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Turkish Air Force

Turkey’s Fighter-Like Kizilelma Drone Shot Down Aerial Target With Radar-Guided Missile

The Kizilelma appears to be the first advanced drone to launch a radar-guided air-to-air missile, but details of how the engagement took place are scarce.

AH-64

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache’s Counter-Drone Capability Rapidly Matures

Apaches scored 13 drone kills out of 14 engagements during Operation Flyswatter, reflecting the AH-64’s evolving counter-UAS capabilities.

Bunker Talk

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

Second Bunker Talk in one week. It's like Thanksgiving leftovers that taste even better the next day!

News & Features

Celebrate The Air Force’s Newest ‘Flying Dorito’ With This T-Shirt

The B-21 Raider and America's most popular heavily-seasoned tortilla chip collide to make this "Waritos" tribute t-shirt.

Naval Radars

The Massive SBX-1 Looks Straight Out Of Star Wars Without Its Dome

The already imposing Sea-Based X-Band Radar looks even more like one of The Empire's super weapons without its trademark 'golf ball' radome.

Russian Navy

The Real-Life Hunt For Red October Happened 50 Years Ago

The mutiny aboard a Soviet warship in November 1975 led to a chase across the Baltic Sea, involving everything the Soviets had available. 

Bunker Talk

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

Pass the stuffing.

South America

Maduro Literally Rattles His Saber As Hegseth Arrives In Caribbean

As many of the puzzle pieces have fallen into place for the U.S. to strike Venezuela, Trump's intentions remain unclear.

Diesel-Electric Submarines

Sweden’s A26 Diesel-Electric Submarine Scores Big Win With Polish Order

Three A26 boats, with an air-independent propulsion system, have been chosen to replace the Polish Navy’s single Soviet-era Kilo class submarine.

Armies

Bad Vibrations: UK’s Ajax Fighting Vehicles Put On Pause After Troops Get Sick

Recurring problems with noise and vibration mean that Ajax operations have been suspended days after initial operating capability was declared.

Japan Air Self Defense Force

Japan’s Plan To Put SAMs On Strategic Island 70 Miles From Taiwan Could Be Just The Beginning

Yonaguni Island recently hosted U.S. Marines and now Japan is looking to deploy air defenses there, which could expand to other kinetic capabilities.

U.S. Navy

Constellation Class Frigate Program Cancelled By Navy Secretary (Updated)

The original plan to build at least 10 of the delayed Constellation class frigates has been axed by Navy Secretary Phelan.

A-50/A-100

Unique Russian A-60 Laser Testbed Jet Destroyed In Ukrainian Attack

Ukraine’s latest long-range attack on a Russian airbase claimed the one-off laser-armed aircraft and an important radar testbed.

Russia

New Twist In Effort To End The War In Ukraine

After outright rejecting a previous draft of highly controversial deal points, Zelensky appears more amenable to a new one.

J-36

China’s J-36 Tailless Stealth Jet’s New Thrust Vectoring Nozzles Seen From Behind

The second iteration of the J-36 includes a number of external changes, with arguably the biggest being two-dimensional thrust vectoring exhaust nozzles.

Frigates

Swedish Navy To Acquire Frigates, Its Biggest Surface Combatants In Nearly 50 Years

France is promoting its FDI warship design for the Swedish Navy’s new frigates, its largest surface combatants since the Cold War.

F-35A

United Kingdom’s F-35 Program Slammed For Cost-Saving Blunders

A glaring lack of standoff air-to-ground munitions is just one of the issues identified in a critical U.K. government report.

South America

U.S. Pressure Campaign Against Venezuela Has Entered A New Phase

With the cartel allegedly associated with Maduro being classified as a terrorist organization, the possibility of kinetic action has increased significantly.

Bunker Talk

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

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

Unmanned

FBI Wants To Add Fiber Optic Drones To Its Arsenal

Fiber-optic-controlled drones, ubiquitous on the battlefield in Ukraine, could be headed to the FBI's armory.