More from Howard Altman (Page 2)

A strategically important fuel farm supplying Russia's Engels Air Base was struck by Ukrainian drones.

Ukraine Targets Strategic Bomber Fuel Supplies In Long-Range Strike On Russia

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jan 8, 2025
NATO nations boosting naval presence and AI monitoring in response to undersea cable cuts.

NATO Boosting Naval Presence And AI Monitoring In Baltic Sea After Undersea Cables Cut

By Howard Altman
Updated on Jan 7, 2025
With two weeks to go before Donald Trump takes office, Ukraine launched a new offensive in Russia's Kursk region

Ukraine Launches New Offensive In Russia’s Kursk Region

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jan 6, 2025
The Metinvest company is beginning to add armor protection to Ukraine's Western-donated air defense systems.

New Armor Kits Being Installed On Ukraine’s Western Air Defense Systems

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jan 3, 2025
The U.S. is reportedly building a new base in Kobani, northern Syria.

U.S. Reportedly Setting Up New Base In Northern Syria

By Howard Altman
Posted on Jan 2, 2025
The Biden administration spent the last of its funds earmarked to procure equipment for Ukraine from industry and partners.

Biden Spends Last Of Funds Set Aside To Purchase New Weapons For Ukraine

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 31, 2024
THAAD deployment Israel

U.S. Army’s First Combat Use Of THAAD Missile Defense System Just Occurred In Israel (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Geoff Ziezulewicz
Posted on Dec 27, 2024
A Russian-connected oil tanker suspected of severing the Estlink 2 power cable running under the Baltic Sea between Finland and Estonia was reportedly found to be packed with spy equipment.

Russian-Linked Oil Tanker Suspected Of Sabotage Was Brimming With Spy Equipment: Report

By Howard Altman
Updated on Dec 27, 2024
Early reports indicate a Russian SAM system downed an Azerbaijanian Airlines flight Wednesday.

Everything We Know About What Led Up To The Azerbaijan Airliner Crash

By Howard Altman
Updated on Dec 26, 2024
F/A-18F Was Shot Down By Friendly Fire As Jets Were About To Land On The Carrier

F/A-18F Was Shot Down By Friendly Fire As Jets Were About To Land On The Carrier

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Dec 24, 2024
North Korea may be preparing to send additional troops and weapons to Russia to help its fight against Ukraine.

North Korea To Send More Troops To Fight For Russia Against Ukraine: South Korean Intel

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 23, 2024
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet was conducting a refueling mission over the Red Sea when it was downed in a friendly fire incident this past weekend.

F/A-18F Shot Down By Friendly Cruiser Was In The Middle Of A Refueling Mission

By Joseph Trevithick, Geoff Ziezulewicz, Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 23, 2024
Salem Nuclear Power Plant in New Jersey was one of 22 energy infrastructure sites in the state that the FAA banned drone flights over.

Nuclear Power Plants Report Massive Uptick In Drone Sightings

By Howard Altman
Updated on Dec 21, 2024
The commander of a Ukrainian Abrams tank talked about surviving Russian FPV drone strikes.

Ukrainian M1 Abrams Commander Talks Tank’s Major Vulnerabilities, Advantages In Combat

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 20, 2024
Russia Pummels Kyiv In Retaliation For ATACMS, Storm Shadow Strikes On Its Soil

Russia Pummels Kyiv In Retaliation For ATACMS, Storm Shadow Strikes On Its Soil

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 20, 2024
The FAA has banned drone flights over 22 New Jersey power infrastructure sites.

Drone Flights Banned Over New Jersey Energy Infrastructure Sites

By Howard Altman
Updated on Dec 19, 2024
Bill Kennedy, 436th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron transit alert, marshals a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Dover Air Force Base, Del., April 26, 2015. The aircraft is loaded with 69 members of the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team, their supplies and equipment, and six K-9s, to assist Nepal with rescue operations after the country was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake.

New Jersey Base Confirms Multiple Past Drone Incursions… By Contraband Smugglers

By Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 18, 2024
Top Pentagon officials offered new insights into the state of play on the battlefield, the role of North Korean troops there and how it will be paid for.

Pentagon’s Assessment Of North Koreans Fighting In Kursk, Rate At Which Ukraine Is Losing Ground

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 18, 2024
Camp Pendleton drone incursions have occurred in recent days.

Multiple Drone Incursions Confirmed Over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Updated on Dec 17, 2024
North Korean Troops in Kursk, Russia are now fighting more actively on the front.

North Korean Troops Launched Large-Scale Combat Operations In Kursk: Officials

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 17, 2024
Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio is the latest U.S. military installation to report drone overflights.

Drone Incursions Closed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Airspace Friday Night

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 15, 2024
Hysteria about drones over New Jersey obscures the fact that there is a real national security concern.

