RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet Spotted with AIM-260 During Gray Flag Test Event

A RAAF Super Hornet was spotted with an inert AIM-260 missile during the Gray Flag 2026 test event, few weeks after Australia announced the procurement of the new weapon. A…

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 Evaluation Laboratory assessed 14 weapons-systems domains to verify the compliance of Barracuda-M. Anduril’s Barracuda-M family of autonomous jet-powered…

Ukraine F-16 Update: Jets From Belgium, Maintenance Concerns And Block 70/72 fighters

Belgium is set to deliver its first three F-16AM/BM fighters to Ukraine following a several-year delay, as Kyiv also discusses with Lockheed Martin about adopting the latest variant of the…

Flydubai Boeing 737 Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Violent Cockpit Incident

A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverted to Saudi Arabia after the two pilots reportedly became involved in a violent confrontation inside the cockpit.…

U.S. Air Force Contracts Boeing for 22 More F-15EX Fighters

The new award is a step towards the Air Force’s planned fleet of 267 F-15EXs, replacing the aging F-15C/D Eagle and also beginning the recapitalization of the F-15E Strike Eagle…

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RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet Spotted with AIM-260 During Gray Flag Test Event

A RAAF Super Hornet was spotted with an inert AIM-260 missile during…

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…

Ukraine F-16 Update: Jets From Belgium, Maintenance Concerns And Block 70/72 fighters

Belgium is set to deliver its first three F-16AM/BM fighters to Ukraine…

Flydubai Boeing 737 Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Violent Cockpit Incident

A Flydubai Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv…

U.S. Air Force Contracts Boeing for 22 More F-15EX Fighters

The new award is a step towards the Air Force’s planned fleet…

Former USS Klakring Sunk by U.S. and UK Forces During Exercise Atlantic Thunder

SM-6, Sea Venom, and Naval Strike Missile munitions were paired alongside a…

Boeing Awarded Contract to Build U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX Fighter

Boeing has won the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX competition for the sixth-generation carrier-based…

Phantom Flogger: How An Unarmed and Unmanned MiG-23 Crossed Into NATO Airspace

In the waning days of the Cold War, a Soviet MiG-23M flew…

Military Aviation

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

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

Is An SR-71 Blackbird Returning to Flight 27 Years Later?

NASA quietly removed the SR-71 #844 from static display at the Armstrong…

Marine MV-22B Osprey Conducts First Sonobuoy Lot Acceptance Test

The test validated the MV-22B’s as an alternative platform to the P-3C…

[Updated] ‘Major Incident’ Near RAF Fairford After Arrests Made Under Explosives Act

After U.S. forces at RAF Fairford rapidly stepped up security precautions yesterday,…

Drones

FQ-42 Vengeance CCA Flies Alongside F-35 Lightning II and F-15E Strike Eagle

One of the FQ-42 Collaborative Combat Aircraft deployed at Creech AFB has…

Mojave STOL Drone Conducts First Battlefield Short-Field Operations in South Korea

The demonstration at a live-fire training range showcased the Mojave’s ability to…

Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury Expands Its Weapons Options With Air-to-Ground Munitions

Anduril fit checked its YFQ-44A Fury CCA with various air-to-ground munitions, and…

Boeing Awarded LRIP Contract for MQ-25 Stingray

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract for the Lot 1…

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…

Troubled Areas

Ukraine F-16 Update: Jets From Belgium, Maintenance Concerns And Block 70/72 fighters

Belgium is set to deliver its first three F-16AM/BM fighters to Ukraine…

4th FW F-15Es Return From Iran Air War With Mortal Kombat-Themed Nose Art And Drone Kill Markings

Ten Seymour Johnson F-15Es returning from the Middle East stopped at RAF…

Bomb Markings On Thai F-16s Shed New Light On Cambodia Combat Operations

Mission markings appearing on Royal Thai Air Force F-16s offer new clues…

New Image of China’s J-XDS Stealth Jet Reveal Interesting Features

While the J-XDS was recently seen with a painted radome, an exhibition…

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…