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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.

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)
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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.