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Transports

China’s CE-25A Electric Commuter Airliner Demonstrator Emerges

The 19-seat aircraft features an unusual array of ducted fans, and the technology behind it could have implications beyond civilian aviation.

Flankers

Ethiopia Gets 12 Russian Su-35 Fighters, Eyes S-400 Air Defenses

The Ethiopian leader says the multirole fighter jets arrived a year ahead of schedule, with four S-400 batteries also planned under the deal.

News & Features

Hardened Shelters Critical To Survival Of USAF’s Tanker Fleet: Study

An independent assessment calls for new action to prevent critical aerial refueling assets from being neutralized before they even get in the air.

SR-71

Confessions Of An SR-71 Blackbird Pilot

What it was like to sit at the controls of the Skunk Works' legendary Blackbird while hurtling over hostile territory at Mach 3.3.

Carrier Tracker

Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: October 27, 2026

The Makin Island amphibious ready group pulls into Yokosuka a week behind the Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group, as the carrier's jets conduct a simulated strike during exercise Keen Sword 27.

Mortars

This Serbian Truck Carries A Truly Massive Mortar

The TSMB M-25 represents a modern attempt to combine great destructive potential with very high mobility.

China

U.S. Intel Confirms This Is China’s Secret Spaceplane (Updated)

The Chinese spaceplane design is unsurprisingly very similar to the U.S. Space Force's history-making X-37B.

Search And Rescue

Ukraine’s StarGate Drone Now Evacuating Wounded Soldiers

The purpose-built aerial CASEVAC platform is claimed to have completed two battlefield evacuations in a week, including a mission under electronic attack.

ARRW

USAF Orders ARRW Hypersonic Missile Into Production, The Same Weapon It Nearly Cancelled

The fortunes of the AGM-183A, which is now set to arm B-52 and B-1 bombers, have now been fully reversed.

Iran

Last-Ditch Meeting In Iran Seeks To Stave-Off A Restart Of All-Out Fighting In The Region

The meeting between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran took place as the U.S. and Israel are spinning-up for a new round of strikes.

Nuclear Power

90 Days No Help: Fortress America’s Goal To Make Bases Resilient Bastions In A Crisis

Cyber threats against critical infrastructure are exploding, with worries enemies could neuter U.S. military units before they even leave their garrisons.

Naval History

Britain’s Final Plan To Kill Argentina’s Super Étendard Attack Jets

Britain's last bid to destroy Argentina’s fleet threatening Exocet anti-ship missile-armed combat jets during the Falklands War.

U.S. Navy

British Type 31 Frigate Variant Offered To The U.S. Navy

Babcock is looking to pitch its Arrowhead 140 design for an American frigate requirement, potentially in partnership with a major U.S. shipbuilder.

Bunker Talk

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

How long are we going to be locked in here?

Iran

On The Brink Of Epic Fury Round Two?

Israeli Air Force operations, ship movements, ominous messaging and more point to the possibility that the war with Iran is about to erupt again.

Collaborative Combat Aircraft

General Atomics FQ-42 CCA Drone Production Ramp Up To Be Boosted By Boeing Subsidiary

General Atomics is now working with Spirit Defense to help meet surging USAF demands for fighter drones within the next six years.

Air-To-Ground

Denmark To Buy Anthem Munitions, Joint Strike Missiles In Dual Long-Range Strike Push

The ground- and air-launched weapons will give Denmark all-new options for striking deep behind enemy lines as NATO reinforces its Baltic flank.

B-21

USAF Confirms Bombers Could Have A Major Air-To-Air Combat Role

Bombers are now being viewed as another potential air-to-air asset on top of growing the fighter fleet and establishing a CCA force.

Airborne Radar

Four KJ-3000 Radar Jets At Chinese Factory Point To Serial Production

The KJ-3000 is the most capable of China’s rapidly expanding airborne early warning and control aircraft fleet.

Land Attack Cruise Missiles

Ground-Launched Rusty Dagger Low-Cost Cruise Missile Seen For The First Time

The first public look at the missile in a surface-launched configuration comes as its manufacturer expands production.