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Military Aviation

Air Mobility Command C-17 Completes First Commercial Air-to-Air Refuel

On Apr. 10, 2025, a C-17 from Joint Base Lewis-McChord became the first in the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command to take fuel from a commercially contracted KDC-10B. Omega…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
April 24, 2025
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U.S. Marines’ Anti-Drone MADIS and Anti-Ship NMESIS Deployed for Balikatan 2025

MADIS delivers critical defense-oriented capabilities to the USMC and ensures the increased survivability of its formations, being able to work in conjunction with NMESIS by giving it time to emplace,…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
April 24, 2025
Bering Sea Intercept F-35 Russian aircraft
Military Aviation

Six Russian Aircraft Intercepted by NORAD F-35s and F-16s Over Bering Sea

Six Russian military aircraft, including Tu-95s, Tu-142 and A-50, were tracked operating in the Alaskan ADIZ and were intercepted by F-35s and F-16s. NORAD released photos on the intercept of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 23, 2025
French FREMM frigate counter drone
Drones

Watch this French FREMM Frigate Shoot Down a Houthi Drone with its Gun

The use of the Italian-made OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun to destroy the Houthi drone allowed to preserve the larger and costlier ASTER surface-to-air missiles.The French military’s Joint…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
April 23, 2025
Supercharged F-35
F-35

Lockheed Martin Plans ‘Supercharged’ F-35 to Compete Against Boeing F-47

Company CEO Jim Taiclet claims that by applying advanced technologies to the F-35, 80% of the F-47’s capability can be achieved at 50% of the cost. As news of Boeing’s…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
April 23, 2025
HMS Prince of Wales Start CSG25
Aircraft Carriers

HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group Sails for CSG 25 Deployment

The highly awaited Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment started on Apr. 22, taking HMS Prince of Wales, its F-35B-focused air wing and an escort force to the Indo-Pacific. Many years…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
April 22, 2025
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