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Russia’s Rocket-Toting Robot Dog Is Chinese, For Sale On Alibaba
China

Russia’s Rocket-Toting Robot Dog Is Chinese, For Sale On Alibaba

Russia's oddly cloth-wrapped rocket-armed robot dog appears to be a consumer-grade type that you can buy from Chinese marketplace websites.

Future Ballistic Missile Submarine Concept Unveiled At Russian Arms Expo
Russia

Future Ballistic Missile Submarine Concept Unveiled At Russian Arms Expo

Russia's Arktur design features a number of interesting elements, including a new drive concept and what appear to be unmanned guard submarines.

Top Gun Maverick
Hollywood

What Top Gun 2 Got Right And Wrong About Navy Fighter Culture

With a career that put him in the cockpits of Tomcats and Super Hornets, Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka is well placed to assess the blockbuster.

Su-25_S-350 copy
Russia

Russia’s New S-350 Air Defense System Appears At Base Near Ukraine Border

Russia’s new S-350 Vityaz surface-to-air missile system is now protecting an airbase less than 40 miles from Ukraine.

China AEW taiwan
China

China Promises ‘Taiwan Encirclement’ Drills Will Continue

China responded to the latest visit to Taiwan by U.S. lawmakers with military drills it says will be ongoing.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett
U.S. Coast Guard

Navy Embarked MH-60R Helicopter Aboard Coast Guard Cutter

The experiment of embarking a top-end Navy MH-60R Seahawk aboard a Legend-class cutter is likely a glimpse of the future.

MLRS Ukraine troops
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Kherson Bridges Out, Russians Face Supply Nightmare

Reports are circulating that Kherson's occupation leadership fled south over the Dnieper River as Ukrainians strangle fragile supply lines.

Nuclear Technician Reviews Book
Bunker Talk

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

What's on your mind?

Ziabrovka Explosion
Eastern Europe

Large Scorch Mark At Belarus Base After Mysterious Explosions (Updated)

The mysterious late-night blasts at Ziabrovka Airbase in Belarus came just hours after a major attack on a Russian airbase in Crimea.

A picture of the US Navy's future Flight III Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Jack H. Lucas being fitted out, now with the fixed-face arrays for its new AN/SPY-6(V)1 installed.
U.S. Navy

First Images Of SPY-6 Radar Installed On New Flight III Arleigh Burke Destroyer

The AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar is a key feature of the new Flight III Arleigh Burkes that makes them far more capable than their predecessors.

HTMS CHAKRI NARUEBET
Indo-Pacific

The Harriers Are Gone But Thailand’s Unlikely Aircraft Carrier Sails On

For a while, Thailand had a carrier-borne Harrier jump-jet capability that was totally unique in Southeast Asia.

65th AGRS F-35
F-35

F-35 Stealth Fighters Are Revolutionizing The USAF’s Aggressor Force

We spoke to the boss of the 65th Aggressor Squadron, flying the F-35 — the Air Force’s latest red air incarnation.

Zaphorizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Demands To Demilitarize Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Grow

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency renewed his call for access to Europe's largest nuclear power facility.

AFSOC_A-29-scaled
Light Air Support

Air Force Wants To Liquidate Its Tiny Light Attack Plane Fleet

With just five aircraft procured under its Light Attack Experiment, the Air Force is already looking to dispose of its A-29s and AT-6Es.

New Evidence Of AGM-88 Anti-Radiation Missile Use By Ukraine Emerges
Ukraine

New Evidence Of AGM-88 Anti-Radiation Missile Use By Ukraine Emerges

Pictures that appear to show the remains of an AGM-88 missile in Ukraine have emerged online for the second time in a week.

High-speed anti-radiation missile
Ukraine

How Ukraine Could’ve Quickly Put AGM-88 Anti-Radiation Missiles To Use

With wreckage of the radar-killing AGM-88 HARM missile appearing in Ukraine, here’s how the weapon would likely be used.

F-22 Raptor Being Readied For AIM-260 Missile By ‘Green Bats’ Testers
F-22

F-22 Raptor Being Readied For AIM-260 Missile By ‘Green Bats’ Testers

Inside Nellis Week: The 'Green Bats' improve the USAF's fighter fleet, including making sure the F-22 stays on top for years to come.

F-35s in Alaska
F-35

The Intricacies Of F-35 Operations Over The Frigid Alaskan Frontier

Now with 54 F-35s on hand, Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska is fine-tuning how it operates its fleet and how it projects power abroad.

Global Hawk Has Left Beale Air Force Base For Good
Q-4

Global Hawk Has Left Beale Air Force Base For Good

The recently departed RQ-4 will join a gaggle of orphaned Global Hawks sitting on the contractor ramp at Grand Forks Air Force Base.

Widespread Destruction Seen After Blasts At Russian Base In Crimea
Russia

Widespread Destruction Seen After Blasts At Russian Base In Crimea

What happened at Saki Air Base remains murky, but satellite images show multiple damaged or destroyed aircraft and structures, and craters.