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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has reportedly acquired a version of the 6.8x51mm M250 light machine gun that Sig Sauer developed for the U.S. Army, but chambered to fire the NATO-standard 7.62x51mm round.
Machine Guns

Israel Buys 7.62x51mm Version Of U.S. Army’s New Sig Sauer M250 Light Machine Gun: Report

Sig Sauer's Light Machine Gun offers the IDF a lighter and handier alternative to its existing Negev-series machine guns.

An inside look at the life of a Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker fighter pilot in the country’s war with Russia is the topic of a recently released video from the Ukrainian Air Force.
Su-27

Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker Pilot’s Rare Account Of The Changing Air War

The rare interview details combat operations over Ukraine, including the employment of Western guided munitions from Su-27 Flankers.

IDF raid on Iran underground missile base in Syria
Israeli Air Force

Inside Israel’s Commando Raid On Iran’s Underground Missile Factory In Syria

New details and footage are coming to light from one of Israel's most high-risk and complex commando operations ever.

The U.S. is reportedly building a new base in Kobani, northern Syria.
Syria

U.S. Reportedly Setting Up New Base In Northern Syria

With just a few weeks left before Donald Trump takes office, the Biden administration is said to be increasing U.S. presence in the key Syrian city of Kobani.

For the first time, Ukraine has released official video showing its Su-25 Frogfoot ground-attack jets employing French-supplied Hammer rocket-boosted precision-guided munitions.
Su-25

Ukraine’s Su-25s Seen Launching Hammer Rocket-Boosted Bombs For The First Time

A video compilation provides a unique look at the French-made Hammer munition being used by Ukrainian Su-25 Frogfoot ground-attack jets.

Chinese Underwater Sea Glider Drone Caught By Fisherman In The Philippines
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)

Chinese Underwater Sea Glider Drone Caught By Fisherman In The Philippines

Similar underwater drones matching a Chinese type able to travel for weeks over long distances were found in the past around the South China Sea.

The New Year's deck log poem is a longstanding Navy tradition.
History

How Sailor Poets Take Over U.S. Navy Deck Logs On New Year’s Day

A longstanding tradition allows watch standers to use poetry to log their ship's activities in the wee hours of a new year.

The Biden administration spent the last of its funds earmarked to procure equipment for Ukraine from industry and partners.
Russia

Biden Spends Last Of Funds Set Aside To Purchase New Weapons For Ukraine

Ukraine Situation Report: With weeks left in office, the Biden administration is working to provide as much military aid to Kyiv as it can.

Ukrainian USV Mi-8 Hip R-73 missile kill Black Sea
Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs)

Ukraine Claims Its Drone Boat Shot Down A Russian Mi-8 Helicopter With A Surface-To-Air Missile

A video purportedly shows the historic first kill scored by an uncrewed surface vessel against an aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force sent at least 39 A-10s to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona this year, more than double the number of Warthogs it sent into mothballs in 2023.
A-10

39 A-10 Warthogs Went To The Boneyard This Year, More Than Double Over Prior Year

The USAF is ramping up efforts to retire the A-10 Warthog by 2030, while the type continues to play a key role in Middle East combat operations.

Jimmy Carter on a submarine.
USS Jimmy Carter

The Time Navy Lt. Jimmy Carter Was Lowered Into A Partially Melted-Down Nuclear Reactor

The recently deceased 39th president had a hand in the dawn of the nuclear submarine age, including one especially dangerous mission.

North Korea's new warship with VLS and phased array radar.
North Korean Navy

North Korea’s New Warship Appears To Be Designed For Vertical Launch System, Phased Array Radar

Fresh construction images provide details on North Korea's most advanced warship project ever.

Signs Russian Fighter Jets Still At Syrian Base, Top Rebel Leader Pushes Back On Total Exit For Moscow
Russian Air Force

Signs Russian Fighter Jets Still At Syrian Base, Top Rebel Leader Pushes Back On Total Exit For Moscow

The head of the rebel group that ousted Assad has highlighted benefits of continued ties with Russia, including in the military realm.

GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, 2014 - Missile combat crew member 2nd Lt. Wesley Griffith prepares to close a three foot thick door inside a launch control center at Malmstrom AFB. Located 70-ft. underground, the control centers were designed and built in the 1960's, during the peak of the Cold War. Malmstrom is home to hundreds of ICBM silos. (Photo by Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

Talk amongst yourselves.

THAAD deployment Israel
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

U.S. Army’s First Combat Use Of THAAD Missile Defense System Just Occurred In Israel (Updated)

An official confirmed that the interceptor was fired at a Houthi ballistic missile Thursday night over Israel.

A Russian-connected oil tanker suspected of severing the Estlink 2 power cable running under the Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia was reportedly found to be packed with spy equipment.
Sea

Russian-Linked Oil Tanker Suspected Of Sabotage Was Brimming With Spy Equipment: Report

The Eagle S is suspected of severing the Estlink 2 power cable running under the Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia.

Pictures have emerged of what looks to be the first known example of a new Chinese airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the four-engine Y-20 cargo plane commonly referred to as the KJ-3000.
Airborne Radar

China’s New Domestically Developed Y-20 Airborne Early Warning Jet Spotted

A homegrown airborne early warning and control jet based on the Y-20 cargo aircraft is a big enhancement for China's current fleet dominated by turboprops.

China has held a launch ceremony for its first super-sized Type 076 amphibious assault ship, now named Sichuan, but the vessel does not look to have gone into the water yet. Chinese Internet capture via X
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

China’s Monster Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship Seen Like Never Before At Launch Ceremony

The Type 076 is unlike any other big deck amphibious warship, featuring a catapult for launching advanced unmanned aircraft.

6th gen flying wing aircraft china
J-36

China Stuns With Heavy Stealth Tactical Jet’s Sudden Appearance (Updated)

This is the most advanced flying machine we have seen out of China, lacking any tails and packing stealth and long range.

It appears that another new Chinese combat aircraft design has entered flight testing. Imagery of the previously unseen aircraft began to circulate on social media today, only a matter of hours after the first appearance of a remarkable diamond-shaped tailless combat aircraft design, thought to be a Chengdu product.
J-XDS

Yes, China Just Flew Another Tailless Next-Generation Stealth Combat Aircraft

In less than 24 hours, two previously unseen Chinese advanced combat jet designs have broken cover and both are already undergoing flight testing.