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AC-130 Ghostrider
AC-130

AC-130J Gunship Unleashes Hell On South Korean Island

The AC-130J's deployment to South Korea, part of exercise Teak Knife, is the first time a Ghostrider model of the gunship has operated there.

Ukraine L118 105mm Howitzer
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Bakhmut On The Brink

As Russian forces close in on Bakhmut, there is increasing evidence that a Russian victory here would likely be a pyrrhic one.

Ukraine’s Defense Chief Pleas For Western Jets, Just Not A-10s
Russia

Ukraine’s Defense Chief Pleas For Western Jets, Just Not A-10s

Ukraine's latest plea for aircraft like the F-16 follows reports that it has sent pilots to the U.S. to have their skills assessed.

Hypersonic Space Force Cape Canaveral LRHW
U.S. Homeland

Mysterious Launch Out Of Cape Canaveral Appears Imminent (Updated)

All signs point to an imminent test launch of an exotic system, possibly of the hypersonic variety, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

C-130 no markings AMC
U.S. Air Force

Air Mobility Command’s Fleet Of Tankers, Cargo Planes Go Incognito

Air Mobility Command claims the decision, which impacts its tanker and cargo aircraft, was made out of operational security concerns.

RFA officers shelter in an improvised bunker
Bunker Talk

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

Come one, come all.

Su-34 Fullback shot down over Donetsk
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Su-34 Fullback Goes Down In Flames Over Donetsk

Ukraine says it shot down the Su-34 Fullback jet over Donetsk while Russian sources suggest it could have been downed by friendly fire.

KC-46 Airfield Marking Pattern
KC-46

KC-46 Expands Its Austere Airfield Capabilities, Could Include Roadways In Future

With the help of Airfield Marking Patterns, the tanker's potential to move fuel and supplies to austere locations is increasing.

Former M60 Tanks Fitted With Folding Bridges Are Headed For Ukraine
Armored Vehicles

Former M60 Tanks Fitted With Folding Bridges Are Headed For Ukraine

M60-based Armored Vehicle Launched Bridges will give Ukrainian forces additional ways to cross certain waterways, trenches, and other obstacles.

Belarus Drone A-50 attack
A-50/A-100

Video Shows Drone Landing On Russian A-50 Radar Jet That Was Supposedly Attacked (Updated)

The drone breached a Belarusian airbase in broad daylight, apparently in the days leading up to a claimed drone strike on the A-50.

A-50 MAINSTAY IN BELARUS
A-50/A-100

Video Of Another Drone Landing On Russian A-50 Radar Jet In Belarus Emerges

The latest drone video from the claimed partisan attack on a Russian radar plane highlights the vulnerability of its Belarusian airfield.

Russian Volunteer Corps claims it entered Bryansk, Russia
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Conflicting Claims Over ‘Raid’ Inside Russia

Russia says Ukraine carried out a deadly raid inside its borders, but Kyiv disputes that claim, suggesting partisans caused any trouble.

Long-range improvised commercial kamikaze drone seen in Ukraine
Russia

Our Best Look At Ukraine’s Shadowy ‘Alibaba Drone’ Used For Long-Range Strikes

New images show an intact example of the same adapted commercial drone that has struck targets deep in Crimea and inside Russia.

Odd High-Altitude Flight Tracking Readings Pop Up Around U.S. Capital (Updated)
U.S. Homeland

Odd High-Altitude Flight Tracking Readings Pop Up Around U.S. Capital (Updated)

Flight data showed multiple stationary objects at different locations high over Washington, D.C., but they may not have been there at all.

Chinese balloon-launched drones
China

China Sees Balloon-Launched Drone Swarms In Its Future

Researchers in China and elsewhere have demonstrated that high-altitude balloons can launch drones and the military applications are glaring.

Incredible Video Of Soldier In Ukrainian Trench Totally Unfazed By Withering Fire
Russia

Incredible Video Of Soldier In Ukrainian Trench Totally Unfazed By Withering Fire

A video shows an soldier with superhuman composure milling about in a trench unfazed by automatic cannon fire and explosions all around them.

Rolls-Royce testing new F130 engines for B-52 CERP
B-52

Rolls-Royce Offers Peek At The B-52’s New Engines Undergoing Testing

The B-52 re-engining saga goes back many decades, but it's finally happening in the form of Rolls-Royce's TF130 turbofan.

Meet the Vilkha-M rocket
Ukraine

Ukraine Is Using Guided Rockets With More Range Than HIMARS-Launched Ones

Though produced in small numbers, the Vilkha-M can reach targets 68-miles away with a much larger warhead than the M31s fired by HIMARS.

Cruise Missiles Could Get Added To MQ-9’s Arsenal
Q-9

Cruise Missiles Could Get Added To MQ-9’s Arsenal

Serving as weapon trucks loaded with Joint Strike Missiles could be one way for the MQ-9 drone to remain relevant in future major conflicts.

Torpedo Launcher German Ship
Naval History

This German Cruiser With A Crazy Past Had These Even Wackier Torpedo Launchers

Prinz Eugen, and its unique torpedo launchers, survived WWII, sailed for both the Nazis and the U.S., and endured two nuclear weapons tests.