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U.S. Air Force

NATO Air Commander Details Thinking Behind The Alliance’s New Air Defense Plan

With alarming incursions into NATO territory by Russian drones and missiles, and the possibility that worse is on the horizon, NATO is adapting its air defense playbook.

U.S. Space Force

New Details On How Space Force Has Waged Electronic Warfare Against Iran

Space Force learned important lessons from the war with Iran about operations inside and outside of the atmosphere.

AGM-158 Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)

Lockheed Flexes To Modular AGM-158 JASSM Missile Concept

FLEX aims to give the JASSM missile family modular weapons architecture spanning longer-range, anti-ship, and new launch configurations.

Collaborative Combat Aircraft

YFQ-44A Fury Has Been Fit Checked With Air-To-Ground Munitions

New imagery highlights potential air-to-ground weapons integration on Fury, pointing to the possibility of a broader strike capability for production FQ-44s.

U.S. Air Force

Air Force Announces New Plans To Take Over Defending Its Own Bases From Aerial Attack

The Air Force's top officer acknowledged that a lack of organic base defense was a factor in the destruction caused by Iran.

War In Space

U.S. Admits It Has Weapons In Orbit

Space Force has finally confirmed it has weapons in space and has also shared details about its "space control" mission set.

Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury CCA Has Flown Alongside F-35s

The YFQ-44 Fury has already taken to the skies alongside fifth-gen fighters as the company works toward a true crewed-uncrewed teaming demonstration.

F-15

Airmen Under Fire: Stories From Iranian Barrages On U.S. Bases

Air Force Chief Of Staff Gen. Wilsbach offered vignettes of airmen performing under punishing Iranian attacks.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Appears To Have Used Its Secretive Stash Of Ballistic Missiles For The First Time

The use of a Chinese-made DF-15A missile in Yemen would mark a major development for Riyadh’s shy ballistic missile arsenal.

Q-9

Cheaper Reaper? Swarm Aero Unveils Gamera

Swarm Aero's Gamera is designed to be inexpensive but pack major range and the ability to be adapted to many missions beyond standoff strike.

Drones

Fleet Of At Least 500 Collaborative Combat Aircraft By 2032 Now In USAF’s Plans

500 CCAs is a step up from recently stated USAF plans, and the service also now wants 500 more new drones to succeed its MQ-9s.

U.S. Nuclear Control Mission Could Dramatically Evolve Under Looking Glass-Next

Branded Content: Modernizing command, control, and communications network is critical for the future nuclear era.

Drones

Everything We Just Learned About The Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft From The Skunk Works

We have new details on Lockheed's tailless CCA, including about its exotic "submerged" air inlet and how its design puts a premium on survivability.

Russian Navy

First-Ever Kill Of A Drone Boat By Another Drone Boat Claimed By Ukraine

The machine gun attack of one drone boat on another is the latest milestone in uncrewed surface vessel warfare.

Iran

The Outlook Is Getting Grimmer By The Day For Oil Exports From The Red Sea

Iraqi militias strike a pipeline that's the remaining lifeline to Middle East oil and the Houthis move into a better position to control the Bab al-Mandab Strait than ever.

Bunker Talk

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

Has it really been 25 years since that terrible morning?

Iran

Adversaries Using Claude AI To Target Americans And Develop Missiles Is A Sign Of What’s To Come

A new report from Anthropic presents a stark picture of how malign actors are using commercially available U.S. AI services despite safeguards.

U.S. Army

One Of These Missiles Is Set To Be The Army’s Next Mid-Tier Anti-Air Interceptor

The new Enduring Shield system paired with AIM-9X Sidewinders already gives the Army its first mid-range air defense capability in decades.

Rafale

France Accelerates Rafale F5 Upgrade After Collapse Of FCAS Next-Gen Fighter Project

France is investing in a new Rafale configuration, along with drone wingmen, that aim to carry French tactical aviation deep into the 2030s.

Iran

Work At Underground Test Site A New Indicator Of Possible Strikes On Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain Bunker

Pickaxe Mountain presents immense targeting challenges and that's where a key test range in New Mexico comes in to play, just as it did for Midnight Hammer.