Tyler Rogoway

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Editor, The War Zone at The Drive

Creator/Editor-In-Chief of https://t.co/yE3nwVuT3d.

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Ukraine Strikes At The Heart Of Russia's Highly Defended Kerch Bridge

4 days ago | twz.com | Howard Altman |Tyler Rogoway

There is a dispute over the extent of damage to the Kerch Bridge after an early morning attack. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it detonated underwater explosives on pillars of theKerch Bridge early Tuesday morning that “severely damaged” it. Russian sources, however, acknowledged the attack but downplayed the destruction, noting that traffic flow resumed within hours. Russian sources also claimed they repelled a sea drone attack on the bridge later on Tuesday.
Russian Strategic Bombers Destroyed In Unprecedented Wide-Scale Drone Attack (Updated)

5 days ago | americanliberty.news | Howard Altman |Tyler Rogoway |Patrick Houck |Seijah Drake

The attacks that went after the heart of Russia‘s strategic aviation capabilities and one arm of its nuclear deterrent should serve as a global wake-up call. By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway The War ZoneUkraine carried out a massive drone strike at airbases across Russia on Sunday, claiming to have destroyed dozens of aircraft. There are also indications that Russia’s Northern Fleet headquarters, home of Russian nuclear submarines, was attacked as well.
Russian Strategic Bombers Destroyed In Unprecedented Wide Scale Drone Attack

6 days ago | twz.com | Howard Altman |Tyler Rogoway

Ukraine carried out a massive drone strike at airbases across Russia on Sunday, claiming to have destroyed dozens of aircraft. There are also indications that Russia’s Northern Fleet headquarters, home of Russian nuclear submarines, was attacked as well. Overall, the attack was clearly aimed at Russia most prized strategic aerial assets, which cannot be replaced quickly in any manner and doing so at all would be extremely expensive.
China’s J-36 Very Heavy Stealth Tactical Jet Photographed Head-On For First Time

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tyler Rogoway

New imagery of China’s ‘J-36’ very heavy tactical 6th generation jet has just emerged out of China. The photos shows a long-awaited perspective of the aircraft — taken from the front — that confirms our analysis that the aircraft features a very large and broad bubble canopy to go atop its equally broad nose section. Under that canopy would be two crew sitting side-by-side, similar to the F-111 and Su-34’s arrangement, among others.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

1 week ago | twz.com | Tyler Rogoway

Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn’t cover. We can also talk about the stuff we did or whatever else grabs your interest. In other words, it’s an off-topic thread.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tyler Rogoway

Tyler RogowaySat, May 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM UTC2 min readMaster control room of the engine test facility at the Arnold Engineering Development Center, which is part of the US Air Force's Air Research and Development Command. Welcome to Bunker Talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn’t cover. We can also talk about the stuff we did or whatever else grabs your interest.
Taiwan, Late To The Drone Boat Game, To Hold Major Capability Test

1 week ago | twz.com | Howard Altman |Tyler Rogoway

Faced with the growing threat of an invasion by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwanese military and industrial leaders will hold a two-day demonstration of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). Scheduled for June 17 and June 18, the demonstration is designed to help speed up the island nation’s maritime drone production, a spokesman for the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said.
F-4 Phantoms Sought By Private Space Launch Company Starfighters International

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tyler Rogoway

The Kennedy Space Center-based research, test, and now space launch company Starfighters International, which has been flying F-104 Starfighters privately for decades is now, is in the process of acquiring a dozen F-4 Phantoms. The deal would see the iconic third-generation Cold War fighters fly primarily in service of the firm’s space launch operations, which aim to provide rapid and flexible access to low Earth orbit (LEO) for small satellites, as well as suborbital offerings.
F-4 Phantoms Sought By Private Space Launch Company

1 week ago | twz.com | Tyler Rogoway

The Kennedy Space Center-based research, test, and now space launch company Starfighters International, which has been flying F-104 Starfighters privately for decades is now, is in the process of acquiring a dozen F-4 Phantoms. The deal would see the iconic third-generation Cold War fighters fly primarily in service of the firm’s space launch operations, which aim to provide rapid and flexible access to low Earth orbit (LEO) for small satellites, as well as suborbital offerings.
Bunker Talk: Memorial Day Weekend Edition Part 2

1 week ago | twz.com | Tyler Rogoway

Welcome to Bunker Talk, Memorial Day Weekend Edition Part 2. For all our American readers/commenters, I hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend. And, of course, I want to give a huge thanks to all of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. No words are enough. No debt of gratitude can ever be paid off. We are going to break up the long Memorial Day weekend Bunker into two parts so we don’t end up with 6,000 comments on a single post.