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North Korea’s Top Air Defence System Demonstrates Long Range Interception Capabilities

North Korea has tested its Pyongae-6 long-range surface-to-air missile system, demonstrating improvements to its guidance ...
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Chinese Supercarrier Fujian Seen with Full Deck of World’s Longest Ranges Naval Fighters

New footage of China’s first supercarrier Fujian has shown the ship at sea with a fully flight deck of J-15 Flying Shark ...
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Iranian Forces Shoot Down Sixteenth U.S. MQ-1 Drone: American Aircraft Continue to Take Heavy Losses

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has reported the shootdown of a U.S. MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle ...
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America’s Longest Ranged Fighters Gain Further Extended Flight Range: F-15EX Now Optimised for Pacific Operations

Operational U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II fighters have for the first time begun flying with conformal fuel tanks, marking a significant development in the evolution of the aircraft’s capabilities ...
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Third North Korean Shipyard Converts to Producing Destroyers as Naval Expansion Accelerates

North Korea has expanded its destroyer construction program to a third shipyard, with satellite imagery indicating that large ...
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Russian Army’s Most Advanced Attack Helicopters Upgraded with New Dan-T Cruise Missiles

The Russia’s Ministry of Defence has released the first official footage showing a Mi-28NM Night Hunter attack helicopter launching a Dan-T cruise missile during combat operations in Ukraine, ...
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U.S. Sixth Generation Fighter Engine Won’t Be Ready for F-47 Flight Testing

The U.S. Air Force’s F-47 sixth-generation fighter is expected to make its maiden flight in 2028 using an interim propulsion ...
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U.S. Midterm Result Poised to Save Much Needed DDG(X) Next Generation Destroyer

Following the Democratic Party's decisive victories in the November 2026 midterm elections, which will give it control of ...
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North Korea Overtakes U.S. with Three Shipyards Producing Destroyers

North Korea has expanded its large surface combat ship construction program to involve three shipyards, with more facilities participating in destroyer construction than the United States, which ...
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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Shandong Returns to Sea After Nine Month Refurbishment: Air Wing Expansion Likely

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier Shandong has departed dry dock at Yulin Naval Base on Hainan ...
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China’s Primary Air Defence System Demonstrates Ability to Destroy High-Manoeuvring Ballistic Missiles

A Chinese People’s Liberation Army HQ-9B surface-to-air missile system has conducted two successful interceptions of ...
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Eurofighter Plans Sales of Over 200 More Fighters Despite Losing Every Tender Against F-35

The Eurofighter consortium is targeting potential sales of more than 200 additional fighter aircraft, with several European ...