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Ukraine Situation Report: HIMARS Gets The America’s Got Talent Treatment
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: HIMARS Gets The America’s Got Talent Treatment

Saint Javelin's latest production is another example of the unprecedented online information war swirling around the conflict in Ukraine.

King Air Stolen
U.S. Homeland

King Air Plane Down, Pilot In Custody After Threatening Walmart (Updated)

State and federal law enforcement monitored the King Air C90 as it made low circles over Mississippi.

Voyager 2 Mission Control Room
Bunker Talk

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

It's bunker time!

AC-130 Gunships Used ‘Big Ass Green Lasers’ During Kabul Evacuation
AC-130

AC-130 Gunships Used ‘Big Ass Green Lasers’ During Kabul Evacuation

Originally derived from concert lights, the AC-130J Ghostrider gunships used the lasers to point out and try to drive away potential threats.

Iranian Navy captures Saildrone Explorer USV
Iran

Iran Briefly Seized Two U.S. Navy Unmanned Sailboats In The Red Sea (Updated)

The incident comes just days after a similar event occurred with another U.S. Navy 'Saildrone' in the Persian Gulf.

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Japan

Japan Unveils Top Gun 2 Themed F-15 Eagle

The iconic colors of Pete Mitchell’s Top Gun jet have now been applied to a Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-15 Eagle.

Shihyu islet
China

Taiwan Makes Good On Threat To Shoot Down Intruding Chinese Drones

The incident follows a string of incursions by Chinese drones over Taiwan’s outlying islands close to the mainland.

Ukraine nuclear plant inspection
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Inspectors Now At Russian-Occupied Nuclear Plant Want Permanent Presence

An IAEA team of nuclear experts was finally granted access to the Russian-occupied Zaporzhzhia plant, where they hope to avert catastrophe.

EC135 Looking Glass revolver
Command & Control

Why An Officer On EC-135C Doomsday Planes Packed A Revolver

While it may seem like a fictional detail from a Cold War thriller, select crew did pack pistols aboard Air Force Looking Glass jets.

J-20 missiles
China

A Guide To China’s Increasingly Impressive Air-To-Air Missile Inventory

China has made very impressive progress in its air-to-air missile development, but these weapons remain relatively obscure in the West.

CVX_MODEL_OFFICIALS
South Korea

South Korea Drops Aircraft Carrier Ambitions, Doubles Down On Submarines

Instead of a new aircraft carrier, Seoul is investing in advanced missile submarines that better suit a strategy aimed at confronting North Korea.

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Says Some Russian Units Are “Falling Back” In Kherson
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Says Some Russian Units Are “Falling Back” In Kherson

The Pentagon acknowledges Ukrainian breakthroughs as a result of its offensive in the south around Kherson.

Our First Look At An AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship’s New 105mm Gun
AC-130

Our First Look At An AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship’s New 105mm Gun

The Air Force's AC-130J Ghostrider gunships have begun receiving replacements for their Vietnam War-era 105mm howitzers.

Secret American Special Operations Mission Rescued A Hostage In Africa This Week (Updated)
Africa

Secret American Special Operations Mission Rescued A Hostage In Africa This Week (Updated)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley revealed the hostage rescue mission in Africa during a speech.

Our Best Look Yet At The Navy’s New Air Defense Busting Missile
U.S. Navy

Our Best Look Yet At The Navy’s New Air Defense Busting Missile

The US Navy plans to begin fielding the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range before the end of next year.

Iran attempted to steal U.S. Navy USV
Iran

Iran’s Attempted Theft Of U.S. Navy Drone Boat Is Likely A Sign Of What’s To Come

The incident highlights unanswered questions about the risks of theft posed to unmanned vessels as their use is set to rapidly expand.

USS Bainbridge lightning destroyer
U.S. Navy

Striking Image Of USS Bainbridge Sailing Through A Lightning Storm

The image looks more like an ominous but beautiful painting than reality, but that is indeed USS Bainbridge underway in a storm.

HIMARS for Decoy story
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Decoy HIMARS Launchers Entice Russian Missile Strikes

Russia has repeatedly fired costly cruise missiles at Ukraine's worthless wooden artillery launchers made up to mimic HIMARS.

Drone swarm socal zumwalt
Swarms

Video Of Mysterious Drone Swarm Over Navy’s Most Advanced Destroyer Released (Updated)

The swarm incident involving USS Zumwalt was just one of many similar events involving Navy ships off California in 2019.

B-52 ACES BOCS exercise
B-52

B-52 Bomber Is Now Also A Cargo Hauler

An exercise leveraged custom cargo containers that can fly in the B-52's bomb bays to make quick self-deployments more feasible.