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Lockheed Pitches Containerized Launchers To Help Close Australia’s Air And Missile Defense Gaps
MIM-104 Patriot

Lockheed Pitches Containerized Launchers To Help Close Australia’s Air And Missile Defense Gaps

Australia is seeking to acquire longer-range air and missile defenses to work with its new battle management system that's under development.

U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bombers have not dropped any GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs on Yemen's Houthis since the Trump administration launched a renewed aerial campaign against them, two U.S. officials have told TWZ.
B-2

B-2s Have Not Dropped Massive Ordnance Penetrators On Yemen During Diego Garcia Missions: Officials

B-2s have been pounding the Houthis in Yemen, but U.S. officials tell us prized 30,000-pound bunker busters haven't been used.

The U.S. will reduce by half its 2,000-troop presence in Syria.
U.S. Army

U.S. Cutting Forces In Syria By Half, Possible Ripple Effects In Region

The U.S. withdrawing a significant portion of its troops from Syria could see notable shifts in the ongoing power struggle in the war-torn country.

J-50 tailless fighter's canopy seen for first time.
J-XDS

Canopy Seen Clearly On China’s Next Gen Tailless Stealth Fighter For First Time

The smaller of China's two new next generation stealth fighters is now flying often and we are getting new insights into its design.

China’s full-size aircraft carrier test facility, a key part of the country’s path toward establishing a carrier fleet and associated air wings, has been modified once again. The latest reworking suggests that the aircraft carrier mockup is now intended to represent a layout similar to the U.S. Navy’s Ford class. This may well point to the configuration of China’s next homegrown carrier design, or at least one of the configurations now under study.
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

China’s Giant Land-Based Carrier Mockup Grows In Size, Now Resembles Ford Class

The full-size aircraft carrier test facility in Wuhan is now a better approximation of China’s latest and future flattop designs.

XQ-58 with landing gear.
XQ-58

XQ-58 Valkyrie With Built-In Landing Gear Shown In New Rendering

An XQ-58 drone able to fly from traditional runways would offer certain benefits over the original runway-independent version, including higher sortie rates.

FAA drone testing New Jersey
Unmanned

FAA Testing Drone Detection Systems In New Jersey

The FAA tests could help lead to further deployment of technologies that provide better drone situational awareness, improving flight safety.

The U.S. Navy is touting the U.S.-Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat ‘loyal wingman’ type drone program as a model for future industrial partnerships, while confirming continued U.S. military interest in the drone. The fact that the Navy is now speaking about this is notable, on the one hand because the MQ-28 has so far been seen primarily as a program of interest for the U.S. Air Force, and on the other because the Navy is currently still trying to nail down its carrier-based Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) plans.
MQ-28

MQ-28 Ghost Bat Is Of “Strong Interest” To The U.S. Navy

The Navy is involved in testing of Australia’s MQ-28, and the drone could be well placed to capitalize on the service’s emerging CCA program.

Iniochos 2025 will involve a large number of HAF assets, such as fighters, Air Defence Systems, helicopters, transport and training aircraft. Additionally, Hellenic Army and Navy assets and personnel will contribute significantly to the creation of complex and realistic scenarios across the exercise areas which spread over the Greek mainland and sea.
Air Combat Exercises

This Greek Air Combat Exercise Was A Low-Level Fighter Flying Paradise

The biggest iteration of the Iniohos exercise brought together a very diverse range of aircraft types and nations in western Greece.

The U.S. Army has expressed interest in the U.S. Marine Corps' new uncrewed 4×4 Tomahawk cruise missile launch vehicle as a possible complement to its larger Typhon system, according to Lockheed Martin.
U.S. Army

USMC’s Tomahawk Cruise Missile Launching Drone Truck Eyed By Army

The Army is already fielding its own launchers to fire Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles, but they are much larger and more difficult to deploy.

Australia is pushing back on a report that Russia asked to base its long-range bombers at an Indonesian airbase.
Russian Air Force

Australia Casts Doubt On Russia Basing Bombers At Indonesian Air Base

Australian officials are pushing back on a report claiming Moscow has asked Jakarta to base bombers at an Indonesian air base about 850 miles from Darwin.

Russia has made few gains in its new offensive in Ukraine.
Russia

New Russian Offensive Has Gained Little Ground So Far

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia is trying to create a 'buffer zone' in Sumy as both sides jockey for territory ahead of possible negotiations.

Lockheed Martin has confirmed Sweden's Visby class corvettes will use three-cell Extensible Launching System (ExLS) launchers to fire their forthcoming Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMM).
Maritime Surface-To-Air Missiles

Sweden’s Stealthy Visby Corvettes Getting Mk 41 Based Vertical Launch Systems For Air Defense Missiles

Lockheed Martin's Extensible Launching System will give Sweden the option of adding other missiles and decoys to the Visby class arsenal.

U.S. President Donald Trump derided Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's offer to buy 10 Patriot air defense systems.
MIM-104 Patriot

Trump Derides Zelensky’s Request To Buy $15B Worth Of Patriot Air Defense Systems

The Ukrainian leader now says he wants to purchase ten Patriot air defense systems from the United States.

We have gotten our best look so far at China’s enigmatic KJ-700 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft in service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). This latest addition to China’s rapidly proliferating family of AEW&C platforms remains somewhat mysterious, although multiple accounts suggest that it’s something of a unique ‘dual-mode’ aircraft, combining both airborne radar as well as an array of electro-optical and infrared sensors, likely intended to track stealthy and low-radar-signature targets.
Airborne Radar

China’s New KJ-700 Multi-Intelligence Radar Plane’s Interesting Features

The latest Chinese airborne early warning and control aircraft boasts an array of electro-optical and infrared sensors, as well as multiple radars.

An unknown weapon seen being fired from a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle's BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile launcher at a major test event earlier this year has now been identified.
M2/3 Bradley

Mysterious Weapon Fired From M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Identified

The modular drone launched from a TOW missile launcher opens up many possibilities beyond its pairing with the Bradley.

Photograph of an armoury of a night bombing squadron on the British front in France. Scrupulous care was taken of their guns and pistols. Dated 1942 (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)
Bunker Talk

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

Get cozy, we may not be going out for a while.

President Donald Trump wants to purchase foreign-made ships to help close the vessel gap with China.
U.S. Navy

Trump Considering Buying Foreign Ships To Make Up Gap With China

The president’s comments come after he signed a new executive order aimed at reforming America’s shipbuilding capacity.

The U.S. Navy has halted plans to acquire an air-launched, air-breathing hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile, citing cost and industrial base factors.
Air-launched hypersonic cruise missiles

Navy Axes Its Hypersonic Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Plans

The Navy has said for years that the HALO program is essential, but now it is reevaluating its plans based on cost concerns.

KC-10 for sale
KC-10

KC-10 Extender Tankers Are Up For Auction

The government has begun selling off the mothballed KC-10 fleet, which could present an opportunity for private aerial refueling companies.