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India

India Strikes, Pakistan Responds, Claims Of Aircraft Losses Mount (Updated)

Indian attacks on targets inside Pakistani-controlled territory prompted an immediate reaction, and there are fears of further escalation.

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

AC-130 Gunship-Launched Black Arrow Small Cruise Missile Has A 400-Mile Range

Leidos is looking at also making the Black Arrow available for ground and sea-based launch platforms, from HIMARS to warships.

Loitering Munitions

Red Dragon Highly-Autonomous One-Way Attack Drone Unveiled

AeroVironment's Red Dragon, which is said to already be combat proven, can find its own targets and doesn't need GPS for precision navigation.

Loyal Wingman

PhantomStrike Low-Cost Lightweight AESA Radar Flies For First Time

The air-cooled AESA is a major contender to equip fighter-like loyal wingman drones, along with other air, land and sea platforms.

Light Air Support

Can The OA-1K Skyraider II Actually Be Useful In A Pacific Fight?

The USAF thinks air-launched drones, standoff weapons, and its ability to fly from remote locations may give the OA-1K relevance in high-end combat.

Russia

Electronic Warfare Lessons From Ukraine Informing Air Force Special Operations Future

Observations from Ukraine about rapidly adapting platforms and systems to changing battlefield realities is also driving major change in AFSOC.

XQ-58

Kratos Close To “A Couple” Final Versions Of XQ-58 Valkyrie For The Marines

As the USMC moves along with XQ-58 testing, Kratos has its sights on the second increment of the USAF's Collaborative Combat Aircraft tender.

F-35

Air Force Looking For Cheap Air-To-Air Missile Half The Size Of AMRAAM

The Air Force is eyeing a pint-sized, extended-range, low-cost missile to arm Collaborative Combat Aircraft and crewed fighters.

Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs)

AIM-9 Sidewinder-Armed Ukrainian Drone Boat: What We Know

The legacy AIM-9 is a highly-proven and available weapon that has a ship-launched past, but doing so from Ukraine's drone boats presents interesting challenges.

Sea

Ship Sinks Just Before Being Pummeled With Weapons In Pacific Exercise

Built in World War II, the decommissioned Philippine Navy corvette sank just hours before it was due to be sacrificed in a U.S.-Filipino sinking exercise.

Ukraine

Two Russian Su-30 Flankers Downed By AIM-9s Fired From Drone Boats: Ukrainian Intel Boss

The event marks the first time drone boats downed fighters and the first successful use of AIM-9 missiles to take down any aircraft via drone boat.

Logistics Ships

Seaglider Aims To Deliver Small Groups Of Marines Low Over The Waves

Eyeing a future fight in the Pacific, the USMC is seeking craft that can swiftly and efficiently move small loads of troops and materiel to austere locales.

Bunker Talk

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

We are running out of light bulbs.

Assault Rifles

Army Captain Slams New XM7 Rifle As “Unfit,” Sig Sauer Says Otherwise (Updated)

The infantry officer and Expeditionary Warfare School student presented his findings, which lambasted the new rifle for its ergonomics, weight, and durability.

Air

Stop Buying MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drones Army’s Top Leadership Decrees

The Army's top leadership wants to end procurement of the MQ-1C, a type which they have branded “obsolete.”

Air Force One

Is An ‘Interim’ Air Force One Replacement Even Feasible?

Reports state that Trump is looking to convert a Qatari royal flight 747 into a less exquisite Air Force One as Boeing's delays on the VC-25Bs stack up.

AH-1

Marine AH-1Z Attack Helicopter’s Mystery Missiles Identified

The modular Red Wolf launched effects weapon could give Marine AH-1Zs a key new standoff strike tool and open the door to other capabilities.

MV-22

Marine MV-22 Ospreys Won’t Get Tanker Capability To Refuel F-35Bs Anytime Soon

MV-22 tanker capability was a priority over a decade ago, but now, even as range has become more critical than ever, the program is going nowhere.

Loyal Wingman

Our First Look At The YFQ-44A ‘Fighter Drone’ Collaborative Combat Aircraft

The Air Force has kicked off ground testing of Anduril's YFQ-44A and General Atomics' YFQ-42A ahead of expected first flights this year.

F-16

F-16s Pulled From U.S. Boneyard Are Being Delivered To Ukraine For Spare Parts

The U.S. had not committed to giving Ukraine its F-16s, but images of the type being flown out of Arizona on a Ukrainian An-124 began circulating last week.