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P-8

P-8 Poseidon Officially Selected By Singapore As Its Next Maritime Patrol Aircraft

With F-35s and P-8s on order, Singapore is fast building one of the most modern air forces in the region.

F-35A

After Unprecedented Night Of Downing Drones Over Poland, NATO Reports No Posture Changes (Updated)

Polish airspace was violated by Russian drones 19 times overnight, with NATO fighters shooting several of them down.

Yemen

Revelation That MQ-9 Reapers Are Now Engaging Aerial Targets Comes From UAP Hearing

A newly disclosed video claims to show an MQ-9 trying to bring down an unidentified object with a Hellfire missile during a mission off Yemen.

Israel

Israel Executes Unprecedented Strike On Hamas Leadership In Qatar (Updated)

The very long-range Israeli strike on the Qatari capital Doha marks a major escalation in its campaign against Hamas following the October 7th, 2023 massacre.

Loitering Munitions

Lockheed Martin Joins Forces With BAE Systems On New Ultra-Adaptable Drone

The uncrewed air system is the latest in a growing field of 'affordable' and fast to produce systems that blur the lines between drone and cruise missile.

MQ-28

MQ-28 Ghost Bat With Aerial Refueling Capability Hinted At By Boeing

The ability to refuel in mid-air would give the MQ-28 a very attractive boost in not just range and persistence, but mission flexibility.

South America

Top U.S. Military Leaders Visit Puerto Rico As Caribbean Operations Aimed At Venezuela Heat Up

Puerto Rico has become a major staging ground for capabilities used in the Trump administration's fight against Caribbean drug trafficking.

AH-64

U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches Fire Spike-NLOS Missiles In Europe For The First Time

The Israeli-designed Spike-NLOS gives Apaches the ability to hit moving targets far away with exacting precision.

Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)

GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator’s Replacement Prototypes Just Ordered By USAF

The GBU-57 MOP, made famous by the strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, is getting a replacement with prototypes now on the way.

C-17

The Unusual Asymmetry Of The C-17 Globemaster III

The C-17’s mismatched under-fuselage sponsons put it in an exotic category of asymmetric fixed-wing aircraft designs.

Bunker Talk

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

It's damp and cold but it's home!

Carriers

Navy Carrier-Based ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drone Development Suddenly Pushes Forward (Updated)

The Navy just issued a flurry of drone contracts even though it has said it would take a 'wait and see' approach on Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

China

Homeland Needs To Be Able To Survive A “Punch In The Nose” According To Former NORAD Chief

“In many cases, we wouldn't know of an aerial attack until the missiles impacted the targets,“ one of the two retired generals said about lack of Arctic surveillance.

F-35

F-35s Deploying To Caribbean Amid Growing Tensions With Venezuela (Updated)

A U.S. official has confirmed to us that 10 F-35s are heading to Puerto Rico as the counter-narcotics operation aimed at Venezuela expands.

F-16

The Unlikely Saga Of Venezuela’s F-16s

In the headlines after approaching a U.S. Navy destroyer, the story of the Venezuelan Vipers is one of survival against the odds.

South America

Venezuelan F-16s Approach U.S. Navy Warship (Updated)

The incident is a new escalation as the Trump administration ramps up operations targeting cartels in the Caribbean.

H-6 Bomber

China’s JL-1 Air Launched Ballistic Missile’s Official Debut Is A Big Deal

Beyond the unveiling of the JL-1 itself, the huge parade in Beijing was the first real showcase of the air leg of China's new nuclear triad.

TB-2

Ukraine’s TB-2 Bayraktar Drones Are Striking Russian Forces Again After A Long Hiatus

Attacks on Russian air defenses in Kherson and Crimea have opened holes for the TB-2 to return as a strike weapon, although on a limited basis.

Air-launched hypersonic cruise missiles

South Korea’s Hypersonic Cruise Missile Emerges In New Test Photos

Seoul’s Hycore hypersonic cruise missile is being eyed for launch from warships, submarines, and aircraft, as well as from the ground.

MiG-29

Ukraine Now Flying Former Azerbaijani MiG-29 Fulcrum

At least one former Azerbaijan MiG-29 Fulcrum appears to have escaped destruction in a Russian airstrike and entered Ukrainian Air Force service.