge explosion in Ukraine, which may have been a building full of Soviet-era ICBM rockets motors.

Valkyrie Marines F-35
XQ-58

Marine XQ-58 Valkyries Will Be Electronic Warfare Platforms For F-35s

Kratos says its stealthy XQ-58A drones cost $6.5M each with dozens now under contract and two other secret aircraft programs underway.

Russian Fuel depots hit by drones
Russia

Multiple Russian Fuel Depots Hit By Suspected Drone Attacks, Tempo Increasing

Increasing attacks on fuel facilities in Russia and Crimea come ahead of a looming Ukrainian counteroffensive.

Ukraine's "Capt. HIMARS" taunts the Russians.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: HIMARS Shown Being Stashed In ‘Soviet Bunker’

Ukraine's info war is in full swing as "Capt. HIMARS" taunts Russian troops by saying, contrary to Kremlin claims, none have been destroyed.

MOP Bunker Buster
U.S. Air Force

Our Best Look Yet At The Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bunker Buster Bomb

The bomb's marking show it is less than 1/5th explosive by weight and that skews even more when the fins and guidance kit are added.

Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Surges In Importance Thanks In Part To War In Ukraine
F-16

Iraq’s F-16 Fleet Surges In Importance Thanks In Part To War In Ukraine

A lack of parts for Russian-made combat aircraft has helped Iraq's F-16IQs become its 'most reliable shooters,' according to a new report.

Reaper MQ-9 Wyoming
Q-9

MQ-9 Reaper Has Operated From A Highway For The First Time

The MQ-9 Reaper drone is the latest aircraft to join the Air Force’s drive toward operations from highways and austere airstrips.

Air Force personnel make their way into nuclear missile silo B-06
U.S. Air Force

Watch Air Force Security Forces Train To Recapture A Nuclear Missile Silo

The recent exercise, which took place near Minot Air Force Base, saw Security Forces recover an ICBM silo from roleplaying 'intruders.'

Russia claims numerous Ukrainian drone attacks, including against the Kremlin.
Russia

Drone Attack On The Kremlin In Moscow (Updated)

An attack on arguably the most symbolic target in Russia would be a victory for Ukraine, but it could be used by Putin to rally support too.

USS Gerald R. Ford Has Finally Set Sail On Its First Full Deployment
U.S. Navy

USS Gerald R. Ford Has Finally Set Sail On Its First Full Deployment

The Navy's newest aircraft carrier is set to conduct operations in European waters, at least initially, for its first operational cruise.

Russian JDAM
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Guided Bombs A Growing Threat, Kyiv Claims

Ukraine is trying to make the case it needs more air defenses capable of shooting down Russian jets before they can launch guided bombs.