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Australia

Australian Navy Goes Nuclear With Future Submarine Force

The United States and the United Kingdom will assist Australia's nuclear-powered submarine plans as part of a new trilateral defense pact.

C-130

C-130s Operate From A Wyoming Highway To Train To Fight Against A Major Adversary

The Hercules took to the road in Wyoming recently as the Air Force increasingly embraces austere basing operations.

F-22

F-22 Export Briefing Shows What It Would Have Taken To Sell The Raptor Abroad

For years, the idea of exporting the F-22 has been a topic of intense debate. Here's what the Air Force thought it would take to get it done.

North Korea

North Korea Is Now Launching Ballistic Missiles From Trains And That’s A Big Deal (Updated)

Rail-mobile missiles offer North Korea a relatively low-cost way to rapidly disperse weapons while also making them very hard to target.

Cold War

Two NATO Fighters Accidentally Flew Behind The Iron Curtain 60 Years Ago Today

At a time of extreme Cold War tensions, straying into Warsaw Pact airspace could hardly have been more dangerous.

C-130

It Looks Like A C-130 Seaplane Is Finally Happening

Air Force Special Operations Command says it needs an MC-130J on floats and it looks like it has a plan to get it.

B-2

Damaged B-2 Spirit Is Sitting Wing-Down Off The Runway After Landing Mishap

Satellite imagery shows that a B-2's late-night emergency landing resulted in it ending up resting on its side off the runway at Whiteman AFB.

North Korea

South Korea Tests Four New Missiles After North Korean Launches

A "high-power" ballistic missile and a supersonic cruise missile are among new developments revealed in the latest round of Korean saber-rattling.

U.S. Navy

Navy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Refuels F-35C Stealth Fighter

Boeing's Stingray is making rapid progress in refueling trials ahead of its trip to a carrier's deck in the coming months.

B-2

B-2 Stealth Bomber Damaged During Emergency Landing Incident

Airspace around Whiteman Air Force Base has been cordoned off after the stealth bomber was damaged after landing after a training sortie.

Anti-Satellite Capabilities

DARPA Wants Cheap Laser Communications Terminals To Allow Any Satellite To Talk To Another

A cheap laser terminal that can handle multiple waveforms will drastically expand the resiliency and capabilities of space-based communications.

F-15

F-117s Make Surprise Appearance At Fresno Airport To Train Against Local F-15s

The officially retired F-117s continue to expand their adversary support mission, now making an unprecedented house call to the 144th Fighter Wing.

Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs)

This Mysterious Unmanned Vessel Was Just Spotted In San Diego Bay (Updated)

The low-slung drone-ship catamaran is equipped with solar panels, various antennae, and camera systems.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Chinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S. Coast Guard (Updated)

Pictures of the Chinese vessels off Alaska emerged after criticism of similar American naval activity from one of China's main state media outlets.

Iran

Longer-Range Rockets Used In New Attack On Al Asad Air Base In Iraq Point To Iran

Reports indicate that 122mm rockets, more capable than those commonly used in these types of attacks, were fired at Iraq's Al Asad Air Base today.

Cyclone Class

Navy Patrol Craft Fired Warning Shots At Harassing Iranian Boats In the Persian Gulf

The incident took place yesterday and is the second instance of Iranian boats harassing American military vessels in less than a month.

Iraq

Biden Orders Strikes On Iranian-Backed Militias’ Growing Unmanned Aircraft Arsenal (Updated)

Facilities in Iraq that host American troops have been increasingly the target of attacks involving drones that are tied to Iranian-backed militias.

Air-launched hypersonic boost glide vehicles

Missile Defense Agency Lays Out How It Plans To Defend Against Hypersonic Threats

The concept incorporates numerous new and existing sensors and weapons into a multi-layered hypersonic missile defense architecture.

MRZR

The Army Has Started Fielding Its First New Short Range Air Defense System In Decades

The arrival of new Stryker-based air defense vehicles in Germany comes as aerial threats, especially small drones, continue to grow.

RQ-170

Air Force Makes Extremely Rare Mention Of Deployment Of RQ-170 Stealth Drones

More than 10 years after the Air Force publicly acknowledged the existence of these stealth drones, information about their exploits remains limited.