Talon IQ Testbed Performs Simulated Combat Maneuvers Controlled by Hivemind and Prism AIs
The Talon IQ testbed conducted combat air patrol and target engagement maneuvers controlled by ShieldAI’s Hivemind AI, before switching back to Northrop Grumman’s Prism AI. Northrop Grumman and Shield AI…
B-52s Launch from RAF Fairford with Impressive Cruise Missile Payload
U.S. Air Force strategic bombers deployed to RAF Fairford continue to participate in Operation Epic Fury, with near-daily flights from both the B-1s and B-52s, the latter showcasing a hefty…
Italian Eurofighters Intercept Russian Su-30 That Violated Estonian Airspace Over the Baltic Sea
The Italian Air Force jets, deployed to Estonia to support NATO Baltic Air Policing mission, intercepted and escorted the Russian Navy Su-30SM. On Mar. 18, 2026, a Russian Navy Su-30SM…
Russia Sends MiG-31s Armed with Kinzhal Hypersonic Missiles Over Sea of Japan
Russian Aerospace Forces publicized for the first time the MiG-31 armed with the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missile flying in the Indo-Pacific region. Russia’s Ministry of Defense (RuMoD) released footage…
China’s J-16D EW Jet Seen Flying with PL-15 Missiles Possibly for the First Time
The J-16D has made possibly its first appearance in flight with PL-15 missiles, after being previously shown with air-to-air weapons only in static displays at airshows. The People’s Liberation Army…
U.S. F-35 Makes Emergency Landing After Allegedly Being Hit by Iranian Fire – Reports
CENTCOM says a U.S. F-35 made an emergency landing at a U.S. air base in the Middle East after it “was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire,”…
