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Il-38 Buzzes USS Carl Vinson
Military Aviation

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…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 28, 2025
F-35

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,…

Elia Silvestris Elia Silvestris
March 27, 2025
Defense Appropriators Propose Budget Cuts
Military Aviation

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…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
March 27, 2025
Drones

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…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 27, 2025
Stellar Banshee
Military Aviation

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…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
March 27, 2025
Signal Group Chat Leaks
Military Aviation

Signal Group Chat Leaks: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lays Out Sensitive Details of Planned Airstrikes

Aircraft and weapon types, launch times, and the estimated strike windows were all included in the latest screenshots released by Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, who was inadvertently added to…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 26, 2025
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