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MQ-25 Taxi
Drones

U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray Unmanned Tanker Begins Taxi Trials

The first production representative MQ-25 taxied under its own power at Boeing’s facilities, following a series of rigorous ground trials over several months. Boeing and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 31, 2026
Wildcat Drone Test Predannack
Drones

RN Wildcat Demonstrates Live Use of Drones for Real Time Targeting

A Wildcat helicopter conducted simulated Martlet missile strikes on moving targets at the National Drone Hub, Predannack, using live data provided by Puma and Providence UAVs.  The trials, involving a…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 31, 2026
F-35 Puerto Rico to Middle East
Iran

F-35As Deployed to Puerto Rico Now Moving Across the Atlantic

USAF F-35As deployed to Puerto Rico for the attack on Venezuela might now be part of what Trump called a ‘massive armada’ moving towards Iran. In recent days, a series…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 30, 2026
JUMPSEAT SIGINT Spy Satellite Declassified
Space

NRO Officially Declassifies JUMPSEAT First Gen Signals Intelligence Satellites

Launched between 1971 and 1987 primarily to collect intelligence data on foreign weapon testing, the last satellites in the JUMPSEAT family were withdrawn from service in 2006.  A memorandum dated…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 30, 2026
Mi-28NE Iran
Helicopters

Iran Might Have Received Mi-28 Havoc Attack Helicopters

Recently emerged images show a Mi-28NE helicopter in a hangar geolocated in Iran, following reports of multiple Russian Il-76MD cargo aircraft flying into the country. Photos emerged on Jan. 28,…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 30, 2026
Aviation

Iconic Airbus Beluga Super Transporter Retires to Become STEM Hub at Broughton

The fifth of five Airbus A300-600ST 'Beluga' transports has flown into retirement at Airbus' Broughton facility in North Wales, where it will be used to promote STEM to schools and…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 29, 2026
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