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U.S. Scrambles To Get A Handle On Mysterious Aerial Incursions (Updated)
China

U.S. Scrambles To Get A Handle On Mysterious Aerial Incursions (Updated)

There have been four shootdowns in U.S. and Canadian airspace in just over a week, but American officials still have few answers to give.

AN-S1 medium-altitude balloon
Cold War

Russia Also Has A Fleet Of Spy Balloons

Balloons were an important component of the Soviet Union's arsenal, for everything from spying to bombing, and Russia still uses them today.

Octagonal Object shoot down Lake Huron
F-16

F-16 Shoots Down “Octagonal Object” Over Lake Huron (Updated)

For the third time in three days, an unknown object has been shot down, a U.S. Rep. from Michigan said Sunday.

F-22 shoot down
F-22

F-22 Shoots Down Another Object, This Time Over Canada (Updated)

F-22 Raptors under the control of NORAD have now shot down two objects in North American airspace within a day, three in the last week.

Odesa Drone Boat
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: This May Be Russia’s First Kamikaze Drone Boat Attack

If confirmed, the attack on a bridge south of Odesa would mark the first known use of this type of weapon by Russian forces.

Performance in Aldwych Tube Station, 1940
Bunker Talk

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

Come one, come all!

Iraq Wants To Ditch Russian Mi-17s For U.S. Helicopters Over Ukraine War-Induced Parts Shortage
Iraq

Iraq Wants To Ditch Russian Mi-17s For U.S. Helicopters Over Ukraine War-Induced Parts Shortage

Russia's war in Ukraine has made finding Mi-17 spare parts hard and has provided new impetus for Iraq's broader helicopter modernization plans.

F-22 Shoots Down “Object” Flying High Over Alaskan Waters (Updated)
F-22

F-22 Shoots Down “Object” Flying High Over Alaskan Waters (Updated)

The new high-altitude incident in U.S. airspace off the coast of Alaska follows recent revelations about Chinese spy balloons.

Here’s How Feasible The U.K. Giving Eurofighters To Ukraine Actually Is
Ukraine

Here’s How Feasible The U.K. Giving Eurofighters To Ukraine Actually Is

Rumors are swirling that the RAF’s oldest Tranche 1 Typhoon fighters could be transferred to help Kyiv’s fight against Russia.

A-10
A-10

A-10 Warthog Emerges In New Camouflage

The new livery, unveiled at Moody AFB, commemorates the original "Flying Tigers" of World War II and famed pilot Charles R. Bond Jr.

The Army Has Axed Its Dash-8 Surveillance Planes
U.S. Army

The Army Has Axed Its Dash-8 Surveillance Planes

The Army is moving to divest dozens more King Air-based surveillance aircraft as part of a planned shift to converted business jets.

Ukraine destroys first Russian BMPT Terminator vehicle
Russia

“Hasta La Vista, Baby!” Ukraine Kills Its First Russian Terminator Combat Vehicle

The rare BMPT Terminator was sent to Ukraine in the early months of the conflict, but this is the first confirmed kill of one.

North Korea New ICBM
North Korea

North Korea Shows Off Unprecedented Number Of ICBMs And Possible New Solid-Fuel Design

In its latest military parade, North Korea showed off around a dozen ‘super-large’ Hwasong-17s and a possible new solid-fuel ICBM design.

Su-57 MAKS 2022
Russia

Here Is What Russia’s Military Aircraft And Missiles Actually Cost

We examine official documentation to decode the actual cost of some of Russia's most prominent air combat weapons.

No attack on Kyiv Ukraine says
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: No New Ground Assault On Kyiv Expected

Ukraine's parliament says a Russian offensive will likely come from the east or south while one expert says it is likely to come very soon.

China surpasses the U.S. in number of ICBM launchers
China

China Now Has More ICBM Launchers Than The United States

The milestone was announced in a letter from the U.S. military to Congress and speaks to China’s accelerated nuclear arsenal expansion.

This Is How Long It Would Really Take Ukraine’s Pilots To Convert To F-16s
Ukraine

This Is How Long It Would Really Take Ukraine’s Pilots To Convert To F-16s

Just learning to fly an F-16 is a small aspect of what it would take for a Ukrainian fighter pilot to be combat ready in the type.

RAF T2 Hawks
Ukraine

U.K. Commits To Training Ukrainian Fighter Pilots, Many Questions Remain

The U.K. has offered to train Ukrainian fighter pilots but its training pipeline is already under incredible stress.

F-4 IRAN UNDERGROUND
Iran

Iran Unveils Underground ‘Fighter Caves’ Housing F-4 Phantoms

After creating missile and drone caves, Iran shows how it is now basing fighters in underground hardened facilities.

M-17 Mystic
Cold War

The Soviets Built Bespoke Balloon-Killer Planes During The Cold War

With high-altitude surveillance balloons back in vogue, it’s worth taking a look at how the Soviets considered fighting these tricky targets.