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Australia

Australian Airbase Gets Upgrades For American Bomber Deployments

Details of upgrades at RAAF Base Tindal to support B-52s and more come as the U.S. and Australia strengthen ties and look to deter China.

Mystery Stealthy Drone Emerges Ahead Of China’s Big Arms Expo
China

Mystery Stealthy Drone Emerges Ahead Of China’s Big Arms Expo

What looks to be a stealthy new uncrewed aircraft, which may be flyable, is on display ahead of the opening of China's 2022 Zhuhai Airshow.

Russian General Relieved
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Another Week, Another Fired Russian General

Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, a target of Russian mil-bloggers, is the latest commander in Ukraine to get axed for frontline failures.

Ukraine Kamikaze drone boat black sea fleet
Russia

Ukraine Unleashes Mass Kamikaze Drone Boat Attack On Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Headquarters

Russia says Ukrainian aerial drones and unmanned surface vessels targeted the home of its Black Sea Fleet, damaging at least a minesweeper.

Apollo 10
Bunker Talk

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

There's warm cocoa in the bunker!

KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Flies With A Single Pilot At The Controls
KC-135

KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Flies With A Single Pilot At The Controls

The Air Force says that being able to operate KC-46As with just one pilot and one boom operator could be a boon in major conflicts.

Ukraine Intelligence Chief
Iran

Ukraine’s Intel Chief On How The War Ends, Putin’s Nuclear Threats, Iranian Drones, And More

In a wide-ranging interview with The War Zone, Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov answers our questions about the war and where it's headed.

U.S. Army Is Looking To Buy AK-74 Assault Rifles (Updated)
Assault Rifles

U.S. Army Is Looking To Buy AK-74 Assault Rifles (Updated)

The Army says it is willing to take certain AK-74 clones, but is not interested in offers of other AK-style guns.

Guided-missile destroyer USS Preble launches a Tomahawk cruise missile
U.S. Homeland

U.S. To Ditch Sea-Launched Nuclear Cruise Missile Plans

The Trump-era nuclear cruise missile effort is set to be abandoned while its low-yield Trident warhead counterpart will remain.

Laser Weapons Key In Next Generation Air Dominance Program From The Start
NGAD

Laser Weapons Key In Next Generation Air Dominance Program From The Start

Declassified docs offer insights into laser weapons use, and defenses against them, on the USAF's next generation air dominance aircraft.

Kadena F-15
F-15

Air Force Confirms Permanently Based U.S. F-15s Leaving Japan For Good

Beginning in November, the veteran F-15C/D Eagles will vacate Kadena, to be replaced by rotational fighter detachments.

Ukraine Troops Border belarus
Eastern Europe

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Moves More Troops To Belarus Border

Facing drone attacks from Belarus and concerned about Russian troop movements there, Ukraine is bolstering its northern defenses.

China’s Man-Made South China Sea Islands Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before
China

China’s Man-Made South China Sea Islands Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before

New aerial images of Beijing's manmade islands in the South China Sea provide greater detail about their infrastructure and defenses.

AQM-37
U.S. Navy

The Last AQM-37 Typhon Supersonic Target Drone Has Been Launched (Updated)

The AQM-37 was first delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1963 and grew to replicate high-speed aircraft, as well as cruise and ballistic missiles.

F-15 Eagles
F-15

U.S. F-15s To Leave Okinawa Without Permanent Replacement: Report

A report states that the Air Force plans to replace its only fighters based at Kadena with rotational fighter detachments starting 2023.

Iskander M Ukraine running low
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Just 13% Of Russia’s Iskander Ballistic Missiles Left, Kyiv’s Intel Chief Claims

Russia is buying thousands of Iranian drones to keep up its strikes against cities and other targets, according to Ukraine's intelligence chief.

Afghan commandos graduate
Afghanistan

Ex-Afghan Commandos Fighting For Russia In Ukraine: Last Afghan Army Boss (Updated)

The Afghan Army's last commander told The War Zone former Afghan troops, recruited by Iran and Russia, are already fighting in Ukraine.

Russian Media Floats Batshit Fake Iskander Missile Dirty Bomb Claim
Russia

Russian Media Floats Batshit Fake Iskander Missile Dirty Bomb Claim

A purported Ukrainian plot to shoot down a radiation-laced missile over the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone joins other evidenceless Russian claims.

China's TB0D Scorpion D takes maiden flight
China

China’s Four-Engine ‘Scorpion D’ Cargo Drone Has Flown

China's Scorpion D cargo drone could become an attractive option for military resupply missions to far-flung locales.

NASAMS Ukraine CEO Raytheon
Ukraine

First Two NASAMS Air Defense Systems Are In Ukraine: Raytheon CEO

The U.S has promised eight NASAMS batteries and an unspecified amount of ammunition to help Ukraine deal with Russian missiles and drones.