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Ford CSG Ordered to SOUTHCOM
Aircraft Carriers

Ford Carrier Strike Group Ordered to Deploy to the Caribbean

The USS Ford, currently deployed to the Mediterranean Sea, has been ordered to sail to the U.S. Southern Command’s Area of Responsibility as tensions keep rising. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 24, 2025
OA-1K Crash Landing
Aviation Safety

OA-1K Skyraider II Crash Lands in Oklahoma, Crew Safe

The light attack aircraft went down in a field for unknown reasons minutes after taking off for a training mission. An OA-1K Skyraider II of the U.S. Air Force had…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 24, 2025
Su-30 violation
Russia

Russian Il-78 and Su-30 Violate Lithuanian Airspace Hours After New U.S. Sanctions on Moscow

A brief incursion inside NATO's airspace occurred on the same day Washington imposed new sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, amid growing tension between the U.S. and Russia.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 23, 2025
Military Aviation

Turkey Test Fires Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan Air-to-Air Missiles

Both missiles are developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE, and would arm Turkey’s F-16 and Kaan fighters, the Kizilelma UCAV, and even the JF-17 Thunder Block 3 fighter used by Pakistan and Azerbaijan.…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 23, 2025
Ukraine Saab Gripen
Military Aviation

Ukraine Plans Purchase of 100+ Gripen Fighters

President Zelenskyy and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson have signed a deal which clears the way for Ukraine to acquire between 100 and 150 Saab Gripen fighter aircraft. In a joint…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
October 22, 2025
Shield AI X-BAT
Drones

Shield AI Unveils X-BAT VTOL Stealth Drone

Shield AI has revealed the X-BAT, a vertical take-off stealth jet designed for runway-free operations and powered by the firm’s Hivemind AI pilot. U.S. defense technology company Shield AI has…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 22, 2025
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