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The House and Senate Appropriations Committees have negotiated a draft defense spending bill that includes nearly $900 million for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based combat jet program.
F/A-XX

F/A-XX Naval Fighter Rescued From Purgatory In New Defense Spending Bill

The F/A-XX program saga continues with a new draft defense spending bill that would reverse Pentagon plans to shelve it indefinitely.

The British Army’s next main battle tank, the Challenger 3, has successfully fired its main gun for the first time. The new tank is planned to enter service in 2027 and is further evidence of the pivot back toward armored warfare — in Europe, specially — in response to the growing threat from Russia, after many years of stagnation.
Tanks

Britain’s Challenger 3 Advanced Main Battle Tank Starts Firing Trials

A new 120mm smoothbore gun is at the center of the remanufactured Challenger 3 and the British Army’s future armor plans.

Denmark moving more troops into Greenland over Trump tensions.
Northern Europe

U.S.-NATO Rift Over Greenland Keeps Getting Worse

Denmark is deploying more troops to Greenland over the increasingly hostile rhetoric coming out of the White House.

A new long-range anti-ship cruise missile in development in Japan can be seen executing a series of barrel rolls in an official video clip.
Anti-Ship Cruise Missile

Japan’s New Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Barrel Rolls To Evade Defenses

One of the many capabilities of the new SSM is the ability to spiral during its attack run to help evade close-in gun systems.

With much of the world’s attention on the growing rift between the United States, Denmark, and its allies over Greenland, the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) became the latest NATO operator to retire the iconic F-16 fighter.
F-16

Denmark Retires F-16 After More Than Four Decades Of Service

After 46 years, the Danish Viper has stood down from duty, but survivors will continue to fly in Argentina and Ukraine.

A Transporter erector launcher carrying the Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missiles, capable of carrying an 8-9 ton warhead and destroying underground bunkers, are featured during a ceremony marking the 76th Armed Forces Day held at Seoul Air Base. South Korea showcased its largest ballistic missile for the first time as it marked Armed Forces Day in an apparent warning against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. The ground-to-ground missile, dubbed a monster for its size, had been shrouded in secrecy due to its strategic importance. It is known to be able to carry a warhead weighing about 8 tons and capable of destroying underground bunkers. The transporter erector launchers crawled across the air base, each of them carrying a massive canister, apparently housing the "high-power" and "high-precision" missile known to be able to target anywhere in North Korea.
MRBMs/IRBMs

Ballistic Missile With Absolutely Massive Bunker-Buster Warhead Fielded By South Korea: Report

The mysterious Hyunmoo-5 short-range ballistic missile is estimated to carry a monstrous conventional warhead weighing over 17,000 pounds.

While today's surface Navy puts major emphasis on carrier strike group and expeditionary strike group deployments, driven by the resource realities and the global threat environment, the current Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) wants to take a far more flexible and tailored approach to sending his vessels on cruise.
Sea

Navy’s Top Admiral Wants To Tailor Warship Deployments To Specific Missions

New ways to pair the unique capabilities of different ships could help better address commanders' needs and do so faster.

The U.S. Army has confirmed to TWZ that it plans to start fielding its new MV-75 tiltrotors in 2027.
Future Vertical Lift

Army Punches Its MV-75 Tiltrotor Program Into Overdrive

The Army wants to start fielding its first MV-75 tiltrotors in 2027, years earlier than originally planned.

07 October 2024, Brandenburg, Freudenberg: Hans-Jürgen Herget, organizer of guided tours of the former GDR Ministry of the Interior's command bunker, stands in the underground facility. The former command bunker of the GDR Ministry of the Interior near Freudenberg (Märkisch-Oderland) will be open to visitors next weekend (12 and 13 October 2024). "In the event of war, public life in the GDR was to be maintained from this bunker," explains Hans-Jürgen Herget. According to Herget, around 400 telephone lines led from the facility to the police, the National People's Army and the State Security, as well as to companies and fire departments. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

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The USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in the CENTCOM region.
Iran

Signs Emerge Of U.S. Navy, Air Force Push To Middle East

As Trump mulls over what to do about Iran, U.S. forces are deploying to the region.

