4007 Results From "Russia"

SpaceX's contract for a new satellite constellation for the DOD could be a game changer.
Spy Satellites

If SpaceX’s Secret Constellation Is What We Think It Is, It’s Game Changing (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 20, 2024

Adversary air company Top Aces' F-16 Vips, the only ones currently in the hands of a private operator, are now flying with podded infrared search and track (IRST) systems.
F-16

World’s Only Privately Owned F-16 Aggressors Get Infrared Search And Track Pods

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 5, 2024

Air War Ukraine
Russia

Top Ukraine War Lessons From USAF’s Commander In Europe

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 18, 2023

U.K. Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning.
F-35A

Royal Air Force Goes Nuclear With F-35A

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 25, 2025

Mystery drones have flown over USAF bases in the UK for an eighth day.
B-52

Drone Incursions Over USAF Bases In UK Enter Second Week

By Howard Altman

Updated on Nov 27, 2024

The U.S. Air Force's first combat employment of 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs in recent strikes on Iranian nuclear sites draws new attention to work toward a successor.
B-2

GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Successor In The Works

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 24, 2025

Ukraine has developed a balloon-carried electronic warfare system designed to detect enemy drone operators, which can then be targeted, offering a more comprehensive solution than tackling individual drones. While the status of the system, known as Aero Azimuth, is unclear, its unveiling points to a resurgence in interest in elevated sensors, especially mounted of aerostats.

Balloon-Based Sensor That Pinpoints Location Of Drone Operators Emerges In Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

ADM-160 MALD seen on MIG-29 in Ukraine for the first time.
MiG-29

ADM-160 Miniature Air Launched Decoy Spotted On Ukrainian MiG-29

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 21, 2024

Ukraine says the southern front is the main axis for the counteroffensive
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Counteroffensive Pushing South From Robotyne

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 28, 2023

Now We Know Russia’s Mysterious New Fighter Is A Single-Engine Design (Updated)
Russia

Now We Know Russia’s Mysterious New Fighter Is A Single-Engine Design (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 17, 2021

An AH-64 helicopter hovers during a military drill July 28, 2003 in Yeounchun, South Korea. About 37,000 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea under a security alliance forged after the 1950-53 Korean War.
AH-64

AH-64 Apache To Be Tested With Wing-Mounted AESA Radar

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 25, 2024

The U.S. Army has received the first of its new High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) aircraft, based on the Bombardier Global 6500 bizjet. Set to supersede a varied fleet of turboprop intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms, HADES will fly higher, faster, and farther, and for longer periods, while carrying a bigger sensor payload.
Airborne Sensors

Army Gets Its First HADES Airborne Reconnaissance Jet

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 25, 2024

APKWS rockets were kept from Ukraine to be used to defend US in the Middle East.
Iran

Counter-Drone Weapons Diverted From Ukraine To Middle East Amid Rising Tensions, Hegseth Confirms

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 11, 2025

Key Trump nominee blasts Biden decision to allow Ukraine to use ATACMS in Russia
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Warming To Sending ATACMS

By Howard Altman, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 30, 2023

China’s KD-21 air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), a shadowy weapon that is widely seen as part of the country’s rapidly developing anti-shipping armory, appears to now be in operational service. The missile, carried by the H-6K bomber, made its public debut at Airshow China in Zhuhai in November 2022, but until now had not been confirmed as being carried by aircraft assigned to frontline unit.
H-6 Bomber

China’s KD-21 Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Appears To Be Operational

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 1, 2025

Ukraine won't likely have sufficient numbers of combat-capable pilots for years, a top U.S. Air Force general says.
NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: F-16 Pilot Training May Be Delayed Until January

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 12, 2023

Ukraine appears to be making gains in its counteroffensive.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Advances Made In Grueling Fight

By Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 11, 2023

Personnel from the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, also known as the Night Stalkers, recently took part in an exercise focused in part on the defense of strategic Shemya Island.
160th SOAR "Nightstalkers"

Night Stalker Helicopters Train To Defend Strategic Alaskan Island

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 23, 2023

The Azov Sea port city of Berdyansk was struck again Friday.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Long-Range Strike Hits Russian-Held Port City On Sea Of Azov

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 2, 2023

The proven and in-production E-7 Wedgetail, based on the Boeing 737 and serving with multiple allies, was supposed to bridge the gap between the E-3's retirement and pushing the mission to space-based distributed satellite constellations. Now, if the administration gets its wish, that won't happen. The E-7 will be cancelled and the Navy's E-2D Hawkeye will step in to fill the gap.
E-2

E-2 Hawkeye Replaces USAF E-3 Sentry, E-7 Cancelled In New Budget

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 11, 2025