Full Photo of New Chinese Ekranoplan Breaks Cover
A new ekranoplan, or ground-effect vehicle, design emerging from China was first noted earlier this week. Now a new image offers our first look at the whole airframe. An ekranoplan,…
U.S. Navy Set to Procure Up To 6,000 Active Expendable Decoys for F-35s and F/A-18s
NAVAIR is planning to acquire Active Expendable Decoys with a 2"x1"x8" form factor from Leonardo UK, hinting at the system being the BriteCloud 218 countermeasure. The U.S. Naval Air Systems…
U.S. Air Force F-16C and F-15E Control Multiple XQ-58 Drones in Groundbreaking Test
Pilots aboard an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each controlled two XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft in an air combat training scenario. In a groundbreaking test which has…
What It Takes to Keep a 70-Year-Old B-52 Flying: Exclusive Look Inside the Accelerated Inspection at Edwards AFB
Inside the rapid B-52 X-Ray inspection that saved 17 days and boosted confidence in the 70-year-old bomber. In late June 2025, the U.S. Air Force’s 412th Test Wing shared that…
T-7A Red Hawk Undergoes Second Round of Extreme Weather Trials at Eglin AFB
The goal of the test was to ensure the T-7A Red Hawk is fully capable and ready to perform its mission in representative climates. The T-7A Red Hawk, the U.S.…
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Full Photo of New Chinese Ekranoplan Breaks Cover
A new ekranoplan, or ground-effect vehicle, design emerging from China was first…
U.S. Navy Set to Procure Up To 6,000 Active Expendable Decoys for F-35s and F/A-18s
NAVAIR is planning to acquire Active Expendable Decoys with a 2"x1"x8" form…
U.S. Air Force F-16C and F-15E Control Multiple XQ-58 Drones in Groundbreaking Test
Pilots aboard an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each…
What It Takes to Keep a 70-Year-Old B-52 Flying: Exclusive Look Inside the Accelerated Inspection at Edwards AFB
Inside the rapid B-52 X-Ray inspection that saved 17 days and boosted…
T-7A Red Hawk Undergoes Second Round of Extreme Weather Trials at Eglin AFB
The goal of the test was to ensure the T-7A Red Hawk…
End of an Era: Italy’s 154th Squadron Transitions from Tornado to F-35A
On July 3, 2025, the 154th Squadron “Red Devils” officially transitioned from…
Boeing Contracted to Deliver More Torpedo Glide Kits for U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidons
A $61m contract awarded to Boeing exercises an option for additional production…
Raptors Unleashed: A Look Back At The F-22’s Initial Combat Operations Against ISIS
Looking back at its first combat operations against ISIS, the F-22 proved…
Military Aviation
U.S. Navy Set to Procure Up To 6,000 Active Expendable Decoys for F-35s and F/A-18s
NAVAIR is planning to acquire Active Expendable Decoys with a 2"x1"x8" form…
RAF Will Open Competition to Replace Hawk T1 and T2 Jets
Defence minister Maria Eagle confirmed to Parliament that a competition will be…
B-2 Spirit Receives New Communications and Survivability Upgrades
Novel capabilities ensure B-2 crews can ‘aviate, navigate, communicate, strike their targets,…
Italian Air Force Stands Up New F-35B Squadron
The 101st Gruppo (Squadron), reactivated after a period in "quadro" (dormant) status,…
Model 437 Vanguard Integrated with Beacon Autonomous Testbed Ecosystem
Beacon would help third-partners ‘quickly mature their mission autonomy software in an…
Drones
U.S. Air Force F-16C and F-15E Control Multiple XQ-58 Drones in Groundbreaking Test
Pilots aboard an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each…
U.S. Air Force F-16C and F-15E Control Multiple XQ-58 Drones in Groundbreaking Test
Pilots aboard an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each…
MQ-28A Ghost Bat Tested at Operational RAAF Base
The Collaborative Combat Aircraft operated for the first time outside of the…
Baykar, Leonardo Advance Memorandum of Understanding with New 50:50 Joint Venture
LBA Systems, to be based in Italy, will be dedicated to the…
AI-Powered MQ-20 Avenger Achieves First Simulated Air-to-Air Kill
The second test of the MQ-20 Avenger with Shield AI’s autonomy software…
Aviation Safety / Air Crashes
UK Police Helicopter Reports Near Miss with U.S. F-15 from RAF Lakenheath
A U.S. F-15 and a UK police helicopter investigating drone activity came…
ROKAF Salvages Damaged F-35A as Training Platform with First-Ever Wing Removal
The proof-of-concept, which involved a jet damaged after a belly landing, validated…
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
Ukrainian Air Force Claims Shootdown of Russian Su-35S Fighter
Footage shared online confirms that Russia has lost another Su-35S. According to…
Full Photo of New Chinese Ekranoplan Breaks Cover
A new ekranoplan, or ground-effect vehicle, design emerging from China was first…
Raptors Unleashed: A Look Back At The F-22’s Initial Combat Operations Against ISIS
Looking back at its first combat operations against ISIS, the F-22 proved…
Stunning Air-to-Air Shots Capture NATO Baltic Air Policing Jets During Exceptionally Busy Deployment
British Typhoons and Swedish Gripens are deployed to Malbork, Poland, as part…
The U.S. Airstrike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Was 15 Years in the Making
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Operation Midnight Hammer, the precision…
Weapons
Boeing Contracted to Deliver More Torpedo Glide Kits for U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidons
A $61m contract awarded to Boeing exercises an option for additional production…
Boeing Contracted to Deliver More Torpedo Glide Kits for U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidons
A $61m contract awarded to Boeing exercises an option for additional production…
A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons in the Royal Air Force
Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons,…
First Test Fire of the MICA NG Air-to-Air Missile
France conducted the first live fire test of the MICA Next Generation,…
Meet the AGM-181 LRSO: U.S. Air Force Reveals Next-Gen Nuclear Cruise Missile
The U.S. Air Force has released for the first time a rendering…
