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Improved versions of the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) are reportedly among the weapons that will be sent to Ukraine after the United States after Washington decided to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv. The GLSDB had made its combat debut in Ukraine, but had reportedly performed poorly there, especially due to the effects of Russian electronic warfare, and was last used “months ago.”
Ukrainian Army

Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb Headed To Ukraine For Its Second Try At Combat: Report

Ukraine is set to receive an enhanced version of the GLSDB that should be more resilient against the effects of Russian jamming.

Videos have emerged showing an out of control commercial oil tanker hitting a row of three Brazilian Navy patrol boats, as well as a pier, in the Port of Santos along the country's southeastern coast last night.
Navies

Out Of Control Tanker Plows Into Docked Brazilian Navy Vessels

The tanker Olavo Bilac was seen hitting a pier and then striking a row of Brazilian patrol boats at the Port of Santos near São Paulo.

F-15EX deliveries accelerating.
F-15

F-15EX Production Heats Up

The latest on the F-15EX from Boeing's Rob Novotny, including takeaways from early operations and what may be coming for the Eagle II.

T-45 Goshawks rest aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort as part of the advanced course of the Student Naval Aviator strike pilot training program Sept. 15. The Goshawk is a fully carrier-capable version of the British Aerospace Hawk Mk-60. It was developed as a jet flight trainer for the Navy and Marine Corps. The T-45s are with Training Air Wing 1 from Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss. and TRAWING-2 from NAS Kingsville, Texas. The TRAWINGs chose MCAS Beaufort as an alternate training site due to its accommodations and facilities for jet aircraft.
T-45

T-45 Navy Jet Trainer Fleet Grounded After Engine Incident

The T-45 fleet was grounded multiple times last year, as well, and a replacement has been pushed off farther into the future.

More imagery has appeared of China’s new ‘invasion barge,’ which involves a temporary pier that can be connected to other vessels via a barge, or series of barges, with jack-up supports. The development of jack-up barges is widely seen as part of preparations for a possible invasion of Taiwan. On the other hand, they also reflect the growing use of ostensibly non-military maritime assets to support amphibious operations by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN).
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Our Best Look Yet At China’s New ‘Invasion Barges’

The interconnected jack-up barges form a temporary pier that could be highly useful in an invasion of Taiwan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has come out ostensibly in favor of a U.S.-brokered proposal for a total 30-day pause in his country's war on Ukraine, but with significant "nuances."
Russia

Putin Open To Ceasefire Deal But Says “Nuances” Must Be Addressed First

Putin raised questions about Ukraine's ability to receive Western weapons and mobilize and train soldiers during any ceasefire.

B-52 Re-Engining Plan Comes Into Sharper Focus
B-52

B-52 Re-Engining Plan Comes Into Sharper Focus

Re-engining all 76 B-52 bombers is now planned for by 2036, 15 years after contract award.

Pictures have appeared on social media showing work in Ukraine to turn a tethered aerostat – what is more colloquially called a balloon – into an elevated platform for launching kamikaze drones at incoming long-range one-way attack drones.
Airborne Sensors

Balloon-Launched Drone To Intercept Long Range Kamikaze Drones Emerges In Ukraine

The aerostat-mounted drone interceptor system is another example of the resurgence of interest in using balloons in modern conflicts.

Dutch frigate fires Tomahawk
Royal Netherlands Air Force

Tomahawk Cruise Missile Fired By Dutch Navy Frigate For First Time

The first launch from a De Zeven Provinciën class frigate puts the Netherlands in the elite Tomahawk users club.

The U.S. Army is looking at acquiring a new machine gun chambered to fire the .338 Norma Magnum cartridge, but that can also be converted to use the same 6.8x51mm ammunition as its next-generation M7 rifles and M250 light machine guns.
Assault Rifles

Machine Gun With Longer Reach Sought By U.S. Army

A machine gun in .338 Norma Magnum caliber would give Army units significantly greater range than they have now with their 7.62x51mm M240s.

The Kursk city of Sudzha is on the verge of being recaptured by Russia.
Russia

Ukraine On Verge Of Losing Key City In Russia’s Kursk Region

The fall of Sudzha would represent a huge blow to Ukraine's efforts to hold onto its Kursk salient.

SOCOM wants Green Berets to have FPV drones to operate in caves.
Green Berets

Green Berets Looking For FPV Drones To Help Them Clear Hostile Cave Complexes

SOCOM says these drones would be safer and more effective in some ways than relying soley on military working dogs.

In response to recent European media reports, Lockheed Martin and several governments have pushed back on the idea that F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have any kind of a discreet 'kill switch' that U.S. authorities could use to remotely disable the jets.
F-35

You Don’t Need A Kill Switch To Hobble Exported F-35s

The U.S. doesn't have to rely on a kill switch to rapidly degrade and soon end a foreign country's ability to use its F-35s.

Solar flare hitting satellite, computer artwork.
Anti-Satellite Capabilities

Space Force Chief “Enamored By Systems That Deny, Disrupt, And Degrade” Satellites

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman alluded to the kinds of counter-space capabilities that the U.S. Space Force is now prioritizing.

The U.S. and Ukraine have reached an agreement to institute a ceasefire to pause the fighting.
Russia

U.S.-Ukraine Reach Agreement On Terms For Total Ceasefire With Russia

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will now present this plan to the Russians for their approval.

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.