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An explosion near the Savasleyka airfield in Russia after a drone strike.
Russia

Ukrainian Drone Seen Slamming Into Russian Air Base In Large-Scale Strikes On Multiple Installations

Three Russian air bases were apparently struck in what may well have been the biggest Ukrainian drone strike of its kind so far.

Captain hill on how his tweets would have needed to change if the ship was hit.
Red Sea

Carrier Captain On How His Up-Beat Tweets Would Have Needed To Change If Houthi Missiles Struck His Ship

Navy Captain Chris "Chowdah" Hill opens up about the triumphs and tribulations of tweeting while in command of a supercarrier in combat.

Lessons learned from Ukraine's failed counteroffensive last year informed its invasion of Kursk says a retired high-ranking Ukrainian officer.
Russia

Kursk Invasion Plan Developed By Lessons Learned From Failed Counteroffensive: Retired Ukrainian Officer

A retired high-ranking officer's thoughts on how Ukraine changed its tactics for the Kursk invasion and the goals of the operation.

Secretive ultra-quiet special operations drones, now designated RQ-29s, that have been operating in the Middle East for years might now be headed for the Pacific.
Special Operations Aviation

Super Quiet Special Operations Drones May Migrate To Pacific Theater

The RQ-29 also looks like a civilian light sport aircraft and could discreetly surveil everything from Chinese forces to terror targets.

A new Russian design for a ‘loyal wingman’-type supersonic drone has been unveiled, marking the country’s latest foray into unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs). Interestingly, the Kronshtadt company that designed the Grom (meaning Thunder) previously displayed another UCAV under the same name. The new version of the Grom is very different, however, stressing performance and simplicity over low-observable features and other advanced technologies.
S-70 Okhotnik-B

Russia’s Aspirational Grom Combat Drone’s Design Totally Changes, Ditches Stealth For Speed

The design of the original Grom ‘loyal wingman’ was a very different animal than what was just unveiled outside of Moscow.

F-15IA sale approved by state department.
F-15

Israel Officially Cleared To Buy 50 New F-15IAs, Upgrade 25 F-15Is

The deal would revitalize Israel's F-15 fleet, potentially replacing its rapidly aging F-15 Bazs and upgrading its F-15I Ra'ams to a more modern standard.

Ukraine is eyeing expanding its Kursk invasion despite Russian reinforcements.
Russia

Ukraine Eyeing Expansion Of Kursk Invasion Despite Russian Reinforcements

Despite Russian efforts to contain Ukraine's eight-day-old invasion of Kursk, Kyiv's forces are still seeking ways to capture more territory.

Russia has unveiled a new gunless version of its Pantsir air defense system it says is ideally suited to protecting critical infrastructure from drones using small short-range interceptors.
Short-Range Air Defense Systems (SHORADS)

Pantsir Packed With Drone-Intercepting Mini Missiles Unveiled By Russia

Russia says the gunless Pantsir-SMD-E is ideal for shielding critical sites against drone attacks like the ones Ukraine routinely launches.

The Ohio-class, guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) transits with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), not shown, on the Strait of Hormuz, Dec. 21. Philippine Sea is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce.
Ohio Class (SSGN variant)

U.S. Navy Rushes To Further Bolster Presence In Middle East

An Ohio class guided-missile submarine is headed to the Middle East, while two carriers strike groups and an amphibious strike group will soon be on station in the region.

Ukraine said it captured 1.000 kilometers of Russian territory.
Russia

Ukraine Expands Area Of Fighting But Finding Advances Increasingly Blocked

Ukraine has finally provided details of its push into Russian territory as Moscow vows to retake what it's lost.

The legendary Martin Mars flying boat Hawaii Mars has made a spectacular final flight, taking it from its long-time home on Sproat Lake in British Columbia, Canada, to see out its retirement in a museum in the same state. Originally developed for the U.S. Navy and the war in the Pacific, the huge aircraft found a niche as a water bomber with Coulson Aviation but had not flown in this role since 2015.
Air

Giant Hawaii Mars Flying Boat Made Its Final Glorious Flight

One of the last two examples of the U.S. Navy’s largest flying boat, famed as a water bomber, has flown into retirement.

