Modern Day Marine 2025

France has integrated laser-guided 68mm rockets onto its fighter, giving it a far cheaper option for Shahed-type threats.

The Army’s aerial reconnaissance forces are at a watershed moment after the service ditched its fleet of turboprop surveillance aircraft.

Described as a first of its kind, the mission could be a glimpse of what’s to come for amphibious operations.

After being the key to Ukraine running the Black Sea Fleet out of Crimea, the Pentagon made its first kamikaze drone boat strike.

The long-range drone attacks are targeting Russian oil tankers, adding to that nation’s burgeoning war-induced energy woes.

It’s not fear, it’s patience.

The Air Force has made a formal decision about how the B-21 will be crewed as it pushes to start fielding the bombers next year.

E-2 pilots and foreign student pilots still need to do carrier qualifications, but huge changes to the naval aviation training landscape are looming.

Ankara is reportedly eyeing the transfer of the Russian-made SAM systems to a Gulf country in a bid to have Washington lift its F-35 embargo.

The F-22s are part of a larger retrograde of airpower out of the CENTCOM region while at the same time the prospects of renewed fighting grow.

The flagship of Carrier Strike Group 3, which is currently operating in the Middle East, left port in Guam in December 2025.

The catapult-equipped Fujian is now unlocking the J-15T’s strike potential.

Most sixth-gen fighter concepts have been tailless deltas, and China is pursuing that planform, but Boeing’s F-47 went a very different direction.

The planned purchase marks a major shift in NATO‘s conventional strike posture as allies respond to the threat from Russia.

The future of U.S.-Iranian peace talks remains very uncertain after a crescendo of tit-for-tat strikes.

Trump promised to give Ukraine a license to assemble its own Patriot interceptors, but actually doing so will take many, many months, at best.

The protection reflects the growing threat Chinese drones pose to the very air-defense systems meant to shoot them down.

It is unclear what caused the change, but there have been major concerns over the defensive and other capabilities on the new VC-25B bridge aircraft.

Naval Station Rota and Morón Air Base provide vital air, maritime, and logistics capabilities that would be difficult to replace.

Both Trump and Iran declare the ceasefire is over in the wake of the latest flare-up in fighting.

A shared fleet of eight assault ships will improve interoperability, replace aging platforms, and prepare both navies for drone-enabled warfare.

Earlier on Tuesday, three tanker ships were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, rattling an already shaky ceasefire.

The B-52 fleet is in need of an upcoming upgrade and has been in high demand, as well as suffering a tragic loss.

Boxer amphibious ready group re-aggregates in the Middle East as the U.S. beefs up its naval force posture there.

The Houthis are likely backing their own proxies in the form of pirates as shipping is just recovering from the war with Iran and Red Sea battles.

The structures with large rectangular retractable roofs could point to new strategic capabilities China could deploy more widely.

The GlobalEye acquisition comes alongside a raft of NATO capability announcements spanning drones, maritime patrol aircraft, tankers, and airlifters.

After many decades of landing on the White House lawn, Marine One will operate from a helipad, which Trump says the VH-92’s maker is paying for.

North Korea’s Kang Kon warship released a full broadside of machine gun fire during a demonstration for Kim Kong Un.

The 12-boat procurement is one of Canada’s biggest-ever defense buys and marks a major shift toward closer military cooperation with European allies.