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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.

Prized Ohio Guided Missile Submarines Will Be Gone From Navy By 2028
Ohio Class (SSGN variant)

Prized Ohio Guided Missile Submarines Will Be Gone From Navy By 2028

The last of the Navy's heavily in demand Ohio guided missile submarines will be gone in just five years with replacements decades away.

Air Force Announces F-15EXs Are Headed To Two New Bases
F-15

Air Force Announces F-15EXs Are Headed To Two New Bases

News that F-15EX Eagle IIs will be based in California and Louisiana raises new questions about plans for the rest of the jets.

T90 Russia Ukraine US
Russia

Pentagon Gives Statement On Russian T-90 Tank Left At Truck Stop

The Pentagon confirmed that the Russian tank that found its way to Louisiana was indeed headed to Aberdeen Proving Ground.

B-2 Stealth Bomber Spotted In Hawaii During Fleet-Wide Grounding (Updated)
B-2

B-2 Stealth Bomber Spotted In Hawaii During Fleet-Wide Grounding (Updated)

Over four months after a B-2 was damaged while landing, the fleet is still generally grounded, but was seen in Hawaii last week.

Patriots to Ukraine
Germany

Germany Says It Delivered Patriot Missile Battery To Ukraine

The U.S. has also promised Ukraine a Patriot system, but the Pentagon is not saying when or if it has been delivered yet.

B-1B Cope India
B-1

B-1B Lancers Fight With And Against Indian Air Force In Historic First

For the first time, U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers are taking part in the famed Cope India air combat exercise.

Pentagon confirms Bradleys have arrived in Ukraine.
Russia

Bradley Fighting Vehicles Have Arrived In Ukraine

The Pentagon on Tuesday gave the first official confirmation that the Bradley Infantry Fighting vehicles are indeed in Ukraine.

Ukraine Black Hawk Helicopter
Russia

Our First Look At Ukraine’s UH-60 Black Hawk In Action

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence directorate says the Black Hawk is better than the old Soviet helicopters it uses, and it wants more.

Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter makes hard landing in Luxembourg
UAE

Cargolux 747 Scrapes Engine In White-Knuckle Landing Caught On Video

Wild footage recorded of the hard landing shows one of the aircraft’s engines making contact with the runway, sustaining damage.

US Embassy Troops Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Troops For Embassy Support Only Pentagon Says

A Pentagon spokesperson on Monday pushed back against claims that U.S. and Russian forces are directly fighting each other in Ukraine.