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Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Loses Another Key City
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Loses Another Key City

Ukraine has fully captured the city of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast as the Pentagon says NASAMs air defense systems will be delivered soon.

ARROW WEAPON SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGES BALLISTIC MISSILE TARGET
Israel

Germany Choosing Arrow 3 Missile Defense System Would Be A Big Deal

Germany is poised to become the first export operator of Israel's Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system as it overhauls its military.

Vulcan bomber off runway
United Kingdom

Retired Vulcan Bomber Plows Into A Field During High-Speed Taxi Run

Coming close to crashing into a nearby road, the incident was allegedly caused by a failure of the aircraft’s airspeed indicator.

AGM-88 on MiG-29
Russia

Ukrainians Sold Message On HARM Anti-Radiation Missile For 10 Grand

A custom inscription on a U.S.-supplied AGM-88 anti-radiation missile was sold as a fundraising effort for Ukrainian forces.

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Russia

Ukraine Just Captured Another Rare Russian Electronic Warfare Vehicle

The vehicle from the Taran-M signals intelligence, or SIGINT, system was captured after the rout of Russian forces in the Kharkiv region.

Ukraine Soldiers
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Top U.S. Marine Praises Battlefield Lessons Learned

Ukraine's military successes bode well for Commandant David Berger's new vision for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Skunk Works Project Carrera Will Have ‘Speed Racer’ Drones Working With F-35s
Drones

Skunk Works Project Carrera Will Have ‘Speed Racer’ Drones Working With F-35s

Lockheed's manned-unmanned air combat teaming vision has drones working more as partners and less as servants to manned fighters.

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J-20

Mysterious J-20 Fighter-Like Shapes Appear At Remote Chinese Airbase

These eight shapes on the apron at a little-known Chinese airbase look like J-20s, but there are significant differences.

F-16 Carrying AQM-37 High-Speed Drone Seen In Rare Image
F-16

F-16 Carrying AQM-37 High-Speed Drone Seen In Rare Image

The impressive shot of a test F-16D carrying an AQM-37D was taken during recent testing exercise held at Naval Air Station Point Mugu.

Russia Doing ‘The Dirty Dozen’ Recruiting Inmates To Fight In Ukraine
Russia

Russia Doing ‘The Dirty Dozen’ Recruiting Inmates To Fight In Ukraine

Haranguing prison inmates into fighting is often a viewed as a desperate measure, more often seen in Hollywood films than in real life.

Sea Hunter unmanned ship
U.S. Navy

Cold Water Poured On Navy’s Unmanned Surface Vessel Ambitions By Veteran Lawmaker

The Iran's capture of two U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessels has spurred questions about the service's unmanned future.

Russian Attack pylon of old bridge on dnepr
Russia

Russia Claims Strike On Special Ops Barge, Hits Abandoned Bridge Pylon

Russia's publicizing a triumphant strike on an obviously inert concrete structure from WWII is incredibly lame but also not surprising.

Luke AFB F-16 F-35
U.S. Air Force

Inside The Air Force’s Biggest Fighter Wing

Behind the scenes at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, home to a massive multinational F-16 and F-35 training effort.

Navy Unveils Truck-Mounted SM-6 Missile Launcher In European Test (Updated)
U.S. Navy

Navy Unveils Truck-Mounted SM-6 Missile Launcher In European Test (Updated)

A recent Navy demonstration in Europe reflects growing interest in new ground-based long-range missile capabilities across the US military.

Russia long-range aviation bomber ukraine
Russia

Russia’s Secretive Long-Range Bomber Operations Against Ukraine

An in-depth look at the obscured role played by Russia’s missile-armed long-range bomber triad in the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Ukraine Russian Torture
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: After Russian Retreat, Witnesses Claim Torture

As Ukraine troops retake large swaths of territory, Ukrainians report Russian brutality during the occupation.

KC-135 pacific B-1b
KC-135

KC-135 Boom-Down Emergency Landing Was Result Of Incident With B-1

A B-1 bomber and a KC-135 tanker made emergency landings on Guam and in Japan after a refueling incident high over the Pacific.

The Latest Armenia-Azerbaijan Flareup Explained
Iran

The Latest Armenia-Azerbaijan Flareup Explained

Each side claims dozens were killed and blames the other for this latest outburst in violence between the two former Soviet Republics.

Iran Russia Drone Ukrane
Iran

Russia Has Begun Using Iranian Kamikaze Drones On Ukraine

The first evidence has come to light of an Iranian loitering munition, or ‘Kamikaze’ drone, used by Russia in its war in Ukraine.

M27 Marines
Force Design 2030

Marine Recon Units Get Short-Barrel Versions Of The H&K M27 Rifle

A set of conversion parts, known as the Reconnaissance Weapons Kit, turns full size M27 rifles in smaller handier guns.