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Videos show a Turkish Air Force C-130E Hercules cargo plane falling in multiple pieces from the sky earlier today.
C-130

Detached Wings From Doomed Turkish C-130 Seen Spiraling Into The Ground (Updated)

The Turkish Air Force C-130E went down in the country of Georgia as it was returning home from Azerbaijan.

Iran is ramping up its missile production as it eyes a potential future conflict with Israel.
Iran

Iran Ramping Up Missile Production As Another Potential War With Israel Looms

Building on lessons learned from the 12-Day War, Iran is working to be ready to overwhelm Israeli defenses in a future conflict.

The planned delivery of three AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters to the Indian Army has taken an unusual turn. The Antonov Airlines An-124 cargo aircraft carrying the rotorcraft to India returned to the United States with the Apaches still onboard, with a Boeing spokesperson telling TWZ that it was looking into “logistical issues” that they said had interrupted the transportation.
An-124

AH-64 Apaches Make Mysterious Return To U.S. On Their Delivery Flight To India

Undisclosed “logistical issues” meant that the An-124 airlifter transporting the attack helicopters only made it as far as England before turning back.

The U.S. Air Force has put out a new call for concepts for a future anti-air missile that costs no more than $500,000 and that could be built at a rate of at least 1,000 per year.
U.S. Air Force

USAF’s New Low-Cost Anti-Air Missile Program Aims For $500K Target Price

The missile will be both ground and air-launched and will leverage lessons from previous 'cheap' cruise missile efforts.

Imagery has been published providing a rare look inside the weapons bays of one of the prototypes of Russia’s Su-57 Felon new-generation fighter. While internal weapons carriage is a key design feature of the Sukhoi jet, the main weapons bays, at least, haven’t been seen in such detail, with weapons loaded. The footage comes as Moscow embarks on another export drive for the Su-57, which has reportedly so far only been ordered by Algeria.
Su-57

Su-57 Felon Brandishes Its Loaded Weapons Bays For The First Time

New imagery of Russia's Su-57 fighter shows it with bays open, packing anti-radiation missiles and short-range air-to-air missiles.

The strong iron gate of the underground warehouse can be used as an air-raid shelter during the war.
Bunker Talk

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

The diesel generators will keep us warm... For now.

The U.S. Army has set a goal of buying one million new drones of all types over the next two to three years.
Unmanned

Army Sets Out To Buy A Million Drones By 2028

The Secretary of the Army is aiming to finally get this service out from behind the curve when it comes to fielding uncrewed aerial systems.

Though the Trump administration's goals for Venezuela remain unclear, more military assets could be on the way to the Caribbean.
South America

U.S. Examining Sites To Send Additional Military Assets To Caribbean

While it is unknown what Trump's military plans are for Venezuela, it appears that the U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean will continue.

The best images we’ve seen so far of the German Luftwaffe’s PEGASUS signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft reveal key details of the airframe adaptations made to the Bombardier Global 6000 bizjet platform it’s based on. The photos were shared with TWZ by @CorreaPhtgphy, who captured them earlier this year at Abilene, Texas.
Luftwaffe

Our Best Look At Germany’s New PEGASUS Surveillance Jet

After abandoning plans to field a Global Hawk-derived signals intelligence platform, Germany will introduce the bizjet-based PEGASUS.

China's growing weapons programs puts pressure on intelligence community.
China

Can U.S. Intel Keep Up With China’s Tsunami Of Weapons Developments?

Experts provide us with insights about the impact of Beijing's snowballing military technology advances on U.S. intelligence.

China has now formally commissioned its first catapult-equipped aircraft carrier, the Fujian, into service.
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

China Commissions Newest Aircraft Carrier With Its Electromagnetic Catapults Front And Center

Chinese President Xi personally ordered Fujian to have electromagnetic catapults, a technology Trump has railed against on U.S. Navy carriers.

The U.K. Royal Navy flagship, HMS Prince of Wales, is now carrying 24 F-35B fighters — the largest number to go aboard either of the U.K’s two aircraft carriers. This is a significant achievement for the British F-35 force, which has long faced questions about the feasibility of deploying a meaningful number of the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) jets at sea — without U.S. Marine Corps aircraft making up the numbers.
Royal Navy

British Carrier Hosts Largest Number Of F-35Bs On A Ship Ever

Twenty-four British F-35Bs on the carrier deck clears a major hurdle on the path to full operational capability.

Though ordered to the Caribbean as part of the ongoing counternarcotics mission, the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier is holding off the coast of Africa.
U.S. Navy

Carrier USS Ford Holding Off Of North Africa As Trump Reportedly Won’t Strike Venezuela

The supercarrier, ordered to the Caribbean by Trump, has not moved significantly toward that area for two days.

A key aspect of the Trump administration's Golden Dome missile defense initiative is ensuring America's ability to launch retaliatory nuclear strikes, the nominee to become the next head of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) has stressed.
Nuclear Policy

Golden Dome Missile Shield Key To Ensuring Nuclear Second Strike Capability: U.S. Admiral

China's dramatic expansion of its nuclear arsenal has been a key driver behind concerns about future challenges to America's deterrent.

Arc orbital supply capsule.
Launch Vehicles

Arc Orbital Supply Capsule Aims To Put Military Supplies Anywhere On Earth Within An Hour

Deorbiting small cargo-laden spacecraft on demand to troops in need is the vision of Inversion Space and its Arc spacecraft.

General Atomics' Gambit family of drones, with its common modular core ‘chassis’ concept, now has a sixth member optimized for air-to-surface missions, such as attacking hostile air defenses or enemy ships.
Unmanned

Strike Variant Joins Gambit Family Of Autonomous Air Combat Drones

General Atomics is eyeing sales of its new Gambit 6 in Europe as momentum behind the Collaborative Combat Aircraft concept grows globally.

MOSCOW, RUSSA - SEPTEMBER 02: The warhead cruise missili (1977) on display during an exhibition titled "70 Years of the Atomic Industry: A Chain Reaction of Success" organised by Rosatom agency at Manege Central Exhibition Centre in Moscow, Russia, on September, 02,2015. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Air Launched Nuclear Missles

Experts Explain How Long It Would Take Russia To Resume Nuclear Weapons Detonation Tests

After Trump's comments, Putin ordered his top officials to provide proposals on how to restart Russia's live nuclear weapons testing program.

Chinese drone test ship seen in action.
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Chinese ‘Mini Drone Carrier’ Seen Being Used As Test Ship

China has assembled an array of unusual open-decked ships for testing and training purposes in recent years.

An Italian Air Force F-35 Lighting II arrives at an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 30, 2024. The F-35A is an agile, versatile, high-performance, 9g capable multirole fighter that combines stealth, sensor fusion and unprecedented situational awareness. The ITAF stopped in CENTCOM as a part of Operation Indo-Pacific Jump (IPJ) 2024.
F-35A

F-35 Sale To Saudi Arabia Being Mulled By Trump Admin: Report

The deal could see the kingdom acquire up to 48 of the stealthy strike fighters, which only Israel is currently allowed to purchase in the region.

B-21 with a single pilot on board.
B-21

Single Pilot B-21 Raider Operations Hint At Advanced AI Capabilities

Just how automated the B-21 is remains unclear, but officials pushing to fly it with just one pilot points to a breakthrough operational capability.