Chinese drone maker Tengden says it has conducted the first flight of a new cargo drone with a multi-metric-ton cargo capacity.
People's Liberation Army Air Force (China)

Chinese Cargo Drone Capable Of Carrying Two Tons Has Flown

Large cargo drones like the new Tengden design could help China keep its remote outposts supplied, especially during a conflict.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV - JULY 14: A resort employee passes by the Hotel Blast Door, which weighs 18 tons and serves as an entrance to a former government relocation facility, also know as "the bunker," at Greenbrier Resort July 14, 2006 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The bunker, codenamed "Project Greek Island" and planned by the Eisenhower Administration, was a 112,000 square-foot shelter constructed beneath the Greenbrier Resort's West Virginia Wing, to serve as a relocation site for members of the U.S. Congress and associated staff in the event of a nuclear attack on the U.S. soil. The facility was built between 1958 and 1961 and was maintained in a state of operational readiness until the government terminated the lease with the resort in 1995. The bunker will be reopened for public tours on August 20 after a two-year-long renovation. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

Sit back, relax, discuss!

The Ukrainian invasion of Kursk continues despite increasing Russian reinforcements.
Russia

Russia Racing Troops To Kursk In Hopes Of Booting Ukraine’s Invasion Forces

Four days into Ukraine's invasion of Russian territory, Moscow is trying to get a handle on an increasingly perilous situation.

Model 407 optionally manned drone Northrop grumman
Loyal Wingman

Northrop’s Stealthy Loyal Wingman Drone Breaks Cover And It Has A Cockpit

The Model 437, which was built by Northrop Grumman's subsidiary Scaled Composites, looks like the concept art aside from one very glaring detail.

Tiny JSX-2 microjets able to act as surrogates for drones and cruise missile threats are supporting the Northern Strike 24-2 exercise.
Air Combat Exercises

Tiny Jets Masquerading As Cruise Missiles Featured In Michigan Airpower Exercise

Tiny and nimble microjets are playing an important role in mimicking cruise missile and drone threats, including those to the homeland.

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 92nd Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, fly alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron over the western United States during Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, Aug. 5, 2024. Through employment of the KC-135 aircraft, the 91st ARS extends U.S. global power and global reach by planning and executing aerial refueling missions for U.S. and allied combat and support aircraft. During Bamboo Eagle, Air Mobility Command assets will support warfighters implementing all-domain combat-power generation from disaggregated basing locations throughout the western part of the U.S., along with distributed command and control, agile logistics, and tactical air-to-air refueling. Bamboo Eagle provides participating units opportunities to reoptimizing for Great Power competition and to focus on mission readiness by to deliver cross-functional and lethal combat capabilities with the speed and agility required to meet pacing challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexander Cook)
Air Combat Exercises

Massive China-Focused Air Combat Exercise Underway Off California Coast

Playing out over large stretches of the eastern Pacific, the Bamboo Eagle war games are rehearsing for a potential future conflict with China.

US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets brandishing full loads of nine air-to-air missiles have touched down at a base in Jordan ahead of expected Iranian attacks against Israel.
F/A-18E/F

F/A-18E Super Hornets Fully Loaded With Air-To-Air Missiles Arrive In Jordan

Navy F/A-18Es with impressive air-to-air loadouts based ashore are a potent addition to America's air defense posture ahead of expected Iranian attacks.

Ukraine's F-16s arrived with self protection pods
Ukraine

F-16s Delivered To Ukraine With Advanced Countermeasure Pods For Self-Protection

Ukraine's F-16s came with additional self-protection features that will help them survive a very dangerous battlespace.

Ukraine now has at least 2,000 troops inside Russia and continues to pour more in.
Russia

Ukrainian Forces Make Major Gains Inside Russia On Day Three Of Kursk Invasion (Updated)

Ukraine is continuing to pour troops and equipment into Russia as it sees success in its bold but risky operation in Kursk.