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MQ-9 long-range Hellfire missile
U.S. Air Force

Hellfire Missile With Roughly Three Times More Range Tested By MQ-9

The new AGM-114R-4 could give the MQ-9 much needed additional standoff capabilities and could also greatly benefit a host of other platforms.

Kerch Strait Bridge Traffic
Russia

Russia’s Kerch Strait Bridge Reopens To Very Limited Road, Rail Traffic

Here are all the new details surrounding the explosion on Russia's Kerch Strait Bridge now that night has fallen across the tense Sea of Azov.

Kerch Bridge explosion crimea
Russia

Explosion Rocks Russia’s Prized Kerch Strait Bridge Leading To Crimea (Updated)

The vital link between Russia and Crimea, Moscow's prized Kerch Strait Bridge, has been severed by a massive explosion.

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

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

How's your week been?

MUNSTER, GERMANY - MAY 20: An Leopard Tank of the Bundeswehr Panzerlehrbrigade 9 (9th Armoured Demonstration Brigade) during a presentation of capabilities by the unit on May 20, 2019 in Munster, Germany. The brigade is the core of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), which is a NATO rapid reaction force composed of soldiers from a variety of NATO nations. The German government recently announced it will increase defense spending by EUR 5 billion, the biggest rise since the end of the Cold War. (Photo by Morris MacMatzen/Getty Images)
Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: European Vote Calls For Providing Leopard Tanks

Modern tanks could add a heavy punch to Ukraine's ongoing offensive operations against Russian forces on the run in the east and south.

How Fighter Jet Pilots Could Stop Worrying And Learn To Love The Drone
U.S. Air Force

How Fighter Jet Pilots Could Stop Worrying And Learn To Love The Drone

From tablets to voice commands, Raytheon's Department 22 is working out how best to join fighter pilots and drones into a collaborative team.

SMASH 2000L optical targeting system
Assault Rifles

Army Set To Buy Computerized Rifle Sights For Shooting Down Drones

Smart Shooter's new SMASH 2000L computerized gun sight could make every soldier a drone defender.

Russian Bomber Base Kamikaze Drone Ukraine
Russia

Ukrainian Kamikaze Drone Attacks Bomber Base Deep In Russia (Updated)

A Ukrainian drone attacked a Russian Tu-22M bomber base, which has been a hub for strikes on Ukrainian targets, far across the border.

Pakistan Ukraine artiller
Russia

Pakistan, Ukraine, And The Race For Third-Party Ammunition

In the rush to source artillery rounds, Ukraine and its allies turned to Pakistan and an air bridge provided by military cargo planes.

Russians Flee Ukraine Lyman
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Forces Flee Offensive In Kherson

Ukraine's offensive in Kherson is really accelerating as increasingly large swathes of territory are regained from retreating Russian troops.

Our First Look At The Army’s Upgraded M1A2 SEPv4 Abrams Tank
M1 Abrams

Our First Look At The Army’s Upgraded M1A2 SEPv4 Abrams Tank

The US Army is testing a prototype M1A2 SEPv4 Abrams tank in Arizona and hopes to field the first operational examples in Fiscal Year 2025.

Harrier Taiwan
Taiwan

The Time For Taiwan To Adopt Surplus AV-8B Harriers Is Now

Circumstances have converged to make the AV-8B Harrier a relevant and urgent acquisition opportunity for an increasingly under threat Taiwan.

MQ28 Ghost Bat
MQ-28

Air Force Acquires Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Drone For Testing

The Air Force previously said it was eying the MQ-28 as a "risk-reduction mechanism" to support advanced crewed-uncrewed teaming developments.

South Korean F-15K
North Korea

Seoul Scrambles 30 Fighters After North Korean Jets Approach Border

A rare demonstration of North Korea airpower was met today by an “overwhelming” response from the Republic of Korea Air Force in the South.

US Special Operators Carry Out Helicopter Raid On ISIS Leader In Syria (Updated)
Special Operations

US Special Operators Carry Out Helicopter Raid On ISIS Leader In Syria (Updated)

The rare U.S. special operations raid into Syrian-government held territory killed one and captured others, according to Syrian state media.

Russians surrender to Ukrainian forces
Russia

This Video Of Russians Surrendering To Ukrainian Troops Is Intense

This increasingly common scene is likely to be repeated even more frequently as thousands of Russian conscripts deploy to Ukraine.

North Korea Fires Two More Ballistic Missiles
North Korea

North Korea Fires Two More Ballistic Missiles

The latest North Korean ballistic missile launch comes as the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier U.S.S. Ronald Reagan is operating nearby.

Ukraine Troops IFV in Kherson
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Advances Cripple Russian Efforts To Replenish Forces

More than 1,000 square kilometers of southern Ukraine have been liberated in the past five days as Russians continue to retreat.

Chinese drone dog roof
China

China Pairs Armed Robot Dogs With Drones That Can Drop Them Anywhere

A video showing a demonstration of a Chinese drone acting as a mini dropship for a robot dog armed with a machine gun has emerged online.

Next Generation AbramsX Tank Will Have Hybrid Power Plant
M1 Abrams

Next Generation AbramsX Tank Will Have Hybrid Power Plant

The next-generation Abrams tank is designed to be more fuel efficient, quieter, lighter, and have a smaller crew, among other features.