Latest ArticlesBYHoward AltmanMay 24, 2023ShareRussia Claims Ukrainian Drone Boats Attacked Its Navy Ship Off TurkeyThe Russian military released video of a drone boat blowing up in an attack hundreds of miles from Ukrainian controlled territory. BYHoward AltmanMay 24, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 24, 2023ShareGermany’s Taurus Cruise Missile Could Be The Next For UkrainePressure is building for Germany to approve a transfer of the air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine, following the U.K. and France. BYThomas NewdickMay 24, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 24, 2023ShareSu-24 Fencer Is Ukraine’s Storm Shadow Missile CarrierAn official photo provides confirmation that Storm Shadow standoff missiles are being employed by Ukrainian swing-wing Su-24 Fencer jets. BYThomas NewdickMay 24, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanMay 23, 2023ShareImages Claiming To Show U.S. Vehicles Used In Raid Into Russia Spur QuestionsSecurity assistance to Ukraine is for use inside its borders “to defend their country,” the Pentagon’s top spokesman said. BYHoward AltmanMay 23, 2023ShareBYOliver ParkenMay 23, 2023ShareIranian Underground Nuclear Facility May Be A Hard Target For America’s Biggest Bunker BustersThe U.S.’s heaviest conventional bunker busters may face challenges penetrating new underground tunnels near Iran’s Natanz nuclear site. BYOliver ParkenMay 23, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2023ShareAvoiding F-35 “Acquisition Malpractice” Aim Of Next Gen Air Dominance FighterThe F-35 program’s structure has led to a “monopoly” and the Air Force says things will be different when it buys its next stealth jet. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanMay 23, 2023ShareRussian Border Incursion Fight Raged On Into Second DayMoscow claims it stopped the cross-border incursion but there are indications the fight inside Russia isn’t over yet. BYHoward AltmanMay 23, 2023ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 23, 2023SharePoland Will Train Ukrainian Pilots To Fly F-16sThe Polish defense minister says that future Ukrainian F-16 pilots will start training in Poland, as a multinational effort comes together. BYThomas NewdickMay 23, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanMay 22, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Attack Inside Russia Continues With Strikes On Government BuildingsAttacks inside Russia’s Belgorod Oblast continued into the night, with claims that the FSB and Interior Ministry buildings were struck. 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BYThomas NewdickMay 22, 2023ShareBYHoward AltmanMay 22, 2023ShareRussian Troops Battling Incursion Inside Its Borders Near UkraineRussia is battling an incursion by pro-Ukrainian fighters in the Belgorod region that sits next to Ukraine. BYHoward AltmanMay 22, 2023ShareBYStetson PayneMay 20, 2023ShareSpanish EF-18 Hornet Crashes During Airshow Practice FlightVideo shows the Spanish Air Force Hornet in a steep climb before leveling-off and then diving into the ground and exploding into a fireball. BYStetson PayneMay 20, 2023ShareBYStetson PayneMay 20, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Russia Gains In Bakhmut, Talk Of Imminent Fall SwirlsAfter months of carnage, there are indications that Russian forces control all but the last few blocks of what’s left of Bakhmut. BYStetson PayneMay 20, 2023ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2023ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This WeekTalk amongst yourselves. 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BYElisabeth Gosselin-MaloMay 18, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2023ShareLeaked U.S. Report Says Basic F-16 Training For Ukrainian Pilots Could Take Just Four MonthsAn official U.S. Air Force assessment on training Ukrainian pilots has leaked as pressure builds to send Western fighter jets to Ukraine. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2023ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2023ShareNext Generation Air Dominance Fighter Competition Has BegunThe competition to win the all-important contract for the Air Force’s crewed component of NGAD has officially started. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2023Share12345…277
BYHoward AltmanMay 24, 2023ShareRussia Claims Ukrainian Drone Boats Attacked Its Navy Ship Off TurkeyThe Russian military released video of a drone boat blowing up in an attack hundreds of miles from Ukrainian controlled territory. BYHoward AltmanMay 24, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 24, 2023ShareGermany’s Taurus Cruise Missile Could Be The Next For UkrainePressure is building for Germany to approve a transfer of the air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine, following the U.K. and France. BYThomas NewdickMay 24, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 24, 2023ShareSu-24 Fencer Is Ukraine’s Storm Shadow Missile CarrierAn official photo provides confirmation that Storm Shadow standoff missiles are being employed by Ukrainian swing-wing Su-24 Fencer jets. BYThomas NewdickMay 24, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 23, 2023ShareImages Claiming To Show U.S. Vehicles Used In Raid Into Russia Spur QuestionsSecurity assistance to Ukraine is for use inside its borders “to defend their country,” the Pentagon’s top spokesman said. BYHoward AltmanMay 23, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenMay 23, 2023ShareIranian Underground Nuclear Facility May Be A Hard Target For America’s Biggest Bunker BustersThe U.S.’s heaviest conventional bunker busters may face challenges penetrating new underground tunnels near Iran’s Natanz nuclear site. BYOliver ParkenMay 23, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2023ShareAvoiding F-35 “Acquisition Malpractice” Aim Of Next Gen Air Dominance FighterThe F-35 program’s structure has led to a “monopoly” and the Air Force says things will be different when it buys its next stealth jet. