E-7A Wedgetail Order Under Threat in New Department of Defense Budget

Internal disagreements at the Pentagon over future direction of the AEW role could lead to the E-7 Wedgetail becoming a victim of the 2026 budget, sources tell Aviation Week. Elements…

U.S. Air Force Chief Teases Boeing F-47 Performance and Possible In-Service Date

The USAF Chief of Staff posted a graphic featuring the Boeing F-47 stating the aircraft will be in service in the 2025-2029 timeframe with 185+ units planned. Chief of Staff…

Turbine-Powered ‘Long-Range Grasshopper’ Autonomous Cargo Delivery System Tested by DZYNE

The turbine-powered variant offers ten times the range of the original Grasshopper autonomous glider at a fraction of the cost of the manned platforms. DZYNE Technologies, the company that developed…

Exclusive: First Japanese F-35B Makes Maiden Flight

The aircraft is the first of 42 F-35B Lightning IIs that will be delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The Japanese F-35B BX-1 successfully completed its first test…

Houthi Air Defenses Nearly Hit U.S. F-35s and F-16s

U.S. officials speaking to The New York Times said Houthi rebels ‘nearly struck’ U.S. F-16s and an F-35 within the first 30 days of Operation Rough Rider. A month into…

Popular Posts

Latest Posts

E-7A Wedgetail Order Under Threat in New Department of Defense Budget

Internal disagreements at the Pentagon over future direction of the AEW role…

U.S. Air Force Chief Teases Boeing F-47 Performance and Possible In-Service Date

The USAF Chief of Staff posted a graphic featuring the Boeing F-47…

Turbine-Powered ‘Long-Range Grasshopper’ Autonomous Cargo Delivery System Tested by DZYNE

The turbine-powered variant offers ten times the range of the original Grasshopper…

Exclusive: First Japanese F-35B Makes Maiden Flight

The aircraft is the first of 42 F-35B Lightning IIs that will…

Houthi Air Defenses Nearly Hit U.S. F-35s and F-16s

U.S. officials speaking to The New York Times said Houthi rebels ‘nearly…

The Overlooked Role of the Vought RF-8A and VFP-62 in the Cuban Missile Crisis

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps RF-8A Crusaders played an important, often forgotten,…

SNC’s RAPCON-X Completes Initial Flight Testing

The completion of the Flight Performance Handling & Qualification testing is a…

Raven Air Defense System Developed for Ukraine Officially Revealed

Having previously broken cover in frontline videos from Ukraine, the UK-developed ASRAAM-based…

Military Aviation

Secretive E-11A BACN Aircraft Makes First Airshow Appearance at Seymour Johnson AFB

We had the unique opportunity to interview the pilot of the E-11A…

President Trump Reportedly Set to Accept Boeing 747-8 Gift From Qatar

Reports emerged suggesting that President Donald Trump will officially accept the gift…

AIM-174B Makes Public Appearance at JMSDF-MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day

The AIM-174B long-range air-to-air missile made what could possibly be its first…

CSG 25 Updates: F-35B Cross-Decking, Submarine PHOTEX, and Russian Snooping

Italian F-35B Lightning IIs have landed on HMS Prince of Wales as…

Drones

Turbine-Powered ‘Long-Range Grasshopper’ Autonomous Cargo Delivery System Tested by DZYNE

The turbine-powered variant offers ten times the range of the original Grasshopper…

Protector RG1 Completes UK Certification Enabling Flights Outside of Restricted Airspace

The UK Military Aviation Authority issued a Military Type Certificate for the…

U.S. Air Force Receives ‘Grasshopper’ Autonomous Gliders to Deliver Cargo in Contested Environments

AFRL and the developer DZYNE said the Grasshopper offers low-cost standoff cargo…

Su-30SM Shootdowns Show Ukraine’s Drone Boats Are Now A Serious Threat To Russian Fighters

The recent shootdowns of Russian Su-30SM aircraft by missile-equipped USVs highlight a…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

USS Harry S. Truman Loses Third F/A-18 Super Hornet

An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman crashed into…

Troubled Areas

Houthi Air Defenses Nearly Hit U.S. F-35s and F-16s

U.S. officials speaking to The New York Times said Houthi rebels ‘nearly…

Chinese Y-20 Tanker Refueled Egyptian MiG-29s during ‘Eagles of Civilization’ Air Drills

The scale of the exercise, diversity of aircraft involved and mission sets…

‘Indian Rafale Shot Down by Pakistan’ French Intelligence Source Tells CNN

After images of MICA air-to-air missiles and M88 engines, an image now…

Disinformation and Chaos Reign as India and Pakistan Clash, Claiming Multiple Losses

India launched Operation Sindoor, striking multiple targets in Pakistan and prompting an…

Weapons

Raven Air Defense System Developed for Ukraine Officially Revealed

Having previously broken cover in frontline videos from Ukraine, the UK-developed ASRAAM-based…

Northrop Grumman CRJ700 Testbed Seen Sporting New Missile Nose

The NG testbed, previously fitted with fighter aircraft nose radomes, was photographed…

Sentinel ICBM Likely to Require New Silos, Pushing Costs Even Higher

The troubled LGM-35 Sentinel ICBM program hit another hurdle as new assessments…

Unknown AH-1Z Long-Range Precision Fire Weapon Identified as L3Harris’ ‘Red Wolf’

The USMC identified L3Harris’ modular Red Wolf family of ‘launched effects’ as…