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The U.S. Is Done Blowing Up Satellites With Missiles In Tests
U.S. Homeland

The U.S. Is Done Blowing Up Satellites With Missiles In Tests

The U.S. has made a promise to end destructive direct ascent anti-satellite weapon testing, calling on foreign nations to join them.

Here’s Everything We Now Know About The Army’s New Squad Rifles
Assault Rifles

Here’s Everything We Now Know About The Army’s New Squad Rifles

The Army has picked designs from Sig Sauer to replace some of its M4 carbines and M249 Squad Automatic Weapons.

RC-135S Satan Missile Formation
RC-135

RC-135 Jets Flew Unprecedented Mission To Spy On Russia’s New ICBM

Having two Cobra Ball spy planes observe the test of the new Sarmat ICBM is, by any measure, an exceptionally unique occurrence.

Navy F-16 adversary with Hornet from NAWDC
U.S. Navy

The Navy Just Received Its First Surplus F-16s From The Air Force (Updated)

The Navy is dramatically upping its adversary game with upgraded F-16s that come from surplus Air Force stocks.

MiG29 parts Ukraine
Ukraine

No, Additional Fighter Jets Haven’t Been Delivered To Ukraine

The Pentagon says Ukraine has more aircraft flying now than it did two weeks ago, but it's not because they got new jets.

YJ-21 H6 anti-ship ballistic missile
China

This Is Our Best Look Yet At China’s Air-Launched ‘Carrier Killer’ Missile

China’s mysterious air-launched anti-ship ballistic missile just made its latest appearance.

Ukraine artillery Russia Donbass
Russia

Ukraine’s Ability To Withstand Russian Artillery Critical To Fight For Donbas

Russian and Ukrainian artillery will play a much more decisive role in the battle for Eastern Ukraine.

New M110A2 Sniper Rifle Used In Army Ranger Competition
Sniper Rifles

New M110A2 Sniper Rifle Used In Army Ranger Competition

U.S. Army Rangers got their hands on the newest version of Knight's Armament Company’s M110A2 rifle the Best Ranger Competition.

Ukrainian forces fire GRAD rockets toward Russian positions in Donbas
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: First City Falls To Russia In New Offensive

The city of Kreminna in Eastern Ukraine has reportedly become the first major objective to fall to Russian forces after they began a new offensive in the Donbas region.

V-247 Vigilant Navy Missile
Naval Aviation

V-247 Tiltrotor Drone Downsized For Strike Role Aboard Navy Ships

Initially designed for the Marine Corps, a smaller, more potent V-247 Vigilant is aimed at meeting Navy shipboard requirements.

Carolyn Chouest Special Operations
U.S. Homeland

Pentagon Posts Rare Photo Of Navy SEAL-Laden Special Ops Sea Base

Just days after The War Zone published a deep dive into the fascinating ship and its murky future, it has appeared executing its mission in official images.

A BM-21 Grad rocket artillery launcher fires an 122mm rocket.
NATO

Russia’s Big New Offensive In Eastern Ukraine Has Begun

Artillery and armor are likely to dominate Russia's new offensive on the eastern plains of Ukraine.

This Is What It Takes For An MV-22 To Fly Halfway Across The Pacific
MV-22

This Is What It Takes For An MV-22 To Fly Halfway Across The Pacific

The vast Pacific gives even the Marines' long-range vertical-takeoff-and-landing phenom, the MV-22 Osprey, a major logistics workout.

Sanctions Are Strangling Russia’s Weapons Supply Chain
NATO

Sanctions Are Strangling Russia’s Weapons Supply Chain

The good news for Ukraine is that sanctions are hurting Russia's arms suppliers. The bad news is the effects aren't immediate, for the most part.

A picture that appears to show the Russian Navy's cruiser Moskva burning after a reported Ukrainian missile strike.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Families Of Moskva Sailors Left In The Dark

New details about the fate of Russia's Black Sea flagship and its crew are slowly starting to trickle out.

Moskva Damaged Sinking Ukraine Black Sea Russia
Russia

Russian Navy Cruiser Moskva Seen Badly Damaged In New Image (Updated)

The image appears to show a badly damaged Russian Navy cruiser Moskva listing and on fire.

Russian Sailors Mosvka Sunk By Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: Fate Of Sunken Moskva’s Crew Still In Question (Updated)

Russia released a video Saturday claiming to show survivors, but not many, of its cruiser Moskva's sinking off Ukraine.

View of USAF B-52 Stratofortress Bomber in Flight
B-52

A Look Back At All The B-52 Variants As The Iconic Bomber Hits 70

With the legendary B-52 marking its 70th anniversary, here are all the versions of the bomber to have served the U.S. Air Force.

Romanian MIG-21s grounded
MiG-21

Romania Should Give The MiG-21 Lancers It Just Grounded To Ukraine

Romania just grounded its fleet of highly-upgraded MiG-21 Lancer-Cs, which could give Ukraine a quick boost in air combat capability.

Ukrainian personnel test a Neptune anti-ship cruise missile.
Russia

Ukrainian Anti-Ship Missiles Struck The Russian Cruiser Moskva: U.S. Officials

A clearer picture of what caused the sinking of the cruiser Moskva is starting to emerge.