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The USAF is very interested in the idea of a common 'chassis' with landing gear and core systems that can equip different CCA airframes.

It's becoming clear that Israel executed a highly complex, years-long espionage operation unlike any we have seen before to weaponize Hezbollah's communications against them.

With a pivot to the Pacific and needing to keep the AC-130 relevant, its armament may change, but its Howitzer will stay put for the time being.

The B-21 Raider test force is growing as trials accelerate with an operational date by the end of the decade still the goal.

The detonation of thousands of devices along with other developments may be a precursor to a full-on Israeli military operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

B-21 Raider testing is progressing at Edwards Air Force Base ahead of the planned fielding of the bombers toward the end of the decade.

Autonomous tankers and cargo aircraft could be key in a high-end fight with China, which is working on its own drone airlifters.

Strikes in the Tver region targeted warehouses full of rockets and missiles, reportedly including some delivered to Russia by North Korea.

Lockheed Martin is now exploring optionally expendable designs to propose in an attempt to win the second round of the CCA program.

The Space Development Agency is seeing major promise during testing of new low-cost Link 16 datalink, laser communications, and missile tracking satellites.

General Atomics gave us a close look at their XQ-67 and CCA designs and some new insights into how they balanced affordability capability into an optimal package.

We live surrounded by networked devices equipped with packs full of potential energy, possibly offering adversaries an unprecedented vector for kinetic attacks.

The U.S. continues to pass over very stealthy, long-range, highly autonomous UCAVs in favor of pursuing lower-cost 'loyal wingman' drones.

Lockheed's XR variant of the JASSM family of missiles is stretched to accommodate more fuel, giving it a range that should approach or exceed that of the Tomahawk.

Worryingly for Ukraine, there are few signs that the incursion is seeing Russian troops redeployed from the eastern front lines.

Next-generation aerial refueling capabilities are also influencing USAF plans for a second tranche of Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones.

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After more than a month, Russia has finally launched a major effort to kick Ukraine out of the Kursk region.

Russia's efforts to befuddle cruise missiles and drones with imaging-matching seeker capabilities speaks to issues that go beyond the war in Ukraine.

The recent Reaper Smoke competition included a scenario based on a simulated mission over Mischief Reef, a key flashpoint in the highly strategic region.