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U.S. Homeland

VTOL Lift Fan Tactical Transport Design Emerges Under DARPA Program

The U.S. has had a curious relationship with tactical transport concepts that use lift fans for vertical takeoff and landing for decades.

U.S. Navy

U.S. Warship Shoot Down Of Drone Over Red Sea Leads To Conflicting Assessments

USS Thomas Hudner shot down a drone over the Red Sea but exactly what the drone's intent was remains disputed.

F-15

F-15QA Flies Demo Unlike Any We’ve Seen From An Eagle Before

The F-15QA's advanced fly-by-wire technology and the power offered by its F110-GE-129 engines have been on full display at the Dubai Airshow.

Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Claims Swirl Over Gaza Hospital Raid

Under intense global pressure to protect patients, staff and those sheltering, Israel says it doesn't plan to stay at the Al-Shifa Hospital.

U.S. Army

Army Counter Drone System Pops Out Of A Shipping Container

Containerized counter-drone systems could provide valuable added defenses, even at remote and austere forward locations.

E-3

E-7 Wedgetail Radar Jet Chosen By NATO To Replace Aging E-3

NATO has followed the U.S. Air Force in opting for the E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft as a partial replacement for its aging E-3 AWACS fleet.

Israel

Israeli Raid On Gaza’s Largest Hospital Underway

The IDF says a "precise and targeted" operation is taking place out of "operational necessity" at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

F-16

Private Aerial Refueling Tankers Are Now Gassing Up USAF Fighters

The first aerial refueling of USAF fighters by a privately-owned tanker could be a glimpse of what's to come.

U.S. Navy

Navy Looks To Arm F-35 With Four New Missiles, Including Hellfire

The Navy is launching an effort to integrate JASSM, LRASM, JAGM, and Hellfire missiles on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Advance Across Dnipro River Deepens

Ukraine is advancing from its bridgehead across the Dnipro River which is proving to be a growing problem for Russia.

ICBMs

Sentinel ICBM “Struggling,” Keeping On Track Will Come At A Cost

The head of the Air Force has concerns about the LGM-35A Sentinel IBCM program, but says it is too important to let fail.

Russia

Takeaways From Russia’s Missile War On Ukraine

Russia has subjected Ukraine to a relentless missile bombardment since the full-scale war began, but its effectiveness has been mixed.

F-35

CCA Loyal Wingmen Drones To Cost Quarter To Third Of An F-35

We are slowly learning more about the Collaborative Combat Aircraft initiative, including cost and operational performance targets.

U.S. Navy

Uncrewed Submarine Will Launch, Recover Drone That Can Swim, Fly

Uncrewed submarines loaded with 'multi-domain' drones could offer a new dimension for hunting for enemy naval forces and mines, and more.

Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: No Decision Yet To Storm Gaza’s Largest Hospital

The IDF has reached the Al Shifa hospital, that it says is a nexus for Hamas operations, but has yet to move into the facility.

Israel

Israeli Troops’ ‘Chef’s Hat’ Helmet Covers Explained

The Mitznefet, which has been used by the Israeli Defense Forces for decades, serves a number of purposes on and off the battlefield.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Veterans Day Weekend Edition

Thank you to all who served, and to the families and friends who support them.

Israel

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Calls For Ceasefire Grow

As Israel's Gaza full invasion enters its second week, U.S. officials are voicing increasing concerns about civilian casualties.

B-21

B-21 Raider’s First Flight: What We Learned

Our analysis of seeing the first B-21 Raider, nicknamed Cerberus, in the sky and from many new angles for the very first time.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Aid To Kyiv Slows

With U.S. military aid funding for Ukraine about to run out, the Pentagon is imploring Congress to pass a spending bill.