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Posted on Sep 18, 2024

Air

General Atomics Says Its Collaborative Combat Aircraft Is Like A Bic Lighter General Atomics Says Its Collaborative Combat Aircraft Is Like A Bic Lighter

By Tyler Rogoway, Jamie Hunter

Posted on Sep 17, 2024

Hezbollah’s Exploding Pagers Could Be As Monumental A Cyber-Espionage Operation As Stuxnet Hezbollah’s Exploding Pagers Could Be As Monumental A Cyber-Espionage Operation As Stuxnet

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 17, 2024

The U.S. Air Force has no plans to acquire stealthy uncrewed combat air vehicles (UCAV) capable of operating with very high degrees of autonomy independently of crewed aircraft, at least in the near term publicly, despite surging Chinese developments in this domain.

Air

No Flying Wing UCAVs Being Developed By U.S. Air Force While China Surges Ahead No Flying Wing UCAVs Being Developed By U.S. Air Force While China Surges Ahead

Posted on Sep 17, 2024

Military vehicles drive down a road past a sign indicating that the border to Russia is approaching north of Sumy on August 15th 2024, in Sumy Region, Ukraine. Ukraines's incursion into Russia's Kursk has continued into a second week.

38,000 Russian Troops Committed To Kursk Counteroffensive: Report 38,000 Russian Troops Committed To Kursk Counteroffensive: Report

Posted on Sep 16, 2024

The U.S. Air Force's still evolving requirements for a next-generation aerial refueling 'system of systems' will directly impact the service's reassessment of plans for a new sixth-generation stealth 'fighter.' The Next-Generation Air-Refueling System (NGAS) effort will also inform work on a second tranche of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones.

Air

Future Stealth Tanker Plans Tied To NGAD 6th Generation Fighter’s Fate Future Stealth Tanker Plans Tied To NGAD 6th Generation Fighter’s Fate

Posted on Sep 16, 2024

August 10, 2018. Long corridors form a labyrinth that leads to the different rooms of the anti-atomic shelter in Avdeevka, Ukraine. Photo by Gaelle Girbes/Getty Images.

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Posted on Sep 14, 2024

Russia's Kursk counteroffensive is fully underway.

Russia’s Kursk Counteroffensive Fully Underway Russia’s Kursk Counteroffensive Fully Underway

Posted on Sep 14, 2024

Russia putting tires on top of bombers and other aircraft was about confusing seekers with image-matching capability on incoming munitions, a senior U.S. military technologist has confirmed.

Air

Russia Covering Aircraft With Tires Is About Confusing Image-Matching Missile Seekers U.S. Military Confirms Russia Covering Aircraft With Tires Is About Confusing Image-Matching Missile Seekers U.S. Military Confirms

Updated on Sep 13, 2024

MQ-9 showcases capabilities to Joint Force during first-time Valiant Shield participation.

Air

MQ-9 Reapers Gathered In Florida, Simulated Fighting Over South China Sea MQ-9 Reapers Gathered In Florida, Simulated Fighting Over South China Sea

Posted on Sep 13, 2024

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

Posted on Sep 13, 2024

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

Russia is now using thermite-spewing dragon drones in Ukraine.

Russia Now Using Thermite-Spewing ‘Dragon Drones’ To Torch Ukrainian Positions Russia Now Using Thermite-Spewing ‘Dragon Drones’ To Torch Ukrainian Positions

Posted on Sep 12, 2024

BAE Systems has launched its new uncrewed ground vehicle, or UGV, the Autonomous Tactical Light Armor System (ATLAS) Collaborative Combat Variant (CCV), a roughly 11-ton 8x8 vehicle that’s being pitched as a “combat wingman” with the potential for a high degree of autonomy. The powerfully armed vehicle is the latest addition to a growing number of UGVs that are designed to provide more flexibility to ground forces’ commanders, primarily by reducing the risks that personnel are exposed to on the battlefield.

Land

ATLAS Uncrewed “Combat Wingman” Fighting Vehicle Unveiled ATLAS Uncrewed “Combat Wingman” Fighting Vehicle Unveiled

Updated on Sep 12, 2024

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has published a video showing the purported destruction of a Russian Su-30SM Flanker multirole fighter, which it claims was brought down by a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile over the Black Sea.

