Italy Approves First Multinational F-35 Pilot Training Center Outside The U.S.

The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third operational F-35 hub and a future multinational training center for NATO and partner nations. Italy’s Ministry of Defense…

U.S. Forces Seize Russian-flagged Oil Tanker in North Atlantic

U.S. forces successfully launched a mission to seize the Marinera, formerly Bella 1, on Jan. 7. Russian state media released imagery from the vessel showing a 160th SOAR MH-6 Little…

Tanker Pursuit Continues as Russia Reportedly Sends in Submarine

The Marinera continues heading through the Atlantic while watched by ISR aircraft and a USCG cutter.  Meanwhile, special forces personnel train at Fairford, and a U.S. official tells WSJ that…

Taiwanese F-16 Crashes at Sea During Night Operations

The F-16 pilot, Hsin Po-yi, is believed to have ejected from the aircraft around 10 nautical miles off the coast. Search and rescue efforts are, at the time of writing,…

Lockheed Martin to Bring PAC-3 MSE Interceptor’s Production to 2,000 per Year

Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon announced plans to increase the annual production of the PAC-3 MSE interceptor from 600 to 2,000 weapons. Lockheed Martin has announced the signing of a…

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Italy Approves First Multinational F-35 Pilot Training Center Outside The U.S.

The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third…

U.S. Forces Seize Russian-flagged Oil Tanker in North Atlantic

U.S. forces successfully launched a mission to seize the Marinera, formerly Bella…

Tanker Pursuit Continues as Russia Reportedly Sends in Submarine

The Marinera continues heading through the Atlantic while watched by ISR aircraft…

Taiwanese F-16 Crashes at Sea During Night Operations

The F-16 pilot, Hsin Po-yi, is believed to have ejected from the…

Lockheed Martin to Bring PAC-3 MSE Interceptor’s Production to 2,000 per Year

Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon announced plans to increase the annual production…

A Look at NATO Air Assets Employed during Operation Allied Force

Employing a variety of air assets from 13 nations and seemingly striking…

The Saga of the Bella 1 and the Mysterious U.S. Special Forces Movements

As rumors swirl over the deployment of 160th SOAR aircraft to the…

MANPADS Becomes Latest Addition to Russia’s Geran-2 Attack Drone

A nearly intact Geran-2, landed upright on the ground, was found with…

Military Aviation

Denmark Close to Becoming Next P-8 Poseidon Operator

The U.S. has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Denmark of…

Israel Signs Contract for 25 F-15IA Aircraft

The Israeli Air Force will get 25 new F-15IA fighter jets as…

Saab Receives French Contract for two GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft

The French government is acquiring two Saab GlobalEye platforms, with an option…

Spain Signs Contract for 30 Hürjets

Spain signed a €2.4 billion contract to acquire Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Hürjets,…

Drones

MANPADS Becomes Latest Addition to Russia’s Geran-2 Attack Drone

A nearly intact Geran-2, landed upright on the ground, was found with…

USAF MQ-9A Reapers are Carrying Up to Ten AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles in the Caribbean

At least nine MQ-9s are deployed to Puerto Rico’s Rafael Hernández Airport,…

Poland Plans €2 Billion Counter-Drone Network for Eastern Border

The first capabilities will be activated in the next six months, with…

Northrop Grumman’s Project Talon CCA Designated YFQ-48A by U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force says the YFQ-48A Mission Design Series acknowledges Northrop…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

Taiwanese F-16 Crashes at Sea During Night Operations

The F-16 pilot, Hsin Po-yi, is believed to have ejected from the…

U.S. Navy and GAO Reports Fault Material Issues, Poor Coordination Between Services for V-22 Osprey Troubles

Long-running mechanical, faulty metallic alloys in the Prop-Rotor Gear Box and lack…

Photographer Captures Rare B-52H Drag Chute Malfunction in Mid Flight

Unusual drag chute deployment caught on camera over Fort Worth. A photographer…

Troubled Areas

Taiwanese F-16 Crashes at Sea During Night Operations

The F-16 pilot, Hsin Po-yi, is believed to have ejected from the…

MANPADS Becomes Latest Addition to Russia’s Geran-2 Attack Drone

A nearly intact Geran-2, landed upright on the ground, was found with…

Ukrainian Mirage 2000s Are Now Equipped with MICA Missiles

A recently emerged photo shows a Ukrainian Mirage 2000 equipped with a…

Joint UK-France Strike Mission Targets Daesh in Syria

An underground facility operated by the terrorist group north of Palmyra, Syria,…

Weapons

Lockheed Martin to Bring PAC-3 MSE Interceptor’s Production to 2,000 per Year

Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon announced plans to increase the annual production…

Germany Awards Contract for the Taurus NEO

The Taurus NEO is an enhanced variant of the German-Swedish Taurus KEPD…

Japan’s Upgraded Type 12 SSM Appears in Clearest Image Yet

The image show a live-fire test of the upgraded Type 12 Surface-to-Ship…

U.S. Marines’ AH-1Z Fires L3Harris’ Red Wolf Launched Effects in New Test

An AH-1Z conducted a low-altitude test firing of the Red Wolf over…