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The threat of Iran attempting to blockade the highly strategic Strait of Hormuz has re-emerged amid the conflict that has now erupted between it and Israel.
Iran

Could Iran Carry Out Its Threat To Shut Down The Strait Of Hormuz?

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jun 14, 2025

Dramatic footage is emerging online as Iran has begun launching a huge ballistic missile barrage against Israel as part of its retaliatory strikes.
Iran

Iran Strikes Back (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 13, 2025

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said efforts to deter Iranian mining of the Strait of Hormuz are already underway.
Iran

Growing Fears of Massive Strikes On Iran As Nuclear Negotiations Sputter

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 10, 2025

This Is Our First View Of Russia’s New S-500 Air Defense System In Action
Russia

This Is Our First View Of Russia’s New S-500 Air Defense System In Action

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 20, 2021

Ukrainian drone operators are increasingly taking the fight to the Russian helicopters operating over and around the battlefield, by launching direct attacks with first-person view (FPV) drones. While there has been one previous report of a Russian rotorcraft successfully being attacked by a drone and several videos showing near-misses, the increasing quantity of such incidents indicates that this is now becoming a more established practice.
Russian Air Force

Russian Mi-28 Havoc Attack Helicopter Engaged In Mid-Air By Ukrainian Drone

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 7, 2024

CSAR USAF Serbia
HH-60

U.S. Combat Rescue Helicopters Train With Old Foe Serbia For First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 18, 2023

Congress is moving to block the Air Force from retiring or preparing to retire any U-2 spy planes in the next fiscal year.
U-2

U-2 Retirement Reprieve Emerges In Proposed Defense Spending Bill

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 4, 2024

Azerbaijan launches anti-terror operation in Karabakh
Middle East

Azerbaijan Reignites Shooting War In Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Region

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 19, 2023

Victory Day Parade T-34
Russia

Lone Antique T-34 Was Only Tank In Moscow’s Victory Day Parade

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 9, 2023

China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Unlikely To ‘Debut’ Until 2030s, According To U.S. Intel
H-20

China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Unlikely To ‘Debut’ Until 2030s, According To U.S. Intel

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 18, 2024

Prigozhin in Roston
Russia

Wagner Boss Declares War On Russian Defense Ministry (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 24, 2023

T-54 exploded shockwave
Tanks

Ancient Russian T-54 Tank Turned Into Rolling Bomb Explodes In Massive Shockwave

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 19, 2023

In a most unusual development in the Black Sea ‘drone war,’ Ukraine appears to have begun arming uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), better known as drone boats, with heat-seeking air-to-air missiles. The adaptation seems to have been made to provide the USVs with protection against the Russian helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft that are increasingly being used to counter them, although many questions remain about how these newly added weapons are intended work.
Russia

Ukrainian Drone Boats Now Armed With Adapted Air-To-Air Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 6, 2024

Ukrainian pilots are spending their down time training on F-16 virtual reality simulators.
Russia

Ukraine Situation Report: Pilots Train On Commercial F-16 Simulators At Home Bases

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 27, 2023

Armed robotic dog in use by MARSOC
Drones

Rifle-Armed Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators (Updated)

By Oliver Parken, Howard Altman

Posted on May 8, 2024

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

A new definitive look at one of the VAMPIRE counter-drone systems delivered to Ukraine has emerged.
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (C-UAS)

Our Best Look At A VAMPIRE Counter Drone System For Ukraine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 6, 2023

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall says the Sentinel ICBM program is "struggling" and keeping it on track will "cost money."
ICBMs

Sentinel ICBM “Struggling,” Keeping On Track Will Come At A Cost

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 14, 2023

What appears to be one of the first looks at members of the German armed forces with new 5.56x45mm Heckler & Koch HK416 A8 rifles, also known as G95A1s, has come from an unexpected source: the U.S. Army. With help from the U.S. Army, the Germans have been stress-testing the guns in very hot and humid conditions at a facility in Panama and in the Arizona desert.
Around The Globe

Germany’s New HK416 Service Rifles Appear At Panama Test Site

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 13, 2024

Israel raid
Iran

Israeli Commando Raid In Syria Sends A Message To Iran That Its Underground Bases Are Not Untouchable

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 13, 2024