U.S. Navy Receives First C-130J-30 for TACAMO Program

The U.S. Navy has received the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules which will be converted into the E-130J Phoenix II, equipped with the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission system.…

U.S. Air Force Tests Mk21A Reentry Vehicle for Sentinel ICBM

The Mk21A reentry vehicle, designed to be carried atop the LGM-35A Sentinel, continues to be tested as the Air Force steadily pushes the new ICBM’s development ahead of a Critical…

Houthi Militants Score Apparent Hit Against Saudi Typhoon

Houthi-affiliated media has released infrared footage of a surface to air missile attack on a Royal Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon, showing the missile's warhead detonating and causing damage to…

Royal Navy’s HMS Dauntless Spotted Carrying Possible New Counter-Drone System

Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless (D33) has been seen sporting new containers near the ship's port and starboard Phalanx mounts, speculated to house vertically launched drone interceptors.  While no official…

Stratolaunch’s Boeing 747 Spotted With Previously Unseen Rocket Under Its Wings

Stratolaunch’s Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft was recently spotted in Mojave carrying a previously unseen rocket under its left wing, while accompanied by a Cessna Citation acting as chase aircraft. The…

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U.S. Navy Receives First C-130J-30 for TACAMO Program

The U.S. Navy has received the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules which will…

U.S. Air Force Tests Mk21A Reentry Vehicle for Sentinel ICBM

The Mk21A reentry vehicle, designed to be carried atop the LGM-35A Sentinel,…

Houthi Militants Score Apparent Hit Against Saudi Typhoon

Houthi-affiliated media has released infrared footage of a surface to air missile…

Royal Navy’s HMS Dauntless Spotted Carrying Possible New Counter-Drone System

Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless (D33) has been seen sporting new containers…

Stratolaunch’s Boeing 747 Spotted With Previously Unseen Rocket Under Its Wings

Stratolaunch’s Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft was recently spotted in Mojave carrying a…

F-35C Lands for the First Time on a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier

An F-35C Lightning II made an arrested landing on the PCU John…

U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Break Ground on New B-21 Raider Final Assembly Line

The new final assembly line will support a planned 25% increase in…

Airbus and Kratos Fly Valkyrie Drone in Europe for the First Time

The first flight in Europe of the U740 Valkyrie, which combines the…

Military Aviation

B-52 Stratofortress Set to Integrate the AGM-158C LRASM

A recent U.S. Navy contracting notice outlines plans to negotiate with Lockheed…

Edgewing Opens New Engineering Hub in Italy

The new facility in Turin will bring together engineers from Italy, Japan…

Royal Top Gun: Thai Queen Flies First Solo JAS 39C Gripen Flight

Thailand’s Queen Suthida has flown solo in a Gripen fighter for the…

U.S. Exploring Transfer of Surplus KC-10 Tankers to Undisclosed North African Partner

A contract notice, first reported on by Aviation Week, was released seeking…

Drones

Royal Navy’s HMS Dauntless Spotted Carrying Possible New Counter-Drone System

Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless (D33) has been seen sporting new containers…

Airbus and Kratos Fly Valkyrie Drone in Europe for the First Time

The first flight in Europe of the U740 Valkyrie, which combines the…

X-BAT Accelerating Toward First Flight with New Funding

New U.S. Navy funding and company investment bring the announced X-BAT investment…

Northrop Grumman and SandboxAQ Explain How Lumberjack Is Preparing for GPS-Denied Operations

The Lumberjack UAS flew with SandboxAQ’s AQNav magnetic navigation system during a…

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

[Updated] Two Naval Aviators Eject Following Mishap on USS Eisenhower

The U.S. Navy said that two Naval Aviators ejected from their EA-18G…

Turned Compressor Vanes Led to Loss of Thrust in Thunderbird F-16 Crash

Investigators found that turned compressor vanes triggered a chain of engine damage…

Royal Air Force Hawk Crash Near RAF Valley, Two Parachutes Seen

A Royal Air Force Hawk T2 has crashed near RAF Valley in…

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Houthi Militants Score Apparent Hit Against Saudi Typhoon

Houthi-affiliated media has released infrared footage of a surface to air missile…

Marine F-35C Also Sports Three Submarine Kill Markings After Operation Epic Fury

An exclusive image obtained by The Aviationist reveals an extraordinary array of…

Taiwan Receives First Two New-Build F-16C Block 70 Fighters After Years of Delays

The first two of 66 new-build F-16C Block 70 fighters ordered by…

Sub Buster: F/A-18F Super Hornet Returns from Operation Epic Fury With Submarine Kill Marking

As VFA-41 returned to NAS Lemoore on Oct. 1, one of their…

Weapons

AFRL Certifies Anduril’s Barracuda-M as Open Systems Architecture Compliant

A four-day independent trial by the AFRL’s Munition Open Architecture Test and…

U.S. Navy Advances New W93 Nuclear Warhead for Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles

The W93 warhead and Mk7 reentry body assembly are part of the…

New Video Offers Clearest Look Yet At Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile On F/A-18F Super Hornet

For the first time, newly released imagery shows Castelion’s Blackbeard low-cost hypersonic…

Lockheed Martin and Pentagon Agree Framework to Ramp Up AIM-260 JATM Production

The agreement lays the foundations for a future multi-year procurement of the…