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U.S. Army

PrSM Ballistic Missiles Loaded With Coyote Drones, Hatchet Mini Smart Bombs Eyed By Army

Army Precision Strike Missiles loaded with precision munitions or drones would offer new ways to wreak havoc deep inside enemy territory.

XQ-58

Making Sure Wingman Drones Don’t Hit Their Crewed Companions Still A Challenge Marines Say

The services continue to face many basic questions about how they will fly alongside their CCAs, let alone send them into combat.

North Korea

North Korea’s New Frigate Tests Its Weapons Days After Commissioning

The firing trials aboard the Choi Hyon reveal some of the weapons carried in its diverse vertical launch system and also raise some questions.

Loitering Munitions

Lumberjack Jet-Powered One-Way Attack Munition Can Drop Its Own Precision Bomblets (Updated)

Northrop Grumman's Lumberjack can travel several hundred miles or loiter for hours, and strike multiple targets on a single sortie.

F-15

F-15EX To Replace Michigan Air National Guard A-10s

The surprise announcement made by President Trump prompts questions about a larger F-15EX buy and expanded basing plans.

Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Marines Get Their First High Power Microwave Weapon For Taking On Drone Swarms

Testing the ExDECS weapon will give the USMC a better idea of how high-power microwave technology can boost its short-range air defenses.

C-130

Liberty Lifter Ekranoplan Demonstrator Aims To Lift C-130-Sized Payloads

DARPA is eyeing a first flight for the Liberty Lifter X-plane in 2028-2029, which could lead to a much heavier-lifting production aircraft.

F-15

F-15 Eagles Win Big In Supersized Defense Spending Bill

Lawmakers want to accelerate F-15EX production and prevent F-15E Strike Eagle retirements as part of a massive $150B increase in defense spending.

Red Sea

USS Harry Truman Was Evading Houthi Attack When F/A-18 Super Hornet Rolled Off Its Deck

The F/A-18E's loss is the latest in a string of incidents to befall the Truman, including a collision and friendly fire shootdown, as combat ops grind on.

U.S. Army

Bringing Back Medium Range Ballistic Missiles Fast Tracked Under Proposed $150B Defense Boost

Congress wants to speed up work on the Army's first MRBMs since the Cold War, which will offer new ways to strike land targets and ships.

Royal Air Force

Tempest Future Fighter Aims For “Really Extreme Range,” Twice F-35 Payload

We're getting a clearer picture of what the Global Combat Air Program 'fighter' will be capable of, including acting as a flying computer server.

Air

North Korea’s New Frigate Has Ballistic Missile Launchers

North Korea just unveiled its new air warfare frigate and the ship has a whopping 74 vertical launch cells, some of which could launch cruise and ballistic missiles, as well as SAMs.

Bunker Talk

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

Yikes! I think we need to change the air filter in here guys...

F-35C

F-35C Naval Joint Strike Fighters Have Been Shooting Down Houthi Drones

F-35Cs are also striking targets in Yemen, with their stealth being of unique importance as the Houthi air defense threat comes into the spotlight.

Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)/Stormbreaker

StormBreaker Advanced Glide Bomb Lands In Yemen Largely Intact

The cutting-edge StormBreaker was only recently confirmed as being used in combat and could be of major intelligence value to an adversary.

NGAD

Air Force’s Next Batch Of Collaborative Combat Drones Could Be Less ‘Exquisite,’ Cheaper

The Air Force also confirms it is looking at teaming CCAs with platforms other than fighters, including the B-21 stealth bomber and E-7 radar plane.

India

India-Pakistan Tensions On Verge Of Erupting After Deadly Terror Attack

The two nuclear-armed nations last fought in 2019, with tit-for-tat airstrikes following another terror attack in Kashmir.

F-47

F-47 6th Generation Fighter Future Force Size Questions Emerge

How many F-47s the Air Force thinks it needs is an open question amid a changing vision of what achieving air superiority will entail.

J-20

New Views Of China’s Next Generation Fighters

We are seeing increasingly detailed imagery of Beijing's two new stealth fighter designs as other potential curious fighter-like objects have emerged out of China.

Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Peace Plan Stumbles After Tumultuous Day

Top U.S. diplomats pulled out of a peace conference today as Trump scolded Zelensky, and Vance made it clear that Ukraine will need to accept Russia's seizure of its land.