Day: June 21, 2025
Swedish Gripens intercept Russian Flankers
Two Swedish Air Force Gripen fighter jets were scrambled on Midsummer’s Eve to identify a pair of Russian Navy aircraft flying near Swedish airspace, according to a statement from the Swedish Armed Forces. The incident occurred shortly after 19:00 local time on Friday, as the jets flew over Malmö in southern Sweden. Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan…
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Australian-built Ghost Bat clears new flight milestone
On Saturday, Defence Australia announced that the MQ‑28A Ghost Bat conducted its first flight outside the Woomera Training Area during Exercise Carlsbad. The milestone marks a crucial development in the country’s modern air combat capabilities. According to Defence Australia, the Ghost Bat is “the first military aircraft designed and built in Australia in more than…
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China launches cruise missile drill in jungle
A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force unit has conducted a live-fire combat exercise under high-temperature, high-humidity conditions in what state media referred to as the “Lingnan jungle,” a region likely within the PLA’s Southern Theater Command. The exercise featured China’s DF-10A land-attack cruise missile system, armed with the CJ-10A missile — a platform originally…
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Inside Fordow: Can Iran’s nuclear fortress be destroyed?
As concerns grow over Iran’s nuclear capabilities, defense analysts and military planners are revisiting the question of whether the country’s most fortified enrichment site — the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant — could ever be destroyed in a military strike. Fordow, located near the holy city of Qom and just south of Tehran, was originally a…
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Final Independence-class ship clears trials
The U.S. Navy’s final Independence-class littoral combat ship, the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), has successfully completed its acceptance trials, according to shipbuilder Austal USA. The milestone occurred in June 2025, as the vessel departed the company’s Mobile, Alabama, shipyard for a series of operational tests in the Gulf of Mexico. Acceptance trials are the…
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U.S. Army tests new drone defense radar
The U.S. Army is testing advanced radar technology to counter low-flying drones, as Soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment mounted an EchoShield cognitive radar system on a Stryker vehicle during a recent exercise at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany. The live test took place on June 20, 2025, as part of Project…
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