Coast Guard Ship Stalked By Unidentified Aircraft, Iran Drone Mothership Claim Shot Down By DoD

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 12, 2024
Mohamed Bashir, who heads HTS's so-called "Salvation Government", holds a press conference in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on November 28, 2024. The Syrian rebels now in power in Damascus have appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as head of a transitional government that will be in place until March 1, state media said on December 10, 2024. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

New Syrian Prime Minister Assumes Power Amid Airstrikes, Continued Fighting

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 11, 2024
Israel strikes targets in Syria after Assad falls.

Syria’s Suddenly Permissive Airspace Prompts Flurry Of Foreign Airstrikes (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 10, 2024
The entire fleet of U.S. V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft has been temporarily grounded after a mishap involving an AFSOC CV-22 last month at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico.

V-22s Grounded Again After Special Operations Osprey Mishap

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 9, 2024
A portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is pictured with its frame broken, in a Syrian regime's Political Security Branch facility on the outskirts of the central city of Hama, following the capture of the area by anti-government forces, on December 7, 2024. Syria's embattled government said on December 7 it was setting up a ring of steel around Damascus, state media reported, as rebels on a lightning advance said they were bearing down on the city. The leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist group which has headed the assault, told fighters to prepare to take Damascus, just over a week into a renewed offensive in the long dormant conflict. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)

The Assad Regime Has Fallen, Claims Swirl Around Possible Crash Of His Escape Jet (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Updated on Dec 8, 2024
F-35 CCA under trump admin

Former Trump Acting SECDEF Talks About The Future Of Big Ticket Defense Programs

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 6, 2024
Homs, Syria.s third-largest city, is close to being captured by rebels opposed to Bashar Al-Assad.

Syrian Rebels Closing In On Homs, Cutting Off Damascus From Coast An Imminent Possibility (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 6, 2024
The Pentagon has released a summary of a new classified strategy to guide efforts to protect American forces abroad and across the U.S. homeland from growing drone threats.

This Is The New ‘Counter-Drone Strategy’ Just Unveiled By Pentagon

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 5, 2024
Russia is massing for a possible attack across the Dnipro River to draw in Ukrainian troops.

Russia Massing For Possible Cross-River Offensive In South Ukraine

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 4, 2024
A U.S. official said U.S. forces backed an SDF raid on ISIS troops in eastern Syria.

Claims Swirl Around U.S. Strikes In Eastern Syria (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 3, 2024
Russian and Syrian airstrikes are slowing the advance by anti-government rebels.

Airstrikes Slow Advance Of Anti-Assad Forces In Syria

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 2, 2024
Rebel forces have taken most of Aleppo.

Aleppo Has Fallen, Assad’s Forces Regrouping As Rebels Blitz South

By Howard Altman
Posted on Dec 1, 2024
Mystery drones have flown over USAF bases in the UK for an eighth day.

Drone Incursions Over USAF Bases In UK Enter Second Week

By Howard Altman
Updated on Nov 27, 2024
Ukraine's top commander says a new offensive is the only path to victory.

Ukraine’s Top Commander Wants New Counteroffensive, Says It’s The Only Path To Victory

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 27, 2024
Still unidentified drones continue to be spotted around air bases in the United Kingdom that host American forces.

British Troops Reinforce USAF Airbases Amid Mysterious Drone Incursions: Reports (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 26, 2024
Ukraine used ATACMS missiles to hit an airbase in Russia for the first time.

ATACMS Hit Airfield In Russia For The First Time

By Howard Altman
Updated on Nov 25, 2024
Mystery drones have appeared once again near US bases in the UK.

Mysterious Drones Have Descended Again On U.S. Air Bases In The United Kingdom (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman
Updated on Nov 25, 2024
Ukraine has lost nearly half the territory it captured in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

Ukraine Lost Nearly Half The Territory It Captured In Russia: Report

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 23, 2024
An unspecified number of drones were spotted over RAF Lakenheath in England

Multiple Drone Incursions Just Occurred Over USAF Fighter Base In England

By Howard Altman
Updated on Nov 22, 2024
SULYHIVKA, UKRAINE - MARCH 26: Emergency demining team carries out demining and destruction of explosives in Sulyhivka, Ukraine on March 26, 2024. A demining team works to destroy mines and other explosives in a remote area of the Kharkiv region. According to experts, it may take two or three years to completely clear this small area of explosives.

Anti-Personnel Landmines Included In U.S. Aid Package To Ukraine For First Time

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 22, 2024
Ukraine claims Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the city of Dmipro.