Air

Russian Su-30SM Flanker Crashes In Black Sea, Ukraine Says They Shot It Down With MANPADS Russian Su-30SM Flanker Crashes In Black Sea, Ukraine Says They Shot It Down With MANPADS

Posted on Sep 12, 2024

Increasing Indications Storm Shadow Missiles Will Be Cleared For Use Inside Russia Increasing Indications Storm Shadow Missiles Will Be Cleared For Use Inside Russia

Updated on Sep 12, 2024

A Russian military correspondent narrowlly avoided being killed by a drone hunting him down in a house.

This Ukrainian Drone Hunting A Russian Inside A Building Has Big Horror Movie Vibes This Ukrainian Drone Hunting A Russian Inside A Building Has Big Horror Movie Vibes

Posted on Sep 11, 2024

China has offered a new and closer look at the catapults on its newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian. We also now have what appears to be the first look inside the retractable enclosed control station built into the flight deck that catapult officers on the ship will use to launch planes.

Sea

New Chinese Aircraft Carrier’s Catapult Control ‘Bubble’ Looks Very Familiar New Chinese Aircraft Carrier’s Catapult Control ‘Bubble’ Looks Very Familiar

Posted on Sep 11, 2024

It’s the turn of the Royal Australian Navy to provide us with a spectacular view of airborne infrared countermeasures in action, with a recent video showing a demonstration by one of its MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission maritime helicopters. In the past, TWZ has taken examined some remarkable air-launched countermeasures action, including extreme close-ups, mass drops, airshow routines, and flare ‘dumps’ from heavyweight transports. This may be the first time we’ve seen a helicopter perform this kind of pyrotechnical feat so close to a warship.

Sea

Australian MH-60R Helicopter Executes Stunning Flare Dump Off Stern Of Destroyer Australian MH-60R Helicopter Executes Stunning Flare Dump Off Stern Of Destroyer

Posted on Sep 10, 2024

The head of the House Foreign Affairs Committe says he was told by Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the U.S. will give Ukraine the green light to use ATACMS in Russia.

Ukraine Using ATACMS Missiles To Strike Inside Russia Now On The Table Ukraine Using ATACMS Missiles To Strike Inside Russia Now On The Table

Posted on Sep 10, 2024

Captain of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower tells us what really went on during the ship's Red Sea combat cruise.

Sea

Carrier Captain In Combat: Our Video Interview With Christopher “Chowdah” Hill Carrier Captain In Combat: Our Video Interview With Christopher “Chowdah” Hill

Posted on Sep 10, 2024

Ukraine has unleashed the heaviest drone attack so far against Moscow. The overnight raid on the Russian capital killed at least one person and caused widespread damage and disruption. The long-range strikes come as Ukrainian officials are increasingly frustrated by Western restrictions on using weapons that they have supplied to hit targets deep within Russia.

Air

Moscow Hit By Unprecedented Ukrainian Drone Barrage Moscow Hit By Unprecedented Ukrainian Drone Barrage

Posted on Sep 10, 2024

The Piasecki Aircraft Corporation's Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System Demonstration Vehicle (ARES-DV), a vertical takeoff and landing capable tilt-rotor drone designed to carry interchangeable payload modules, has left the ground for the first time.

Air

Tilt-Ducted Fan ARES Drone Designed To Carry Modular Payloads Has Finally Lifted Off Tilt-Ducted Fan ARES Drone Designed To Carry Modular Payloads Has Finally Lifted Off

Posted on Sep 10, 2024

We have just gotten our clearest view so far of a Chinese J-20 stealth fighter powered by the definitive WS-15 domestically produced engines. While the appearance of the photo at this point raises a number of questions, it’s meanwhile clear that the significant shortcoming of the J-20 — its powerplant — appears to have now been addressed.

Air

Our Best Look Yet At China’s J-20A Fighter With WS-15 Engines Our Best Look Yet At China’s J-20A Fighter With WS-15 Engines

Posted on Sep 9, 2024

Air

Sweden’s JAS-39 Gripen Fighters Still On The Table For Ukraine Sweden’s JAS-39 Gripen Fighters Still On The Table For Ukraine

Posted on Sep 9, 2024

The U.S. Army has renewed interest in new longer-range artillery shells, such as ramjet-powered types, following its axing of plans to buy a next-generation tracked self-propelled 155mm howitzer.