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 23, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 23, 2023ShareRussian Border Incursion Fight Raged On Into Second DayMoscow claims it stopped the cross-border incursion but there are indications the fight inside Russia isn’t over yet. BYHoward AltmanMay 23, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 23, 2023SharePoland Will Train Ukrainian Pilots To Fly F-16sThe Polish defense minister says that future Ukrainian F-16 pilots will start training in Poland, as a multinational effort comes together. BYThomas NewdickMay 23, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 22, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Attack Inside Russia Continues With Strikes On Government BuildingsAttacks inside Russia’s Belgorod Oblast continued into the night, with claims that the FSB and Interior Ministry buildings were struck. BYHoward AltmanMay 22, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2023ShareB-2 Spirits Return To The Sky After Six Month GroundingA safety pause following an accident in December 2022 had effectively grounded the Air Force’s stealth bomber force. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2023Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 22, 2023ShareF-117 Nighthawks Soar Over AlaskaF-117s have been expanding the geographical footprint of their post-retirement operations and have now ventured outside the lower 48 states. BYTyler RogowayMay 22, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2023ShareB-1 Bone Bombers Taking Over Hypersonic Testing From B-52sWith the B-52 getting deep upgrades that will take years to accomplish, the B-1 fleet is stepping into the role with the help of a new pylon. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 22, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 22, 2023ShareUkraine’s F-16s Could Come From These CountriesThere aren’t as many surplus F-16s for Ukraine lying around as many seem to think, so we laid out all the possible options. BYThomas NewdickMay 22, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 22, 2023ShareRussian Troops Battling Incursion Inside Its Borders Near UkraineRussia is battling an incursion by pro-Ukrainian fighters in the Belgorod region that sits next to Ukraine. BYHoward AltmanMay 22, 2023Share
BYStetson PayneMay 20, 2023ShareSpanish EF-18 Hornet Crashes During Airshow Practice FlightVideo shows the Spanish Air Force Hornet in a steep climb before leveling-off and then diving into the ground and exploding into a fireball. BYStetson PayneMay 20, 2023Share
BYStetson PayneMay 20, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: Russia Gains In Bakhmut, Talk Of Imminent Fall SwirlsAfter months of carnage, there are indications that Russian forces control all but the last few blocks of what’s left of Bakhmut. BYStetson PayneMay 20, 2023Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2023ShareBunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This WeekTalk amongst yourselves. BYTyler RogowayMay 19, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 19, 2023ShareUkraine Identifies Russian General It Says Ordered Destruction Of Iconic An-225 Mriya JetUkrainian authorities say they will try to arrest Russian Lt. Gen. Anatoly Kontsevoi for ordering Mriya destroyed. BYHoward AltmanMay 19, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2023ShareSubmarine Hunt Incident A Peak Into Cat-And-Mouse Games In South China SeaA stretch of the northern South China Sea is increasingly of great strategic interest, especially when it comes to submarine activity. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 19, 2023Share
BYHoward AltmanMay 19, 2023ShareUkraine Situation Report: F-16 Coalition Begins To Take ShapeIn a major position change, Biden told G-7 leaders that he now supports the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s and other Western jets. BYHoward AltmanMay 19, 2023Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 19, 2023ShareShockwaves Bend Light Around Transonic F-35C In Spectacular ImagesThe images are both stunning and a visual physics lesson on shockwaves created by a jet moving through thick air at high speed. BYThomas NewdickMay 19, 2023Share
BYOliver ParkenMay 19, 2023ShareTHOR Microwave Anti-Drone System Downs Swarms In TestThe demonstration pitted the service’s high-power microwave THOR system against a “real-world” drone swarm simulation. BYOliver ParkenMay 19, 2023Share
BYElisabeth Gosselin-MaloMay 18, 2023ShareF-4 ‘Terminator’ Phantoms Still Going Strong At Turkey’s Anatolian Eagle ExerciseTurkey’s latest Anatolian Eagle exercise provided a chance to look at the operations of the country’s last F-4 Phantom IIs. BYElisabeth Gosselin-MaloMay 18, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2023ShareLeaked U.S. Report Says Basic F-16 Training For Ukrainian Pilots Could Take Just Four MonthsAn official U.S. Air Force assessment on training Ukrainian pilots has leaked as pressure builds to send Western fighter jets to Ukraine. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2023Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2023ShareNext Generation Air Dominance Fighter Competition Has BegunThe competition to win the all-important contract for the Air Force’s crewed component of NGAD has officially started. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 18, 2023Share
