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Nuclear Power Plants Report Massive Uptick In Drone Sightings
The drone reports filed by nuclear power plant operators for the entire year nearly doubled in just the week after Dec. 10.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
It's cold outside but the bunker is toasty warm!
Ukrainian M1 Abrams Commander Talks Tank’s Major Vulnerabilities, Advantages In Combat
The M1 commander highlighted glaring issues with the M1 that make it vulnerable on a drone drenched battlefield and praised its resilience.
Russia’s Belbek Air Base In Crimea Is Getting Hardened Aircraft Shelters
Satellite imagery shows major construction underway at Russia's air base just outside of Sevastopol.
F-35B And F-35C Use Different 25mm Gun Pods Unique To Each Variant
The fact that the F-35B and F-35C cannot use the same gun pods underscores the substantial differences between all three main F-35 variants.
Russia Pummels Kyiv In Retaliation For ATACMS, Storm Shadow Strikes On Its Soil
Ukraine Situation Report: Russia vowed revenge earlier this week after a key fuel production site in the Rostov region was struck.
Spanish Typhoon Buy Signals Upward Trend For Eurofighter
Spain is the latest nation to buy more Typhoon fighters, as new weapons and capabilities for it prepare to come online.
Marine-Moving Medium Landing Ship Critical To China Fight Put On Hold Again By Navy
The Marines say they really need a Medium Landing Ship for a future conflict in the Pacific, but Navy requirements have ballooned its costs.
Syria’s Air Defenses Helped Make The F-22A Raptor A Reality
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recalled how the F-22's cost was justified during the dawn of the post-Cold War era.
Iranian F-14 Tomcat Encounter At An Airshow Unlike Any Other
A single F-14 took center stage at an airshow on the island of Kish, in the Persian Gulf, with the Tomcat's days in Iranian service likely numbered.
Drone Flights Banned Over New Jersey Energy Infrastructure Sites
The threat to power infrastructure from drones has grown in recent years but little action has been taken to mitigate it.
Pentagon Warns Of China’s Increasing Capacity To Project Naval Power Far From Home
Increasingly advanced warships, new basing, and a massive shipbuilding industry are giving China’s navy the ability to conduct ambitious, longer-range operations.
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Pentagon’s Assessment Of North Koreans Fighting In Kursk, Rate At Which Ukraine Is Losing Ground
Top Pentagon officials offered their latest insights into the state of the conflict and how the U.S. will help fund it until Trump takes office.
Multiple Drone Incursions Confirmed Over Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (Updated)
This is the first Marine Corps facility to acknowledge drone incursions during the recent wave of sightings at bases across the country.
The Mystery Of The Syrian IL-76 Cargo Jet That Went Missing As Assad Fled
The aircraft was tracked after leaving Damascus entering into a dive over western Syria before disappearing on the night Assad's regime fell.
North Korean Troops Launched Large-Scale Combat Operations In Kursk: Officials
Months after arriving in Russia, the North Koreans are now taking on a larger role in defending against Ukraine's Kursk invasion.
China Launches Hypersonic Test Planes From Drones, Balloons
The vehicle designs are related to China's MD-22 hypersonic military aircraft concept that emerged in 2022.
Drone Incursions Closed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Airspace Friday Night
Wright-Patterson AFB, a high-profile base that's home to critical Air Force units, is the latest installation to deal with mysterious drones.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
Bunker door was stuck again, now it's open.
Cockpit Video Of Ukrainian Su-27 Lobbing GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs
The Flanker popped up from low altitude to launch a salvo of the U.S.-supplied precision-guided glide munitions against a Russian target.
U.S. Air Force Confirms Drone Sightings Over Ramstein Air Base In Germany
As well as over the major U.S. military air base and logistics hub, drones have been reported around critical infrastructure in Germany.
None Of The New Jersey Visual Drone Sightings Have Been Corroborated: White House
The use of "very sophisticated electronic detection technologies" has confirmed none of the visual sightings, and regular aircraft are being mistaken for drones.
Littoral Combat Ships To Sail With Mk70 Vertical Launchers Strapped To Their Decks
The LCS is notorious for lacking firepower and the modular launcher could help with correcting that, but there are tradeoffs in doing so.
Drones Over New Jersey Show Signs Of Coordination, Elude Helicopters: State Officials
New statements about what is happening in New Jersey's skies comes amid frustration over muddled messaging and erroneous claims.
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Solutions Aim To Keep Fourth-Generation Aircraft Lethal And Survivable
Branded Content: Advanced radar, electronic warfare, and passive targeting upgrades keep fourth-generation aircraft relevant for decades to come.
Ukraine’s SA-8 Gecko ‘FrankenSAM’ Adapted To Fire Air-To-Air Missiles Seen In New Detail
All Ukrainian units operating Soviet-era Osa air defense systems have reportedly received upgraded versions armed with R-73 air-to-air missiles.
Plans For New Hardened Aircraft Shelters Notably Absent From New USAF Base Modernization Strategy
The USAF also says that its bases can no longer be treated as sanctuaries and need to be better prepared to operate while under attack.
Coast Guard Ship Stalked By Unidentified Aircraft, Iran Drone Mothership Claim Shot Down By DoD
While a credible national security issue appears to be unfolding in New Jersey, erroneous drone reports are being peddled, fueling hysteria.
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