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NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: More Russian Ammo Dumps Blown Up

Ukraine's effort to deplete Russia's stock of artillery shells and other explosives where it is stored shows no signs of slowing.

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FARA

Nearly Complete Invictus Armed Scout Helicopter Looks Wicked In New Photos

The Invictus 360, a contender to be the US Army's next attack reconnaissance helicopter, is now over 90 percent finished.

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Iran

Russia Getting Iranian Attack Drones Would Be A Very Big Deal

Russia getting hundreds of drones from Iran could help backfill for depleted missile stocks and wreak havoc in the western part of Ukraine.

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China

China “Will Challenge Us In Our Port And Beyond” Says Top Marine

Ports, other logistics hubs and command and control centers would be heavily targeted in any conflict with China.

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Drones

Vision For Future Manned-Unmanned Air Combat Laid Out By Skunk Works

Skunk Works plan includes 'distributed' tiers of drones, from expendable to exquisite stealthy types, to work collaboratively with manned aircraft in the decades to come.

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India

This Wacky Wireframe Fighter Replica Is Used On India’s Newest Carrier

Aircraft carrier crews have been known to train with jet mock-ups, but this recently identified MiG-29K wireframe is as barebones as it gets.

A picture of an Airbus Zephyr S drone in flight with an inset showing flight tracking data from July 11 with various numbers, letters, and other items 'written' in it.
Unmanned

Airbus’s Zephyr Drone Looks To Have Just Broken A Huge Aviation Record

A solar powered Zephyr S has been flying for 26 days straight and its operators have taken some creative license with its routes.

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Russia

Giant Explosions Rock More Russian Ammunition Depots In Ukraine

It's clear that Ukraine is executing a major campaign targeting Russian ammo depots in order to blunt their terrifying artillery assaults.

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Russia

Video Of Ukraine’s Missile Attack On Russian-Occupied Black Sea Gas Rig Emerges

Three weeks after Ukraine attacked, the Russian-held Black Sea gas rig is still burning.

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U.S. Air Force

First Laser Weapon For A Fighter Delivered To The Air Force

The Air Force now has all the major components for its pod-mounted defensive laser weapon, paving the way for first airborne tests.

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U.S. Navy

This Is The Navy Weaponry That Top Gun 2’s Box Office Haul Could Buy

Top Gun: Maverick has made a carrier-load of money. Here's what Navy aircraft, ships, and munitions it could buy.

Ukraine Situation Report: 3,000 155mm NATO Artillery Rounds Being Fired A Day
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: 3,000 155mm NATO Artillery Rounds Being Fired A Day

The artillery duel in Ukraine's east shows no signs of slowing as troops gobble through thousands of 155mm rounds every single day.

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

What a time to be alive!

U.S. Says Russia’s Prized Kerch Bridge Is A Fair Target For Ukrainian Forces
Russia

U.S. Says Russia’s Prized Kerch Bridge Is A Fair Target For Ukrainian Forces

The $3.5B bridge Russia built to connect with Crimea is a major strategic and economic asset that Moscow seems very concerned with protecting.

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Russia

Russia Now Firing S-300 Surface-To-Air Missiles At Land Targets In Ukraine: Official

The Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system does have a little-known latent ability to strike land targets.

Four More HIMARS Launchers Heading To Ukraine Bringing Total To 12
M142 HIMARS

Four More HIMARS Launchers Heading To Ukraine Bringing Total To 12

This latest round of weapons deliveries from the U.S. to Ukraine will also include 1,000 precision-guided 155mm artillery shells.

Belgorod Submarine
Russia

Russia’s Giant Nuclear Torpedo-Carrying Submarine Declared Operational

Belgorod is one of Russia's most versatile and feared weapons, built with espionage and launching nuclear powered, nuclear-armed torpedoes in mind.

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China

First Flight For China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Could Be Imminent: Report

Evidence is mounting that China’s highly anticipated next-generation stealth bomber is being readied to fly.

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Ukraine

Ukrainian Missile Teams Are Using Old School Motorcycles With Sidecars

Mobile strike teams have emerged in Ukraine equipped with Soviet-era motorcycles with anti-tank missile launchers in their sidecars.

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B-1

These Photos From The B-1B’s Latest Guam Deployment Are Just Ridiculous

The Air Force has been pumping out stunning imagery of the B-1B swing-wing bomber during its Bomber Task Force mission in the Pacific.