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RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Drone Supported Maduro Capture Mission
RQ-170

RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Drone Supported Maduro Capture Mission

The RQ-170 was made for just the kind of mission that occurred in Venezuela last night and was present overhead during others like it in the past.

160th SOAR took part in operation to strike targets in Venezuela and capture Maduro.
South America

U.S. Has Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (Updated)

A major U.S. military operation, which included airstrikes and the use of special operations forces, resulted in the capture of Maduro.

In a building called the "Blue Cube" on the military airbase, a group of Air Force officers and enlisted men montior the flight of the space shuttle. From this location the space shuttle is controlled after it is launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Typically the Air Force only monitors space flights with classified military cargo and equipment. | Location: Near San Jose, California, USA.
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Welcome To 2026 Pal

2026 sounds like a date in a dystopian movie far off in the future you probably won't see.

Lt.Kyrylo Budanov has been named Ukraine's new presidential chief of staff.
Russia

Ukrainian Spy Master Kyrylo Budanov Explains His New Job As Top Zelensky Aid

Ukraine Situation Report: Zelensky taps his former spy boss as his new chief of staff as Australian Abrams tanks bolster the front lines.

Evidence that the United States employed AGM-114 Hellfire or AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) missiles in a covert strike on a target in Venezuela has now emerged.
Q-9

Missile Fragments Add To Evidence MQ-9 Reaper Drone Carried Out Venezuela Strike

U.S. strikes on a trio of alleged drug boats also point to expanding kinetic operations in the region involving MQ-9s and other assets.

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon flies a routine mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 31, 2025. Equipped with state-of-the-art radars, sensors and an air-to-air refueling capability, the P-8A is scheduled to receive periodic future enhancements to keep pace with the submarine warfare threat.
P-8

Danish P-8 Sale Set To Boost Poseidon’s Northern Footprint

Denmark is investing in new maritime patrol aircraft to bolster its capabilities in the Baltic and North Atlantic, with a particular focus on Greenland.

China has converted a cargo ship to a arsenal ship and drone carrier.
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Chinese Cargo Ship Converted To Launch Advanced Combat Drones Emerges (Updated)

China has reconfigured its medium cargo ship-turned improvised warship into a drone carrier, but just how realistic is what we are seeing?

A picture has emerged that looks to show Iran's Mohajer-6 drone has entered service, at least on a limited level, with the Venezuelan military.
Iran

Iranian Strike-Surveillance Drones Are Now Operating In Venezuela

Venezuela has been working for years to get Mohajer-6s, which can surveil and strike targets, and other Iranian types could pose even greater problems.

The Diefenbunker is a decommissioned military bunker (now a museum) built as an emergency shelter for the government of Canada. The facility, located in Carp (near Ottawa, Ontario), was built at the height of the Cold War and opened in 1961 by the Canadian Forces.
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Happy New Year Edition!

There's no champagne but there is Tang!

Finland seized the Fitburg, a cargo vessel accused of damaging an undersea telecom cable linking FInland and Estonia
Baltic Sea

First Ship Seized For Undersea Cable Cutting Since NATO’s Baltic Sentry Began

The Turkish-owned cargo vessel Fitburg is accused of damaging an undersea cable running from Finland to Estonia.

China’s latest live-fire drills around Taiwan appear to have prompted the movement of the island’s secretive Hsiung Feng IIE (HF-2E) land-attack cruise missile. While the development of this important weapons is understood to date back at least to the early 2000s, it has only very rarely been seen since then, which makes its public appearance now all the more interesting.
China

Secretive Taiwanese Land Attack Cruise Missile Seen On The Move

The cruise missile system, able to strike deep into China, appeared on the road during high-profile PLA live-fire drills surrounding the island.

Pentagon announces $8.6 billion Boeing contract for F-15 jets for Israel
F-15

Israel Rearming Its Eagle Force With The New F-15IA

The Israeli Air Force will continue its enduring relationship with the Eagle after an $8.58-billion deal for at least 25 jets was approved.

Over the past week or so, U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones have been spotted carrying increasingly greater numbers of AGM-114 Hellfire missiles on sorties from Puerto Rico.
Q-9

MQ-9 Reapers Flying With Unusually Heavy Weapons Loads Over Caribbean

MQ-9s are now flying armed with as many as 10 Hellfires amid reports that a CIA drone was responsible for the first strike in Venezuela.

A screen grab from a video shows installation of the Oreshnik missile system on December 30, 2025 in Belarus. Belarus has placed a military unit equipped with the Russian-made Oreshnik mobile ground-based missile system on combat duty, according to official information. The unitâs launch, communications, security, and technical crews completed additional training before becoming operational. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has previously said that up to 10 Oreshnik ballistic missile systems could be deployed in the country.
Russian Army

Russia Claims Oreshnik Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Now “On Combat Duty” In Belarus

The supposed arrival of the missile in Belarus further cements its military relationship with Moscow, but the strategic value of the deployment is questionable.

New imagery of Chinese catapult-capable low-observable combat drones, or possibly mockups thereof, together with some unusual trucks, may point to plans to launch them from the ground, as well as ships.
China

Is This China’s Truck-Mounted Electromagnetic Catapult?

Having a scalable truck-based catapult concept for land-launched larger drone operations could open up new operational possibilities.

TAIWAN - DECEMBER 29: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - TAIWAN'S MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE/HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) A screen grab from a video shows fighter jet as Taiwanâs Ministry of National Defense said the islandâs armed forces conducted rapid response exercises on Monday in response to aircraft and naval activity by Chinaâs Peopleâs Liberation Army in Taiwan on December 29, 2025. In a statement posted on social media, the ministry said the armed forces closely monitored the situation and carried out joint sea and air operations involving all service branches.The ministry said Taiwanâs Coast Guard also remained on high alert as part of the response. No further details on the scale or duration of the activities were immediately provided. China launched joint military drills Monday around Taiwan in a stern warning against 'Taiwan Independence' separatist forces and external interference, according to state-run media.The Eastern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) dispatched fighter jets, bombers and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in coordination with long-range rocket forces to conduct drills code-named 'Justice Mission 2025' in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, southwest, southeast and east of Taiwan Island, Xinhua news agency reported, citing Shi Yi, a spokesperson for the theater command.
China

China Launches Snap “Warning” Drills Around Taiwan Simulating A Total Blockade

A key part of the latest maneuvers is dissuading international “interference” in any future Chinese move against Taiwan.

In a phone call to ABC radio in New York, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed an attack inside Venezuela. The White House has yet to offer any proof.
South America

Trump Doubles Down On Claim U.S. Attacked Inside Venezuela (Updated)

An attack inside Venezuela would mark a significant escalation in the months-long pressure campaign on Maduro and the cartel.

The Chinese military has published a video showing what it says is the launch of a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile from one of its Type 055 ‘super destroyers.’
China

YJ-20 High-Speed Anti-Ship Missile Seen In Action On China’s Type 055 Super Destroyer

The People’s Liberation Army Navy claims the ship-killing missile capable of hypersonic speeds has completed its “finalization test.”

Type 076 seen carrying loyal wingman drone mockup or prototype.
China

Chinese Loyal Wingman Drone Design Appear Set For Deck Trials

Mockups or not, several drones have appeared dockside at the yard that built China’s super-sized Type 076 amphibious assault ship, which is in dry dock nearby.

Ukraine has expanded its uncrewed surface vessel attacks to the Dnipro River.
Ukrainian Navy

Ukraine Now Using Drone Boats To Attack Russian Riverine Targets

Ukraine's drone boat attacks on the Dnipro River mark an expansion of Kyiv's campaign against Russian targets on or near the water.