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Ukraine’s battle-worn fleet of Su-25 Frogfoot ground-attack aircraft has run out of unguided munitions, a reflection of the huge number of sorties and prolific range of targets these jets are being tasked against. Meanwhile, the aircraft are now relying on Western-provided precision-guided weapons, a reflection of the demands of the war that are driving innovation in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This is among the revelations from a senior Ukrainian Air Force official, interviewed recently, which provide some fascinating insights into the air war with Russia.
F-16

Ukrainian Su-25 Frogfoots Now Using French Hammer Guided Bombs After Exhausting Rocket Stocks

A senior Ukrainian Air Force official has also provided details of how the long-awaited F-16 fighters will likely be employed in combat.

SU-57 satellite photo attack imagery
Su-57

Su-57 Felon Targeted In Ukraine Strike Seen In New Higher-Resolution Satellite Images

Satellite images taken before and after the June 8th Ukrainian drone attack on a parked Su-57 in Russia offer new insights.

Both Ukrainian and Russian sources say an Su-57 Felon new-generation fighter was struck for the first time.
Su-57

Su-57 Felon Struck Deep Inside Russia, Ukraine’s Spy Agency Claims (Updated)

Both Ukrainian and Russian sources say that for the first time an Su-57 Felon, Moscow's most advanced combat aircraft, was struck.

In this photograph taken on February 2, 2020, Astrit Imeri, a former soldier, walks inside The Cold War Tunnel Museum at Gjirokastra, Albania. - Snaking beneath a fortress in southern Albania, a covert tunnel network built during the country's communist era captures the secrecy and paranoia that defined the long rule of former tyrant Enver Hoxha.Today communism is gone and the military bunker is a tourist attraction, still drawing rare visitors during the pandemic, when themes of fear, isolation and confinement are particularly resonant. The sprawling underground complex, now dubbed the Cold War tunnel, is part of a vast and costly "bunkerisation" project spearheaded by Hoxha, who was gripped by anxiety of a possible foreign invasion during his 40-year isolationist rule. (Photo by Gent SHKULLAKU / AFP) (Photo by GENT SHKULLAKU/AFP via Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

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There are conflicting reports about what was struck in Luhansk City during an ATACMS attack.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Claims Fly Over Deadly ATACMS Missile Strike In Luhansk

Missiles pounded a large complex in the city of Luhansk that Ukraine says was used by the Russian military, Russia says it was civilian.

YAsen-m is heading to Cuba
Russian Navy

Russia’s Advanced Yasen-M Class Nuclear Submarine Is Headed For Cuba

A Russian Navy flotilla is making its way to Cuba for exercises as Putin threatens to arm 'regional' enemies of Ukraine's allies.

CH-53K King Stallion arrives in Yuma to join VMX-1.
U.S. Homeland

CH-53K King Stallion Has Arrived At MCAS Yuma To Join VMX-1 Testers

VMX-1's first CH-53K arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma today bringing all of the squadron's manned aircraft together for the first time.

South Korea, one of only four nations that still operated the classic F-4 Phantom, formally retired the Cold War-era fighter today. The decommissioning ceremony saw the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) provide an “honorable discharge” for its last Phantoms, which had helped defend the nation for 55 years. The event also saw the air force looking to the future, with involvement from the F-4’s successors, including the F-35A stealth fighter. Ultimately, the Phantom will also be superseded by the locally developed KF-21.
F-4

F-4 Phantom Vanishes Into Retirement After 55 Years Of South Korean Service

With the F-4's illustrious career in South Korea ending, just three air arms still operate the type and in dwindling numbers.

The Trident Pier in Gaza has been repaired after storm damage and aid is expected to soon flow to those who need it.
U.S. Navy

Gaza Pier Repaired, Aid To Flow Soon

U.S. officials expect to begin moving half a million pounds of aid over the beach in the coming days, and ramp that up after.

