USAF Fighter Fleet Is Below Congressional Minimum
A new Congressional Research Service report highlights the growing gap between the U.S. Air Force's current fighter inventory, its legally mandated force structure, and the much larger planned fleet. The…
RNZAF NH90 Becomes First of Type to Clock 3,000 Flight Hours
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has achieved impressive availability rates with its NH90 fleet, and one of its helicopters has now become the first NH90 in the world to…
Aevum’s Sleek Space Launch Drone Turns Heads at Long Beach Airport
After years of little activity, the Ravn X rolled out of a hangar at Long Beach Airport for its very first autonomous taxi tests and caught the attention of local…
RAF Air Command Officially Renamed to Air & Space Command
From Sep. 1, the Royal Air Force's headquarters is now to be known as Air & Space Command, reflecting the still increasing importance of the space domain to national security…
First to Mach 2: A Look at the Douglas D-558 Skyrocket
Using both turbojet and rocket propulsion, the Douglas D-558 Skystreak and Skyrocket research aircraft set a series of speed and altitude milestones in the years after World War II, culminating…
Greek F-4 Phantom Crashes During Airshow Near Athens
An F-4AUP Phantom of the Hellenic Air Force crashed during a flying display part of Athens Flying Week. There are no signs of the pilots ejecting. On Sept. 5, 2026,…
