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A-4

A-4 ‘Super’ Skyhawks Playing The Bad Guys In European Skies

The A-4 Skyhawk, first flown seven decades ago, is famed for its role as a Cold War 'red air' aggressor, and it lives on doing that mission to this day in Europe.

Iran

Construction Of Iran’s “Eagle 44” Underground Airbase Hasn’t Stopped Despite War

Satellite imagery depicts new construction and cleared wreckage after strikes at an Iranian airbase with underground hangars and taxiway tunnels.

Amphibious Operations

How The U.S. Army’s ‘Navy’ Aims To Go More Autonomous With Its Vessels In The Pacific

The Army wants to buy up to 100 new USVs and add autonomous capabilities into existing crewed vessels.

F/A-18E/F

Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Spotted Carrying New AIM-174B And AIM-260 Long-Range Missiles Together

The image of the VX-31 Super Hornet gives us a glimpse of what's soon to appear in the fleet, and the two missiles will also be joined by the AIM-424 Malice.

F-16

Any Decision To Buy New-Build F-16s Not An “Urgent” Priority: USAF

A top USAF general said new F-16s are "maybe the lazy" route, but are an option as the service strives for 1,509 combat-coded fighters by 2035.

Royal Australian Navy

Ghost Shark Uncrewed Submarine Shown Launching Aerial Drones For The First Time

New video shows a 12-tube drone launcher and two deployable masts in action, offering new insights to what Ghost Shark can do and how it could be used.

KC-10

Retired KC-10 Extender Tanker Has Risen From Boneyard To Fly Again

The ex-USAF KC-10 is now headed for a second career in the private sector with Omega Air Refueling.

Russia

Major Ukrainian Arms Maker Rethinking Future Reliance On Starlink

Reducing the speed at which weapons using Starlink can operate affects a wide range of Ukrainian offensive campaigns and defenses against Shahed drones.

NATO

Finland To Build A Million Landmines As Russian Threat Looms

Helsinki is moving to restart domestic production of once-outlawed anti-personnel mines as Russia rebuilds its military posture along NATO’s northern flank.

Canada

Alaska’s HAARP Site Now Being Used To Test New Air Force Over-The-Horizon Radar Tech

The pursuit of over-the-horizon radars to watch over the strategic High North could point to a new role for the HAARP site.

Royal Australian Navy

Ghost Shark Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles’ Payload Bay Seen For First Time

Ghost Shark will deploy aerial drones, lay mines, and execute seabed resupply missions as part of Australia’s new undersea arsenal.

Russia

Russian Satellite’s Unprecedented Shadowing Of A Very Particular Radar Imaging Satellite Is A Big Deal

Russia's Kosmos 2612 came very close to ICEYE X36, which reportedly has Ukraine connections, after weeks of highly unusual maneuvering.

MQ-28

Germany Drops Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Rapid Procurement Plan

A broader competition for Germany’s CCA requirement is now likely to extend into the next decade.

Airborne Sensors

Army’s Plan To Launch Hundreds Of Balloons Into Enemy Territory If A Future Conflict Breaks Out

The balloons would be used to surveil vast areas of enemy territory, decoy defenses, provide networking and launch drone attacks behind enemy lines.

B-21

We Finally Know The B-21 Raider’s True Wingspan

We don't have to endure bizarrely small size estimates for the B-21 anymore.

Search And Rescue

Aerial Drones Appear To Be Picking Up Wounded Off The Battlefield In Ukraine

A heavy-lift hexacopter is shown pulling a wounded soldier from what Ukraine describes as a drone-saturated kill zone in what would be a world first.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Second Chinese Submarine Drone Mothership Emerges

It is a scaled-down version of the first drone mothership, both of which will be able to launch and recover very large uncrewed underwater vehicles.

Carrier Tracker

Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: October 17, 2026

USS Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Japan ahead of exercise Keen Sword, while the U.S. once again positions two aircraft carriers in the Middle East.

Collaborative Combat Aircraft

F-22 Pilot Controls FQ-44 Fighter Drone From The Cockpit For The First Time

This is a key milestone as F-22s will be the Air Force's first aerial 'quarterbacks' for Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones.

Bunker Talk

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

Where is that drip sound coming from?