Leonardo’s Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor Demonstrator Makes First Flight in Italy
The NGCTR demonstrator is designed to mature key novel technologies that could support the development of a larger civil tiltrotor with lower emissions. Leonardo has announced the first flight of…
Japan’s Upgraded Type 12 SSM Appears in Clearest Image Yet
The image show a live-fire test of the upgraded Type 12 Surface-to-Ship missile conducted between October and November 2020 in California. The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) released on Dec.…
U.S. Marines’ AH-1Z Fires L3Harris’ Red Wolf Launched Effects in New Test
An AH-1Z conducted a low-altitude test firing of the Red Wolf over the Atlantic Test Range in September 2025, adding to 45 demonstrations already performed for the U.S. military. L3Harris…
A-10s Spearhead U.S. Retaliation Strikes Against ISIS Targets in Syria
CENTCOM launched Operation Hawkeye Strike, striking over 70 targets with more than 100 precision munitions after two U.S. Soldiers and an interpreter were killed on Dec. 13. The U.S. military…
Finland Orders AIM-120D-3 AMRAAMs for its F-35As
The AIM-120D-3, the most advanced variant of the ARMAAM, will equip Finland’s incoming F-35As, the first of which was officially rolled out on Dec. 16, a week after the first…
X-62 VISTA Begins Upgrade Program to Expand Autonomy Testing
The X-62 Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft will incorporate advanced radar and sensor integration to allow autonomy testing in more complex scenarios. The U.S. Air Force has announced the…