Land

Focus Grows On Longer-Range Artillery Shells After Army Axes Next-Gen Howitzer Focus Grows On Longer-Range Artillery Shells After Army Axes Next-Gen Howitzer

Posted on Sep 9, 2024

Iranian-made Shahed-136 'Kamikaze' drone flies over the sky of Kermanshah, Iran on March 7, 2024. Iran fired over 100 drones and ballistic missiles on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in retaliation to an attack on a building attached to the country's consular annex in Damascus that killed the guards, and two generals of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 01, 2024. Iran has blamed Israel for the attack on April 5, 2024 in Tehran.

Air

Russian Shahed Kamikaze Drone Crashes In Latvia Russian Shahed Kamikaze Drone Crashes In Latvia

Posted on Sep 9, 2024

Iranian ground-to-ground Sajil missile launches at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 12, 2008.

Iranian Ballistic Missiles Have Arrived In Russia: Reports Iranian Ballistic Missiles Have Arrived In Russia: Reports

Posted on Sep 7, 2024

The Control Room at the York Bunker which was used at the height of the Cold War following its construction in 1961. (Photo by John Giles - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Posted on Sep 7, 2024

Navy Capt. Chris "Chowdah" Hill, commander of the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, opens up about the carrier group's recent dangerous and grueling deployment to the Middle East.

Sea

Carrier Captain In Combat: What Went On During 7 Months Under Fire Around The Red Sea Carrier Captain In Combat: What Went On During 7 Months Under Fire Around The Red Sea

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 7, 2024

A Boeing 737 carrying Senator J.D. Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate for Vice President, and others, inadvertently intruded briefly into some of the most restricted airspace on the planet earlier this week as it left Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport.

Air

J.D. Vance’s Campaign Jet Inadvertently Buzzed The Washington Monument J.D. Vance’s Campaign Jet Inadvertently Buzzed The Washington Monument

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 6, 2024

F-16 belonging to VFC-13, flying over Carson Valley, NV.

Air

Navy Tried To Buy Greek F-16s To Turn Them Into Adversaries Navy Tried To Buy Greek F-16s To Turn Them Into Adversaries

Posted on Sep 6, 2024

A video has emerged showing a Ukrainian Su-24M Fencer swing-wing combat jet carrying what is said to be new air-launched guided munition.

Air

Mystery Munition Appears Under Ukrainian Su-24 Fencer Attack Jet’s Wing Mystery Munition Appears Under Ukrainian Su-24 Fencer Attack Jet’s Wing

Posted on Sep 6, 2024

Satellite imagery and videos offer new evidence of a surge in the development of the stealthy flying-wing uncrewed combat air vehicles in China, especially with regard to the GJ-11 Sharp Sword.

Air

Chinese Flying Wing UCAV Testing Accelerating Based On Satellite Imagery, Videos Chinese Flying Wing UCAV Testing Accelerating Based On Satellite Imagery, Videos

Posted on Sep 5, 2024

Land

Dutch Decide To Bring Back Main Battle Tanks Dutch Decide To Bring Back Main Battle Tanks

Posted on Sep 5, 2024

Space

U.S. To Track Moving Air And Ground Targets Via Space By 2030, But Aircraft Will Still Play A Part U.S. To Track Moving Air And Ground Targets Via Space By 2030, But Aircraft Will Still Play A Part

Updated on Sep 5, 2024

The use of thermite-dispersing drones by Ukraine has proliferated.

Thermite-Spewing ‘Dragon’ Drones Are Ukraine’s Newest Battlefield Innovation Thermite-Spewing ‘Dragon’ Drones Are Ukraine’s Newest Battlefield Innovation

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 4, 2024

The U.S. Air Force is re-examining the very core of its requirements for a new sixth-generation stealth combat jet as part of its ongoing review of that element of the larger Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) initiative.

