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The U.S. Army is moving to establish a second production source for barrels for 155mm M777 towed howitzers in response to what it calls "unprecedented demand" from Ukraine.
M777 155mm Howitzter

Ukraine Is Burning Through 155mm M777 Howitzer Barrels So Fast The U.S. Army Can’t Keep Up

The U.S. Army is now trying to meet a requirement to produce at least 30 new barrels for M777 howitzers every month.

Houthi Pledge To Curtail Ship Attacks Sparks New Security Assessment
Israel

Houthi Pledge To Curtail Ship Attacks Sparks New Security Assessment

In the wake of the Gaza War ceasefire, the Houthis vowed to limit shipping attacks only to vessels directly affiliated with Israel.

The U.S. Navy's use of expendable Nulka decoys in combat has highlighted the need to expand the ability of its ships to launch off-board decoying electronic attacks, including ones lasting tens of minutes or more.
Drones

Nulka Combat Use Shows Warships Need Longer-Lasting Electronic Warfare-Enabled Decoys

The Navy wants ships to be able to launch decoys that are capable of luring away missiles for tens of minutes to help defend against incoming barrages.

USS Michael Murphy
News & Features

Arleigh Burke Destroyers Taking On Navy Air Defense Commander Role As Cruisers Disappear From Fleet

Arleigh Burke class Flight IIA destroyers were the air defense commanders for two carrier strike groups last year and plans are now underway to expand the practice.

A dramatic video has appeared showing a Russian BTR-82 8x8 armored personnel carrier firing its main gun wildly, apparently due to a malfunction after the vehicle was struck by a drone. While huge numbers of this particular model of BTR have been lost in Russian hands since the start of the full-scale invasion, this is certainly one of the most bizarre sequences we’ve seen of the vehicle in combat.
Russian Army

Russian BTR-82 Had A Spectacular Misfire On The Battlefield In Ukraine

Russia's BTR-82 series of armored personnel carriers have suffered extremely heavy losses in Ukraine.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - MAY 10: A vehicle drives into the tunnel at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station on May 10, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. NORAD is celebrating its 60th Anniversary at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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In the coming weeks, drone boats will be plying the waters of the Baltic Sea helping to detect and deter undersea cable sabotage as part of Baltic Sentry.
Baltic Sea

Drone Boats Being Rushed To Help Prevent Baltic Seafloor Cable Sabotage

At least 20 drone boats will take part in NATO's new Baltic Sentry effort spurred by suspected sabotage of undersea cables.

After spending years charting a way forward to a family of unmanned surface vessels in a specific array of sizes and configurations, the Navy is eyeing a major course alteration that would see it pursuing a simpler and more interchangeable design.
Unmanned

Navy To Simplify Drone Ship Plans, Focus On Containerized Payloads That Look Alike

The Navy could abandon its separate large and medium drone boat efforts in favor a single smaller, more modular design.

A French Navy Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated by the fire-control radar of a Russian long-range air defense system, while flying over the Baltic Sea earlier this week, according to France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu.
Baltic Sea

France Decries Russian S-400 Radar Locking Onto Its Maritime Patrol Aircraft Over Baltic Sea

The incident occurred the same week that NATO began patrols of these waters to prevent sabotage to critical undersea infrastructure.

Littoral Combat Ship Can Now Rapidly Shoot Down Aerial Drones With Hellfire Missiles
U.S. Navy

Littoral Combat Ship Can Now Rapidly Shoot Down Aerial Drones With Hellfire Missiles

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea prompted the Navy to rush the counter-drone Hellfire capability to the Freedom class LCS.

An F-15E on a flight line in San Antonio, Texas. The aircraft was recently upgraded with Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System, advanced electronic warfare system.
F-15

F-15E Strike Eagle With New EPAWSS Electronic Warfare Suite Heads To Frontline Unit

The 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in England is the first recipient of the sophisticated Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System.

The ex-USS John F. Kennedy left Philadelphia today for a journey to a Texas scrapyard
U.S. Navy

The Famed Ex-USS John F. Kennedy Casts Off On Its Final Voyage (Updated)

The Kitty Hawk class carrier was sold for one cent to scrappers after attempts at making it a museum ship failed.

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) fires an SM-2 missile during a live-fire exercise. Spruance, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign John Rosenberg)
Red Sea

Navy Warships Have To Leave Red Sea Fight For Weeks To Reload Their Missiles

Such a reality, and its implications for a war with China, are driving the development of the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method used to reload missiles underway.

A Russian decoy drone was engaged by Ukrainian air defenses over Kyiv today, close to where President Volodymyr Zelensky was meeting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, leader of one of Ukraine’s staunchest military allies. The drone’s presence further underscores the threat posed by long-range Russian uncrewed aerial vehicles, and the incident coincided with Starmer announcing that the United Kingdom would provide Ukraine with additional mobile air defense systems.
Unmanned

This Is The Type Of Russian Decoy Drone Shot Down Over Kyiv As Britain’s Prime Minister Met Zelensky

Russia is increasingly using decoy drones, at least one of which was reportedly shot down over Kyiv as Ukrainian and British leaders signed a multi-billion-dollar military aid package.

The Ukrainian Air Force is investigating whether key personnel were sent to the front lines, a move that could drastically affect its combat capability.
MiG-29

Investigation Launched Into Transfer Of Ukrainian MiG-29 Maintainers, Air Defenders To Front Lines

The Ukrainian Air Force acknowledged that sending these troops to the front could drastically affect its combat capabilities.

Newly released pictures offer the first real look at the four new large launch tubes for firing Intermediate-Range Conventional Prompt Strike (IRCPS) hypersonic missiles now installed on the U.S. Navy's stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt.
U.S. Navy

First Look At Stealth Destroyer’s Hypersonic Missile Launchers

USS Zumwalt will pack a dozen long-range hypersonic missiles, but one of its Advanced Gun Systems still remains after the refit.

Navy MH-60 drone kill in the Red Sea.
MH-60/AH-60

Navy MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter Has Shot Down Its First Drone

A Navy MH-60 Romeo Seahawk helicopter deployed to the Red Sea has shot down a Houthi drone, the vice chief of Naval Operations revealed Tuesday.

Iran has developed a reputation for launching some unconventional naval vessels, some of them downright bizarre — at least when compared with their equivalents elsewhere in the world. Its latest offering, the Zagros, is very much in keeping with this trend: a surveillance ship based on a corvette hull, an unorthodox approach for a type of vessel that’s normally converted from a commercial hull.
Iranian Navy

Iran Unveils New Spy Ship Based On Corvette Hull

While most intelligence-gathering ships are based on commercial designs or specifications, Iran’s new spy ship uses a Mowj class corvette hull.

General Atomics has offered a look at a new air-to-surface missile it is developing.
Air-To-Ground

New Air-Launched Cruise Missile Teased By General Atomics

General Atomics entering the air-to-surface missile market space makes sense, especially given a surge of interest in lower-cost designs.

A conceptual design of the U.S. Navy's future DDG(X) warship.
U.S. Homeland

DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer’s Capabilities And Costs Are Solidifying

The Navy’s head of surface warfare says DDG(X) is a "clean-sheet imperative" that will prioritize electricity production, endurance and advanced weapons.