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Small Arms

Sig M18 Pistol Restrictions Expand To USAF Air Combat Command Units

Elements of Air Combat Command have joined Air Force Global Strike Command in halting use of M18 pistols after a fatal incident.

Bunker Talk

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

Remember daylight?

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

150 THAAD Ballistic Missile Interceptors Fired By U.S. During Iran’s Barrages On Israel: Report

Roughly 25% of all U.S. THAAD interceptors funded to date were reportedly launched in June, and SM-3s were also expended at a worrisome rate.

NASAMS

Egypt Finally Cleared To Buy AIM-120 AMRAAMs

Egypt is set to receive AIM-120s as part of the NASAMS air defense system, but this could open the door for its F-16s, which still use AIM-7 Sparrows, to finally get them too.

Flankers

Signs Russia’s Using New R-77M Air-To-Air Missile In Ukraine

The long-range R-77M air-to-air missile, a much-improved version of the AA-12 Adder, appears to have been used in combat.

F-16

Israeli F-16I Navigator Opens Up About Striking Iran

An F-16I navigator gives an exclusive look into flying combat missions, long-distance fighter operations, and the ongoing war in Gaza.

Small Arms

What Gun Will Bomber Crews Fly With Now That The Sig M18 Is Pulled From Use?

Air Force Global Strike Command pulled M18 pistols from service after a recent fatal incident, and its aircrews will need a substitute if they fly into combat.

Indo-Pacific

Thai F-16 Strikes As Border Dispute With Cambodia Erupts

Long-running tensions have spilled over into heavy exchanges of fire in the disputed border region between Thailand and Cambodia.

Nuclear Bombs

U.S. Building Container Vaults To Deploy U.S. Nuclear Bombs To Remote Bases

The U.S. relies on bunkers to store nuclear bombs, but new mobile vaults would secure them at locations far from hardened infrastructure.

F-16

This F-16I Navigator Is The First Druze Aviator In Israeli Air Force History

The officer talks about becoming an IAF tactical fighter crewman and reflects on the crisis between his people and the new regime in Syria.

The Spirit Of Digital

Branded Content: How the B-21 builds on the legacy of the B-2 to set the pacing threat.

Typhoon

Turkey Lines Up Eurofighter Typhoon As Its Next Fighter

The British-made Typhoon looks set to end the long-running saga to acquire new fighters for the Turkish Air Force.

F-16

Ukrainian F-16s Get Specialized Vehicles For Operating Constantly On The Move

New ground support vehicles will help F-16s adapt to Ukraine's dispersed operations playbook, which is also influencing U.S. planning.

Small Arms

Sig M18 Pistols Pulled From Use By Air Force Global Strike Command (Updated)

A fatal incident prompted the order to pause M18 use, which also comes after the disclosure of a concerning FBI report that Sig has pushed back on.

Ukrainian Air Force

Ukraine Marks First Loss Of Mirage 2000 Fighter

The pilot ejected and was safely recovered but the French-donated aircraft was destroyed.

F-35

Reworked F-35 Pitched As ‘Bridging Fighter’ Ahead Of F-47

As well as planning a new ‘5-plus’ generation F-35, Lockheed admitted to taking huge losses on a “highly classified” aeronautical program.

China

New Russian Drone Made Completely Of Chinese Components: Ukrainian Intelligence

The discovery of a Russian decoy drone made up entirely of Chinese parts is another indication of the growing wartime relationship between Moscow and Beijing.

U.S. Space Force

Space-Based Missile Interceptors For Golden Dome Being Tested By Northrop

Competition to supply parts of Golden Dome is heating up with Northrop Grumman stating they have begun ground testing orbital missiles.

Unmanned

Army Touting Grenade Dropping Drone Shows Just How Alarmingly Behind The Curve It Still Is

The U.S. Army asks "Have you ever seen a drone drop a GRENADE?" The answer is yes.

Russia

Ukraine Scrambling To Fight Against Growing Russian Shahed-136 Threat

Ukraine is frantically working to cope with increasing Russian Shahed-136 drone attacks that feature evolved tactics and capabilities.