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GAO says the cruiser modernization effort was terribly ran and brought with issues.
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Cruiser Modernization A Lesson In How Not To Run Such A Program: GAO Report

For the cost of adding relatively short extra service life to its three modernized cruisers, the Navy could have nearly bought two brand-new destroyers.

New satellite imagery shows the continued withdrawal of Russian forces from its Khmeimim Air Base in Syria. Russia is also massing units at its Tartus naval base in the country, which also points to plans for their impending departure.
Syria

Satellite Imagery Shows Ramp-Up In Russian Forces Massing At Bases In Syria For Withdrawal

Russia appears to be accelerating its pull-out of forces and materiel from Syria with the final fate of critical bases still in question.

A new targeted strike involving the use of the secretive AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile, which features an array of pop-out sword-like blades rather than a traditional high-explosive warhead, looks to have occurred in northwestern Syria.
AGM-114 Hellfire

Secretive Bladed AGM-114R9X Hellfire Missile Looks To Have Reemerged In New Syria Strike

U.S. forces have been taking advantage of Syria's newly permissive airspace to launch strikes amid concerns about resurgent terror groups.

Camp Pendleton drone incursions have occurred in recent days.
U.S. Homeland

Multiple Drone Incursions Confirmed Over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (Updated)

This is the first Marine Corps facility to acknowledge drone incursions during the recent wave of sightings at bases across the country.

A view of the scene after Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia's Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Defense Troops, and his assistant were killed in an explosion in Moscow, Russia on December 17, 2024. The blast was caused by an explosive device planted in an electric scooter, Svetlana Petrenko, spokesperson for the Russian Investigative Committee, said in a video statement on Telegram.
Nuclear

Russian General Accused Of Using Chemical Weapons Assassinated By Ukraine

Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov was killed one day after Ukrainian state prosecutors charged him in absentia with the alleged use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.

There is growing, but still circumstantial evidence that a Syrian Airlines Il-76 Candid cargo plane currently at Russia's Khmeimim Air Base in Syria is one that appeared to go missing in the final chaotic moments of Bashar Al Assad's regime.
Il-76

The Mystery Of The Syrian IL-76 Cargo Jet That Went Missing As Assad Fled

The aircraft was tracked after leaving Damascus entering into a dive over western Syria before disappearing on the night Assad's regime fell.

North Korean Troops in Kursk, Russia are now fighting more actively on the front.
North Korea

North Korean Troops Launched Large-Scale Combat Operations In Kursk: Officials

Months after arriving in Russia, the North Koreans are now taking on a larger role in defending against Ukraine's Kursk invasion.

The Russian Khmeimim Air Base in Jabla in Latakia, Syria on December 15, 2024. With the Baath regime's collapse, Russia continued to transfer its troops from Damascus, Homs and other cities across Syria to the base.
Syria

Future Of Russia’s Bases In Syria Remains In Flux, Libya Possible Alternative

As Russian forces continue to move out of their two major bases on the coast of Syria, it’s unclear whether the move is permanent or not.

A video and pictures have emerged showing testing of Chinese high-flying and high-speed uncrewed air vehicles related to a design called MD-22, including aerial releases from a TB-001 drone and a high-altitude balloon.
Air-Launched Hypersonic Missiles

China Launches Hypersonic Test Planes From Drones, Balloons

The vehicle designs are related to China's MD-22 hypersonic military aircraft concept that emerged in 2022.

Taiwan has received its first batch of M1A2T Abrams main battle tanks as it continues its drive to modernize its armed forces, which face an expanding military threat from Beijing. While the upgrade for the Republic of China Army (ROCA) — which was still operating 1950s-era M41A3 Walker Bulldog light tanks until the last couple of years — is obvious, there are still questions over how suitable the big and heavy Abrams is for the island’s defensive requirements.
M1 Abrams

M1A2 Abrams Tanks Arrive In Taiwan

The latest M1 Abrams version finally gives Taiwan a modern tank, but there are questions about its suitability for the island’s unique needs.

Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is the latest U.S. military installation to report drone overflights.
U.S. Air Force

Drone Incursions Closed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Airspace Friday Night

Wright-Patterson AFB, a high-profile base that's home to critical Air Force units, is the latest installation to deal with mysterious drones.

Solid Steel Bunker Door - Access to an abandoned bunker
Bunker Talk

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

Bunker door was stuck again, now it's open.

A recently released video from the cockpit of a Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker provides an unprecedented close-quarters view of the fighter lobbing GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) toward a Russian target.
Su-27

Cockpit Video Of Ukrainian Su-27 Lobbing GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs

The Flanker popped up from low altitude to launch a salvo of the U.S.-supplied precision-guided glide munitions against a Russian target.

Yachts are increasingly getting counter-drone systems
Naval Electronic Warfare

Counter-Drone Systems For Yachts Are Growing In Popularity

The growing threat of surveillance and even attacks by drones are pushing the richest among us to equip their yachts with counter-drone tech.

Russian Forces Appear To Be Pulling Out Of Prized Syrian Air Base
An-124

Russian Forces Appear To Be Pulling Out Of Prized Syrian Air Base

Satellite imagery and drone footage show the packing up of the base's S-400 air defense system and major airlifter activity.

A U.S. C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft takes off from Ramstein Air Base. A conference on the Ukraine war was held at the U.S. air base.
Luftwaffe

U.S. Air Force Confirms Drone Sightings Over Ramstein Air Base In Germany

As well as over the major U.S. military air base and logistics hub, drones have been reported around critical infrastructure in Germany.

The U.S. Army has finally test-fired its Dark Eagle hypersonic missile from its trailer-based launcher after attempting to do so for some two years.
Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)

Army’s Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Finally Blasts Out Of Its Launcher

Unspecified problems with the Dark Eagle launcher have already set back plans for the weapon system by years.

Federal, state, and local authorities have not been able to corroborate any claimed visual sightings of mysterious drones in the skies over New Jersey, according to a top White House spokesperson.
Unmanned

None Of The New Jersey Visual Drone Sightings Have Been Corroborated: White House

The use of "very sophisticated electronic detection technologies" has confirmed none of the visual sightings, and regular aircraft are being mistaken for drones.

A Standard-Missile 6 is fired from a Mk 70 mobile missile launcher in 2023.
News & Features

Littoral Combat Ships To Sail With Mk70 Vertical Launchers Strapped To Their Decks

The LCS is notorious for lacking firepower and the modular launcher could help with correcting that, but there are tradeoffs in doing so.

Apparent drones spotted in the skies over New Jersey, some as big as six feet across, look to be operating in a coordinated manner not consistent with hobbyists, according to state and local officials.
Unmanned

Drones Over New Jersey Show Signs Of Coordination, Elude Helicopters: State Officials

New statements about what is happening in New Jersey's skies comes amid frustration over muddled messaging and erroneous claims.