Regent Squire Wing-In-Ground Effect Drone Demonstrator Makes First Flight Squire is designed to take on multiple roles and the Marines say they are monitoring the aircraft's progress.

Squire is designed to take on multiple roles and the Marines say they are monitoring the aircraft's progress.

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Flurry Of Navy Minesweepers Appear To Be Heading Toward The Middle East

The migration of minesweeping assets west from the Pacific indicates preparations are underway for a major de-mining operation. www.twz.com/sea/flurry-of-navy-mines...

This May Be Our Best Look At Ukraine’s Secretive New Surface-To-Air Missile

The Koral surface-to-air missile apparently made its public debut as part of a recent lineup of homegrown weapon systems.
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KC-135 Tanker Covered In Shrapnel Patches Seen Landing In UK

A KC-135 damaged in an Iranian strike has made its way to RAF Mildenhall in the UK thanks to field repairs.

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Naval Blockade Of Iran Now In Full Effect Maritime restrictions have been put in place by the U.S. along the entire Iranian coastline, not just the Strait of Hormuz. Maritime restrictions have been announced along the entire Iranian coastline...

Naval Blockade Of Iran Now In Full Effect

Maritime restrictions have been put in place by the U.S. along the entire Iranian coastline, not just the Strait of Hormuz.

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Mystery Launcher Appears On U.S. Navy Destroyer

The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Carl M. Levin has received an interesting new addition to its aft upper deck.
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For the first operator to claim an aerial kill with the F-16 Block 70, Bahrain was also the launch customer for this version of the jet. It placed an order for 16 examples in 2019, and the first of these arrived at Isa Air Base in Bahrain in 2024.

Bahrain First To Claim F-16 Block 70 Air-To-Air Kills

The Bahraini advanced F-16 shot down two Iranian drones during the conflict in the Middle East earlier this month.

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Navy Calls It Quits On Attack Submarine USS Boise’s Never Ending Overhaul

Boise has been stuck in limbo for more than a third of its career, and was years away from returning to service.

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America’s long-range kamikaze drone, a reverse-engineered clone of the Iranian-designed Shahed-136, was used in combat for the first time during Operation Epic Fury. Before the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) was known to exist, The War Zone made a detailed case for the Pentagon to mass produce this exact aircraft. Now the U.S. military says LUCAS is a huge success – with CENTCOM’s top officer calling it “indispensable,” – and wants many more of them, so we wanted to know more about how these weapons were first developed. One former Pentagon official who pushed for their creation, a drive that began under the Biden administration and came to fruition under Trump, gave us unique insights into LUCAS and its genesis.

How America’s Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Clone Suddenly Became An “Indispensable” Weapon Of War

Read our interview with Michael Horowitz, who pushed for the LUCAS drone program while at the Pentagon www.twz.com/news-features/how-americ...

Operation Epic Fury U.S. Aircraft Losses Visualized

Here are all the known American aircraft losses during the nearly six-week-long war with Iran: www.twz.com/air/operation-epic-fury-...

U.S. Navy Destroyer Equipped With New Launcher For Unknown Weapons

The Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Carl M. Levin has received an interesting new addition to its aft upper deck.

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Inside The Air Force's Elite Ghost Tanker Unit YouTube video by The War Zone

TWZ Special Access: We flew aboard the unique KC-135R that is the centerpiece of the Air Force's aerial refueling test force.

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Navy MQ-4C Triton's Fate Unknown After Disappearing From Flight Tracking Over Persian Gulf Tracking data shows the MQ-4C rapidly losing altitude after declaring an unspecified in-flight emergency.

Tracking data shows the MQ-4C rapidly losing altitude after declaring an unspecified in-flight emergency. www.twz.com/air/navy-mq-4c-tritons-f...

Inside The Air Force's Elite Ghost Tanker Unit YouTube video by The War Zone

Inside The Air Force’s Elite Ghost Tanker Unit

TWZ Special Access: We flew aboard the unique KC-135R that is the centerpiece of the Air Force's aerial refueling test force.

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After hitting a ground target with the APKWS, the next step for the Typhoon will be testing them on air-to-air targets, BAE noted. A special proximity fuzed FALCO version APKWS is used for engaging aerial drones, but it an also be used against ground targets. Typhoons are already equipped with targeting pods that can laser designate aerial and ground targets for APKWS.

Eurofighter Typhoon Test Fires Laser-Guided Counter-Drone Rockets

The trial couldn't come soon enough as Typhoons battle Iranian drones in the Persian Gulf.

