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The U.S. Army has released the first images showing parts of the design of a very early prototype of the next-generation iteration of the Abrams tank, or M1E3.

Our First Glimpse At The M1E3 Abrams Next-Gen Tank Demonstrator

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted 16 Hours Ago

Royal Canadian Air Force Maj. Gen. Chris McKenna tells us how NORAD is helping defend the high north.

Ground-Based Midcourse Defense

Canadian NORAD Commander On What It Will Take To Defend The High North

By Howard Altman

Posted 22 Hours Ago

Shahed-136 crashed with a shoulder-fired heat seeking missile attached.

Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)

Russian Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones Now Carrying MANPADS Missiles

By Thomas Newdick

Posted Yesterday

U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawks assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment approach Marine Corps Outlying Field Atlantic during a forward arming and refueling point exercise, MCOLF Atlantic, May 6, 2025. U.S. Army Soldiers and aircraft from the 160th SOAR utilized MCAS Cherry Point’s training area to conduct a FARP. This training is essential for enhancing the unit’s operational readiness and ensuring efficient support for rapid deployment, as Cherry Point provides the facilities and resources to simulate real world scenarios.

This Is What The Night Stalkers’ MH-60M Direct Action Penetrator Brought To The Venezuelan Op

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted Yesterday

A screen grab from a video shows installation of the Oreshnik missile system on December 30, 2025 in Belarus. Belarus has placed a military unit equipped with the Russian-made Oreshnik mobile ground-based missile system on combat duty, according to official information. The unitâs launch, communications, security, and technical crews completed additional training before becoming operational. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has previously said that up to 10 Oreshnik ballistic missile systems could be deployed in the country.

Russia Claims Oreshnik Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Now “On Combat Duty” In Belarus

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 30, 2025

The first full deployment of the U.S. Army's new Sentinel A4 air defense radar will be in the area around Washington, D.C., also known as the National Capital Region (NCR).

Army’s New Sentinel A4 Radar’s First Full Deployment Will Be Defending Nation’s Capital

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 17, 2025

Ukraine is set to receive more surface-to-air missiles to arm its Soviet-era S-300 air defense systems, paid for by Norway.

Ukraine To Get More S-300 Interceptors With Norway’s Help

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 17, 2025

The latest Chinese military aircraft to appear in flight test is a tactical transport aircraft, known, unofficially for now, as the Y-30. Not perhaps as headline-grabbing as China’s string of new crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft designs, the transport is nonetheless highly significant, reflecting the People’s Liberation Army’s growing ambitions to be able to conduct out-of-area operations.

People's Liberation Army (China)

China’s ‘Y-30’ Turboprop Airlifter Spotted For The First Time

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 16, 2025

A combination of new interceptors and launchers is set to give the Patriot surface-to-air missile system an "over-the-shoulder" engagement capability, the U.S. Army has disclosed.

MIM-104 Patriot

New Patriot Interceptors To Allow For “Over-The-Shoulder” Shots At Passing Targets

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 15, 2025

We are getting some new information about America's long-range Dark Eagle hypersonic boost-glide vehicle weapon system from Secretary Hegseth's recent tour of Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.

Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)

New Dark Eagle Hypersonic Weapon Details Emerge

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 15, 2025

LUCAS drone being tested at Yuma Proving Ground.

American-Made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Clones Being Tested By Marines

Howard Howard Altman, By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 10, 2025

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that his country has begun using homegrown Sapsan (which means peregrine falcon) ballistic missiles in combat against Russia. Such a weapon would give Ukraine a highly valuable new standoff strike option unlike any other in its inventory. It would also not be subject to any foreign restrictions on its use, as it continues to be the case with many longer-ranged weapons supplied by the United States and other Western partners.

If Zelensky’s Claim Of Using Homegrown Ballistic Missile For First Time Is True, It’s A Big Deal

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 10, 2025

Abrams drone launcher

M1 Abrams Tank Armed With Switchblade Drones Tested By Army

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

A Royal Thai Air Force F-16 touches down during Exercise Thai Boomerang 2015.

Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)

Thai F-16s Bomb Targets Along Disputed Cambodian Border

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 8, 2025

European missile house MBDA has, for the first time, shown an example of its Thundart surface-to-surface rocket, the result of a rapid development program as France looks to significantly expand the range of its land-based strike capabilities. Billed as a domestically produced alternative to the U.S.-made Army High Mobility Rocket System (HIMARS), Thundart reflects growing interest, especially in Europe, in long-range precision fires.

Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)

French Thundart Rocket Unveiled As Longer-Range Alternative To HIMARS

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 5, 2025

A Royal Australian Army Tiger helicopter performs during the Australian International Airshow at the Avalon Airfield near Lara southwest of Melbourne on February 24, 2015. Some 180,000 patrons were expected through the gates over the duration of the event.

Royal Australian Army

Australia’s Unwanted Tiger Attack Helicopters May Go To Ukraine: Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 4, 2025