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A high-security vault concealed inside a standard 20-foot shipping container is in development to give U.S. military commanders a new way to safely store nuclear weapons and other extremely sensitive assets, even at far-flung locations.
Nuclear Bombs

U.S. Building Container Vaults To Deploy U.S. Nuclear Bombs To Remote Bases

The U.S. relies on bunkers to store nuclear bombs, but new mobile vaults would secure them at locations far from hardened infrastructure.

The first Druze Israeli Air Force aviator opens up about breaking barriers.
F-16

This F-16I Navigator Is The First Druze Aviator In Israeli Air Force History

The officer talks about becoming an IAF tactical fighter crewman and reflects on the crisis between his people and the new regime in Syria.

The Spirit Of Digital

The Spirit Of Digital

Branded Content: How the B-21 builds on the legacy of the B-2 to set the pacing threat.

Official roll out for first Oman Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet.
Typhoon

Turkey Lines Up Eurofighter Typhoon As Its Next Fighter

The British-made Typhoon looks set to end the long-running saga to acquire new fighters for the Turkish Air Force.

Ukrainian F-16s Get Specialized Vehicles For Operating Constantly On The Move
F-16

Ukrainian F-16s Get Specialized Vehicles For Operating Constantly On The Move

New ground support vehicles will help F-16s adapt to Ukraine's dispersed operations playbook, which is also influencing U.S. planning.

U.S. Air Force's Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has ordered an indefinite "pause" in the use of M18 pistols following a recent fatal incident at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming.
Small Arms

Sig M18 Pistols Pulled From Use By Air Force Global Strike Command (Updated)

A fatal incident prompted the order to pause M18 use, which also comes after the disclosure of a concerning FBI report that Sig has pushed back on.

A Ukrainian Mirage 2000 fighter has crashed, the first loss of one of these French-donated jets.
Ukrainian Air Force

Ukraine Marks First Loss Of Mirage 2000 Fighter

The pilot ejected and was safely recovered but the French-donated aircraft was destroyed.

An official familiar with operations confirmed to us that U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered 10 F-35 Joint Strike fighters to head to Puerto Rico to take part in ongoing counter-narcotics opertions(
F-35

Reworked F-35 Pitched As ‘Bridging Fighter’ Ahead Of F-47

As well as planning a new ‘5-plus’ generation F-35, Lockheed admitted to taking huge losses on a “highly classified” aeronautical program.

Russia is now using decoy drones made up entirely of Chinese components according to Ukrainian intelligence.
China

New Russian Drone Made Completely Of Chinese Components: Ukrainian Intelligence

The discovery of a Russian decoy drone made up entirely of Chinese parts is another indication of the growing wartime relationship between Moscow and Beijing.

Northrop Grumman is conducting ground-based testing related to space-based interceptors as part of a competition for that segment of the Trump administration's Golden Dome missile defense initiative.
U.S. Space Force

Space-Based Missile Interceptors For Golden Dome Being Tested By Northrop

Competition to supply parts of Golden Dome is heating up with Northrop Grumman stating they have begun ground testing orbital missiles.

Army promotes grenade dropping drone
Unmanned

Army Touting Grenade Dropping Drone Shows Just How Alarmingly Behind The Curve It Still Is

The U.S. Army asks "Have you ever seen a drone drop a GRENADE?" The answer is yes.

Ukraine is recruiting additional troops to fight the increasing Shahed drone threat.
Russia

Ukraine Scrambling To Fight Against Growing Russian Shahed-136 Threat

Ukraine is frantically working to cope with increasing Russian Shahed-136 drone attacks that feature evolved tactics and capabilities.

Satellite imagery of preparations for a major upcoming military parade in China points to the possibility that one or more 'loyal wingman' type drones, or at least mockups thereof, are set to be revealed.
Stealth

China’s New Drone Wingmen Look Set For Military Parade Unveiling

Just like the U.S., China is racing to field 'loyal wingman' drones that will be force multipliers for their manned counterparts.

Image of HMS TIRELESS at sea. HMS Tireless is over 25 years old but still playing a vital role in the front-line Fleet. HMS Tireless is the third of the seven Trafalgar-class submarines built at Barrow by Vickers. She was launched on 17 March 1984, so she has been plying her trade in the Royal Navy for more than a quarter of a century, but a lengthy overhaul of her propulsion, weapons systems and sensors put her in good shape for the gruelling programme of training and trials which followed.
Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs)

Royal Navy’s Last Nuclear Attack Submarine Of The Cold War-Era Heads Into Retirement

After a four-decade period of service, the UK has called time on the Trafalgar class, as it looks to an expanded future force of hunter-killers.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Clewell, 495th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-35A Lightning II aircraft at RAF Lakenheath, England, Nov. 19, 2024. The 495th FGS is essential to generating daily sorties, enabling pilots to train and maintain readiness to respond quickly and effectively when called upon.
F-35A

Major Indications Nuclear Bombs Are Back At USAF Air Base In England

New revelations leave little doubt about the return of American B61 bombs and nuclear strike mission to RAF Lakenheath.

British F-35 Pilot On The Combined Power Of The European Lightning Force

British F-35 Pilot On The Combined Power Of The European Lightning Force

Branded Content: The bigger picture behind the UK’s relationship with the F-35 and the benefits of the growing pan-European JSF team.

A new photo suggests that China’s Shenyang J-35, its next-generation carrier-based fighter, has now entered limited series production and is also in service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The photo joins a succession of imagery showing some of China’s latest military aircraft in great detail, including previous views of the same type of jet, although still in prototype form, as you can see in our previous coverage here.
J-31

China’s J-35 Naval Stealth Fighter Looks Set For Service

There are signs that the J-35 has now entered limited series production, with carrier trials the likely next step.

The operations room at Northern Radar, the joint civil and military air traffic control centre at RAF Lindholme, Doncaster, 28th August 1968. The station provides 11,000 radar services a month to civil and military aircraft over an area of 12,000 square miles. (Photo by Ted West/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

Hope you like Pop-Tarts and Campbells soup!

XQ-58 is being offered to Europe via a partnership with Airbus.
XQ-58

XQ-58 Valkyrie Heading To European Market With Kratos-Airbus Team-Up

Harnessing a new Airbus-developed mission system, the stealthy Valkyrie drone will be offered to Germany, but there is big potential for sales across Europe.

Spanish photographer Javier Alonso de Medina Salguero captured some amazing images of a Eurofighter striking a bird.
Typhoon

Eurofighter Typhoon Canopy-Shattering Bird Strike Captured In Amazing Images

A photographer snapped the instant a Spanish Eurofighter impacted a bird during an aerobatic demonstration.