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M777A2
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Ukrainian Troops Training With Howitzers Optimized For Guided Artillery Rounds

Having the M777A2 howitzer means Ukraine can more easily and effectively employ Excalibur guided-artillery shells in the heat of combat.

Graphics depicting possible basing concepts for the Cold War-era MX missile program overlaid on top of a rendering of the Air Force's future LGM-35A ICBM.
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Firing ICBMs From Lakes, Tunnels Considered Before Air Force Picked New Missile

An Air Force document shows multiple types of missiles, as well as firing them from places other than silos, were all on the table.

The U.S. Just Racked Up Two Successful Hypersonic Missile Tests
U.S. Homeland

The U.S. Just Racked Up Two Successful Hypersonic Missile Tests

After some high-profile setbacks, U.S. hypersonic testing delivers some very good news.

Army Black Hawk Spotted With New Sensor That Sees What Pilots Can’t
U.S. Army

Army Black Hawk Spotted With New Sensor That Sees What Pilots Can’t

The Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System (DVEPS) helps rescue pilots stay aware of their surroundings even when flying blind.

Production-Standard Laser Air Defense Weapons To Equip Army This Year
U.S. Army

Production-Standard Laser Air Defense Weapons To Equip Army This Year

Sponsored Content: Why Raytheon believes their high-energy laser weapons systems are now mature enough to transition from the science and technology world to regular battlefield use.

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Russia

Russia Developing Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile: Report

Russia is apparently working to add an anti-ship ballistic missile to its existing anti-access/area-denial strategy.

HIMARS UKRAINE
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.

China Beach Landing
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.

A depiction of an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter flying together with various different drone designs as part of a distributed manned-unmanned team.
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.

Huge explosions in Ukraine
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.

Black Sea gas drilling rig
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.