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Q-9

USAF Scrambling To Buy What Few MQ-9 Reapers It Can Find After Epic Fury Losses

The USAF needs to scrounge-up any now out of production Reapers to replace the dozens lost in fights against Iran and the Houthis.

A-10

Congress Throws A-10 Warthog Another Lifeline

Requiring the USAF to satisfy all the demands stated in the legislation could see the jet's life extended well past 2030.

Nuclear Power

Legislators Demand Navy Prove Trump Class Battleships Won’t Sink U.S. Nuclear Shipbuilding

Concerns are building the Trump class battleship will exacerbate delays in critical aircraft carrier and submarine construction.

Q-9

USAF Wants “MQ-9 Next” Reaper Replacement To Be Modular, Cheap

Concerning MQ-9 losses have turbocharged discussions about a successor to the venerable Reaper.

M16/AR15/M4 Pattern

Anti-Drone 5.56mm Rifle Rounds That Break Into Multiple Projectiles Sought By Marines

The aim is for specialized rounds to help boost the ability of any Marine with a rifle to swat down small uncrewed attackers.

MIM-104 Patriot

Ukraine Tests New Missile In Hopes Of Leading To Low Cost Patriot Alternative

As interceptor shortages strain its defenses, Ukraine has a plan to build anti-ballistic missiles that are cheaper and faster to produce than Western types.

F-47

Is This A Glimpse Of The Aircraft That Gave Birth To The F-47?

A purported sighting over Area 51 has features that would fit with what we think we know about the F-47, but many questions remain.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

New Large Chinese Submarine With Very Unique Feature Just Caught On Satellite Imagery

The nuclear fast attack-sized mystery submarine could be China's answer to a high-speed interceptor boat.

Harrier

The Hidden History of America’s Harrier Jump Jets

The Harrier story is a transatlantic saga of improvisation, ambition, and unlikely partnership, which helped shape the F-35B.

Russian Navy

Russia’s Baltic Fleet Successfully Attacked By Ukrainian Drones

Once considered a sanctuary for Russian naval power, the Baltic Fleet is now in the crosshairs of Ukraine’s expanding long-range strike campaign.

Harrier

The USMC’s AV-8B Harrier Has Flown Off Into The Sunset

The Harrier Sundown ceremony marks the end of more than 50 years of Marine Corps jump jet operations.

Iran

Iran Launches New Attacks On Kuwait, Bahrain (Updated)

U.S. Central Command says it "conducted self-defense strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island."

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

Any Plans For Direct U-28 Draco Special Ops Surveillance Plane Replacement Abandoned

There are signs now that the U.S. special operations community is on track to stop flying dedicated crewed surveillance planes entirely.

Ukrainian Air Force

Are Ukrainian Mirage 2000s Now Flying Air-To-Ground Strike Missions?

A low-level run followed by a steep climb hints at a ground-attack mission as part of the Mirage’s expanding combat repertoire.

U.S. Air Force

Next Generation Penetrator Bomb Slated To Replace MOP Has Been Designated GBU-76

The official designation comes as the Air Force plans to field the GBU-76 take shape.

Russia

Russian Trucks Get ‘Dazzle’ Paint To Throw Off AI-Enabled Drones

The disruptive paint appears designed to confuse machine-vision targeting systems as autonomous drones become a growing threat.

Q-1

Is The U.S. Flying MQ-1 Predator Drones Again?

Questions surrounding the loss of an "MQ-1" to Iran highlight the possibilities and pitfalls of sending the Predator back into the fray.

Iran

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire On The Brink After Tit-For-Tat Attacks (Updated)

Adding to the pressure, Iran has renewed threats to also close the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait, now an absolutely critical conduit for oil exports.

Carrier Tracker

Littoral Combat Force Takes Up Station In Caribbean Under Navy’s New Deployment Concept

Here's where all of America's aircraft carriers and big-deck amphibious assault ships are as of June 1, 2026.

Turkish Air Force

Turkey’s Secretive Electronic Warfare Jet Appears In New Imagery

The long-delayed HAVA SOJ is designed to blind enemy air defenses from outside highly contested airspace.