U.S. Navy, USAF and ROKAF F-35s Shine at Freedom Shield 25

Freedom Shield 25 is focused on combined operations in a join all-domain environment, demonstrating the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces and allowing to refine the plans for Agile Combat…

U.S. Air Force Seeks Single Type to Replace C-32 and C-40 VIP Transports

The Air Force is yet to decide which aircraft type will form the core of its future executive transport fleet, but still hopes to procure the C-40D, a 737 MAX…

General Atomics Tested Gray Eagle ER UAS Using Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellites

GA-ASI says that Gray Eagle is the only U.S. Army UAS capable of leveraging Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations for secure, adaptable and resilient inflight…

Canada Reconsidering $13.2 Billion F-35 Purchase Amid Growing Tensions With The U.S.

The news comes just one day after Portugal announced it was abandoning its plans to purchase the F-35. "Canada is actively looking at potential alternatives to the U.S.-built F-35 stealth…

Major Buang-Ly’s Great Escape

As South Vietnam collapsed under the onslaught of communist forces, one South Vietnamese pilot made a brave and daring escape in a tiny aircraft, miraculously finding a place to land…

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U.S. Navy, USAF and ROKAF F-35s Shine at Freedom Shield 25

Freedom Shield 25 is focused on combined operations in a join all-domain…

U.S. Air Force Seeks Single Type to Replace C-32 and C-40 VIP Transports

The Air Force is yet to decide which aircraft type will form…

General Atomics Tested Gray Eagle ER UAS Using Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellites

GA-ASI says that Gray Eagle is the only U.S. Army UAS capable…

Canada Reconsidering $13.2 Billion F-35 Purchase Amid Growing Tensions With The U.S.

The news comes just one day after Portugal announced it was abandoning…

Major Buang-Ly’s Great Escape

As South Vietnam collapsed under the onslaught of communist forces, one South…

F-22 Pilots Compete for Revived Mitchell Trophy Air Race, with a Focus on ACE

Revived after nearly 89 years, the historic Mitchell Trophy Air Race returned…

Portugal Drops Plans for F-35 Citing U.S. Political Uncertainty

The recent shift in U.S. policy toward NATO has led the Portuguese…

Why Did a South Vietnamese Fighter Bomb the South Vietnamese Presidential Palace?

Near the end of the war in Vietnam, an American-built Northrop F-5…

Military Aviation

USAF Testing Angry Kitten EW Pod on C-130 as F-16 Integration Progresses

The F-16 has completed the test phase for the integration of the…

B-52s Conduct Live Weapons Drop and Flyover in Sweden, Marking the Nation’s First Year in NATO

Two B-52s escorted by Gripens conducted a flyover of the Swedish Parliament…

The JMSDF Retires the U-36A After 37 Years of Service

The U-36A, one of the JMSDF’s most secretive assets, conducted its last…

USMC F/A-18s, F-35s and KC-130J Fly Together for Project Legacy Off San Diego

The Project Legacy flight was a ‘unique opportunity for all aircraft platforms…

Drones

General Atomics Tested Gray Eagle ER UAS Using Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellites

GA-ASI says that Gray Eagle is the only U.S. Army UAS capable…

USMC Receives First SkyTower II Pod for ‘Digital Quarterback’ MQ-9 Reapers

The STII is an airborne network extension pod that enhances cross-domain communication…

Sikorsky Successfully Flies Rotor Blown Wing VTOL UAS, Validating Control Software

The aircraft is meant to develop and mature rotor blown wing design,…

Turkey’s Akıncı UCAV Flies with MURAD AESA Radar

Equipped with the new MURAD AESA radar, the Akıncı can track both…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Potomac River Mid-Air Collision

The preliminary findings reveal a concerning history of near-miss incidents around Ronald…

U.S. Air Force Halts Deliveries of KC-46 Tankers Following Discovery of Cracks

Boeing discovered cracks in the aileron hinges of two KC-46s which were…

Philippine Air Force FA-50 Crashes During Night Operations Against Insurgents

The FA-50 went missing during night anti-insurgency operations with other aircraft in…

Troubled Areas

USAF B-52 Stratofortress Flies with Israeli F-35Is and F-15s in Joint Training Over Middle East

The B-52, currently deployed to the UK for BTF 25-2, practiced operational…

Dutch F-35As Shoot Down Target Drones with AIM-9X Sidewinders Over Baltic Sea

During an exercise with the Estonian Air Force, two RLAF F-35s employed…

Iran’s Yak-130 Shoots Down Drone During Exercise with MiG-29s

During its first operational exercise, the Iranian Yak-130 coordinated with two MiG-29s…

Su-57 Felon Lands in Iran for the First Time

The Su-57 landed at Iran's 9th Tactical Air Force Base in Bandar…

Weapons

AGM-183 ARRW Receives Aviation Week Laureate Award

The now concluded AGM-183 ARRW program received an Aviation Week Laureate award…

F-35B Completes First Test Flight with AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Pax River ITF completed an initial flight…

Lockheed Martin Unveils Mysterious New Weapon

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new unnamed weapon in a short video,…

Hellfire R-9X ‘Ninja’ Missile Airstrike Shown in Newly Released Footage

The low collateral damage variant of the Hellfire missile, with pop-out blades…