U.S. Army tests balloon-carried solar stratospheric aircraft

U.S. Army soldiers attached a solar-powered fixed-wing aircraft to a high-altitude balloon at Orote Airfield on Naval Station Guam on June 24, 2026, and prepared to launch the combination into the stratosphere as part of Valiant Shield...
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U.S. Army engineers test drone that breaches wire obstacles

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U.S. Air Force wants a new infrared sensor for its F-15 jets

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Ukraine loses two MiG-29 fighters in less than 24 hours

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Russian media published footage of a Geran-4 kamikaze drone striking a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 as the aircraft prepared for a mission at an...
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Ukraine’s ballistic missile to hit Moscow is almost ready

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Ukraine is on the verge of test-launching its first domestically produced long-range ballistic missile capable of striking Moscow, the founder of the company building...
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U.S. Army engineers test drone that breaches wire obstacles

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Two U.S. destroyers get new electronic warfare suites

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U.S. Air Force wants a new infrared sensor for its F-15 jets

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Ukraine loses two MiG-29 fighters in less than 24 hours

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