Russia A-100 AEW&CS Program

Russia Cancels A-100 AEW&CS Program Amid Shifting Warfare Dynamics and Strategic Recalibration

Russia has reportedly canceled its much-anticipated A-100 airborne early warning and control system (AEW&CS) program. Long touted as the successor to the Soviet-era A-50, the A-100 was meant to represent a generational leap in battlefield surveillance and command capabilities. However,...
Chinese Jiutian SS-UAV

China’s So-Called ‘Drone Mothership’ Jiutian SS-UAV May Be Impressive in Size, But Is It Strategically Useless?

The Jiutian SS-UAV, unveiled as the world's first “drone mothership,” promises to rewrite the rules of aerial warfare. But beneath the buzz lies a bloated concept riddled with flaws, more likely to fizzle than fly in real combat. Here’s why...
Gaza Strip -West Bank.

France and Germany Slam Israel Over Use of Force in West Bank; Warning Shots Spark Diplomatic Fallout

France announced Wednesday it would summon Israel’s ambassador after Israeli forces fired warning shots at a delegation of foreign diplomats visiting the occupied West Bank. The incident, which occurred near the volatile city of Jenin, has drawn fierce condemnation from...
Golden Dome missile defense shield program

Golden Dome Ambitions: Canada Signals Intent to Reassess F-35 Jet Deal While Expressing Strong Interest in Trump’s Expansive Missile Defense Initiative

In a highly anticipated announcement on May 20, U.S. President Donald Trump formally launched the Golden Dome missile defense shield program, a sweeping and controversial initiative aimed at creating a layered, space-based system to protect the U.S. homeland from emerging...
B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb joint test assembly.

Designed to Destroy Bunkers, Dogged by Doubts: B61-13 Enters a Strategic Storm in Indo-Pacific

The United States has entered a new chapter in its nuclear modernization effort with the early completion of the first B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb—an upgraded, high-yield weapon specifically crafted to destroy hardened underground targets. Completed nearly a year ahead of...
China Military

China’s Red Lines Are Blurred by Design: How China Uses Strategic Ambiguity to Enforce Unseen Boundaries

In November 2021, Lithuania made what seemed a symbolic diplomatic move: it allowed Taiwan to open a representative office in Vilnius under the name "Taiwanese Representative Office." The consequences were anything but symbolic. China responded with instant fury. Trade was...
Russian Yak-52B2 light-engine aircraft modified to shoot down Ukrainian long-range UAVs.

Russia Modifies Yak-52 Trainer into Drone Hunter to Counter Ukraine’s UAV Offensive

Russia has retrofitted the aging Soviet-era Yakovlev Yak-52 trainer aircraft into a crude, low-budget interceptor aimed at battling Ukraine’s expanding fleet of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The emergence of the Yak-52B2 underscores the intensifying technological tug-of-war in the skies...
KF-21 Prototype

South Korea Enters Final Assembly Phase of First KF-21 Fighter Jet, First Delivery to ROKAF Set for 2026

South Korea marked a pivotal step in its journey to military aviation independence on May 20, 2025, as Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) jointly announced the beginning of the final assembly phase of the...
Boeing B-52 with AGM-69A SRAM missiles loaded under wing pylons

The Rise, Reign, and Retirement of the AGM-69 SRAM: A Cold War Nuclear Spearhead

In the thick fog of Cold War tensions, the United States Air Force (USAF) was under relentless pressure to stay ahead of evolving Soviet defenses. The survival of its manned bomber fleet—and, by extension, the credibility of U.S. nuclear deterrence—depended...
YFQ-44A production representative test vehicle is staged in a testing chamber at Costa Mesa, Calif.

Uncrewed Fighters Take Flight: USAF Unveils General Atomics’ YFQ-42A and Anduril’s YFQ-44A as Future of Air Combat

The United States Air Force has officially lifted the curtain on the YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A — the first generation of purpose-built, jet-powered, uncrewed fighter aircraft designed to fight alongside and beyond human-piloted jets. General David Allvin, Chief of Staff of...
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