U.S. Navy Conducts First Shipborne Launch of LUCAS One-Way Attack Drone
A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) was launched from the flight deck of littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara while operating in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 16, 2025.…
Lockheed Martin Completes Production of F-16s for Slovakia and Bulgaria
Lockheed Martin has completed the production of the 14 F-16s Block 70 ordered by Slovakia and the eight of the initial order by Bulgaria, with eight more to be produced…
U.S. Marines Practice Large Scale Distributed Aviation Operations During Steel Knight 25
Steel Knight focused on contested maritime operations, with assets operating from far-off Forward Arming and Refueling Points and Air-Delivered Ground Refueling nodes in the ‘hub-and-spoke’ concept. The U.S. Marine Corps’…
Budget Constraints Force Smaller Swiss F-35 Buy
Switzerland, after approving a US$7.5 billion expenditure for its next generation of fighter aircraft, is being forced to cut back its planned order of 36 F-35A Lightning IIs in order…
Leonardo Signs Contract for Austria’s M-346F Block20 Jets
The contract signed by Leonardo with the Italian Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness confirms Austria will get the new M-346F Block 20 variant. Leonardo has announced it signed a…
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U.S. Navy Conducts First Shipborne Launch of LUCAS One-Way Attack Drone
A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) was launched from the flight…
Lockheed Martin Completes Production of F-16s for Slovakia and Bulgaria
Lockheed Martin has completed the production of the 14 F-16s Block 70…
U.S. Marines Practice Large Scale Distributed Aviation Operations During Steel Knight 25
Steel Knight focused on contested maritime operations, with assets operating from far-off…
Budget Constraints Force Smaller Swiss F-35 Buy
Switzerland, after approving a US$7.5 billion expenditure for its next generation of…
Leonardo Signs Contract for Austria’s M-346F Block20 Jets
The contract signed by Leonardo with the Italian Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments…
Boeing Awarded $931 Million Super Hornet Service Life Modification Contract
The U.S. Navy is continuing the work to extend the F/A-18E/F Super…
VC-25B Delivery Scheduled for Mid-2028
The U.S. Air Force now expects to take delivery of its first…
U.S. Navy Wants 216 New Trainers to Replace T-45 as RFP Slips to 2026
A new update to the Undergraduate Jet Training System’s RFI mentions the…
Military Aviation
Lockheed Martin Completes Production of F-16s for Slovakia and Bulgaria
Lockheed Martin has completed the production of the 14 F-16s Block 70…
U.S. Ambassador Signals Hope on F-35s, Türkiye Firm on S-400s
U.S. Ambassador Tom Barrack voiced hope for progress on F-35 talks, but…
FY2026 NDAA: Congress Pushes Back On Aircraft Cuts and Seeks Clarity On Next-Gen Programs
The NDAA freezes E-3, F-15E and A-10 retirements, accelerates F/A-XX and F-47…
U.S. Air Force Flexes its Muscles on NATO’s Eastern Flank
In early December, USAF F-35A Lightning IIs and F-16 Fighting Falcons took…
Chitose Set To Be Japan’s Next F-35A Base
The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced plans for a squadron at Chitose…
Drones
U.S. Navy Conducts First Shipborne Launch of LUCAS One-Way Attack Drone
A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) was launched from the flight…
U.S. Navy Conducts First Shipborne Launch of LUCAS One-Way Attack Drone
A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) was launched from the flight…
China’s CH-7 Flying Wing Drone Conducts First Flight
Official descriptions suggest the CH-7 has an ISTAR role, which would allow…
China’s Massive Drone Swarm Mothership “Jiutian” Takes Flight
While reports have identified the Jiutian as a “general-purpose drone,” concepts have…
Boeing’s MQ-25 First Flight Delayed to 2026
The Navy confirms Boeing’s MQ-25 will not fly in 2025 as expected,…
Aviation Safety / Air Crashes
U.S. Navy and GAO Reports Fault Material Issues, Poor Coordination Between Services for V-22 Osprey Troubles
Long-running mechanical, faulty metallic alloys in the Prop-Rotor Gear Box and lack…
Photographer Captures Rare B-52H Drag Chute Malfunction in Mid Flight
Unusual drag chute deployment caught on camera over Fort Worth. A photographer…
U.S. Navy Releases Findings of Investigation on USS Truman’s Eventful Deployment
The Navy completed the investigation about the loss of three F/A-18 Super…
Troubled Areas
Poland in Talks to Donate MiG-29s to Ukraine
The General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces is negotiating the transfer…
China’s New Medium Airlifter Has Flown for the First Time
China’s new turboprop-powered medium airlifter built by Xi’an Aircraft Corporation, dubbed Y-30,…
China’s CH-7 Flying Wing Drone Conducts First Flight
Official descriptions suggest the CH-7 has an ISTAR role, which would allow…
SEAD and CSAR Specialist Units Head to SOUTHCOM as Military Buildup Continues
U.S. based F-35A Lightning IIs and EA-18G Growlers are the latest combat…
China’s Massive Drone Swarm Mothership “Jiutian” Takes Flight
While reports have identified the Jiutian as a “general-purpose drone,” concepts have…
Weapons
Northrop Grumman Completes New Stand-in Attack Weapon Separation Test
Just over a year after the first inert drop of the new…
Northrop Grumman Completes New Stand-in Attack Weapon Separation Test
Just over a year after the first inert drop of the new…
U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems APKWS Contract Worth Up To $1.7 Billion
BAE Systems has received an initial order for 11,000 laser-guidance kits worth…
U.S. Approves JASSM-ER Foreign Military Sale to Italy
The deal would include 100 AGM-158B/B2 JASSM-ER weapons that will equip Italy’s…
Poland Signs $500 Million Contract for AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM Missiles
Following a Foreign Military Sale approval for 400 AIM-120D-3 missiles in April,…
