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RAF Lakenheath C-17 flight
Weapons

High Priority C-17 Flight Fuels Speculation About RAF Lakenheath Nuclear Mission

Reach 4574, a C-17 Globemaster III, flew direct from Kirtland AFB, home to the AFMC Nuclear Weapons Centre, to RAF Lakenheath with the support of KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft. Ever…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
July 17, 2025
UK Combat Air Flying Demonstrator GCAP
Military Aviation

GCAP Combat Air Flying Demonstrator Planned To Fly By 2027

A UK developed demonstrator aircraft, which will be used to inform the joint Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), has been revealed and is expected to be ready to fly by…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
July 17, 2025
XQ-67A Autonomy Demonstration
Drones

General Atomics Demonstrates Autonomy Integration on XQ-67A

The recent flight tested the integration of government-owned autonomy on the XQ-67A, paired with active tactical datalink communications. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced on Jul. 16, 2025, that it has…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
July 17, 2025
French Italian joint training Landivisiau
Military Aviation

Italian F-35Bs and AV-8B+ Harriers Train with French Rafale Ms

The Italian F-35s deployed for the first time to Landivisiau Naval Air Base, integrating 5th gen aircraft in the training of the French Navy’s Rafales. The French Navy’s (Marine Nationale)…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
July 16, 2025
Typhon missile launcher
Weapons

Germany Requests to Buy U.S. Typhon Missile Launchers

Defense Minister Boris Pistorious confirmed during a meeting with his U.S. counterpart that Germany had officially requested clearance to buy the Typhon, a containerized launcher compatible with Tomahawk and SM-6…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
July 16, 2025
Iran Destroys US SATCOM Antenna
Iran

Iranian Attack Destroyed U.S. Satellite Communications Dish at Al Udeid Air Base

Images showing a destroyed satellite antenna at Al Udeid, part of the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) network, have surfaced following earlier satellite imagery that revealed a radome had been hit…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
July 15, 2025
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