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U.S. Air Force

Anduril’s Fury Will Take Off For The First Time At The Touch Of A Button

A semi-autonomous YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Drone's maiden flight is part of Anduril's strategy to get to an operational capability faster.

Air

Ukrainian Drones Strike Russia’s Rare Be-12 Flying Boats

Only a handful of Be-12s were still active, being used by the Russian Navy to patrol Crimea’s hazardous waters.

F-22

Lockheed Eyes Upgrades For Oldest F-22 Raptors

Extending Raptor upgrades to older Block 20 jets that are sidelined for training could bolster the small combat-capable Raptor force into the 2040s.

F-47

First F-47 6th Generation Fighter Now Being Built

The USAF hopes to see the F-47 take to the skies for the first time in 2028.

Air

China’s Aircraft Carrier Capability Just Made A Stunning Leap Forward

China has simultaneously debuted its J-35 stealth fighter, J-15T fighter and KJ-600 radar plane operating from its first catapult-equipped carrier.

Stealth

Skunk Works Unveils Vectis Air Combat Drone That Puts A Premium On Stealth

Lockheed's new Collaborative Combat Aircraft, targeted to fly in two years, reflects a higher-end approach compared to types the USAF has selected so far.

Anti-Tank Missiles

Fuchs JAGM Tank Destroyer Packs 24 Missiles Into A Single Vehicle

Armed with JAGM or Hellfire missiles, the new version of the Fuchs armored personnel carrier reflects renewed interest in anti-armor platforms.

Bunker Talk

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

If someone knocks, DON'T answer!

Russian Air Force

Russian MiG-31s Busting Estonian Airspace Has Eastern Europe On Edge

Italy, Sweden and Finland scrambled fighters after the Foxhounds flew into Estonian airspace for about 12 minutes.

Polish Air Force

Boeing 737 Countermeasure Flare Release Captured In Stunning Photos

It’s not every day that you see a Boeing 737 airliner spitting out infrared countermeasures in a dramatic display of pyrotechnics.

Fighters

Germany Considers Split From France On Next Generation Fighter

Disagreements over Future Combat Air System workshare mean Germany is also looking at teaming up with the UK or Sweden on its future crewed fighter.

Unmanned

New Quick Reaction Force Will Counter Military Base Drone Incursions

Soon, teams of counter-drone experts and sensors, electronic warfare systems, and drone interceptors will rush to bases being swarmed by drones.

Unmanned

Large Stealth Flying Wing Appears At Chinese Test Base

It's the second largest Chinese flying wing drone we have seen and follows a broader trend in the country's stealthy uncrewed aircraft developments.

E-4

Rare ‘Naked’ E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Spotted Flying In Texas

One of just four E-4Bs, critical flying command posts that can be used to order nuclear strikes, was photographed stripped of its normal white-and-blue paint job.

Airborne Sensors

Bus-Sized Uncrewed Airship Being Tested By NATO As Maritime Surveillance Platform

The trials comes amid a growing need for systems that can provide a persistent capability to monitor oceans and other bodies of water.

Frigates

All You Need To Know About Spain’s New F110 Frigate

The first of the F110 frigate class, Bonifaz, was recently launched, with delivery to the Spanish Navy planned for 2028.

Land-Based Ballistic Missile Defense

Taiwan Just Unveiled Its Own High-Altitude Anti-Ballistic Missile System

Taiwan is looking to its Chiang Kung system to help extend the reach of its defenses against China's ever-growing ballistic missile arsenal.

Polish Air Force

Poland Investigating Whether Its F-16’s AIM-120 Missile Destroyed A Home

Officials are looking into a report that the missile failed after being launched at a drone, slamming into a residence instead.

F-22

Pentagon Moves To Replace Weapons It Used In Operation Midnight Hammer

Beyond the B-2s and their Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker busters, we are still learning more about Operation Midnight Hammer.

Unmanned

New Chinese Flying Wing Drone Design Emerges

The uncrewed aircraft, which carries the logo of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was spotted ahead of an airshow in northeastern China.