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Russia

Ukrainian Commander’s Exclusive Insights On Brutal Drone Warfare On The Frontline

The commander of Azov's Unmanned Systems Battalion shares the latest details about how tactics are evolving in the bloody Donbas region.

New satellite imagery and an official video has revealed more about the scale of destruction and damage inflicted on Russian airfields in Ukraine’s unprecedented covert drone attacks last weekend. Today, the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, which carried out the drone attacks, published previously unreleased drone footage showing the attacks underway.
Tu-22

Confirmed Losses Of Russian Aircraft Mount After Ukrainian Drone Assault

Some of the bombers were armed with cruise missiles when Ukraine’s drones rained down on them.

North Korea looks to be making progress in recovering the second in its Choi Hyun class of frigates, which rolled over and was partially submerged after an incident at its launch ceremony last month.
North Korean Navy

Partially Submerged North Korean Frigate Appears Upright Again In Satellite Image

The frigate looks to be upright again, but the full extent of the damage remains unclear, as is how they will move it somewhere to get fixed.

Disruptor aircraft company Otto Aviation is aiming to achieve first flight with what could potentially be a revolutionary high-efficiency business jet-type aircraft with a tear-drop-shaped fuselage called the Phantom 3500 by the end of the decade, if not within the next two years or so.
Air

Otto Aviation’s Phantom 3500 Aims To Massively Disrupt Private Jet Market

The Phantom 3500 follows Otto Aviation's exotic, tear-drop-shaped Celera 500L with a targeted first flight in 2027.

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite imagery that TWZ has exclusively obtained from ICEYE points to multiple Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers having been damaged or destroyed at Belaya Air Base.
A-50/A-100

Latest On Russian Aircraft Loss Assessments From Ukrainian Drone Strikes

The full extent of Russia's losses of bombers and other prized aircraft to Ukraine's unprecedented covert drone operation is still emerging.

Royal Navy wants to arm carriers with drones and long-range missiles
Royal Navy

Royal Navy To Arm Its Carriers With Long-Range Missiles

The plan for “hybrid air wings” combines high and low-end drones with long-range missiles and crewed F-35B stealth jets.

Ukraine's SBU said it mined the Kerch Bridge, severely damaging it. Russian sources downplay the damage.
Russia

Ukraine Strikes At The Heart Of Russia’s Highly Defended Kerch Bridge

This is the third time Russia's prized span connecting its mainland with Crimea has been successfully struck, although the extent of the damage is unclear.

Hardened aircraft shelters are up for debate as Russia experienced a major attack from Ukrainian drones.
Unmanned

Mass Drone Attack On Exposed Russian Bombers Puts Spotlight On Hardened Aircraft Shelter Debate

Ukraine's unprecedented covert drone operation serves as a dire warning as to the threat of drone attacks on unhardened airfields.

More details are emerging about the scope of the massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russian bombers and how it was pulled off.
Russia

What We Know About Ukraine’s Mass Drone Assault On Russian Bombers

New details are emerging about how Ukraine pulled-off its highly-coordinated drone strike operation at multiple airbases in Russia.

The future of Russia's bomber fleet after Ukraine's mass drone attack.
Tu-160

What Ukraine’s Unprecedented Drone Attack Means For Russia’s Bomber Force

Russia is currently in no position to replace large losses of its strategic bombers and future operations will likely be impacted by force protection needs.

Bear bomber struck by Ukrainian drone.
Russia

Russian Strategic Bombers Destroyed In Unprecedented Wide-Scale Drone Attack (Updated)

The attacks that went after the heart of Russia's strategic aviation capabilities and one arm of its nuclear deterrent should serve as a global wake-up call.

Russian sources claim Its force are using a Chinese laser to down Ukrainian drones.
Lasers

Chinese Laser Weapon Is Claimed To Be In Russian Service

Video of a purported Chinese laser system in use by Russia appears extremely similar to one Beijing has already provided Iran.

J-36 head-on image.
J-36

China’s J-36 Very Heavy Stealth Tactical Jet Photographed Head-On For First Time

The imagery underscores just how large the J-36 is and all but confirms it features a side-by-side crew arrangement under a huge bubble canopy.

Master control room of the engine test facility at the Arnold Engineering Development Center, which is part of the US Air Force's Air Research and Development Command.
Bunker Talk

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

Everyone is welcome as long as it's less than three people.

Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) claims it show down a Russian jet target drone converted to be a weapon.
Russian Air Force

Weaponized Russian Jet-Powered Target Drone Shot Down Over Black Sea: Ukraine

Russia's purported conversion of target drones into strike weapons or decoys isn't much of a surprise.

We now have a picture showing a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle down-range in the Middle East with an air-to-air loadout that includes six seven-shot 70mm rocket pods, as well as four AIM-9X and four AIM-120 missiles.
F-15

F-15E Armed With Drone Killing Laser-Guided Rockets Appears In Middle East

With 42 rockets and eight missiles, an F-15E now has 50 air-to-air engagement opportunities, not including its gun.

Boeing’s F-47 sixth-generation stealth fighter has been pitched to Japan by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to reports. The idea of an export-configured F-47 was brought up by Trump when he announced Boeing’s win in the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned combat jet initiative. Meanwhile, Japan is apparently also looking at increasing its buy of F-35 fifth-generation stealth fighters, prompted by concerns over the timeline for the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), a sixth-generation combat jet being pursued jointly by Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
F-35

Trump Offers F-47 Sixth-Gen Fighter To Japan: Reports

Fears about delays to the Global Combat Air Program appear to be pushing Japan toward considering alternatives, including more F-35s.

Pilot-optional F-35 Joint Strike Fighters could be coming in the future as Lockheed Martin looks for ways to ensure the jets remain relevant for decades to come.
F-16

What We Just Learned A More Advanced “Ferrari” F-35 Could Include

Pilot optional capability, new coatings, and significant airframe changes could go into a 'fifth-gen-plus' F-35, but many questions remain.

Taiwan is looking to boost its drone boat capabilities amid a growing threat from China.
China

Taiwan To Hold Major Drone Boat Test Exercise As It Falls Behind In Fielding This Critical Capability

A demonstration set for next month seeks to help shape Taiwan's future sea drone plans.

The U.S. Army says it is on schedule to retire the last of its turboprop-powered intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft by the end of this year.
Airborne Radar

Army To Retire All Of Its Turboprop Surveillance Planes By The End Of The Year

The Army is buying new business jets for aerial surveillance, but may only get six of them after ditching its much larger fleet of turboprops.