Sweden Begins its First NATO Air Policing Mission
Swedish Gripens deployed to Poland for their first Enhanced Air Policing Mission, joined by RAF Typhoons. NATO’s (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Air Policing missions in Europe saw major handovers in…
Russian Il-38 ‘Buzzes’ USS Carl Vinson While Escorted by U.S. Navy F/A-18 and F-35C
Video footage emerged showing an apparently recent close encounter between U.S. and Russian forces in the Pacific Ocean. The video shows a Russian Navy Il-38N, NATO reporting name ‘May’, flying…
First USAFE F-35 Inducted at Cameri’s MRO&U Facility
The first U.S. Air Force in Europe F-35A arrived at Cameri's Euro-Med Airframe MRO&U Facility for planned depot maintenance. On Mar. 24, 2025, an F-35A of the U.S. Air Force,…
Defense Appropriators Propose Budget Cuts to F-47 NGAD, CCAs, and B-21 Raider
Defense appropriators have recommended significant cuts to certain aircraft and weapons systems, while increasing funding for others, allowing for greater acquisition than originally planned. As the U.S. government officially announced…
Live Missile Test Planned for MQ-28 Ghost Bat ‘Loyal Wingman’
Boeing Australia’s unmanned combat aerial vehicle will, according to plans, perform a live test launch of an air-to-air missile later in 2025 or in early 2026. Announced to the media…
MDA, U.S. Navy Track Hypersonic Weapon with Aegis System in Ballistic Missile Defense Test
The FTX-40 test, or “Stellar Banshee,” served as a validation for modern hypersonic missile tracking satellites, upgraded versions of the SM-6, Aegis’s ability to track hypersonic threats, and a new…
