DARPA’s High-Speed VTOL SPRINT Aircraft Receives X-76 X-Plane Designation

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) project, a Bell proof-of-concept technology demonstrator for a high-speed tiltrotor. DARPA (Defense Advance Research Project Agency)…

B-52H Bombers Join B-1Bs Deployed to RAF Fairford

Three B-52H Stratofortress bombers deployed to RAF Fairford, joining B-1B Lancers deployed in the previous days and bringing to 11 the number of bombers now in Europe. After two flights…

NH90’s Special Forces Variant Completes First Round of Operational Tests

France completed a first operational test campaign of the NH90’s Special Forces variant, also called Standard 2, ahead of the first deliveries this year. France’s Directorate General of Armaments (Direction…

France Extends Nuclear Deterrence to European Allies – What Does This Mean for European Security?

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the extension of France’s nuclear deterrent to eight European nations, alongside the expansion of France’s nuclear warhead stockpile. In an event held at the ‘Ile…

Israeli Air Force Strikes Iranian F-14 Tomcat Fleet at Isfahan Air Base

Iranian F-14 fleet attacked at a base in central Iran believed to host all the remaining F-14s in Iranian service.  Early in the morning on Mar. 8, 2026, the IDF…

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DARPA’s High-Speed VTOL SPRINT Aircraft Receives X-76 X-Plane Designation

DARPA has assigned the designation X-76 to the Speed and Runway Independent…

B-52H Bombers Join B-1Bs Deployed to RAF Fairford

Three B-52H Stratofortress bombers deployed to RAF Fairford, joining B-1B Lancers deployed…

NH90’s Special Forces Variant Completes First Round of Operational Tests

France completed a first operational test campaign of the NH90’s Special Forces…

France Extends Nuclear Deterrence to European Allies – What Does This Mean for European Security?

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the extension of France’s nuclear deterrent to…

Israeli Air Force Strikes Iranian F-14 Tomcat Fleet at Isfahan Air Base

Iranian F-14 fleet attacked at a base in central Iran believed to…

Check Out These Photos of a “Naked” B-1 Bomber Venting Fuel During a Functional Check Flight

The B-1B is the Lancer 86-0115 "Rage" regenerated from the Boneyard to…

UK Typhoons, Wildcats, and Merlin Deployed to Bolster Counter-Drone Defences

The UK has dispatched four more Typhoon FGR4s, two Wildcat HMA2s, and…

B-1B Bombers Deploy to RAF Fairford to Ramp Up Missions Over Iran

Four U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers arrived at RAF Fairford as…

Military Aviation

NORAD Intercepts Two Russian Tu-142s in Alaskan and Canadian ADIZs

F-35s, F-22s and CF-18, supported by tankers and AWACS, were scrambled by…

Turkey’s First Airborne Stand-Off Jammer Aircraft Breaks Cover

The Hava SOJ program envisages four aircraft, based on the Bombardier Global…

Qatari F-15QAs Confirmed Behind Shootdown of Iranian Su-24s

CNN says Qatari and U.S. sources confirmed a F-15QA Ababil intercepted the…

Kuwaiti F/A-18 Allegedly Involved in F-15E Friendly Fire Incident

A Wall Street Journal’s report, quoting people familiar with the friendly fire…

Drones

YFQ-44A CCA Tests Shield AI’s Hivemind and Anduril’s Lattice AIs During Single Flight

The YFQ-44A CCA switched between Shield AI’s Hivemind and Anduril’s Lattice AIs…

Ukrainian Drone Factory Opens in the United Kingdom

A new factory was unveiled in the UK dedicated to the production…

Turkey’s TB3 UCAV Flies from TCG Anadolu in NATO’s Steadfast Dart 26

For the first time, NATO saw a naval UCAV conducting a live-fire…

GA-ASI to Integrate JASSM, LRASM and JSM Missiles on MQ-9B

GA-ASI plans to fly an MQ-9B with at least one between JASSM,…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

U.S. Air Force C-146 Wolfhound Damaged During Exercise in the Philippines

A C-146A Wolfhound operated by AFSOC reportedly struck a concrete barrier while…

NASA WB-57F Canberra Lands Gear Up at Houston’s Ellington Field

NASA has confirmed that crew members are safe after one of its…

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B-52H Bombers Join B-1Bs Deployed to RAF Fairford

Three B-52H Stratofortress bombers deployed to RAF Fairford, joining B-1B Lancers deployed…

Israeli Air Force Strikes Iranian F-14 Tomcat Fleet at Isfahan Air Base

Iranian F-14 fleet attacked at a base in central Iran believed to…

UK Typhoons, Wildcats, and Merlin Deployed to Bolster Counter-Drone Defences

The UK has dispatched four more Typhoon FGR4s, two Wildcat HMA2s, and…

B-1B Bombers Deploy to RAF Fairford to Ramp Up Missions Over Iran

Four U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers arrived at RAF Fairford as…

Weapons

Typhoon Spotted Loaded With Rocket Pods for the First Time

An RAF Typhoon was pictured at BAE Systems Warton carrying two seven…

U.S. Navy Reaches Initial Operational Capability for GBU-53 SDB II

The GBU-53/B SDB II, also known as StormBreaker, has reached the Initial…

U.S. Navy Seeking Anti-Radiation Missile Which Can Also Kill Airborne Radars

NAVAIR is looking for an advanced anti-radiation missile with a longer range…

U.S. Air Force Moving to Replenish GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Inventory

U.S. Air Force acquisition documents show that Boeing is being contracted to…