Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47

Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser known and more secretive role in the Cold War, serving in a reconnaissance role as the RB-47 to…

Top Aces Continues to Support Royal Canadian Air Force’s Training with Upgraded A-4 Skyhawks

The Skyhawks supporting the RCAF have been upgraded by Top Aces to the A-4 Advanced Aggressor Fighter configuration, which includes advanced capabilities and an arctic splinter camo to replicate near-peer…

Ukrainian Su-25 Seen Armed with AASM Hammer Bombs in Video for the First Time

The Ukrainian Su-25s started using the French-made AASM Hammer guided bombs in June 2024, as the stocks of Soviet-made unguided munitions were depleted and Western ones started dwindling. A new…

China Launches ‘40,000 Ton’ Catapult-Equipped Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan in a Bid to Rival the U.S.

The Chinese naval build up continues with the launch of Sichuan amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of the Type 076 class, displacing 40,000 tons and equipped with an electromagnetic…

Ukrainian Surface Drone Equipped with R-73 Air-to-Air Missiles Shot Down Russian Mi-8 Helicopter

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence equipped a Magura V5 Unmanned Surface Vessel with R-73 air-to-air missiles and says it scored a kill against a Russian Mi-8 helicopter, with another helicopter damaged. On…

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Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47

Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser…

Ukrainian Su-25 Seen Armed with AASM Hammer Bombs in Video for the First Time

The Ukrainian Su-25s started using the French-made AASM Hammer guided bombs in…

China Launches ‘40,000 Ton’ Catapult-Equipped Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan in a Bid to Rival the U.S.

The Chinese naval build up continues with the launch of Sichuan amphibious…

Ukrainian Surface Drone Equipped with R-73 Air-to-Air Missiles Shot Down Russian Mi-8 Helicopter

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence equipped a Magura V5 Unmanned Surface Vessel with R-73…

Irish Air Corps Orders Four Airbus H145M Helicopters

A €91.7 million contract to replace Ireland’s existing EC135 fleet was awarded…

U.S. Air Force Flies Final Active Duty HH-60G Mission at Aviano Air Base as First HH-60W Arrives

The only USAF base in Europe and Africa with CSAR helicopters, Aviano…

Military Aviation

Lockheed Martin Awarded ‘Undefinitized’ Contract for 145 F-35s Worth $11 Billion

The contract comes after Lockheed Martin said in October that it was…

Austria Announces Acquisition of M-346FA

The Austrian MoD is currently negotiating the procurement contract with the Italian…

Eurofighter Partners Sign LTE Contract to Keep Typhoon Effective into the 2060s

The Eurofighter program hit a new milestone on its journey to develop…

Maryland ANG’s 175th Wing to Receive D.C. ANG’s F-16s in Funding Deal Involving the Washington Commanders

Initially slated to lose their A-10s for a cyber mission, the Maryland…

Drones

Ukrainian Surface Drone Equipped with R-73 Air-to-Air Missiles Shot Down Russian Mi-8 Helicopter

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence equipped a Magura V5 Unmanned Surface Vessel with R-73…

First Visuals of China’s WZ-9 Divine Eagle AEW Drone Surface Online

The unusual design integrates radar arrays in its booms, as well as…

BAE Systems Tests Unique ‘Tilt Body’ STRIX VTOL UAS in Australia

STRIX draws on proven technologies used in the MQ-28A Ghost Bat loyal…

Kratos’ Thanatos UCAV Has Flown for the First Time

A year after it was first unveiled, Kratos announced it flew the…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

U.S. Air Force Reopens Next-Generation Ejection Seat Program for the F-16

The change of the single source contract awarded to Collins Aerospace for…

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 Hit By Russian SAM, Azeri Authorities Claim

The investigation on the crash of the Embraer E190 while attempting an…

Troubled Areas

Ukrainian Su-25 Seen Armed with AASM Hammer Bombs in Video for the First Time

The Ukrainian Su-25s started using the French-made AASM Hammer guided bombs in…

China Launches ‘40,000 Ton’ Catapult-Equipped Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan in a Bid to Rival the U.S.

The Chinese naval build up continues with the launch of Sichuan amphibious…

Ukrainian Surface Drone Equipped with R-73 Air-to-Air Missiles Shot Down Russian Mi-8 Helicopter

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence equipped a Magura V5 Unmanned Surface Vessel with R-73…

First Visuals of China’s WZ-9 Divine Eagle AEW Drone Surface Online

The unusual design integrates radar arrays in its booms, as well as…

Weapons

Ukrainian Su-25 Seen Armed with AASM Hammer Bombs in Video for the First Time

The Ukrainian Su-25s started using the French-made AASM Hammer guided bombs in…

Ukrainian Commander Claims to Have Operational Laser Anti-Aircraft Weapon

Named Tryzub after the golden trident used as a national symbol of…

U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Hypersonic Missile Tested in Second Live-Fire; First with Transporter-Erector Launcher

The U.S. Army and U.S. Navy are jointly pursuing the weapon, which…

Standard Missile-3 Intercepts Target in First Live Ballistic Missile Defense Test from Guam

The Ballistic Missile Defense, the first ever from Guam, saw the first…