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Bunker Talk

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

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Iran

Trump Declares He Is Lifting The Naval Blockade On Iran (Updated)

Why the blockade would be lifted without a deal being signed isn't clear and Iranian media is pushing back against his claims.

Orbital Systems

Pentagon’s Plans To Track Aircraft From Orbit Accelerated With New $4B SpaceX Deal

A satellite network to track aircraft could offer unprecedented ability to surveil the skies globally and make AEW&C aircraft redundant.

NATO

Russian Drone Impacts Apartment Building In NATO State Romania, Injuring Civilians

The incident raises fresh questions about NATO’s ability to counter even very small volumes of Russian drones.

Lasers

Containerized Variant Of Navy’s Drone-Swatting HELIOS Laser Being Pushed By Congress

HELIOS is the only laser able to down drones installed on an active Navy warship, and putting it in a container would open up new deployment possibilities.

MQ-28

MQ-28 Ghost Bat Now Flying Over The Pacific From U.S. Navy Base

Boeing says tests off California are about showing the Australian-born MQ-28's maturity and promoting sales, which could include ones to the Pentagon.

Russian Air Force

New Counter-Drone Optimized Pantsir Air Defense System Being Deployed Atop Skyscrapers In Moscow

A video showing a Pantsir-SMD-E being airlifted onto a skyscraper underscores Russian attempts to shield Moscow from increasing Ukrainian drone attacks.

Airships & Blimps

Army Wants More Sensor-Laden Surveillance Balloons Over The Pacific

High-altitude balloons are an increasingly critical part of the Army's future combat strategy, from providing networking to sensing to delivering kinetic effects.

Iran

Severity Of America’s Depleted Advanced Weapons Stockpiles Detailed In New Report

America's stockpile of critical standoff and air and missile defense weapons is now a strategic vulnerability foes could take advantage of.

Gripen

Ukrainian Gripen Fighters To Arrive In 2027, Long-Range Meteor Missiles Claimed To Be Included

Sweden’s transfer of Gripens will give Ukraine more than a new fighter, pairing its trademark dispersed operations with Meteor missiles and radar planes.

Machine Guns

Search For New 5.56mm “Flyweight” Special Operations Machine Gun To Kick Off Soon

The Flyweight Assault Machine Gun will provide a replacement for a lightweight special operations-specific version of the M249 SAW.

Ukraine

Inside The Effort To Build Ukraine’s Ground Robot Arsenal

Ukraine has a voracious demand for ground drones as they increasingly perform logistics, rescue and combat operations.

Fighters

Airbus Looks To Sweden’s Saab As Europe’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Plans Unravel

As FCAS tensions deepen, Airbus is exploring alternatives with Saab, raising the prospect of a shakeup in Europe’s future air combat plans.

U.S. Navy

Congress Moves To Block Trump Class Battleship Work Until Its Key Weapons Are Mature

Such a delay could end the battleship program before it really starts, and the House Armed Services Committee is also demanding answers on the new frigate.

F/A-18E/F

F/A-18 Super Hornets Eyed To Replace Navy’s Remaining F-5 Adversaries

Swapping dated F-5s for F/A-18E/Fs would give the Navy a more threat representative adversary fleet to emulate advanced enemies, like China.

Israel

Israeli Troops Turn To Fishing Nets For Protection Against Hezbollah FPV Drones

Fishing nets, a staple of the Sea of Galilee going back to biblical times, are now providing protection on the modern battlefield.

Drones

Cost To Link LUCAS Kamikaze Drones To Starlink Highlights Pentagon’s Ever-Growing Dependence On SpaceX

The Pentagon has pushed back on reports of a massive upcharge in fees, but SpaceX's products have become largely essential to U.S. operations.

Carrier Tracker

Where Are The Carriers As Of May 26, 2026: Nimitz Arrives In The Caribbean

Meanwhile, USS George Washington departed Yokosuka, Japan, amid heightened Chinese naval activity in the Western Pacific.

Iran

Another Day Of Uncertainty In The Strait After U.S. Claims Strikes On Iranian Minelayers

Negotiations to end the war drag on as the crisis in the Strait continues to evolve.

Submarines

South Korea Getting Nuclear Submarines Is A Huge Deal

Nuclear propulsion will give South Korea more capable subs, but it will also lay the groundwork for a future sea-based nuclear deterrent option.