Pilot Safe After USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a lakebed near Trona, California.Reports…

B-2 Damaged in Landing Mishap Returns to Service After Four Years of Major Structural Repairs

The aircraft suffered a landing gear collapse at Whiteman AFB on Sep. 14, 2021, and was put through an extensive Programmed Depot Maintenance at Plant 42 to return to operational…

Inside the Evolving Nordic Airpower: How the Swedish Air Force Is Adapting to the Russian Threat

Exclusive interview with Col. Carl “Wiseguy” Bergqvist, Commandant of the Swedish Air Force Air Warfare Center, on Gripen upgrades, dispersed operations, counter-UAS developments, and more. We recently had the opportunity…

U.S. Establishes Task Force to Employ One-Way-Attack Drones in Middle East

CENTCOM launched Task Force Scorpion Strike will employ the Shahed-like Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones currently based in the Middle East.The U.S. military will employ Shahed-like One-Way-Attack (OWA)…

Australia Considers Sending Tiger Helicopters to Ukraine

Australian media has reported on the possible transfer of Tiger attack helicopters to Ukraine as the Australian Army withdraws the type in favor of the AH-64E Apache Guardian. Ukraine first…

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Pilot Safe After USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is…

B-2 Damaged in Landing Mishap Returns to Service After Four Years of Major Structural Repairs

The aircraft suffered a landing gear collapse at Whiteman AFB on Sep.…

Inside the Evolving Nordic Airpower: How the Swedish Air Force Is Adapting to the Russian Threat

Exclusive interview with Col. Carl “Wiseguy” Bergqvist, Commandant of the Swedish Air…

U.S. Establishes Task Force to Employ One-Way-Attack Drones in Middle East

CENTCOM launched Task Force Scorpion Strike will employ the Shahed-like Low-cost Unmanned…

Australia Considers Sending Tiger Helicopters to Ukraine

Australian media has reported on the possible transfer of Tiger attack helicopters…

A Close Look at the New EW System Which Will Protect U.S. F-16s

The ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite is on track for rapid…

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Turns 30

Three decades after the first flight, the F/A-18E/F is still central to…

U.S. F-16 Pilot Who Led SEAD Mission Under Heavy Fire in Yemen Awarded With Silver Star

Lt. Col. William “Skate” Parks earned the nation’s third-highest combat decoration for…

Military Aviation

Boeing Awarded $2.47 Billion Contract for 15 More KC-46A Pegasus Tankers

The U.S. Air Force currently operates 96 KC-46A refuelers, which Boeing is…

Meteor BVR Missile Tested for the First Time by Brazilian Gripen E

Two Meteor live-fire tests were conducted as part of the BVR-X Technical…

Mission Complete: HMS Prince of Wales Returns Home from Indo-Pacific Deployment

After a mammoth voyage travelling as far as Australia and Japan, HMS…

Portland ANGB’s 142nd Wing Receives Eighth F-15EX Eagle II As Boeing Strike Ends

The Air Force's 15th F-15EX could be the first delivered to after…

Drones

U.S. Establishes Task Force to Employ One-Way-Attack Drones in Middle East

CENTCOM launched Task Force Scorpion Strike will employ the Shahed-like Low-cost Unmanned…

Russia’s Geran-2 Attack Drone Is Now Carrying R-60 Air-to-Air Missiles

A Russian Geran-2 drone - shot down by a Sting anti-UAV loitering…

Turkey’s Kizilelma UCAV Shoots Down Target Drone with Gökdoğan Air-to-Air Missile

With the live AAM test, the Kizilelma is now the first UCAV…

Japan Tests Subaru’s Drones in MUM-T and Autonomous Flight Trials

The Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics Agency said it tested remote operation of…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

Pilot Safe After USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is…

Automatic Terrain Awareness and Warning System Certified on USMC F/A-18s

The U.S. Marine Corps will field the ATAWS on its F/A-18 Legacy…

IAF LCA Tejas Crashes at Dubai Air Show, Pilot Killed

This is the second crash of the LCA Tejas, with the first…

Troubled Areas

Inside the Evolving Nordic Airpower: How the Swedish Air Force Is Adapting to the Russian Threat

Exclusive interview with Col. Carl “Wiseguy” Bergqvist, Commandant of the Swedish Air…

Australia Considers Sending Tiger Helicopters to Ukraine

Australian media has reported on the possible transfer of Tiger attack helicopters…

U.S. F-16 Pilot Who Led SEAD Mission Under Heavy Fire in Yemen Awarded With Silver Star

Lt. Col. William “Skate” Parks earned the nation’s third-highest combat decoration for…

Russia’s Geran-2 Attack Drone Is Now Carrying R-60 Air-to-Air Missiles

A Russian Geran-2 drone - shot down by a Sting anti-UAV loitering…

Weapons

Poland Signs $500 Million Contract for AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM Missiles

Following a Foreign Military Sale approval for 400 AIM-120D-3 missiles in April,…

DragonFire Laser Weapon Engages High Speed Drones in Latest Test

The DragonFire system successfully shot down drones travelling at up to 650km/h…

First Look At France’s New Nuclear Missile: ASMPA-R Enters French Naval Service

The newest generation of France's home grown ASMP nuclear cruise missile has…

F-35 Conducts B61-12 Stockpile Flight Tests

The F-35 Lightning II was used in August 2025 to successfully evaluate…