B-52 Spotted for the Second Time Carrying Air Force’s Next-Gen Stealth Nuclear Cruise Missile
New images captured by aviation photographer Ryan Watamura show a U.S. Air Force B-52H flying a low-level route over California with one external pylon loaded with the new AGM-181 Long…
End of an Era at Barnes ANG Base with Final F-15 Eagle Flight
Barnes ANG Base retires its last F-15C Eagles as the 104th Fighter Wing transitions to the F-35A Lightning II. A familiar sound has faded from the skies over Westfield, Massachusetts,…
Super STOL: A Look at Operation Credible Sport and the XFC-130H
Inside the audacious plan to convert a C-130 Hercules into a rocket-assisted Super STOL aircraft capable of landing in a confined urban space for a daring hostage rescue in Iran.…
LBA Systems to Build TB2, TB3, Akinci and Kizilelma UCAVs in Italy
Leonardo identified three locations in Italy to build the Baykar aircraft, supported by R&D, innovation, engineering and certification centers. Leonardo and Baykar’s joint venture LBA Systems will build the latter’s…
B-52s Deploy to Spain for Bomber Task Force 26-1
The first European BTF deployment of the new financial year kicked off at Morón Air Base, Spain, on Nov. 8 with the arrival of three B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers. Three…
Aerospace and Defense Leaders Warn Supply Chains Still Vulnerable
Production challenges persist across key U.S. and allied defense programs despite post-pandemic recovery. A recent event hosted by the Atlantic Council, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, warned that supply chains…
