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Israel

What Trump’s Drastic Reduction Of U.S. Military Aid To Israel Could Mean

Trump announced he was cutting off Israel's $4 billion in annual aid by the end of the year.

French Navy

This Is Naval Group’s Concept For A Stealthy, Drone-Armed Future Destroyer

The SCX26 concept pairs a stealthy, split-superstructure design with advanced weapons and extensive facilities for uncrewed systems.

Drones

Prototype X-BAT VTOL ‘Fighter’ Drone Unveiled

We are finally getting our first look at Shield AI's extremely ambitious tail-sitting X-BAT multi-role combat drone.

Airborne Directed Energy Weapons

Airborne Laser Weapon For Tactical Aircraft Being Developed By Germany

The new initiative aims to eventually equip Luftwaffe combat aircraft with a laser capable of shooting down drones and missiles.

Iran Nuclear Crisis

A Nuclear Strike On Iran? It Sounds Absurd Because It Is. Let’s Talk About It

If this were entertained within the administration, it would face a far greater disaster than the Strait of Hormuz being closed.

Lasers

Counter-Drone Laser Weapon Now Guarding Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Alongside SAMs

Mar-a-Lago is the latest real-world deployment for the U.S. military's growing arsenal of LOCUST counter-drone lasers.

Special Warfare

New CB90 CX Is Bigger, Optionally Crewed Evolution Of Saab’s Proven Combat Boat

The CX version brings expanded payload capacity and a new suite of combat capabilities to the familiar combat boat.

SR-71

New X-Plane To Be Announced At Max Power Airshow: NASA Administrator Isaacman

NASA's boss also deflected a new question about the space agency's 'missing' SR-71 Blackbird.

China

These Are The U.S. Weapons Most At Risk In The Looming Rare Earths Supply Crisis

Rare earths are critical in thousands of weapon systems, many of which are essential to national security, and China is the source for most of them.

Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Surface-To-Air Missiles Deployed To Protect Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate

AN/TWQ-1 Avengers fire FIM-92 Stinger missiles and have been joined by counter-drone fly-away sensor and jammer kits from U.S. Northern Command.

Bunker Talk

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

I wonder if there are any birds left outside?

UCAVs

Stealthy GJ-21 Drone Has Launched And Recovered From Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship, China Claims

Signs that the PLAN has been building up to this significant milestone in naval airpower have been growing for more than a year.

UCAVs

Highlights From North Korea’s Drone-A-Palooza

Here’s what Pyongyang put on display as it showcased a growing arsenal of recon and attack drones, including a very aspirational stealthy UCAV concept.

Iran

Iran Used Limpet Mine Placed On Ship’s Hull In Latest Strait Of Hormuz Attack: Report

More air defenses, ships, troops, ammo and supplies are flowing into the Middle East as the clock ticks down to the potential start of a new air campaign against Iran.

F-16

USAF F-16s Back On Alert Duty In Aleutian Islands For First Time In Decades

NORAD’s return to fighter alert ops on remote Shemya Island is yet another reminder of the eroding security environment in the Pacific and the Arctic.

Drones

General Atomics Developing Strike-Recon Flying Wing Called NextGen That Uses Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

The company is also aiming to trial an air-to-ground derivative of their FQ-42 Vengeance CCA in live-fire tests next year.

Japan Air Self Defense Force

Japan To Assemble AMRAAM Missiles As U.S. Moves To Dramatically Boost AIM-120 Production

As part of a multibillion-dollar missile-production expansion, Washington and Tokyo also seek to accelerate production of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor.

Ukraine

Polish MiG-29s, F-16 Cannon Ammo Reportedly Headed To Ukraine As Bitter Warsaw-Kyiv Rift Heals

Relations between Ukraine and Poland soured in the Spring, leading to Warsaw calling off the MiG-29 deal in June.

Iran

Let’s Talk About The U.S. Target Drone Iran Claims To Have Recovered Intact

The target drone could be of particular use in stimulating Iran's air defenses to help collect intelligence on them, among other possible tasks.

Anti-Satellite Capabilities

U.S. Intel Warns China’s Space-Based Directed Energy Weapons Could Soon Threaten Satellites

Battlefield space is heating up as the DIA warns that China could use orbital directed energy weapons to take down satellites by the end of the decade.