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Fighters

European Future Combat Air Program Wants Demonstrators Flying By 2029

A multi-billion-dollar contract is the next step toward realizing a trinational European air combat program, including a manned fighter.

Destroyed city
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Expects Major Russian Offensive In The New Year

Despite its battlefield successes, Ukraine is bracing for a new Russian offensive backed by hundreds of thousands of draftees.

JDAM Operation Iraqi Freedom
Ukraine

What Joint Direct Attack Munitions Could Do For Ukraine

JDAMs could provide Ukraine with an urgently needed all-weather precision air-to-ground capability with some standoff range.

Intense Video Emerges Of Today’s F-35B Crash At Fort Worth
F-35

Intense Video Emerges Of Today’s F-35B Crash At Fort Worth

The Lockheed Martin-owned F-35B was seen hovering before it dropped and hit the ground hard, resulting in the pilot ejecting.

Air War Ukraine
Russia

A MiG-29 Pilot’s Inside Account Of The Changing Air War Over Ukraine

Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot “Juice” details the morphing air war being fought above his country, where tactics and capabilities are changing fast.

Ukrainians wrap up Patriot training in U.S.
Russia

Patriot Missile Batteries In Ukraine Would Be Top Targets For Russia

In Ukraine, the Patriot air defense system would face threats unlike any it's faced before, but they would still be a very tough target.

B-1B Bomber’s New Ultra Long-Range Focus Hints At Future B-21 Ops
B-1

B-1B Bomber’s New Ultra Long-Range Focus Hints At Future B-21 Ops

Very long-range missions are now the B-1 community's 'bread and butter,' and are what one can expect to see with the B-21.

Royal Australian Navy's Ghost Shark drone submarine
Australia

This Is Australia’s Testbed For Its Upcoming ‘Ghost Shark’ Unmanned Combat Submarines

The Ghost Shark unmanned underwater vehicle will eventually be the size of a school bus and offer both surveillance and attack capabilities.

Ex-Marine Pilot Allegedly Tried To Source T-2 Carrier Trainer Jet For China
U.S. Marine Corps

Ex-Marine Pilot Allegedly Tried To Source T-2 Carrier Trainer Jet For China

As well as allegedly trying to procure a T-2 jet, the former Harrier pilot is said to have provided other navy-related training to China.

Navy named LHA-9 after Fallujah battles
U.S. Navy

Navy Names Next Amphibious Ship USS Fallujah

The naming will historically mark the first time that a Navy ship has been named after a battle from the post-9/11 era.

American, British Ballistic Missile Submarines Join For Highly Unusual Show Of Force
Boomers (SSBNs)

American, British Ballistic Missile Submarines Join For Highly Unusual Show Of Force

Vanguard class and Ohio class submarines were seen together in the latest peculiar announcement highlighting America's seagoing nuclear deterrent.

Moskva Burning Neptune
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Nature May Have Aided Sinking Of Russian Flagship

Rain and low-level clouds helped Ukrainian radar target Russian cruiser Moskva, according to claims made in a new report.

Inside Ukraine’s Desperate Fight Against Drones With MiG-29 Pilot “Juice”
Russia

Inside Ukraine’s Desperate Fight Against Drones With MiG-29 Pilot “Juice”

After months of fighting off the Russian Air Force, Ukraine has had to get very creative to confront a new menace, Iranian-made drones.

Deal To Finally Send Patriot Missiles To Ukraine Imminent: Report
NATO

Deal To Finally Send Patriot Missiles To Ukraine Imminent: Report

A U.S. plan is reportedly progressing to send Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine amid talk of Iranian ballistic missiles for Russia.

KF-21 bunker buster
South Korea

South Korea’s KF-21 Fighter Will Get A New Bunker-Busting Cruise Missile

Integrating a standoff cruise missile with the KF-21 will add to Seoul’s options for targeting hardened North Korean facilities.

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Relying On ‘Degraded’ Ammo Says Pentagon
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Relying On ‘Degraded’ Ammo Says Pentagon

Russia, which is running out of fresh ammunition, is increasingly relying on rockets and artillery shells made 40 years ago, the Pentagon says.

ATB Skunk Works Lockheed Senior Peg
B-2

This Is What Lockheed’s Stealth Bomber Would Have Looked Like

If Lockheed's Skunk Works beat Northrop for the Advanced Technology Bomber contract, this would have been flying instead of the B-2A Spirit.

Whiteman Air Force Base's only runway closed
B-2

Runway At Whiteman AFB Remains Closed After B-2 Bomber Accident

The airstrip serves as Whiteman AFB's only runway, and the Air Force's prized B-2 fleet is based there along with other aircraft.

Success! Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Completes Full Test With Flying Colors
B-52

Success! Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon Completes Full Test With Flying Colors

The first full test of a B-52-launched AGM-183 weapon hit its mark, a huge achievement for a program that had struggled for some time.

U.S. Army 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment uses surrogate vehicles in exercises
M113

Army Has Newly Modified Vehicles For Impersonating Russian And French Types

The Army's dedicated opposing force unit uses visually modified vehicles to reflect both allied and adversarial capabilities.