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USS Nimitz Likely Final Deployment
Aircraft Carriers

USS Nimitz Sets Sail For Likely Final Deployment

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap on Mar. 21, 2025, for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific.…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 23, 2025
AH-56A Cheyenne
Military History

What Went Wrong with the AH-56A Cheyenne Attack Helicopter

Ahead of its time in performance and design, the Lockheed AH-56 seemed like a promising attack helicopter for the United States Army during the Vietnam War, but instead ended up…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
March 22, 2025
French A400M Arctic Operations
Military Aviation

French Air Force Tests A400M for Arctic Operations on Icy Runways in Canada and Greenland

In late January and early March, the French Air and Space Force, with support from Canada and Denmark, conducted critical Arctic tests. Pilots and crews trained in extreme conditions, facing…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
March 22, 2025
EU Defense White Paper
Military Aviation

EU Defense White Paper: €150b Loan Proposed to Fuel Defense Spending, Close Capability Gaps

A new white paper, commissioned by the European Union, identifies capability gaps and limitations across its member states and offers ways forward for European and global security. “Europe faces an…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 22, 2025
NGAD award recap
Military Aviation

Everything We Know About The Boeing F-47 NGAD

Boeing has secured the EMD contract to advance the development of its F-47 design for the NGAD program. Here is a summary of the key details released so far. After…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 22, 2025
F-47 Boeing
Military Aviation

Breaking: Boeing Awarded Contract to Build U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Fighter called F-47

U.S. President Donald Trump personally announced the winner of the U.S. Air Force's NGAD program competition for the sixth-generation manned fighter. U.S. President Donald Trump, together with Defense Secretary Pete…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 21, 2025
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