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Canadian NORAD Commander’s View On Future F-35 Fighter Force
Maj. Gen. Chris McKenna offers exclusive insights into what opportunities and challenges the F-35A will bring to his commands.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
We leave the Christmas lights up all year down in here.
This Will Be The Navy’s New FF(X) Frigate
The Navy is leveraging the Coast Guard’s Legend class National Security Cutter to plug the gap left by axing the Constellation class frigate.
Ukraine Strikes Russia-Linked Tanker In The Mediterranean With ‘Bomber Drone’
The Ukrainian drone attack on the tanker, part of the Russian shadow fleet, is the first one of its kind outside of the Black Sea.
E-3 Sentry Joins U.S. Combat Aircraft Tracked Off Venezuelan Coast
The E-3 radar jets have been noticeably absent as of late from the flurry of trackable U.S. military aircraft flying near Venezuela’s airspace.
Littoral Combat Ship Launches Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Clone
Being able to deploy LUCAS kamikaze drones from Navy ships drastically opens the aperture as to where swarms of these aircraft can emanate from.
MiG-31 Foxhound Among Russian Air Defense Assets Targeted In Crimean Drone Strike
With its valuable collection of fighters and air defense systems, Belbek Air Base has long been a key target for Ukraine.
Aftermath Of Ukraine’s Underwater Drone Attack On Russian Submarine Seen In Satellite Imagery
Ukraine’s submersible drone navigated into a protected harbor and detonated very close to the targeted submarine.
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India Can’t Give Up Its Jaguar Strike Aircraft
Spares sourced from Oman are the latest fix to patch up the dwindling Indian Air Force fighter fleet.
New Dark Eagle Hypersonic Weapon Details Emerge
Hegseth’s visit to Redstone Arsenal provided new disclosures on Dark Eagle’s range and its small warhead.
Ambush In Syria Leaves Two U.S. Troops, Civilian Interpreter Dead (Updated)
Hundreds of U.S. troops and other personnel are still deployed to Syria in a counter-ISIS role.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
The lights won’t stop flickering…
Swiss Poised To Slash F-35 Order As Costs Mount
Switzerland’s repeated efforts to induct a new fighter have hit a hurdle, with the planned 36 F-35As judged to be no longer affordable.
This Is What The B-52’s New Radar Looks Like
The B-52’s new AN/APQ-188 active electronically scanned array radar is critical to the bomber’s future relevance.
F-35A Joint Strike Fighters Deploying To Caribbean (Updated)
The F-35s from the Vermont Air National Guard will join the growing U.S. force massed in the Caribbean aimed largely at the Maduro regime.
Crew Optional Designs Could Be Barred By Law From Navy’s Drone Ship Program
Congress’s annual defense policy bill includes a major restriction on the Navy’s Modular Surface Attack Craft program plans.
If Zelensky’s Claim Of Using Homegrown Ballistic Missile For First Time Is True, It’s A Big Deal
Ukraine has long pined for a missile of its own of this kind to provide a potent means of striking targets deep inside Russia without restrictions.
EA-18G Growlers Deploying To Puerto Rico An Indicator Of What’s To Come (Updated)
The Growlers are not a standard show of force, with the jets offering capabilities that would be key in any future strikes in the region.
Poland’s Last MiG-29 Fulcrums Being Lined Up For Transfer To Ukraine
Poland plans to hand over its final MiG-29s to Ukraine, with drone and missile technology heading in the other direction.
M1 Abrams Tank Armed With Switchblade Drones Tested By Army
Loitering munitions are already revolutionizing the battlefield, and the U.S. Army is finally testing launching them from its main battle tank.
Joint Chinese-Russian Bomber Patrol Sends Japanese, South Korean Fighters Scrambling
The latest Chinese-Russian joint aviation exercise comes amid growing tensions between Beijing and Tokyo.
F/A-18 Super Hornets Were Just Tracked Flying Deep Inside The Gulf Of Venezuela (Updated)
Openly sending fighters over a gulf bounded by Venezuelan territory on three sides is a new escalation in the pressure campaign against the Maduro regime.
There’s Likely No Way Back For Russia’s An-22 Turboprop Heavy Transports After Fatal Crash
The An-22 that crashed was reportedly the last airworthy example of what was once the world’s heaviest aircraft.
MQ-28 Ghost Bat Has Fired An AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile
Australia has ordered another six Ghost Bat drones, as it progresses toward an operational capability for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
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