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Military Aviation

Belgium Shows Testing of F-16 with FZ275 Laser-Guided Rockets in C-UAS Trial

Following the Belgian Air Force’s announcement in March about the testing of Thales Belgium’s laser guided rockets from its F-16s, footage now shows the trials in the Counter-UAS role. Weeks…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
May 3, 2026
Area 51 Tikaboo Peak Closed
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Tikaboo Peak, Legendary Area 51 Viewing Spot, Closed by U.S. Government

From 1995 until now, Tikaboo Peak - 26 miles from Groom Lake - offered the closest and best public vantage point with a complete view of Area 51.  A notification…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
May 2, 2026
VC-25B Bridge testing
Military Aviation

VC-25B ‘Bridge’ Aircraft for New Air Force One Completes Testing

The U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B Bridge aircraft has completed modification and flight testing, and is now being painted ahead of its introduction in service this summer. The U.S. Air Force…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 1, 2026
GJ-21 landing gear
China

New Images Show China’s GJ-21 Naval UCAV with Landing Gear Extended

The GJ-21 is considered a naval derivative of the GJ-11 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, as demonstrated by features such as launch bar and arrestor hook, meant to fly off the Type…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
May 1, 2026
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force Wants to Order More EA-37Bs, Retire E-11A

In a document submitted to Congress, the U.S. Air Force laid out its desire to almost double its order of EA-37B electronic attack aircraft while cutting its relatively new fleet…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
April 30, 2026
B-1B ARRW
Military Aviation

AGM-183 ARRW Shown on B-1B Bomber for the First Time

The U.S. Air Force released for the first time a short clip showing a B-1B Lancer bomber flying with an AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic weapon carried externally. A U.S. Air Force…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 30, 2026
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Belgium Shows Testing of F-16 with FZ275 Laser-Guided Rockets in C-UAS Trial
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Tikaboo Peak, Legendary Area 51 Viewing Spot, Closed by U.S. Government
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VC-25B ‘Bridge’ Aircraft for New Air Force One Completes Testing
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New Images Show China’s GJ-21 Naval UCAV with Landing Gear Extended

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