U.S. Air Force F-16C and F-15E Control Multiple XQ-58 Drones in Groundbreaking Test

Pilots aboard an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each controlled two XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft in an air combat training scenario. In a groundbreaking test which has…

What It Takes to Keep a 70-Year-Old B-52 Flying: Exclusive Look Inside the Accelerated Inspection at Edwards AFB

Inside the rapid B-52 X-Ray inspection that saved 17 days and boosted confidence in the 70-year-old bomber. In late June 2025, the U.S. Air Force’s 412th Test Wing shared that…

T-7A Red Hawk Undergoes Second Round of Extreme Weather Trials at Eglin AFB

The goal of the test was to ensure the T-7A Red Hawk is fully capable and ready to perform its mission in representative climates. The T-7A Red Hawk, the U.S.…

End of an Era: Italy’s 154th Squadron Transitions from Tornado to F-35A

On July 3, 2025, the 154th Squadron “Red Devils” officially transitioned from the Tornado IDS to the F-35A, becoming the second unit within the 6th Wing to operate the fifth-generation…

Boeing Contracted to Deliver More Torpedo Glide Kits for U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidons

A $61m contract awarded to Boeing exercises an option for additional production of High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability kits for Mark 54 torpedoes. High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability,…

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U.S. Air Force F-16C and F-15E Control Multiple XQ-58 Drones in Groundbreaking Test

Pilots aboard an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each…

End of an Era: Italy’s 154th Squadron Transitions from Tornado to F-35A

On July 3, 2025, the 154th Squadron “Red Devils” officially transitioned from…

Boeing Contracted to Deliver More Torpedo Glide Kits for U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidons

A $61m contract awarded to Boeing exercises an option for additional production…

Raptors Unleashed: A Look Back At The F-22’s Initial Combat Operations Against ISIS

Looking back at its first combat operations against ISIS, the F-22 proved…

RAF Will Open Competition to Replace Hawk T1 and T2 Jets

Defence minister Maria Eagle confirmed to Parliament that a competition will be…

USAF Tests SpaceX’s Starshield on C-130J Super Hercules

The service is looking for an alternate rapid tactical communications and data-linking…

Military Aviation

B-2 Spirit Receives New Communications and Survivability Upgrades

Novel capabilities ensure B-2 crews can ‘aviate, navigate, communicate, strike their targets,…

Italian Air Force Stands Up New F-35B Squadron

The 101st Gruppo (Squadron), reactivated after a period in "quadro" (dormant) status,…

Model 437 Vanguard Integrated with Beacon Autonomous Testbed Ecosystem

Beacon would help third-partners ‘quickly mature their mission autonomy software in an…

Drones

U.S. Air Force F-16C and F-15E Control Multiple XQ-58 Drones in Groundbreaking Test

Pilots aboard an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each…

MQ-28A Ghost Bat Tested at Operational RAAF Base

The Collaborative Combat Aircraft operated for the first time outside of the…

Baykar, Leonardo Advance Memorandum of Understanding with New 50:50 Joint Venture

LBA Systems, to be based in Italy, will be dedicated to the…

AI-Powered MQ-20 Avenger Achieves First Simulated Air-to-Air Kill

The second test of the MQ-20 Avenger with Shield AI’s autonomy software…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

UK Police Helicopter Reports Near Miss with U.S. F-15 from RAF Lakenheath

A U.S. F-15 and a UK police helicopter investigating drone activity came…

ROKAF Salvages Damaged F-35A as Training Platform with First-Ever Wing Removal

The proof-of-concept, which involved a jet damaged after a belly landing, validated…

USS Harry S. Truman Loses Third F/A-18 Super Hornet

An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman crashed into…

Troubled Areas

Raptors Unleashed: A Look Back At The F-22’s Initial Combat Operations Against ISIS

Looking back at its first combat operations against ISIS, the F-22 proved…

Stunning Air-to-Air Shots Capture NATO Baltic Air Policing Jets During Exceptionally Busy Deployment

British Typhoons and Swedish Gripens are deployed to Malbork, Poland, as part…

The U.S. Airstrike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Was 15 Years in the Making

According to the U.S. Department of Defense, Operation Midnight Hammer, the precision…

Operation Midnight Hammer: U.S. Air Force Releases Images of Long-Range B-2 Raid

Official images show B-2 Spirit stealth bombers being prepared, departing, and returning…

Weapons

Boeing Contracted to Deliver More Torpedo Glide Kits for U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidons

A $61m contract awarded to Boeing exercises an option for additional production…

A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons in the Royal Air Force

Following the announcement that the Royal Air Force is regaining nuclear weapons,…

First Test Fire of the MICA NG Air-to-Air Missile

France conducted the first live fire test of the MICA Next Generation,…

Meet the AGM-181 LRSO: U.S. Air Force Reveals Next-Gen Nuclear Cruise Missile

The U.S. Air Force has released for the first time a rendering…