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February 29, 2024   Leaked documents indicate Russia's threshold for employing tactical nuclear weapons is significantly lower than previously thought, according to a new report. The Russian Navy losing a fifth of its ballistic missile submarines or even three cruisers might be enough to trigger such a response. The documents also point to continued Russian planning around a potential conflict with China, despite the strengthening of relations between the two countries in recent decades. You can read our full analysis of the implications of the documents here.   Elsewhere, a tornado caused major damage to parts of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, yesterday, including to the National Museum of the Air Force, which is located at the base. Imagery of the devastation released by Wright-Patterson certainly makes for grim viewing, in which we see various parts of aircraft strewn across the apron in front of the museum's Restoration Hangar 4, which sustained significant damage. You can get caught up on what we know about all of that here.    Make sure to check out highlights of all our coverage from the last week below. We are also continuing our rolling coverage of the conflict in Ukraine as it develops.    -- Oliver Parken The War Zone

 

 

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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Heads To Sea With Mockup J-35 Stealth Fighter   Mockups aboard the Liaoning suggest China might be seeking to deploy the J-35 and new J-15 variants aboard its first two carriers.

 

Just How Fast Is The F-15EX Really?   While the F-15EX might not quite be able to reach Mach 3 as recently reported, its performance is nonetheless impressive.

 

Captured Ukrainian M2 Bradley Paraded On Russian Propaganda Train   Russia is known to have captured damaged Bradleys, but this is the first time we have seen one being used as a traveling war trophy.

 

Huge Boost To Army’s Air Defenses Planned In New Force Structure   A new Army force transformation plan puts major emphasis on long and sorely needed added air and missile defense capacity.

 

Ukraine’s First M1 Abrams Tank Loss Appears To Have Occurred   The loss of an M1 tank would be significant for practical and propaganda reasons, especially if it falls into Russian hands.

 

Putin Flies Aboard Tu-160M Blackjack Strategic Bomber   The Russian president may be guaranteed another presidential term, but all is not well in the country’s military aerospace sector.

 

Our Best Look At Taiwan’s First Homegrown Submarine   Taiwan’s first domestically made submarine, named Hai Kun, is now in the water and about to commence its first at-sea trials.       From the Archive

 

Marines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In Vietnam   Built from scratch, Chu Lai Air Base in South Vietnam was in the thick of exactly where tactical airpower was needed.       Hot Shots

 

First Lt. Jake Heydinger, a pilot with the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, prepares for flight in support of exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, January 25, 2024.

 

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Logan Beaver fires an FGM-148 anti-tank missile, Setermoen, Norway, February 23, 2024.

 

U.S. Navy divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 inflate a NASA "front porch" life raft during Underway Recovery Test 11 in the Pacific Ocean, February 25, 2024.