Polish Air Force Chief and Indonesian Test Pilot Fly on KF-21 Boramae

Maj. Gen. Nowak flew in the KF-21's backseat during a visit to KAI’s facilities, followed a day later by Col. Rigonald who became the first Indonesian pilot to test the…

Snakes’ Final Strike: 50th Flying Training Squadron Inactivated

After more than five decades of advanced jet training, the 50th FTS is inactivated and its legacy absorbed into a new ‘super-squadron’ at Columbus AFB. The 50th Flying Training Squadron,…

Boeing Secures Contract to Equip B-1B Bomber with New Pylons

The B-1B Lancer bomber will be able to use up to six Load Adaptable Modular pylons under the fuselage to carry heavy standoff munitions and hypersonic weapons. The U.S. Air…

KLM Pilots To Fly The F-35 As Reservists In New Military-Civilian Partnership

As global tensions rise, the Netherlands turns to commercial aviation to reinforce its F-35 pilot pool. A new agreement between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the Dutch Ministry of Defense…

Former Air Force Chiefs Criticize Proposal to Cancel E-7 and Cut F-35s

Sixteen retired USAF officials joined with the Air & Space Forces Association to issue an open letter to Congress setting out their case opposing U.S. Government military spending plans. Proposals…

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Polish Air Force Chief and Indonesian Test Pilot Fly on KF-21 Boramae

Maj. Gen. Nowak flew in the KF-21's backseat during a visit to…

Snakes’ Final Strike: 50th Flying Training Squadron Inactivated

After more than five decades of advanced jet training, the 50th FTS…

Boeing Secures Contract to Equip B-1B Bomber with New Pylons

The B-1B Lancer bomber will be able to use up to six…

KLM Pilots To Fly The F-35 As Reservists In New Military-Civilian Partnership

As global tensions rise, the Netherlands turns to commercial aviation to reinforce…

Former Air Force Chiefs Criticize Proposal to Cancel E-7 and Cut F-35s

Sixteen retired USAF officials joined with the Air & Space Forces Association…

USAF Test Pilot School Introduces A-29C Super Tucano

The A-29C will be used both for training as part of the…

Red Arrows Display at RIAT 2025 Will Use Sustainable Aviation Fuel

For the first time ever during a display, the RAF Red Arrows…

Osan Air Base Receives Upgraded F-16s From Misawa

The arrival of the F-16s marked a significant step forward in modernizing…

Military Aviation

Zumwalt Class Stealth Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor Arrives in Japan

The ship is the first Zumwalt class to visit Yokosuka since USS…

South Korea’s P-8 Poseidons Are Now Operational

The Republic of Korea Navy will use its new P-8A Poseidon maritime…

U.S. Navy Set to Procure Up To 6,000 Active Expendable Decoys for F-35s and F/A-18s

NAVAIR is planning to acquire Active Expendable Decoys with a 2"x1"x8" form…

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…

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

Full Photo of New Chinese Ekranoplan Breaks Cover

A new ekranoplan, or ground-effect vehicle, design emerging from China was first…

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…

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…