Air

Air Force “Starting At The Beginning” With NGAD 6th Gen Fighter Requirements Review Air Force “Starting At The Beginning” With NGAD 6th Gen Fighter Requirements Review

Posted on Sep 4, 2024

Kursk incursion a bargainin chip says Zelensky

Kursk Invasion A Bargaining Chip Zelensky Says Kursk Invasion A Bargaining Chip Zelensky Says

Posted on Sep 4, 2024

Air

Above All Else JASSM Would Give Ukraine A Steady Supply Of Cruise Missiles Above All Else JASSM Would Give Ukraine A Steady Supply Of Cruise Missiles

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

Ukraine has developed a balloon-carried electronic warfare system designed to detect enemy drone operators, which can then be targeted, offering a more comprehensive solution than tackling individual drones. While the status of the system, known as Aero Azimuth, is unclear, its unveiling points to a resurgence in interest in elevated sensors, especially mounted of aerostats.

Air

Balloon-Based Sensor That Pinpoints Location Of Drone Operators Emerges In Ukraine Balloon-Based Sensor That Pinpoints Location Of Drone Operators Emerges In Ukraine

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

The U.S. Air Force recently awarded contracts to two companies for work on SHARK 'buddy store' podded aerial refueling systems able to work with aircraft that use the boom method to get gas in flight.

Air

Aerial Refueling Boom Pods That Could Go On F-15s In The Works Aerial Refueling Boom Pods That Could Go On F-15s In The Works

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

Ukraine is advancing slowly eastward to a key town in Russia's Kursk Oblast

Ukraine Pushing Slowly West In Russia Towards Key Kursk City Ukraine Pushing Slowly West In Russia Towards Key Kursk City

Posted on Aug 31, 2024

Air

The Future Of The AC-130 Gunship: Evolve Or Die The Future Of The AC-130 Gunship: Evolve Or Die

Updated on Aug 31, 2024

Families walk down the driveway while touring a model site home with a concrete basement fallout shelter, Texas, 1961. Photo by Shel Hershorn/Getty Images.

Bunker Talk: Labor Day Weekend Edition Bunker Talk: Labor Day Weekend Edition

Posted on Aug 31, 2024

The War Zone delved into the digital engineer and advanced manufacturer techniques behind the stealthy Model 437 Vanguard aircraft, and more, an interview with Colin Miller, Vice President for Engineering within Northrop Grumman's aeronautics sector.

Air

Everything We Just Learned About The Model 437 Vanguard Technology Demonstrator Jet Everything We Just Learned About The Model 437 Vanguard Technology Demonstrator Jet

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 30, 2024

Alternatively known as the Y-9LG, the Y-8GX-12 is another ECM version based on the Y-8 Category III Platform. It was first identified in satellite imagery in late 2017. Surprisingly, considering its assumed role, the Y-8GX-12 has a ‘balance beam’ radar antenna above its fuselage, as found on the KJ-200 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. It is believed, however, that the radar aboard the Y-8GX-12 is instead used for long-range jamming, using its powerful electronically scanned radar beams to suppress enemy radar signals.

Air

Our Best Look Yet At China’s New Standoff Electronic Warfare Plane Our Best Look Yet At China’s New Standoff Electronic Warfare Plane

Posted on Aug 30, 2024

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his Air Force commander days after a fatal F-16 crash.

Air

Zelensky Fires Air Force Commander As Claims Swirl Around Fatal F-16 Loss Zelensky Fires Air Force Commander As Claims Swirl Around Fatal F-16 Loss

Posted on Aug 30, 2024

Russian troops are now eight miles from the key Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk.

Fall Of Key Ukrainian City To Russia Could Be An “Operational Catastrophe” Fall Of Key Ukrainian City To Russia Could Be An “Operational Catastrophe”

Updated on Aug 30, 2024

Nuclear

India’s Improved Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Enters Service India’s Improved Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine Enters Service

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

U.S. Army Green Berets covertly hijacking a WiFi network to disable a building's security systems so their companions can sneak inside, grab intel, and leave after using electronic warfare gear to conceal they were ever there sounds like the opening scene to a Mission Impossible movie or Call of Duty video game. Very real Army Special Forces soldiers executed this exact scenario during a training exercise in Sweden earlier this year.

Land

Green Berets Hijacked WiFi To Control Home Security System Then Vanish In Mock Raid Green Berets Hijacked WiFi To Control Home Security System Then Vanish In Mock Raid

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

The first known prototype of the Model 437 from Northrop Grumman subsidiary Scaled Composites has flown.

