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Mysterious Drone Incursions Confirmed Over Sweden’s Nuclear Facilities
Northern Europe

Mysterious Drone Incursions Confirmed Over Sweden’s Nuclear Facilities

The drone sightings coincide with high military and political tensions in the region and sound eerily similar to other drone incursions in the US.

A rendering of the SEWIP Block III electronic warfare system.
U.S. Navy

Navy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Is Being Shrunk Down For Smaller Ships

The new system is capable of making pinpoint electronic attacks but it's so big that it requires major alterations to a destroyer's superstructure.

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About What We Did Or Didn’t Cover This Week
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About What We Did Or Didn’t Cover This Week

Are you ready for some bunker time?

FedEx Wants To Equip Airbus A321s With Anti-Missile Laser Countermeasures
Lasers

FedEx Wants To Equip Airbus A321s With Anti-Missile Laser Countermeasures

Infrared countermeasures have never caught on in the commercial aircraft space, but FedEx and the FAA are clearly still interested in the capability.

Russia Orders Snap Drills Of Its Eastern Units As Negotiations Over Ukraine Disintegrate
Russia

Russia Orders Snap Drills Of Its Eastern Units As Negotiations Over Ukraine Disintegrate

The Russian maneuvers, which stress long-range deployments, come as Ukraine reels from the effects of a major cyberattack.

This Is What We Now Know About The Navy’s Future DDG(X) Destroyer
U.S. Navy

This Is What We Now Know About The Navy’s Future DDG(X) Destroyer

The Navy hopes to combine existing systems with a new hull form that will be able to accommodate significant upgrades.

Pentagon’s Ghost Fleet Program Ends, Its Four Unmanned Ships Will Be Transferred To The Navy
U.S. Homeland

Pentagon’s Ghost Fleet Program Ends, Its Four Unmanned Ships Will Be Transferred To The Navy

The ships are slated to join the Navy's experimental surface warfare squadron which is exploring ways to incorporate unmanned vessels into the fleet.

The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised
F-22

The F-22 Raptor Could Finally Get The Infrared Sensor It Was Originally Promised

An infrared search and track sensor was originally dropped from the F-22 on cost grounds, but now the Air Force wants to try and add it back.

Incoming North Korean Missile Warning Prompted FAA’s Mysterious Air Traffic Halt
North Korea

Incoming North Korean Missile Warning Prompted FAA’s Mysterious Air Traffic Halt

New details about the FAA's halt on flights across the western U.S. clearly point to North Korea's hypersonic missile test as being the culprit.

Special Forces Will Simulate An Insurgency On U.S. Soil In Upcoming Unconventional Warfare Exercise
U.S. Homeland

Special Forces Will Simulate An Insurgency On U.S. Soil In Upcoming Unconventional Warfare Exercise

Robin Sage exercises held in the Carolinas prepare Green Berets for the complex missions they will be called upon to accomplish when deployed.

Assassin Dolphin Hamas Says It Caught Continues Tradition Of Wild Claims About Israel’s Animal Spies
Israel

Assassin Dolphin Hamas Says It Caught Continues Tradition Of Wild Claims About Israel’s Animal Spies

While it's possible Israel uses dolphins to counter enemy swimmers, its enemies frequently make outlandish claims of animals being used for espionage.

Russia’s First New Production Tu-160 Blackjack In Decades Makes Its Maiden Flight (Updated)
Russia

Russia’s First New Production Tu-160 Blackjack In Decades Makes Its Maiden Flight (Updated)

Completed to the latest upgraded standard, the new-build Tu-160M is set to bolster Russia's Long-Range Aviation force.

Bomblet Dropping Drones Are Now Being Used By Cartels In Mexico’s Drug War
Americas

Bomblet Dropping Drones Are Now Being Used By Cartels In Mexico’s Drug War

While cartels have weaponized drones in the past, the ability to drop bomblets has migrated from Middle East war zones to the Mexican drug wars.

Spaceship-Like Electric Aircraft ‘Alice’ Prepares For Its First Flight In These Awesome Images
U.S. Homeland

Spaceship-Like Electric Aircraft ‘Alice’ Prepares For Its First Flight In These Awesome Images

Eviation could revolutionize aviation with its all-electric Alice commuter plane designed to fly hundreds of miles with nine passengers onboard.

Mystery Surrounds FAA Order To Halt All West Coast Air Traffic After North Korean Missile Launch (Updated)
North Korea

Mystery Surrounds FAA Order To Halt All West Coast Air Traffic After North Korean Missile Launch (Updated)

Aircraft across the western U.S. were simultaneously ordered by the FAA to land or stop on the ground without explanation.

Taiwan Loses F-16V After Just Two Months Of Frontline Operations (Updated)
Taiwan

Taiwan Loses F-16V After Just Two Months Of Frontline Operations (Updated)

Upgraded F-16Vs are the most capable fighters available to Taiwan, whose fleet is increasingly in demand to respond to Chinese air activity.

Undersea Cable Connecting Norway With Arctic Satellite Station Has Been Mysteriously Severed
Northern Europe

Undersea Cable Connecting Norway With Arctic Satellite Station Has Been Mysteriously Severed

The cables run through a highly strategic stretch of water near where the Barents and Norwegian Sea meet.

Kazakhstani Troops Caught Wearing Unsanctioned Blue U.N. Peacekeeping Helmets During Crackdown
Law Enforcement

Kazakhstani Troops Caught Wearing Unsanctioned Blue U.N. Peacekeeping Helmets During Crackdown

The United Nations says Kazakhstani troops were not authorized to wear the iconic U.N.-marked helmets while responding to protests.

This Footage Of Jet-Powered Coyote Drones Obliterating Other Drones Is Incredible
Unmanned

This Footage Of Jet-Powered Coyote Drones Obliterating Other Drones Is Incredible

Coyote doesn't play around when it comes to blowing other drones to bits. The explosions alone make the video worth watching.

USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated)
U.S. Navy

USS Abraham Lincoln’s American Flag Got Tangled-Up In Its Radar As It Left On Deployment (Updated)

The USS Abraham Lincoln started a historic deployment, the first-ever involving an American carrier with a female captain, on January 3rd.