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Jimmy Carter on a submarine.
USS Jimmy Carter

The Time Navy Lt. Jimmy Carter Was Lowered Into A Partially Melted-Down Nuclear Reactor

The recently deceased 39th president had a hand in the dawn of the nuclear submarine age, including one especially dangerous mission.

North Korea's new warship with VLS and phased array radar.
North Korean Navy

North Korea’s New Warship Appears To Be Designed For Vertical Launch System, Phased Array Radar

Fresh construction images provide details on North Korea's most advanced warship project ever.

Signs Russian Fighter Jets Still At Syrian Base, Top Rebel Leader Pushes Back On Total Exit For Moscow
Russian Air Force

Signs Russian Fighter Jets Still At Syrian Base, Top Rebel Leader Pushes Back On Total Exit For Moscow

The head of the rebel group that ousted Assad has highlighted benefits of continued ties with Russia, including in the military realm.

GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, 2014 - Missile combat crew member 2nd Lt. Wesley Griffith prepares to close a three foot thick door inside a launch control center at Malmstrom AFB. Located 70-ft. underground, the control centers were designed and built in the 1960's, during the peak of the Cold War. Malmstrom is home to hundreds of ICBM silos. (Photo by Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

Talk amongst yourselves.

THAAD deployment Israel
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

U.S. Army’s First Combat Use Of THAAD Missile Defense System Just Occurred In Israel (Updated)

An official confirmed that the interceptor was fired at a Houthi ballistic missile Thursday night over Israel.

A Russian-connected oil tanker suspected of severing the Estlink 2 power cable running under the Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia was reportedly found to be packed with spy equipment.
Sea

Russian-Linked Oil Tanker Suspected Of Sabotage Was Brimming With Spy Equipment: Report

The Eagle S is suspected of severing the Estlink 2 power cable running under the Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia.

Pictures have emerged of what looks to be the first known example of a new Chinese airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the four-engine Y-20 cargo plane commonly referred to as the KJ-3000.
Airborne Radar

China’s New Domestically Developed Y-20 Airborne Early Warning Jet Spotted

A homegrown airborne early warning and control jet based on the Y-20 cargo aircraft is a big enhancement for China's current fleet dominated by turboprops.

China has held a launch ceremony for its first super-sized Type 076 amphibious assault ship, now named Sichuan, but the vessel does not look to have gone into the water yet. Chinese Internet capture via X
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

China’s Monster Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Seen Like Never Before At Launch Ceremony

The Type 076 is unlike any other big deck amphibious warship, featuring a catapult for launching advanced unmanned aircraft.

6th gen flying wing aircraft china
J-36

China Stuns With Heavy Stealth Tactical Jet’s Sudden Appearance (Updated)

This is the most advanced flying machine we have seen out of China, lacking any tails and packing stealth and long range.

It appears that another new Chinese combat aircraft design has entered flight testing. Imagery of the previously unseen aircraft began to circulate on social media today, only a matter of hours after the first appearance of a remarkable diamond-shaped tailless combat aircraft design, thought to be a Chengdu product.
J-XDS

Yes, China Just Flew Another Tailless Next-Generation Stealth Combat Aircraft

In less than 24 hours, two previously unseen Chinese advanced combat jet designs have broken cover and both are already undergoing flight testing.

Early reports indicate a Russian SAM system downed an Azerbaijanian Airlines flight Wednesday.
Air

Everything We Know About What Led Up To The Azerbaijan Airliner Crash

The passenger jet crashed after being struck with shrapnel from a Russian air defense system according to preliminary reports.

Russian forces have begun using improvised counter-drone buggies each armed with a weapon made up of 24 barrels that fire shotgun-like ammunition, as well as six AK-series infantry rifles on a single mount.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Anti-Drone Weapon With 24 Barrels Firing Buckshot-Like Rounds Emerges On Russian Buggies

Shotguns are popular counter-drone weapons on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine, but questions have been raised about their efficacy.

Sailors at Christmas long ago.
U.S. Navy

U.S. Navy Ship Menus From Christmases Past

A look back at what the mess served U.S. Navy sailors aboard their ships during Noels of yesteryear.

The construction of the first Polar Security Cutter (PSC) heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard is now formally proceeding. Though the milestone is important, it also underscores the PSC program's already massive delays.
U.S. Coast Guard

New Coast Guard Heavy Icebreaker Construction Finally Underway

The first Polar Security Cutter was supposed to have been delivered this year but construction has just began after multiple delays.

A Russian cargo ship claimed to be heading to Syria, to take part in the Kremlin’s military withdrawal from that country, has sunk in the Mediterranean. The Ursa Major went down overnight between Spain and Algeria, with 14 crew members rescued and another two still unaccounted for. The incident comes amid uncertainty over the fate of the Russian naval base at Tartous on the Syrian coast, which provides Moscow with a vital foothold on the Mediterranean.
Syria

What We Know About The Russian Cargo Ship That Sank In Mediterranean

Ukrainian intel claims the cargo ship was headed to Syria to take Russian materiel out of the country, but Moscow says otherwise.

F/A-18F Was Shot Down By Friendly Fire As Jets Were About To Land On The Carrier
F/A-18E/F

F/A-18F Was Shot Down By Friendly Fire As Jets Were About To Land On The Carrier

The friendly fire incident also came amid a sustained Houthi drone and missile attack targeting the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group.

The U.S. Army says it is planning to award a sole-source contract to BAE Systems to produce a prototype self-propelled 155mm howitzer for use as a novel air defense system.
U.S. Army

Railgun Ammo-Firing 155mm Air Defense Cannon Set To Be Awarded To BAE Systems

The U.S. Army wants to demonstrate the highly-mobile and lower-cost 155mm air and missile defense system by 2028.

Gold Apollo pager
Israel

Ex-Mossad Agents Reveal Details Of How They Turned Hezbollah’s Communications Devices Into Bombs

“We create a pretend world... We write the screenplay, we’re the directors, we’re the producers, we’re the main actors, and the world is our stage.”

North Korea may be preparing to send additional troops and weapons to Russia to help its fight against Ukraine.
North Korea

North Korea To Send More Troops To Fight For Russia Against Ukraine: South Korean Intel

Ukraine Situation Report: North Korean casualties in Kursk are climbing but more troops and weapons may be on the way.

US Navy ship in maintenance.
U.S. Navy

What’s In The Bill That Aims To Revitalize America’s Decaying Naval Industry

As China's shipbuilding continues to operate in overdrive, the SHIPS Act seeks to rejuvenate America's eroding maritime industrial base.