Air

Stealthy High-Tech Model 437 Vanguard Jet Has Flown For The First Time (Updated) Stealthy High-Tech Model 437 Vanguard Jet Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

Reports from the United States suggest that Ukraine has lost its first F-16 fighter, and one of its pilots, in a crash during a combat mission earlier this week. If true, and there are some questions about the accuracy of the reports, it would be a significant blow for the Ukrainian Air Force, which has so far only received a small number of the jets and has only a handful of combat-qualified pilots.

Air

Ukrainian Pilot Killed In First F-16 Loss Ukrainian Pilot Killed In First F-16 Loss

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

The U.S. Coast Guard's heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star has returned to its home port of Seattle, Washington, after a major service life-extending overhaul – and not a moment too soon.

U.S. Coast Guard Has A Working Heavy Icebreaker Again U.S. Coast Guard Has A Working Heavy Icebreaker Again

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

Ukraine is targeting the Key E38 highway with drones to slow down Russian logistics.

Ukraine Bracketing Key Kursk Highway With Drones To Slow Russian Logistics Ukraine Bracketing Key Kursk Highway With Drones To Slow Russian Logistics

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

A new photo has emerged of China’s mysterious stealthy Chinese corvette or light frigate, an intriguing design, with apparent low-observable features, which you can read more about here. In fact, the latest photo raises more questions than it answers, in particular the presumed HQ-10 surface-to-air missile launcher at the rear of the vessel apparently being something else entirely.

Sea

Our Best Look At China’s Stealthy Experimental Corvette Our Best Look At China’s Stealthy Experimental Corvette

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

Ukraine struck Russia's Kirov Oblast, 700 miles from the border, for the first time as part of its ongoing campaign against Moscow's fuel infrastructure.

Air

Russian Region 700 Miles From The Border Struck For First Time By Ukrainian Drones Russian Region 700 Miles From The Border Struck For First Time By Ukrainian Drones

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

The U.S. Army has awarded a massive contract valued at close to $1 billion to AeroVironment for Switchblade-series loitering munitions, also known as kamikaze drones, over the next five years.

Air

Army Just Signed $1B Deal For Massive Order Of Switchblade Kamikaze Drones Army Just Signed $1B Deal For Massive Order Of Switchblade Kamikaze Drones

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

Poland’s first F-35A stealth fighter — locally named Husarz, or hussar — was officially rolled out today in a glitzy ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas plant.

Air

Poland’s First F-35A “Hussar” Stealth Fighter Rolled Out Poland’s First F-35A “Hussar” Stealth Fighter Rolled Out

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

Land

Saab Gets Big XM919 Shoulder-Fired Anti-Armor Launcher Order From The U.S. Army (Updated) Saab Gets Big XM919 Shoulder-Fired Anti-Armor Launcher Order From The U.S. Army (Updated)

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

Ukraine's invasion of Kursk Oblast has entered its third week

Air

Pace of Ukraine Advance Slowing As Kursk Invasion Hits Three-Week Mark Pace of Ukraine Advance Slowing As Kursk Invasion Hits Three-Week Mark

Posted on Aug 27, 2024

Thailand looks to have provided the Saab Gripen E/F program with a major vote of confidence, with reports that its air force has selected the Swedish-made jet as its next fighter. While the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) already operates earlier Gripen C/D aircraft, the Gripen E/F brings with it significant advances in capability, the extent of which make it almost an entirely new aircraft compared to its predecessor.

Air

Thailand Chooses Gripen E/F As Its New Fighter Thailand Chooses Gripen E/F As Its New Fighter

Posted on Aug 27, 2024

Not for the first time, the commitment of the United Kingdom to the F-35B Lightning stealth fighter is under scrutiny, amid reports that the new government could make cuts to it as it grapples with financial woes. With the British government seemingly committed to the next-generation Tempest fighter, the ability to pay for two separate advanced combat aircraft programs is being questioned, while continued problems integrating new weapons on the F-35B also pose a threat to its long-term security.

Air

United Kingdom’s F-35B Fleet Plans Under Threat As Defense Cuts Loom United Kingdom’s F-35B Fleet Plans Under Threat As Defense Cuts Loom

Posted on Aug 27, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that his country has conducted the first successful test of a new domestically-developed ballistic missile.

Air

Ukraine Says It Has Tested A New Domestically-Designed Ballistic Missile Ukraine Says It Has Tested A New Domestically-Designed Ballistic Missile