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North Koran drones
Loitering Munitions

North Korea’s Kim Orders Mass Production Of Kamikaze Drones

North Korea will be getting a first-hand and brutal look at the game-changing nature of loitering munition technology as it fights Ukraine on behalf of Russia.

GREMLIN AARO
Unmanned

Military’s UFO-Hunting Aerial Surveillance System Detailed In Report

A GREMLIN system is first being used to establish baseline data of aerial activity around a sensitive site so that anomalies can be better spotted in the future.

The U.S. Air Force is accelerating work on low-cost air vehicles that could evolve into relatively cheap cruise missiles, and plans to scale up production of selected designs, with the help of the Pentagon's Replicator initiative.
U.S. Air Force

‘Cheap’ Cruise Missile Program To Speed Up With Replicator Initiative Help

Scale production could be in the future for one or more of the designs already in development as part of the Enterprise Test Vehicle program.

Taiwan experts tell us what the next Trump presidency could mean for U.S. relations with the Island nation.
China

Taiwan Experts On Chances Of Chinese Invasion Under New Trump Administration

We asked top experts how the new Trump presidency will affect growing tensions between China and Taiwan.

A photo has emerged showing examples of the North Korean-made self-propelled artillery system under transport in Russia, the clearest suggestion so far that Pyongyang is also now providing Moscow with these kinds of weapons for its war in Ukraine. That would hardly be a surprise at this point, with North Korea having supplied Russia with huge amounts of weaponry, as well as having committed to the deployment of thousands of troops for the conflict.
Cannons

North Korean Long-Range Self-Propelled Artillery Appears In Russia

With North Korean troops now fighting Ukrainians and considering Russia’s massive appetite for artillery, the M1989 Koksan’s arrival makes sense.

Giant Uncrewed Submarine Put Forward By Chinese Shipbuilder, Possibly Linked To Existing Design
Diesel-Electric Submarines

Giant Uncrewed Submarine Put Forward By Chinese Shipbuilder, Possibly Linked To Existing Design

The new uncrewed underwater vehicle concept, which is as big as some crewed types, could be tied to a still-mysterious submarine that previously emerged in China.

SB>1 Defiant at the Army Aviation Museum at Fort Novosel.
Future Vertical Lift

SB>1 Defiant High-Speed Helicopter Put To Rest In A Museum

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant lost to Bell's V-280 Valor for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft tender, but its underlying X2 technology lives on.

A new palletized ground-based launcher concept that can be loaded with up to two dozen 227mm guided artillery rockets at a time – four times what an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) can pack at once – recently broke cover.
MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

Mobile Launcher That Can Fire Four Times More Weapons Than HIMARS Emerges

Lockheed Martin says its new launcher could fire surface-to-air interceptors, as well as ballistic missiles and artillery rockets.

Flight Test Boss Details How China Threat Is Rapidly Changing Operations At Edwards AFB

Flight Test Boss Details How China Threat Is Rapidly Changing Operations At Edwards AFB

The USAF says it’s out of time on China, which has kicked flight testing into overdrive with a focus on harnessing artificial intelligence for a major tactical edge.

The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) Gray Eagle STOL drone has undertaken its first experimental operations from a warship, taking off from the deck of the South Korean amphibious assault ship Dokdo. Gray Eagle STOL — which we have discussed in depth in the past — incorporates technology first demonstrated on the company’s Mojave, which was specifically developed with the ability to perform short takeoffs and landings, including from rough fields, with minimal support. The latest development adds to the aviation-capable warships that the wider family of Q-1 lineage drones have now operated from.
Republic of Korea Air Force

Gray Eagle STOL Drone Flies From South Korean Amphibious Assault Ship

The latest iteration of the General Atomics family of short takeoff and landing drones went to sea aboard the South Korean amphibious assault ship Dokdo.

Mosfilm, Russia's largest film studio, donated dozens of ancient tanks to the military last year.
Russian Army

Russia’s Largest Film Studio Donated Antique Tanks To The Military

Russia has lost at least 3,500 tanks so far in its all-out invasion of Ukraine and has been pulling increasingly older types from various sources.

Boeing is pushing ahead with plans for future upgrades to the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. While the scope of what is tentatively known as the modernized Apache have been scaled back somewhat compared to how it once looked, the company is considering the lessons of the war in Ukraine as it seeks to optimize the AH-64 so that it can continue to serve the U.S. Army into the 2060s.
AH-64

Boeing’s Plan For Modernized AH-64 Apaches Serving Into The 2060s

The AH-64 is more critical than ever to the Army after the cancellation of FARA, but the relevance of attack helicopters is also increasingly being questioned.

U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Joint Strike Fighters took part in recent strikes on Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, the Pentagon has disclosed.
F-35C

F-35C Naval Joint Strike Fighters Fly Combat Missions Against Houthis In Yemen

It isn't clear if this is the 'combat debut' of the carrier-capable F-35C, but that milestone has already come for its A and B model counterparts.

France will have sent Ukraine 600 Hammer bombs by the end of the year.
MiG-29

Ukraine Will Have Received 600 French Hammer Bombs By End Of Year

Ukraine Situation Report: Meanwhile, political shifts in Germany could result in a very different weapons delivery policy for Ukraine.

The W5000, the world's largest unmanned cargo plane, is shown at The 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, on November 12, 2024.
Unmanned

China’s New W5000 Cargo Drone Is The Biggest Yet

With drones growing larger in size and ever more capable, China’s expanding portfolio of uncrewed cargo aircraft has major military implications.

KC-135 AI Copilot testing
KC-135

KC-135 Tanker With Artificial Intelligence Copilot Set To Fly Next Year

Injecting AI-driven automation and autonomy into the KC-135 could become even more important as uncertainty over future tanker plans grows.

Russia has launched a major counteroffensive against Ukrainian forces in Kursk.
Around The Globe

Russia’s 50,000-Soldier-Strong Push To Kick Ukraine Out Of Kursk Has Begun

As the political winds have shifted in the U.S., Ukraine holding Kursk as a bargaining chip could be seen as more important than ever.

Chinese Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicle Concept That Launches Its Own Weapons Emerges
Land-Based Conventional Hypersonic Weapons

Chinese Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicle Concept That Launches Its Own Weapons Emerges

A hypersonic boost-glide vehicle that releases various payloads could offer significant benefits, but also faces major technical hurdles.

Visitors view a model of the aviation industry J-35A stealth fighter jet at the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Expo in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, on November 10, 2024.
J-20

New Version Of Chinese PL-15 Air-To-Air Missile Tailored For Stealth Fighters Revealed

A folding-fin version of the active-radar-guided missile will equip the J-35 and will likely expand the J-20's internal carriage from four to six.

Clearer views of a new Chinese trimaran uncrewed surface vessel (USV) have emerged, highlighting a number of interesting low-observable (stealthy) and other features.
China

China’s New Stealthy Trimaran Drone Ship: Our Best Look Yet (Updated)

Fitted with missile launchers and able to carry a drone helicopter, the drone ship points to new Chinese naval capabilities on the horizon.