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Ukrainian missiles strike Russia’s major naval base in Crimea
A cruise missile attack caused an explosion in Russia's military headquarters at the Russian naval base in occupied Crimea on Friday. Ukraine launched a missile...
US B-52 bombers to receive new AESA radar
Raytheon, an RTX business, delivered the first B-52 active electronically scanned array radar (AESA) to Boeing for the U.S. Air Force's B-52 Radar Modernization...
Russia’s command post in occupied Crimea hit by missile strike
Satellite images have confirmed the Ukrainian cruise missile strike on the command post of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in occupied...
Ukrainian Soldiers seize Russian reconnaissance drone
Ukrainian military released a video on Thursday claiming that its forces have captured a modern Russian reconnaissance drone. The video, shared on Telegram by the...
Russia develops new long-range kamikaze drone
The Russian drone manufacturer Aeroscan recently developed a new loitering munition, commonly known as a kamikaze drone. The state television outlet Russia-24 has released a...
Ukrainian saboteurs broke into military airfield near Moscow
Ukrainian saboteurs coordinated by Kyiv’s military intelligence services attacked Moscow's Chkalovsky military airfield. Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) confirmed on Wednesday that unknown saboteurs broke into...
Russian drone damaged Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter at military airfield
A Russian long-range kamikaze drone damaged a MiG-29 fighter jet at a military airfield in Ukraine's southern Dnipropetrovsk region. The Ukraine Weapons Tracker group...
Russian Su-34 warplane crashed in Voronezh region
A Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber crashed Wednesday, according to multiple Russian reports. The Sukhoi twin-seater jet came down in the Voronezh region, adjacent to Ukraine’s...
Israeli firm sells its kamikaze drones to a mystery European customer
Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems said on Monday that it was awarded a $95 million contract to supply SkyStriker loitering munitions (LM), better known...
India boosts Air Force with advanced multirole C295 aircraft
The Indian Air Force has received the first Airbus C295 tactical airlifter. According to a press release from Airbus, the European aerospace giant has officially...
US Air Force receives first new electronic warfare jet
L3Harris Technologies Inc., a global aerospace and defense technology company, has announced that the U.S. Air Force received the first of 10 EC-37B Compass...
US Navy’s future unmanned tanker program takes another step forward
Boeing's defense business reported on Thursday that the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier-borne tanker drone program takes another step forward. In a X post, Boeing Defense...
Denmark takes delivery of first four F-35 fighter jets
The first four Danish F-35 fighter jets landed in Denmark at Skrydstrup Air Base on Thursday. "This marks the beginning of a new era for...
Russian Su-24 strike jet crashes, killing two
A Russian attack aircraft crashed Tuesday evening in the southern Volgograd region, killing two pilots. Some Russian media reported the Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft crashed...
Russian pilots use tires to protect their aircraft
Russian propagandist Ilya Tumanov confirmed on Friday that Russian pilots use car tires to protect their aircraft from aerial attack. "It is clear that all...
Russia creates special helicopter units to hunt Ukrainian drones
A number of Russian military reporters' accounts claim that the Russian Armed Forces have created special helicopter units to hunt Ukrainian kamikaze drones. New units on...
Polish Air Force shows interest in Eagles “on steroids”
Boeing's Defense and Space announced on Thursday that the Polish Air Force is showing an interest in new F-15EXÂ fighter-bombers, known popularly as "Strike Eagle...
Netherlands adds new self-protection suite to Gulfstream VIP aircraft
Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems announced on Thursday the delivery of a self-protection suite to the Royal Netherlands Air Force's (RNLAF) Gulfstream G-650ER VIP Aircraft.  As...