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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.

RAF E-3 sentry being converted into Navy E-6 mercury
U.S. Navy

Navy Turning British Surplus E-3 Sentry Into E-6B Doomsday Plane Trainer

A dedicated crew trainer for the U.S. Navy is now being created from a former U.K. Royal Air Force E-3D Sentry radar plane.

Why Japan Didn’t Try To Intercept The North Korean Ballistic Missile
Japan

Why Japan Didn’t Try To Intercept The North Korean Ballistic Missile

Japan can shoot down intermediate range ballistic missiles, but there are good reasons for not trying to do so under various circumstances.

HIMARS Ukraine
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Sends More HIMARS To Support Offensives

Steady supplies of weapons and ammunition will help Ukraine keep pushing ahead with its already significant advances in the south and east.

South Korea airbase missile explosion during launch
North Korea

Ballistic Missile Failure Caused Explosion At South Korean Airbase (Updated)

The explosion occurred during a South Korean Hyunmoo-2 ballistic missile launch intended as a response to North Korea's own launch.

SkyRange RQ-4 RangeHawk
U.S. Air Force

How Repurposed Global Hawks Will Hugely Accelerate Hypersonic Testing

Dozens of orphaned RQ-4s will become RangeHawks under the SkyRange program to create a massively flexible, high-tempo test range complex.

USS Gerald R Ford deployment
U.S. Navy

Navy’s New USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Finally Deploys For The First Time

After years of technical issues and other delays, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier has headed out for a formal deployment in the Atlantic.

Russian Aggressor Squadron Gets Its First Su-35S Fighter Jets
Russia

Russian Aggressor Squadron Gets Its First Su-35S Fighter Jets

Russia has started to revamp its limited aggressor training capabilities with the high-end Su-35S Flanker multirole fighter.

Russia’s “Nuclear Train” Is Not Necessarily What The Media Is Portraying It To Be (Updated)
News & Features

Russia’s “Nuclear Train” Is Not Necessarily What The Media Is Portraying It To Be (Updated)

The rail-bound armored vehicles may be tied to Russia's nuclear forces, but they could easily have more mundane uses.

Ukraine Tank
News & Features

Ukraine Situation Report: Breakthrough In Kherson

Ukrainian flags are being raised in once Russian-occupied towns in the south as Kyiv's forces push toward the heart of Kherson.

North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan For First Time In Five Years (Updated)
News & Features

North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan For First Time In Five Years (Updated)

Residents were urged to seek shelter after North Korea fired an apparent ballistic missile over Japan that landed in the Pacific Ocean.

Turkey Launches 326-Foot Warship For Ukraine, Won’t Arrive Until 2024
News & Features

Turkey Launches 326-Foot Warship For Ukraine, Won’t Arrive Until 2024

It is unclear at the moment how the Ada-class corvette Hetman Ivan Mazepa, part of a $256 million, two-ship deal, will be armed.

Swedish Submarine Rescue Ship Heads To Investigate Pipeline Sabotage
Baltic Sea

Swedish Submarine Rescue Ship Heads To Investigate Pipeline Sabotage

Swedish authorities said the submarine rescue ship was heading out amid reports of a new unexplained surge in gas flowing from one pipeline.

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian-Occupied City Of Lyman Falls
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian-Occupied City Of Lyman Falls

Ukrainian troops forced Russia's retreat from the strategic Donbas rail hub in another major win on the war's eastern front.

View of the control room
Bunker Talk

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

Sit back, relax, discuss!

Ukraine Situation Report: Putin Claims More Of Ukraine, Zelensky Applies To NATO
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Putin Claims More Of Ukraine, Zelensky Applies To NATO

Putin made bellicose speech announcing the annexation of four Ukrainian regions while Zelensky asked NATO to rush its membership application.

Boeing’s Modular Air-To-Air Missile Concept Gets Air Force Funding
U.S. Air Force

Boeing’s Modular Air-To-Air Missile Concept Gets Air Force Funding

Boeing will leverage a missile concept that features multiple interchangeable stages covering short to long-range engagement envelopes.