Russia’s Unprecedented Ballistic Missile Attack On Ukraine: What We Know

By Howard Altman, Thomas Newdick
Posted on Nov 21, 2024
The US embassy in Kyiv warned on November 20, 2024, of a "potential significant air attack" and shuttered its doors, following Russia's vow to respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time.

U.S. Embassy In Kyiv Temporarily Closed Due To Russian Airstrike Threat

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 20, 2024
Picatinny Arsenal drone sighting

Army Arsenal Seeking Info On Mysterious Drone Flights Over Installation

By Howard Altman
Updated on Nov 20, 2024
Key Trump nominee blasts BIden decision to allow Ukraine to use ATACMS in Russia.

Biden ATACMS Decision Spurs Russian Threats, Hope and Derision Elsewhere

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 18, 2024
The Biden Administration will allow Ukraine to use ATACMS deep inside Russia.

Ukraine Now Allowed To Use Long-Range Missiles Deep Into Russia: Reports

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 17, 2024
F-15E Drone hunting Iranian attack

F-15E Pilot Recounts Having To Switch To Guns After Missiles Ran Dry During Iranian Drone Barrage

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 15, 2024
GREMLIN AARO

Military’s UFO-Hunting Aerial Surveillance System Detailed In Report

By Howard Altman
Updated on Nov 15, 2024
Taiwan experts tell us what the next Trump presidency could mean for U.S. relations with the Island nation.

Taiwan Experts On Chances Of Chinese Invasion Under New Trump Administration

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 14, 2024
Mosfilm, Russia's largest film studio, donated dozens of ancient tanks to the military last year.

Russia’s Largest Film Studio Donated Antique Tanks To The Military

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 13, 2024
France will have sent Ukraine 600 Hammer bombs by the end of the year.

Ukraine Will Have Received 600 French Hammer Bombs By End Of Year

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 13, 2024
Russia has launched a major counteroffensive against Ukrainian forces in Kursk.

Russia’s 50,000-Soldier-Strong Push To Kick Ukraine Out Of Kursk Has Begun

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 11, 2024
In major policy shift, Biden administration is allowing U.S. contractors to work in Ukraine fixing and maintaining donated weapons.

U.S. Contractors Will Be Allowed To Fix F-16s, Patriots In Ukraine: Report

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 8, 2024
Russia's new S-70 flying wing uncrewed aerial vehicle (UCAV) contained dozens of foreign components, according to Ukraine.

Russia’s S-70 Hunter Flying Wing Drone Downed In Ukraine Packed With Western Components

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 8, 2024
What a new Trump administration could mean for Ukraine.

What Trump’s Election Could Mean For The War In Ukraine

By Howard Altman
Updated on Nov 8, 2024
Ukraine struck a Russian Caspian Sea military port for the first time.

Ukraine Hits Caspian Sea Port For The First Time

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 6, 2024
A U.S. Navy F/A-18F and F-35, both assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9, fly over the Point Mugu Sea Range in Southern California with a U.S. Air Force F-15 during Gray Flag 2024 on Sept. 24, 2024. Gray Flag is an annual large-force test event that brings the joint force together to test and evaluate multi-domain systems in a maritime environment, ensuring our nation’s warfighters are equipped with effective, interoperable systems that will help them deter aggression, protect our nation’s prosperity and security, and return home safely to their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Kory Hughs)

Navy Posts Its First AIM-174 Missile-Armed F/A-18F Super Hornet ‘Glamour Shots’

By Howard Altman
Updated on Nov 6, 2024
European cargo aircraft targeted in suspected Russian plot.

Suspected Russian Airplane Sabotage Plot Sparks Call For NATO Action

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 5, 2024
Russia has launched a record number of Shahed drones at Ukraine.

Russia Firing Record Number Of Shahed-136s At Ukraine

By Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 5, 2024
Ukraine's defenses in the east are buckling against intense Russian pressure.

Ukrainian Defenses In The East Are Buckling, Russian Advance Is Accelerating

By Howard Altman
Updated on Nov 1, 2024
The Army has racked up 170 kills with Coyote counter-drone interceptors in operational deployments globally.

Army Coyote Drone Hunting Drones Have Scored 170 Combat Kills

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman
Posted on Nov 1, 2024
Lasers, Microwaves, Missiles, Guns Not On The Table For Domestic Drone Defense

Lasers, Microwaves, Missiles, Guns Not On The Table For Domestic Drone Defense

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Oct 31, 2024
The commander of NORAD and NORTHCOM talked about the Langley Air Force Base drone incursion and what the military could do about it.

Here’s What NORAD’s Commander Just Told Us About The Langley AFB Drone Incursions

By Howard Altman
Posted on Oct 30, 2024
IAF strikes Iran

Israel’s Reprisal Strike Carefully Calculated, Unclear If Jets Ever Flew Over Iran

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Oct 26, 2024