Germany ‘Exploring’ GCAP Entry with UK, Reports Say

While discussions between London and Berlin are in the early stages, internal German government assessments reportedly favor a collaboration with Sweden and Spain over joining GCAP. Germany has begun exploratory…

Taiwan Receives First Two New-Build F-16C Block 70 Fighters After Years of Delays

The first two of 66 new-build F-16C Block 70 fighters ordered by Taiwan from the United States have arrived at Chihhang Air Base, marking the beginning of deliveries under a…

Kentucky Air National Guard C-130s Perform Rare SAR Exercise with Royal Navy Merlin

Four C-130J Hercules aircraft, 60 personnel, and 62,000 lbs of equipment from the 165th Airlift Squadron deployed to Glasgow Prestwick Airport in August for a series of training exercises with…

Naval Research Laboratory’s VXS-1 Retires its Last NP-3C Orion

The VXS-1 “Warlocks” sent its NP-3C Orion, a dedicated research variant of the P-3C, to the ‘boneyard’ after three decades of service, retiring the last active-duty P-3 on the U.S.…

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…

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Germany ‘Exploring’ GCAP Entry with UK, Reports Say

While discussions between London and Berlin are in the early stages, internal…

Taiwan Receives First Two New-Build F-16C Block 70 Fighters After Years of Delays

The first two of 66 new-build F-16C Block 70 fighters ordered by…

Kentucky Air National Guard C-130s Perform Rare SAR Exercise with Royal Navy Merlin

Four C-130J Hercules aircraft, 60 personnel, and 62,000 lbs of equipment from…

Naval Research Laboratory’s VXS-1 Retires its Last NP-3C Orion

The VXS-1 “Warlocks” sent its NP-3C Orion, a dedicated research variant of…

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…

Military Aviation

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…

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…

Drones

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…

Troubled Areas

Taiwan Receives First Two New-Build F-16C Block 70 Fighters After Years of Delays

The first two of 66 new-build F-16C Block 70 fighters ordered by…

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…

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…

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…