An Israeli CH-53 Sea Stallion military helicopter transporting the released Israeli hostages formerly held captive in Gaza since the 2023 October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants is pictured above the helipad at Sheba Tel-HaShomer Medical Centre in Ramat Gan on October 13, 2025.
UH-60

Israeli CH-53 Dropping Stricken UH-60 During Sling-Load Mishap Caught On Video

The Israeli Black Hawk careened into the ground during a recovery operation following an emergency landing in the West Bank.

The U.S. Navy is putting major emphasis on containerized weapons and other systems to make up for limitations in the built-in capabilities of its forthcoming FF(X) frigates.
U.S. Navy

Navy’s New Frigate Program Makes Big Bet On Containers Loaded With Missiles

The Navy is pushing back on concerns about the built-in capabilities of FF(X) frigates, including the lack of a vertical launch system array.

The Navy's top admiral says building modular components at different ship yards could speed up constructionEric Tegler of new FF(X) frigates
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Top Admiral Eyes Modular Construction To Speed New Frigate Construction

The "distributed shipbuilding" concept should reduce the time it takes to build the frigates, according to the Chief of Naval Operations. 

F-15EX from the 142nd fighter wing roars out of pDX in a huge vapor cloud as it climbs at the end of the runway.
F-15

This Is The Greatest F-15EX Photo Yet

This absolutely glorious shot of an F-15EX ripping into the vertical over PDX while streaming a full vapor 'cape' is really something else.

The U.S. military is looking at replacing all of the different versions of the famous Minigun in service today with a new standardized type that would be designated the GAU-24/A.
Machine Guns

New Common Minigun Variant To Replace All Existing Versions Eyed By U.S.

U.S. forces have accumulated a maze of different Minigun variants since the first versions entered service more than six decades ago.

A Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules is parked on the tarmak at Nuuk international airport on January 15, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland, the day after it arrived transporting Danish military personnel. Denmark's prime minister said on January 15, 2026 that the US ambition to take control of Greenland remained "intact" and that there were still a "fundamental disagreement" between the countries, despite high-stakes White House talks.
NATO

First Contingent Of European Troops Operating Outside Of NATO Have Arrived In Greenland

The tiny, largely symbolic force arrives as the White House continues to voice its desires to acquire the Arctic island.

President Donald Trump's claim that Iran has stopped killing protesters has sparked confusion over his intentions.
Iran

Trump Claims Iran Has Stopped Killing Protestors

The president has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran if it continues to kill protesters.

U.S. forces were prepared to destroy three airfields if it appeared that fighters belonging to the Venezuelan Air Force were attempting to scramble and intercept the force sent to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this month.
South America

U.S. Was Primed To Destroy Three Venezuelan Airfields If Fighters Attempted To Launch

A DOJ memo also states that up to 75 air defense sites stood between American forces and Maduro's safe house.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle expressed concern about the strain on the USS Gerald Ford Carrier Strike Group after more than 200 days at sea.
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

Navy’s Top Admiral Concerned About Strain On Ford Carrier Strike Group

The USS Gerald R. Ford has been on cruise since June and the Navy's top officer does not want to send it to the Middle East on extended deployment.

The U.S. Navy's top officer wants directed energy weapons to become the go-to choice for the crews of American warships when faced with close-in threats. He also said that more powerful megawatt-class lasers should not be seen as "beyond" the capabilities that could be found on the future Trump class "battleships."
Directed Energy

Trump Class Battleships Could Get Megawatt Lasers: Navy’s Top Officer

The dream of laser weapons has not materialized nearly as fast as the Pentagon once thought it would, but the Navy's top officer wants to overcome that.