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The War Zone The DoD and its allies are cobbling together parts to make new air defense systems for Ukraine, including one using the AIM-9L/M sidewinder. USAF An ad hoc ground-based short-range surface-to-air missile system that uses the AIM-9M Sidewinder as its effector is reportedly part of a larger Pentagon project known as FrankenSAM that […]

The War Zone Hezbollah’s expansive Iranian-supplied arsenal of rockets, drones, and missiles poses a major threat to all of Israel. Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images The scale of the threat that Hezbollah’s arsenal poses to Israel cannot be overestimated. This, of course, is hardly a new development, with Israeli concerns already having led

The War Zone We now know for sure that Ukraine is getting AIM-9M Sidewinders for a ground-based air defense system that could have some very old roots. USN The U.S. military says it will soon deliver “new” air defense systems to Ukraine that fire AIM-9M Sidewinder heat-seeking missiles. What these systems are remains a mystery,

The War Zone The stunning image shows an F-22 spewing flares against incredible backlighting at the Pacific Air Show in Huntington Beach. Rohan Patel It’s pretty hard to get a bad picture of the F-22 Raptor, but getting a really, really good one is far harder. These jets are photographed at air shows throughout the

The War Zone A ramjet artillery shell has flown further than ever before and could more than double the range of existing and future 155mm howitzers. Boeing Boeing has offered the best look to date of its 155mm artillery shell with a ramjet engine actually being sent down range. The company also says a recent