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Valiant Shield 24
Military Aviation

USAF B-1B Lancers Join With Multinational Naval Fleet In The Pacific for Ex. Valiant Shield 2024

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bombers deployed to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam have taken part in a major exercise in the Pacific. Exercise Valiant Shield 2024, a…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
June 12, 2024
Manta Ray Video
Drones

Northrop Grumman Releases First 360° Video Of Giant Manta Ray Underwater Drone Testing

The video shows the prototype during in-water testing, performing some diving and resurfacing maneuvers as part of the submerged operations’ testing. After the first photos released last month, Northrop Grumman…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 12, 2024
Finnish F/A-18C
Military Aviation

Finland Deploys F/A-18 Hornets to Romania for First Air Policing Mission Since Joining NATO

Finland actively involved in NATO’s defense and deterrence efforts focused on the Eastern Flank. The Finnish Air Force deployed seven of its  F/A-18C Hornet aircraft to the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
June 12, 2024
Ukrainian F-16
War in Ukraine

The F-16 Is Not A Panacea For Air Superiority, Says Ukrainian Aviation Chief

The F-16s will allow a more efficient use of Western weapons and, alongside Western air defense systems and AEW assets, would help to push back Russian planes from the frontlines.…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
June 11, 2024
Iran Helicopters
Iran

Iran Signed Deal for 12 Mil-Series Rescue Helicopters with Russia in April, Official Says

The first units are scheduled to arrive this year, with the rest of the deliveries expected to be completed over the next three to four years. Iran apparently struck a…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
June 11, 2024
Enterprise Test Vehicle
Drones

Four Firms Selected To Develop Enterprise Test Vehicle Project’s Mass-Produced Drones

The U.S. Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit partnered to develop an enterprise test vehicle (ETV) that demonstrates modularity for subsystem upgrade testing, leveraging commercial and dual-use technologies. The…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 11, 2024
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