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A Guide To China’s Expanding Fleet Of Military Helicopters
China’s rotary fleet is evolving into a more capable, homegrown force, bringing new reach and flexibility to operations on land and at sea.
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Russian Mi-28 Attack Helicopters Are Now Firing Cruise Missiles
New footage highlights Russia’s push to field lower-cost standoff weapons from unconventional platforms.
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USMC Says It Needs Nine More Amphibious Warships To Carry Out Its Missions
The current fleet of 31 amphibs needs to grow to 40 according to USMC leadership, but where the funding will come from is more in doubt after the midterms.
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This Is The Army’s New MALET Kit That Turns Mortars Into Drone-Dropped Weapons
The clip-on kit is designed to give soldiers a convenient way to rapidly turn existing mortars into small bombs for drones.
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We Now Know Why Sierra Nevada Corp Canned Its Navy Jet Trainer Bid
SNC has provided a detailed explanation for why its clean-sheet Freedom Jet isn’t competing to replace the Navy’s T-45s.
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NASA Announces X-70 “Fractal” Experimental Aircraft (Updated)
The X-70 will be able to test new flight control capabilities and will push the bounds of maneuverability.
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Did The Blue Wave Just Sink Trump’s Battleship?
The validity and cost of President Trump’s battleship program was already under fire before the Democrats’ historic mid-term wins.
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These Are The U.S. Weapons Most At Risk In The Looming Rare Earths Supply Crisis
Rare earths are critical in thousands of weapon systems, many of which are essential to national security, and China is the source for most of them.
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Japan To Assemble AMRAAM Missiles As U.S. Moves To Dramatically Boost AIM-120 Production
As part of a multibillion-dollar missile-production expansion, Washington and Tokyo also seek to accelerate production of the SM-3 Block IIA interceptor.
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British Type 31 Frigate Variant Offered To The U.S. Navy
Babcock is looking to pitch its Arrowhead 140 design for an American frigate requirement, potentially in partnership with a major U.S. shipbuilder.
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Pakistan Joins Air-to-Air Missile Club With Successful Test Of Fa’az
The test is a major step toward Pakistan’s homegrown air-to-air missile capability, despite already fielding advanced Chinese weapons.
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The Beechcraft M-346N Is The Only Known Aircraft Left In The Navy’s Jet Trainer Competition
Sierra Nevada Corp decided not to bid to replace the Navy’s T-45s with its Freedom Jet, one of two known contenders left in the running.
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USAF Widens Lower-Cost Cruise Missile Effort To Also Include Glide Bombs
A new ‘spiral’ to the Extended Range Attack Munition program includes calls for unpowered and powered designs.
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This Is Naval Group’s Concept For A Stealthy, Drone-Armed Future Destroyer
The SCX26 concept pairs a stealthy, split-superstructure design with advanced weapons and extensive facilities for uncrewed systems.
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New CB90 CX Is Bigger, Optionally Crewed Evolution Of Saab’s Proven Combat Boat
The CX version brings expanded payload capacity and a new suite of combat capabilities to the familiar combat boat.
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Stealthy GJ-21 Drone Has Launched And Recovered From Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship, China Claims
Signs that the PLAN has been building up to this significant milestone in naval airpower have been growing for more than a year.
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What Trump’s Drastic Reduction Of U.S. Military Aid To Israel Could Mean
Trump announced he was cutting off Israel’s $4 billion in annual aid by the end of the year.
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Airborne Laser Weapon For Tactical Aircraft Being Developed By Germany
The new initiative aims to eventually equip Luftwaffe combat aircraft with a laser capable of shooting down drones and missiles.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
I wonder if there are any birds left outside?
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Iran Used Limpet Mine Placed On Ship’s Hull In Latest Strait Of Hormuz Attack: Report
More air defenses, ships, troops, ammo and supplies are flowing into the Middle East as the clock ticks down to the potential start of a new air campaign against Iran.
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USAF F-16s Back On Alert Duty In Aleutian Islands For First Time In Decades
NORAD’s return to fighter alert ops on remote Shemya Island is yet another reminder of the eroding security environment in the Pacific and the Arctic.
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Polish MiG-29s, F-16 Cannon Ammo Reportedly Headed To Ukraine As Bitter Warsaw-Kyiv Rift Heals
Relations between Ukraine and Poland soured in the Spring, leading to Warsaw calling off the MiG-29 deal in June.
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Let’s Talk About The U.S. Target Drone Iran Claims To Have Recovered Intact
The target drone could be of particular use in stimulating Iran’s air defenses to help collect intelligence on them, among other possible tasks.
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China’s CE-25A Electric Commuter Airliner Demonstrator Emerges
The 19-seat aircraft features an unusual array of ducted fans, and the technology behind it could have implications beyond civilian aviation.
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Ethiopia Gets 12 Russian Su-35 Fighters, Eyes S-400 Air Defenses
The Ethiopian leader says the multirole fighter jets arrived a year ahead of schedule, with four S-400 batteries also planned under the deal.
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Hardened Shelters Critical To Survival Of USAF’s Tanker Fleet: Study
An independent assessment calls for new action to prevent critical aerial refueling assets from being neutralized before they even get in the air.
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Where Are The Aircraft Carriers?: October 27, 2026
The Makin Island amphibious ready group pulls into Yokosuka a week behind the Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group, as the carrier’s jets conduct a simulated strike during exercise Keen Sword 27.
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This Serbian Truck Carries A Truly Massive Mortar
The TSMB M-25 represents a modern attempt to combine great destructive potential with very high mobility.
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U.S. Intel Confirms This Is China’s Secret Spaceplane (Updated)
The Chinese spaceplane design is unsurprisingly very similar to the U.S. Space Force’s history-making X-37B.
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Ukraine’s StarGate Drone Now Evacuating Wounded Soldiers
The purpose-built aerial CASEVAC platform is claimed to have completed two battlefield evacuations in a week, including a mission under electronic attack.
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USAF Orders ARRW Hypersonic Missile Into Production, The Same Weapon It Nearly Cancelled
The fortunes of the AGM-183A, which is now set to arm B-52 and B-1 bombers, have now been fully reversed.
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Last-Ditch Meeting In Iran Seeks To Stave-Off A Restart Of All-Out Fighting In The Region
The meeting between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran took place as the U.S. and Israel are spinning-up for a new round of strikes.
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