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MH-60R shoots down drone
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U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk Helicopter Shoots Down Houthi Drone for the First Time

The U.S. Navy’s premier anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface (ASuW) helicopter, the MH-60R Seahawk, has shot down its first drone, marking a new milestone for the service. During an address on…

James Gray James Gray
January 21, 2025
Drones

Turkey’s Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Conducts First Test with MAM-T Laser Guided Bombs

This was the first flight test of munitions on the TB3, which so far flew unarmed, and saw inert MAM-T guided weapons guided on target by the UCAV's  ASELFLIR-500 electro-optical…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 21, 2025
Saab joins MQ-28 program
Drones

Saab to Provide Secure Communications for MQ-28 Ghost Bat

The production of the first MQ-28 Block 2 aircraft progresses ahead of the first flight later this year, while testing of the Block 1 continues both in Australia, at the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 21, 2025
RAF Typhoon loses Litening pod
Aviation Safety

Targeting Pod Falls From RAF Typhoon Into Yorkshire Field

An apparent Litening targeting pod and its pylon became detached from an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon during a training sortie over East Yorkshire in Northern England. The pod and its pylon…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 20, 2025
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AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles Fielded Onboard U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships for C-UAS Defense

The U.S. Navy rapidly added new C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aerial System) capabilities to the Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships in the form of Longbow Hellfire missiles. The U.S. Navy has introduced a…

Andrea Daolio Andrea Daolio
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 20, 2025
F-35 Synthetic Aviation Turbine Fuel
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Lockheed Martin and Royal Norwegian Air Force Certify F-35 Fleet for Sustainable Fuel Use

The milestone “signal(s) progress toward reducing emissions while maintaining mission readiness,” according to Lockheed Martin. On Jan. 14, 2025, the Royal Norwegian Air Force conducted a test flight of an…

Andrew Stover Andrew Stover
January 19, 2025
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