Boeing Awarded Contract to Build U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX Fighter
Boeing has won the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX competition for the sixth-generation carrier-based fighter, with a contract valued at more than $20B for the full-scale development phase. After months of wait,…
Phantom Flogger: How An Unarmed and Unmanned MiG-23 Crossed Into NATO Airspace
In the waning days of the Cold War, a Soviet MiG-23M flew pilotless across Warsaw Pact and NATO airspace, eventually crashing into a house in Belgium and killing one person.…
U.S. Navy Advances New W93 Nuclear Warhead for Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles
The W93 warhead and Mk7 reentry body assembly are part of the Trident II D5 Life Extension (D5LE2) which will modernize the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad. The U.S.…
[Updated] Two Naval Aviators Eject Following Mishap on USS Eisenhower
The U.S. Navy said that two Naval Aviators ejected from their EA-18G Growler following an arresting gear failure aboard the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier and were promptly recovered by search…
Is An SR-71 Blackbird Returning to Flight 27 Years Later?
NASA quietly removed the SR-71 #844 from static display at the Armstrong Flight Research Center, where it sat since the type’s last flight in 1999, just as NASA Administrator Jared…
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Boeing Awarded Contract to Build U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX Fighter
Boeing has won the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX competition for the sixth-generation carrier-based…
Phantom Flogger: How An Unarmed and Unmanned MiG-23 Crossed Into NATO Airspace
In the waning days of the Cold War, a Soviet MiG-23M flew…
U.S. Navy Advances New W93 Nuclear Warhead for Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles
The W93 warhead and Mk7 reentry body assembly are part of the…
[Updated] Two Naval Aviators Eject Following Mishap on USS Eisenhower
The U.S. Navy said that two Naval Aviators ejected from their EA-18G…
Is An SR-71 Blackbird Returning to Flight 27 Years Later?
NASA quietly removed the SR-71 #844 from static display at the Armstrong…
Marine MV-22B Osprey Conducts First Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Test
The test validated the MV-22B’s as an alternative platform to the P-3C…
[Updated] ‘Major Incident’ Near RAF Fairford After Arrests Made Under Explosives Act
After U.S. forces at RAF Fairford rapidly stepped up security precautions yesterday,…
4th FW F-15Es Return From Iran Air War With Mortal Kombat-Themed Nose Art And Drone Kill Markings
Ten Seymour Johnson F-15Es returning from the Middle East stopped at RAF…
Military Aviation
Boeing Awarded Contract to Build U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX Fighter
Boeing has won the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX competition for the sixth-generation carrier-based…
Canada Advances Negotiations with Saab for GlobalEye
While not a formal purchase contract, the term sheet agreement establishes the…
New Video Offers Clearest Look Yet At Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile On F/A-18F Super Hornet
For the first time, newly released imagery shows Castelion’s Blackbeard low-cost hypersonic…
Australian Army to Retire its Tiger Attack Helicopters
The 1st Aviation Regiment will hold a sundown ceremony on Sept. 30…
French Rafales Return to Japan for PEGASE 2026
Four Rafale F4s, supported by three A330 MRTTs and two A400Ms, stopped…
Drones
FQ-42 Vengeance CCA Flies Alongside F-35 Lightning II and F-15E Strike Eagle
One of the FQ-42 Collaborative Combat Aircraft deployed at Creech AFB has…
FQ-42 Vengeance CCA Flies Alongside F-35 Lightning II and F-15E Strike Eagle
One of the FQ-42 Collaborative Combat Aircraft deployed at Creech AFB has…
Mojave STOL Drone Conducts First Battlefield Short-Field Operations in South Korea
The demonstration at a live-fire training range showcased the Mojave’s ability to…
Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury Expands Its Weapons Options With Air-to-Ground Munitions
Anduril fit checked its YFQ-44A Fury CCA with various air-to-ground munitions, and…
Boeing Awarded LRIP Contract for MQ-25 Stingray
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract for the Lot 1…
Aviation Safety / Air Crashes
[Updated] Two Naval Aviators Eject Following Mishap on USS Eisenhower
The U.S. Navy said that two Naval Aviators ejected from their EA-18G…
Turned Compressor Vanes Led to Loss of Thrust in Thunderbird F-16 Crash
Investigators found that turned compressor vanes triggered a chain of engine damage…
Royal Air Force Hawk Crash Near RAF Valley, Two Parachutes Seen
A Royal Air Force Hawk T2 has crashed near RAF Valley in…
Troubled Areas
Ukraine Receives Storm Shadow Production License from UK in Exchange for Avenger AI Data
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham cleared MBDA to release classified technical data…
4th FW F-15Es Return From Iran Air War With Mortal Kombat-Themed Nose Art And Drone Kill Markings
Ten Seymour Johnson F-15Es returning from the Middle East stopped at RAF…
Bomb Markings On Thai F-16s Shed New Light On Cambodia Combat Operations
Mission markings appearing on Royal Thai Air Force F-16s offer new clues…
New Image of China’s J-XDS Stealth Jet Reveal Interesting Features
While the J-XDS was recently seen with a painted radome, an exhibition…
Italian Eurofighter Typhoon Struck In Houthi Attack On Saudi Air Base
The Italian MOD has just announced that an Italian Air Force Eurofighter…
Weapons
U.S. Navy Advances New W93 Nuclear Warhead for Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles
The W93 warhead and Mk7 reentry body assembly are part of the…
U.S. Navy Advances New W93 Nuclear Warhead for Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles
The W93 warhead and Mk7 reentry body assembly are part of the…
New Video Offers Clearest Look Yet At Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile On F/A-18F Super Hornet
For the first time, newly released imagery shows Castelion’s Blackbeard low-cost hypersonic…
Lockheed Martin and Pentagon Agree Framework to Ramp Up AIM-260 JATM Production
The agreement lays the foundations for a future multi-year procurement of the…
Lockheed Martin Introduces AGM-158 FLEX Modular Airframe for JASSM Family
The new AGM-158 FLEX architecture is designed to accommodate different sensor packages,…
