China’s CH-7 Flying Wing Drone Conducts First Flight

Official descriptions suggest the CH-7 has an ISTAR role, which would allow it to send back data on enemy vessels in the western Pacific and guide long-range maritime strike missiles.…

Chasing a Solar Eclipse at Mach 2 in a Concorde

Experiencing a total eclipse for 74 minutes, passengers of Concorde 001 followed the path of totality as it crossed Africa in 1973, setting a record for the longest-ever total eclipse…

U.S. Navy and GAO Reports Fault Material Issues, Poor Coordination Between Services for V-22 Osprey Troubles

Long-running mechanical, faulty metallic alloys in the Prop-Rotor Gear Box and lack of synergy between the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have compounded the V-22 Osprey’s troubles. Faulty…

U.S. Army Completes Retirement of Aerial ISR Turboprop Fleet

The legacy ISR fleet of RC-12X Guardrail, MC-12S EMARSS and the EO-5C ARL-M turboprops will be replaced by the jet-powered High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES). The U.S. Army…

FY2026 NDAA: Congress Pushes Back On Aircraft Cuts and Seeks Clarity On Next-Gen Programs

The NDAA freezes E-3, F-15E and A-10 retirements, accelerates F/A-XX and F-47 oversight, and demands a concrete plan for post-E-6B nuclear command-and-control. The Fiscal Year 2026 U.S. National Defense Authorization…

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China’s CH-7 Flying Wing Drone Conducts First Flight

Official descriptions suggest the CH-7 has an ISTAR role, which would allow…

Chasing a Solar Eclipse at Mach 2 in a Concorde

Experiencing a total eclipse for 74 minutes, passengers of Concorde 001 followed…

U.S. Navy and GAO Reports Fault Material Issues, Poor Coordination Between Services for V-22 Osprey Troubles

Long-running mechanical, faulty metallic alloys in the Prop-Rotor Gear Box and lack…

U.S. Army Completes Retirement of Aerial ISR Turboprop Fleet

The legacy ISR fleet of RC-12X Guardrail, MC-12S EMARSS and the EO-5C…

FY2026 NDAA: Congress Pushes Back On Aircraft Cuts and Seeks Clarity On Next-Gen Programs

The NDAA freezes E-3, F-15E and A-10 retirements, accelerates F/A-XX and F-47…

Northrop Grumman Completes New Stand-in Attack Weapon Separation Test

Just over a year after the first inert drop of the new…

U.S. Air Force Flexes its Muscles on NATO’s Eastern Flank

In early December, USAF F-35A Lightning IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons took…

Chitose Set To Be Japan’s Next F-35A Base

The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced plans for a squadron at Chitose…

Military Aviation

Photographer Captures Rare B-52H Drag Chute Malfunction in Mid Flight

Unusual drag chute deployment caught on camera over Fort Worth. A photographer…

SEAD and CSAR Specialist Units Head to SOUTHCOM as Military Buildup Continues

U.S. based F-35A Lightning IIs and EA-18G Growlers are the latest combat…

Historic RC-135 and EA-37B Integration Marks Major Step in USAF Electromagnetic Spectrum Dominance

First sustained operational sorties combine Rivet Joint intelligence gathering with Compass Call…

U.S. Air Force Inactivates A-10 Test Detachment

The 40th Flight Test Squadron’s Detachment 1, which executed A-10 developmental test…

Drones

China’s CH-7 Flying Wing Drone Conducts First Flight

Official descriptions suggest the CH-7 has an ISTAR role, which would allow…

China’s Massive Drone Swarm Mothership “Jiutian” Takes Flight

While reports have identified the Jiutian as a “general-purpose drone,” concepts have…

Boeing’s MQ-25 First Flight Delayed to 2026

The Navy confirms Boeing’s MQ-25 will not fly in 2025 as expected,…

Anduril UK Partners with GKN Aerospace for Apache Loyal Wingman Project

Anduril UK will work with GKN Aerospace on a proposal for Project…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

U.S. Navy and GAO Reports Fault Material Issues, Poor Coordination Between Services for V-22 Osprey Troubles

Long-running mechanical, faulty metallic alloys in the Prop-Rotor Gear Box and lack…

Photographer Captures Rare B-52H Drag Chute Malfunction in Mid Flight

Unusual drag chute deployment caught on camera over Fort Worth. A photographer…

U.S. Navy Releases Findings of Investigation on USS Truman’s Eventful Deployment

The Navy completed the investigation about the loss of three F/A-18 Super…

Troubled Areas

China’s CH-7 Flying Wing Drone Conducts First Flight

Official descriptions suggest the CH-7 has an ISTAR role, which would allow…

SEAD and CSAR Specialist Units Head to SOUTHCOM as Military Buildup Continues

U.S. based F-35A Lightning IIs and EA-18G Growlers are the latest combat…

China’s Massive Drone Swarm Mothership “Jiutian” Takes Flight

While reports have identified the Jiutian as a “general-purpose drone,” concepts have…

Poland in Talks to Donate MiG-29s to Ukraine

The General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces is negotiating the transfer…

Weapons

Northrop Grumman Completes New Stand-in Attack Weapon Separation Test

Just over a year after the first inert drop of the new…

U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems APKWS Contract Worth Up To $1.7 Billion

BAE Systems has received an initial order for 11,000 laser-guidance kits worth…

U.S. Approves JASSM-ER Foreign Military Sale to Italy

The deal would include 100 AGM-158B/B2 JASSM-ER weapons that will equip Italy’s…

Poland Signs $500 Million Contract for AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM Missiles

Following a Foreign Military Sale approval for 400 AIM-120D-3 missiles in April,…