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A Russian Su-30 fighter jet crashed in Crimea at around 11:00 a.m. Moscow time during a scheduled training flight, with both crew members ejecting safely and later being recovered by a ground search-and-rescue team, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The ministry said the aircraft was flying without ammunition. “Today, at about 11:00 Moscow time, in […]View the full article

The United States Air Force appears to have launched a combat search-and-rescue mission over Iran after the crew of a U.S. F-15 reportedly ejected following a crash. Current reporting indicates that two crew members successfully ejected, but their exact location had not been determined at the time of publication. That uncertainty appears to have triggered […]View the full article

The Naval Postgraduate School, working with the Office of Naval Research, has awarded Anduril the Tactical Missile Innovation Prize Challenge, selecting the company’s proposal as the strongest approach for developing the next generation of tactical missile capabilities. The competition, launched in January 2026, was built around a different question than a traditional defense contract. Instead […]View the full article

The United States Marine Corps has awarded General Dynamics Land Systems and Textron Systems Corporation a second rapid prototyping contract for the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV), pushing forward one of its most important modernization programs to replace the aging Light Armored Vehicle fleet. Under the new award, both companies will move into a second prototyping […]View the full article

The United States Army and the United States Navy successfully launched a common hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on March 26, 2026. The launch was carried out by the Army’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires in partnership with the Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive Strategic Systems Programs, continuing the services’ effort to field […]View the full article

The United States Army has opened a competition for a new ammunition resupply system to support its next-generation Mobile Tactical Cannon. The call for solutions, issued by Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal, seeks one or more prototype concepts for moving 155mm ammunition to the new self-propelled howitzer that is expected to replace the M777 towed gun. […]View the full article

The United States Army has opened a competition for a new heavy version of its Infantry Squad Vehicle, launching a fast-track acquisition effort. The solicitation, issued by Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal under notice W912CH-26-S-C005, seeks a commercially available tactical vehicle that can be fielded quickly with only limited changes to an existing platform. At the center […]View the full article

The Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Singapore for M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternative Warhead rockets in a deal valued at an estimated $83 million. The proposed sale covers forty-five M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternative Warhead pods, along with telemetry kits, engineering services, technical assistance, and associated logistics […]View the full article

Iran said it had shot down a United States Air Force fighter jet over its territory, and footage released by Iranian channels appears to show the wreckage of an F-15E Strike Eagle from the U.S. Air Force’s 494th Fighter Squadron. Iranian outlets initially claimed the aircraft was an F-35, but a closer review of the […]View the full article

Aurora Flight Sciences said the fuselage of its X-65 experimental aircraft has arrived for final systems integration. The Boeing subsidiary said teams in Virginia are now installing the aircraft’s electrical, propulsion, and active flow control systems, while wing and tail production continues at its facility in West Virginia. The update marks the program’s transition from […]View the full article

MGI Engineering said Tuesday it has completed the first successful flights of its TigerShark uncrewed deep-strike platform, marking a major milestone for a new long-range European autonomous strike system. The first flights move the program beyond development and into active testing, introducing a platform built for long-range missions in high-intensity combat environments. MGI said TigerShark […]View the full article

Overland AI said Thursday that its ULTRA autonomous ground vehicles completed a month-long operational deployment with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division during a rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Four of the vehicles were integrated into the brigade’s maneuver plan and used in logistics, reconnaissance, and counter-drone […]View the full article

BAE Systems said Thursday it has delivered the final ACV-Personnel, or ACV-P, vehicle to the United States Marine Corps. The handover closes out deliveries of the troop-carrying version of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle, the platform intended to replace the Marine Corps’ aging Assault Amphibious Vehicle fleet. The ACV-P serves as the primary carrier for Marine […]View the full article

United States Central Command has released new footage from strikes on Iran as part of Operation Epic, with the video appearing to show the destruction of an Iranian Shahed-171 Simorgh stealth drone or its Shahed-191 version, one of Tehran’s most advanced unmanned aerial platforms. The footage was released as the campaign entered its fifth week, […]View the full article

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said its units, working with military intelligence, struck Kirovske airfield in occupied Crimea overnight on April 2, destroying a Russian An-72P patrol aircraft and a site used to prepare Orion strike and reconnaissance drones for missions. The strike was carried out by the 1st Separate Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces […]View the full article

After President Trump’s speech Wednesday night, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reminded everyone of the four goals of Operation Epic Fury. • Destroy their weapons factories • Destroy their navy • Destroy their air force • Destroy their chances of ever having a nuclear weapon I start with that for a reason. These stated goals have been consistent throughout the first month of the operation. That fact can get lost because when he talks about the operation, President Trump is, well, Trumpy in how he communicates. The hyper-partisans on both sides react by throwing a bunch of chaff in the air, making meaningful discussions difficult. We see that in the comments section here …

United States Air Force students at Air University are working on new ways to counter small drones through the Alpha Blue innovation program, as the military faces a threat that has expanded rapidly across recent conflicts and domestic installations. The latest effort brought together students from the Air War College and the Air Command and […]View the full article

The Indiana National Guard said its Technology and Readiness Experimentation framework, known as T-REX, helped move the Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) from a Pentagon demonstration to operational use in just seven months. LUCAS was first publicly demonstrated in the Pentagon courtyard in July 2025. By February 2026, the system had been employed during […]View the full article

The United States Army has awarded Colt’s Manufacturing almost $41 contract to produce M4 and M4A1 carbines for Foreign Military Sales to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, Macedonia, and Tunisia, according to a contract notice released this week. The award, issued to Colt’s West Hartford, Connecticut-based operations, carries a total cumulative face value of $40,863,564 and […]View the full article

The United States Air Force has awarded Boeing a ceiling $900 million contract to sustain and support the T-38C Talon avionics system, extending support for one of the service’s core pilot training aircraft through March 31, 2036. The contract, awarded to Boeing’s St. Louis, Missouri, operations on March 31, 2026, covers total life-cycle support for […]View the full article