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Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Launches Massive Drone Attack On Russia

A highly coordinated Ukrainian onslaught by kamikaze drones targeted oil infrastructure inside Russian borders as well as targets in occupied Crimea.

By Thomas Newdick
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Flourescent light and two metal doors - concrete bunker style. Lausanne Switzerland

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

Care to share?

By Tyler Rogoway

9:30 PM EDT May 17

Private jet registration can be hidden by FAA based on new bill.

Congress Has Made Fully Obscuring Aircraft Ownership Information A Reality

The FAA re-authorization bill will make it harder to learn who owns different aircraft and track where they fly to.

By Oliver Parken

8:56 PM EDT May 17

F-35B from VMX-1 in formation.

The Marine Unit Charged With Digitally Connecting Everything Over The Battlefield

A new department within Marine Operational Test Squadron One (VMX-1) is tasked with connecting the digital dots over tomorrow’s battlefield.

By James Deboer

6:01 PM EDT May 17

US Army Green Berets are getting specialized drone training ahead of a rotational deployment that could include temporary training stint in Ukraine.

Green Beret A-Teams Training On FPV Drones Being Driven By War In Ukraine

Green Beret FPV drone training is the latest example of a growing uncrewed future, and the U.S. lag in fielding its own capabilities.

By Joseph Trevithick

1:42 PM EDT May 17

Air
The War Zone has now obtained additional high-resolution imagery better showing the extent of the destruction at Russia's Belbek Air Base from recent Ukrainian strikes.

MiG-31 Foxhounds Confirmed Destroyed In New Imagery Of Belbek Air Base

New satellite imagery confirms the loss of two MiG-31 interceptors and other significant damage at Belbek after recent Ukrainian strikes.

By Joseph Trevithick

8:25 PM EDT May 16

Navy EA-18G Growler Sports Puzzling Mi-24 Hind Kill Mark Overseas

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

9:24 PM EDT May 15

NASA’s DC-8 Flying Lab Flies Into Retirement, Making The Type Nearly Extinct

By Thomas Newdick

3:56 PM EDT May 15

Viper Demo Team Secretly Painted Jet In YF-16 Scheme To Celebrate Type’s 50th Anniversary

By Tyler Rogoway

9:04 AM EDT May 15

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Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) guide training ordnance into the ship’s forward vertical launch system (VLS) cells during a proof-of-concept evolution in San Diego, Oct. 4. MV Ocean Valor conducted its first at-sea vertical launch system reload with Spruance, demonstrating the ability of the U.S. Navy to re-arm surface vessels who employ VLS.

Eying China Threat, Congress Pushes Navy On At-Sea Rearming

The Navy’s inability to reload its surface combatants at sea with fresh missiles has become a glaring risk.

By Howard Altman

6:48 PM EDT May 16

U.S. Navy Completes Gaza Aid Pier, Deliveries Imminent (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

1:27 PM EDT May 16

China’s Mysterious Stealthy Warship Has Headed Out To Sea (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Oliver Parken

8:12 PM EDT May 14

UH-72 Lakota Drone In The Running To Haul Cargo For The USMC

By Joseph Trevithick

6:43 PM EDT May 14

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Land

A picture emerging on social media of a Patriot mock-up sparked conspiracy theories about Ukraine selling a system to China.

Mock-Up Patriot System Sparks China-Ukraine Conspiracy Theories

byHoward Altman

5:23 PM EDT May 15

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Space

Defense officials say a notice to airmen was issued for a Russian space launch booster, not a military exercise.

Russian Rocket Booster, Not Military Exercise, Prompts Airspace Warning Off California

byHoward Altman

12:46 PM EDT May 17

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Nukes

STRAIT OF SAN JUAN DE FUCA, Wash. (May 6, 2024) The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) transits the Strait of San Juan de Fuca escorted by U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft and U.S. Coast Guard screening escort vessels. Joint operations, such as this one which involved the Air Force, Coast Guard, and Navy, ensure the U.S. military is ready to meet its security commitments at home and abroad including commitments to our allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn Ohrazda/Released)

A-10 Warthogs Escorting A Ballistic Missile Submarine Is Certainly Different

byOliver Parken

8:28 PM EDT May 8

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SOF Week '24

Green berets on Shemya

American Special Operations Forces Are At A Crossroads

byHoward Altman

2:20 PM EDT May 12

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