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The Pentagon continues to be all-in on the Air Force’s F-47 sixth-generation fighter, asking for another $5 billion in funding, $1.5 billion more than the program received in Fiscal Year 2026.

Here Is What Trump’s Gargantuan $1.5T Defense Budget Has In It

The U.S. military is pushing to make huge investments in many programs in Fiscal Year 2027, but also some notable cuts.

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The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire just under an hour before U.S. President Donald Trump’s Tuesday deadline to hammer the country with an unprecedented level of airstrikes was due to expire, with Tehran announcing it will temporarily reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Both sides are now claiming victory in the conflict, which lasted more than a month and disrupted global financial markets, with oil prices driving sharply higher.

Questions Loom Over Iran Ceasefire

Both sides are claiming a triumphant victory, but the peace that’s in place now is very delicate and will have to survive tumultuous negotiations.

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New Views Of Massive RQ-180 Stealth Drone Flying Over Greece

New, remarkably detailed videos of a secretive, stealthy high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) drone commonly referred to as the RQ-180 offer insights into its sensor package and other aspects of the design.

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RQ-180's Likely Role Over Iran Foreshadowed By Secret Cold War Stealth Drone Program Large sums of money were spent trying to build a spy drone just like the RQ-180 for a very specific mission decades beforehand.

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New Views Of Massive RQ-180 Stealth Drone Flying Over Greece

The secretive drone continues to be spotted flying during the day, offering new insights into its features.

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We now have images from the test and an official statement from the USAF:

A-10 Warthog Being Tested With Aerial Refueling Probe (Updated)
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On The Eve Of Destruction? Clock Ticks Down On Trump’s Iran Deadline

Trump says “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Iran does not make a deal.

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SR-71 Blackbird Crews Had These Custom Smith & Wesson Pistols Built For Them Back in the 1960s, the Air Force ordered a small batch of special Model 41 pistols for SR-71 Blackbird aircrew survival kits. Back in the 1960s, the Air Force ordered a small batch of special Model 41...

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How A Dusty Strip Deep In Iran Can Be Turned Into A U.S. Special Operations Base In Hours An ex-USAF Special Tactics Squadron member tells how the impromptu airfield in Iran would have been rapidly established and defended.

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RQ-180's Likely Role Over Iran Foreshadowed By Secret Cold War Stealth Drone Program Large sums of money were spent trying to build a spy drone just like the RQ-180 for a very specific mission decades beforehand.

RQ-180’s Likely Role Over Iran Foreshadowed By Secret Cold War Stealth Drone Program

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Iran Is Piercing Israel’s Ballistic Missile Defenses With High Altitude Cluster Warhead Releases

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AIRMAN 1ST CLASS JOHNATHON KING. We reached out to Kyle Rempfer, a former Special Tactics Squadron (STS) airman who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. STS units are an elite cadre of operators who work to control aircraft in the air, including from airfields they establish deep inside contested territory, and direct airpower onto the enemy, among other duties, including rescuing personnel trapped behind enemy lines. They are often paired with special operations units, such as SEALs, Delta Force and Rangers, to bring their unique skills to their missions.

How A Dusty Strip Deep In Iran Can Be Turned Into A U.S. Special Operations Base In Hours

Read our exclusive interview with an ex-USAF Special Tactics Squadron member here: www.twz.com/news-features/how-a-dust...

Iran Rejects Ceasefire Deal

As Trump's deadline for making Iran into a "living hell" fast approaches, a chasm remains between the two foes on a way to even temporarily pause the war.

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For the A-10, the addition of a probe makes even more sense, as these aircraft have the combat search and rescue ‘Sandy’ mission, where they directly escort and provide close air support for special operations helicopters working to pluck personnel out of highly contested territory. This same mission set has been highlighted incredibly well like nothing in recent memory just today over Iran. The HC-130s and MC-130s are already equipped to provide fuel to rotary-wing aircraft during these operations. They could also support A-10s with aerial refueling, as well. This would extend the endurance and range of the A-10’s Sandy mission set. It would also provide more flexibility as to who they can get gas from for other mission types.

A-10 Warthog Being Tested With Aerial Refueling Probe

Beyond a win for the A-10, putting refueling probes on USAF tactical jets could be a boon of the service's Agile Combat Employment strategy.

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A-10 Warthog Being Tested With Aerial Refueling Probe Beyond a win for the A-10, putting refueling probes on USAF tactical jets could be a boon of the service's Agile Combat Employment strategy.

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