4004 Results From "Russia"

A decoy that looks intended to help defend against drone attack and cruise missile strikes has appeared on a pier at a Russian Navy base in the Black Sea.
Russia

Submarine Decoy Appears On Russian Naval Base Pier

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 20, 2024

Ukraine appears to have converted a light aircraft to serve as a remote bomber.
Ukraine

Ukraine Appears To Be Using Light Planes Converted Into Reusable Bomber Drones

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 26, 2024

An F-16 Fighting Falcon piloted by Lt. Col. Mike May from the 85th Test and Evaluation squadron sits on the ramp at Eglin Air Force Base on October 2, 2019 with a JASSM-ER. The 85th TES released the extended range missile as part of an operational test sortie.
F-16

JASSM Stealth Cruise Missiles Now On The Table For Ukraine: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 15, 2024

More NATO members are now 'read into' top-secret Special Access Programs (SAP) related to the Joint Strike Fighter as part of a broader push to improve information sharing and interoperability.
F-35

More Top Secret F-35 Stealth Fighter Data Given To NATO Members

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 2, 2024

The U.S. Air Force is working to combine an aerial target designed to simulate ballistic threats and a liquid-fuel rocket motor into a new, lower-cost hypersonic missile dubbed Angry Tortoise.
Air-Launched Hypersonic Missiles

Angry Tortoise Liquid-Fueled Hypersonic Missile In Development For USAF

By Joseph Trevithick, Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Sep 26, 2025

Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Describe Their Desperate Air War Against Russia
Russia

Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Describe Their Desperate Air War Against Russia

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 22, 2022

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (3rd R) and Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis (2nd R) tour the streets destroyed by the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine during Mitsotakis's official visit in Odesa, Ukraine on March 6, 2024. The leaders then arrived at the port of Odesa, which has been repeatedly attacked by Russian missiles and drones, to inspect the functioning of the 'grain corridor' in Odesa.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Missile Landed Near Zelensky And Greek Prime Minister In Odesa

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 7, 2024

Russia now wants a 'buffer zone' between it and Ukraine.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Putin Now Talking About Creating A “Buffer Zone”

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 18, 2024

A new and larger Russian 'turtle tank' has emerged and is also equipped with a counter-drone electronic warfare jammer.
Russian Army

New Russian ‘Turtle Tank’ Emerges On The Battlefield, Features Electronic Warfare System

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 16, 2024

Poland F-16 nuclear weapons
Eastern Europe

Ukraine Situation Report: Poland “Ready” To Host Nuclear Weapons

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 22, 2024

The Israeli military said it had struck command centers belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and other domestic security forces responsible for “maintaining the regime’s stability.”
Iran

Israel Strikes Key Iranian Command And Control Sites In Tehran (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 23, 2025

Wreckage of a GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bomb, also known as the Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II), has appeared in Yemen. The weapon, which was only recently confirmed as being used in combat, offers some notably advanced capabilities, especially over the GBU-39/B SDB I, and the technological risk of the remains of the still relatively intact weapon falling into an adversary’s hands are not insignificant.
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)/Stormbreaker

StormBreaker Advanced Glide Bomb Lands In Yemen Largely Intact

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 25, 2025

Russia Counter-Stealth Lab Fire
Russia

Deadly Blaze Ripped Through Russia’s Top Air Defense Research Lab

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 21, 2022

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?

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 12, 2024

RC-135S Satan Missile Formation
RC-135

RC-135 Jets Flew Unprecedented Mission To Spy On Russia’s New ICBM

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2022

Photos and videos, as well as satellite sensor imagery, suggest that Ukrainian forces have once again struck the Russian airbase at Dzhankoi, in the northern part of occupied Crimea. Reportedly, the attack last night, which seems to have involved a ballistic missile strike, led to the damage or destruction of several of Russia’s prized S-400 and S-300 air defense systems.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Air Defense Systems Struck In Crimea

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 17, 2024

A video has emerged showing a disastrous Russian assault on the Avdiivka front, which took place at the weekend, reportedly leaving 20 of the Kremlin’s armored vehicles destroyed. While we have seen other large-scale Russian armored assaults, various accounts suggest this might be the biggest of its kind of the conflict so far, spearheaded by a column of 48 Russian armored vehicles.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Russian Armor Massacre At Avdiivka

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 1, 2024

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

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jun 14, 2024

JDAM-ER Winged Bombs With Seekers That Home In On GPS Jammers Headed To Ukraine
U.S. Air Force

JDAM-ER Winged Bombs With Seekers That Home In On GPS Jammers Headed To Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 4, 2024

W76-1 warhead
Nuclear Policy

Current American Nuclear Warhead Inventory Numbers Revealed

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 22, 2024