Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48 Flies for the First Time
Northrop Grumman announced the first flight of the YFQ-48 Talon Blue, the company’s internally-funded Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Few months after the taxi tests, Northrop Grumman has now announced that its…
Sub Buster: F/A-18F Super Hornet Returns from Operation Epic Fury With Submarine Kill Marking
As VFA-41 returned to NAS Lemoore on Oct. 1, one of their jets carried a unique decoration indicating its involvement in the destruction of an unidentified Iranian submarine during the…
U.S. Air Force Looks To Finally Add Missile Warning System To F-15EX Eagle II
The U.S. Air Force is seeking an operational missile warning system for the F-15EX Eagle II, which was designed with the needed provisions but initially entered service without the capability.…
MH-139A Grey Wolf Enters Full-Rate Production
With 27 MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters delivered so far, the latest award brings the total number of aircraft under contract to 42. Boeing Defense has been awarded a contract for…
Italian F-35B Seen Carrying 25mm Gun Pod for the First Time
An Italian Air Force F-35B was spotted carrying the GPU-9/A 25mm gun pod, providing the first known visual confirmation of the pod being used by an F-35 operator outside the…
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Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48 Flies for the First Time
Northrop Grumman announced the first flight of the YFQ-48 Talon Blue, the…
Sub Buster: F/A-18F Super Hornet Returns from Operation Epic Fury With Submarine Kill Marking
As VFA-41 returned to NAS Lemoore on Oct. 1, one of their…
U.S. Air Force Looks To Finally Add Missile Warning System To F-15EX Eagle II
The U.S. Air Force is seeking an operational missile warning system for…
MH-139A Grey Wolf Enters Full-Rate Production
With 27 MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters delivered so far, the latest award…
Italian F-35B Seen Carrying 25mm Gun Pod for the First Time
An Italian Air Force F-35B was spotted carrying the GPU-9/A 25mm gun…
RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet Spotted with AIM-260 During Gray Flag Test Event
A RAAF Super Hornet was spotted with an inert AIM-260 missile during…
AFRL Certifies Anduril’s Barracuda-M as Open Systems Architecture Compliant
A four-day independent trial by the AFRL’s Munition Open Architecture Test and…
Ukraine F-16 Update: Jets From Belgium, Maintenance Concerns And Block 70/72 fighters
Belgium is set to deliver its first three F-16AM/BM fighters to Ukraine…
Military Aviation
U.S. Air Force Looks To Finally Add Missile Warning System To F-15EX Eagle II
The U.S. Air Force is seeking an operational missile warning system for…
U.S. Air Force Contracts Boeing for 22 More F-15EX Fighters
The new award is a step towards the Air Force’s planned fleet…
Former USS Klakring Sunk by U.S. and UK Forces During Exercise Atlantic Thunder
SM-6, Sea Venom, and Naval Strike Missile munitions were paired alongside a…
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…
[Updated] Two Naval Aviators Eject Following Mishap on USS Eisenhower
The U.S. Navy said that two Naval Aviators ejected from their EA-18G…
Drones
Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48 Flies for the First Time
Northrop Grumman announced the first flight of the YFQ-48 Talon Blue, the…
Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48 Flies for the First Time
Northrop Grumman announced the first flight of the YFQ-48 Talon Blue, the…
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…
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…
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Ukraine F-16 Update: Jets From Belgium, Maintenance Concerns And Block 70/72 fighters
Belgium is set to deliver its first three F-16AM/BM fighters to Ukraine…
Sub Buster: F/A-18F Super Hornet Returns from Operation Epic Fury With Submarine Kill Marking
As VFA-41 returned to NAS Lemoore on Oct. 1, one of their…
Ukraine F-16 Update: Jets From Belgium, Maintenance Concerns And Block 70/72 fighters
Belgium is set to deliver its first three F-16AM/BM fighters to Ukraine…
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…
Weapons
AFRL Certifies Anduril’s Barracuda-M as Open Systems Architecture Compliant
A four-day independent trial by the AFRL’s Munition Open Architecture Test and…
AFRL Certifies Anduril’s Barracuda-M as Open Systems Architecture Compliant
A four-day independent trial by the AFRL’s Munition Open Architecture Test and…
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…
