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Russian Army

Russia Confirms Ongoing Ukrainian Assault On Belgorod Region

Russian officials say they face a “difficult” situation in the Belgorod region, with multiple reports of an incursion into the border area by Ukrainian forces.

F-16

Laser-Guided Rockets Shown Shooting Down Houthi Drones For First Time

A dedicated air-to-air counter-drone version of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket has also now been disclosed.

Drones

Mysterious Weapon Fired From Bradley Fighting Vehicle During Exercise

An M2 Bradley recently fired a new projectile from its TOW anti-tank missile launcher during a major U.S. Army test event.

Russia

Putin-Trump Limited Ceasefire Deal Reached, Ukraine Now Has To Agree

Ukraine Situation Report: The first-step agreement is narrow in scope and calls for a 30-day pause on power infrastructure attacks.

Ukrainian Air Force

Our Best Look At Ukraine’s ‘FrankenBuk’ Air Defense System

The best-known of Ukraine’s so-called ‘FrankenSAMs’ puts RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles on a Soviet-era Buk-M1 ground-based air defense system.

Rafale

France To Expand Its Nuclear Deterrent With New Air Base

Luxeuil Air Base will receive 40 new Rafales and hypersonic missiles at a time when Europe looks for ways to expand its own nuclear protections.

F-16

F-16 Is Getting Massive Anti-Ship Missile Upgrade

F-16s will get stealthy AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles, giving them the ability to attack highly defended ships over great distances.

Air

BlueHalo’s FE-1 Low-Cost Surface-To-Air Missile Fired For First Time

The Freedom Eagle-1 missile is intended as a low-cost effector to tackle larger drones as part of the U.S. Army’s Next-Gen Counter-Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS) program.

Israel

U.S. Air Campaign Against Houthis Continues Into Third Day

The White House put out a stark warning to Iran and said strikes against the Houthis will only stop if their attacks on ships end.

U.S. Army

Radars Deployed To Mexico Border To Detect Cartel Drones (Updated)

The Army sending radars to help with border security highlights cartel drone threats and broader challenges facing the U.S. homeland.

J-36

China’s J-36 Tailless Stealth Fighter Seen Flying For Second Time

The largest of China's two tailless tactical jet prototypes is in the air again, nearly three months since its first flight.

F-35A

Israeli F-35s First To Use ‘Beast Mode’ In Combat

The “thousands of sorties” flown by Israeli F-35Is in the latest Middle East conflicts have included the first combat use of external offensive stores.

Bunker Talk

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

Concrete and conversation.

RC-135

U-2 Spy Planes Are Flying Border Security Missions Air Force Confirms

Border surveillance flights show the wide array of applications for the U-2s as their retirement still looms on the horizon.

Il-76

Our Best Look At North Korea’s New Early-Warning Radar Plane

North Korea’s mysterious airborne early warning and control aircraft continues to take shape and has now received its radome.

Airborne Countermeasures

Argentine Air Force Went To War With Chaff Made By Pasta Machine

The assault on the Falklands surprised even the Argentine Air Force, which soon embarked on a sometimes-bizarre program to bolster its self-protection capabilities.

Loitering Munitions

Ukrainian Long-Range Attack Drones To Be Tested By U.S. Military

Project Artemis will also evaluate American designs that could evolve into long-range kamikaze drones for the U.S. military.

Ukrainian Army

Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb Headed To Ukraine For Its Second Try At Combat: Report

Ukraine is set to receive an enhanced version of the GLSDB that should be more resilient against the effects of Russian jamming.

Navies

Out Of Control Tanker Plows Into Docked Brazilian Navy Vessels

The tanker Olavo Bilac was seen hitting a pier and then striking a row of Brazilian patrol boats at the Port of Santos near São Paulo.

F-15

F-15EX Production Heats Up

The latest on the F-15EX from Boeing's Rob Novotny, including takeaways from early operations and what may be coming for the Eagle II.