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A view of destroyed buildings and area after a massive drone attack at the Leninsky urban district (Vidnoye) and Domodedovo (Yam village) at 4 am in Moscow, Russia on March 11, 2025. At least 2 people were killed and 20 others injured in a "massive" drone attack on Russia.
Russia

Drones Rained Down On Moscow Ahead Of Ukraine Peace Talks

The large-scale drone attack was a clear show of force ahead of high-stakes talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia.

Russia's airbase is Syria has been flooded with people trying to escape violence between warring factions.
Syria

Russia’s Air Base In Syria Has Become Refuge From Fierce Sectarian Violence

Syrians flocked to Khmeimim Air Base after hundreds were reportedly executed during fighting between Assad loyalists and the new government.

An F16-D Fighting Falcon pilot from the 40th Flight Test Squadron demonstrates proper flare technique during a training mission near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., June 6, 2019. A flare is an aerial infrared countermeasure used by planes or helicopter to counter an infrared homing surface-to-air missile or air-to-air missile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hoskins)
F-16

AI-Enabled Cognitive Electronic Warfare Capability Plugs Into F-16’s Existing Radar Warning Receiver

We get the lowdown on what CADS is supposed to do and how it pairs with existing AN/ALQ-69 radar warning receivers.

Details have emerged of an extraordinary mission launched by Russian soldiers in the Kursk region, during which they penetrated deep into Ukrainian-held territory via a gas pipeline. The
Russian Army

Russian Raiders Crawled For Miles Through Gas Pipeline To Attack Ukrainians In Kursk

The attempted Russian incursion into Ukrainian-held territory comes as Kyiv faces increasing pressure as it attempts to retain a foothold in the Kursk region.

One of 10 oil tankers enrolled in a U.S. program to provide fuel to troops was set ablaze after a cargo ship collided into in the North Sea.
Military Sealift Command Vessels

Tanker That Exploded In North Sea Collision One Of 10 In U.S. Fuel Delivery Program

The Stena Immaculate, loaded with Jet-A fuel, suffered multiple explosions after a cargo ship collided with it.

Members of the U.S. Navy's Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31 (VX-31) contributed to an important increase in live-fire testing of the secretive AIM-260A long-range air-to-air missile last year, it has emerged.
Air Combat Exercises

Secretive AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile Live-Fire Testing Surged Last Year With Navy Help

The Navy has also confirmed the development of the AIM-174B air-launched version of the SM-6 missile was tied to a Pacific Fleet requirement.

Battles take place between the new Syrian government's Defense Ministry forces and the forces loyal to Bashar Assad on March 7, 2025, in outskirts of Jableh, Latakia countryside, Syria.
Syria

Worst Fighting In Syria Since Fall Of Assad Regime

Fighters loyal to the former Assad regime have risen against government forces in the volatile coastal region of northwest Syria.

CIRCA 1983: Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman watch as he tries to control the NORAD defense computers in a scene for the MGM/UA movie "WarGames" circa 1983. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

"Shall we play a game?"

U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches Armed With Israeli Spike Missiles Now Flying in Iraq
AH-64

U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches Armed With Israeli Spike Missiles Now Flying in Iraq

With newly operational Israeli Spike-NLOS missiles, Army AH-64s have a new and very precise way to engage targets at much greater ranges.

Ukraine is feeling the affects of a U.S. pause in providing intelligence products and weapons.
Russia

Ukraine Feeling Impact Of U.S. Arms, Intel Pause

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia is making advances in Kursk and launched a massive missile and drone barrage on energy targets last night.

The U.S. Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission Seven successfully landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, March 7, 2025. The X-37B landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, to exercise the service's ability to recover the spaceplane across multiple sites. 
X-37B

X-37B Returns To Earth, Space Force Won’t Commit To Buying More

The Orbital Test Vehicle-7 mission included several novelties, including a highly elliptical orbit for the X-37B that allowed for unpredictable changes in its path.

B-21 refueling requirements are pushing rethinking of tanker needs.
NGAD

B-21 Aerial Refueling Demands Further Point To It Being A Stealthy Flying Gas Can

How the Air Force plans to use the B-21's extremely long endurance capabilities has created new requirements for its tanker fleets.

While it has long been a world-ending threat in science fiction, U.S. Air Force and Space Force officials see artificial intelligence (AI) playing important, if not critical roles in the command and control enterprise at the heart of America's nuclear deterrent capabilities.
Nuclear Command And Control

How The Military Wants AI To Help Control America’s Nuclear Arsenal

Science fiction has warned us about melding AI and nuclear command and control, but Pentagon leadership sees it as a critical tool for future deterrence.

NATO is learning lessons from the war in Ukraine.
NATO

NATO Operations Chief’s Five Lessons Learned From War In Ukraine

NATO is taking note of opportunities and glaring deficiencies in its ability to wage war, some of which are harder to capitalize on than others.

The U.S. does not know how many weapons the Houthis posses, but praise their innovative abilities.
Iran

Houthi Weapons Arsenal Remains A Mystery To The U.S.

Despite 18 months of attacks by the Houthis, the U.S. does not have a clear idea of how many standoff weapons they possess or how they get all of them.

The U.S. Air Force's new Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones are being developed around fundamentally different understandings of maintenance, logistics, and sustainment, with a heavy focus on commercial-of-the-shelf components, than the service's existing crewed and uncrewed platforms.
U.S. Air Force

Collaborative Combat Drones Designed From Ground Up To Do Logistics Differently

Using many parts found in civilian aircraft and sporting features specifically for operating in austere forward locales are key tenets of CCA.

F-16 Fighting Falcons from Kunsan Air Base and South Korean KF-16s taxi to the runway together during Exercise Buddy Wing 14-8 at Seosan Air Base, Republic of Korea Aug. 21, 2014. The purpose of the exercise was not only to improve interoperability between U.S. Air Force and ROKAF fighter squadrons, but to practice with ROKAF KF-16 units for their first upcoming RED FLAG exercise in Alaska.
F-16

South Korean F-16s Just Bombed A Town By Accident

Eight 500-pound Mk 82 bombs detonated in a South Korean village located just 20 miles away from the border with North Korea.

U.S. Air Force officials remain focused on the ability to disperse forces to far-flung operating locations as the primary means of reducing vulnerability to enemy attacks.
U.S. Air Force

USAF Generals Downplay Calls For More Hardened Aircraft Shelters In Pacific Theater

USAF pushback on new hardened infrastructure comes as emphasis grows on being able to fight from bases while under attack.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle conducts combat patrols over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Oct. 20, 2024. The F-15E is deployed within the USCENTCOM AOR to help defend U.S. interests, promote regional security, and deter aggression in the region.
F-15

F-15’s New EPAWSS Electronic Warfare Suite Already Has Successor In Development

The EPAWSSv2 boasts improved processing power and will be able to handle a greater number of threats to keep pace with developments in air defense.

Lockheed Martin has revealed more about its Common Multi-Mission Truck (CMMT, pronounced ‘comet’), a revised design based on its Speed Racer air vehicle, a missile-shaped uncrewed system you can read more about here. The CMMT is now said to be a family of systems, intended to yield low-cost air vehicles designed for a wide range of missions.
U.S. Air Force

Lockheed’s Low-Cost Cruise Missile ‘Truck’ Is Now In Testing

The modular Common Multi-Mission Truck is now being proposed for launch from both air and ground platforms to carry out a wide range of mission sets.