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The Ukrainian Armed Forces reportedly successfully targeted a Russian command facility near Novopetrivka in the disputed Donetsk region on the night of February 24, which was achieved using U.S.-supplied ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the target was an auxiliary command post of the Russian 5th Army, marking the first confirmed use of ATACMS for an extended period following multiple reports of severe shortages.

The U.S. Air Force has for the first time deployed F-22 Raptor fifth generation fighter aircraft to an airbase in southern Israel, with twelve of the fighters having taken off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath in the United Kingdom on February 24 to redeploy. This has taken place as part of a large scale military buildup by the United States against Iran, although significant questions have been raised regarding the F-22’s utility when deploying from Israeli bases, particularly when considering the limitations imposed by their short ranges.

Pentagon, Washington, D.C. — AFP was present yesterday at the 2025 DoD CIO Awards Ceremony.
The ceremony honored exceptional individual and team accomplishments of Department of War and strategic and federal partners personnel in the information technology environment.
The event was emceed by The Honorable Kirsten A. Davies, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of War.

L Todd Wood sits down with retired CM4 Brandon Budge to discuss the reinstatement of those kicked out of the service over the vax. And we also discuss how to reform Army Aviation.
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The military’s aggressive drone crusade over the last year has produced flashy images of experimental systems spinning tiny rotors toward distant targets, urgent requests for cheap unmanned platforms built by the hundreds of thousands, and numerous organizational changes that are pushing the tech into fundamental parts of the force.
Any one of those efforts alone might signal just how institutional small drones are becoming to the U.S. military.

A political battle over legislation that safety advocates say would have prevented a deadly crash between a civilian passenger jet and an Army helicopter last year appears to have stalled in Congress.
A Senate bill that would’ve mandated military aircraft be equipped with specific signaling technology failed to pass the House Tuesday afternoon. The vote came a day after the Pentagon signaled its opposition with the legislation over “budgetary burdens” and alleged national security risks.

The Air Force has cleared another milestone in its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program by successfully integrating munitions onto Anduril’s prototype during live flight tests.
The service recently initiated captive carry tests by strapping an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto Anduril’s CCA platform, known as the YFQ-44A or “Fury.

Summary and Key Points: Steve Balestrieri, former US Army Special Forces Warrant Officer, examines China’s “White Emperor” (Baidi), a purported sixth-generation “space-air” fighter unveiled at the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show.

-Developed under AVIC’s “Nantianmen Project,” this tailless, diamond-wing mock-up boasts hypersonic speeds and orbital capabilities.

White Emperor 6th Generation Fighter China. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

In what is perhaps the greatest example of “fake it ’til you make it,” a third-generation Navy veteran decided to put America’s cybersecurity infrastructure to the test. The results were hilarious. Unless you care about maintaining the United States’ information security. Using just a porn photo and charisma, his test engineered violations of OPSEC and PERSEC procedures to someone who didn’t exist, in less than a month.