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These before and after satellite images from Planet labs shows that Russian Su-34 Fullbacks may have been damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack.
Air

Ukraine Strikes Blow To Russian Su-34 Fullback Base

Morosovsk Airfield, some 150 miles from the front lines, was hit by what Ukraine claims was a mass drone attack.

F-15EX arrives at the 142nd Wing in Portland.
Air

Inside The First F-15EX Wing Commander’s Plans To Speed The Newest Eagle Into Service

We talked in-depth with the 142nd Wing's commanding officer about leading the F-15EX charge and everything the new jet brings to the fight.

Anduril’s Fury
Air

Top Air Force Officer Doubles Down On Aerial Combat Drones With Short Life Spans

It is becoming critical for the USAF to overcome familiar procurement practices in order to realize its collaborative combat aircraft ambitions.

Screencap from a Russian MOD video showing a Belarusian Su-25 Frogfoot
Air

Belarus Touts Su-25 Loaded With Simulated Nuclear Bombs But Won’t Show Them

Russia and Belarus are now nuclear partners and making sure the world knows it, but we still haven’t even seen a practice bomb.

The Los Angeles class fast attack nuclear submarine USS Helena arrived in Gitmo as one of Russia’s most advanced nuclear subs made a Havana port call.
Navies

U.S. And Russian Nuclear Submarines Visit Cuba At The Same Time

USS Helena’s port call to Guantanamo Bay comes as a Russian flotilla is moored in Havana.

IDF using flame throwing trebuchet
Around The Globe

Medieval Flame Throwing Trebuchet Is Israel’s Latest Weapon

Israeli troops are using ancient weapons to set fires across the border with Lebanon in order to give Hezbollah fewer places to hide.

Franco-German consortium KNDS has rolled out a new version o its Leopard 2 tank with an uncrewed turret that can be armed with an a 140mm main gun and a host of other new features.
Leopard

New Leopard 2 Tank Packs A Big Cannon, Uncrewed Turret, Anti-Drone Defenses

The Leopard 2 A-RC 3.0, which also has a pop-up missile launcher, is a step toward a next-gen Franco-German tank.

Russia has moved its S-500 Prometheus air defense system to Crimea, says Ukraine's spy boss.
Russia

S-500 Prometheus Air Defense System Now Protecting Russia’s Kerch Bridge: Ukraine’s Spy Boss

Russia’s most advanced air defense system would add a major anti-ballistic missile defense bubble around the Crimean Peninsula.

Does The U.S. Need To Be Building Hardened Aircraft Shelters For Its Combat Aircraft?
China

Does The U.S. Need To Be Building Hardened Aircraft Shelters For Its Combat Aircraft?

The US military and Congress are increasingly butting heads over aircraft shelters even as threats, especially from drones, grow.

Russian nuclear submarine Kazan arrives in Cuba.
Yasen Class

Russia’s Kazan Advanced Nuclear Guided-Missile Submarine Has Arrived In Cuba

The four-ship flotilla represents the most significant Russian naval deployment to the Caribbean island for many years.

Argentina's Super Etendards could be sent to Ukraine under new plan, but major questions remain.
Americas

Argentinian Super Etendard Strike Jets Planned For Transfer To Ukraine: Report

After F-16s and Mirage 2000s, will the French-made Super Etendard strike jet be the next Western combat aircraft for Ukraine?

Houthi drone boat Red Sea
Red Sea

Houthi Drone Boat Strikes Ship For First Time Since Red Sea Crisis Erupted

A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier is taking on water and not under the command of its crew after being hit by a Houthi drone boat.

Artist rendering of NGI in flight.
Air

Showdown Brewing Over Ballistic Missile Interceptor Site On East Coast

Congress wants a new interceptor site at Fort Drum, but the Biden Administrations says Alaska and California sites are enough.

Russia said its troops had started the second stage of drills to practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons alongside Belarusian troops after what Moscow said were threats from western powers. The ministry said the drills were aimed at ensuring that the two countries’ military personnel and equipment were ready to protect their sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Russian Army

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Resumes Tactical Nuke Drills

Russia says its forces have begun the second stage of drills to practice the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons alongside Belarusian troops.

A USAF F-15EX takes off carrying 12 AIM-120 AMRAAMs.

What It’s Like To Fly The F-15EX According To A Boeing Test Pilot

Branded Content: Matt “Phat” Giese explains how new digital fly-by-wire flight controls, and other key features, have revolutionized the F-15.

Ship and flight tracking data shows that US and allied warships and aircraft have shadowing a Russian naval flotilla that includes an advanced Yasen-M class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine as it head toward Cuba.
Russia

Russian Naval Group Shadowed Off Florida By U.S., Allies (Updated)

Three Russian Navy warships and a nuclear submarine vessels appear to have sailed within 30 miles of the Florida coast on their way to Cuba.

A Russian operative controls a captured Ukrainian tank via remote controls.
Russia

Russia Is Testing A First Person View Remote Controlled Tank Conversion In Ukraine

Russia converted a captured Ukrainian tank into a remote controlled vehicle that uses a similar FPV control concept as many kamikaze drones.

U.S. Army Officer Confirms Russian A-50 Radar Jet Was Shot Down With Patriot Missile
MIM-104 Patriot

U.S. Army Officer Confirms Russian A-50 Radar Jet Was Shot Down With Patriot Missile

The U.S. Army colonel described how Ukrainian Patriot operators staged a “SAMbush” to bring down the A-50 in January of this year.

The former US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa is set to be sunk as part of this year's Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, which is the first time in more than a decade a ship this big will be used as a target.
U.S. Navy

Flattop Amphibious Assault Ship Looks Set To Be Pummeled With Weapons In RIMPAC Wargames

Sinking the ex-USS Tarawa will give the U.S. and its allies experience attacking a carrier-like ship and data on the punishment it can take.

The US Army's new Precision Strike Missile might provide the United States a ready path to acquiring an air-launched ballistic missile, a type of weapon that is seeing a renaissance around the world.
Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles

Army’s New PrSM Ballistic Missile Should Be Adapted Into An Air Launched Weapon

Precision Strike Missiles offer a path to a US air-launched ballistic missile, a weapon increasingly fielded abroad and missing from America's arsenal.