Pentagon’s Record Breaking $1.5 Trillion Budget Request Includes Boosts for F-35, F-15EX, and More

The largest defence budget request in U.S. history, coming in at almost $500 billion more than 2026, would see accelerated procurement of key platforms and increased funding for headline projects…

Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Carrying Long-Range Supersonic Missile Intercepted Again Over the Baltic

Swedish, Romanian and French fighters intercepted Russian Tu-22M3 ‘Backfire’ strategic bombers, carrying Kh-22N/Kh-32 supersonic cruise missiles, on two consecutive days over the Baltic Sea. For the third time in just…

Raytheon Confirms Delivery of Next Generation Jammer Pods for Australian EA-18G Growlers

Raytheon confirmed that Australia has received last year its first Next Generation Jammer pods to replace the ALQ-99 pods currently used by the RAAF’s EA-18G Growlers. Raytheon has confirmed on…

JMSDF Reveals JS Izumo’s Upgraded Flight Deck for F-35B Operations

JMSDF releases first images of JS Izumo’s new rectangular flight deck as second-phase modifications progress, advancing its conversion into an F-35B “Lightning Carrier.” The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) released…

Northrop Grumman Teases Notional F/A-XX Design Ahead of Expected August Contract Award

Few hours after the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations said a contract award for F/A-XX is expected by August, Northrop Grumman has teased once again a notional design for…

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Pentagon’s Record Breaking $1.5 Trillion Budget Request Includes Boosts for F-35, F-15EX, and More

The largest defence budget request in U.S. history, coming in at almost…

Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Carrying Long-Range Supersonic Missile Intercepted Again Over the Baltic

Swedish, Romanian and French fighters intercepted Russian Tu-22M3 ‘Backfire’ strategic bombers, carrying…

Raytheon Confirms Delivery of Next Generation Jammer Pods for Australian EA-18G Growlers

Raytheon confirmed that Australia has received last year its first Next Generation…

JMSDF Reveals JS Izumo’s Upgraded Flight Deck for F-35B Operations

JMSDF releases first images of JS Izumo’s new rectangular flight deck as…

Northrop Grumman Teases Notional F/A-XX Design Ahead of Expected August Contract Award

Few hours after the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations said a…

U.S. Air Force Confirms A-10 Thunderbolt II Service Life Extended to 2030

The legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II will be maintained in service by the…

Chinese University of Glasgow Student Arrested After Offutt Spotting Trip

The Chinese national, currently studying for an aeronautical engineering degree in Scotland,…

Shark Mouth A-10s Deploy to the Middle East

Two shark mouth-marked A-10s from Moody AFB’s 74th Fighter Squadron transited through…

Military Aviation

SNC’s ATHENA-S ISR Jets Are Now Operational with the U.S. Army

Sierra Nevada Corporation announced that two Contractor-Owned Contractor-Operated ATHENA-S jets finished testing…

Paramount Confirms Top Gun 3 with Tom Cruise Returning as Pete Mitchell

A new sequel will see Pete “Maverick” Mitchell’s return in Top Gun…

Skunk Works Is Looking for a U-2 Pilot

Despite being one of the oldest aircraft still flying in U.S. service,…

French Rafale Spotted with Laser-Guided Rocket Pod

A Rafale M was spotted with a pod for 68 mm laser-guided…

Drones

YFQ-44 CCA Begins Testing with U.S. Air Force Experimental Operations Unit

The YFQ-44 flew sorties with the U.S. Air Force Experimental Operations Unit…

U.S. Navy Confirms MQ-4C Triton Crash

The U.S. Navy has acknowledged the loss of an MQ-4C Triton last…

UK MoD Places Order for Skyhammer Low-Cost Air Defence System, First Deliveries Next Month

Cambridge Aerospace, an emerging UK manufacturer, will deliver a 'significant number' of…

MQ-4 Triton Disappears over Persian Gulf after Squawking Comms Link Loss

The MQ-4 Triton was flying a patrol mission over the Persian Gulf,…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

U.S. Navy Confirms MQ-4C Triton Crash

The U.S. Navy has acknowledged the loss of an MQ-4C Triton last…

YFQ-42A Dark Merlin CCA Crashes in California During Test

GA-ASI confirmed a YFQ-42 crashed during take-off and testing has now been…

F-35 Crashes in Nevada, Pilot Ejected Safely

An F-35 went down 25 miles northeast of Indian Springs, inside the…

Troubled Areas

Russian Tu-22M3 Bombers Carrying Long-Range Supersonic Missile Intercepted Again Over the Baltic

Swedish, Romanian and French fighters intercepted Russian Tu-22M3 ‘Backfire’ strategic bombers, carrying…

Shark Mouth A-10s Deploy to the Middle East

Two shark mouth-marked A-10s from Moody AFB’s 74th Fighter Squadron transited through…

U.S. Seizes Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship Violating Blockade

The U.S. has seized the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska which was…

CENTCOM Releases Images of Apaches ‘Over’ Strait of Hormuz as Iran Reimposes Restrictions

U.S. CENTCOM released some interesting photos of the AH-64 gunships allegedly patrolling…

Weapons

U.S. Navy Tests Turbojet-Powered JDAM Long Range

The U.S. Navy has demonstrated the new JDAM Long Range variant which,…

Rusty Dagger Extended Range Attack Munition Tested from F-16 at Eglin Test Range

The U.S. Air Force announced a test of the Family of Affordable…

Belgian F-16s Are Testing FZ275 Laser-Guided Rockets for C-UAS Role

The Belgian Air Force has been testing the FZ275 laser-guided rocket and…

Serbian MiG-29 Now Flying with Chinese CM-400 Missiles

An upgraded Serbian MiG-29 was recently photographed with Chinese CM-400 supersonic standoff…