F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time
The Oct. 7 trial saw the release of an inert Meteor test asset from an F-35B's internal weapons bay, demonstrating safe separation and providing data for further release tests ahead…
Shield AI Reveals First Full-Scale Prototype X-BAT VTOL Fighter Drone
Around half the size of an F-35, and powered by an afterburning GE F110 engine with thrust vectoring capabilities, the X-BAT is billed as the world's first autonomous VTOL strike…
Japan Intercepts Chinese WZ-7 High-Altitude Drones Flying Through Miyako Strait
Chinese state media recently featured the WZ-7 alongside other PLA reconnaissance drones, describing the platforms as providing reconnaissance and targeting support to the PLA Army, Navy and Rocket Force. Japan…
From Drones to Bomb Hoaxes: Is Europe’s Civil Aviation Facing a New Form of Hybrid Warfare?
A wave of false bomb threats has triggered flight diversions, emergency procedures and fighter jet scrambles across Europe, raising questions about a possible new tactic aimed at disrupting civilian aviation.…
NASA Announces X-70 Fractal, its Latest Experimental Aircraft
NASA has announced its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, described as a high-performance, highly adaptable crewed research platform with rapidly reconfigurable flight-control technology. NASA has announced on Nov. 4,…
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F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time
The Oct. 7 trial saw the release of an inert Meteor test…
Shield AI Reveals First Full-Scale Prototype X-BAT VTOL Fighter Drone
Around half the size of an F-35, and powered by an afterburning…
Japan Intercepts Chinese WZ-7 High-Altitude Drones Flying Through Miyako Strait
Chinese state media recently featured the WZ-7 alongside other PLA reconnaissance drones,…
From Drones to Bomb Hoaxes: Is Europe’s Civil Aviation Facing a New Form of Hybrid Warfare?
A wave of false bomb threats has triggered flight diversions, emergency procedures…
NASA Announces X-70 Fractal, its Latest Experimental Aircraft
NASA has announced its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, described as…
RIAT Permanently Relocates to MOD Boscombe Down From 2027
The Royal International Air Tattoo will leave RAF Fairford after decades at…
First HH-60W Jolly Green II Arrives at Joint Base Andrews
The arrival of the first HH-60W marks the start of the transition…
SNC Withdraws From UJTS Competition, Leaving Textron As Sole Bidder
SNC decided to not bid for the U.S. Navy’s UJTS program, leaving…
Military Aviation
F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time
The Oct. 7 trial saw the release of an inert Meteor test…
Greece Signs for up to Six Embraer KC-390 Millennium Multi-Role Transports
The Hellenic Air Force has placed a firm order for three KC-390…
Rafale M Conducts Trials Aboard Indian Navy’s INS Vikrant Aircraft Carrier
India selected in 2023 and ordered in 2025 the Rafale M as…
U.S. Army’s HADES Prototype Completes First Flight
The U.S. Army announced that the HADES Prototype 1 made its first…
Ethiopia Receives First Russian Su-35 Fighters in Moscow
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali shared images of two of the 12…
Drones
Shield AI Reveals First Full-Scale Prototype X-BAT VTOL Fighter Drone
Around half the size of an F-35, and powered by an afterburning…
Shield AI Reveals First Full-Scale Prototype X-BAT VTOL Fighter Drone
Around half the size of an F-35, and powered by an afterburning…
Japan Intercepts Chinese WZ-7 High-Altitude Drones Flying Through Miyako Strait
Chinese state media recently featured the WZ-7 alongside other PLA reconnaissance drones,…
GA-ASI Opens Remote Split Operation Facility to Remotely Fly MQ-9s for AFRICOM
GA-ASI announced the opening of a new Remote Split Operation facility in…
China Claims GJ-21 Naval UCAV has Flown from Type 076 Sichuan LHD
The PLA Navy says the GJ-21 has completed its first takeoff and…
Aviation Safety / Air Crashes
Developing: Italian CH-47F Chinook Crashes in Bosnia
An Italian Army CH-47F Chinook assigned to the EUFOR Althea mission crashed…
French Mirage 2000D Crashes During Night Training Mission
A French Mirage 2000D assigned to the Escadron de Chasse 2/3 “Champagne”…
[Updated] Two Naval Aviators Eject Following Mishap on USS Eisenhower
The U.S. Navy said that two Naval Aviators ejected from their EA-18G…
Troubled Areas
Romanian F-16s Shoot Down Russian Drones Inside Romanian Airspace
Romanian authorities have released images of F-16s engaging and destroying suspected jet-powered…
Japan Intercepts Chinese WZ-7 High-Altitude Drones Flying Through Miyako Strait
Chinese state media recently featured the WZ-7 alongside other PLA reconnaissance drones,…
Ethiopia Receives First Russian Su-35 Fighters in Moscow
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali shared images of two of the 12…
China Claims GJ-21 Naval UCAV has Flown from Type 076 Sichuan LHD
The PLA Navy says the GJ-21 has completed its first takeoff and…
DIA Releases Clearest Image of China’s Reusable Spaceplane with Service Module Attached
The DIA report reviews the three missions flown between 2020 and 2023,…
Weapons
F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time
The Oct. 7 trial saw the release of an inert Meteor test…
F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time
The Oct. 7 trial saw the release of an inert Meteor test…
Europe’s HYDEF Hypersonic Interceptor Program Completes First Stage
The program’s first stage is complete, with all critical technologies reaching at…
U.S. Air Force Moves AGM-183A ARRW Hypersonic Missile Into Production
The $694 million contract marks a major reversal for the Air-Launched Rapid…
Castelion to Begin Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Integration on USAF F-16s
As part of its work with the Air Force Research Laboratory, Castelion…
