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MQ-25 LRIP
Drones

Boeing Awarded LRIP Contract for MQ-25 Stingray

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract for the Lot 1 of the Low-Rate Initial Production of the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker, which includes three aircraft. The U.S. Navy…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
September 15, 2026
Vectis Additional Aircraft
Drones

Lockheed Martin Expands Vectis Production With Four Additional Aircraft

Skunk Works is moving ahead with four additional Vectis vehicles as the company accelerates development of its Group 5 collaborative combat aircraft toward a planned first flight in 2027. Lockheed…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
September 15, 2026
Dude 44
Iran

New DUDE 44 Rescue Footage Reveals More About Aircraft Used in Iran Operation

Newly declassified footage aired by '60 Minutes' offers a closer look at the complex rescue of the F-15E crew shot down over Iran, including the previously reported C-295W and a…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
September 14, 2026
F-117 Nighthawk Smithsonian
Military Aviation

F-117 Nighthawk to Go On Display at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

From October, visitors to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles Airport will be treated to the sight of a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk,…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
September 14, 2026
FQ-42 Vengeance FQ-44 Fury
Drones

U.S. Air Force Names CCAs as FQ-42 “Vengeance” and FQ-44 “Fury”

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced the popular names for the FQ-42 and FQ-44 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, which will be known as “Vengeance” and “Fury,” respectively. Secretary of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
September 14, 2026
DUDE 44 WSO Interview
Iran

New Details About DUDE 44 Shootdown Emerge in First Interview of WSO

For the first time, the Weapon Systems Officer of the F-15E Strike Eagle shot down in Iran appeared in public and shared his story. For the first time since the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 14, 2026
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