China’s Growing Regional Ballistic Missile Arsenal: A Guide

From short-range missiles that threaten Taiwan to dual-capable weapons that can reach Guam, these varied systems are a key component of China’s anti-access strategy. From Taiwan-focused short-range mi...

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Trump Orders White House Helipad Construction Redo: Report

The helipad was initially expected to be finished by the time Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in September

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Army Revives Giant Cannon to Advance Hypersonic Testing

The Army is transforming its canceled long-range supergun into a test platform that could speed hypersonic development while reducing reliance on costly flight tests. The Army is transforming its canc...

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X-62A Toting Infrared Search And Track Pod Used Its AI 'Brain' To Autonomously Intercept An 'Enemy' T-38

Being able to autonomously use sensor data to engage aerial threats is exactly what the USAF wants from its future CCA drones.

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Stretched Virginia Class Recategorized As Guided Missile Submarines (SSGNs)

The Navy will no longer categorize enlarged Virginia Block V and VI types as attack submarines ahead of Ohio class guided missile boats' retirements.

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This Soviet Sub’s Bizarre ‘Double-Barrel’ Bow Was Built To Test Exotic Weapons

The strange looking testbed helped develop Soviet submarine-launched missile-torpedoes during the Cold War. The bizarre testbed helped develop Soviet submarine-launched missile-torpedoes during the Co...

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Ukraine's Fire Point CEO On How It's Making Missiles And Drones To "Destroy The Russian Empire"

Iryna Terekh talks Flamingo cruise missiles, weaponizing AI, Ukraine's future interceptors and much more in our wide-ranging interview.

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German Defense Giant Rheinmetall Enters The Frigate Market

The warship design appears tailored to sit between the capabilities of a lower-end frigate and a guided-missile destroyer, with an eye on the North American market. The warship design appears tailored...

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New Radar Delivery Pushes Arleigh Burke Destroyer Modernization Work Toward Next Phase

The USS Pinckney is first in line to get the new AN/SPY‑6(V)4 radar, a key part of a larger upgrade package.

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U.S. Navy Is Seeking A Submarine Launched Anti-Air Missile

The Naval Modular Missile vision includes submarine and ship-launched versions that all use a common interceptor.

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F-15Es Replacing A-10s At Whiteman AFB Signals Bigger Realignment Of Eagle Fleet

A surprise plan to transfer Strike Eagles to the Reserves could be a preview of how a much larger F-15EX fleet will be assigned.

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Japan Has Officially Joined The Tomahawk Cruise Missile Club

Japan has fired its first Tomahawk from one of its destroyers, ushering in a new era of long-range cruise missile capability.

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Japanese F-2 Fighter Appears With New Large Stealth Cruise Missile Under Its Wings

The previously unseen missile could be the air-launched Type 25, dramatically expanding the F-2’s standoff strike reach. The previously unseen missile could be the air-launched Type 25, dramatically e...

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Chinese Destroyer's Encounter With U.S. Drone Boat Highlights Future Rules Of Engagement Issues

As small uncrewed surface vessels proliferate, the threat they potentially pose will grow, and rules of engagement will have to adapt.

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Will The F-47 Have To Fly Initially With Inferior Engines?

The timelines for a next-gen fighter engine and the F-47 appear out of sync, which could lead to a stop-gap engine, something with historical precedent.

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China Fires YJ-20 Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile From Smaller Destroyer

Putting YJ-20s on Type 052D destroyers, not just the giant Type 055, distributes the capability across many more hulls and potentially a much larger area. Putting YJ-20s on Type 054D destroyers, not j...

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Singapore Reportedly Looking Toward 6th Gen Fighter Future With Interest In GCAP Program

Singapore is yet to receive its first F-35s, but it shouldn’t be a surprise that the strategically located city-state has an eye on what comes next. Singapore is yet to receive its first F-35s, but it...

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Prized Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine USS Georgia Heading Into Retirement (Updated)

The Navy's Ohio guided missile submarines are heavily in demand, but are all set to be gone from active service within the next three years.

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USMC Just Took Delivery Of Its Last MV-22 Osprey

The MV-22s, which were first operational in 2007, are expected to keep flying until 2055.

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A Guide To China’s Growing Long-Range Nuclear Missile Arsenal

A closer look at the intercontinental and submarine-launched ballistic missiles at the core of Beijing’s strategic deterrent. A closer look at the land- and sea-based ballistic missiles at the core of...

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Boeing Has Now Eaten $3B In Air Force One Cost Overruns

Boeing says it is once again paying out of pocket to ensure the first fully-equipped VC-25B jet is finally delivered in 2028, many years late.

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Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat Fighter Drones Could Be Commanded By U.S. Pilots

Being able to freely share Collaborative Combat Aircraft, even in a heated fight, could be a huge boon for U.S. and Australian airpower.

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Navy's GARC Kamikaze Drone Boat Blew A Hole In Ex-USS Peleliu During Sinking Exercise

Just days after the Navy's first combat use of a kamikaze USV, RIMPAC saw one take center stage during the sinking of an amphibious assault ship. The first GARC live-fire strike during RIMPAC 2026 is ...

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Aerostar High-Altitude Balloons Being Turned Into Drone Motherships

Balloons laden with drones flying high in the stratosphere could persistently surveil enemy forces over vast areas and even attack targets on demand.

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U.S. Coast Guard Seeking Technology To Hunt And Kill Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles

The risk of attacks on ships in port and harbor infrastructure from UUVs is growing and the USCG wants defensive solutions.

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More Of The UK’s Stealth Fighter Demonstrator Revealed In New Images

We are getting better insights into the configuration of the demonstrator jet that will inform the design of the upcoming Tempest fighter. New images reinforce how the extreme range and payload ambiti...

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Pathway To Larger B-21 Raider Fleet Was Baked Into Production Ramp-Up Deal

The USAF previously framed the B-21 production boost deal as simply helping accelerate fielding of the bombers next year.

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Evidence Of Ukraine Using Dutch Ruta Block 1 Cruise Missiles Emerges

The combat debut of the low-cost missile underscores Ukraine’s accelerating shift toward increasingly capable, mass-produced, long-range strike capabilities. The apparent combat debut of the low-cost ...

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Congress' Proposed Trump Class Battleship Program Guardrails Met With White House Pushback

Congress is moving ahead with a bill that would block Trump class battleship construction unless certain weapons are deemed mature.

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Helicopters Just Took Center Stage In Rim Of The Pacific Sinking Exercises

Allied rotorcraft employed at least four different missile types against retired warships during the massive Pacific exercise. Allied rotorcraft employed at least four different missile types against ...

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