Dylan Malyasov, Defence Blog
BAE Systems received a Lockheed Martin contract to deliver AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare systems for F-35 Lots 20 through 22 and retrofits for older aircraft
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Bruce Allen Lubbering, RealClearDefense
In the strategic planning rooms at the Pentagon and across the sprawling flight lines of the United States Air Force, a dramatic shift in air…
Joseph Trevithick, TWZ
The Air Force Test Center plans to use an evolving blend of real-world and digital testing once the F-47 starts flying.
Chris Gordon, Air & Space Forces Magazine
Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a major new production facility for the B-21 Raider
For America’s 250th anniversary, Cogs of War ran ten essays on innovations forged in wartime that subsequently diffused throughout the civilian economy, or had a lasting impact on society, governance, and Americans’ relationship with technology. We received submissions on a wide range of technologies, ranging from a copying lathe built for musket stocks after the War of 1812 to the stealth bomber. Over the last few weeks, subscribers to our free newsletter voted, and we’re pleased to announce the winners of our contest below.
In 1914, European armies entered a war with forces designed to move. Within months, they were digging themselves into the earth. Ffires from newly introduced machine guns and heavy artillery made movement across exposed ground a proposition far more deadly than in any war that had ever afflicted humanity. More than a century later, armies are confronting an unsettling echo of that experience in Ukraine.
The Russian Armed Forces Battlegroup West have used a TOS-1 Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system to neutralise a concentration of Ukrainian ground forces near Krasny Liman. Russian forces have relied heavy on the systems to destroy entrenched hostile forces, particularly in heavily fortified positions. Commenting on the operation, commander of a special operations team of the 25th Combined Arms Army’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Unit observed: “We received an order to destroy enemy personnel near Krasny Liman.
Republicans are on the verge of losing control of Congress in November, with new polling showing Democrats strengthening their national lead and even becoming competitive in states that, under normal circumstances, may not have been considered competitive.
The GOP currently controls both chambers, and neither is safe.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth boards the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser, USS Chosin (CG 65), Panama, April 9, 2025. U.S.
A new batch of Su-34 long range strike fighters has been delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces, after having completed the full cycle of required ground and flight factory tests, as the type continues to be prioritised for expanded procurements to rapidly increase the size of the combat fleet. Commenting on the delivery, a Su-34 crew commander was cited by state media reporting: “Fulfilling the Russian Defence Ministry’s objectives for the delivery of much-needed weapons and equipment to the troops, crews of the Russian Aerospace Forces have taken delivery of the Su-34 aircraft.
Russia has been issuing threats to Europe in recent weeks, like never before since the end of the Cold War. A new report from NBC News says Baltic nations bordering Russia are on alert. In Lithuania, NBC reports that a volunteer paramilitary organization called the Lithuanian Riflemen’s Union is making its presence felt to prepare