An Iron dome launcher being targeted by an Almas missile.
Israel

Whether Hezbollah Hit An Iron Dome Launcher Or Not, Its Almas Missiles Are A Problem For Israel

Hezbollah's Iranian-supplied man-in-the-loop controlled loitering munitions offer a dynamic precision attack capability that can strike miles away.

US President Joe Biden delivers a speech during the US ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II "D-Day" Allied landings in Normandy, at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, which overlooks Omaha Beach in northwestern France, on June 6, 2024. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year mark the 80th anniversary since the launch of 'Operation Overlord', a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany. (Photo by Daniel Cole / POOL / AFP)
WWII

Biden Draws Parallels Between Ukraine’s Fight And World War II In D-Day Anniversary Address

As the 80th anniversary of D-Day is commemorated in France, Biden promised continued U.S. and NATO support for Ukraine.

France has formally announced plans to transfer Mirage 2000-5 fighters to Ukraine and to try pilots to fly them.
French Air Force

Mirage 2000 Fighters To Be Sent To Ukraine From France

Mirage 2000s are now set to be second type of Western combat jet to enter Ukrainian service after the F-16.

A USN EA-18G took out an Mi-24 with an AARGM.
Mi-24

EA-18G Growler Killed A Houthi Mi-24 Hind With An AGM-88E Anti-Radiation Missile

The Navy has confirmed our suspicions that an EA-18G Growler used an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile to destroy an Mi-24 Hind.

Soviet-era An-22 landing
Il-76

Russia’s An-22, The Biggest Turboprop Plane Ever Flown, Heads For Retirement

Russia has long operated a handful of the Soviet-era turboprop transports, but has finally signaled that it now plans to withdraw them.

The Oregon Air National Guard has received its first F-15EX Eagle II fighter, marking the first delivery of one of these jets to an operational unit.
F-15

The F-15EX Eagle II Has Arrived In Portland

Oregon's 142nd Wing is the first operational unit to get the F-15EX and is set to receive the second of 18 jets within weeks.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) today officially unveiled an air-launched version of its LORA (Long Range Artillery), a short-range ballistic missile originally developed for ground launch. The new weapon joins an expanding armory of ballistic missile designs adapted for air launch, including the Israel Military Industries (IMI) Rampage, also based on a long-range artillery munition.
Air-Launched Ballistic Missiles

Air LORA, Israel’s Biggest Air-Launched Ballistic Missile, Emerges From The Shadows

The Long Range Artillery (LORA) munition is the latest short-range ballistic missile to have been adapted by Israel as an air-launched weapon.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 05: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - ' KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the representatives of the management of global news agencies as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), at Lahta Center on June 05, 2024 in St.Petersburg, Russia. During the meeting on Wednesday, Putin called Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip 'the total destruction of the civilian population.' (Photo by Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Germany

Putin Threatens To Supply Weapons To “Regions” For Retaliatory Strikes On Western Targets

The idea of giving weapons to forces that are hostile to countries that allow Ukraine to use their weapons on Russian soil was put forward by Putin today.

The US Navy's P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol planes are one step closer to getting new self-protection pods with towed decoys and other electronic warfare capabilities.
P-8

Towed Decoy Pods Will Protect P-8 Poseidons From Radar-Guided Threats

Electronic warfare pods with 'little buddy' decoys will be key for defending the highly-valuable, but vulnerable P-8As.

Collins class submarines will not get Tomahawk land attack cruise missile capabilities.
Diesel-Electric Submarines

Australia Won’t Arm Collins Class Submarines With Tomahawks

The decision, announced today, means Australia’s undersea force won’t have a long-range strike weapon for at least a decade.

The Navy has been eying the possibility of arming its ships and submarines, as well as aircraft, with a new air-breathing hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile.
Air-launched hypersonic cruise missiles

Navy’s HALO Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile Planned For Ships, Submarines, As Well As Jets

Arming Navy surface and subsurface fleets with hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles would give them critical new maritime strike capabilities.