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A new photo has emerged of China’s mysterious stealthy Chinese corvette or light frigate, an intriguing design, with apparent low-observable features, which you can read more about here. In fact, the latest photo raises more questions than it answers, in particular the presumed HQ-10 surface-to-air missile launcher at the rear of the vessel apparently being something else entirely.
People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Our Best Look At China’s Stealthy Experimental Corvette

The ship has some puzzling features that point to it being even more experimental in nature than originally thought.

Ukraine struck Russia's Kirov Oblast, 700 miles from the border, for the first time as part of its ongoing campaign against Moscow's fuel infrastructure.
Unmanned

Russian Region 700 Miles From The Border Struck For First Time By Ukrainian Drones

The Zenit oil depot in Kirov Oblast was attacked as part of Ukraine's expanding campaign against Russia's energy infrastructure.

The U.S. Army has awarded a massive contract valued at close to $1 billion to AeroVironment for Switchblade-series loitering munitions, also known as kamikaze drones, over the next five years.
Switchblade

Army Just Signed $1B Deal For Massive Order Of Switchblade Kamikaze Drones

The Army is moving to drastically expand its stocks of one-way attack munitions so infantry can hunt and kill tanks and other targets from the air on a grander scale.

Poland’s first F-35A stealth fighter — locally named Husarz, or hussar — was officially rolled out today in a glitzy ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas plant.
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Poland’s First F-35A “Hussar” Stealth Fighter Rolled Out

With growing fears of Russian aggression, the Polish Air Force is modernizing, with the F-35 set to be its cutting edge.

Saab Gets Big XM919 Shoulder-Fired Anti-Armor Launcher Order From The U.S. Army (Updated)
Rocket And Grenade Launchers

Saab Gets Big XM919 Shoulder-Fired Anti-Armor Launcher Order From The U.S. Army (Updated)

The XM919s, also called Individual Assault Munitions, are set to give soldiers a new way to attack light armored vehicles and other targets.

Ukraine's invasion of Kursk Oblast has entered its third week
Air

Pace of Ukraine Advance Slowing As Kursk Invasion Hits Three-Week Mark

As Ukraine continues to fight inside Russia, the fate of a key city in Donetsk remains precarious.

Thailand looks to have provided the Saab Gripen E/F program with a major vote of confidence, with reports that its air force has selected the Swedish-made jet as its next fighter. While the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) already operates earlier Gripen C/D aircraft, the Gripen E/F brings with it significant advances in capability, the extent of which make it almost an entirely new aircraft compared to its predecessor.
F-16

Thailand Chooses Gripen E/F As Its New Fighter

After repeated losses in international fighter competitions, the Swedish Gripen E/F just got a major boost.

Not for the first time, the commitment of the United Kingdom to the F-35B Lightning stealth fighter is under scrutiny, amid reports that the new government could make cuts to it as it grapples with financial woes. With the British government seemingly committed to the next-generation Tempest fighter, the ability to pay for two separate advanced combat aircraft programs is being questioned, while continued problems integrating new weapons on the F-35B also pose a threat to its long-term security.
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United Kingdom’s F-35B Fleet Plans Under Threat As Defense Cuts Loom

Faced with defense budget constraints, a tough choice may need to be made between the F-35 and the Tempest stealth fighter program.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that his country has conducted the first successful test of a new domestically-developed ballistic missile.
Air

Ukraine Says It Has Tested A New Domestically-Designed Ballistic Missile

Ukraine getting a new ballistic missile free from use restrictions could be a major advance in the country's long-range strike capabilities.

Ukraine suffered the largest Russian aerial bombardment of the war.
Russia

Largest Russian Aerial Attack Of The War Wreaks Havoc On Ukraine’s Beleaguered Power Grid

The attack by more than 120 missiles and more than 100 one-way drones largely targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Before the Ukrainian Air Force received its first batch of F-16 Viper fighters, the U.S. Air Force helped optimize electronic warfare (EW) systems on those jets against Russian threats.
F-16

Electronic Warfare Systems On Ukraine’s F-16s Getting Specially Tuned To Russian Threats By USAF

The U.S. is using its highly classified threat library to improve the chances of survival for Ukraine's F-16 and to gather critical intel in return.

The security alert at Geilenkirchen Air Base in Germany last week, which you can read more about here, was due to fears of a possible Russian drone attack, according to multiple German media reports. The latest development comes amid growing fears of Russian-inspired aggression against Germany, including drones, but also various other ‘hybrid warfare’ tactics. As the main operating base for NATO’s fleet of E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), the base plays a critical role for the alliance — including around Ukraine.
E-3

Fears Of Russian-Inspired Drone Attack Led To German Air Base Alert: Reports

Intelligence pointing to a potential drone attack on the home of NATO's AWACS fleet comes as Germany finds itself increasingly under threat from ‘hybrid warfare.’

Japan reports that a Chinese Y-9Z surveillance aircraft violated its airspace in what it says is the first time such an incident has taken place.
Wide Area Aerial Surveillance

Chinese Electronic Intelligence Plane Makes Unprecedented Incursion Into Japanese Airspace

Japan says this is the first time that a Chinese military aircraft has entered its territorial airspace unauthorized.

North Korea has revealed two new kamikaze drones that look to be virtual copies, at least externally, of the Israeli-made Harop and Hero-400.
Loitering Munitions

North Korea Unveils Clones of Israeli Kamikaze Drones

North Korea's advances in drone technology are a major problem for South Korea and could become a new deadly export for Pyongyang.

412th Test Wing photographers Christian Turner, Todd Schannuth, and Richard Gonzales on the ramp with their F-16D chase jet.
U.S. Air Force

The Flight Test Photographers Of Edwards Air Force Base

We go in-depth with the flying photographers that play a key role in the development of the Air Force's most advanced weaponry.

This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows an Israeli Air Force fighter jet firing flares as it flies to intercept a hostile aircraft that launched from Lebanon over the border area with south Lebanon on August 25, 2024. The Israeli military announced early August 25, 2024 that it was conducting pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon after detecting preparations for "large-scale" attacks by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Hezbollah said August 25, 2024 it had launched more than 320 rockets at Israel overnight, targeting a string of military positions, even as Israel's military said it was carrying out pre-emptive strikes against the group. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)
Israel

Israel Launches Preemptive Strikes In Lebanon Just Before Hezbollah Carried Out Retribution Barrage (Updated)

Hezbollah says this was phase one of a multi-part retaliation campaign for an assassinated of one of its commanders.

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Bunker Talk

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

Anyone for a Bunker?

All eyes were on presidential candidate and sitting Vice President Kamala Harris this week as the Democratic National Convention kicked off. One clip of Harris's movements, in particular, got a lot of attention from those interested in military technology — the Vice President boarding an MV-22 tiltrotor on a short trip to the convention hall.
MV-22

MV-22 Ospreys Have Actually Been Flying The Vice President For Years

VP Harris's ride aboard the Osprey during the Democratic National Convention drew a lot of interest, with many wondering if her trip was a first.

Sabotage at norwegian airbase
Norwegian Air Force

Sabotage Confirmed At Norwegian Air Base

A cut cable at the Norwegian airfield was announced amid fears of sabotage at military bases and concerning drone activity in Germany.

The destruction of a ship carrying fuel tank cars will affect supplies to troops and the Crimean peninsula.
Russia

Fuel Supplies To Russian Troops, Crimea Strangled By Destruction Of Ship

The Conro Trader was the last of three vessels that ferry large quantities of fuel across the Kerch Strait.