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Mi8/Mi-17

Ex-Afghan Air Force Mi-17 Helicopters Are Now Flying For Ukraine

Some of the 20 Mi-17 helicopters the U.S. has promised Ukraine could have already seen action on daring resupply missions into Mariupol.

China

Chinese Aircraft Carrier Seen With A Fleet Of Drones On Its Deck

Imagery shows the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong working as a deployment platform for vertical takeoff and landing drones.

NGAD

Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance ‘Fighter’ Program Enters New Stage

The goal now is to turn the Next Generation Air Dominance program into a real capability by the end of the decade.

Ukraine

U.S. Plans To Sell Ukraine Armed MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drones: Report

MQ-1C gives Ukraine a major leap in capability over its TB-2 drones for missions like electronic warfare support, strike, and surveillance.

Germany

Germany Picks Chinook Over King Stallion For New Heavy-Lift Helicopter

Choosing Chinook aligns Germany's heavy lift capabilities with eight other NATO nations.

Germany

Germany To Give IRIS-T Air Defense System To Ukraine

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has officially promised to deliver Germany's highly advanced IRIS-T SLM air defense system to Ukraine.

Russia

Estonian-Russian Citizen Tried To Smuggle Commercial Drones To The Russian Army

The attempted cross-border delivery could indicate dwindling Russian stockpiles of low-end drones as sanctions strangle supply chains.

NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Battle Over Critical Eastern City Becomes Brutal Street Fight (Updated)

Russian forces are pressing their advantage in the east, while Ukrainian forces are counterattacking in the south.

Russia

Ukraine To Get Guided Rockets, But Not Ones Able To Reach Far Into Russia (Updated)

Guided rockets could help blunt Russia's offensive in eastern Ukraine, but the U.S. is wary of helping Ukraine strike Russian soil.

Russia

Russian Ka-52 Attack Helicopter’s Ludicrous Stunt Nearly Ends In Disaster

The Ka-52 gave onlookers at an Eastern Ukrainian reservoir a very up-close and personal show that nearly ended in calamity.

U.S. Navy

Navy Finally Sends Littoral Combat Ship To Middle East

The Navy wants to retire USS Sioux City and other LCSs like it despite the deployment that comes 14 years after the type entered service.

Russia

Ukrainian Fighters With WWI Guns Channel 16th-Century Ancestors

Territorial Forces adopt a fierce historical style while using whatever they can to stop the Russia, including a pint-sized Soviet-era 4X4.

NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Southern Counterattack Against Russian Forces Underway

Amongst the combat on multiple fronts, Ukraine claims that one of its MiG-29s shot down a Russian Su-35.

U.S. Navy

Navy Chief Wants To Sell-Off Doomed Littoral Combat Ships To Allies

The Freedom class's limited combat utility, high running costs, and design problems could deter potential buyers of the second-hand ships.

Bunker Talk

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

'Where everyone knows your screen name... and they're always glad you came...'

NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Forces Advance In Key Eastern Cities

Ukrainian forces are fighting against encirclement to prevent invading units from seizing half of the eastern Donbas region.

China

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Tests Its Ability To Turn Cutters Into Ship Killers

In what could be a very useful capability if an invasion kicked-off, the Taiwanese Coast Guard conducted live-fire drills with anti-ship missiles.

U.S. Navy

Navy’s 85-Foot Orca Unmanned Submarine Will Be A Minelayer First

The first Boeing-built Orca unmanned submarine will begin testing this summer and its first mission will be laying sea mines.

Russia

Captured Russian Weapons Are Packed With U.S. Microchips

Ukraine intelligence showed us lists of mostly U.S.-made microchips it says were found on captured or destroyed Russian military equipment.

China

China Launches Drone Ship That Acts As A Mothership For More Drones

China's new drone ship is officially designed for ocean research, but has obvious value for the country's military.