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Notorious Abandoned Pacific Island Outpost Eyed For Space Force Rocket Cargo Delivery Tests Notorious Abandoned Pacific Island Outpost Eyed For Space Force Rocket Cargo Delivery Tests

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 3, 2025

South Korea today unveiled a new stealthy loyal wingman-type drone, the Low Observable Unmanned Wingman System, or LOWUS, which it plans to operate alongside the locally developed KF-21 Boramae next-generation fighter, among others.

Air

South Korea’s Loyal Wingman Air Combat Drone Unveiled South Korea’s Loyal Wingman Air Combat Drone Unveiled

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 25, 2025

Air

China’s Massive WZ-9 Divine Eagle Drone Now Operating From South China Sea Base China’s Massive WZ-9 Divine Eagle Drone Now Operating From South China Sea Base

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 25, 2025

A domestically-produced F-CK-1 indigenous defence fighter jet (IDF) takes off during a visit by the island's president and the media from Penghu Air Force Base on Magong island in the Penghu islands on September 22, 2020. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP) (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Air

Air-Launched Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Being Tested By Taiwan Air-Launched Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Being Tested By Taiwan

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 25, 2025

A rare Chinese naval drill with a previously unannounced live-fire component has disrupted air traffic over and around the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand.

News & Features

China’s Sudden Live Fire Naval Drills Off Australia Rattle Canberra China’s Sudden Live Fire Naval Drills Off Australia Rattle Canberra

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 21, 2025

Satellite imagery shows the extent of the massive amount of work that has been done in the past year to restore more than 20 million square feet of runways and other World War II-era infrastructure at historic North Field on the U.S. island of Tinian in the Western Pacific.

Air

Massive WWII B-29 Bomber Base Fully Reclaimed For Future Pacific Fight Massive WWII B-29 Bomber Base Fully Reclaimed For Future Pacific Fight

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 19, 2025

$A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 (L) and U.S. Air Force's F-35 fifth-generation fighter aircrafts are pictured at the tarmac during Aero India 2025, a military aviation exhibition at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru on February 11, 2025. Air traffic is booming in India, even though only a tiny fraction of its people fly each year, and manufacturers are seeking lucrative deals at the flagship Aero India exhibition from February 10. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP via Getty Images)$

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Air-Launched Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Being Tested By Taiwan Air-Launched Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile Being Tested By Taiwan

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China’s J-20 Fighter Is Now Flying In ‘Beast Mode’ China’s J-20 Fighter Is Now Flying In ‘Beast Mode’

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Chinese Navy Commissions First Type 054B Frigate Chinese Navy Commissions First Type 054B Frigate

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Tailless Fighter-Like Airframe Appears At Chinese Jet Manufacturer Shenyang’s Main Plant Tailless Fighter-Like Airframe Appears At Chinese Jet Manufacturer Shenyang’s Main Plant

Taiwan Coast Guard Blames Chinese-Owned Ship For Cutting Undersea Communications Cable Taiwan Coast Guard Blames Chinese-Owned Ship For Cutting Undersea Communications Cable

Chinese Underwater Sea Glider Drone Caught By Fisherman In The Philippines Chinese Underwater Sea Glider Drone Caught By Fisherman In The Philippines

North Korea’s New Warship Appears To Be Designed For Vertical Launch System, Phased Array Radar North Korea’s New Warship Appears To Be Designed For Vertical Launch System, Phased Array Radar

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