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People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

This Is China’s New Type 054B Frigate, Could Become Backbone Of Navy

China’s long-awaited new Type 054B frigate is nearing completion and it’s larger and more capable than its predecessor.

F/A-18

False Canopies On Fighters Work, One Almost Killed Me

Painting false canopies on jet fighters is a simple tactic that one Canadian Hornet pilot in training learned works all too well.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Swirl Around What Destroyed S-400 In Crimea

Kyiv says a new weapon destroyed the Russian SAM system, others state it was a land-attack version of the Neptune missile.

Russia

Ukraine’s Outspoken MiG-29 Pilot “Juice” Killed During Mission

Major Andrii Pilshchykov was an informal ambassador of sorts for the Ukrainian Air Force, giving some of the best accounts of the air war.

Bunker Talk

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

Pull up a chair and chat amongst friends.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Major Push Toward Tokmak Gaining Steam

Ukraine appears to have taken another small step in its counteroffensive, pushing further south toward Crimea.

U.S. Marine Corps

USMC Buying Nearly 2,000 Tamir Interceptors For Its Iron Dome Systems

The Marines are purchasing Iron Dome systems to help defend against ever increasing threats posed by cruise missiles and drones.

F/A-18A-D

F/A-18 Hornet Pilot Pronounced Dead In Crash At MCAS Miramar

The F/A-18D Hornet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California late last night.

F-16

Ukrainians To Train On F-16s In The United States

After language proficiency training in Texas next month, several pilots and dozens of maintainers will head to Tucson to work with F-16s.

Russia

Ukrainians Are Cutting Open U.S. Cluster Shells To Make Drone Munitions

Cluster shells offers a source of ideal ammunition for Ukrainian drones, but they are also badly needed for their traditional application.

Russia

Putin Confirms Prigozhin’s Death, Circumstances Remain Murky

A surface-to-air missile or an explosive device are the leading theories behind what brought Prigozhin’s plane down yesterday.

Su-27

Ukraine’s Su-27s Are Launching JDAM-ER Winged Bombs Too

After the JDAM-ER's earlier appearance on one of Ukraine's MiG-29, it is now confirmed that its Su-27 Flanker fighters are carrying them.

Russia

Ukraine Special Operations Forces Raid Crimea

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence said it carried out a raid on Crimea a day after it destroyed a key SAM system at same location.

Mi8/Mi-17

Defecting Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Was Lured To Ukraine: Reports

Claims swirl around a Mi-8 combat transport helicopter and its crew that ended up in Ukrainian hands.

Taiwan

Taiwan’s F-16s Cleared To Receive IRST Targeting Systems

Infrared search and track sensors would greatly help Taiwan's F-16s detect and track threats, especially stealthy ones like China's J-20.

Russia

Ukraine’s Spy Agency Claims Strike On Key S-400 SAM System In Crimea

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate today released video it says shows a Russian S-400 air defense system being obliterated in Crimea.

Russia

Bizjet With Prigozhin On Manifest Crashes In Russia (Updated)

The crash of a business jet linked to Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin comes some two months after he led a failed putsch aimed at Moscow.

U.S. Navy

How U.S. Navy Pilots Really Get Their Callsigns

A Super Hornet pilot gives us an inside look at how Naval Aviators get their often colorful but unflattering callsigns.

160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Night Stalker Helicopters Train To Defend Strategic Alaskan Island

Shemya Island hosts a strategic missile tracking radar and a large airfield, and sits closer to Russia than to mainland Alaska.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv’s Forces Enter Robotyne

After two months of fighting, Ukraine's 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade says it broke through heavy Russian defenses and entered Robotyne.