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PLA Navy J-15 YJ-15 anti-ship missile
China

PLA Navy’s J-15 Reportedly Seen Carrying YJ-15 Anti-Ship Missile for the First Time

The YJ-15 was among the new anti-ship missiles that were revealed during the Sept. 3, 2025, parade in Beijing. China’s YJ-15 supersonic Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (ASCM), that was among four…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
February 9, 2026
Ukraine F-16 Gun Kill Drone
War in Ukraine

New Video Shows Ukrainian F-16 Scoring Gun Kill on Russian Drone

A Geran-2 (Shahed 136) attack drone is seen exploding in mid air shortly before an F-16 soars overhead, with the unmistakable sound of an M61 Vulcan cannon heard in the…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
February 9, 2026
UK F-35Bs Deploy Cyprus
F-35

UK Reinforces RAF Akrotiri With Deployment of Six F-35Bs

Six F-35Bs have been sent to RAF Akrotiri on Cyprus in a move, sources told The Times, intended to better protect base should current tensions in the region break into…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
February 7, 2026
A-10 Link 16
Military Aviation

Photos Confirm Link 16 Capability on Select A-10s

The long-awaited upgrade improves networked situational awareness but has been fielded on only a handful of Warthogs, with the new antenna nearly indistinguishable from the existing TACAN installation. An unspecified…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 7, 2026
Elbit EW ISR Variant C-390 Millenium
Military Aviation

Elbit is Working on an Electronic Warfare, ISR Variant of C-390 Millenium

Israel’s Elbit Systems has shown a concept of a specialized variant of the C-390 Millenium for ISR and SIGINT at the Singapore Airshow.  Israeli defense company Elbit Systems has revealed…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
February 7, 2026
China SB>1 Defiant Clone
China

New Photos Raise Questions About China’s Coaxial-Rotor Helicopter Knockoff

Newly emerged images raise the possibility that China has built another compound helicopter demonstrator, following the S-97 Raider-like aircraft seen in 2025, this time bearing a resemblance to the larger…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 6, 2026
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PLA Navy J-15 YJ-15 anti-ship missile
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New Video Shows Ukrainian F-16 Scoring Gun Kill on Russian Drone
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UK Reinforces RAF Akrotiri With Deployment of Six F-35Bs
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Photos Confirm Link 16 Capability on Select A-10s
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